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With this kind of terrain, we have to hide in the sand to launch a sneak attack, right?
Kashiwagi glanced around and held the Poké Ball in one hand, slightly on guard.
At this time, Ayana, who was sitting at the front, stood up and said:
"I'm going to say a few words, so listen carefully. This competition will be broadcast live, which means your every move, even going to the bathroom, will be under surveillance, but I'm not asking you to behave in a restrained manner.
"On the contrary, whether it's teasing your opponent, helping your opponent, or directly attacking the human body, as long as it can interest the audience, you can give it a try. Once you gain the favor of the viewers, you will receive rewards of varying amounts. The Sand Group will only take 70% of these rewards."
Live broadcast rewards?
Big brother on the list 666? Otsuka, please give your family a job?
In a game where both teams are trying to beat the other's brains, Kashiwagi didn't expect that he could make money by adding some dramatic effects.
Can I get rewards by doing things myself?
No, he should first consider how to fight to the end safely. His strength is far from being strong enough to think about how to please the number one brother on the list.
"Kashiwagi! Did you hear that? I'll only take 70%!"
Otsuka suddenly grabbed his arm excitedly, "You used to take 90%! Now you only take 70%! What a great opportunity to make money! Maybe you can pay me back soon!"
"Then do you know what the 'audience' likes to watch?" Kashiwagi poured cold water on him, "And compared to giving tips, you should pay more attention to where the game will go after it starts.
"By the way, what is the plan you made?"
"Plan?" Otsuka was stunned. "What plan? We can charge in one after the other, one hundred meters apart. If we meet someone, we'll just fight him in turns. What else do we need a plan for?"
Kashiwagi: "...One hundred meters?"
Otsuka spread his hands, "Yes, it is forbidden to move in groups, so we should stay a hundred meters apart. Just because we happen to be walking in the same direction does not mean we are in a group."
"Are you sure this behavior is allowed?"
"I asked previous contestants, and they all did that!" He looked at Kashiwagi smugly, with an expression that said, "You didn't expect that."
The latter was about to ask something when Ayana suddenly looked over at him.
"Oh, I almost forgot. Otsuka reminded me just now. The rules of this competition have been updated. There will be special Pokémon monitoring to prevent the same team from joining forces and setting traps in the early and middle stages of the game. They will tell you how to act, and you should do it. If you don't follow their instructions and get attacked, I won't care."
Otsuka's smile suddenly froze on his face, and the others were also talking and getting restless.
The taste of the 'audience' is really picky, they don't even allow a round-robin match.
Kashiwagi patted his shoulder comfortingly, but there was more than one piece of "bad news". Ayana added a new piece of information about admission.
That is, the usual round-robin starting system is cancelled, and a "special person" will randomly drop them somewhere on the field. It all depends on the opponent's wishes. If you are unlucky, it is possible that there will be three or four enemies nearby after you land.
Upon hearing this, everyone in the Quicksand Team turned pale with fright.
Someone couldn't help but ask if there was any other new content, but Ayana thought for a moment and waved her hand:
"I'll tell you when I remember."
this! ?
——Do you really want them to win? It's unreliable to tell them such important information now and not tell them all at once!
Now not only others, but also Kashiwagi couldn't help but sigh.
Having lived under the constraints of laws in his previous life, if he did not have the memories of this body, it would be really difficult for him to integrate into this environment where the upper-middle ruling class has completely torn off its fig leaf and does whatever it wants by relying on its power.
It is indeed Huangtie Town, a city of extremes where crises and opportunities coexist, as described by some businessmen.
Through the window.
The desert canyon that served as the competition venue slowly came into view.
Chapter 28 The enemy is now
However, Ayana did not speak again until the bus arrived at the entrance of the stadium.
I don’t know whether it’s gone or she just didn’t remember it.
This bizarre operation made all the contestants even more nervous. Everyone felt a little uneasy and was ruthlessly attacked when they got off the car.
"Kids, I hope there are still fifteen of you next time you get on this bus."
The female driver laughed and said words that seemed to be encouragement but only made people more uneasy, and watched everyone get off the car.
They were already late, as the entrance to the stadium was already crowded with all kinds of people, driving convertibles or motorcycles, and setting up awnings and open-air tents of different colors to avoid the direct sunlight.
Judging from the patterns painted on the tents, it is obvious that more than just the Vicious Dog Team and the Quicksand Team are stationed here, and this "event" has also attracted other people.
A strange, light green drone was flying in the sky, its camera pointed at the ground and its infrared light kept flashing.
Closest to the entrance, there was an exaggeratedly large screen that showed what was happening in various parts of the camp.
"Ah... Sora-shooing Rotom, how fresh."
Kashiwagi squinted his eyes and looked upwards. Those drones flying around were undoubtedly the special Rotom that appeared in the latest version of the Pokémon animation before the time travel.
I just don’t know if it’s still considered cutting-edge technology at this point.
