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Chapter 379: Doesn't Want to Sponge off Anyone 4 chapters in 1 Part 1

Going left from the intersection, after about two to three minutes walk, one would see a very spacious waiting room for the contestants.

Contestants from first to third years entered the room one after another.

After obtaining their number tags, Dark and also entered in succession.

The two found empty seats inside, sat down, and then started talking quietly.

The number count of contestants was being displayed in real time on the wall of the waiting room.

So far, more than 80 first-to-third-year contestants had already completed their registration, and it was likely that the number would very soon exceed the hundred mark.

Against a total of less than 500 students in the three grades, this was comparatively a very large number.

And such a large number of contestants would inevitably lead to last-minute adjustments to the competition rules.

Looking around, Dark spotted more and more familiar faces appearing in the waiting room.

All seven duelers from the first year had come, and in addition to them, there were many classmates who had forcibly gathered forty magic cards to experience the mode.

Quite a few people had flocked to Doron's small clique, huddled in the corner while laughing and joking around.

As for , was sitting with , another dueler from Knight House, but the two seemed to have nothing to talk about, the atmosphere between them appearing rather stiff.

There was no sign of in the waiting room. Clearly, he had failed to gather forty magic cards.

Dark was originally quite optimistic about him. After all, the magic cards left by were still in his possession.

If he could successfully summon [] in the preliminary battle royale, then Robert would probably be able to qualify easily.

It was a pity that he didn't seize this good opportunity to showcase himself.

Dark shifted his gaze and noticed that was with a group of third-year senior sisters.

Among them, the one who tied her hair in a ponytail and had a gallant bearing was none other than Helena(海罗娜) Tracy—a member of the who had a good relationship with Emma.

In addition, fellow Literature Club seniors and were also around.

Dark had a vague impression of senior Winnie Skadi accepting the invitation from the eldest princess at the and dancing a song with her.

She seemed to be a descendant of a certain Sage, and her grades were one of the best among the third years of Magister House.

Speaking of the descendants of Sages, Dark's eyes couldn't help but turn to . This dark-skinned girl was as eye-catching as ever.

As he continued looking around, Dark suddenly felt a sharp gaze on him.

He subconsciously turned around and found that in a corner not far behind him, senior , who had battled in a street duel with him on Valentine's Day, was chatting with a group of boys and girls.

"Are they members of that aristocratic history or something club?"

At that moment, Dark's eyes collided with one of the boys'.

But after the boy realized it, he instantly turned away, pretending to laugh and talk while avoiding his gaze.

Such a guilty-conscience laden move immediately made Dark feel a little wary.

"On Valentine's Day, Senior Irving approached me for a duel with an argument that was full of loopholes. This time, another person is harboring bad intentions. Could it be that my refusal to join their club led them to retaliate? But that was already more than a month ago. What's more, if it’s really for this reason, aren't they being way too petty?”

Dark shook his head, expressing that he couldn't figure it out, and nor could he be bothered to figure it out.

……

After a few more minutes, the number of people displayed on the wall was at last finalized.

Year one to three: 132 people.

Year four to six: 171 people.

……

In the final count, it actually surpassed 300 people!

For the first to third year students, it was mainly the number of contestants in the first year that held them back, which resulted in there being less contestants than the fourth to sixth year students.

The students’ enthusiasm for the preliminary battle royale was beyond imagination.

Subsequently, the final adjustments to the competition rules were completed after the number of contestants was determined.

, the vice president of the dueling club who was in charge of the first to third year students, explained about the final competition rules with a clear enunciation.

"This is divided into upper and lower grade groups. In the lower grade group consisting of year one to three students, there are as of now 132 people in total."

"The competition is divided into two rounds—the first is the preliminary round, and the second is the main round."

"As everyone is aware of, the preliminary round adopts a battle royale mode that has never been implemented before."

"According to the number tags you have received, we will allocate you into different positions around the ring that has been divided into sections. When the time comes, please proceed to the corresponding positions according to your number tags and wait for the competition to start."

"The rules of the preliminary battle royale are very simple."

