15 minutes before the start of the afternoon match.
Chen Mu had already been informed by the official staff of the competition that he should go to the venue to prepare in advance.
He tidied up a little.
Chen Mu went to the preparation area.
The venue was still packed for the afternoon match.
Even the stands and the rest alleys were crowded with people, making the atmosphere even more lively.
In the audience, many banners were raised high by the fans.
It was not difficult for Chen Mu to notice it as he looked around.
There seemed to be a lot of banners related to him in the audience…
Moreover, almost all of the banners had the same word on them-Great Demon King.
Thinking of what Wu Qin said at noon, Chen Mu couldn't help but shake his head with a bitter smile.
This time, his title as the Great Demon King was completely confirmed. The probability of what she had expected to happen in the afternoon was probably not small.
Chen Mu collected his thoughts and looked at the big screen.
The order of the top 32 contestants would continue until the finals.
He could already foresee the number range of the players he would face in the third round.
Looking up at the schedule on the big screen of the main stadium, Chen Mu immediately found his opponent.
Contestant number 7, Ran Tang.
"Luck is still very important."
Chen Mu sighed when he saw his opponent's name.
However, he wasn't lamenting for himself, but for the contestant called Ran Tang.
Only four people from Hangzhou's district preliminaries had gotten a spot in the national competition.
Among these four people.
Jiang Weijing was sniped by him in the 32-to-16 competition.
Ji Hong had been sniped by him in the round of 16 to 8.
And only the top eight contestants could get a spot in the national ranking competition.
The players who had lost in the top four of the top eight could also challenge the losers in the top two of the top four to increase their points and finally get a place in the national ranking competition.
And the contestants before that didn't have this chance.
At this moment, no matter how strong this contestant named Ran Tang was.
Even if he lost to him, he could still try to challenge the loser of the next match and snatch the other party's ticket to the National Ranking Competition. Therefore, it could be considered a manifestation of luck.
Luck was also a part of strength.
If he was just lucky and only had the ability to compete in the regular Youth Tournament, he would not even be able to compete.
Then he would not be able to advance from the top 32 to the top 8.
However, compared to Jiang Weiming and Ji Hong, Ran Tang was indeed quite lucky.
……
2 PM.
The time for the competition arrived quietly.
Compared to the four matches in the top 16 that were played from 8 am to 1 am, there were only four matches in the afternoon.
In terms of time, he was also relatively more relaxed.
As the image on the big screen jumped, Wu Dameng appeared in front of everyone again.
"Ladies and gentlemen, the exciting round of eight to four is about to begin!”
"The semifinals of the regional qualifiers, the National Ranking Competition, has officially begun.”
"This match is related to the birth of the top four, and also to the ownership of the tickets to the national ranking competition.”
"However, even if you lose in the semifinals, you don't have to worry. In the revival round, the contestants who lose in the semifinals will still have the opportunity to challenge the third or fourth place contestants in the next round of the district qualifiers and obtain the qualification to enter the national ranking competition!”
"But at the same time, as a former professional player, Wu Dameng has to say something.”
"In a tennis match, since you're standing on the court, you should set your sights on the top!”
"It doesn't matter if you're a rookie or a veteran player.”
"Finally, I wish all the contestants the best of luck! The battle for the top four has officially begun!"
After Wu Dameng's inspiring opening speech, the audience gave him a warm applause.
At the same time, countless fans who were supporting the contestants also raised their banners high to cheer for the contestants they had their eyes on!
The battle for the top four.
The battle officially started!
……
"First match: Contestant No. 1, Chen Mu, versus Contestant No. 7, Ran Tang!”
"Both sides, please go to the match preparation area to draw the order of serve.”
Compared to the previous matches, the battle for the top four was obviously much grander.
As soon as the match began, the staff of the arena informed the two sides of the match.
Chen Mu walked toward the preparation area with relaxed steps.
It wasn't that he was arrogant, but that his opponents in this round were indeed inferior to him in terms of overall skill.
