In fact, Ning Yexing did not notice the mistake. Kurosawa was indeed a little tighter than usual.

Putting aside everything else, his lineup of elves currently only has five that can go into battle, while others have six. In terms of numbers, he is indeed at an absolute natural disadvantage.

He was about to go on the court, and he didn't know who his opponent would be, so it was impossible for him to remain completely calm.

If there is really no reaction at all, it is probably not a big heart, and it is completely broken.

Kurosawa doesn't want to show off now. In fact, he believes that he is still very competitive even without the combat power of Little Shining.

This kind of confidence was developed when he faced other players in the knockout rounds. During the knockout stages, no player put pressure on Kurosawa.

He felt that his strength was much stronger than what he thought before the competition, especially Flora's performance. It was far from enough to describe it as an ordinary super elf with an energy value of 10,000 leaves.

Therefore, it is precisely because he is still pursuing results that he becomes a little nervous now.

The strength of the elves is so outstanding that he does not want to just leave a top 16 result in the 2024 Hanquan Provincial Super League, nor the top eight.

Perhaps other fans, viewers, and friends think that just because he reached the provincial Super League is a good achievement that he can be proud of.

But he is not satisfied. What he wants to see is the scenery of the top four, and even the competition for the championship.

However, the meal must be eaten one bite at a time, and the road must be walked step by step.

All that needs to be done now is to play well in the upcoming first match of the top 16 stage!

Kurosawa looked at the huge valley below, his eyes gradually becoming bright and sharp.

The sun was still shining brightly today, but the wind on the top of the mountain was very strong, causing Kurosawa's hair to fly in random directions.

After hearing the greetings from the staff, Kurosawa and other contestants walked towards the referee's office in the center of the platform.

Before the official start of the game, the competition team needs to draw lots for the players and assign them to opponents for the first battle.

This draw is very important for most players and directly determines their ranking in this competition.

If you are not very lucky, maybe the hand of the lottery guest will be enough to kill the game.

Kurosawa was no exception. Even among the crowd, he paid close attention to the guests who were drawing lots on the stage.

One by one, small balls with the names of the players written on them were taken out of the black box.

The expressions of the contestants also became uncertain as the drawing ceremony progressed, some were happy, some were depressed, and some were expressionless.

At present, the public's expectations for Kurosawa are probably in the mid-range 8-9th place.

Although it was his first time entering the Provincial Super League, due to his outstanding performance in the knockout stages, no one would regard him as being at the bottom of the competition.

However, because the opponents in the knockout stage are not strong, his personal record cannot be fully reflected, and his 50-game winning streak cannot be overestimated. The midfield in the main stage is still a fair expectation.

There were also many viewers watching the lottery ceremony in the live broadcast room.

"It's so funny that the player who drew the previous champion Weng Yuanjing is turning blue."

"That's for sure. Who can draw the defending champion without feeling confused?"

"Except for Kurosawa, the other players who advanced to the main draw through the knockout round seemed to be treated as bonuses. Those who drew them all had smiles on their faces."

"Why isn't it Kurosawa's turn yet?"

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

"I am the King of Urgency!"

I have to say that although the lottery ceremony was short, the program effect was not weak.

It is a pleasure to see the joys and sorrows of the masters who are so high above.

Near the end of the lottery ceremony, Kurosawa finally heard his name.

He raised his eyebrows when he saw the result.

Shen Qingyi, if I remember correctly, this player seemed to have been ranked in the top eight in the last Provincial Super League, ranking seventh in points.

It was a good or bad draw, and it happened to be an opponent that met the media's expectations of Kurosawa's strength before the game.

He looked at his opponents in the crowd.

Shen Qingyi is a man with long black hair. A thin blue vein can be seen on his forehead, like some kind of tattoo.

Among the sixteen main draw contestants present, if you don’t look at Kurosawa, he should be the one with the most outstanding appearance.

Although his strength is only mid-range in the main competition, his popularity is very high.

