Chapter 174: The Highly Anticipated Match

In the audience.

“Look at the screen,” someone shouted.

“What’s wrong with the screen?”

“It’s a team from Xia Country.”

“Xia Country?”

Upon hearing this, everyone craned their necks in anticipation.

[Arena 3, Immortal Sect (Xia Country) VS Peak Giant (Nuscheka)]

“It really is the Xia Country’s team. This is really sudden, but it’s a good surprise.”

“I got my ticket’s worth this time.”

“I thought that all the martial artists from Xia Country were huddling up at home! This is quite surprising.”

“Speaking of which, can the Xia Country’s team win this match?”

“No sh*t, they definitely won’t lose,” someone said with certainty.

Everyone was confused.

“Why?”

“Think about it. If Xia Country had enough guts to participate, they must be quite powerful. Otherwise, they will become a joke.”

“Also, according to the rules of the competition, teams who have yet to accumulate 1000 points will be matched up by the system.

“The competition has been going on for so long. The teams that don’t have 1000 points yet are all very weak. They won’t be able to defeat the team from Xia Country.

“And now, the competition is about to end. Xia Country’s team won’t be able to get 1000 accumulated points.

“Think about it, in a match-up system, will they possibly lose?”

After this person’s analysis, everyone came to a realization.

“These Xia Country people are really cunning. Is there no chance of winning then?”

Many people had grit their teeth, desperately hoping that Xia country’s team would lose.

“It seems very unlikely at the moment, but it’s not impossible. We can wait and see.”

“Actually, the organizers can manipulate the match-up secretly. I think they will have a way.”

“That’s all we can do now.”

The audience was in fervent discussion.

On the other side, all the teams in the preparation area had also received the news that Xia Country’s team had come to participate in the competition. They were equally excited.

Most of them had guessed that the Xia Country team was not weak. Since it was nearing the end of the competition, they probably wouldn’t lose.

Hence, teams with more than 1,000 points were unable to fight with Xia Country’s team. They were really agitated.

They really wanted to trample on Xia Country’s team, but due to the competition rules, they had no choice but to only watch.

However, someone quickly proposed an idea.

“We can fake the results.”

“For teams like us that are unable to enter the top 100, we can purposely lose the competition and reduce our accumulated points to below 1000 points. This way, we will have a chance to fight with Xia Country’s team.”

When everyone heard this, their eyes lit up. This was indeed a good idea.

“But according to the rules of the competition, we’ll be stripped of our right to compete if we do that. Will that work?”

“Why don’t we make it more realistic? They definitely won’t be able to tell.”

“That’s fine. But if we lose a lot of points, the organizers will probably suspect us too!”

Everyone fell silent.

There was indeed something wrong with this situation.

“No problem with that.”

At this moment, a young man in a suit walked over.

He was a staff member of the elimination competition.

Everyone was surprised to see him.

Did he hear everything?

Tss! We’re done for then.

The staff member looked at everyone and grinned.

“The higher-ups place great importance on this team from Xia Country. At this stage, teams with less than 1000 accumulated points are really too weak. There’s nothing interesting about their fight with Xia Country’s team.

“Thus, if you wish to reduce your points to fight them, we would be more than happy to see that happen.”

Everyone understood.

“So we

can

fake results?”

“Yes, but it shouldn’t be too fake. After all, we are broadcasting live. If it’s too fake, it will affect the viewership ratings.”

“Understood. We’ll definitely do well.”

“Then I’ll look forward to everyone’s performance!”

The staff member laughed heartily and walked away.

…

Arena 3.

It was undoubtedly the most eye-catching area.

For this match, the organizers had specially set up a commentary platform and quickly created a promotional video.

The viewership ratings had almost tripled before the game even started.

Time ticked by.

The eleventh level of the preparation area was bustling with noise and excitement, even more so than the audience.

In such a noisy environment, Wang Zhixing and the others were sitting cross-legged on the ground, their minds calm and unaffected by the outside world.

After a while.

Wang Zhixing opened his eyes and looked at the time on his wristband. He indifferently said, “It’s almost time.”

The team members opened their eyes and walked towards the elevator.

Those on the same level quickly followed.

…

At this moment, the competition area was bursting. All the media outlets were fighting to get a good shot. In the end, the