Versatile Mage: Undying Fire

Chapter 247

The subsequent format is different from the previous elimination round. Although it is still a team battle, players from different countries can replace team members during the confrontation.

The total number of people on the field is still ten, but once a student is eliminated or defeated, the universities in each country can immediately send a student to enter the field to keep the number of five-person teams unchanged.

Of course, there is a limit to the number of substitutions. Each country can only make three substitutions, which means that in the subsequent games, the total number of players on the field for both sides will reach 8, which will test the overall strength of a country's students.

Moreover, this is a combat method that can test the strength of each country, and it will also create many different combinations and matches, testing each country's coordination of different types of magic.

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As the final battle of the World Academy Competition began, people gradually put Ander's affairs behind them. Now, portraits of members of academies from various countries were hung in taverns throughout Venice, and the students' strength rankings were listed.

The strength ranking above was naturally measured by the performance in the previous knockout rounds and treasure hunt. Not surprisingly, Lin Ran was ranked first, and Mo Fan was ranked sixth by some people with good intentions.

Lin Ran had no doubt about this ranking, but Mo Fan was a little depressed. Are you fucking blind or what? He was alone in the treasure hunt against six people and yet he only ranked sixth!

Mo Fan couldn't stand this at all. In his opinion, among his peers, except Lin Ran, no one could compete with him. If there was anyone who could beat him, it would have to be Mu Ningxue who used a bow.

Mo Fan was very unhappy with this ranking. When he saw the bastards ranked before him, he would beat them to their knees and beg for mercy. Of course, except for Lin Ran.

"The second place is the captain of the British team, Zhe Luo, with green hair and green eyes... So far, no one knows what his major is. From the elimination round to the treasure hunt, he only used the summoning system. After all, his summoned beasts and contracted beasts crushed his opponents. Rumor has it that he is also a lightning-major mage with a very strong natural talent." Jiang Yu got the information from somewhere and told everyone mysteriously.

“Thunder element? This is what I’m most interested in!” Mo Fan snorted coldly.

Lin Ran looked not far away and saw Ander sitting in the audience. How bold he was.

"The third place is from the United States. She has close ties with the Temple of Liberty. Her name is Jesse. She became a temple mage while she was in school and has arrested many vicious criminals in America. She has a nickname called the Cold Judge. She majored in plants, secondarily studied curses, and minored in light. She is a powerful control mage. During the treasure hunt, she acted alone throughout the entire process and obtained resources worth 1.3 billion." Jiang Yu said.

Jiang Yu even pulled out Jesse's photo and placed it in front of them.

Zhao Manyan and Mo Fan immediately whistled and patted Lin Ran on the shoulder, shouting, “This guy is at least an E cup! Oh my goodness, Lin Ran, look at this photo, this... is simply an anime-level figure!”

"This woman, I believe she has something!"

"It's really good." Lin Ran said.

At this time, Jiang Shaoxu unceremoniously tapped the heads of Lin Ran and the other hooligans with her index finger, and even lifted her breasts on purpose. She said, "This woman's breasts are sagging. Her breasts are totally incomparable to mine!"

"But I have an e."

"Go to hell!"

"All of you, be serious. The fourth place is Redi from Germany. He is a destruction mage, very similar to Mo Fan. He majors in fire, secondarily in lightning, and secondarily in space."

"The fifth place is a tough mage, Bilton from the United States. He is tall and strong. He majored in rock, minored in light, and thirdly studied summoning. He is a defensive mage. In the previous elimination match, this guy was besieged by five Swedish players. After fighting for a long time, his defense was not broken. He is considered a great nemesis of the destruction mage!" Jiang Yu said

Mo Fan didn't listen to Jiang Yu's analysis. After all, he just needed to remember a few of the strongest guys. As for Lin Ran, he was in a daze the whole time. After all, no one could beat him.

