My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome
Chapter 574 - 573: Behind the Scenes

Chapter 574: Chapter 573: Behind the Scenes

July 11th, Su City University.

Because of the strong performance of the school team, President Hu Zhongwei happily cancelled the summer vacation, and students from all majors and grades returned to campus to study the team spirit.

"I hope that all students and teachers will continue to work hard, so we can together build our Su City University into a top university in the nation." Inside the lecture hall, a proud and satisfied Hu Zhongwei ended his speech with a lingering zeal.

Applause rang out!

Amidst the enthusiastic applause, Hu Zhongwei returned to his seat and conversed happily with the middle-aged person next to him.

At this moment, the lecture hall was not only filled with students and teachers from Su City University, but also leaders from the city hall of Su City, leaders of the Abnormal Administration Bureau, and retired officials had all been invited.

As the lights in the classroom dimmed, a buzz of hushed whispers grew.

As college students in the Great Xia, the College Cup was undoubtedly a grand event, the highest honor many students could aspire to but not reach. Moreover, for the students of Su City University, this College Cup was even more meaningful because their seniors had made it into the top sixteen, and now they could stand tall and proudly mention their school’s name when facing others.

"It’s starting, it’s Senior Shao!" At that moment, an excited shout came from the darkness.

Instantly, everyone’s gaze turned to the large screen.

In the video, the Su City University team walked out of the players’ tunnel, the few figures in white uniforms conspicuously eye-catching under the lights. Leading them was Shao Zifeng, whose skin looked fair under the lights; his features were distinct, like chiseled from stone, with a thin, appropriately-shaped mouth wearing a faint smile, handsome yet tempered with a hint of gentleness.

Many young girls in the lecture hall couldn’t take their eyes off him, unwilling to look away even for a moment.

"Senior Shao’s looks could easily sweep the entire entertainment industry."

"Ahh, so handsome and so strong, this is just too much."

"When the Goddess Nüwa was creating humans, she really favored him too much. Compared to him, we all seem to have been carelessly crafted from clay, sob, it’s just not fair."

Chen Zhenglong and He Juan snuggled together, watching Shao Zifeng on the big screen, listening to the hushed whispers of the girls behind them. He Juan’s face showed both pride and worry; she gripped her husband’s hand tightly, looking a bit nervous.

Chen Zhenglong, feeling his wife’s concern, wrapped his arm around her and brought her into his embrace, his stubble-covered chin rubbing against her head as he whispered soothingly, "Don’t worry, Zifeng will be fine."

"Mhm." Comforted by the steady beating of Chen Zhenglong’s heart, He Juan’s emotions gradually calmed.

After a while, a wave of cheers erupted in the lecture hall.

The results of the first group drawing had been confirmed.

The large screen was split in two by a jagged bolt of lightning, with a large VS in the center.

On the left side of the screen, set against a fluttering Star Dragon red flag, stood five young men with arms crossed, dressed in white and green uniforms. Leading them was a youth from Mianyang, sporting black glasses.

On the right side, the background featured a flag of red, green, white, and black, with four men and one woman standing in front. The four male students wore white robes, with black headbands securing the wide white cloth around their heads, draping over their shoulders like a shawl. In the back stood a female competitor, shrouded in a black robe, revealing only her eyes.

The Capital University VS the Arabian United Emirates.

"Using the Capital University against the ’Dog Nobility’ feels like overkill."

"Don’t jinx it, don’t jinx it. The ’Dog Nobility’ has strong financial power; they might bring out a few ancestral beasts at any moment."

"With a cloth on my head, I’m the richest in the world, Dog Nobility 6666."

"I have to ask, isn’t that lady feeling hot, being wrapped up so tightly?"

"It seems the first spot in the top eight goes to our Great Xia."

As the Capital University and the Arabian United Emirates made their entrance, the large screen flashed rapidly once again.

Click!

The screen was split by lightning once more.

"Damn, Central Military Academy against Kyoto University from Rash Country, this is going to be good."