"With the ring as the boundary, you can summon any and use any magic card, but you can't go out of bounds or attack contestants who are out of bounds. If you accidentally injure a contestant who's out of bounds, you will be instantly disqualified."

"The competition will be scored based on the number of magical spirits killed. You gain one point for each magical spirit you kill, and lose one point for each of your magical spirits that gets killed. A magical spirit that can split up will be counted as 1 point."

"The number of points scored by every contestant will be displayed on the big screen in real time."

"The battle will last for half an hour."

"It has been changed from a score-limited system to a time-limited system."

"At the end of the battle, the contestants will be ranked by their points."

"The eight contestants with the most points will directly advance to the main round!"

"The main round will use the single-elimination system. The loser will be eliminated, and the winner will advance."

"The matches of the two groups will be held at intervals."

"In this competition, there will only be one winner in each group, and the academy has prepared golden Easter eggs for the winners!"

"Is everything clear?"

……

The rules of the competition were indeed very simple and easy to understand.

Dark even managed to guess the overall rules after hearing only half of them.

He was only surprised at the score-limited system being changed to a time-limited system.

In a score-limited system, a system with a limit to the score, one would qualify upon reaching a certain score.

This would effectively allow the high-scoring contestants to leave the arena during the battle, and in turn give the remaining contestants more opportunities to hunt for points.

But with the time-limited system, the arena would gradually turn into a hunting ground for the high-scoring contestants!

It would induce the high-scoring players to continue hunting in order to obtain higher scores.

It would also make the entire battle more intense.

If one wished to win, they would have to race against time from the very beginning.

As for which competition system was better?

It was hard to say which was better or worse.

As one of the 303 contestants, all Dark could do at this time was to comply with the competition system and operate within its scope.

However, the introduction of number tags caused the students' positions to be randomly scattered, reducing the impact of off-site team formation to a certain extent.

There was also the real-time scoring method that showed consideration to both the players and the audience, which was very good.

Another thing to note was the reduction in the quota of qualifying contestants.

Originally, the two groups were allotted a total of 32 qualifying contestants, but now, there were only eight contestants for each group.

This would completely intensify the competition and also make it more difficult to qualify!

But it was easy to figure out the reason for reducing the number of contestants

After all, it was a tournament of a celebratory nature, so the schedule of the matches shouldn't be too tight.

A match every half an hour was a more suitable arrangement.

With two matches in one hour and an interval in between, they could interview and introduce the contestants to let the audience know more about them, making it easier to… mhm, attract fans.

In this way, there were altogether twelve matches in the main round, which would last for six hours.

Including the opening and closing, the two preliminary rounds, and even a lunch break in between, the competition could be wrapped up by dusk.

Perfect!

……

With a little pondering, Dark grasped the rough schedule of the competition.

When he looked up after he finished thinking, the fourth year senior Inya Nate

was already telling the contestants to go in.

Because it was arranged fairly hastily, the opening ceremony of the Easter Duel Festival was very concise, with only a few minutes of speeches and a war dance performance by the academy students. The total duration did not exceed fifteen minutes.

When the students' war dance ended amidst the sound of drums, the first to third year contestants who were the first to enter were led into the arena.

It was only then that the 132 contestants saw the preliminary battle royale stage for the first time. It was a standard circular ring with a diameter of more than two hundred meters, but there was no platform for the contestants.

The problems that would arise due to the absence of platforms were very obvious.

The height of the contestants' location would limit their field of vision, leaving them with no way to survey the entire arena from a high vantage point.

The limitation to their field of vision would also make it so that they could only mobilize magical spirits nearby themselves

This would affect their entire strategic plans.

However, in this preliminary battle royale, many people came to participate with the mentality of having fun. There was a high probability their so-called strategic plans would be simply aborted on the spot because of this.

……

As first-year students, both Dark and Dianna walked behind the second and third year students when entering the arena.

"There are so many people."

As soon as Dianna came out, she was shocked by the packed audience.

She had only ever experienced the . Although there were also a lot of audience on that day, there were still many empty seats left in the auditorium.

But this time, it was extremely crowded and noisy, especially in the two large sections. There was almost no vacancy.

