Chapter 28: First Day of Competition

Two days flew by.

On the day of the competition, Xia Qing took the subway to the competition venue alone.

The preliminary round is an open audition and the venue is a local sports center.

As early as when he was riding on the bus, he felt the large number of participating students.

Almost the entire carriage was filled with student faces.

"There are so many people, it's so crowded that I can't even move."

"It is said that this year's Chucai Cup has the largest number of participants since its inception."

"Are you here to participate in the competition as well?"

"That's not the case. I just came to watch the fun. If I had known there would be so many people, I wouldn't have come."

The conversations among students in the carriage made Xia Qing realize that their destination was the same as hers.

He had no choice but to protect his deck and follow the crowd.

It was not until we arrived at the spacious sports center that we were able to take a deep breath of fresh air.

And that’s not all, the local sports center is just one of the competition areas.

When Xia Qing registered, the serial number was over 9,000, which gave us an idea of ​​the number of contestants.

Fortunately, this is already the intelligent age, and the organizers have already arranged everything.

Even with a large number of participants, the competition can still proceed in an orderly manner according to the procedures.

He followed the navigation on his mobile phone and arrived at his next competition venue.

Site 4, Area D.

The location is quite remote, and it seems to be added temporarily due to lack of space.

At this time, the opponents had not yet taken their positions and there was only a referee sitting on the sidelines.

As agreed, Xia Qing sent Wang Lin her preliminary competition information.

However, after a while, Wang Lin replied: "There is no D4. I asked the staff and they said there is only Area C at most."

"But I'm on the sidelines, and there's a referee next to me." Xia Qing asked in confusion.

I looked up at the label not far away and it was indeed D4.

So he sent a location.

Wang Lin, who was on the other side, looked at the location across the street from him and suddenly realized, "Wait a minute, you didn't sign up for the high school group, did you?"

"Aren't we high school students now?" Xia Qing said as a matter of course.

This is obviously a misunderstanding caused by cognitive differences.

Xia Qing had already graduated from high school before he traveled through time, and the word "junior high school student" was an even more distant memory for him.

Now that my original body's high school entrance exam is over, hasn't that freed me from the identity of a junior high school student?

But in Wang Lin's opinion, they had not even taken high school courses, and most of them were still using cheap mortal bone card decks. How could they possibly compete with those high school students?

The organizers of the event also hold the latter idea, so in their case, they can still be regarded as junior high school players.

“Brother, you really leave me speechless,” Wang Lin sighed and typed helplessly: “Forget it, our class’s competition is about to start, the head teacher and the others are here, remember to come over later.”

It’s almost time for the game to start.

Xia Qing put away his phone and found that his opponent had not shown up yet.

The middle-aged referee wandering on the sidelines also frequently looked down at his watch.

It seems as if the other party has given up if he does not show up on time.

"Could we win the first game like this?" Xia Qing thought to himself as the time was getting closer.

Just as he was preparing to embrace this easy victory, a rapid and crisp sound of footsteps was heard at the edge of the field.

"Sorry, I got up late. The game hasn't started yet."

The person who spoke was a petite girl with a bunch of hair standing up on her head and looked a little sleepy.

Anyone could tell that she was in a hurry to go out, and didn't even put on basic makeup. Fortunately, the girl was naturally beautiful, so even if she appeared without makeup, ordinary people would only think that her behavior was confused and cute, rather than being rude.

Even the referee, who looked a bit old-fashioned and serious, said to her in a friendly manner: "Don't worry, there is still one minute before the game starts, go to your position first."

The girl walked to the opposite side of Xia Qing and said awkwardly: "I thought I could sleep a little longer since I live nearby, but I almost overslept."

This was Xia Qing's first time participating in such a formal competition, and she was a little nervous.

But after being treated like this by the girl opposite, my tense nerves immediately relaxed.

The girl opposite looks harmless, so she shouldn't be that strong.

"The rules of the game are BO1, with the winner determined in one round, and the party that guessed the coin correctly goes first."

Before the game, the referee followed the procedure and briefly introduced the rules to the two players.

The girl greeted Xia Qing: "My name is Bu Yiyi, please give me your guidance."

"Xia Qing, please give me more advice."

Putting the duel disk on his arm, Xia Qing entered serious duel mode.

The rules of the preliminary round are simple and cruel. One game can determine your future stay or departure. If you are not careful, you will be eliminated early.

But Xia Qing couldn't read the nervousness of the girl opposite her.

He looked calm and composed, as if he was not participating in a competition but rather coming for a trip.

See the referee toss the coin high.

Xia Qing said: "I guess it's positive."

"Then I'll do the opposite." said the girl.

The result was that Xia Qing guessed correctly and he was lucky.

He took the initiative without hesitation.

In the BO1 competition system, the party that goes first has a natural advantage.

If the party that goes first successfully sets up the field, it will be difficult to break through the multiple resistance blockades unless the opponent has a deck specialized for the second hand.

"Won."

Xia Qing looked at the five cards in his hand and was already mourning for the girl opposite him.

Not only do I have three systems in hand at the same time: the Rampage Magic Circle, the Saint of Teaching, and the Silent Magician, but I also have a card called Lost Wind.

"Be careful." He reminded the other party.

Xia Qing's confident tone startled the girl and her expression became serious.

Bu Yiyi suddenly felt that this opponent seemed unusual.

"The rampage magic circle is activated."

It is still a familiar operation.

Aleister used summoning magic, Alai connected with the Holy Magic Girl, and liberated the Holy Magic Girl to specially summon the Silent Magician.

Xia Qing can now perform this combo with his eyes closed.

"Use summoning magic to eliminate Aleister and the Holy Demon Girl in the graveyard, and fuse them into 'Summoned Beast Merkaba'."

The moment Xia Qing spoke, the roaring chariot once again responded to the call from another dimension.

The huge body made of steel and machinery stood in the center of the duel arena, like a creation of God.

Other contestants in the same area noticed the battle situation here and stopped their games, turned their heads to salute, and looked at the majestic silver-white chariot.

"Summoned Beast Merkaba," Bu Yiyi stared at the light car in a daze, and said in amazement, "He actually summoned his trump card monster in the first round?"

Whenever the cool light car appears, it attracts the attention of others.

In comparison, the silent magician beside him, dressed in a plain white robe, seemed a little less eye-catching.

"Although Merkaba looks very handsome, I must declare," Xia Qing raised her index finger and corrected the girl seriously after hearing her mumbling, "Silent Magician is the soul of this deck."

(End of this chapter)