You were given the ability to tame beasts, not to become a god-level breeder.

"Haha, that's great!"

"With a double-elimination format and a final election, my little Ying also has a chance!"

Knowing about the Crimson Flame Wolf Pack, the Thunder Shadow Wolf King, and Jiang Fan's Thunder Prison Wolf King, Yu Wenzhou felt his hopes were slim and seemed uninterested. However, after listening to the entire election process, Yu Wenzhou's laziness vanished instantly.

Jiang Fan could also understand Yu Wenzhou's change of heart.

Xiao Zhouzi is not a breeder.

But this time I came with a mission from my family.

The Shadow Wolf King wasn't bred by him, but as long as he succeeded in the election, it would give the Yu family a connection with the Eastern Military Region.

Will the Yu family be happy?

If they're happy, will they increase Xiao Zhouzi's living expenses and beast training fees?

With more money, Yu Wenzhou can improve his combat effectiveness even faster.

If the election process is a standard tournament format, then Yu Wenzhou's chances of becoming the Shadow Wolf King are really slim.

However, with the double-elimination system, there is still a high probability of finishing in the top three.

According to Jiang Fan's understanding.

The double-elimination format originated from beast-taming competitions.

At the time, there was a star player who was very strong and had dominated the competition for many years.

They won huge prize money, numerous endorsements and sponsorships, and countless fans.

Some of the contestants were extremely envious and gathered together to complain.

While I was vomiting, suddenly a brilliant idea popped into my head.

The star player's beasts are indeed powerful, so let's train beasts specifically to counter them.

No need to consider team composition, no need to worry about what to do when encountering other Beastmasters, it's all about targeting your star player.

At last.

The star player encountered a player specifically targeting him in the first round, and unsurprisingly, he was defeated immediately.

then.

The fans of the star players were furious.

In a fit of anger, he actually investigated and found out about other contestants targeting star contestants.

They demanded an explanation from the event organizers and sponsors on the spot.

The event organizers and sponsors were completely baffled.

No.

They're targeting you, but the fact is you can't beat them.

They behaved properly during the competition and did not violate any rules throughout.

Others know how to train beasts that target your specific needs, but you don't know how to train beasts that target your specific needs?

If you're not as skilled as others, you have to be able to accept defeat.

fan.

You know everything.

The incident not only failed to subside, but escalated further.

What kind of shady dealings are involved in the event organizers? What kind of sponsor representatives want to sexually harass star players, and when the star players refuse, they are defeated by people arranged by the sponsors?

The information Jiang Fan saw included a photo of the sponsor's representative, an 80-year-old grandmother whose face looked like a monkey's bottom (from anger).

At last.

A staff member working behind the scenes of the event organizer suddenly had a brilliant idea.

The double-elimination format was born out of this need!

Losing once will not result in immediate elimination.

You can lose.

But losing twice will result in immediate elimination.

The double-loss system allows for one chance of failure.

This not only ensures that strong players are not deliberately targeted and defeated by weaker opponents, but also makes the competition more exciting.

After all, everyone has off days, and the double-elimination format allows for some leeway.

Seeing this, other event organizers also adopted the double-elimination format.

of course.

Currently, double-elimination format is the mainstream, and single-elimination format is also the mainstream.

This is because the official bans and player bans of Beast Tamers, which is the existence of the ban/pick (BP) mechanism.

The double-elimination tournament did not stop the situation where some players ganged up on a particular player.

Since you can come back after losing once, I'll arrange for a few players to deliberately lose to snipe you. Once you're drawn, you'll have no room for error.

However, the subsequent official bans and the introduction of the ban/pick mechanism completely nipped this kind of targeting in the bud.

...

"Next, the two military leaders will draw lots for everyone. The winning side will enter the winners' bracket, and the losing side will enter the losers' bracket."

Two soldiers came over and placed the lottery box in front of the two military leaders.

"The first match is between the Vine Wolf and the Shadow Wolf King."

Yu Wenzhou burst out laughing.

The vine wolf wasn't even the wolf king.

"The second match is between the Magma Wolf and the Thunder Wolf King."

"..."

"The eleventh match is between the Thunder Shadow Wolf King and the Steel Claw Wolf King."

"The draw is over. The remaining five players will receive a bye in the first round and will advance to the winners' bracket."

When the lottery results were announced, some were happy and some were sad.

Jiang Fan, Yu Wenzhou, and Chu Tianming's research group all had smiles on their faces.

Their opponents are all below the level of the Wolf King, so they're in luck.

"How could this be..."

Tie Congsheng's complexion and hair color were similar.

I was just feeling lucky, but now I'm facing the Raikage Wolf King.

...

The open space ahead, after the lottery results are announced.

The other soldiers quickly retreated, giving the two soldiers in the first round enough space.

The fur on both sides of the vine wolf's body was replaced by green vines.

These vines didn't look like inanimate objects; they swayed back and forth like snakes.

The warrior with the contracted vine wolf looked at the Shadow Wolf King, who was about 2.4 meters long and as black as ink, with an indifferent attitude.

The double-elimination format with its tolerance for mistakes, and the fact that the top three enter the Inheritance Tower for the final competition, has nothing to do with warriors who have contracted beasts that are not at the Wolf King level.

After the soldier holding the microphone announced the start.

The vines on the vine wolf's body danced wildly like mad snakes.

The ends of the vines transformed into wolf mouths, and beams of dark green light, carrying a strong scent of grass and wood, shot towards the Shadow Wolf King.

"Awoo!"

The Shadow Wolf King's body dripped like ink and disappeared.

The vine wolves' attacks missed, corroding the ground and creating pits the size of washbasins.

A ghastly green mist rose continuously from the soil around and at the bottom of the pit, while the remaining dark green liquid bubbled and bubbled incessantly.

"A dual-elemental energy beam of wood and poison. This is the improved energy beam of the Vine Wolf. It's a bit insidious."

Jiang Fan looked at the hundreds of craters on the ground caused by the energy beams of the vine wolf, and his lips twitched slightly.

A normal vine wolf's energy beam is purple, emitting a putrid stench, and it can only fire ten beams at a time.

The improved and optimized Vine Wolf has lifelike vines on its body, and its energy beam skill has also undergone a huge change.

puff!

The vanished Shadow Wolf King emerged from the shadows beneath the Vine Wolf, its claws pointing directly at the Vine Wolf.

With the sound of a blade piercing flesh, the vine wolf's throat was slit open, and blood gushed out continuously.

Even so, the barrier sphere on the vine wolf has not yet been triggered.

Blood spurted from the hole in the vine wolf's neck, yet it remained standing in place, its vines coiling around the Shadow Wolf King.

But before it could entangle the Shadow Wolf King, it allowed the Shadow Wolf King to retreat back into the shadows.

Then, the Shadow Wolf King ripped out the heart of the Vine Wolf with a single blow. Even so, the Vine Wolf was not dead and could still fight!

This scene amazed everyone; the vine wolf's vitality was truly remarkable!

"If the vine wolf is a wolf king-level wolf, the outcome is hard to say."

"The optimization and improvement not only changed its appearance and skill set, but also enhanced the Vine Wolf's vitality!"

Jiang Fan exclaimed in surprise as he looked at the vine wolf bleeding profusely.