40: Did you eat the face fruit?

Commentary Booth.

"What?! The Hai City Team actually didn't make a move!"

Teacher Gu exclaimed in disbelief. Could it be that even metaphysics couldn't eliminate Chen Du?

But she quickly thought of something and shouted loudly.

"Perspective!"

"This is the Hai City Team's perspective!"

"As a veteran strong team, they disdain to snatch badges from other teams!"

"They want to find two real badges through the star marks, and then confront them in the second round!"

"As expected of the Hai City Team, honorable and upright!"

"They have the demeanor of ancient heroes."

Although Teacher Gu's statement wasn't very neutral, this was, after all, Hai City No. 1 High School.

Most people didn't reject her description; in fact, they found it reasonable and commendable!

In the general audience seating, eighty percent were first and second-year high school students, and the remaining twenty percent were third-year students from their school and students visiting from other schools.

As students and spectators, their thoughts and perspectives were easily influenced by the two teachers in the commentary booth.

"Damn it! So that's how it is. I was just wondering if Chen Du had eaten the Face-Face Fruit."

"What a coincidence! I thought the same thing! Now that Teacher Gu says it, I understand."

"So it's perspective!"

"I didn't expect the Hai City Team to have such a grand perspective!"

"It seems Senior Zhou is quite confident and isn't worried about encountering Chen Du in the second or third round!"

"Students, let's look here..."

Teacher Wang naturally took over the conversation. Although most here were students and teachers from Hai City No. 1 High School,

there were also a few students and principals from other regions. As commentators, neutrality was fundamental.

It was acceptable to favor a certain team, but excessive praise would somewhat tarnish Hai City No. 1 High School's reputation, making others think they weren't magnanimous enough.

Even though Teacher Wang also believed that the Hai City Team would win ten consecutive championships, he couldn't say so out loud.

He then began to comment on another team that was fighting Bibi Wolf.

...

Later, Chen Du and his two teammates encountered two more small teams.

The first team, seemingly due to insufficient strength, chose to give up after much deliberation.

The second team saw Chen Du covered in blood, assumed he was severely injured, and instantly grew bold, wanting to give it a try.

However, their strength was insufficient: one at the high-stage of first-order and two at the mid-stage of first-order.

Their configuration was similar to the Micheng Team, no match for Chen Du and his two teammates, and they were directly eliminated.

Aside from the chance encounter with the Hai City Team, Chen Du and his two teammates didn't encounter any strong teams afterward.

But thinking about it, it was normal. There were only four people, including himself, whose Martial Skills had reached the Perfection level. They weren't cabbages; how could they be encountered just like that?

Those at 89% of first-order were also few, after all, that was the Martial Skill level to contend for the top ten, so they weren't easy to encounter either.

Just like that, the three of them arrived at the moon mark without any major incidents.

Two staff members stood there motionless, like NPCs.

After confirming that the Liangcheng Team's two badges were correct and all three members were present, the review was completed.

"Congratulations, you have successfully passed the first round of the competition!"

The man in the organizer's uniform smiled as he entered the information into the wristbands of Chen Du and his two teammates.

"Hoo..."

The three of them let out a long breath when they heard the word 'passed,' then smiled in unison.

Indeed, there were no risks at either the badge placement points or the badge submission points.

The most dangerous part of this game was the routes!

No matter which way they went, they would encounter more or less Bibi Wolfs and teams.

If they were unlucky and kept hitting obstacles, with excessive physical exertion,

even a Perfection-level master might fall in the first round!

Under the influence of the badges and routes, friction between teams and between teams and wolves was unavoidable.

Chen Du thought to himself; he was the most excited of the three.

He was the only one of the three who came with a goal, and he couldn't fail.

If he couldn't get the 1 million and bonus points, he couldn't walk the path he wanted.

When he saw the Hai City Team earlier, he truly thought he was going to be eliminated.

A lineup with two Perfection-level experts was too powerful. If he encountered them in a 1V1, the current Chen Du wouldn't be afraid at all.

But in a team format, it was different. Even the weakest Waluo could easily defeat top Liang City students like Moreit and Liu Bo!

This made Chen Du sigh at the disparity in educational resources.

But he never expected the Hai City Team to let them go!

Chen Du guessed that they probably considered that taking down a Perfection-level expert like himself would consume a lot of stamina.

After all, at that time, the two teams were some distance apart, and Qu Zhongtian couldn't have seen at a glance that he was already low on strength.

As the saying goes, when the snipe and clam fight, the fisherman benefits. The Hai City Team probably hadn't collected two badges yet.

They had to consider encountering other strong enemies or wolf dens later.

If they had known that Chen Du and his two teammates had already gathered the two badges, 'High' and 'Martial',

then the other party would most likely have made a move.

As for what the other party said about it being an unfair victory, it wasn't impossible.

But thinking of Zhou Xiaogu's combat style in the virtual battle, which was just like his own, only seeking a victorious outcome,

it felt out of place.

A moment later, Ling Yun walked out from behind, smiling as he congratulated Chen Du and his two teammates.

He then nodded to the staff members from the organizing committee, exchanged a few pleasantries, and left with Chen Du and his two teammates.

There was a special teleportation array behind the submission point. Under the guidance of the staff members, the four of them

disappeared in a dazzling red light.

...

Night.

Chen Du sat on his dorm bed, having just completed the tempering of his Mental Energy using the Void Immortal Contemplation Method.

He opened his weary eyes, pupils bloodshot, red as if about to awaken a new power.

He had grown accustomed to his Mental Energy's depleted state.

Now, he relied purely on the willpower tempered by the continuous cycles of death in the Crystal Space.

Fifty teams, a total of 150 students, passed the first round of the badge snatching battle.

These 150 students would have to defeat approximately four opponents within one day tomorrow to advance to the third round!

The difficulty was unimaginable.

"My Mental Energy is currently level 9. As long as I can kill all the monsters in the seventh wave, I can raise my Mental Energy to level 10."

"Level 10 Mental Energy will undergo a qualitative change. If I had level 10 Mental Energy, I would be the absolute first!"

Chen Du murmured to himself, then slowly closed his eyes.

Sufficient fatigue was the best sleep aid.

Before long, a regular breathing rhythm filled the room.

When Chen Du opened his eyes again, he was already in the familiar Crystal Space.

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