After the first duel in the preliminary round, the partners all needed to rest and prepare for the second rematch the next day.
Yes, you heard it right, there is no ample rest time during the audition stage.
Team members may suffer serious ammunition injuries during the initial selection, such as damage to the cardiopulmonary system and cranial nerves. These injuries can be filled with Lady White products, but if they want to be completely healed, they must be paired with a panacea and sufficient Sleep to heal.
During the audition stage, the number of teams participating in the competition in each region has increased over the years with the decline of the Crazy Butterfly Holy Cult.
By the hot summer of 2032, more than 10,000 people participated in the popular tourist destination of Daji Township alone, totaling more than 1,700 teams. The competition still uses a double-elimination elimination system, which also results in the Luna Cup being played for a hundred days.
Almost one-fifth of the passionate young people in the entire 41 districts, 8 cities, 32 counties and 108 townships participated in this competition.
The primary election takes four days, the second round begins at the same time, and then the double-elimination stage is a twelve-day schedule. Two-thirds of the more than a thousand teams are screened, leaving the top three hundred.
It took less than a month to determine the final top sixteen at the township level using a best-of-three-game format from the remaining three hundred.
A month and a half later, the township-level representative team was finally born. At this time, the auditions had just ended.
Our players have to rush to the regional capital non-stop to compete with strong opponents from various towns and counties. At least 32 teams and at most 40 teams will participate in the competition for regional representatives. Including substitutes, there will be a total of more than 200 teams. The winner will taste the sweetness of victory and the bitterness of failure in the metropolis.
The lucky one left behind in the end will take the hope of the entire region to Adulis and arm-wrestle with the elite heroes of the entire underground world.
If a team can start from the training games before the auditions, go all the way to the award podium of Adulis, and finally hold up the Luna Cup, it also means that these fighters will spend nearly one-third of their time throughout the year. Maintaining a state of war.
They did not slack off in this cruel marathon. Lady luck may occasionally help the brave, but luck will never make it through this hellish race.
No matter what the process is, the regional teams that make it to the finals are all athletes with tenacity and determination, and are very remarkable young talents.
The darling of these times is truly the number one in the world, which also shows that the proud and ruthless railway world is a dangerous area rich in martial arts - this place spends one-third of the year training troops.
For Foego Sebastian, the Luna Cup is his ideal.
Seven years ago, a terrorist attack occurred at a hotel in Mogadishu, the capital of Somalia.
Foego Sebastian's father died at the security guard booth. The little boy didn't know what happened at the time. The important event of life and death was too far away for a child who was only thirteen years old.
On this special day, June 14, when bad luck seems to especially like to torture the poor, little Foyego received two documents from the local police station in Mogadishu, which were an official death certificate and a letter notifying family members.
My mother has leukemia and cannot travel far away, living with my grandmother who has diabetes and Alzheimer's disease. The family of four all depends on the father's work for survival, and there is no such thing as "life" because the word "life" itself is too luxurious and too expensive.
On the afternoon of the 14th, due to grandma's poor memory, without her father's help, she took out the expired bacon from the freezer and cooked a meal that was fatal to the elderly, so she cooked it at four o'clock the next morning. At midnight, Foego heard only a few feeble wails, and another relative passed away.
Witnessing death can leave a very painful psychological shadow on a child.
He remembered that his father used to patrol the hotel's Lido Beach, always with his hands behind his back and wearing neat and clean clothes. As long as my father is around, it seems that this home is always full of laughter and laughter.
Another frivolous forensic autopsy came back, and together with the death certificate, it became a heavy burden on the child's mind.
Just a week later, Foego's mother passed away——
——He squatted beside the bed, this time watching his mother slowly close her eyes.
He kissed the back of his mother's fingers and thought about her good and bad qualities.
She was not a competent mother. Because of the negative emotions caused by her illness, she always acted recklessly at home and vented her anger on the people she loved most. It was not until her father passed away that she finally became quiet and hugged her baby every day. Sebastian hugged his son and kissed his forehead.
Every day, this mother would look at her little baby in fear and always ask nonsense questions, such as how are you, are you hungry, are you afraid of the cold, and are you like me, getting this disease? Incurable diseases.
Little Foyego wrote a diary.
In the hot June, the whole world seems to have turned gray.
"Dad went to work and didn't come back in the afternoon. Mom answered the phone and then Dad died."
"In the evening, grandma finished cooking and everyone ate together. No one said anything. Grandma started to cry, and my mother started to cry too. The next morning, grandma also died."
"My mother was very sad and asked me to go to Auntie Kelly to borrow money to pay the priest."
"At the end of the month, I went out one morning to buy meat and bone sticks, and Aunt Keli made sweet pancakes and diced beef. She didn't want us to pay back the money."
"When I got home, my mother was dead."
At the end of the diary, little Foego finally understood that he was the only one left in this world.
He said goodbye to Aunt Keli, finished handling the household chores, and looked at himself in the mirror——
——He felt sick and seemed like he could never be happy again.
So he wanted to find a medicine, a medicine that could cure himself, a magic medicine that could make the mind feel light again and relieve the mind from the torture of heavy pressure.
