End of July.
9:30 in the morning.
There was a knock on the door.
Lin You opened the door. It was Du Xiaofei. The two of them had agreed to set off together during dinner yesterday.
Today will be the knockout round of 32 to 16, and both of them have successfully entered the top 32.
"Hey, bro."
Du Xiaofei greeted him with a smile, "How's it going?"
He was referring to Lin You's matched opponent. The official results of the match were just announced half an hour ago.
"It's okay, the magic value is 182 points." Lin You said.
"Indeed, it's not bad."
Du Xiaofei also agreed. Although this opponent was a bye-level player before, there are quite a few bye-level players, so it is not surprising to meet them.
The key point is that there are also differences in strength among the players in the bye-level.
For a player like this who has just broken through 180 points of magic, it’s still OK.
However, Du Xiaofei's face quickly turned a bit depressed, and he sighed, "Unfortunately, my luck is not that good."
"Is the opponent strong?"
"Yeah, very strong."
Du Xiaofei said seriously, "The man from Pengyue High School has a magic power of 195 points. Five people from Pengyue came this time, and all of them made it to the top 32. He ranks third among the five."
"That's true."
Lin You also nodded. He had been in Bird City for more than 20 days and was quite familiar with the place.
Pengyue High School is the most famous and established high school in Bird City.
Not only does it have a long history, but in terms of strength, it is also on par with another super vocational high school, Tianyu High School.
The two chatted as they walked, left the hotel, and met up with Liu Jun who was waiting outside.
During this period, Liu Jun and Du Xiaofei had become familiar with each other. The two often went to a nearby duel hall, and Du Xiaofei was responsible for taking him to show off.
By the time the three of them arrived at the climbing arena, the atmosphere was already very heated.
As the Graduation Cup progresses, not only are the audiences growing, but the guests are also becoming more and more important.
At first, the organizers only invited some little-known industry stars to help out with the event.
Up to now, we have specially invited the school leaders and star students from Pengyue and Tianyu high schools.
The so-called star student is naturally this year's Rookie of the Year.
Well-known vocational high schools like this one select their own rookie of the year based on performance in many aspects and publish the results on their official website.
At this moment, there are also special people interviewing two star students, asking them what they think of this Bird City Graduation Cup.
“I think this competition has greatly promoted exchanges and learning among graduates from all over the world. It is a very meaningful competition.”
Wang Suyu, a freshman at Pengyue High School, gave a rather formulaic answer. He was actually not very willing to attend the event, but the leaders of his alma mater came out to persuade him, so he reluctantly came to take a look.
As for why he was unwilling, it was because he felt it was too boring.
Although the Bird City Graduation Cup has attracted many graduates from all over the country, there are not many truly influential players. The strongest ones are still the players from Bird City.
And who is he?
He is the rookie king of Pengyue High School. Looking at all the graduates of this year's Bird City, perhaps only the rookie king of Tianyu next to him can compete with him.
If this person is interested in participating, he wouldn't mind taking this opportunity to compete with him.
The interview quickly came to an end.
Competitions are now underway simultaneously in four venues.
The 32-to-16 competition is held simultaneously in four venues, and it can be completed by playing four games in each day.
When the teams are ranked 16 and the teams are ranked 8, there will be two places where the battle will start at the same time.
From the time when the top 8 are selected to the top 4, there will be only one venue left, and that will be the time when everyone will truly be paying attention.
"I'm leaving first."
Ten minutes into the game, Lin You stood up from his seat.
His match today was the second game on Court No. 2, and the competition on Court No. 2 was about to end.
"Just do it, Lin You. If you win today, you'll be in the top 16. You'll have a strong chance!"
Liu Jun was even more excited about what he said than when he was on the court.
Du Xiaofei also smiled and said, "I'm almost there too, Lin You, hold on."
"It's not a big deal."
Lin You stretched his body twice, exercised his muscles a little, and then went to the preparation area.
His opponent also took position almost at the same time. Seeing Lin You, he said with interest: "Lin You, you are a famous person on the forum. I didn't expect to meet you."
"Such a high profile really puts a lot of pressure on me."
Lin You was no longer surprised by being recognized. The post on the Bird City Forum was becoming increasingly popular, so much so that it was temporarily pinned to the top of the forum, and the level of discussion was rising rapidly.
Even though the Niaodu Forum is not beyond the circle, these contestants are all considered insiders. At this stage of the competition, they have basically read the post.
"Feeling sorry for you, buddy."
The man said half-jokingly: "Don't worry, after today, you can relieve all the pressure."
Lin You also laughed and said, "I have a strong ability to withstand pressure. No matter how much pressure there is, I still have to carry it on."
"Well, see you in the duel."
"Let's go."
Lin You also noticed that the duel in Duel Arena No. 2 had ended.
In the duel arena.
Lin You and his opponent, a player named Liu Bo, were standing fifty meters apart.
The moment the battle began, Liu Bo tried to activate three cards at the same time, obviously preparing for the Seal of Engraving.
There are still two cards that can be successfully activated.
A strong wind swept past, and a birdman with crimson wings circled twice in the wind, then clasped its arms around the ground with one of its raised toes lightly touching the ground.
Birdman
Bird and beast tribe, wind attribute.
Attack power/1800, defense power/600.
At the same time, another gust of wind blew past from above.
A female monster with a weak and graceful figure, flapping blue wings like an eagle, but these wings are less sharp and more beautiful.
Harpie
Bird and beast tribe, wind attribute.
Attack power/1300, defense power/1400.
This card appears due to the activation of the Trap Card "Bird and Beast Companion".
The effect of Beast Companion is that when there is a Beast-Type monster on your side of the field, it can be activated to Special Summon a Beast-Type White Star monster with an attack power of 1500 or less from the deck.
When these two monsters appeared, the Silent Magician and the Phantom Beast King wearing black necklaces were already in place on the Linyou field.
Comparing the combat power, it is obvious that the monster combination on Lin You's field has more advantages.
But Liu Bo smiled and said, "After sealing my deck, you can use your best strategy of suppressing the situation to quickly win. This strategy won't work on me."
whoosh.
The Silent Magician raised his staff and quickly fired a magic bullet.
The Phantom Beast King also approached the opponent at the fastest speed.
But faced with such an attack, both the birdman and the harpy girl made very decisive choices at this moment.
flight!
The birdman flapped his wings, creating a gust of wind and rising at an extremely fast speed to avoid the fiercely shot magic bullet.
The harp girl never came down from the beginning. She raised her arms with blue wings high, bent her knees, and knelt in mid-air.
Ten meters!
This is the highest level, the highest value of soul connection for these graduates.
The height is not too prominent, but it is still difficult to reach for monsters that cannot fly.
Even if it is the King of Fantasy Beasts, if it is on flat ground, even with a running start, it can only jump to a height of seven or eight meters at most.
The Silent Magician's attack could successfully hit a target at that height, but considering the flying speed of the two monsters, it was not difficult to dodge them as long as there was a certain amount of reaction time.
"How about it?"
Liu Bo took the initiative to step forward, spread his hands, and said in a relaxed tone: "To some extent, my deck has restrained you."
In his opinion, victory would be within his grasp if he could successfully break Lin You's quick attack tactics.
Several pitch-black chains retracted, and the effect of the seal disappeared.
Looking up at the sky, Lin You suddenly smiled.
He had new tactical inspiration.