Five Hundred and Seventy-Four, Sense of Superiority

June 22, 7:50 am.

In Edo City, the national team checked into a hotel for the individual competition, and people sat down in the small auditorium on the first floor of the hotel.

There are only 21 contestants left in the individual competition. They are all the elites among the elites. There is no doubt about the level of those who remain after playing until now.

If the top eight in the team competition can be regarded as the "finals", then the top 21 in the individual competition are enough to be called the finals.

21 players, 14 countries.

Among these 14 countries, eight are European countries.

From this perspective, we can also see where the great gods in this world gather.

Of course, China has three players in the top 21. In terms of the number of players, they are the well-deserved "leader".

This is the result of the civil war between Xie Yan and Yu Ember.

Ember, who was locked out of the top 21, had a series of wins in the past four days of competition. It can be said that it was unstoppable. In the end, the global ranking was fixed at 22nd, and achieved very good results.

The intensive schedule in four days and Ember's explosive performance have brought face to the country and his alma mater, and it has also changed the domestic evaluation of him somewhat.

Today, the national team has the most comprehensive team, many of them are anxiously waiting for the draw results on the big screen.

Jiang Xiao no longer had the arrogant attitude he had in the past.

People, it's always like this. Because of ignorance, we are fearless.

When Jiang Xiao dug up the past records of the other 20 players and studied them one by one, he found that there were many troublesome people among them.

After all, there is really no weak person who can survive until now.

However, Jiang Xiao also has a certain degree of confidence. He is not a fool, he is one of the top 21 with real swords and guns.

There have been ups and downs along the way!

Especially the previous battle with George Xing really allowed Jiang Xiao to see what a real World Cup should look like.

To use the current domestic evaluation of Jiang Xiao's series: Jiang Xiao's path to qualifying for the World Cup is so valuable that it makes people despair.

All over the world, one by one, a player is randomly selected and compared with Jiang Xiao's opponents. Whether he wins or not depends on his face. Whether he survives depends on his face.

Until now, most people have no doubts about Jiang Xiao's strength.

Everyone is praising Jiang Xiao as an unparalleled genius, and the sparse number of star maps has exactly made Jiang Xiao's character of working harder.

"Star skills are not enough, technology can make up for it." This sentence Jiang Xiao once said in an interview is indeed regarded as a classic, and his sword skills, after being tested one after another, have won official and social recognition. Public approval.

Of course, people have long had the theory that Jiang Xiao is a true genius. Although the number of star slots is scarce, there are several one-star and dual skills, which obviously make up for the loss in the number of star slots to a certain extent.

The key is that the Sound of Silence and the Gap of Time and Space, which are extremely difficult to absorb, were also taken into the pocket by Jiang Xiao. It can be seen that Jiang Xiao's Beidou Nine Star Chart is indeed the best among auxiliary star charts. The degree of fit is very high.

Of course, if you calculate carefully, it seems that you can't make up for it... The number of all star skills added up is only 12 star skills.

These 12 public star skills include 1 blessing, 2 green light, 3 patience, 4 bell, 5 seal, 6 attachment, 7 dawn, 8 light of countercurrent, 9 voice of silence, 10 gap of time and space, 11 clean tears , 12 tears.

Among them, the "printing" star skill is almost a decoration in a 1V1 match.

Fortunately, Xiao Du Nai's parents sacrificed their lives for the high-quality star skills of Green Light and Patience, which really added a lot of fighting power to Jiang Xiao.

In the World Series, most of the players were in the Star River stage, and no player could break through to the Star Sea stage, while the Star River stage has 16 available star slots.

16 star slots VS Jiang Xiao’s 12 star slots.

People believe that the current stage should be the peak stage that Jiang Xiao can reach, and it is also the most powerful stage.

After that, there will be no more power.

As the strength of the star warriors increases and enters the Star Sea stage, the number of 24 available star slots will push the little poisonous milk away again.

