Chapter 433 Finals

The semi-final roster for the World Cup individual competition was finally released, and as expected, it was the Will Country's home ground, with Europeans occupying half of the spots...

One was Marda Merida from the Apennine Peninsula, and the other was the host, Jack, from the Will Country. This Will Country contestant was no longer the Shield of Europe, but an assassin lurking in the shadows.

Of course, the other half of the spots were occupied by the two Xia country lads with buzz cuts...

The release of the semi-final roster caused an uproar.

Europe vs. Xia?

Two agility-assassin types and two supports?

What kind of configuration was this?

The Will Country's proud shield had been eliminated early, leaving only an assassin as a fig leaf.

The Apennine Peninsula was rarely seen in the finals, but this year, a powerful figure had arrived to support them.

All the European gods had fallen, and the powerhouses of North America and North Africa had all stumbled. Only Xia had emerged from Asia...

Comparing this with the previous World Cup, it was clear that some people entered the finals based on strength, while others needed the host country's status to get into the later rounds.

Hmm...

What was even more frightening was that people thought the Xia country's legendary support, who won the championship last time, was an exception! A once-in-decades, or even once-in-centuries event!

But what was the result?

Two years later, another medical support from Xia had made it to the semi-finals?

This was no small matter. The World Cup was the pinnacle of college student combat power, not only representing the level of a country's young generation but also guiding trends to a certain extent.

Many countries and people could see the development trend of Star Warriors in the next few years from the World Cup.

So,

Had the rabbits... found the correct way to cultivate medical supports?

People were discussing the semi-final roster of the World Cup individual competition, and the next day, the World Cup team competition's semi-final roster was also freshly released.

This time, the Europeans were finally much more at peace.

Apart from the Xia country's No. 1 seed team, which directly entered the semi-finals, the remaining three teams were all European teams.

One was the Fenhe Republic's Blizzard Legion, which defeated the Xiangnan Military Academy.

One was the host Will Country's Shield Hammer Legion.

And the other was the Shia Republic's Horse Archer Legion.

European media all applauded, believing that this was the correct way the world should be.

Interestingly, the first to criticize Europe was the M country...

The M country team was also unlucky. In the individual competition, Jiang Xiao encountered M country contestants twice. One was the only archangel in the World Cup who could transform stars into martial prowess, and the other was their trash-talking captain.

Jiang Xiao cleanly sent both of them packing.

M country contestant Aug Xing Blake's strength was even unfathomable, but Marda Merida had managed to "fathom" it...

Yeah, it was quite embarrassing.

Four Mardas, one punch and one kick, following in Jiang Xiao's footsteps, sent Blake home as well.

The M country team suffered repeated setbacks in the individual competition, encountering terrible people. Their fate was the same in the team competition.

One of the three participating teams was sent away by the North Road Kingdom in the first round, one was sent away by the Xiangnan Military Academy, and the other was sent away by the host Will Country's Shield Hammer Legion in this round. Barely making it to the top 7, it was considered the last fig leaf.

If there were no surprises, in the loser's bracket, the Xiangnan Military Academy would have a round-robin match with the M country team and the North Road Kingdom's second-tier team to compete for 5th, 6th, and 7th place.

As the World Cup neared its end, the competition became more exciting, and the heat soared to unprecedented heights.

The next day, the draw ceremony was held as scheduled.

Jiang Xiao stayed in the national team hotel in Bai Lin City. The normal competition schedule would be the individual competition tomorrow and the team competition the day after.

The Xia country team members gathered in the small auditorium, displaying very good organization and discipline.

Those students who had been eliminated early also accompanied Jiang Xiao and Yi Qingchen to watch the draw ceremony. Although the form of expression on the field was 1v1 duels, these people were a team off the field.

"Please don't let it be a civil war!" Liu Yang sat down on a chair and muttered to himself.

Beside him, Wu Haoyang "hmmphed" and said, "They say that what you fear will come to pass. Shut your crow's mouth quickly."

Jiang Xiao also walked into the auditorium, looked at the seats, and slipped to Liu Yang's side, sitting down with a thud.

"Hey? Hey? You're so old, why are you still sitting on people's legs?" Liu Yang, who was originally sitting in the aisle seat, pushed Jiang Xiao away repeatedly. Helplessly, he could only move to the side.

Wu Haoyang moved another seat further inside with impatience. Poor Liu Yang was squeezed in the middle by two burly men.

"Quiet!" The team leader, Gong Juren, shouted loudly, and the chaotic area immediately quieted down a lot.

Jiang Xiao looked at the disgruntled Liu Yang and bumped his shoulder with a grin, saying, "I just miss you."

Liu Yang curled his lips, "Who misses you missing me."

Jiang Xiao scratched his head and said, "Is that a tongue twister? By the way, I heard that Cai Yao has been staying in the hotel across the street, never leaving, always accompanying you. That little girl is good."

Hearing this, Liu Yang couldn't help but feel a pang of heartache, sucking on his teeth and saying, "My prize money hasn't been issued yet, and my savings are almost emptied by her. She's on a mad shopping spree, taking planes to neighboring countries to shop, don't even mention it."

Jiang Xiao: "..."

Liu Yang looked like he had lost the will to live, saying, "I calculated that even if the prize money is issued, it will all be spent by that spendthrift."

Jiang Xiao said, "Oh, come on, stop whining. The healer will be with you for life. If you have any headaches or fevers, you have to find her for treatment, right?"

Beside him, Wu Haoyang nodded in agreement, "A free medical practitioner and nurse, you've made a great profit."