The arrival of the decisive battle made Mo Fan beside Lin Ran very excited. Now only his shadow system would be a little weaker in power, but the shadow system itself was for auxiliary combat. Mo Fan's level 5 shadow escape plus the dark lord cloak made his mobility and evasion ability outstanding among the students of the National Palace. If Si Ye had another chance to control it, then the shadow system interspersed with the destruction magic would become very terrifying.

The only pity now is that Mo Fan’s summoning system has not yet reached a high level. He has not forgotten the exaggerated scene when Jiang Yu summoned the beast tide. With this skill, he feels that he can fight ten of them!

The competition didn't start until the next day, so Lin Ran was taken away again. This time it was Mu Nujiao who took him away. The strange thing was that Ai Tutu and Mu Ningxue were also with her.

What a strange combination, but Lin Ran still hung out with them.

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Early in the morning, Venice sounded its ancient and majestic bells, awakening the people of this city on the Mediterranean.

After the bell rings, there is music with an Italian artistic style, which is clear and melodious. Listening to this music, you will feel that even the air has become exceptionally fresh.

At the exact hour, the opening of the decisive battle was officially unveiled. The eight countries that performed outstandingly in the battlefield treasure hunt lined up and stood in the center of an extremely spacious and magnificent Venice Colosseum. Eight colors, eight countries, were surrounded, crowded and cheered by tens of thousands of people in the audience.

There are eight teams, with a total of about one hundred people. Although there are some very outstanding students in the eliminated national government team, eliminated is eliminated. In terms of future fame and social influence, they can never be compared with the one hundred people on the field now.

On the opening day, there will be a total of four games. Basically, all eight countries will be showcased on this day, and then tomorrow's games will be played based on the win-loss record, which will also be four games.

There will be no elimination in the subsequent games, but the real champion country will be decided by the win-loss record! "We will have five opportunities to play. According to probability, we will face most of the countries in the competition. We are the favorites to win the championship now. We just need to take our time to become the first. By the way, there will be no rewards for the last five in the final battle, but don't worry, I believe in your strength... and you must be clear..." Instructor Feng Kai said.

"Uh? What do you know?" Mo Fan couldn't help but ask.

Lin Ran and the others knew that Mo Fan was illiterate, so when Mo Fan asked this question, even Zu Jiming, Mu Tingying, and Guan Yu were too lazy to laugh at him.

Being from a family of celebrities, they naturally knew much more than others. After all, the World Academy Competition was the only large-scale open magic duel in the world, so it naturally involved some rare resources that were difficult to divide evenly but had to be distributed.

Now demons are rampant, humans are living in cities, and resources are extremely limited. Some rare but very important resources cannot be taken away by powerful countries by force, so they need a suitable reason, a way that seems fair, just, and civilized...

This method is to use the strength of college students to speak, and this is the original origin of the competition among world universities!
Ranking is very important, as it affects whether one's own country can obtain rare resources. Even if one only obtains one more A-level magic stone vein, it can allow the country to build one more city, one more fortress, and obtain more awakening stone mountains. The annual mining volume can allow the country to have tens of thousands more mages. No matter what level these mages eventually cultivate to, the country's strength will be greatly enhanced.

This kind of cake-dividing initiative will naturally not be made public internationally or revealed to the world, but it is the most feasible distribution standard in today's society.

After hearing this explanation, Mo Fan nodded in sudden enlightenment and said, "No wonder the country values ​​us so much and is willing to give us resources. It turns out that we took a small share, and the country took the big share based on our ranking! Speaking of which, I performed so well that we were able to enter the final decisive battle without any risk. Doesn't the country have any reward for me? What if one day some small island sends two super-beautiful girls to ask me to apply for a membership card there, or the UK gives me a 10 billion manor full of maids who don't wear underwear and asks me to be loyal to their Great Britain, or..."

