419: The competition begins

Gu Qinghan arrived at the scene, an open space on the outskirts of Whale Fall City.

He looked at the bustling crowd around him and couldn't help but turn to Piao Jun:

"This venue shouldn't be able to withstand the ravages of the Professionals, why was it chosen here?"

"I can't beat you in a fight, but please don't question my professional ability."

As Piao Jun finished speaking, he walked to one side, revealing Wang Yan, Jiang Xiaoyu, and Uncle Dave behind him.

Immediately after, the three of them each used their Professional abilities, and in a short time, they managed to create an arena with undulating terrain, as well as rivers and forests.

At this, the surrounding audience immediately gasped in surprise.

Piao Jun took a piece of paper, which listed the registered participating teams and names, as well as the match schedule.

He merely glanced at it before handing it to Gu Qinghan and saying:

"You are the City Lord, you read it."

Gu Qinghan gave a wry smile but didn't refuse.

However, as he unfolded the paper, his expression immediately changed.

He swallowed hard and loudly announced to the surrounding Whale Fall City Professionals:

"The first team to enter the arena, their names are... 'You Said It All' team, and 'I Don't Even Know If It's a Team'."

Gu Qinghan was speechless, but hearing the laughter from the crowd, he couldn't help but find it a bit amusing.

Life always finds a way, and humans even find ways to entertain themselves in such dangerous times.

The two teams of Professionals quickly entered the arena, then looked at Gu Qinghan.

This match wasn't particularly formal; Gu Qinghan announced the start of the match after confirming both sides were ready.

The battle began immediately, and Gu Qinghan was surprised to find that one of the teams was entirely composed of defensive Professionals.

They chuckled, having no intention of attacking, and slowly advanced towards their opponents using their skills.

Their opponents clearly hadn't expected this, but relying on a well-balanced lineup, they began their offense.

The small group of five formed a mobile fortress; almost everyone could help themselves and their companions block a lot of damage.

With the combined skills of the five, Gu Qinghan even wondered if their vitality had decreased at all.

The first match lasted a very long time, ending when the attacking side's mana was completely depleted.

After all, the arena was limited, and the defensive side was clearly a bit higher level; ranged Professionals could only surrender once they were engaged in close combat.

"Too underhanded! Too underhanded!"

"Shameless, but I like it!"

"Hahahaha, a mobile turtle shell!"

The crowd erupted in good-natured laughter, and the losing side showed no dissatisfaction.

Both sides shook hands amicably, and the captain of the losing team smiled wryly, shaking his head, and returned to the crowd with something left unsaid.

After recording the match results, Gu Qinghan quickly announced the next match.

According to Piao Jun, he had arranged the higher-level Professionals for later.

The reason for the arrangement of the first match was because Piao Jun also found this all-defensive team interesting and wanted to use them as an opening act.

In the second match, both teams had very good lineups.

In this match, both sides had their strategies, and it was quite exciting.

But in Gu Qinghan's eyes, this level of combat was just child's play.

After all, none of these people possessed large-scale destructive skills.

Fortunately, the surrounding audience watched with great interest, and Gu Qinghan also took the opportunity to get a general understanding of their strength.

Since Piao Jun also emulated the Shangjing Base's point exchange system, Gu Qinghan also brought out many snacks for everyone to choose from.

The atmosphere gradually reached a climax, attracting some people who hadn't originally planned to come and watch.

"This sparring mode is good; it promotes communication and increases combat experience.

How about we find a place to build a dedicated arena for everyone?"

Gu Qinghan looked at Piao Jun, an inquiring look on his face.

Piao Jun glanced at him and suddenly spoke:

"Do you think I'm a wishing tree? And a dedicated arena?

Brother, they are all Professionals! An arena built with traditional materials would be gone after one battle!

To build a dedicated training ground, we'd at least need to find materials that can withstand a beating!"

Gu Qinghan thought it made sense and said no more.

As for Piao Jun's resentful demeanor, he had long developed immunity to it and could largely ignore it.

As the battles progressed, Gu Qinghan constantly calculated his plans in his mind.

He could now merge six Professions into one, so he naturally wanted to create a more comprehensive Profession.

And comprehensiveness often meant a lack of specialization.

Therefore, Gu Qinghan planned to sacrifice the magical damage capability of this Profession, focusing on its physical damage.

After all, he himself was a mage, so he certainly wouldn't lack magical damage in the future.

Another point was that Gu Qinghan wanted the Profession he created to have the ability to fight against dragons.

After all, Demon Contractors had seemed to disappear recently, hardly appearing anymore.

Gu Qinghan understood that these Contractors were definitely not all dead; they must be hiding somewhere.

It was even very possible that these Contractors had also formed organizations and were biding their time.

However, this was not a problem he needed to worry about too much, as he had enough confidence to confront these Demon Contractors.

His future enemies were dragons.

There was even a slight possibility that they were the gods who created this world.

Therefore, Gu Qinghan had to make the Profession he created as perfect as possible.

Just then, a cry of surprise pulled Gu Qinghan out of his thoughts.

He looked at the arena, only to see two teams had just entered.

In one of the teams, there was a familiar figure: Han Zhigang.

Although Han Zhigang had a Dragon Hound, his Profession was not particularly powerful, so he could participate in this competition.

The reason for everyone's gasp of surprise was not just the handsome Dragon Hound beside him, but a creature in the other team.

A Dragon Eagle whose body was covered in what looked like metal scales!

This Mutated Dragon Eagle's body wasn't large, just big enough for one person to ride on it.

But the luster emanating from its body feathers made everyone realize that this Dragon Eagle was definitely not ordinary.

Moreover, at a time when almost all Mutated Creatures were incredibly huge, such an existence seemed particularly unusual.

"Finally, this match is here, two Professionals who can command dragon-Mutated Creatures."

Piao Jun lay on a lounge chair, holding a bag of potato chips and taking a sip of iced cola, showing a very interested expression.

Gu Qinghan also showed an interested expression; he knew that Han Zhigang's Profession was actually a Beast Tamer.

This was an Epic Class, and he could even directly merge with his summoned pet, gaining powerful combat strength at the cost of losing his sanity.

But the guy riding the Dragon Eagle was clearly not a Beast Tamer.

"What is his Profession? He seems quite powerful," he asked Piao Jun.

Piao Jun chuckled and said:

"His Profession is an Outstanding Class, called Gale Knight."

Gu Qinghan's eyes lit up, Cavalry!