Lu Dong nodded appreciatively, and then explained: "Tianshui Middle School and our school are very different in terms of strength. Our strongest one is you, while their strongest one is Ma Tianxing.
Unlike you, Ma Tianxing's talent cannot restore the state of Pegasus, so the combat power of Ma Tianxing's Pegasus becomes weaker as it goes later.
Do you know what this means?"
Everyone groaned after hearing this.
"This means that if Chen Wen plays after Ma Tianxing, the probability of winning will be very high. But after Ma Tianxing loses, the others will not be Chen Wen's opponents at all, and the balance of victory and defeat will tilt towards us."
He Xiong heard this and interjected: "What if Ma Tianxing is allowed to take over?"
Lu Dong shook his head and said: "When Ma Tianxing pressed the enemy, if Chen Wen appeared in the first battle, they would definitely lose.
After all, for Chen Wen, after a string of five, he still has enough energy to fight against Ma Tianxing.
And after Ma Tianxing and Chen Wen fought, even if he won, he would definitely not be able to complete a string of five."
Everyone nodded, and then Yang Wenhan said: "Teacher, what you said is that we knew their order of battle in advance. What if we thought they were letting Ma Tianxing lead the battle, but it was actually Ma Tianxing?"
Lu Dong said: "You are right, but even if we guess wrong, we will only let Chen Wen and Ma Tianxing face off, and the outcome will be 50-50.
And if you guess correctly, Tianshui Middle School will most likely end up in the top 16."
"So, Ma Tianxing wants to anger me and gain a chance to advance?"
Chen Wen's tone was calm and he spoke a question in a declarative tone.
Lu Dong nodded and said: "Yes, Ma Tianxing blocked the door on purpose. His purpose was to provoke you to fight him in advance and to determine the outcome of the two teams in the first game."
After saying this, he stopped talking and looked at Chen Wen, wanting to know what Chen Wen was thinking.
Chen Wen thought for a moment, looked at Lu Dong and said, "I am confident."
After hearing Chen Wen's words, Lu Dong's thousands of original thoughts disappeared, and thousands of words turned into just one word.
"good!"
…
On April 18, the national competition entered the third round.
Before the game even started, a post on the official website titled "Battle of Geniuses" was already very hot.
At the top of the post is a picture. It is a picture of Ma Tianxing blocking Chen Wenmeng.
In the picture, Ma Tianxing proudly holds his chest, his eyes full of defiance.
Opposite Ma Tianxing were Chen Wen and others from Qinghe No. 1 Middle School. Chen Wen raised his head slightly, smiled softly, and his confidence was evident.
Below the picture are the captions given by the poster to the two.
"Northwestern Pegasus, the sky is not the limit!"
"Xikawa Shitie, a peerless martial arts wizard!"
"The Battle of Young Prodigies!"
Below the post, there are many replies, some are mocking, and some are supportive.
"Are they worthy of being called Tianjiao? They haven't even entered the professional level!"
"Isn't this considered a genius? In less than a year, pet beasts have advanced to the tenth level of the mortal world. The promotion to the extraordinary only depends on their mood. This can't catch the eyes of all the big guys?"
"Epic, epic! Is there anyone who doesn't know what signing a contract with Pegasus means?"
"Is it okay to train an elite iron-eating beast to be like this?"
"..."
Everyone commented and replied one after another. In a short time, this post had hundreds of pages, and it was growing rapidly.
In the live broadcast room, the competition has not yet started, and the hosts Chen Jie and Liu Sanxiao are answering questions for the audience.
Chen Jie read the audience's barrage and said: "Three smiles, some viewers asked whether Chen Wen and Ma Tianxing are geniuses?"
"It seems that this audience has also participated in the discussion of the 'War of Prodigies'!"
Liu Sanxiao smiled when he heard this, and then said: "I am just an elite beast master, but I don't have any discernment.
To me, what Ma Tianxing and Chen Wen have achieved at their current ages is simply unbelievable, so I think both of them are young geniuses with a bright future!"
