Chapter 469: Chapter 469: Terrible Luck
Applause rang out from the audience below.
"Next, let’s invite the five judges to announce today’s competition rules!" An Haiyin said again.
Amidst the applause of the audience, the five judges took the stage.
Gu Changfeng merely glanced downwards briefly, then suddenly twitched the corner of his eye.
What’s going on!
How come it’s not just the old lady and Chi Jingsi who came this time, but even the old man and Zhao Dinghuan tagged along!
Did their whole family come to support Ye Fei?
Ye Fei participating in the competition, isn’t this setup a bit excessive!
"What’s going on?" Guo Wenbo sensed a hint of stiffness in Gu Changfeng and asked quietly.
Gu Changfeng’s mouth twitched as he said, "Look at the audience, the Zhao Family came quite fully today."
Apart from Guo Wenbo, the other three also heard this and all looked toward the audience.
They just saw the old lady waving at Ye Fei on stage.
Xiao Mo was sitting on the old man’s lap; the old man was smiling widely, and Guo Wenbo said he really was smiling like an idiot.
The five quickly regained their attention.
Guo Wenbo stepped forward and said, "Congratulations to the 30 contestants here for successfully advancing to this stage."
"Today’s competition will be even more intense, with a higher elimination rate," Guo Wenbo said.
Upon hearing this, the contestants’ hearts followed suit and tightened.
Guo Wenbo glanced at Gu Changfeng, who then continued, "Today’s competition will eliminate 15 out of the 30 contestants, which means it’s 1 out of 2, a fifty percent elimination rate."
Everyone was in uproar.
Even the audience became lively.
A fifty percent elimination rate is just too high!
In other words, after this competition ends, only 15 contestants will remain!
Does it have to be this brutal?
"Next, I’ll explain today’s competition rules," Ye Huasong followed closely.
"Today’s competition will feature one-on-one duels. That’s why Chef Gu Changfeng just said it’s 1 out of 2," Ye Huasong said.
"As for who your opponent will be, it will be determined by a draw," Luo Jialin said.
All the contestants became even more nervous at this moment.
Although it’s already the top 30 now.
There are no weaklings among the contestants present.
But, relatively speaking, there are still differences in strength.
For example, compared to the people from Changping Academy, Ding Ruyun is just as weak as they come.
Therefore, everyone weighed their position amongst the contestants, roughly estimating where they might rank.
Some could clearly see their position.
But there are also a few who are overly confident, thinking they can rank in the top twenty no matter what.
At this time, a staff member brought up a box.
"This box contains 30 balls, each marked with the numbers 1 to 15," Lowell said, "The contestants who draw two balls with the same number will be opponents. You will compete fiercely, and the loser will be eliminated."
This means that a slightly weaker contestant, if lucky, encounters an even weaker contestant, might advance.
And if two strong contestants clash, then their luck is really bad.
Being eliminated is rather unjust.
The weaker contestants prayed in their hearts to draw someone weaker than themselves.
While the stronger contestants felt it was unfair.
If matched with an equally strong opponent, wouldn’t it be too unlucky and unfair to be eliminated?
Chen Zhengping immediately asked, "Isn’t this format somewhat unfair? It easily eliminates the strong."