Jiang Xiao chuckled and said, "Besides, when you're lying in bed after a hundred years, whether or not to pull out the oxygen tube is up to her. You should be nice to her."

Liu Yang: ???

"Quiet!" Gong Juren spoke again, scolding and glaring at Jiang Xiao, "The draw is starting!"

Everyone looked up at the big screen in front. Today's draw ceremony was very simple. In the individual competition, the four in the winner's bracket and the four in the loser's bracket would draw once, and the opponents for the four matches would be determined.

"Oh yo~ First up, please welcome our victim!" Liu Yang watched Jiang Xiao appear in the No. 1 spot, propping his chin with one hand and muttering in his mouth.

Jiang Xiao, sitting in the aisle seat, turned to look to his right. In the aisle seat in the other row, Yi Qingchen looked nervous.

She had her hands clasped in front of her chest, her eyes tightly closed, as if she was praying for something.

The girl was sacrificing her lifespan...

Prayer successful!

"Damn..." Liu Yang exclaimed. Although there were only four opponents left and the probability of drawing one was very high, Liu Yang still couldn't help but say "damn" when a beautiful foreign girl appeared in the No. 2 spot.

Jiang Xiao's eyes narrowed slightly. On the character image in the No. 2 spot, the green, white, and red flag fluttered high, eventually hanging in the upper right corner of the character image.

A charming woman with brown wavy hair, bright eyes, white teeth, and a brilliant smile stood proudly with her arms crossed.

Apennine Peninsula: Marda Merida!

As soon as this battle list came out, the praying girl Yi Qingchen naturally matched up with the Will Country's assassin Jack.

Yi Qingchen opened her eyes, seemingly relieved, then became worried again.

There were only four people in total. Either there would be a civil war, or one of them would inevitably encounter Marda. This was unavoidable.

Jiang Xiao stretched out his arm and rubbed Yi Qingchen's buzz cut. The movement was a bit large, causing Yi Qingchen to shake her head.

He comforted her, "Everything is the best arrangement."

"Mmm." Yi Qingchen pried open Jiang Xiao's palm with both hands, looking at Jiang Xiao with dissatisfaction.

But she saw Jiang Xiao clench his right hand into a fist and reach out to Yi Qingchen: "See you in the finals?"

Yi Qingchen pursed her lips, looking at Jiang Xiao's confident smile, and suddenly felt a lot more at ease.

She stretched out her left hand, clenched it into a fist, and reached out.

The two people's fists bumped in the aisle.

Clang!

There was a soft sound. The two turned their heads at the same time and saw an assistant coach behind them, leaning to the side, taking a picture of them.

Jiang Xiao waved to the assistant coach, "Come, come, add me on WeChat and send me the photo."

Pi God wanted to add WeChat? Of course, he had to add it!

The assistant coach's eyes lit up, then he straightened his face and said, "Watch the draw ceremony! We'll talk after it's over."

"Okay." Jiang Xiao curled his lips.

The draw ceremony for the loser's bracket wasn't much to look at. None of the four opponents were from Xia, but fortunately, the draw ended quickly. After all, only one set of draws was needed to determine the battle lists for both groups.

Then, it was the team competition's draw ceremony.

Jiang Xiao smiled and nudged Liu Yang with his arm, saying, "This is where we welcome the next victim."

Liu Yang smacked his lips and said, "I don't know what to say about you. A double star sea team! If I say you're hugging thighs, you have some strength. If I say you're not hugging thighs, tsk tsk... then the competition doesn't need you, does it?"

"Pfft... hahaha, hahahahahaha!" Wu Haoyang seemed to have been triggered, laughing while slapping the table, unable to hold back.

Finally, at Gong Juren's signal, Jiang Xiao cast a minimum-level gold silence, and all three of them lost their voices.

Jiang Xiao was so aggrieved, he had to silence himself just to watch a draw ceremony...

The Fenhe Republic's Blizzard Legion took the stage first.

The one debuting in the C position was a tall, extremely handsome blond man with an elegant smile on his face.

Soon, four people wearing gold, red, and white team uniforms appeared in the No. 2 spot.

In the small auditorium, there was a burst of applause and whistling.

In the character image, Gu Shi'an at the front tilted his head and wore a disdainful smile. This expression seemed to have shown everything...

......

Far away in Muhei City, the team competition members had also just finished watching the draw ceremony.

Han Jiangxue, of course, also saw Jiang Xiao's opponent in the individual competition. She couldn't help but worry. After returning to her room, she picked up her phone and wanted to chat with Jiang Xiao.

"Buzz... buzz..."

Before Han Jiangxue could open WeChat, a box popped up at the top of the phone, from Weibo's special attention...

Han Jiangxue reached out and clicked on it, and what she saw was a Weibo post from Jiang Xiao.

The Weibo post also had a picture attached.

It was a picture of Jiang Xiao and Yi Qingchen's backs,

The two were sitting on chairs on either side of the aisle, one reaching out with his right hand, one reaching out with her left hand, both clenching their fists together, and the text above was simple and domineering.

"Jiang Xiao Pi Pi Doesn't Pi

Just Now from Huawei p10ps

See You in the Finals!

(Picture)"

Han Jiangxue was staring at the two people's backs in the picture in a daze when comments poured in like crazy below.

What surprised Han Jiangxue was that no one was worried about Jiang Xiao's match with Marda!

The comments below this Weibo post were actually lining up!

Uniformly, with the exact same text and symbols:

"See You in the Finals!"

"See You in the Finals!"

"See You in the Finals!"