Zombie Bodyguard-Chapter 1682 - 1679: Tian Ji’s Horse Racing Strategy

Chapter 1682: Chapter 1679: Tian Ji’s Horse Racing Strategy

Even with the air conditioning fully turned on in the martial arts hall, it couldn’t stop the students’ passionate hearts for gossip. The buzzing sound of their discussions filled the air constantly.

Most topics were about Mu Binglan and Ju Yuuzen, some mentioned Lin Tian, but those quickly got drowned out by other voices. As for the completely unknown Qiao Xiaoyi, no one brought him up at all.

Of course, many people didn’t know that Qiao Xiaoyi was going to participate; his entry was decided privately.

While everyone was engrossed in their discussions, those involved seemed unfazed. Some closed their eyes to meditate, some were chatting, while regular members of the two clubs locked eyes in a stare-down, even before the competition had begun.

In the heated atmosphere, a man holding a microphone walked up onto the stage. Probably to match the evening’s martial arts vibe, the host was also dressed in a training uniform.

"Students, please be quiet..." The male host tapped the microphone and shouted to the crowd below. However, even with the aid of the sound system, he had to repeat himself several times before the martial arts hall finally quieted down completely.

"I am the host for tonight’s martial arts competition. But let me clarify, though I wear a training suit, I am not a referee. I must announce some news first: there will be no referee for tonight’s martial arts showdown..." The male host announced loudly.

The news caused an uproar among the audience, and chaos ensued.

"Host, did you make a mistake? How can we determine the winner without a referee?"

"Yeah, are we just going into an all-out brawl?"

"This is too unreliable, I thought it would be as formal as an international competition." 𝚏𝕣𝕖𝚎𝚠𝚎𝚋𝚗𝐨𝐯𝕖𝕝.𝕔𝐨𝕞

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A group of people continued to throw questions at the male host, bombarding him. The host didn’t expect his statement to cause such an uproar, which made cold sweat appear on his forehead.

"Everyone, everyone, please listen to me..." The male host repeatedly called out, and only then did the crowd gradually quiet down. He breathed a slight sigh of relief and continued, "The rules for tonight’s contest are as follows: a match ends if someone concedes or is knocked out of the ring."

This rule was similar to the trial competition during club recruitment, but there was an additional rule here: being knocked out of the ring also counted as a loss.

Actually, most people didn’t know what the rules of an international competition were, so when the host said this, everyone fell silent. After all, they were here for the spectacle.

Seeing the audience no longer opposing, the host let out a huge sigh of relief. He paused for a moment and continued, "Next, will the two clubs please submit their lists of participants."

Xiao Yu had already prepared the list and threw a slip of paper onto the stage, and the Karate Club did the same, throwing their list onto the stage.

The host received both lists and read them aloud: "Karate Club participants: Ju Yuuzen, Kunno Saburo, Cui Yingzhe..."

"Who is Cui Yingzhe?" The audience was puzzled as many had never heard of the name.

"I know who it is," He Xiaofei said to Lin Tian and the others, "Cui Yingzhe used to be the vice president of the Taekwondo Club, he’s a senior. Technically, seniors shouldn’t be participating in club activities anymore. It seems Ju Yuuzen invited him out; his strength should be above Jin Luxian."

"Above Jin Luxian?" The Martial Arts Club members were taken aback, as there’s a high chance that Cui Yingzhe’s strength is above Kunno Saburo’s. At the very least, they’re on par, yet on our side, only Mu Binglan’s strength can hold up.

"Martial Arts Club participants: Mu Binglan, Lin Tian, Qiao Xiaoyi..." the male host announced again.

"Wow, who is this Qiao Xiaoyi?"

Similarly, the audience erupted with discussions again. Xiaoyi’s name was likely only recognized by those in Class 1 of the Life Science Department.

However, seeing Qiao Xiaoyi’s name on the list, everyone in Class 1 of the Life Science Department was extremely shocked. They were even more surprised that all three representatives of the Martial Arts Club were from their class.

"When did our class have so many hidden martial arts experts?" One of the guys exclaimed in surprise.

"The list is out, both clubs now have five minutes to decide the match order, so please hurry..." The male host wanted both sides to strategize and decide the order of appearance, but before he could finish, the Karate Club had already spoken.

"There’s no need for discussion, our order is Kunno Saburo, Cui Yingzhe, and President Ju Yuuzen," a member shouted confidently.

"Sister Lan, we’re at a loss about Cui Yingzhe’s strength, how should we arrange it?" Xiao Yu said with difficulty.

"Why don’t we use the ancient strategy of matching horses: our top horse against their middle horse, middle horse against their lower horse, lower horse against their top horse. Mu Binglan against Kunno Saburo, Lin Tian against Cui Yingzhe, and Qiao Xiaoyi against Ju Yuuzen. As long as we win the first two rounds, it doesn’t matter if we lose the last one. With two out of three, we’ve technically won." A member suggested.

Since everyone was a student of Jinghua University, even if they weren’t top students, they understood this analogy. Once brought up, everyone got it.

However, this analogy wasn’t very flattering, comparing Lin Tian to a middle horse and Qiao Xiaoyi faring worse, being a sacrificial bottom horse, set to be Ju Yuuzen’s cannon fodder.

Lin Tian slightly frowned but didn’t say anything, while Xiao Manxuan, the little girl, was visibly upset and displeased by this comparison of Lin Tian as a middle horse.

Yang Lin shook her head slightly and whispered, "The people in the Martial Arts Club have such low EQ, they don’t know how to talk. Lin Tian and Qiao Xiaoyi are fighting for them, yet they’re getting labeled as middle and bottom horses."

Mu Binglan also realized the inappropriateness of the statement, but it was difficult to address directly as that would be even more embarrassing. She could only look at Lin Tian and Qiao Xiaoyi apologetically.

"I’ll go up against Ju Yuuzen," Lin Tian said calmly.

The members were stunned, looking at each other in disbelief, thinking who would willingly want to be cannon fodder? To them, even Mu Binglan only had a fifty percent chance of winning.

After looking at Lin Tian for a moment, Mu Binglan gritted her teeth and said, "Let’s do it this way. Xiaoyi against Cui Yingzhe, I’ll face Kunno Saburo. Xiao Yu, inform the host of the order."

The coach had spoken, so the members had no further objections. Xiao Yu went to the edge of the stage and informed the host of the order of appearance.

The host received the match orders from both sides and then took out a tablet to input the names. A large screen behind the stage displayed the official match list.

Everyone looked up at the screen, and once they saw it clearly, chaos erupted once again.

"Wow, how is this the match order?"

"Why isn’t it Mu Binglan against Ju Yuuzen? I came for those two." Those were the shouts from the guys.

"Why are you guys complaining? Our Lin Tian will definitely defeat that Ju Yuuzen!" Many girls supported Lin Tian.