novelraw Chapter 544: Drawing Lots!
Chapter 544: Drawing Lots!
After lunch, thinking about the online competition in the afternoon, no one had the heart to linger outside. They all threw down their chopsticks and ran towards the classroom.
Not just the freshmen of the 131st class, but also the sophomores and juniors of the 130th, 129th, 128th classes and so on, were all rushing towards their classrooms, each one of them very eager. Although the competition was divided by level, the progress of the contest was the same for everyone. As such, the finals for the other classes’ seniors were also happening this afternoon.
In any case, the entire campus was lively with the impending finals of the online competition.
Along the way, one could always hear various discussions about the masters of the solo matches.
Ji You hitched a ride to the Combat Department’s training room with Sheng Qingyan. Sheng Qingyan was supporting his head with one hand, eyes closed. At first, Ji You thought Sheng Qingyan was just resting with his eyes closed, but a few seconds later, she heard a faint snoring sound.
Ji You’s face darkened:
This guy!
At this critical time, he’s not nervous at all and he can still sleep?
You have to know, he has made it to the finals.
For that, Ji You truly admired him to the core.
Sigh!
Soon, the self-driving Floating Car stopped in front of the training room—the huge maw of the Star Beast, that despite having seen countless times, still managed to shock Ji You with its ferocious appearance.
Ji You prepared to get out of the car, but seeing that Sheng Qingyan had not moved at all, she said in a hurry, "Wake up! We’ve arrived at the training room."
Sheng Qingyan stood up abruptly and stepped down from the car.
What’s miraculous is, throughout the whole process, he didn’t open his eyes once; with eyes closed, he walked firmly from the Floating Car, then stepped into the training room door without missing a beat.
Even more outrageous—
With eyes closed, this guy found his seat with precision, and as soon as he sat down, he immediately wrapped his arms on the table and continued to sleep.
"Hu~"
"Hu~"
"Hu~"
These little snores were surprisingly rhythmic.
Observing the scene, Ji You was speechless to the extreme and couldn’t help but mutter, "Is this guy really one of the top ten from the East District? Could it be that I’ve guessed wrong?"
For a moment, Ji You doubted her own judgment.
At this time, students were pouring into the training room one after another. The training room of the Combat Department was very spacious, and it could also be turned into a viewing room that could accommodate tens of thousands of people at any given time.
Students could watch the matches in real-time through the holographic big screen in the training room.
Of course, they could also use their Light Computers to enter the Star Network and watch the games through Alliance University’s intranet.
In short, the choice was very free, and Mu Jianling did not force the students to choose a certain way. However, still, more people chose to watch in the training room because they could discuss with fellow students.
Ji You was seated in her spot, with Chu Jiaojiao, Shen Changqing, Yue Qiyuan, Yue Qiguang, Xuzhou, Zhang Ye, Lou, Lance... and the snoring Sheng Qingyan close by.
The finals were conducted by drawing lots, all the finalists, regardless of their strength, whoever they drew, they would compete against, winning to advance to the next round, losing meant direct elimination. It could be said to be quite brutal.
According to the intentions of the competition committee, life doesn’t have a dress rehearsal, nor a best two out of three, or best three out of five...
Lose and it’s a loss.
Win and it’s a victory.
When you’re really on the battlefield, if you lose, you have to bear the consequences of losing your own life and that of your comrades...
So—
Ji You sat in her spot, constantly rubbing her hands vigorously with a small towel. Her strange actions soon caught the attention of Chu Jiaojiao and others. Chu Jiaojiao couldn’t help but ask, "Classmate Ji You, why are you always rubbing your hands?"
Ji You earnestly replied, "Rubbing off the bad luck in advance."
"Ah?" Chu Jiaojiao, even more surprised, asked, "Why rub off the bad luck? I feel that Classmate Ji You, from head to toe, doesn’t have any bad luck." As she spoke, she even paused slightly, staring at Ji You’s face for a few seconds, then continued, "Even if Classmate Ji You’s face was full of bad luck, you’d still look very good."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You cursed, "Back off!"
What does it mean by "looking gloomy?"
Isn’t this cursing myself? What if I have rotten luck and draw a big shot right at the start, like the top players from each district, such as Little Shengsheng? Wouldn’t that be terribly unlucky?
Teacher Mu Jianling has given me a death mission to secure a top ten position in the Alliance! Otherwise, I’d have to pay the difference back for those Cloud Mist Teas I bought.
Carrying a debt of 5 billion, the thought of possibly shouldering tens or hundreds of millions more in debt made Ji You’s scalp tingle.
So—
The more Ji You thought, the angrier she got. She raised her hand to her face and shouted, "—Look carefully! What’s on my face is vitality! Sharpness! The aura of victory! What bad luck? It doesn’t even exist, got it?"
Chu Jiaojiao stared at Ji You’s face and muttered softly, "Classmate Ji You, why are you overreacting?"
Ji You huffed, "How can I not? You’re impeding my heart on the path of conquest! I am the king standing at the World’s Peak, destined to seize the throne of the first place in this Alliance tournament. I must fight splendidly in this battle to kick off my king’s journey!"
Chu Jiaojiao: "..."
Silence surrounded them for a few seconds.
Yue Qiguang glanced at Ji You and scolded, "Number 4444, snap out of it. Where do you get the qualifications to participate in the network competition?"
Yue Qiyuan said, "Don’t wake her up. Let her sleep; dreams have everything."
Zhang Ye covered his mouth, snickered, and said, "Sleep on, sleep on. Not only are you the king at the World’s Peak, but you are also the joke of the World’s Peak."
Xuzhou thought for a moment and said, "It’s good to be confident, but don’t get lost in dreams."
Shen Changqing didn’t say anything, but the look he gave Ji You was obviously the same as the others.
"..." Ji You’s face turned utterly dark: "You... you..."
Suddenly—
Sheng Qingyan lifted his head from the table, glared at Ji You, and said disdainfully, "Poor dead, can you stop yelling? Disturbing someone’s sleep might get you spit on."
Ji You: "..."
Ji You took a deep breath and waved her hands, "Forget it, I won’t stoop to the level of you visionless fools. Hmph!"
Having said that, she continued to rub her hands.
The goal was to rub off a layer of bad luck and bring back some good fortune.
Then—
Liu Fufeng was the last student to enter the training room. He sat down next to Ji You without a word and started rubbing his hands just like Ji You.
Ji You was slightly baffled, "What are you rubbing?"
Liu Fufeng said, "Rubbing away the gloom."
Ji You: "???"
Liu Fufeng hung his head low, his lips revealing a hint of sheepishness, "I feel a bit unlucky lately, so I want to rub away the bad luck."
Ji You: "Oh—"
Something just felt off.
Then—
The countdown to the competition finally ended, and the contestants were facing the draw.
As Ji You looked at the dozens of paper slips before her, she pondered for a while before finally reaching out, and while suppressing her trembling hands, she sneakily lifted the corner:
One look!
Damn it—
Ji You’s heart began to beat wildly—