In the official live broadcast studio of the Xia Kingdom, the atmosphere was as tense as a volcano about to erupt, suppressed yet filled with anticipation. The buzz of the audience rose and fell like waves, one after another.

"The eleventh match is about to start, and our captain hasn't shown up yet," Chase Ron said, his voice tinged with anxiety as his eyes scanned the crowd for that familiar figure.

"Take it easy," May Lee replied calmly and confidently, "The last match just ended, and the guest commentators will be talking for at least ten minutes!"

"Actually, the previous matches have been quite exciting, with several teams showing real prowess," Quincy Shawn remarked, his eyes gleaming with a desire for battle, "Maybe in the second or third round, we'll be facing them. Jamie Smith isn't even watching the matches?"

Emily Johnson chuckled, "The captain is just confident."

"Don't worry, he'll watch the match videos after the first round is over," May Lee explained, her voice carrying a reassuring weight.

"The official broadcast schedules a match every half hour," Finn Brown said excitedly, his eyes fixed on the time displayed on the big screen, "An actual match only lasts up to ten minutes! The pre-match interviews, guest predictions... the post-match analysis and commentary take up most of the time. Jamie will save time by watching the videos after the matches."

"Hmm?" May Lee spotted a figure in the distance, it was Jamie Smith.

"Jamie," May Lee called out immediately, her voice filled with a hint of delight.

"Jamie, you're finally here," Finn Brown laughed, his expression one of relief.

"You're the captain, and you left us all here," Chase Ron teased.

"Relax, I've got the timing," Jamie Smith grinned, "Arriving ten minutes early, no problem, right?"

Whoosh.

Suddenly, a female figure appeared, striding directly towards May Lee. Her steps were light and swift, like an elegant feline, approaching silently.

"Hello, Cat, I'm Isabella, an assistant from the Xia Kingdom's official live broadcast studio," the woman said with a smile, "You'll be invited on stage soon, and here are the interview outlines. The host will ask some of these questions, and you can prepare a bit. If there are any you don't want to answer, you can let other teammates respond."

A stack of papers was handed to the team manager, May Lee. May Lee took a look and laughed, "These questions are deliberately provocative."

"Pre-match interviews always need a bit of a spark," Assistant Isabella said with a mischievous grin, "Later, the official live broadcast will send you six an invitation. Once you accept, you'll appear on stage."

Jamie Smith and the others all nodded. Their eyes gleamed with a determined light, the anticipation and resolve for the upcoming battle evident.

"I won't disturb you all," Assistant Isabella said before leaving as quickly as she had arrived, disappearing into the crowd as if she had never been there.

"One copy of the interview outline for each of you," May Lee began to distribute the papers, each person receiving a sheet, and Jamie Smith also took a look and chuckled.

"This is being watched by a billion viewers, so we need to be careful," Chase Ron said nervously, his voice trembling slightly.

While looking at the interview outline, Jamie Smith asked, "Were there any particular points to note from the first ten matches?"

"There are many masters," Emily Johnson said seriously, "and it's uncertain whether some of them have hidden their strength."

Jamie Smith nodded, deciding to watch the videos after the match.

Soon, at exactly 5 PM, the official live broadcast studio sent an invitation.

"Mom, Dad, Grandpa, we're going to the match first," Jamie Smith greeted his family.

"When you're on stage for the interview, no matter what, you can't be overshadowed," Dad Hugh Smith said sternly.

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"In short, talk tough!" Jamie Smith's grandfather reminded him with a playful tone.

At the same time, Emily Johnson, Finn Brown, Quincy Shawn, Chase Ron, and May Lee also briefly spoke with their relatives and friends. After that, the team of six accepted the live broadcast studio's invitation simultaneously.

...

Jamie Smith and his team appeared on the commentary stage. "The six members of the Pearwood Team, please take your seats here," the host, Shine Lewis, warmly greeted them, and Jamie Smith and his team sat down in order. At that moment, the members of the Thousand Sail Team also appeared and sat down in turn.

"Emily Johnson!"

"Emily Johnson has taken the stage!"

"Cat, wow, Cat is on stage too."

"Cat is so amazing, she's at the National Spark Cup. Even though she's just an alternate."

Countless viewers watched, many of them being fans of Emily Johnson and May Lee.

On the commentary stage, a slightly plump female guest laughed and said, "I am a fan of Emily Johnson and also a fan of Cat. I didn't expect to have the opportunity to interview you today. First of all, I want to ask Cat, how does it feel to be on stage?"