Contestant No. 7, Ran Tang, from Ning City, Jiangnan Province.
Level 4 Physique Enhancement Talent, skilled in technical tennis.
Did he look familiar?
That's right, his situation was almost the same as the first contestant Chen Mu faced in the Zone C group qualifiers, Huo Yang.
Moreover, in terms of overall strength, the other party might not even be as good as Huo Yang.
In the last spring national qualifying competition, Ran Tang was the same as Huo Yang, and he was stopped at the district qualifiers.
In the end, they passed the round-robin competition and finally ranked 145th in the country.
As for Huo Yang from the Spring Ranking Competition.
121st!
Judging from the previous batch's performance, Ran Tang's strength was probably not even as good as Huo Yang's.
Perhaps Ran Tang had improved a little in the past six months, but Huo Yang, who was in a state of obsession, definitely improved as much as he did.
But it was useless.
Huo Yang had lost to Chen Mu in the Zone C group qualifiers.
Furthermore, Chen Mu had only fused his first complete Character Card back then.
But now, he had fused two more complete Character Cards, and his strength had increased by a large margin once again.
With this increase and decrease, Ran Tang's threat to Chen Mu was almost reduced to the limit.
It was not a challenge for Chen Mu to fight against Ran Tang.
However, for Ran Tang, this was the first time in his career that he had crossed two regions in a row!
After all, when Chen Mu defeated Ji Hong, who was ranked 58th in the Spring Ranking Competition, Chen Mu had already climbed to the second tier (10-50) and above!
Against Ran Tang, who was still in the fourth rank (100-500), even the audience did not have the confidence to believe that he could counterattack.
After all, Chen Mu himself.
He was a person who was good at creating miracles!
……
In the arena preparation area.
The electronic referee quickly drew the order of the serve.
"Randomly draw lots to decide the server.”
"The draw is over. Ran Tang will serve.”
"The match has begun. The players from both teams have entered the arena.”
Chen Mu felt that it didn't matter.
On the contrary.
On his right, Ran Tang seemed to be relieved.
It was obvious that he was very nervous when he saw that he was going to compete with Chen Mu.
He was already on the weaker side. If Chen Mu took the serve again and gave him a few consecutive Tang HuaiSe or zero-serve, he would probably explode.
Now that Tang Ran had the right to serve first, there was no need to worry about that happening.
They couldn't even receive the ball at the start of the game and were in a daze.
Chen Mu looked at Ran Tang, who was nervous about the order of the serve. He thought for a moment and took the initiative to speak up.
"Don't be so nervous. It's just a game. Just play to your best level and let the audience down.”
"Hmm?"
Hearing Chen Mu's sudden words, Ran Tang was obviously confused.
However, he quickly reacted.
Was Chen Mu encouraging him?
For a moment, he was touched.
He didn't feel anything wrong with Chen Mu's preaching.
After all, the gap between the two of them was obvious.
In the pro scene, the strong were respected, not to mention that he was previously a fourth-tier player. He had relied on some luck to enter the top four.
On the other hand, Chen Mu had made it into the semifinals with his strength. Even the other pro players and the audience had agreed that Chen Mu definitely had the strength to enter the second tier!
Therefore, after hearing Chen Mu's words of encouragement, Ran Tang's initial nervousness eased a lot.
He replied respectfully.
"Thank you. I will play well in this game!”
Chen Mu smiled when he heard Ran Tang's words.
Keeping the thought of encouraging him, he replied habitually.
"Alright, then bring out your best state and go all out!”
After saying that, Chen Mu walked directly toward the receiving area.
But at this moment.
Ran Tang was completely dumbfounded when he heard Chen Mu's words.
What the hell?
You also want to use all your strength and go all out in the competition?
Looking at Chen Mu who was about to step into the arena, Ran Tang wanted to reach out and stop Chen Mu. He wanted to discuss with him about the issue of not being too serious when competing between seniors and juniors.
But in the end, Ran Tang couldn't say it.