Liu Sanxiao is not stupid. Even if the two of them are not geniuses, their future achievements will definitely be higher than his own. He is not willing to make enemies for himself out of thin air.
Chen Jie laughed and then asked for the audience: "So Sanxiao thinks who has a greater chance of winning if Chen Wen and Ma Tianxing meet under normal conditions?"
"You're just watching the fun and don't mind it!"
After smiling, Liu San said with a smile: "Let me do a rough analysis!"
"In the first round of the competition, Ma Tianxing made a string of four. His Pegasus is the ultimate speed beast in this national competition. In terms of speed, no pet can match it. It is indeed a chance for him to master the 'White Horse Passing Gap' when he becomes an adult."
'An epic potential pet with this secret skill."
"With its top speed and explosive power, Pegasus can easily defeat mortal-level beasts, and ordinary extraordinary-level beasts are no match for it."
"Although he only completed a series of four, in the fifth game he voluntarily gave up in the middle of the battle. It is certain that Tianma's spiritual energy was insufficient, but his limit was definitely not shown."
"As for Chen Wen, everyone knows that he had a series of fives in the first round and a series of three in the second round. He has not lost a single match since the start of the competition and he seems to be doing everything with ease every time.
With a glimpse of a leopard, his strength under full strength is terrifying!"
"To sum up, in the first two rounds, both Ma Tianxing and Chen Wen had reservations, so I can't see their limits for the time being..."
After a pause, he concluded: "Let's do it 50-50!"
When Chen Jie heard 50-50, he was speechless for a moment and his face was speechless.
The audience in the live broadcast room also exploded.
"After hearing this, you want to give me a 50-50 response?"
"The water is not so watery!"
"Three smiles to death!"
"You've taken off your pants and you're going to say 50-50?"
"It seems that I said it, but it seems that I didn't say it!"
"..."
Chen Jie was about to complain when suddenly the director's voice came to his ears.
He said with a straight face: "Okay, the battle lists of both sides have been sent over, and the game is about to begin!"
While he was talking, the director had already typed the lineup on the screen behind the host and commentator.
Qinghe No. 1 Middle School: Chen Wen...
Qinchuan Middle School: Ma Tianxing...
The moment the rosters of both sides were displayed on the big screen, everyone did not look at anyone else. They only saw the first person from both sides, and they immediately stood up and cheered loudly.
In an instant, a plane seemed to fly over the battlefield at low altitude.
At the same time, the audience in front of the live broadcast room also cheered enthusiastically, and then a large number of barrages began to flood the screen.
"Young Prodigy!"
"The battle of geniuses!"
"It's on fire!"
"..."
In the entrance passage, Wei Xu in Tianshui was uneasy and asked Han Hongdao, the instructor in front of him: "Teacher Han, will Chen Wen fall into the trap?"
Hearing Wei Xu's question, Han Hong smiled.
At this age and with this kind of strength, who wouldn’t have a little bit of pride and a little bit of arrogance in his body?
This is a conspiracy. Even if people from Qinghe No. 1 Middle School guessed it, would Chen Wen refuse to give Ma Tianxing a fair fight?
Just as they were about to reply, the light from the battlefield had already shone above their heads, and deafening cheers filled their ears.
Han Hong smiled at Wei Xu, and the audience had already answered for him.
If Chen Wen and Ma Tianxing hadn't both taken the lead, the audience would never have burst into such enthusiastic cheers right after the show started.
Thinking of this, Wei Xu's steps became much more relaxed, and then he looked at Ma Tianxing.
He was about to say some words of encouragement when he realized that Ma Tianxing's eyes were frighteningly bright, but they did not stop at him.
Following Ma Tianxing's gaze, Wei Xu saw everyone from Qinghe No. 1 Middle School walking out of the opposite passage, where Chen Wen's gaze was equally intense.
Across the distance between the instructors, captains and the battlefield, Chen Wen and Ma Tianxing looked at each other for the first time.
For a moment, there seemed to be electric light flashing where the two people's eyes met.