"Tsuruta Yumi-chan, you’re awesome, hehe..."

"Damn, we’re enemies now, your Tsuruta Yumi-chan has chopped off quite a few people’s hands."

"But Tsuruta Yumi-chan hasn’t killed anyone, right?"

"Even though she hasn’t killed anyone, for every arm she cuts off she lets her pet beast devour it, isn’t that equally terrible?"

"That’s just freakin’ whitewashing."

In the video, Tsuruta Yumi stood in the forefront, wearing a white cherry blossom-themed uniform with her black hair pulled into a slick high ponytail. She held a katana upright in front of her chest while drawing another one to cover her face, yet the sweet-looking girl wore a rather indifferent expression.

This woman was highly skilled with the blade and enjoyed playing in reality-combat matches, especially solo ones where she would never yield the opportunity to her teammates. Though she didn’t kill her opponents in matches, her ruthless style involved cutting off her vanquished opponents’ arms and feeding them to her pet beast, which was her biggest point of controversy.

As for the Central Military Academy, it was one of the seed teams of Daxia. Their strength was their incredibly balanced abilities, their variety of tactics, and their well-coordinated teamwork; they were often able to turn the tide of battles with unexpected strategies. Crucially, they possessed an iron-blooded temperament that traditional students did not have, much to the delight of those with a uniform fetish.

Both sides were strong contenders for the final four, and their early encounter caused an outcry on the internet.

Jiangnan University VS Hansung University (Goryeo Country)

National Saint Petersburg University (Rash Country) VS University of St. Andrews (European Federation)

A few minutes later, the lecture hall suddenly fell silent.

On the big screen, the figures of Su City University appeared in front of the fluttering Star Dragon red flag, and on the other side of the screen, the white-headed sea eagle national flag with a broad wingspan and a sword and shield in its talons.

Upon seeing this, He Juan gripped Chen Zhenglong’s hand tightly, and even Chen Zhenglong didn’t know how to comfort her this time.

"Holy shit!!!"

"We’re screwed, it’s Princeton of the white eagles, there’s gotta be some rigging going on here."

"Seriously, why does our school get such strong opponents every time, rigged!!!"

"Don’t talk nonsense. Is Big Brother Shao afraid of them?"

"Truth be told, Big Brother Shao might not necessarily win against them, and those guys from the white eagles play dirty. Nearly half of the deaths in the past few days were their doing."

"It looks like we’ll stop at the top 16, just hope nothing bad happens."

Sitting in the first row, Hu Zhongwei’s face was constantly changing. He whispered a few words to the municipal government leaders beside him and then got up and left the lecture hall.

"Principal Hu, we’re already compiling the news and will send it to Teacher Yu Xiaoyu in no more than five minutes."

Hu Zhongwei listened to the report from his secretary on the phone, then after a moment of silence, he said, "Later, get in touch with Yu Xiaoyu, and if our school team doesn’t want to play this match... we’ll apply to drop out."

Anxious voices came through the phone: "Principal, if we really do that, all our previous efforts will have been for nothing, plus we’ll be labeled as cowards for running away. When that happens, all spheres of society won’t hesitate to kick us when we’re down."

"Enough." Hu Zhongwei said in a calm tone, "It’s already enough. My students are out there fighting with all they’ve got for the honor of our school. I can’t just watch them walk to certain death."

"If... if they really don’t want to go through with it, I will shoulder all the public opinion pressure afterwards. That’s the responsibility of an educator."

...

The central venue.

As the last competitor from the United Arab Emirates fell, the arena was filled with long-lasting cheers.

Shao Zifeng looked at the conflicted Yu Xiaoyu with surprise and said, "Fight, why not fight?"

This opportunity was one he had worked long and hard to grapple with the behind-the-scenes maneuvering for.

(PS: I’ve been way too busy today, too many drafts to revise. There might just be one Chapter. However, after midnight, there’ll be a red packet rain in the group as compensation, the group number is in the introduction. It’s all just for fun. I hope everyone will turn on their grabbers. I’ll test them out.)