Versatile Mage: The Zhou Family's Young Master Forcefully Marries Mu Ningxue

Chapter 132 The Butterfly Effect, Against the Korean Team
After the opening ceremony, the tense and exciting lottery began.

At this moment, Nan Jue walked over to Zhou Haoyu.

"Captain, the mentor wants you to draw lots."

As soon as he finished speaking, Nan Jue noticed that Mu Ningxue's expression seemed a little off.

Mu Ningxue usually has a frosty look, but now her cheeks have a touch of pink.

Mu Ningxue felt Nan Jue's questioning gaze and could only pretend to be calm.

"Okay, I'll go right away."

Zhou Haoyu acted as if nothing had happened and immediately left his seat to walk towards the central platform.

Zhou Haoyu was rather casual about the lottery.

Although I really wanted to be drawn directly into the US team, the probability of that one in thirty-two is impossible just to think about.

Looking at the lottery box that was handed to him, Zhou Haoyu reached in and randomly drew a ticket.

After drawing lots, Zhou Haoyu turned and left.

"China vs. South Korea!"

Zhou Haoyu stopped in surprise; his first opponent wasn't the Japanese team.

Could this be the butterfly effect?
However, the South Korean team is weaker than the island nation team.

The island nation's team is roughly at the upper-middle level among the 32 teams, while the South Korean team doesn't even rank in the middle.

As soon as Zhou Haoyu returned to the team, Zhao Manyan rushed up to him with a face full of excitement.

"Brother Yu, you're lucky! You drew a weak team right from the start."

Zhao Manyan said with a smile.

It's only the knockout stage now, and some strong teams will choose to conserve their strength, so they naturally want to match against some weaker teams to practice against.

"It's boring. If it were a strong team like the US, it might pique my interest."

Zhou Haoyu shrugged. He knew he definitely wouldn't get to play against a weak team like South Korea.

Everyone chuckled, feeling that the captain was showing off, but they didn't dare say it out loud.

"Captain, isn't this the opening match?"

Jiang Yu looked at the battle information displayed on the screen and couldn't help but say something.

"It really is the opening match, and the opponent is a weak team like South Korea."

"Mentor, I want to go on stage!"

Guan Yu immediately jumped out excitedly; this was a great opportunity to become famous.

If he were to take on two or three opponents in a competition, or have any other outstanding performance, he would definitely become famous!

The previous Chinese team did not perform well, but this opening match is inspiring and has attracted more attention.

"Since it's the South Korean team, then Zhou Haoyu and Ai Jiangtu don't need to play."

Instructor Feng Li spoke.

Zhou Haoyu and Ai Jiangtu nodded; they had no interest in such a weak team.

After thinking for a moment, Feng Li addressed the crowd:
"The opening match is a five-on-five team battle. Mu Ningxue, Mu Nujiao, Guan Yu, Jiang Yu, and Zhao Manyan, the five of you will play."

Feng Li's decision to send Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao was most likely to boost morale.

In Feng Li's eyes, Zhou Haoyu was undoubtedly the strongest in the team, followed by Ai Jiangtu.

But in reality, Mu Ningxue now possesses two soul seeds, and her strength is definitely above Ai Jiangtu's.

"Should I go on stage too?"

Zhao Manyan was somewhat flattered, as he was always at the bottom of the team and his support abilities were not as good as Nan Rongni's.

I thought he wouldn't get a chance to perform in the opening round, but my mentor actually sent him.

Perhaps the mentor is using Nan Rongni as a trump card.

"First match against South Korea, great! It'll be perfect for showcasing the spirit of our Chinese team." Just then, a somewhat aged voice came from behind.

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Zhou Haoyu immediately turned around and, sure enough, the person who had come was none other than Pang Lai, the chief of the Magic Court.

"teacher!!"

Zhou Haoyu and Jiang Yu said this respectfully.

Pang Lai looked at the two with a face full of satisfaction. With these two disciples, he could say that he had successors.

The only regrettable thing is that Zhou Haoyu has yet to find a suitable contracted creature.

This is truly worrying.

Pang Lai was unaware that Zhou Haoyu already had two contracted creatures, one of which was the third daughter of Queen Medusa!

"Young friend, it's been a long time."

Han Ji, who was behind him, greeted him with a smile.

"Chief, should we change the players we're fielding?" Feng Li asked Pang Lai.

"No need, just these five people."

After confirming the contestants, Pang Lai turned to Zhou Haoyu and said, "I've also heard about Pan Xi's cultivation being abolished. I support your decision."

Pang Lai was a hot-tempered person to begin with, and if he were young, he would have been no less ruthless than Zhou Haoyu.

"Thank you, teacher," Zhou Haoyu said with a slight smile.

As the chief priest of the magic court, Pang Lai's words were undoubtedly an attempt to secure his support.

Zhou Haoyu is not an ungrateful person, and he will not hesitate to repay the favor if he has the opportunity in the future.

Under the referee's guidance, the players from both sides began to enter the competition area one after another.

The competition venue was randomly selected to be a mountainous area, surrounded by hard rocks, which gave earth-type mages a natural advantage.

Unfortunately, none of the five players who took the field were majoring in earth magic.

To be precise, the Chinese team never had a mage specializing in earth magic.

Zhao Manyan minors in earth magic, as does Guan Yu, but his fighting style leans towards speed.

Earth magic is quite complex, so Guan Yu rarely uses earth magic except for Earth Wave.

The South Korean team has two mages specializing in earth magic, giving them a natural advantage in terms of the competition environment.

"Captain, this environment seems to be very unfavorable for us."

Taking advantage of Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao's absence, Jiang Fox directly grabbed Zhou Haoyu's arm.

Zhou Haoyu never refuses any bargains offered to him.

Zhou Haoyu first rubbed the surface a few times to feel the texture, and then said:
"The key to victory is still strength; this environmental advantage cannot lead the South Korean team to victory."

In this rocky environment, the strength of earth-type mages can be increased by about 20% to 30%.

However, Mu Ningxue and Mu Nujiao possess domains, and they can easily regain this advantage by using any of them.

Just as Zhou Haoyu predicted, the South Korean team initially took advantage of the terrain, catching the Chinese team off guard.

However, apart from the captain, all the other members of the Korean team are high-level players in a single element.

Even if you gain the upper hand, you cannot continue to expand your advantage.

Meanwhile, Mu Ningxue had already unleashed her Ice Domain, and the biting cold air rapidly spread outwards.

Before long, most of the rocky terrain was covered by a thick layer of ice, turning it into a snowy wonderland.

Earth-type mages not only lost their terrain advantage, but were also somewhat suppressed.

"field!!"

The South Korean team captain's expression changed drastically. Before going on the field, he had specifically investigated the Chinese team's information, and neither their captain nor vice-captain was playing.

Even with the Chinese team conserving their strength, they were still completely powerless to fight back.

(End of this chapter)