Ch 116 - Quater Final
Soon, the three days of rest had ended, and the next fight had begun. Perhaps because of the ferocity of the Fei Li Battle Team in the previous round, their fourth-round opponents barely put up a token struggle before surrendering, giving them an easy victory.
Once again, only Zhou Weiqing and Crow actually fought, with each gaining a 1v1 victory, then easily beating their opponents in the 2v2 match.
In the entire process of the fourth round of fights, when the Ka'Ou Battle Team members looked at Crow and Zhou Weiqing during their fights, they immediately thought of the bloody scene of the Bai Da Battle Team and the sickening deaths.
Originally, they were already weaker than the two young combatants, and with fear in their hearts, how could they possibly have a chance?
As such, the Fei Li Team had achieved victory over all four of their matches, and the only remaining match was against the seeded team of their group, the Dan Dun Battle Team.
Even if they conceded to them in the next, and final, round, they were already guaranteed a top-eight spot.
Zhou Weiqing also learned from Shangguan Xue'er that his parents were staying in the Heavenly Expanse Palace as guests which surprised him a little. He even got berated by his old man for acting arrogant in front of Bing'er family and kicked his son's ass, not giving him any face.
How could Weiqing even dare to raise any complaint in front of his father, letting him beat himself?
Time flew indeed, and it seemed like a blink of an eye and it was already the final round of the preliminary heats.
After this round, the top eight would get five days of rest before the quarter-finals began.
Once the top four had been selected out of the quarter-finals, the semi-finals would be held on Heavenly Jewel Island, and the top four would have the honor of entering it.
As the final round of the preliminary heats, the most popular was naturally still the various betting booths. After all, this was the final chance for the citizens and audience to place their bets. This year's Heavenly Jewel Tournament had indeed let the ZhongTian Empire earn a sizeable income from organizing the bets.
The seven members of the Fei Li Battle Team reached the ZhongTian Plaza early. As with the previous rounds, they claimed their winnings first. Naturally, they had all won a large amount from the fight with the Bai Da Empire, but their odds against the Ka'Ou Team had dropped drastically, and they had barely gotten much from that last bet.
As the employee at the betting booth passed them their gold coin storage cards, he couldn't help but feel envious, saying jokingly. "You guys sure have earned a lot this year! Are you still betting today? If you all choose to fight, it can be a chance to win big! 1 to 100 odds!"
Of course, his words had been a joke, perhaps even a light-hearted jibe.
After all, the Fei Li Battle Team's opponent today was the seeded team, the Dan Dun Battle Team.
Hearing the employee's joke, Zhou Weiqing, who had been standing right in front, slammed his gold coin storage card down. Smiling, he said. "Alright, I bet everything on ourselves, Fei Li Battle Team victory."
The employee started, staring at him dazedly for a moment before he recovered himself. Laughing a little in spite of himself, he said. "Don't joke around, keep it quickly, that is five million gold coins."
Zhou Weiqing said seriously. "Who is joking? I am really betting on us to win. We are really fighting today; what you said is right. A 1 to 100 payout rate, our fate lies in our own hands, how can I not bet on myself."
Taken aback, the employee stuttered in shock. "You… you mean… you are really going to fight the seeded team today?"
Most, if not all, teams would not want to fight the seeded teams before the top eight. After all, no one wanted to take too many losses before the quarter-finals.
Zhou Weiqing smiled and nodded, saying. "Yes, we are serious. Please register us."
Ye Paopao stood beside Zhou Weiqing, saying hesitantly. "Weiqing, you do not need to bet so much. Our chance isn't that high."
Zhou Weiqing laughed heartily, saying. "Hehe... Our imagination is our limit. If I win, my five million gold coins will become five hundred million gold coins, haha... I wonder if the ZhongTian Empire will feel heartache if that really happens! Are you all betting?"
Ye Paopao shook his head, saying. "I've already earned enough this time, and I shall not want to lose it all… A man content with his lot is a happy man. I will join you in betting ten thousand gold coins just for fun instead."
The rest of the others placed a similar bet to Ye Paopao, each placing ten thousand on themselves. The only exception was Crow. She was the poorest of the entire team, and even after winning the last four rounds, she had only amassed fifty thousand gold coins. Unhesitatingly, she bet all of it on their team.
Drunken Bao laughed and said. "Sis Crow, why did you follow Weiqing and go crazy? It's tough for us to earn money, not like that fellow who is a Consolidating Equipment Master!"
Crow shook her head, grinning as she said. "I trust in Weiqing, and also my own vision. If we do not put our backs against the wall, to break the caldrons and sink the boats, how can we win? We must win!"
The employee of the betting booth stared at all the team members like they had gone crazy, or become idiots. Even after he had finished their registration and they had left, he was still in a daze of disbelief. However, he had already accepted the bets, that was indeed true.
The weather today was not very good, with dark clouds gathering in the skies, looking like a storm would break at any moment. However, this did not in any way dampen the excited spirits of the watching audience. It was still early in the morning and the ZhongTian Plaza was already a sea of people.
It was after all the final day of the preliminary heats, and many were excited to have a final look at the fights, and also to place a bet or two.
In the Fei Li Battle Team Rest House, the atmosphere was serious, mixed with both nervousness and excitement as all of them waited for their turn.
All of them were seated except for Zhou Weiqing, and they were all looking towards him at this point.
"Weiqing, arrange our fighting order then." Lin TianAo said solemnly.
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