My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 534 - 533 New Competition Rules

Chapter 534: Chapter 533 New Competition Rules

In a coffee shop near the hotel, Shao Zifeng and Wang Hao sat opposite each other.

It was just like when he first came to this world.

Only now, Wang Hao lacked his former vitality, and his whole person seemed somewhat dreary.

"What would you two like to drink?" a pretty waitress in a maid outfit offered the tea menu.

Wang Hao took it, glanced over it, raised an eyebrow, and suddenly asked the young girl, "Do you have coffee with goji berries added?"

"Sir..." The waitress was at a loss for words for a moment.

Shao Zifeng looked at Wang Hao somewhat speechlessly, "You actually still remember."

"Hey." Wang Hao casually ordered two cups of coffee, and after the waitress had left, he looked at Shao Zifeng’s team uniform, "I saw your match, it was pretty good."

"Just a casual game, but where had Senior Wang Hao been?" A lot of students from the battle training department had died in the incident that broke out in Su City, and he thought Wang Hao had perished in the catastrophe because he had never seen him since then.

"Me?... Thank you." Wang Hao silently took the coffee that the waitress brought, lifted his cup and took a sip, "Some family issues occurred, I transferred schools after that."

The sound of a coffee spoon clinking crisply while being stirred echoed, and perhaps sensing the atmosphere was a bit somber, Shao Zifeng said with a smile, "It seems the ’Rainbow Swallowing Sky Python’ has quite the strength, for Senior Wang Hao to obtain the qualifications to compete even after transferring schools mid-way."

Wang Hao, holding the coffee cup, paused and then shook his head with a bitter smile, "You really don’t give yourself any disadvantage, do you?"

"Same for you."

Exposing each other’s shortcomings, the two became more familiar with each other.

In their conversation, Shao Zifeng also learned about the unexpected issues their team encountered. Since there was a match tomorrow, the two of them left after drinking a cup of coffee.

"Junior Brother Zifeng."

As they were about to part, Wang Hao suddenly called out to Shao Zifeng.

Shao Zifeng turned around, puzzled.

Wang Hao opened his mouth, and after a moment’s hesitation, he finally said with determination, "If possible, make sure to take good care of your family, and more importantly, protect yourself well."

Hearing Wang Hao’s abruptly serious words, Shao Zifeng was somewhat perplexed.

Ding!

Right at that moment, the elevator doors slowly closed, Wang Hao smiled and waved at him, disappearing behind the doors.

Watching the numbers change on the LED display, Shao Zifeng stood for a while longer, then turned and headed back to his room.

...

"Fight! Go Emperor University!"

"Aaaaah!"

A tsunami of cheering erupted from the spectator stands in the central venue, with people waving banners with the school emblem, moving like an endless wave.

"Who are our opponents this time?"

Seeing Yu Xiaoyu hurry over, several impatient team members approached her.

"7...78." Yu Xiaoyu, gasping for breath with hands on her knees, said, "It... It should be one of the front-ranking schools."

At her words, the others quickly looked up at the big screen.

"There!" Li Yiren pointed at the screen, her mouth agape in surprise, "It’s the Li River University of Political Science and Law."

Xiang Nan took a glance and then turned to Yu Xiaoyu, "Teacher Xiaoyu, quickly check the info on this Li River University of Political Science and Law..."

While the others were gathering information, Shao Zifeng quietly watched the central field. Maybe because plans couldn’t keep up with the changes, the competition field seemed a bit rough.

Firstly, the massive field was divided into ten parts, without any arena or fence, just demarcated on the ground with white lines.

It was said to quicken the pace of the matches that this time, ten battles were to take place simultaneously each round.

At that moment, the staff were still busily setting up various circuits, and the referees, along with Beast Doctors, were gathered together discussing something.

Compared to the excited audience and the busy staff, the preparation areas were in a complete mess, with some schools beaming with joy while others wore faces of disappointment. Moreover, Shao Zifeng noticed something strange—some schools’ preparation areas didn’t even have the full five contestants expected.

As time ticked by, the atmosphere in the stands grew increasingly heated with the competition officially starting in just over ten minutes.

The Su City team members seemed somewhat downcast because they couldn’t find much useful information online.

However, if they were to go by the sequence, it would be a while before their turn to compete.

Shao Zifeng found a spot to sit and took out his phone to enter the professional competition platform.

The platform was broadcasting every aspect of the competition live, with a constant stream of bullet comments flashing across the screen.

"Wasn’t the previous match scheduled for three days later?" *N

"Apparently, this match was inserted at the last minute, which is why the stage setting is so crappy."

"Crappy? I really want to experience what it’s like to compete on a crappy stage."

"Crappy? I really want to experience what it’s like to compete on a crappy stage."

But after watching for a while, he found it rather boring, especially because there were too many bullet comments and most of them were just repetitive messages.

Boom boom!

Just then, the heavy sound of a bell overpowered the noise of the arena.

A digital clock appeared on the big screen.

"Ten!"

"Nine!"

Scattered countdowns started in the audience seats, but as someone took the lead, other spectators quickly joined in, and soon the entire arena was filled with a uniform countdown.

"Three!"

"Two!"

"One!"

Boom!

As the countdown ended, waves of noise erupted from the stands.

The spherical devices hanging above the dome exploded open, and countless pieces of confetti fluttered around the place. The referees who had been gathering for a meeting swiftly entered the field, heading towards their respective areas of responsibility.

"The second stage of the National College Cup competition now begins. Teams numbered one to ten and those who drew the same numbers, please enter the field."

Perhaps because this event was a last-minute addition, there was no opening speech—just a blunt announcement for the teams to enter.

Of course, there was still some time to prepare after the announcement before the actual competition began, and the contestants hurriedly devised their tactics.

"Captain, come here quickly," Hu Shiwu suddenly called out to him.

Shao Zifeng walked over and saw several people passing around a folded piece of paper.

"What’s this?" Shao Zifeng asked curiously.

"These are the rules of the competition, take a look, captain," Xiang Nan passed the paper to Shao Zifeng with a peculiar expression on his face.

Taking the competition rules, Shao Zifeng glanced at them and was immediately taken aback.

Darn it, these were indeed unprecedented rules.

Because the first stage of the competition had eliminated some students—not whole colleges—many schools were left with incomplete teams.

For this reason, the competition format also underwent relatively flexible changes.

In the event that a college’s team was short of members, aside from the rather rigid ’traditional confrontation mode,’ contestants could choose between ’real-life confrontation mode’ and ’arena confrontation mode,’ and of course, if a college with a smaller team was confident, they could opt for ’team confrontation mode.’

In other words, this competition was no longer stringently restricted by participant numbers but leaned towards actual combat scenarios, adapting to the various emergencies that can lead to reduced team members during battle.