Versatile Mage: Thunderstorm

Chapter 157 The Nomination Competition Begins

This was another final semester that Li Yu had experienced since entering the main campus. Of course, for a magician who had embarked on the path of cultivation, the end of the semester was no different from any other time. He could practice when he needed to, and rest when he was tired. The school would never interfere.

What is different about this final exam is that the nomination competition is about to take place. For the Mingzhu students who are interested in the World Academy Competition, the nomination competition is even more important than their parents' death anniversary. In front of the World Academy Competition, everything has to give way.

When the registration for the nomination preliminaries opened, the Mingzhu students who had been waiting for a long time and ranked in the top 20 in each college flocked to the registration channel, and Li Yu and others were no exception.

"Eh? Senior, why did you sign up for the nomination preliminaries? Are you planning to participate in the World Academy Competition?"

Li Yu looked at the registration interface on Ding Yumian's computer and asked in surprise.

"No."

Ding Yumian explained:

"Dean Xiao came to me and told me to get a ticket so that I can join the defense team."

The guarding team is composed of students who do not have enough nomination votes but have excellent abilities. Ding Yumian's nomination vote is for the purpose of successfully joining the guarding team.

"The guard team? Dean Xiao really has good intentions."

Li Yu felt a toothache and found that Dean Xiao really knew how to play. The victims of the disaster cannot go abroad to compete, right? It should be no problem to send them to be guards. In the Magic City, there is no one that Dean Xiao cannot protect.

He also believed that as long as Ding Yumian was still there, the bottom line of China's defenders would remain, and they would not be allowed to be attacked by other countries' national teams as if they were small monsters. In other words, the tragedy of the previous session seemed to have had a profound impact on Dean Xiao, otherwise Ding Yumian would not have been pulled out.

Ding Yumian doesn't even need to win. As long as he can make those arrogant members of the National Government team reveal their intelligence, he can gain a certain degree of advantage for the National Government team before the start of the World Championships.

At this time, Li Yu didn't know that Dean Xiao was not only planning to bring Ding Yumian along, but also planned to bring him over as well, so that the two of them could open the eyes of the rest of the world together.

Li Yu had no opinion on Ding Yumian's nomination competition. Only a few of Mingzhu's ten nomination votes could be used in the end, so there was nothing to say about them taking away two of them.

The nomination competition is not a one-on-one duel between contestants, but they will be randomly divided into a team of four. This team will have three matches with other teams. Finally, the college judges will score according to the performance of the team members. Those with the highest scores will be nominated. The ten nominees will be finally determined by the dean-level figure.

Speaking of the dean, Li Yu was very curious. There was obviously more than one dean in Mingzhu Academy, but only Dean Xiao appeared in public. Ding Yumian was taken care of by Dean Xiao and Dean Fu. What about the other deans?

Ding Yumian was not very clear about this question, but she swore that Dean Xiao was definitely the strongest among all the Mingzhu Deans.

Speaking of the dean, Li Yu couldn't help but think of the old men and women he saw in the dean's office. Even if those people were not the deans, their status would probably not be much different.

Leaving aside the episodes about the Dean, Li Yu was concerned about the system of the nomination preliminaries. The interesting thing about this system was that it tested one's luck and strength.

If you have bad luck and meet teammates who are not strong enough, and you keep losing, it will be difficult to get high scores even if you perform well. It is also not good if your teammates are too strong. What if your teammates have performed all the highlights? Then you, who have become a supporting role, will be finished.
An extreme example is a healing mage. If teammates are able to defeat four enemies without taking any damage, what's the point of having a healing mage? Is it just a matter of casting a healing spell to restore the team to normal?

Of course, if you want to perform well, the most important thing is strength. If you are strong enough, your teammates will serve as your foil.

After registration, there is a draw, and after the draw, you go to the forum to find teammates. After all, you need to cooperate in combat, so everyone will choose to meet in advance to get familiar with each other's situation.

"Team 20?"

Li Yu saw his team number and had just posted the team on the forum for a short time when someone started to contact him. Seeing the address sent by the person who made the call, Li Yu was amazed.
"Wow! Which young master is so generous that he actually booked an entire venue."

