Full-Time Magician: Demon Mage

Chapter 282 The Road to Guessing

Amidst the excitement, four days passed quickly, and in addition to determining the winners' bracket, the losers' bracket also emerged, with 16 teams in each bracket.

The first round of competition, which only included entries from various countries, was a feast for the eyes of tourists from all over the world, featuring both overwhelming victories and closely contested matches.

For ordinary people, magic that they rarely see is now a feast for the eyes, and they understand the power of magic.

Knowing, directly or indirectly, about the power of magic in this world at least gave them the confidence to persevere.

In this life fraught with peril, where accidents and tomorrow are unpredictable, the power of magic gives the masses the courage to continue living.

"Our next match is against Portugal, so we're pretty lucky."

Not long after the winners' bracket was decided, Nan Jue collected the match schedule, including the winners' bracket internal matches and the losers' bracket internal matches.

Therefore, luck plays a very important role in this knockout stage. If you encounter weaker opponents, you can keep winning. Winning two or three matches in a row will basically secure your advancement.

The purpose of the knockout stage is to eliminate some unqualified teams, so each team will play several times to see who is truly bad.

If you have the strength, you definitely won't keep losing and it will be easy to get out of the loser's bracket. Finally, based on the accumulated wins, the teams will be divided into eliminated or advanced teams.

The tournament organizers will definitely make detailed arrangements in the schedule, and based on the rankings and the results of the first round of matches, they will not let strong teams meet too early.

Otherwise, the third round final battle would lose its suspense, which would be completely contrary to their competition principles.

"That team is indeed relatively weak." Ai Jiangtu had watched their matches and found nothing remarkable about them.

"Oh~ then I'll go next?" Zu Jiming interjected, seizing the opportunity.

"Let me do it~ There's no need for the captain to take action against such a weak team!" Guan Yu looked at Ai Jiangtu, praising him in hopes of getting a chance to play.

Feng Li sat to the side, holding a stack of documents in his hand. After flipping through them a few times, he found the information about the Portuguese team.

"Let me tell you about the schedule for the next match~"

After carefully reviewing the information, he immediately felt confident that taking them down wouldn't be a problem.

Everyone perked up their ears, especially those few who were eager to go on stage, as they had recovered after four days of rest.

"Jiang Shaoxu, Nan Jue, Dongfang Lie, Jiang Yu, Zhao Manyan, the five of you come up!"

"Dongfang Lie will take on the role of Destruction Mage, Nan Jue will handle the disruption and counterattacks, Zhao Manyan will defend, and Jiang Shaoxu and Jiang Yu will provide auxiliary attacks and act as assassins!"

Feng Li already had a team in mind, and as the mentor, he naturally had a detailed understanding of the team members' control over magic.

Considering the team's situation, this combination has a very high mobility and a strong ability to counter. If the Portuguese team doesn't have any trump cards, they will definitely lose.

Guan Yu remained silent, feeling somewhat offended. The assassin had just been stolen away like that?

Zu Jiming clenched his fists, his face clearly showing his resentment.

Dongfang Lie chuckled, never expecting such a windfall to fall on him, and inexplicably getting a chance to play.

It seems he shouldn't associate with these people. His advisor clearly doesn't like them, and there's no need for him to go against his advisor; that would only be asking for trouble.

The Venice Grand Prix is ​​still very important to him. It would be unnecessary to disregard the competition for the sake of a little bit of goodwill.

Nan Rongni looked anxious and helpless. The Nan Rong family behind her had risen to fame and prominence thanks to her participation in the Venice competition.

But now she can't even see a chance to play, how can she not be anxious?

"What do you three think? If you want to play, I can adjust the team accordingly."

Feng Li looked at Wang Teng, Ai Jiangtu, and Mu Ningxue. After all, once the rules were set, he needed to take the lead in abiding by them for them to have any binding force.

"I don't care, as long as you don't hold back and the strength of your team is sufficient."

Wang Teng smiled and said that he had already made a name for himself in the opening match. In the following matches, unless they were against strong national teams, there was no point in playing too many.

Giving him a little opportunity would also make him seem more generous, not someone who likes to hog everything.

As long as you don't offend him and no one provokes him, he's not crazy, why would he target anyone?

He's not like Mo Fan, who's a troublemaker and attracts hatred wherever he goes.

Feng Li immediately glared at him. Was this kid implying something about him? Was he such a stubborn and inflexible person?

"I will follow your instructions." Ai Jiangtu shook his head to indicate that he had no objection. As a former soldier, he would do his best when needed to turn the tide.

However, he's happy to be out of the running now, as long as the team wins.

Mu Ningxue hesitated for a moment before not immediately answering Feng Li's question. She actually wanted to perform more often, as this would increase her fame.

She needs this fame!

However, she couldn't disrespect her mentor Feng Li's words. Since the personnel had already been selected, if she spoke again, someone would definitely have to give up their place.

Of those five people, none of them had any conflicts with her; on the contrary, they were friends. If she joined, she might replace Dongfang Lie in the position.

Dongfang Lie...

"I have no objection~" Mu Ningxue said softly, suppressing her eagerness to go on stage, as she still needed to give face to Instructor Feng Li.

Call ~

Dongfang Lie breathed a heavy sigh of relief. He wasn't worried about either Wang Teng or Ai Jiangtu; what he feared most was Mu Ningxue saying she wanted to play.

Now his chance is secured!

"Okay, then it's decided!" Feng Li nodded in satisfaction.

……

Arriving at the competition venue again, it was already afternoon. The sweltering air enveloped the entire arena, and various discussions were taking place.

"The German team that took to the field was amazing!"

"Okay, they're good, but I'm more optimistic about the Egyptian team, this dark horse!"

"Go Portugal in the next match!"

"I held back a year's salary, uhhhh~"

"What a waste! They actually lost!"

"I lost a lot of money! It's a rip-off! It's definitely a rip-off!"

"..."

The noise drifted into the private room, but it didn't attract anyone's attention; everyone was engrossed in their phones.

The teams have already gone to the preparation area; the rest of us are staying here to cheer on our teammates!

"Holy crap... they're going all in!"

Ai Jiangtu was drinking soda and sitting next to Wang Teng when he inadvertently saw what Wang Teng was talking about with someone.

He was startled when he caught a glimpse of the betting amounts on the screen.

"It's alright~ I didn't expect this match to have odds of 2.0. It seems the spectators outside the stadium are very optimistic about the Portuguese team!"

Wang Teng looked at the message Tang Yue sent him. He had bet a full 25 billion yuan to bring down the odds. Of course, betting any more would be bad.

After all, not everyone is a fool. If too much is involved, it's hard not to suspect that there might be something fishy going on, which could lead some people to follow suit.

(End of this chapter)