N-A-A Chapter 356 Semi-finals, draw
Chapter 356 Semi-finals, draw
The auditorium was still bustling with noise, and the hot air formed a heat wave, beating in all directions.
Under the high platform surrounded by the audience seats, Aislo, Dakodo, Mary and others had just walked out of the waiting area.
At this moment, two staff members in league uniforms slowly walked out from the entrance at the other end, pushing a small platform covered with crimson velvet onto the platform. Soon, a lottery box was placed in the center of the platform, with four balls with the names of the players lying quietly in the box.
The audience was silent for a moment, all eyes were focused on the lottery box. This time the competition did not directly use simple and crude technological means like before, but a more ceremonial manual operation.
"Please ask the four contestants to step forward." One of the staff members announced in a steady voice with hidden excitement. He knew that he was very likely witnessing history, witnessing the most powerful Lily of the Valley Tournament in Sinnoh's history.
Aislo was the first to move, his expression calm, and Mary gently shook his hand and whispered, "Come on."
"Yeah." Aislo chuckled and nodded, then walked towards the lottery table.
Dakdo subconsciously followed Aislo's footsteps. He struggled to take a step forward, his eyelids still felt heavy as if filled with lead. He shook his head vigorously, trying to dispel the strong sleepiness, and followed Aislo with a somewhat shaky step.
Seeing this, Latios was speechless and slowly released a trace of telekinesis, controlling Darko's movements like a puppet.
[Bro is also a babysitter.] Darkrai said half-jokingly.
Latios rolled his eyes in response, and although Darkrai couldn't see it, "It's already been like this."
Shinji's movements were quick and decisive, without any unnecessary expression on his face. His sharp eyes were fixed on the lottery box, and he walked silently to his seat and stood still.
Xiaozhi took a deep breath and strode forward. He was the last one to arrive on the stage. He had his usual, fighting smile on his face. Pikachu still stood on the boy's shoulder, "Pika!"
The staff member looked around at the four contestants and spoke frankly. The four gazes on him made him feel a little pressured, so he spoke faster, "The rules are very simple. There are four balls in the box, each with the name of the four contestants written on it. We will randomly draw two balls from them. The first pair of contestants drawn will be the opponents of the first semi-final. The remaining two contestants will automatically become opponents of the second semi-final... Do you understand?"
The four nodded.
"Well, let's start the drawing of lots." The staff spread his hands around, and after Shi Yi confirmed that there was nothing wrong, he reached into the opening of the crystal box and stirred the balls inside a few times, making crisp collision sounds. Almost everyone watched this scene with bated breath.
The staff member grabbed the first ball steadily, held it high, and read out the name on it clearly:
"Contestant Aislo!"
Aislo's expression did not change, but his eyes became more focused, while Morubeko and Dark Crow on his shoulders raised their heads instantly, and the other three also made the same reaction, including Darko.
The strongest one among them was picked out in the first strike, which undoubtedly made the others nervous.
The staff member reached into the box again, and this time the stirring time seemed to be exceptionally long.
After a long silence, the hand finally pulled out and the second ball was raised high, "Contestant Xiaozhi!"
At this moment, there was a huge uproar and gasps from the audience, whether they were at the scene or watching the live broadcast of the draw on the screen. Aislo VS Xiaozhi, this was almost the most unequal duel in everyone's mind.
On the other hand, Xiaozhi's eyes lit up when he saw this scene. He didn't care about the so-called gap in strength. He only knew that he had been looking forward to this battle for a long time.
The staff also put the two balls that had been drawn back at this time and announced loudly, "The results have been decided. The two teams in the first half of the semi-finals are Aislo and Xiaozhi, and the two teams in the second half of the semi-finals are Darko and Shinji!"
When Darko heard his name, he just blinked blankly and reacted half a beat slowly, as if he had not fully understood what it meant. Shinji, on the other hand, seemed very calm. He understood that the gap was huge, but like Satoshi, he didn't care. Although Shinji longed for victory, he was never afraid of defeat.
"Tsk..." Ah Jin couldn't help smacking his lips in the audience. He looked at Darko with even more resentment and muttered quietly, "Darko, this guy... was he sleepwalking even when he was drawing lots? And Shinji... his luck is really bad."
If Shinji had drawn Satoshi, then maybe he could still have hope, but the result was like this... then he can only compete with the idiot for third place.
Xiaoguang looked at Xiaogang worriedly, and the girl said softly: "Xiaozhi, he..."
"Poga Poga!" The little penguin also stretched his head worriedly and looked at the platform below.
Xiao Gang patted her shoulder and said, "Don't worry, Xiao Zhi is very strong."
Amid the noise, the stadium's broadcasting system sounded loudly again, broadcasting the final result of the match to the entire Lily of the Valley Conference venue.
[First match of the Lily of the Valley Conference semi-finals:]
[Player Aislo VS Player Xiaozhi! ]
【Second Game 2 of the Lily of the Valley Conference Semi-finals:】
[Dakto vs Shinji! ]
[Please be ready, contestants. The competition will officially start at 2pm, two hours later! ]
The moment the broadcast sounded, Xiaozhi's eyes seemed to be ignited by something even more fiery. He slapped his cheeks hard and shouted to Aislo: "Xiaoluo! Even if the opponent is you, I will never back down!"
"Pika pika!"
Even though they know the chances of winning are slim, their fighting spirit will never be extinguished!
"Well, I won't hold back either." Aislo smiled back at Xiaozhi who was burning with fighting spirit.
"Come on!" Xiaozhi was still as energetic as ever.
The two Shinjis remained silent. He just took a last deep look at Darko, who seemed like he would fall asleep at any time, then turned around and walked off the stage without saying a word.
Is there a gap? Then go all out! As a challenger!
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ps: I still have a headache due to the cold (???)?