"Not much," May Lee smiled, "I think I would be happier if you asked me this question during the final."

"The final?" The host, Shine Lewis, and another male guest looked at each other.

"Good spirit!" Shine Lewis said with a smile, "This must be noted down, and we'll ask again during the final."

The female guest then turned to Emily Johnson: "Emily Johnson, we all know that many teams have been inviting you, and you only made your choice on the last day of registration. What made you choose Jamie Smith and his team as teammates?"

"Because, among all the teams that invited me," Emily Johnson smiled, "my current teammates are the strongest!"

"The strongest?" The male guest looked at Jamie Smith with a smile, "I want to ask the captain of the Pearwood Team, Jamie Smith, do you agree with Emily Johnson? The teams that invited Emily Johnson include the Fairy Team led by Celia Green and the Golden Eagle Team led by Lily Steel, among several other strong teams."

The female guest also asked: "May Lee said she wants to be on stage during the final. Captain, what do you think?"

Jamie Smith smiled slightly: "We're just talking tough, we're not that strong!"

Everyone on the team laughed.

"Thousand Sail Team, are you confident in defeating the Pearwood Team?" The male guest immediately looked at the other team.

"There is no confidence in defeating," the captain, Ethan Sail, said with a smile, his eyes filled with a fierce light, "But if they want to win? They will have to break a few teeth!"

The other team members were also full of fighting spirit. From various intelligence, the gap between the two sides is still very obvious, and because of this, the Thousand Sail Team has a desperate heart. Even if they are all annihilated, they must fight to the death with two or three members of the other side.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the eleventh match, Pearwood Team versus Thousand Sail Team, is about to begin," the host, Shine Lewis, looked at the battle space that appeared behind him, "The map they are fighting on is the mountain forest map."

...

After the rain, the mountain forest is muddy. Jamie Smith and the Thousand Sail Team descend at the same time, some appear on the ground, some are in the trees, and some are simply on the side of the mountain. But they are all within a one-kilometer range.

"First, gather towards Emily Johnson," Jamie Smith, who is in a mountainous position, is running up the mountain while speaking in the team's voice, "According to the rules of the official match." Finn Brown said in the team's voice, "After each round ends, the winning team will have a combat power ranking according to the actual combat performance! In addition to the Ray Willow team and the Ray Cloud team being fixed at number 1 and number 2. Other teams will have a new order according to the actual combat performance."

"In the second round, there are 16 teams, and then number 1 will fight with number 16, and number 2 will fight with number 15," Finn Brown said, "We should avoid the two senior teams early on, so as to have more opportunities to fight and hone our skills! If our team could have one more third-order master, we would have a bit of a chance to fight with the two senior teams."

Quincy Shawn said, "The team's combat power is calculated based on the strength each team member shows in the game. So even if you want to hide your strength, you can't hide too much... If you hide too much, you may be ranked 15th or 16th."

"You should play normally, and it would be best to break through your limits in the fight and reach the third order," Jamie Smith said in the team's voice, "I will take a look at the situation."

"Okay."

The team members are all very serious, and these top masters are almost all stuck at the bottleneck, and each one is eager to break through the bottleneck and enter the third order. In that case, the evolution method will break through quickly.

"Go!" The Thousand Sail Team, Ethan Sail, who

is wearing a double sword on his waist, is fierce and rushes to the front. His figure is like a fierce beast, full of strength and speed.

"Yes."

The four team members also rushed forward with the captain, and the whole team has no archer, and they are all rushing together.

Jamie Smith, Chase Ron, Finn Brown, and Quincy Shawn have already protected Emily Johnson around. "Ethan Sail has won the top eight of the World Martial Arts Competition after all, and he is very strong. No one he invited is a mediocre hand," Jamie Smith said in the team's voice, "You three mainly block it."

"Leave it to us." Finn Brown, Quincy Shawn, and Chase Ron are also full of fighting spirit. Their eyes are shining with a firm light, which is the desire and determination for the upcoming battle.

"Throw!" The middle-aged man Ethan Sail ordered.

The four team members behind him threw out a flying axe, and they threw it with both hands. In a short time, they threw out more than ten flying axes towards Jamie Smith and the other four people. Each flying axe's shadow was blurred, and the speed of each one exceeded 100 meters per second. In an instant, it was in front of Jamie Smith and the other four people. The flying axe is like a messenger of death, with a destructive power, heading straight for the members of the Pearwood Team.

The battle is about to start.