Chapter 709: Changed Rules, 11 vs. 11
"In this Grand Magic Fight, the total scores of the magicians will be used to rank the guilds from the beginning to the end. From the crystal screen in the venue, we can actually see the ranking of the magic guilds in the Kingdom of Fiore."
"But as of today, there have been cases of 'no players participating in the competition' and 'all members of a certain guild eliminated', so the next games can no longer continue the previous 'competition' and 'duel' modes."
"After discussions between the competition officials and our three judges, we unanimously decided to make slight changes to the upcoming competition format!"
The competition system needs to be changed?
Isn't this too sudden?
Kira was stunned at first , but soon figured out the reason: Mysterious Pumpkin Sauce's words actually implied that the current guild ranking was the final ranking. In this regard, his own guild, Fairy Tail, didn't care, anyway, they were the first, but how could people from other guilds accept it?
Apart from anything else, the fact that the scores and strength are completely disproportionate is enough to convince people. So far in this game, luck has had too great of an impact on the rankings.
The wizards themselves were already dissatisfied, and it was even less likely that the audience would agree.
You know, popular wizards in this world are equivalent to big stars. They have a lot of fans and support groups. Although their performance is not as crazy as in the three-dimensional world, if you underestimate their power, you will suffer greatly. Even the official kingdom cannot withstand such public opinion!
After all, this is not the three-dimensional world where all power is in the hands of the royal family.
In this world where magic exists, magicians have a transcendent status to the kingdom, just like the cultivators in the fantasy world have a transcendent status to ordinary human dynasties.
Although due to traditional thinking, wizards usually do not disobey the orders of the kingdom, and there is the Council watching, the royal family dare not take the risk!
After all, the neighboring Western Continent is a typical country based on magic.
This also led to the fact that even the mysterious Pumpkin Sauce, whose real identity was Old Thomas, the King of Fiore, did not dare to announce the end of the competition.
Therefore, we can only modify the rules, extend the game, and continue to give an answer that convinces everyone!
"First of all, regarding the competition time, we have tentatively decided to extend the original competition plan by two days, which means the competition will continue until July 7. If we start counting from tomorrow, there are still three days left."
The audience was silent for a moment, and then began to whisper to each other -
"Want to extend the match time? Although we really want to watch them fight, the tickets are very expensive! Are you going to pay for it?"
"That's right! We would never do such a thing..."
Pumpkin Sauce's voice came again: "Of course, since the 6th and 7th are extra days due to temporary changes in the competition system, the organizers have decided not to charge ticket fees!"
“We agree!!”
"The fight between wizards is so exciting!! I never get tired of watching it!!"
"Just call number 10!!"
The originally hesitant and dissatisfied audience instantly became excited after hearing that the organizers were so generous, and they wished that they would change the rules a little bit and play the game for two more days.
After all, who can resist watching a free magic battle?
Seeing the audience's dissatisfaction turn into praise and cheers, Pumpkin Sauce finally felt relieved and said with a sigh of relief: "Here are the rules for the next few days!"
"The subsequent matches will be different from the past four days. They will no longer be held in the form of 'guilds'. Instead, the remaining 22 people will form mixed teams from different guilds, and then compete in a different form of elimination matches!"
After Mysterious Pumpkin Sauce said this, it was like a falling rock that caused a thousand waves, causing an uproar in the entire venue.
"What?! Not proceeding as a guild?!"
"But isn't this tournament to determine the best magic guild in Fiore?? What would it look like if we didn't have a competition among guilds?!!"
"If we mix up the teams, how will we rank later on..."
"This is so messed up! It's like they just made the decision on the spur of the moment. Are all the organizers of the competition so careless?!"
Tens of thousands of viewers were discussing the upcoming changes to the competition, and many people even started to criticize directly, using this to vent their dissatisfaction and resentment because their favorite wizards were eliminated.
When the discussion subsided a little, Pumpkin Sauce raised the microphone and continued to explain the rules for tomorrow: "For tomorrow's game, we will divide the current 22 wizards into two teams and have an 11-on-11 match!!"
"11 vs. 11... Is this a soccer match?"
Hearing the somewhat familiar numbers, Kira couldn't help but complain, but he soon remembered that there seemed to be no sports like football in this world.
"The two people with the highest individual scores will be the captains. The two captains will select 10 of the remaining 20 people in order from the lowest to the highest individual scores of the current wizards to form their own teams. The captains will then make the distribution, forming three one-on-one battles and four two-on-two battles."
The two people with the highest individual scores now are Kira, who has 30 points, and Laxus, who has 25 points. In other words, the two of them will become the captains of the two teams in tomorrow's game.
Hearing this, the people from various magic guilds turned their eyes to Fairy Tail , and the people from Fairy Tail turned their eyes to Kira and Laxus.
"If it's the two of them, it wouldn't be unacceptable for them to be the captain?"
"Those two guys are fighting again? With some help this time, maybe Laxus can win once..."
"Hahaha...it looks really funny!"
"Damn it! I'm not included in such a fun thing. I'm so upset!!"
The conversations of the people around him reminded Laxus of the past when he had lost to Kira many times since he was a child. The look he gave him couldn't help but show a bit more fighting spirit and provocation.
My current strength is far from what it used to be, so I can take advantage of this competition to avenge my past humiliation and get back the face I lost in the past! Wait for my revenge, Kira! !
Then Laxus saw Kira slowly turn his head, drooping his dead fish eyes, and gave him a "???".
"What's the matter?"
This bastard!!!
Laxus's fist instantly hardened!!
But he knew that now was not the time to get angry, so he suppressed his anger and continued to listen to the rules that followed.
"The order of captain selection is as follows: the captain with the lowest personal score selects one person first, then the captain with the highest personal score selects two people, and then the captain with the lowest personal score selects two people, and this cycle repeats until the captain with the highest personal score selects the last person."
"There is another rule: the total score of each team needs to be as equal as possible."
"Because the total score is now 245 points, we will try to make it as equal as possible, that is, one team will have 125 points and the other team will have 120 points. If we subtract the scores of the two captains, the total score of the team members will be 95 points."
As soon as these two rules came out, everyone knew that this was a competition to judge the "strength" and "scores" of the 20 wizards. How to select teammates with strong strength and low scores is what Kira and Laxus have to do now.
Soon, at the host's notice, 22 wizards returned to the arena.
Kira and Laxus need to select their respective players at this time, so that they have enough time to deploy their troops, and at the same time make the audience look forward to the next day's game.
Kira looked at the score table above his head and complained in a low voice: "From this point of view, Sawyer should be the one with the lowest cost performance, right? And the ones with the highest cost performance should be Jura, Natsu, Laquette, and Agil..."
"Hey, hey, hey...what's with your tone like you're buying vegetables at the market?!"
"Huh? Any problem??"
Kira glanced at Sawyer, who came close to him and roared at him unconvinced, then turned his head slightly to look at the people of the 'Emperor's Shield'.
Each of these people has unique skills. If we can get them here, the battle should go more smoothly.
But the people in your own guild are also very important, because the magicians in your own guild have cheats, and you may be able to defeat someone stronger than you by relying on your faith.
At the same time, the best players from other guilds like Urrutia and Jura were also very good wizards, no worse than those guys in their own guild.
Finally, there are those with average or even poor strength, as well as those who are hated by everyone and are the "Tails of the Crows" that neither Kira nor Laxus want.
It's okay , she's not Ivan's confidant and doesn't hate Fairy Tail, but it's different for Narubudingku, not only does he have a bad personality, he also has no good feelings towards Fairy Tail, it's a waste to keep her!
"So now...how do I choose?"
