Versatile Mage: Lord of the Styx, but Lord of the Living

Chapter 257 Opening Battle, Forced 1v1 Duel
Could I have actually drawn the Kyushu National Government team?

Shao Hegu nodded dejectedly, raised the number he had drawn from the lottery, and said with a wry smile:

"Now we need to think about how to show our own style."

beat?
To completely restrict Lu Ran?

Can it really be done? Lu Ran is too strong.
Every player on the Japanese National Team was deathly pale, as if they had lost their souls!
This scene was captured by Eagle Eye and shared on the big screen, once again drawing laughter from the entire venue!

Meanwhile, on the Kyushu National Team side, everyone was asking curiously:

"Captain, you seem pretty happy. You must have drawn a weak opponent, right?" Jiang Shaoxu stuck out her red tongue and said with a grin.

weak?
It is indeed weak.

Compared to powerful nations like Germany, Britain, and the United States, Japan is simply not up to par.

Lu Ran held up the draw results and smiled, "First match, Japan."

As soon as he finished speaking, the eyes of all the members of the National Team lit up!

It's good to fight the Japanese! We should give those bastards a good beating!

"Brother Ran, let me handle this one. Watch me crush them!" Mo Fan patted his chest and laughed.

Everyone on the Nationalist team was extremely enthusiastic; this cushy job of beating up Japan was a godsend!
And it's the opening match, so the hype surrounding this game goes without saying.

It's so popular that everyone wants to be on stage.

Feng Li walked over with a smile and said, "Don't open champagne before the match. As for the specific lineup, we still need to discuss it with Lu Ran."

In reality, Feng Li and the other instructors from the National Academy were secretly overjoyed and couldn't wait to start fighting!
It was supposed to be a discussion, but it was essentially a one-man show by Lu Ran.

Lu Ran's gaze swept over the National Team members who were ready to go on stage and stood by at any moment, and he pointed to four of them, saying:
"Mu Nujiao, Jiang Shaoxu, Nan Jue, and Mu Ningxue, the four of you will come up with me later."

"Is my arrangement okay?"

Lu Ran looked at Feng Li and asked.

Feng Li smiled and gave a thumbs up, indicating that it was perfect.

Lu Ran is a member of the Kyushu Congress and the captain of the National Academy. He is outstanding. As long as the lineup he arranges is not too outrageous, none of the National Academy instructors will be so foolish as to protest or embarrass him.

The four women who were called upon to go on stage all had bright smiles on their faces.

Mo Fan, Zhao Manyan, Jiang Yu, and others who also wanted to participate looked much more haggard.

"Ran-ge, seriously? You're going to personally go into battle against Japan? What about the baby then?" Zhao Manyan complained.

"Yeah, Ran-ge, you're not thinking of using the same trick again and taking them all down by yourself, are you?" Mo Fan couldn't hold back any longer.

He still vividly remembers the sparring match between Mingzhu and the capital, in which Lu Ran, with his high-level cultivation, single-handedly killed four people from the capital!

Lu Ran said with a serious expression:

"As this is the opening match, it is of great significance. Of course, we must play with style and win beautifully."

As for whether I can single-handedly take down the entire team...

Lu Ran intended to keep it a secret, but he couldn't resist the four women's longing gazes.

If Lu Ran really swept the entire field by himself, then they wouldn't feel much of a sense of participation.

Finally, Lu Ran thought for a moment and said, "Alright, after I go on the field, I'll practice with the Japanese national team captain. You guys can handle the other four."

"Get ready, everyone! Get ready to go on stage!"

"Yes!"

On the other side, the Japanese National Team camp.

"Mentor, how should we fight later?" asked Shao Hegu, captain of the Japanese National Team. Fujikata Nobuko frowned, and finally sighed: "Chika, you've fought Lu Ran before, what are your thoughts?"

Upon hearing this, Mochizuki Chika pursed her lips and asked her what she, someone who had been instantly defeated, thought.
How could she have known?
At this moment, she only hoped that the Japanese national team could hold out for a few more moves.

Currently, the Japanese national team has two options.

First, surrender, preserving as much fighting strength as possible!
The second is to fight, to fight with style, and to do everything in our power to shine!
Fujikata Nobuko immediately passed on the first option.

Surrendering without a fight, especially in the opening match, would be incredibly shameful. The teams that make it to Venice are all from countries that care about their reputation.

Therefore, the only option is to choose the second one and fight with all our might!
As for the option of sending out inferior teams, the Japanese national team never even considered it, as that would be no different from surrendering and admitting defeat.

"Even if we can only eliminate one player from the Kyushu National Government team, we will go all out!" Shao Hegu said with a determined look in his eyes.

At the very least, he will prove to the world that the Japanese national team is not a team that can be easily manipulated.

Beside him, Wangyue Mingjian comforted and advised:
"The best result the Kyushu National Government team has ever achieved in major tournaments is only the round of 16. You can relax and play with confidence."

"If, after entering the arena, it's clear that there's a significant disparity in strength between the two teams, then surrendering and conserving strength to concede defeat is the wise choice."

When Shao Hegu, Ming Busong, and others took to the field, their hearts finally settled when they saw that Lu Ran was leading the Kyushu National Government team.

"He really did take to the field himself in the opening match!" Ming Busong said speechlessly.

He had been fantasizing that if Lu Ran hadn't played, their full-strength five-man lineup might have had a chance to beat the Kyushu National Government team.

Even if it can't, it might still inflict heavy damage!

But now, the dream has been shattered!
Shao Hegu took a deep breath and said, "Proceed according to plan, take care of one as many as you can."

The lineup of the Kyushu National Team also sparked considerable discussion among the audience in the stadium.

"Why are there four women on the Kyushu National Government team?"

"Besides Lu Ran, why are the other four all women?"

"I know Lu Ran is very strong, so I'm asking if I don't understand. Are they on stage as cheerleaders?"

The murmurs were quite loud, and Lu Ran heard them. He looked at the four women and said:

"This is also your opening battle. As agreed before, I will suppress Shao Hegu. As for the others, it depends on your individual performance."

Mu Nujiao cracked her knuckles and laughed, "I can't wait!"

The two sides were on the verge of a fight, and with the referee's whistle, the match officially began.

The five members of the Japanese National Team split into five groups at the start of the match, a move that left the audience puzzled.

But the stronger Kyushu National Team doesn't care about anything else and goes straight for a powerful attack.

Mu Nujiao, Mu Ningxue, Jiang Shaoxu, and Nan Jue each chose one person to chase after them.

Lu Ran, on the other hand, set his sights on Shao Hegu.

"Where do you want to go?"

Lu Ran connected with a high-level spatial system constellation and moved instantly, arriving in front of Shao Hegu in just one step.

Shao Hegu turned tail and ran, not wanting to fight any longer, and only released ground waves to block Lu Ran the whole time.

But Lu Ran easily caught up with him again.

Shao Hegu's lips twitched, and his face turned completely dark. Why was Lu Ran staring at him?
According to the plan, they split into five groups and then regrouped. Success would be achieved if they could eliminate one member of the Kyushu National Government team.

But the current situation is that the Kyushu National Government team has no intention of engaging in team battles at all.

Their goal is to take down and crush the Japanese National Team one by one in 1v1!
(End of this chapter)