Gourmet Style Beast Taming

Chapter 146: Competition

Translator: 549690339

“The first selection battle of the day is about to begin, we call upon contestant Zhong Lichen to the stage, who will be battling with selection standard No.3. We request contestant Chen Ke, who will participate in the second round, to wait in the player passage.”

“Other contestants can watch the battles and prepare from the contestant preparation seats!”

As the host’s voice faded, the contestants gathered on the battlefield orderly moved towards the contestant preparation area, leaving behind only Zhong Lichen, who would be the first to fight, and the N0.3 Selection Battle Standard who stepped out from another section of the arena.

Qin Lang and his three companions sat together in the contestant preparation area, quietly discussing as they checked the match schedule.

As contestants, they didn’t know the specific details of the schedule any earlier than the audience, which added more uncertainty to the competition.

“I’m in the eleventh round,” by the looks of Qi Xiaoyu’s face, she was nervous, “That’s a bit fast!”

“I’m in the fourteenth round, quite close to yours,” Zhao Chen glanced at the schedule and showed an eager look, “1 can’t wait!”

Upon hearing Zhao Chen’s words, Qi Xiaoyu rolled her eyes mockingly, then turned to Du Weiwei, “Weiwei, what about you?”

“‘twenty-first round,” Du Weiwei had a somewhat helpless expression on her face, “Although it doesn’t start until the afternoon, it’s the first match of the afternoon.”

“Seems like I’m last,” Qin Lang shrugged, “I’m in the sixty-third round.”

While the quartet were discussing their match timings, the first selection Battle was formally starting in the arena below.

Zhong Lichen sent out a Two-Star Food Spirit, without any combined battle skills.

His displayed strength was comparable to that of Selection Battle Standard

No.3, but he was able to restrain the opponent with his combat skill configuration. It took him three minutes to defeat them.

During Zhong Lichen’s turn, the Judge Panel had already started scoring him. Shortly after Zhong Lichen’s battle ended, the host quickly got his score for this round.

“Now, let’s give a big round of applause to congratulate contestant Zhong Lichen!”

“Our twenty judges have determined a final score of 88.3 based on contestant Zhong Lichen’s demonstrated abilities in the battle!”

Zhong Lichen seemed satisfied with his score. He smiled and waved to the audience in front of the close-up camera on the big screen.

“Now, we will request contestant Zhong Lichen to temporarily step down, and invite contestant Chen Ke to the stage. We ask contestant Zhang Ziehen, who is participating in the third round, to wait in the Player Passage!”

Just as the contestant called Chen Ke stepped onto the stage, in the contestant preparation area, Qin Lang curiously turned to Du Weiwei, “What’s the relative significance of this score in the selection Battle?”

“As long as you defeat the opponent, the score will be no less than 80. Additional points are added based on various indicators above this basis. 88.3 is a good score,” Du Weiwei paused slightly, “When I ranked in the top four at the earlier Dongxia City’s Youth Training Competition, my score was 89.4.”

“It’s more intense this time around. I think you’ll need at least 90 points to make it to the top four.”

“I see,” Qin Lang nodded.

After comparing himself with Zhong Lichen, who just fought, he felt he had a good chance of scoring over 90 points.

This could be seen as a piece of good news.

With the end of the first match, the contestants who hadn’t yet appeared were a mixture of elation and worry. With Zhong Lichen as a yardstick, they were able to gauge their own capabilities more clearly.

Zhong Lichen, who returned to the contestant preparation area, predictably attracted the attention of the other contestants.

Before long, Chen Ke, the contestant for the second round, completed his Selection Battle as well.

Compared to Zhong Lichen, Chen Ke was slightly less capable. The battle was more protracted, and he finally secured a score of only 87.1 points.

Immediately after him, the fourth contestant started preparing while the third contestant took the stage.

The matches proceeded as scheduled, and soon it was the turn of the tenth contestant to take the stage.

A visibly nervous Qi Xiaoyu had to go to the player passage to prepare.

“Go Xiaoyu!” Du Weiwei grabbed Qi Xiaoyu’s hand and encouraged her with an assuring smile, “Don’t stress out too much, just give it your best shot.”

“You can do it!”

Qin Lang and Zhao Chen also cheered for her.

“Alright!”

Qi Xiaoyu took a deep breath, and with a visibly lighter demeanor she waved at Qin Lang and the others, then turned and walked towards the player passage.

A few minutes later, the preceding contestant had completed their Selection Battle.

It was Qi Xiaoyu’s turn to take the stage.

She had pre-emptively chosen Selection Battle Standards No.4 and No.8 – today she would be battling the latter.

For Qi Xiaoyu who only had a One-Star Food Spirit, this was bound to be a difficult fight.

Under the watchful eyes of Qin Lang and the others, Qi Xiaoyu and Xiu Xiu eventually managed to hold out for two minutes against the No.8 Standard, thanks to their strong whip ability for medium-range attacks, and even managed to wear down the opponent’s Two-Star Food Spirit to a certain extent.

Her score was 67.9.

Contestants that couldn’t defeat the standard would score between 60 and 80 points. Given that, her score was already excellent compared to another contestant with a One-Star Food Spirit who appeared before her.

Qi Xiaoyu, who wasn’t entirely optimistic about advancing to the next round and was only participating in the Youth Training Competition to prove herself, seemed more relieved after getting her score.

She retracted the incapacitated Xiu Xiu back into the Star Vein. When she returned to her companions, her face showed a trace of relief, “Tomorrow I’ll be battling Standard N0.4,1 want to try my best to get a higher score than today!”

“You can do it!” Du Weiwei held Qi Xiaoyu’s hand and nodded earnestly.

Before long, it was Zhao Chen’s turn to wait in the player passage.

“Let me show you guys the extent of my capabilities!” Zhao Chen left this sentence behind and, with Yangyang in tow, swiftly headed towards the player passage.

“What an egomaniac.” Qi Xiaoyu mumbled as she watched Zhao Chen walk away, rolling her eyes.

As the thirteenth contestant completed his match, it was Zhao Chen’s turn.

While the adolescent was overtly confident, his demonstrated strength was undeniable.

Having undergone a unique trial in his home, Yangyang was considerably stronger than before.

Even though he ultimately couldn’t bridge the power gap between his One-Star Food Spirit and a Two-Star Food Spirit to win, Yangyang, relying on his powerful mobility and flexible positioning, managed to significantly deplete the opponent’s power before being incapacitated.

Zhao Chen’s final score was 74.7.

Securing such a score even in defeat earned him a generous applause from the audience.

“I lost, but not completely!” Zhao Chen proudly proclaimed upon returning to the contestant preparation area, “Wait until I get Two stars, 1’11 definitely shine at the next Youth Training Competition!”

This self-confidence made Qin Lang and the others, who had prepared to compliment him, remain silent instead.

He didn’t need any praise.

The Selection Battles for the twenty contestants took a bit over an hour.

Upon completion of the twentieth Selection Battle, the morning schedule came to a temporary close.

After a break of two hours, the afternoon schedule began.

And it was Du Weiwei who took the stage first.

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