He walked slowly toward the half of the teeing ground.
However, the way he walked forward was like a death row prisoner who was about to die on the execution ground.
……
The first match of the semifinals was about to begin.
As they watched the two players walk onto the main stage, the stadium suddenly erupted with cheers.
However…
Rather than saying that they were cheering for the two players, it was more like they were cheering for one of the players.
"Chen Mu! Chen Mu! Chen Mu!"
"Great Demon King! Great Demon King! Great Demon King!"
"Champion! Champion! Champion!"
“……”
Familiar words of encouragement and the growing number of cheering teams almost filled the entire audience!
Relatively.
However, the cheers for Ran Tang in the crowd were a little weak, almost inaudible.
The difference between the two sides was obvious.
This was something that the audience could see clearly.
A few of Ran Tang's loyal fans could even be heard whispering among the cheers.
"Boss Chen Mu, please be gentle during the competition. Please pity Ran Tang ~"
" I hope Big Boss Chen Mu will show mercy. At least not like last round. Otherwise, Ran Tang probably won't even have the chance to win the Challenger League.”
"Although I really want Tang Tang to explode, once I see the match in the morning, I just want to say…don't get injured.”
“……”
Obviously, even Ran Tang's loyal fans did not have much hope for this match.
He only hoped that he could get away with it.
Under the cheers of the surrounding audience.
Ran Tang, who was in the teeing ground, was doing some mental preparation.
"It's fine. In Chen Mu's previous matches, he only passively counterattacked unless his opponent used some big move. He never took the initiative to provoke anything.”
"Also, the young player named Wu Long whom he fought against in the Youth Tournament seemed to be his friend, which proves that he should be quite good.”
"What I said before about going all out in the competition should only be a formality.”
Every player had a way to calm themselves down.
Obviously, Ran Tang's method was to comfort himself.
Of course.
This was just his self-affirmation.
However, he could only hope so.
"At most, we'll just treat this game as a coaching match!”
Finally, Ran Tang relaxed.
After taking the outcome of the match lightly, it made him feel much more relaxed.
Looking at Chen Mu from afar, Ran Tang was finally ready to serve.
The tennis ball was thrown high into the air by his left hand. Ran Tang's body was slightly arched as he waited for the ball to hit the target.
"In that case, let's give it our all!”
"If I can get a point from Chen Mu, that will be my victory!”
With this thought in mind, he swung his racket toward Chen Mu's position.
"Whoosh ~"
The tennis ball rushed toward Chen Mu at a high speed. The speed of the serve was not slower than Huo Yang and Jiang Weiming. In fact, it was slightly faster.
Obviously.
It wasn't that Ran Tang hadn't made any progress in the past six months!
Chen Mu, who was sitting opposite him, had already gotten ready to drive.
When he saw Ran Tang's serve, his face revealed a look of approval.
In terms of speed, Ran Tang was second only to his previous opponents, the Strength-enhancing talent, Ji Hong the Rock!
It was obvious that he had displayed his true skill in this match!
Chen Mu muttered when he saw this scene.
"Then let me try something new!”
As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Mu's racket immediately hit the tennis ball that bounced back.
The ball flew toward Ran Tang at high speed.
"Direct hit?"
"You went easy?"
Ran Tang thought in surprise.
"Could it be that what Chen Mu said before was really just for show?”
The tennis ball had already flown to the point of impact in front of him. Ran Tang immediately dispelled his useless thoughts and focused on the game.
With his eyes fixed on the trajectory of the ball, the racket suddenly swung forward.
However…
"Crash ~"
A gust of wind was heard when Ran Tang swung his racket, but the expected blow did not come.
He actually missed this shot?!!
The electronic referee at the scene also confirmed his guess in the next moment.
" 0:15, Chen Mu is in the lead."
PS: Yes, I looked at the comments section before and then used another account to flip through my own books. There was indeed a problem with the number talent level.
After that, the talent level would be expressed in words, one, two, three, four, five, to prevent the problem of random numbers entering again…
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