Kurosawa also heard about him before the game, so he was able to accurately find him in the crowd the moment he learned about the grouping.

Kurosawa held his neck.

He felt that the opponents in the first battle were pretty well assigned.

Mid-range opponents not only allow the elves to officially enter the competitive state through competition, but they will not be as stressful as directly facing the top players.

Before the strength can form an absolute crushing advantage, the status of players and elves needs to be improved step by step through game after game. This is the most ideal model.

After determining the grouping of players, the order of competition begins.

Kurosawa's game came early today.

The match between him and Shen Qingyi was in the second game.

While he was observing silently, Shen Qingyi closed his eyes and chose to rest his mind, without even looking at his opponent from the beginning to the end.

"It's exactly what the report said."

Kurosawa had read reports about him before and knew that this was the opponent's playing habit. He never interacted with his opponent before the game, let alone communicated with him, even if he was an acquaintance, so as not to affect the subsequent game state.

This is a player who takes winning and losing very seriously.

In July, he made a news. Because of an entertainment doubles match, he had a falling out with a friend Zhuo Yunliang, whom he had known for several years. The friend did not show his sincerity because it was an entertainment match, which led to the loss of the match.

Kurosawa pursed his lips and smiled.

Although he can obtain rewards through competitions, he cannot be as serious as Shen Qingyi.

The first game started with great anticipation.

Considering that if he successfully advances later, the players in the field may become subsequent competitors, Kurosawa did not skip watching his game just because it started later.

The players in the first game were relatively evenly matched, so the game was slightly longer.

For players whose rankings differ greatly, the game may end in ten minutes or even a few minutes.

Kurosawa watched with great enjoyment, just like an ordinary spectator.

Both sides of the first match are talented people.

People with natural abilities are very rare, but in situations like the Provincial Super League, they are not rare.

Those with wind-based amplification talents will face off against those with fire-based talents, and all-wind teams will face off against all-fire teams.

In the end, due to restraint, the wind team won the fierce battle for an hour and twenty minutes.

When the strengths are close, the attribute restraint relationship is fully demonstrated, especially for a single attribute team, the restraint relationship is infinitely amplified.

"Please prepare for the contestants who will take the stage for the second round."

As early as the end of the first game, a staff member came to remind Kurosawa to prepare to play.

After the referee team, the Rock Elf Team, completed the restoration of the field, Kurosawa was about to play his first provincial super match.

Shen Qingyi, who had been concentrating with his eyes closed before, also opened his eyes.

The two of them each arrived at the arena hundreds of meters below.

When we reached the bottom of the valley, the howling wind from the mountains did not come down with it, and it was quiet and windless.

Kurosawa felt that the surrounding environment was particularly quiet.

The scenery that catches the eye, apart from Shen Qingyi in the distance and the photographic bird hovering in the sky, is only monotonous earthy yellow and the brownish yellow of the mountains.

Kurosawa stretched his arms and legs to revive his body.

In the live broadcast room, the barrage changed from the calmness of the first scene and suddenly started rolling crazily.

The second game, regardless of strength, is definitely a highly popular game.

Both parties are quite well-known and discussed among the general audience.

“Support Kurosawa’s deduction of 1!”

"Handsome, handsome, handsome, a duel between two husbands!"

"To be honest, Shen Qingyi has been a bad guy all his life and is a player who cannot afford to lose!"

“What’s wrong with players wanting to win?”

"It's just an entertainment competition. If you lose a game, you have to break up with your friends. What kind of giant baby?"

"The fans who support Shen Qingyi have a problem with their views. I hope your colleagues and friends are such serious people."

"Don't go online, the two of you were eating Haidilao together not long ago? The contestants have reconciled long ago, and it's just a bunch of gangsters trying to recruit gangsters!"

"God damn, let's eat Haidilao together. Zhuo Yunliang left after the entertainment match. He hasn't been back to Hanquan Province this year. Could it be that we had an online dinner party?"

Since the news was from the past two months, many people were discussing it in the barrage, some were negative and some were fans.
To be continued...