In addition to the free training venues for students from various colleges in Mingzhu Academy, there are naturally paid venues specially prepared for students with better financial conditions. The training facilities in the venues are naturally much better than those in the free venues, but the price is also quite expensive, and the fee is charged in tens of thousands per hour. Judging from the other party's intention, it seems that they have directly booked half a day, and more than 100,000 has been spent, just for a meeting.

When Li Yu arrived at the venue and entered the corresponding area, there were already two people demonstrating their magic. One of the girls was performing lightning magic. The green lightning was like a giant python that swallowed the sky and directly blasted the reinforced target into a pile of debris. Moreover, this strange green lightning was even spreading more than ten meters around. The other one stood quietly, next to a giant flaming bull that was seven or eight meters tall. There was a raging fire burning on its horns, and its huge eyes were full of fighting spirit. It was obviously a creature born specifically for fighting.

Li Yu's entrance was not hidden from the two. When the boys from the summoning department saw Li Yu appear, they clapped their hands.
"Okay, let's see which courtyard this remaining person is from. Can you tell me where he is from, brother?"

"Fengyuan, eighth place, Li Yu."

"Eighth?" Their eyes lit up when they heard this extremely high ranking. The summoner said excitedly:
"It seems like I'm lucky this time. The teammates I'm matched with are all experts."

"Let me introduce myself. My name is Wenming, and I'm ranked 12th in the Summoning Department. The beast next to me is my contracted beast, the Explosive Bull, a great war general creature that is about to enter the advanced stage, so I'm a bit aggressive during this period. Also, I'm in the third intermediate level of the Shadow Department for the second time, so my ability to save my life and contain others is not bad."

There was a hint of pride in Wenming's tone when he introduced himself. Naturally, a great war general would have a huge advantage when facing a mid-level mage. Coupled with the special period, the combat power he could burst out was considerable.

Then the girl started to introduce herself.
"Lei Academy, tenth, Lin Jiaming, secondary fire cultivation, intermediate level three, dual spirit species, natural talent is to speed up the cultivation speed, no bonus in combat."

Dual elements of thunder and fire, looks like a "Mofan style".

His stern tone seemed quite different from the violent Thunder Mage just now, but this serious character still won Li Yu's favor.

"Major in wind system, second in space system, both systems are level 3, wind system has spirit seed, good at close combat."

Ok?
After listening to Li Yu's introduction of his abilities, the other two people began to doubt whether there was something wrong with their ears. It is normal for Fengyuan to have wind system, and spirit seeds are also standard. The third level of space system is very rare and is a surprise, but what do you mean by being good at close combat?
"Hey, hey, hey, brother, if I heard correctly, you are good at close combat?"

Finally, the slightly more extroverted Wen Ming raised a question.
"Can you demonstrate this ability?"

Li Yu had no objection. Only by demonstrating one's abilities could one win trust.

"Who among you will be my opponent?"

Wen Ming and Lin Jiaming looked at each other and the former raised his hand.
"Let me do it. After all, I'm the lowest ranked."

Lin Jiaming served as the referee.

"According to normal competition rules, the two sides are one hundred meters apart."

Wenming took back his contracted beast, the Explosive Bull, and stood in the center of the venue with Li Yu.

Lin Jiaming waited until both of them were ready and announced,
"Game start."

Then, Lin Jiaming felt a flash before his eyes, and a figure instantly jumped out from in front of him.

"I go!"

Wen Ming was also shocked by the speed, and saw that the opponent's sword was about to chop him.

"Shadow Escape!"

It penetrated along the shadow and flew away from Li Yu's position rapidly. Lin Jiaming, who was acting as the referee, saw Li Yu calmly take out a small glowing ball and threw it.

The entire venue looked extremely clean under the light ball. Wen Ming, who was about to escape, was immediately exposed as the shadow disappeared. He was caught up by Li Yu from behind. He did not use a knife, but just put his hand on the opponent's neck, but this was terrifying enough.

(End of this chapter)