After I Fully Prepared for the Apocalypse, the Ungrateful Cried with Regret novel Chapter 264

Chapter 264: Chapter 264: The First Match

"We never should have let him draw. He has the worst luck!"

Daniel Hale had arrived as well. Out of fifty total matches, his own son had somehow managed to draw the very first one!

Now, not only did they have no time to prepare, but they couldn’t even watch other matches to learn from their experience.

"I didn’t do it on purpose..."

Leo Hale said with a pained expression. If he had known, he wouldn’t have drawn.

"The first match is the first match. It doesn’t matter.

I believe everyone is already prepared."

Nina Jacobs said.

The competition used an elimination format, which meant they would need to compete in a total of four matches.

The first round would whittle fifty teams down to twenty-five.

And their opponent for the first match was a team called "The Aegis Gang."

Both teams had the same number of members, and due to venue limitations, they had to select five people to compete.

Nina Jacobs had already chosen the roster: Chase Gallagher, Wayne Abbott, Warren Ramsey, Alaric Fletcher, and Elara Dolan.

Their Superpowers were Wind/Speed, Earth, Wood, Gold, and Fire Element, respectively.

"You all just need to perform as you normally do."

Nina Jacobs said, seeing that they were all a little nervous.

She didn’t plan on competing in this match.

"Right, just perform as usual."

After hearing Nina Jacobs’s words, Wayne Abbott calmed down a bit.

He waved to his wife, Rosamund Hayes.

He would definitely take this match seriously.

The group walked to the waiting area, while the rest, like Leo Hale, sat in the spectator seats, both nervous and excited.

Nina Jacobs, however, noticed that Althea Coleman wasn’t there.

"Captain, do you think Elara can do it?"

Eleanor couldn’t help but worry about Elara Dolan.

None of them had expected Nina Jacobs to pick Elara Dolan for the first match.

"She’ll be fine."

Nina Jacobs looked at the serious expression on Elara Dolan’s face in the distance.

Elara Dolan’s Superpower Value in the system wasn’t low at all.

It was probably her timid, submissive personality that made her seem so inconspicuous.

On many of their recent zombie-killing excursions, Elara Dolan’s kill count had been far ahead of everyone else’s.

It was just that no one else had noticed.

Of course, perhaps even she herself hadn’t realized it.

For Elara Dolan, she needed to win. This victory was crucial for her.

However, at that moment, the opposing team switched out three of their previously announced competitors.

"Why are they switching people out?"

Leo Hale also noticed the commotion over there.

The competitors were chosen by the teams themselves, so naturally, they could be changed before the match began.

But why change the roster now, after it had already been decided?

"There’s one possibility. They know what our Superpowers are."

Holden Shaw was also staring at the spot.

Information about the Superpower teams wasn’t public, and they had been deliberately practicing in secluded areas.

Plus, the lineup was only chosen right before the match. Logically, they shouldn’t know the Superpowers of Elara and the others.

"It’s fine. They can handle it."

Nina Jacobs’s expression was calm, as if she had already foreseen this situation.

"It’s a best-of-five series, so we only need three wins to take the match.

But I heard their team isn’t weak. They formed way back in the shelter days."

Daniel Hale said.

Stella had only been formed recently, and people like Wayne Abbott were new additions.

He had thought Nina Jacobs would compete, which would have given them at least some guarantee of success.

But unexpectedly, Nina Jacobs had no intention of participating.

He had also heard about the base’s rating system. If Stella was eliminated in the first round, it would make things very difficult...

"The Aegis Gang, is it?"

Nina Jacobs sneered. ’Pulling cheap tricks before the match. I’ll remember them.’

The match began soon after.

The arena was large enough for two pairs to compete simultaneously.

The referee announced the rules of the match.

The match was a friendly Superpower spar. Neither side was allowed to inflict life-threatening injuries.

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