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The rules for the semi-final are not much different from the previous rounds. The three teams face off in pairs, and the scores are ranked according to the winner, number of kills, and time to win.
After three rounds in the morning, the team that had lost to Interstellar Academy lost twice more, missing their chance to become the champion. The remaining teams, Interstellar Academy and Federation Academy, will have their final battle in the afternoon.
Speaking of which, Federation Academy also has a big background. From the name itself, one can tell it’s separable from the Federation. It’s actually a half aristocratic college, because most officials in the Federation will send their children to Federation Academy. Whether it is financial, material, or manpower, they are a strong opponent.
However, because there are too many children from famous families, and the influence of politics between families, many students form factions, making the atmosphere much worse than that of Interstellar Academy.
At the end of the morning matches, when everyone was about to leave to solve lunch first, the team from Federation Academy suddenly walked towards them.
Seeing their afternoon opponent approach so aggressively, Xi Jun and the others looked at each other, not knowing what they were going to do.
Qiu Zhenyang raised his eyebrows at the alpha who walked straight to him.
This person is called Li Shuo, the captain of the team. He has very strong skills, and his battlefield awareness is comparable to that of Qiu Zhenyang. Even because of his talent, he has almost suppressed Qiu Zhenyang as the most famous player.
Li Shuo squinted his eyes, raised his head with his arms folded, and looked at Qiu Zhenyang with slanted eyes. “I thought the second son of Marshal Qiu would be more imposing, but he turned out to be an ordinary person. Tch, boring.”
Ling Mu, who was standing beside him, frowned, but Qiu Zhenyang laughed out loud and couldn’t help but ask: “Who isn’t an ordinary person? You? Do you have three eyes or two noses?”
The team members shook their heads tacitly, looking at Li Shuo with disgust in their eyes.
Li Shuo’s face darkened. Gritting his teeth, he smiled coldly: “It’s useless for you to play tricks with me now. I’ll let you know who’s better this afternoon. Ah, by the way, I remember that there’s someone in your team who’s an omega, right? An omega should do what an omega should do, instead of being an embarrassment to games, it’s better to go back and have children!”
The members behind Li Shuo laughed, even pointing to Ling Mu, and mouthing the words “have children”.
Ling Mu, an omega, has never been subjected to such sexism since the beginning of the school league. After all, his skills are really strong, and he is much better than most alphas. Who has the face to discriminate against him? Besides, Ling Mu is covered by Qiu Zhenyang, and a student of Interstellar Academy. Who in the right mind will have nothing to do and make fun of his gender under the eyes of the principal?
Although many people discriminate against Ling Mu in private, Li Shuo was the only one who dared speak out in person.
The smile on Qiu Zhenyang’s face suddenly disappeared, and his expression turned as deep and terrifying as a black cloud.
After such a long time of contact, everyone in the team has completely regarded Ling Mu as one of their core members. The team was pissed off, and Xi Jun stepped forward with an angry face, puffed up his chest and cursed: “What the hell are you idiots talking about!”
Yuan Chenyu also stepped forward and waved his fists at them. “What’s the matter, your skin is itchy? Do you need me to give you some relief?”
The atmosphere between the two sides became tense, and was on the verge of breaking out. Even the principal who was about to leave noticed it, not to mention the media who were still in the stands. They had already set up cameras to record their confrontation. Several reporters started an off-court live broadcast, and many people saw the friction between the two teams competing for the championship for the first time.
Someone on the Internet immediately opened a thread to discuss whether it is reasonable for omega to play games.
Most people still support it. After all, there have been many omegas in the game since the public beta of “Machine Wars”. Although they can’t be scouts, they can still be guards, and are better than some reckless alphas, and are very obedient. Plus some omegas will turn on their microphones and their soft and sweet voice is very comfortable. Besides, why can’t omegas as powerful as Ling Mu play?!
However, a small number of people expressed their support for Li Shuo. What kind of games or jobs does an omega want to play or work?  They should just marry and have children instead of messing around.
In the past, when there were only two genders, many people quarreled. Now, the war further escalated across the six genders. No one can convince anyone, and can only set off one cyber war after another.
Ling Mu has been paying attention to Qiu Zhenyang, if it was in the past, he would definitely be the first to punch this idiot! But they’re in the midst of the school league. Once he makes a move, they’ll be punished to withdraw, making everyone’s efforts in vain! Moreover, he was even more worried about Qiu Zhenyang, who had a terrifying expression!
Most people will probably react this way. If someone angrily stands on their side and fights for them when they’re hurt, the anger in their heart will fade a lot, and they may even worry if the other party will be implicated and treated unjustly.
Fortunately, Qiu Zhenyang’s self-control ability is very strong. He took a deep breath, and clenched the fists on his side.