Are the 'audience' here yet? Or are they in the pre-match introduction stage? Maybe there will be commentary.
He followed the main force to the base. Among the countless tents, the one with a yellowish-brown main body and a simplified drawing of a sandstorm as its pattern belonged to the Quicksand Team.
The emblem of the Vicious Dog Team is a large wolfhound's head, and the main colors of the tent are gray and black.
It is right next to the path they must take.
Who arranged this?
Kashiwagi suddenly had a bad premonition, and this premonition soon came true.
Under the awning of the Vicious Dog Team, several people in gray and black uniforms suddenly pointed at them, then hurried into the tent behind, and then a large group of people rushed out.
"Hey! Look, isn't this Ayana?"
The short and strong black-faced man at the front smiled mischievously, "Come out, little ones, take a look. This is a member of the legendary Quicksand Team! Hehehehe!"
Behind him, a group of vicious dog team members who were about the same age as Kashiwagi and others were laughing arrogantly.
About fifteen people...are these the only ones?
Kashiwagi in the crowd observed silently.
"Which hole did you come from? Have I seen you before?"
Ayana showed a bit of doubt, ignoring the black-faced man's suddenly gloomy expression, and said indifferently: "When did the Vicious Dog Team have people like you? Each generation is really worse than the previous one."
"Hehe, wait until I take off your legs, then you'll know what kind of person I am." The black-faced man took out the Poké Ball with full of hostility.
"If you want to fight me, I'll fight you. Stop talking so much nonsense."
Ayana also wanted to take action.
Once the two leading cadres made a move, the younger brothers naturally could not sit idly by. Regardless of whether they participated in the competition or not, those who took out Poké Balls took out Poké Balls, and those who made threats made threats.
I want everything from Otsuka. His expression suddenly turned ferocious, and he yelled and cursed while preparing to fight.
The noisy sounds attracted help from the surroundings, and more and more people came out to join in the fun, with excitement on their faces as if they were eager to create chaos.
But there is no doubt that this fight will never break out if there is time to take the surveillance video of Rotom. When Ayana and the black-faced man are about to fight, a man in a suit suddenly appears.
I don’t know when it will come, nor where it will come from.
Kashiwagi always felt that this person appeared in the blink of an eye, which was quite strange.
"You two, any form of Pokémon battles are prohibited in the camp. Please don't cause us any trouble, okay?"
The other party said this with a wry smile, his tone quite straightforward.
But when Ayana and the black-faced man saw the mediator, they unexpectedly calmed down and stopped fighting, turned their heads and pretended nothing had happened.
"Please follow me, my Lord has something to discuss with you. Oh, and please keep these contestants in check. If anything goes wrong before the competition begins, your superiors will not be able to bear the brunt of the consequences."
The mediator said this in a neither-positive nor negative tone, then turned and left.
Ayana, who was always domineering, turned around and said to everyone, as if she didn't hear the other party's tone. "Everyone, stay in the base for a while. Don't run around if you don't have anything to do. Don't fight with others casually. It doesn't matter if you curse at others. Do you hear me?"
"Yes!"
Kashiwagi and the others responded in unison, looking at the mediator curiously.
The organizer’s spokesperson?
Ayana didn't even argue. The person standing behind her was either the mayor of Huangtie Town or the owner of Huangtie Arena.
On the other side, the black-faced man also carefully warned the participants of the Vicious Dog Team, kept a distance from Ayana, and then swaggered after the mediator.
The leader just left, and most of the people who came to join in the fun also dispersed.
The contestants on both sides looked at each other, and their emotions, which had originally calmed down, surged again.
As the saying goes, enemies are particularly jealous of each other when they meet, not to mention that there was a conflict just now. Who could endure it when they are both young and hot-blooded?
Soon, the verbal fight started again.
"A bunch of trash hiding behind a woman, bah!"
"When did the gray dog learn to speak human language? It looks like a human being. Why don't you bark for me to hear?"
"What the hell did you say?"
"Dogs bark?"
Everyone was talking at once, chattering and arguing, and the content of the conversation quickly changed from sarcastic to straightforward. Kashiwagi in the crowd cursed a few words, maintaining a posture of solidarity with the surrounding Quicksand team members.
then.
The situation has changed again.
Suddenly, a man from the Vicious Dog Team stepped forward, and his eyes filled with murderous intent scanned the Quicksand Team unscrupulously. Kashiwagi noticed that Otsuka and the others' faces changed drastically when this man appeared.
"Why is it him!"
"Isn't he in his twenties?"
"The Devil Dog Team must be cheating! They are clearly over the age limit!"
Amid the clamor, Kashiwagi got a clear look at the person at the center of the conversation - he certainly didn't look eighteen years old, and people would believe he was twenty-eight or thirty-eight years old. Moreover, his physique, face, and behavior did not resemble those of an adolescent male.
"Bah."