When Mo Fan said this, the others naturally pretended not to know him. It was probably only a mage like Mo Fan, who came from a grassroots background and didn't spend much government money, could be so unrestrained in such an occasion. Even Lin Ran wouldn't say this.

At this time, Mo Fan looked at Lin Ran and said, "By the way, have you been bribed? Mochizuki Chixun was always hanging around you before."

"Get out." Lin Ran said.

"I can see that you are a person who loves beauty but not money. Well, what kind of beauty do you like, and which girl do you like? I can help you get in touch with her. In China, I still have a good reputation. At least they won't kick you out if they are not satisfied with you." A middle-aged man's voice came over, hesitant and steady.

"Great Speaker!"

"Great Speaker!"

Feng Li and Song He saw the person who was speaking coming, so they stepped forward very respectfully, and the deputy instructor's serious airs disappeared without a trace.

"Oh my god, it's a big boss..." Zhao Manyan also screamed in surprise. When he saw the Speaker Shao Zheng coming, he immediately straightened his chest and raised his head, then acted like a rich kid in the country!

Everyone else quickly made a humble gesture. Even Ai Jiangtu, who had never been away from several leaders who came to inspect, restrained his military arrogance and gave Shao Zheng a military salute.

Shao Zheng also responded with a military salute. It seems that the Grand Speaker also has a military background.

"Mo Fan, don't talk nonsense in front of the Speaker. Serving your country is the highest honor. Even if you have nothing, you are still a Chinese student!" Instructor Feng Li scolded and taught him seriously. After saying this, Feng Li also used the voice of the mind to convey a message to Mo Fan's ears, "If you dare to run to another country and become a traitor, then I will break your legs!"

"Tsk, I was just saying it casually. Why take it so seriously? It's good to work hard to bring glory to the country. I don't ask for anything in return, but it would be best if there is a reward! As for matchmaking, forget it. I can pick up girls myself." Mo Fan couldn't help laughing.

He glanced at Lin Ran and found that this guy was still in a daze, probably his soul was wandering.

"Mo Fan, will you die if you are more humble?" Feng Li was so angry at Mo Fan that his beard was about to flutter.

"Haha, you are telling the truth. When I was young, I also beat up my competitors one by one. Originally, my wife prefers handsome guys, but later she found that I look handsome when I am concentrating when beating people, and then we got together." Shao Zheng laughed.

"Speaker...it's not appropriate to say that!" The secretary general of the old congressman coughed.

"I'm here to just give you verbal encouragement, but there won't be any substantial rewards." Shao Zheng said very directly.

"Grand Speaker, your verbal encouragement is the greatest reward for us." Zu Jiming seized the opportunity and said.

"That's good. In addition to encouragement, I also think there are some things I need to say. No matter which side you represent, I hope you can understand that our country has a complex terrain, and the number of demons and the strength of evil spirits are among the top five in the world. However, we have resisted the top five demons in the world in terms of number and strength with scarce resources that rank less than the top 20. This is not because our mages are not good, but because our population is very large. We have paid a higher price in terms of lives. I am sorry that China has become the country with the highest rate of mage casualties."

"It's already very outstanding that you have made it this far, but I still have higher expectations for you. I hope you can get a higher ranking and seize more resources for us. I also hope that when you want to give up, you will think about the people who are struggling on the edge of the demon world, and ask yourself whether you have really reached your limit, and whether you can go further... One more rank will mean one more resource, and we can sacrifice tens of thousands fewer soldiers. I'm counting on you!" Shao Zheng's tone changed from calm to solemn, from solemn to sincere, and then from sincere to a plea that put aside his identity.

Lin Ran also looked at the middle-aged man at this time. There was no doubt that these words were worthy of his respect.

Several people nodded.

At this time, Shao Zheng looked at Lin Ran and said, "Thank you for your hard work."

Lin Ran scratched his head and said with a wry smile: "If you take the resources, you naturally have to make corresponding returns. This time we will take first place."

(End of this chapter)