Tens of thousands of spectators were located in branch stadiums in various regions, but their projections were converged in a single venue, creating an unprecedentedly grand scene.

Wanting to repeat what she did last time, Dianna tried hard to look for her parents' figure.

But she really couldn't see much from the flat ground.

She let out a small sigh, but soon became happy because she spotted Rose who was cheering for her.

At the same time, Dark also found senior Pandora on the ring belt.

But unlike Dianna, he immediately spotted his mother as well as Claire and the two little princesses in the first row!

Alvette was playing with a white figurine, but he couldn't clearly see what it looked like because it was too far away.

Claire was, as always, holding the fat cat.

The two little princesses were chitter-chattering, a pile of figurines stacked up beside them. He wondered whether they got the magical spirit they longed for.

"All contestants, please promptly head to your respective positions according to your number tags after entering the arena."

"..."

The host's repeated reminders made Dark regain his focus.

He looked at Dianna and said in encouragement, "Next, you've got to do your best."

Dianna: "Mhm! Do your best as well!

Dark reached out his hand, high-fived her, and then the two proceeded to walk in different directions.

Regardless of winning or losing, just go all out!

……

Two minutes later, Dark found his position.

His number was 77, a number that was quite lucky for him.

After he stood in his position, contestant no. 76 and contestant no. 80 also arrived one after another.

The number tags were drawn randomly, so the numbers were not in perfect order.

But the numbers of the positions were basically arranged from small to big.

To Dark's left was contestant no. 76, and to his right was contestant no. 80.

Unfortunately, they were both unfamiliar-looking seniors.

But contestant no. 76 was wearing the second-year uniform, while contestant no. 80 was wearing the third-year uniform.

The strong devour the weak.

If he wanted to efficiently gain points, he had to start with the second-year senior.

Dark narrowed his eyes and quickly started thinking.

……

On the other side, contestant no. 6 Dianna had become neighbors with contestant no. 4 White.

White felt a little relaxed because he had someone of the same grade next to him.

Dianna, however, was thinking about the strong devouring the weak.

……

The dozen or so contestants from the first year were scattered among the second and third years. Most of them were like trembling little lambs surrounded by a pack of wolves.

, who had the fortune to become the commentator for the junior group's preliminary battle, stood at the commentator's tribune and overlooked the entire arena.

Although Wilson was in the lower middle rank in the due to his father being a viscount with no real power, he was quite a well-liked core member in the dueling club.

He had experience in commentating on many formal competitions, but this time, he wasn't here on an assignment.

In fact, because he was completely unbiased while commentating on the previous Rookie League, he had now been pushed to the lowest rung by —the president of the Aristocratic History Research Society—and became part of the most marginalized circle in the club.

Wilson, who originally groveled to Jeffrey because his father was in the eldest prince's faction, was now instead living a more comfortable life after losing the opportunity to suck up to him.

He, who relied on his own ability to win the position of commentator for this preliminary battle royale, observed the whole arena in a delighted mood.

If it was possible to be an upright person.

Who would want to become a dog?

"I wonder if Dark Demon will be lucky enough to win again this time?"

……

In the auditorium, when all the names of the 132 contestants were projected on the big screen, the audience who specifically came for certain people eagerly searched for their names on the big screen.

The second and third years were already able to participate in formal competitions, so some of the students had thereby already gained quite a lot of fans.

But in addition to the fans, there were also many parents who wanted to take the chance to take a look at their children.

Although Saint Marian Academy was an ideal holyland of education, but when their children study away from home all year long and even communicating through letters was difficult, parents would still inevitably miss them.

Thinking that his daughter might also compete this time, and his wife mingled in the crowd, scanning the names on the big screen.

"Dianna Great Bayer! Honey, I found it!"

"Where? Where?"

Viscount Great Bayer excitedly asked.

In the last Rookie League, his precious daughter who was only a first-year defeated her second-year senior student, which really made him feel extremely proud and elated as a father.

When this got out, compliments that "apple doesn't fall far from the tree" came showering, which was completely different from the child of the Doron house who was said to have an "honorable defeat".

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