This little guy secretly hid in a banana food container, followed a large truck across Somalia to Ethiopia, and sneaked onto an oil tanker in Saudi Arabia to work as a laborer all the way north. Six months later, he was found in Reykjavik, Iceland. In the restaurant, he found two tickets, and like every psychic in the underground world, he embarked on the path he must take.
At the beginning of the journey, Foego could not afford Galahad's tuition. Unlike Brother Hao, he had a waiter who was willing to lend him money. Mr. Toussaint, who happens to be recruiting workers for the Business School, fell in love with little Foego's qualities at a glance.
Toussaint was not a coach at that time, but just a player in the Luna Cup. He served in Amethyst and was the absolute core of Amethyst, serving as an attacker and captain.
Toussaint took in little Foego, brought him to District 41, and sent him to school. He was almost a second father to little Foego.
Little Foyego lived in the Daji Township Welfare Sanatorium. Mr. Toussaint told him that these houses could be repaired thanks to the anonymous people. At that time, our Mr. Jiang Xueming was beating Conque Johnny.
The welfare project in Daji Township was slowly expanded to the surrounding areas after the annihilation operation in the 48th District, and was launched on the Asia-Europe railway network from the Clearwater Bay area to Huangjin Township.
As the starting point, District 41 is naturally the first place to receive policy benefits.
Foego has had a new home since then——
——Toussaint has taken in many children. Little guys like Foego who are under eighteen years old and have no waiters to take care of them. Most of the bonuses he earns from playing games and the wages paid by the club are spent on the children. .
When he was thirty-six years old, he encountered serious injuries. During a training match, a bullet penetrated the language area of his right skull, causing the captain to retreat to the background and train for seven full years. It took twelve days to speak normally.
The captain's loss of speech ability was a fatal blow to Amethyst's warriors. Toussaint was criticized verbally by Amethyst supporters that year because he was the soul of the team. Without him, Amethyst almost collapsed and eventually stopped competing as a county representative.
Foego Sebastian still remembers that time——
——It was also a hot summer day, and the Luna Cup had just started less than sixteen days ago. In front of the window sill of the nursing home, Teacher Toussaint was listening to the radio, and suddenly the news came that Amethyst was defeated. Teacher Toussaint began to cry, with unwillingness all over his face.
He didn't understand why Teacher Toussaint was crying at that time. He cried so uglyly. Other children were also infected by this emotion. The older friends led the children to cry together.
It wasn't until many years later, when Foego came to the field for the first time and missed the victory, that he finally understood the thoughts of Toussaint, who was sitting on the bed and unable to speak. It seemed that bad things would always happen in the summer.
"What are you thinking about?"
A call interrupted Foego's thoughts, and he was lying face down in the cafeteria of the Blue Eagle Arena as everyone prepared for dinner.
The organizers will provide each player with at least two meals to reward these warriors who sweat hard on the field.
Coach Toussaint knocked on the table and pointed to Foego's injured hand.
"Can't hold the utensils? How about a pair of chopsticks for you? Try the Chinese way of eating? I heard that these mysterious people from the East have been practicing martial arts since they were young, and they are also practicing using chopsticks."
"That's a rumor, teacher, don't talk nonsense." Foego reached out to pinch the tableware, but felt that his right arm was stiff and weak. After the surgery, it will take some time to recover.
Toussaint: "Can't pick it up?"
Foyego said stubbornly: "I, I can"
Toussaint: "If you can't pick it up, you can't pick it up. Don't lie. If it's hurt, it's hurt."
Foego finally put down the iron spoon and held the cutlery with his left hand.
"Boy, look over there." Toussaint had finished his meal long ago, with one arm around Foego and the other on Tamiya Eitai, very close to the breakthrough player and attacker.
The head coach glanced at the white-clad team not far away, leaned forward and nodded, asking the two little brothers to see clearly.
"They are in the cafeteria too, do you want to go up and say hello?"
Tamiya Eiyasu: "It is impolite to interrupt others while they are eating, coach."
"Teacher, I don't want to go. Can I not go?" Foego felt inexplicable resistance when he saw Brother Hao.
That was the person he couldn't envy——
——He is the proud man who came out of Galahad and is the student of the gunsmith.
In Foego's upbringing, the gunsmith was a fantasy icon.
Every time when his passion gets the better of him and he wants to go to other areas, to hot war zones where crazy butterflies are frequently active, and when he just comes of age and registers for various militia organizations with his ID card, people will always tell Foyego ——It’s over!
The Nameless Doe led by the gunsmith fought countless victories in Foego's adolescence. This little brother who pursued stars at his own expense traveled long distances and followed the Nameless Doe team through four war zones. Until the crazy butterfly became a protected animal, he did not A warrior who can catch up with these dragons without seeing their tail.
After returning to District 41, Foego took over the mantle of Teacher Toussaint and wanted to meet the gunsmith in another way.
Become a player in the Luna Cup, hold the twelve-jewel gold cup, and become a great person under the gaze of the gunsmith referee.
