bullyxtreme Chapter 643 Shrek's Strategy
Chapter 643 Shrek's Strategy
Chapter 643 Shrek's Strategy
The appearance of the humanoid soul tool has added suspense to the individual competition, and the Shrek team is under tremendous pressure.
Their overall cultivation level was higher than that of the entire Ming Dou team, but the intense team battle consumed a lot of their soul power, and the defeat of their teammates further dampened their morale.
Each player who took the court next was not afraid, but they all faced a difficult choice: how to deal with and end their game.
If the game ends too quickly, teammates have less time to recover; if it ends too slowly, the opponent gets a chance to catch their breath.
Or perhaps reality didn't give them a choice. Each Shrek team member, not at their peak, failed to demonstrate an overwhelming advantage and was repeatedly embroiled in a tough battle with the Ming Dou team.
Shrek Academy's next opponent was another powerful offensive Soul Emperor, Lei Chiyu. Having recovered considerably in the time it had taken, he defeated Ming Dou's next teammate after a fierce battle. Even with the aid of a humanoid soul tool, his opponent was still slightly inferior in strength.
Furthermore, in close combat, he seized the opportunity to intentionally destroy the two soul-guided cannons mounted on his opponent's arm, weakening him and creating better conditions for his teammates.
Ming Dou Captain Ning Yuan immediately understood Shrek Academy's intention and immediately chose to make a substitution, taking the stage himself in the next battle.
Ning Yuan's opponent is Zi Liang, the control-type Soul Emperor from Shrek Academy, whose martial soul is a book.
Zi Liang's condition has basically recovered. He thought he would get good news again like Lei Chiyu, but he unexpectedly got into a tough battle.
The opponent, as expected of Ming Dou's captain, brought me immense pressure.
Lin Xiaofeng, watching closely from the backcourt, kept his eyes fixed intently on Ning Yuan's humanoid soul tool. He had always hoped for a chance to fight the opposing team's captain in person, but unfortunately, that opportunity never came.
Inside the cockpit, Ning Yuan steadily held up the Seven Treasure Glazed Pagoda. Enjoying the double boost, his opponent was no different from the target he used in training.
He didn't unleash sustained, wide-area fire; instead, he used the soul-guided rays mounted on his arms to maintain a steady, precise rate of fire. Each seemingly ordinary shot contained considerable destructive power.
Zi Liang specializes in energy attacks. Holding the book in his hands, he chants continuously, and runes leap from the book to block the opponent's rays.
But energy also has different levels, and ultimately the two rays pierced through the halo around him, striking the pages of the book in his hand precisely. With a groan, although he wasn't the direct target of the rays, Ziliang's body was still sent flying several meters backward.
Tianyang Douluo also announced the results of the match at the right time, and Ming Dou won another victory.
Shrek Academy made another substitution, this time sending in the defensive Soul Emperor with the Crystal Martial Soul, while Ming Dou sent in Zhou Wu, whose strength lay in his powerful firepower.
Without having to face the coordinated attack of the entire Ming Dou team, this Shrek's proud defensive character demonstrated its unshakeable strength.
No matter how much firepower Zhou Wu unleashed, he couldn't break through the solid crystal barrier. Even if he managed to create cracks, they were quickly repaired within moments.
Even when Zhou Wu exhausted all his soul power to unleash a pulse cannon, it could only barely shatter the outer layer of the crystal barrier, and could not harm the opponent behind the crystal at all.
Ultimately, Shrek emerged victorious in the match.
At this point, three of Shrek's five combatants have passed, and they only need to secure the victory of their last two members. Ming Dou, on the other hand, still has five members remaining. For the next match, Ming Dou did not make any substitutions; Zhou Wu remained in the arena, while Shrek re-entered Yun Lueying, who had previously suffered a defeat.
It was obvious that Lin Xiaofeng had noticed Zhou Wu's weakness, which he used as a breakthrough point to allow the weaker Yun Lueying to defeat him and then leave the scene.
But to everyone's surprise, Zhou Wu's weakness was feigned; he was repeating the trick he used in the group stage. Just when everyone thought he had almost no soul power left, Zhou Wu used up all the soul power in his spare milk bottle and unleashed a pulse cannon at its maximum power.
The terrifying energy fluctuations caused Yun Lueying, who was trying to finish the battle quickly, to turn pale once again.
Fortunately, Tianyang Douluo intervened in time, allowing Yun Lueying to escape unharmed.
Mingdou Academy has passed another person, leaving only four.
Lin Xiaofeng's face showed a hint of anxiety, and his tone was also unease: "This is bad, I don't know if I can make it to the last game."
He announced another change of personnel, sending in Ziliang, and secretly gave him some instructions.
That means the last two players should try to lose as much as possible and not be allowed to win.
Their goal is to achieve final victory, not to be pointlessly worn down by the stronger opponent, or even injured and rendered unable to fight.
If a peak Soul King can't even beat a Soul Master, Shrek Academy will truly become a joke.
To win, you only need to defeat the last enemy, Senkaku.
Zi Liang followed his captain's instructions. The next Ming Dou contestant was not as strong as him, but after a series of exchanges, he lost the match at the right time, thus being able to stay on the field to help Yun Lueying relieve some of the pressure from the opponent.
While this is the safest approach from a tactical standpoint, it's hardly an exciting match for the audience.
Shrek's team sought only defeat, never taking any proactive offensive action, and ultimately even feigning defeat to their opponent. This was undoubtedly a passive and deliberate act of match-fixing.
At first, no one noticed and thought the two sides were evenly matched, enjoying the spectacle. But soon, many discerning viewers saw through the trick and started making noise.
It's not easy for a strong person to pretend to be weak. Knowledgeable viewers can see the gap between this team member and Captain Ning Yuan. Whether it's suppression or precision, this team member is far inferior to the captain. Shrek Academy's performance was too deliberate.
Soon, an uproar erupted in the audience.
Tianyang Douluo couldn't help but frown. According to the rules, this tournament strictly prohibited passive play, and many teams had already been punished for this reason during the group stage. Now that they had reached the semi-finals, Shrek Team's sudden move was a slap in the face to him and the Douling Empire.
However, the Douling Empire's home ground still favored Shrek Academy, so Tianyang Douluo turned a deaf ear to the complaints from the audience, which can be regarded as an tacit acceptance of this strategy.