Chapter 207: No One Can Restrain Me.
"I really don't know what this bunch of frogs at the bottom of the well are so happy about?" Mo Fan shook his head and said.
The others also felt that these Cherry Blossom players probably didn't know how terrifying Mo Fan was, did they?
They were still shouting over there?
How dare they?
"Speaking of which, aren't we playing the opening match?" Jiang Yu looked at the draw sign and said seriously.
The others, who had originally been focused on who their first opponent would be, had forgotten to check the match order. When they carefully saw the match list displayed on the large screen, they suddenly realized that they were playing the opening match!
The opening match was naturally of utmost importance; it was truly watched by the entire world. If one could perform well in the opening match, they would essentially become famous.
While strength was the most important thing for a Mage, the luck of exposure was also quite important.
At this moment, several people in the team also became excited.
Clearly, they were all extremely interested in this opening match and wanted to participate.
"The opening match is a 5-on-5 team regular match. We will select five people from our side, and the Cherry Blossom side will also select five people," Mentor Feng Li said.
With the Mentor present, everything was naturally up to him to decide.
"Mentor, let me do it. I'm a poison-element Mage; I'm very useful in team battles," Zu Jiming immediately said.
"What use are you? Don't be ridiculous," Mo Fan said with a cold laugh.
"What did you say!!" Zu Jiming was immediately displeased when he heard Mo Fan stopping him from playing.
Having arrived in Venice, and with the Mentor here, he naturally grew bolder.
Zu Jiming immediately said angrily, "What's the use of you being strong alone? This is a team competition. In a team competition, you're not even as good as one of my fingers!"
Mo Fan directly scoffed, "Stop talking nonsense. Someone like you, who has been cowardly all this way, would only embarrass Great Xia if you played."
"You—"
Before Zu Jiming could continue barking, Feng Li directly interrupted, "Alright, stop arguing!"
Seeing Feng Li speak, even though Zu Jiming was very angry, he had no choice but to endure it.
"Mu Ningxue, Jiang Shaoxu, Mu Ningxue, Nan Jue, Jiang Yu, you five will play," Mentor Feng Li called out these five names.
"Playing against the Cherry Blossom team while conserving strength like this isn't very good, is it?" Seeing Mentor Feng Li's arrangement, Song He and several other instructors couldn't help but speak up.
The two strongest combatants in the team were Captain Mo Fan, whose strength was undoubtedly immense, and Ai Jiangtu.
Although Cherry Blossom was not a particularly powerful magical nation, it was considered a mid-tier presence. At this time, such a lineup seemed a bit too conservative, didn't it?
Feng Li thought for a moment, his gaze once again sweeping over the team members.
"Old Feng, we still need to win this first match," an aged voice came from behind the Rest area.
An old Mage with gray hair, dressed in ordinary clothes, walked over. His sharp eyes naturally fell on Jiang Yu, who hurried forward and respectfully called out "Teacher."
"Chief, why did you come down too?" Song He was very surprised, looking at the gray-haired old man.
Zhao Manyan had originally intended to introduce Pang Lai, but Mo Fan indicated that he had already met him.
Besides Pang Lai, President Han Ji also came along.
President Han Ji was not surprised to see Mo Fan; he just smiled slightly and said, "Not bad, you made it smoothly to Venice."
"What, did you think I'd be eliminated?" Mo Fan said discontentedly.
"Uh, no, not at all. It's just that I've heard a bit about your exciting deeds along the way," President Han Ji said.
He had never heard of a student who could cause more trouble than Mo Fan.
After President Han Ji and Mo Fan chatted for a few moments, the conversation returned to the issue of who would play.
Feng Li probably intended to conserve strength. Exposing one's true power too early had no real benefit; the whole world would target them, especially since there was already a natural restraint between Elements. If Mo Fan and Ai Jiangtu were put on, other countries would definitely try every means to suppress them. If your Fire is powerful, they'll send two Water Mages. If your Lightning is formidable, they'll call upon an Earth-element tank. If your Curse System is strong, they'll send a Mind Element Mage.
At this moment, Mo Fan said speechlessly, "You're still too conservative."
Feng Li paused at his words, looking at Mo Fan in confusion.
"For me, there's no such thing as restraint," Mo Fan said with full confidence.
"Your destructive power is very strong; no one denies that. But you must know, if the opponent targets you, there will be a Mind Element Mage—"
Before Feng Li could finish, Mo Fan interrupted, "Mind Element Mages have never been able to target me."
"Mentor, he's right," Jiang Shaoxu said at this moment.
Having trained together for so long, Jiang Shaoxu had naturally exchanged pointers with Mo Fan. However, her Mind Element had no effect on Mo Fan whatsoever.
To be honest, Jiang Shaoxu had already speculated that Mo Fan very likely possessed the Mind Element.
But Mo Fan's magic Elements were simply too numerous, and she couldn't determine whether Mo Fan truly had the Mind Element or if he possessed some special magic artifact.
However, one thing Jiang Shaoxu could confirm was that Mo Fan was certainly unafraid of the restraint of the Mind Element.
Upon hearing Jiang Shaoxu speak, Feng Li and the others were all stunned!
Mo Fan isn't afraid of the Mind Element?
How abnormal must this kid be?
Since Jiang Shaoxu could be selected into the National House and make it this far, she was certainly not lacking.
Therefore, what she said was naturally beyond doubt.
"This first match involves too many things. If we lose, public opinion will put a lot of pressure on the players, and it will also bring a sense of urgency to all of us. Let Mo Fan play. We must win the first battle," Chief Mage Pang Lai said.
Feng Li considered it carefully and finally agreed to let Mo Fan play.
If they could win more easily, he was naturally happy to see it.
Afterward, Mo Fan replaced Nan Jue and gained the priority for the first match.
He didn't praise the Cherry Blossom team, after all, to him, they were just a bunch of nobodies, nothing worth his attention.
Afterward, Feng Li began to arrange tactics, but Mo Fan had no intention of listening at all.
In his opinion, fighting a group of 'elementary school students' didn't require any tactics.
Once everything was ready, everyone began to enter the arena. There were many magic arenas in Venice. This was just one of the opening venues, but the flat magic battlefield alone was about the size of four football fields plus a track and field stadium. This was an incredibly exaggerated scale; it was truly not easy to clear such a large piece of land in Venice, where every inch was as precious as gold.
A large magic arena meant that the viewing seats were also dense, but considering the danger of magic battles, even with barrier protection, too many people would not be allowed to densely watch inside the arena. Anyway, with current magic technology, whether it's an aerial view, close-up, side view, or front view, the battle scenes are transmitted perfectly into the viewers' eyes.
In fact, the audience for this match was not only those present but also many watching in the small taverns of Venice.
After all, the number of people was too large, and the arena might not be able to accommodate everyone.