This is almost the most important ideal in Foego's life, so this time he represented Amethyst. He was so persistent, and his desire to win almost overshadowed everything else, making him narrow-minded and mean, making him full of aggression. .
Perhaps as long as he wins two games and the club recognizes him and gives him a bonus, he can go to Galahad to study and become a gunsmith's student.
But when Ahao appeared in front of Foego, he felt a deep sense of frustration in his heart, so much that he felt ashamed, as if he had worked hard for so long, but the end he pursued was the starting point of someone else.
Toussaint: "What are you thinking about?"
Foego: "I don't want to talk"
"That won't work." Coach Toussaint said with a smile: "If you become mute, don't think about the game. Mute is not qualified."
Foyego's eyelids twitched: "I'm very unconvinced."
Toussaint: "Is it because of Hao?"
Foyego: "He seems to be stronger than me. Even if my hand is not injured, I might not be able to beat him."
"Don't worry." Toussaint patted the young man's vest: "He is not your opponent - boy, he is definitely not your opponent."
Foego: "Teacher Toussaint, where do you get the confidence? Are you better than a gunsmith?"
"Of course I'm not as good as a gunsmith!" Toussaint was still smiling: "But I am thick-skinned."
"Hahaha" Foyego smiled awkwardly, not taking the coach's words to heart.
"But I want to say that Foego Sebastian is the most talented breakthrough player I have ever seen in my life, and Hao is second. Do you believe it?" Toussaint deliberately slowed down his speech and explained. : "If the White Gang cannot find a substitute, their schedule will end as far as the capital city. A complete team needs at least three substitutes. A warrior who cannot learn to rest will not be able to pass the test of the Luna Cup. .”
"This kid is indeed more ruthless than you, that's what it looks like."
"But he didn't know how to stop and had no chance to rest."
"Maybe half a month later, we have a chance to meet again. At that time [Foego will beat Ahao severely] - you have to prepare the lines before the execution in advance."
“His phrase [Check mate·General] is quite touching. You can’t lose in terms of fashion value.”
Foyego was thoughtful and secretly glanced at the gunsmith's position. He was a little distracted when he was spying on the idol, like a confused little fanboy.
On the other side, the head coach of Toussaint communicated privately with the No. 3 position on the team, talking about various information about the White Gang.
"Did you go to the girl on their team and ask for WeChat?"
"Um."
"Is it coming?"
"No."
"What did you see?"
"Just as the coach thought, the guy whose player ID is Miracle has no trace of any training. He can't run fast, his face is pale, and his body is weak. After strenuous exercise, his hands and feet began to swell in the lounge."
Toussaint just found it incredible: "In other words, Shark Pepper just found a random passerby on the side of the road to be their captain?"
Amethyst No. 3 nodded: "At least that's what I saw."
Teacher Toussaint will not be able to deal with it this time——
——This is something beyond the scope of his knowledge. Looking at Brother Miracle's face, it is difficult not to doubt whether this guy can survive the next day's schedule.
Tamiya Eitai approached Coach Toussaint and asked curiously.
"Is this miracle worthy of your attention?"
Toussaint replied casually——
"——During the competition, our coaching team analyzed all the lip command expressions of the players under the drone lens."
"Aside from Ah Hao's words being outrageous and even a bit laughable, the most noteworthy thing is this miracle."
"All the actions of the sentry and the breaker are directed by Miracle's orders - that is to say, without Miracle making decisions, there would be no fatal twelve shots of Howe."
"This frail stranger is Shark Chili's trump card and the brains of the entire team."
"Next time we meet, we are going to target him."
Toussaint just knew that Ah Hao couldn't learn to rest. After winning the game, this kid was so excited that he screamed and screamed, which lasted for more than two hours without stopping.
But what the experienced coach didn't expect was that Foego Sebastian couldn't learn to rest either.
After having dinner, the little brother sneaked back to the competition site from the club at around eight o'clock in the evening. There were some vacant sports rooms in the branch venue of the Blue Eagle Stadium for the players to warm up.
Foyego looked at his right hand, not daring to place all his hopes on this right arm. He had to make up for it temporarily to give his left hand the coordination to adapt to left-handed shooting.
Everyone knows in their hearts that if they are eliminated halfway, everything will be over and there will be plenty of time to rest.
Then a strange scene occurred in the lounge——
——Foyego took apart the teaching tool box and prepared to use two hundred groups to quickly position the guns, and then two hundred groups to change ammunition and carry out rapid fire.
I saw Brother Miracle in the corner, playing with the P99 plastic model in front of the floor-length mirror. His whole body was covered in sweat, and it seemed that he had been practicing for a long, long time.
Ahao just broke in through the gate, holding two bags of snacks in his hands, both of which are local specialties of Daji Township, protein-rich beef jerky, ready to replenish energy for his teammates. His eyes met with Foego's, and they happened to be facing each other.
"Are you coming to train too?"
Foyego was at a loss and responded blankly.
"ah."
Ahao immediately grinned, dropped the snacks and turned around immediately.
"Hey! What a coincidence, this isn't it! I'll get you another bag!"
(End of chapter)
