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The crowd escorted Qi Ji back to the lounge.

After celebrating their victory, something occurred to them, and their faces darkened again.

—They have been eliminated.

Saki-chan is unaware of this news.

For a moment, none of them knew how to begin.

Saki's strength is clearly far superior to that of everyone in Kalentia.

Once we reach the finals, winning first place seems like a sure thing.

But now...

The group looked at each other, opened their mouths, and then held back.

Nobody wants to be the one to spoil the fun.

In an instant, she gave Liuli a wink, and Liuli pushed Bai Lili forward again.

Bai Lili was trying to shift the blame to Huomu, but she didn't expect that Huomu was so shrewd that he had already disappeared far away.

Bai Lili was forced into the situation and could only stammer as she spoke:

"Saki-san, um...we..."

She had barely begun to speak when Qi Ji interrupted her with a smile: "I know."

"Huh? You know?"

"Know what?"

The group paused for a moment, then instinctively pressed for an answer.

"Are you saying that we only have two wins now and have no chance of making it to the finals?"

"Huh?! Saki-kun actually knows!!!"

For a moment, the four little ones were all shocked.

They didn't expect that while fighting a "monster" like Sybil, Saki could still pay attention to the real-time team information on the big screen.

But then I thought about it again and it seemed perfectly reasonable.

Because he's Saki-chan!

The all-powerful Saki-kun!

But if Saki knows this, why is there not a trace of frustration on his face?

"Aren't you wondering why I'm not worried at all even though I know about this?"

The four little ones were startled again!

Saki-kun can even guess what they're thinking.

Qi Ji glanced at the four of them, then, without keeping them in suspense any longer, smiled and reassured them, saying:

"Who said we're already eliminated? Who said we don't have enough wins to reach three? We just need to get one more victory, right?"

"But, Saki-san, there are no teams left to play with—"

“No, there is.” Saki reached out and pointed to the big screen.

The screen showed the match between Charles and Su Shi.

At this moment, Su Shi is in dire straits.

She had no choice but to fight back with all her might.

The ten [Mirror Clones] that appeared in the world surrounded Ciel in the center, and various mimicry echoes rained down on Ciel.

However, Charles merely raised his hand slightly, and all the echoes that were aimed at him bounced back.

Su Shi found that he had absolutely no way to deal with Charles.

Her defeat was only a matter of time!

……

"Saki-kun, after winning, Ciel definitely won't start matchmaking again, and we don't have any items to force matchmaking... Wait! Items!"

Speaking of props, Liuli suddenly remembered that they also had props!

However, as soon as she got it, she gave it to Saki without even looking at what the prop card was.

"Could it be..."

Everyone suddenly realized this too, and they all looked at Qi Ji with anticipation on their faces.

"exactly."

Sakiji drew out the [Support] card and smiled slightly.

There were two reasons why Saki rejected the proposal to surrender earlier.

The first reason has already been explained, and the second reason is now self-evident.

Having read the plot, Saki knew from the start that Karentia would pull this stunt.

Therefore, when Liuli handed him the item card [Assist], he had already calculated the number of wins.

Only by defeating Hibern will we have enough wins to reach the required three.

Now, two wins have been achieved.

and so--

It's time to secure the final victory!

……

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Chapter 121 The Man Who Turned the Tide!

[Support]

[Use this card to choose any team and intervene in the battle when they are on the verge of defeat.]

If you manage to turn the tide and help the team secure victory, both the user and the assisted team will each gain +1 win.

[Note: This card can only be used once, and only the cardholder can intervene in the battle.]

Without a doubt, this card is extremely powerful.

But at the same time, the restrictions are equally stringent—

It only takes effect when the selected team is truly on the verge of defeat, and requires the cardholder to have the ability to turn the tide single-handedly.

Saki inserted the [Assist] card into the console and explained its function to everyone.

The four boys immediately showed expressions of surprise and delight.

They seemed to have already secured the victory.

They certainly knew how difficult it was for one person to turn the tide in a desperate situation.

However, the one who can save the day is Saki!

Therefore, it is Ciel who should be worried!

The sight of Qi Ji taking out the [Support] card was also seen by the crowd outside the arena.

The audience of the City of Fire, who had already given up hope, suddenly felt a renewed expectation of a way out of their predicament!

Saki-kun has already brought them a miracle once, so surely he can do it again this time!

Back at the Echo Academy, several teachers immediately realized what was happening:

"Quickly, go and call the dean back! The competition isn't over yet, and our City of Fire still has a chance to win!"

Just after confirming that all members of Xinzhi City had been eliminated and that Kalentia had taken all the spots in the finals, Dean Xia Ming repeatedly claimed that he felt a little dizzy and needed to go down and rest for a while.

But now—

The dean can stop fainting now!

It's Saki!

Saki has made her move!

Our City of Fire is saved!

……

After Qi Ji inserted the [Assist] command into the control panel, everyone waited quietly for a while, but nothing happened.

Huo Mu couldn't help but ask first, "Saki-kun, what's wrong? Why isn't she responding?"

The other three also cast puzzled glances at them.

Saki, however, had anticipated this and calmly explained with a smile:

"Didn't I say it only works when you're on the verge of disaster? Don't worry, wait a little longer."

"Huh?" The group looked at the big screen, stunned. "Isn't this a desperate situation?"

In the scene, Su Shi is about to be beaten to death by Xia Er!

Saki had certainly noticed this as well.

He even noticed—

Charles could have won much earlier, but he dragged it out entirely because of personal grudges.

This guy is taking out all his grudges against himself on Su Shi...

A pitiful lament...

Although Saki felt a little sorry for his second sister, he was truly powerless to help her at the moment.

Su Shi, rest in peace. I'll avenge you later!

After silently feeling sorry for Su Shi for a second, Qi Ji explained:

"It's not a hopeless situation yet, because Beidao, the number one player in the Sushi team, hasn't made a move yet."

"Number one in the North Island? Isn't Hippel number one in the North Island?"

It would have been better if Qi Ji hadn't explained; the explanation only made Huo Mu, who hadn't paid much attention to the rankings of the other islands, even more confused.

Ruri, who was standing to the side, immediately realized: "Saki-kun, could it be... that Blank, the number one in Kita Island, is in Su Shi's team?"

That's right, in the final rankings of the auditions, the column for Bei Dao being number one was empty!

Liuli felt something was strange when she first saw it—

I had a few guesses in my mind: either the list was wrong, or the person had some special means to hide their name.

But now that Saki has said so, it is clearly the latter.

……

The match between Su Shi and Xia Er was a brutal one-sided affair.

There's nothing we can do about it.

After all, in the original story, when Ciel first appeared, he overwhelmed the entire main character group.

At this moment, although his strength was greatly weakened due to the loss of a fragment of mythology, he was still able to suppress Su Shi from beginning to end, giving the latter no chance to breathe, thanks to the conceptual armor of the Isolde family.

The concept weapon of the Charr is called the [Overload Core].

After use, it can greatly enhance the power of the vector spectrum, reduce the core energy consumption of releasing echoes for a certain period of time, and ignore overload limitations.

In short, it's an infinite firepower mode with "no cooldown" and "ultra-low mana consumption".

Otherwise, Su Shi wouldn't have been beaten so badly...

Even without the Overload buff, the Vector Spectrum, though powerful, still has ways to counter it. Su Shi can certainly launch an effective counterattack during Xia Er's skill vacuum period.

Su Shi was, after all, a truly remarkable genius.

Aside from Saki, surely no one really thinks Su Shi is bad?