This is a very interesting phenomenon. Ordinary star warriors can't even get a letter of recommendation from school, or they have wasted half their lives in their positions. They may even have no hope of advancing to the galaxy level in their lifetime and can only use eight stars. However, when facing Jiang Xiao, he had a faint sense of superiority.

Such a disdainful attitude and a vague sense of superiority in his heart...well, it is indeed a very interesting existence.

As the World Cup progresses, Jiang Xiao has become the center of attention. Many people have begun to make suggestions for Jiang Xiao, hoping that his ninth star slot will not absorb star pets.

If you give up your star pet and choose to absorb star skills, through the special Nine Star Chart of the Big Dipper, you will have great luck again and absorb one star and two skills, you can further make up for the gap in the scarcity of star slots. There are 13 or 14 star skills, which is barely equal to the number of star slots of the most mediocre star warriors.

Jiang Xiao also seriously considered such a proposal, but... he still wanted a powerful star pet.

Jiang Xiao is very clear about his positioning, because the Gaode software on his mobile phone is the latest version.

Jiang Xiao knows that he is an assistant. Even if he kills everyone in the individual competition, this is the characteristic of the single competition. He must go 1V1.

But Jiang Xiao has experienced a real war, and he knows the role of the war system and the role of the legal system on the battlefield.

Compared to the rampant fighting star warriors, Jiang Xiao prefers to be a support staff.

He wants to be a father and a conductor when necessary, so that the players can become the sword in his hands.

Jiang Xiao was on the battlefield with a flickering kick that brought about a big ending.

The second tail rushing towards Kang Kejinde is the best interpretation of "sword".

Being able to advance and retreat is not a necessary quality for Jiang Xiao, but just a bonus for him.

Jiang Xiao felt that his star skill configuration was very reasonable. As long as he practiced it to the extreme, it would be enough to cope with any situation. He wanted a star pet that fit him well, a pet that could accompany him in all his expeditions.

As for the star pet template?

Of course it’s the second tail...

High output, high defense, high agility, high perception...it's exciting just thinking about it.

Well, it would be better if future pets could be ridden. Baishan Xueyu was actually ideal, but in order to cooperate with Erwei's team, Jiang Xiao didn't need to have the same pet as her.

In the category of star pets, it is good to have different pet attributes and different types of star skills among team members. After all, you don’t know what kind of battlefield situation you will face in the future.

Another reason why Jiang Xiao devoted himself to getting a star pet was, of course, the magical skill of bait.

As the quality of the bait improves, it changes from a phantom to a physical body, from a physical body in a matter of seconds to a "real body" that will not break unless it hits its vital parts, and from a real body to a clone that can communicate with one's mind.

According to this evolutionary trend, Jiang Xiao has enough reasons to believe that high-quality bait will eventually unfold a star map.

Want to take the output route? Fight? Stab fight? Fighting? Fight hard? Or various legal systems? Of course, you need to bait and go.

It can not only form its own system, but also integrate into Jiang Xiao's team.

If Erwei has never been able to find a suitable team member, maybe she is waiting for the bait to mature?

While thinking, Jiang Xiao felt waves of commotion.

There were only 21 people, and the drawing ceremony went very quickly. In the fourth group, the image of Hou Mingming appeared in position 1, with the red star flag flying high.

Later, Mingming was as steady as an old dog and still holds the average speed record in individual competitions.

She is also the only player who can make Chinese people dare to shout "please invite the next victim" in the sixth round of the lottery ceremony.

However, the victim I was matched with was...a bit strong!

The young man had jet-black broken hair and held a Tang sword in his backhand, lying in front of his eyes. On the handle of the sword, cherry blossoms were lingering in it.

One of the hosts, recognized as a player who guarantees eight points and four points!

Hua Ni mixed blood, neon sword god, national captain - Saito Nobuyuki!

Jiang Xiao secretly thought that was bad, this guy was probably one of the few players in the 21-man roster who showed restraint.