“If you want to compete, just compete. Do you think it’s interesting to say these words? The world is so big, go out and see more. Don’t look at the problem one-sidedly like a frog in the well.” Qiu Zhenyang sneered. Since sending Lin Yuhan to prison, he hasn’t encountered this kind of scum in a while. “Playing games won’t affect his ability to give birth. Besides, aren’t you just making a fuss because you think you can’t compare to Ling Mu? Aren’t you ashamed?”
“Bullsh*t!” Self-esteem offended, Li Shuo immediately flared up in anger. “You’d better take good care of your omega. Don’t cry when we beat you later!”
Shooting his middle finger back, he turned and left with his team members.
After such a mess, the team was in a very bad mood. Guan Tang immediately ran to Ling Mu and said, “Don’t pay attention to that bad guy, he is really annoying!”
“En, I’m fine.” Ling Mu patted Guan Tang’s head.
Qiu Zhenyang turned to look at his angry teammates, and said in a clear voice: “You all know that he is a fool, so don’t give it any more thought. He deliberately provoked us this time to make us feel bad, don’t be fooled by him.”
The school league has gone on for quite some time now. A blind man could see that Li Shuo picked such a sensitive time to make trouble. It was obviously on purpose.
Unfortunately, his means were not clever enough, and Qiu Zhenyang quickly saw it through. Maybe he couldn’t find another breakthrough point, so he took advantage of his concern for Ling Mu in an attempt to make him angry, and make his teammates feel bad, in order to affect their performance this afternoon.
The team immediately reacted upon hearing Qiu Zhenyang’s words.
They really overreacted just now, and almost had their afternoon performance thrown off.
Yuan Chenyu quickly took a few deep breaths and put on a very deliberate smile on his face. “Life is beautiful, we don’t care about fools. When we win the game, dad will slap them on the head.”
His expression was really funny. Guan Tang couldn’t hold back, and burst out laughing.
Zhuo Hang walked over and raised his arm to jab Yuan Chenyu. He bared his teeth and said with a smile: “Good luck this afternoon, I’ll scold him with you after you win! But if you lose to that idiot…”
Yuan Chenyu immediately shouted: “Lose? How could we lose! What Li Shuo, I can fight ten of him! I’ll say now, if I lose, I’ll eat the game cabin live!”
The rest of the team also began to adjust. Once it became clear Li Shuo provoked them on purpose to affect their gameplay, their anger could be suppressed and replaced with more vigorous enthusiasm for the afternoon match.
Li Shuo’s abacus was wrong. Interstellar Academy will become more terrifying in the afternoon!
When they went back to eat at noon, Qiu Zhenyang was a little absent-minded. Ling Mu saw him continuing to pick at white rice for a long time, he picked some vegetables. But Qiu Zhenyang didn’t notice it at all and continued to be in a daze.
“What are you thinking about?” Ling Mu raised his hand and waved it in front of him. “Still thinking about Li Shuo?”
Qiu Zhenyang regained his senses, stunned, and immediately shook his head: “No, no, who cares about him.”
He ate all the dishes that Ling Mu clipped for him, looking satisfied. “My wife’s food is still more delicious~ Let’s change bowls, I think the rice in your bowl is more fragrant than mine~ “
Ling Mu glanced at him with disgust, and picked a few more dishes for him from the table. “Eat your own stuff.”
After finishing lunch, the two laid down on the sofa to rest. The sofa isn’t too big, and feels crowded with two people lying down. But Qiu Zhenyang insisted on hugging Ling Mu in his arms. He touched Ling Mu’s thorny hair one after another, and then lightly touched the scar on Ling Mu’s brow bone.
“Itchy.” Ling Mu opened his hand to touch his scar, complained softly, and then asked after a while of silence, “Will we win?”
Although Li Shuo has a sinister mind, his skills are beyond doubt. Having watched the rival team’s games, their school isn’t that bad. In fact, Ling Mu doesn’t lack confidence, but is a little confused. Before, he always believed that his team could win the championship, but with the final approaching, he suddenly began to doubt himself.
Qiu Zhenyang kissed the top of his hair. “It doesn’t matter if we win or lose, Mumu, tell me, have you been happy playing the game?”
Ling Mu closed his eyes.
How could he be unhappy? “Machine Wars” not only gave him the opportunity to be in the mecha universe, but also let him meet many friends, making him more confident and competitive. This game has enriched his life, and brought him considerable benefits. These are all things Ling Mu had longed for but dared not think about.
The man in his arms nodded slightly.
Qiu Zhenyang smiled: “Then don’t hesitate, no matter whether we win or lose, you are already on your way, and moving forward.”
“It doesn’t matter, I will always be by your side.”
Go beat that alpha cancer!
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