Before the last competition, when Jiang Xiao visited Wan Ming and Ye Xunyang, Jiang Xiao answered Wan Ming's question and answered the key factor after the victory: speed.

no doubt,

Nobuyuki Saito is the spokesperson for speed in this World Cup.

This game will really test Hou Mingming's melee skills.

Ordinary players can't even wait to close the distance with Hou Mingming before they are shot into a sieve.

The hunting goddess in the previous game also tried to shoot each other with bows and arrows. After holding on for a long time, she finally tried to fight at close range. However, she was a little slow in the end. Hou Mingming seized the opportunity and took away her with a few arrows.

And this Saito Nobuyuki would probably not give Hou Mingming any chance to react.

Jiang Xiao turned his head and looked to the left, then leaned back on his chair, folded his hands across his chest, silently stared at the big screen, and snorted coldly.

The next moment, Hou Mingming turned his head and met Jiang Xiao's eyes.

Jiang Xiao blinked.

Hou Mingming looked at Jiang Xiao for five seconds with full regret in her eyes. Finally, Jiang Xiao looked up at the big screen, and then she silently withdrew her gaze.

There are only 10 groups of matches in total, and one person has a bye.

When Jiang Xiao appeared in Group 9, he had an ominous premonition.

And this premonition soon became a reality!

When Jiang Xiao appeared in position 1 and position 2, and the three character pictures switched rapidly, the small auditorium was completely silent. People looked at the big screen nervously, secretly praying that fate would not make a joke...

Ding!

The figure in position 2 is locked, and the red star flag is flying high.

Xie Yan tore at the black fist belt and broke into everyone's sight.

"I'm drafting uncle..." Jiang Xiao held his forehead with one hand and couldn't help but curse.

It was eerily quiet in the small auditorium!

Chinese Civil War, Xie Yan fought continuously!

The pressure on his heart when he sends his teammates away is not ordinary.

No matter who sends Jiang Xiao or Xie Yan away, domestic public opinion will inevitably be bloody.

If you beat your teammates, you must win in the subsequent games.

On the one hand, you carry the hopes of your teammates, but on the other hand, if you lose, your grave will be dug up and your body whipped.

In fact, meeting Xie Yan is not the worst option.

If it really goes as Hou Mingming wishes, and Jiang Xiao beats Hou Mingming in this competition, if...if Jiang Xiao wins by luck, then Jiang Xiao really has no way of turning back.

Once Jiang Xiao defeats Hou Mingming, the most promising person to win the world championship, if anything goes wrong in Jiang Xiao's future competitions, what awaits him will be the judgment of the public.

In that case, it would not be "the world owes Hou Mingming a world champion", but "Jiang Xiao owes Hou Mingming a world champion".

The sound of needle dropping could be heard in the small auditorium. To everyone's surprise, Xie Yan stood up.

In the first five rounds of the game, no matter what lottery he drew, what opponent he played against, or even if he drew the ember of his teammate, Xie Yan was indifferent, and this time...

Xie Yan walked over from the back of the auditorium and stood in front of Jiang Xiao.

Jiang Xiao looked up at Xie Yan and moved a position inward.

Xie Yan did not sit down, but said calmly: "Don't hold back."

Jiang Xiao: "Huh?"

Xie Yan: "Don't be disturbed by any words."

Jiang Xiao was stunned for a moment, this is...

Xie Yan looked directly at Jiang Xiao and said: "Respect the profession of a star warrior and respect me. Do your best to win."

"Decide the winner, and if necessary, decide life and death." Xie Yan continued, "Only the stronger person is qualified to wear this uniform and enter the next round."

With that said, Xie Yan turned and left.

Jiang Xiao frowned. Xie Yan was definitely not a public person. Why did he say these words in public?

Jiang Xiao was startled. Xie Yan had experienced a civil war. The last battle he fought was embers.

So is there any secret behind the match between these two people?

Or maybe Jiang Xiao is overthinking?

Xie Yan simply wanted a battle, a real life and death battle.

Rather than a timid competition under pressure and public opinion?