My Pet Beast is Super Fearsome

Chapter 190: Chapter 189: Opening Ceremony (Please Vote)

On the evening of November 30, Yundu City was filled with a strong festive atmosphere.

Sitting on the shuttle bus, one could see a large number of local citizens gathering in the direction of the competition venue.

For locals, the successful holding of each “Regional Qualifying Competition” filled them with pride.

The main street was specially cleared for the participating colleges’ vehicles, and the LED light shows that played on the buildings lining the roads every evening were all replaced today with the official photos of the competing teams.

The higher the ranking of the college in the previous competition, the better their location; for a college like Su City University, which was out in the first round…

Well…

Shao Zifeng and his teammates had left the hotel and hadn’t found a photo of their team all the way to the venue.

“Sigh, we lost another opportunity to showcase ourselves to the world.”

The shuttle bus stopped in front of the venue, and Hu Shiwu let out a dejected sigh, slumping in his seat like a salted fish.

As today was the opening ceremony, all the teams had to make an appearance; in front of the brightly lit venue, dozens of shuttle buses were neatly parked.

Large crowds of spectators had gathered early at the entrance to the venue, jostling each other, hoping to get closer to the red carpet.

Under the arrangement of volunteers and staff, competitors from each college, dressed in their team uniforms and smiling, walked onto the red carpet one by one.

In the midst of the audience’s screams and the local media’s flash photography, they slowly made their way into the venue, pausing with each step.

For some schools, this might be their most shining moment in the competition, so everyone wanted to linger a little longer.

Inside Su City University’s shuttle bus, four members changed into the slightly embarrassing ‘Su City University Raging Bears Team’ uniforms and quietly awaited their turn.

Hu Shiwu was the most excited among them. He looked enviously at the competitors on the red carpet, thinking that he would soon be in the flashlights, trembling with excitement.

Li Yiming and Casar were somewhat uneasy, displaying a clear stage fright which was slightly eased after a few whispers of comfort from Shao Zifeng.

Thump thump.

A volunteer tapped on the glass, reminding them that their turn was coming up.

After a moment, the bald man, Guangtou Qiang, shakily stood up. He turned his head with a pale face, the dark circles under his eyes as if he hadn’t slept for half a month.

Shao Zifeng took a sharp breath at the sight.

It had only been a day or so, and Guangtou Qiang seemed as if he had aged ten years.

Indeed, girlfriends were the scariest of all.

Struggling to keep his sleepy eyes open, Guangtou Qiang said to them, “I won’t say much else. Just show the spirit of our Raging Bears Team out there and give it your all! Austria…strength…no matter what, you all need to perform well!”

As he spoke, Guangtou Qiang opened the pneumatic door, then sat back down in the driver’s seat and yawned, “You go on, I’m going to sleep some more.”

Tsk!

The car door slowly opened, and several camera lenses had already turned their way.

Shao Zifeng led the three of them out of the bus.

The screaming from the crowd reached a new high, and the constant flashing of cameras caused some discomfort to their eyes.

Huh.

As he turned around, Shao Zifeng was struck by the sight of a group of youngsters holding a banner.

“Dragon Bao, fly with ease, your mother is always with thee.”

In the expectant eyes of Burning Wings’ support group, Shao Zifeng curled his lip and turned his head away.

What did Qiuqiu’s support group have to do with me, Shao Zifeng?

Suddenly, there was a bit of sourness in his heart.

Amidst the dense clicking of cameras, countless flashes lit up.

Hu Shiwu suddenly found himself at the pinnacle of life, squinting his eyes to enjoy the screams and lights as the smile on his lips slowly twisted.

The winter night’s chill made Shao Zifeng, clad in the thin team uniform, shiver as he turned to say a few words in a low voice to Casar and Li Yiming, and then the three of them quick-stepped toward the venue.

The photographers and the audience were baffled. What kind of move was this?

Other schools were trying their best to linger on the red carpet, so why did Su City University decide to go against the grain?

But no matter what, three good-looking team leaders always generated more buzz.

Therefore, the flashlights and screams moved with the trio.

Hu Shiwu, with his eyes closed, savored the moment, blissfully unaware of Shao Zifeng and others’ departure. Even as his body suffered from the harsh cold, his heart remained warm.

“Tomorrow, mom will be able to see the photos of me competing,” he thought.

With that thought, a tear glistened down his cheek. It was the first time since joining the team that he felt having handsome teammates was quite nice, at least he could bask in their reflected glory…

Feeling it was about time, Hu Shiwu slowly opened his eyes, squinting initially to protect them from the potential onslaught of flash photography.

Then, he felt as if he had plunged into an ice cellar.

All the flashes were following the figures up ahead, and since the competitors had entered, the security staff originally corralling the audience had begun directing them inside as well.

Hu Shiwu stood among the jostling crowd, feeling his world fade to gray once more.

Indeed, it was this world that was wrong.

…

“Hello, dear audience; welcome to the opening ceremony of this year’s ‘Regional Qualifiers.’ I’m the commentator Mumu.”

The venue was pitch black except for the multicolored support lights and the noisy crowd around, with a sweet-looking female commentator energetically greeting everyone from the hovering screens.

“Hello everyone, I’m Lang Xin, and I’ll be providing commentary for the opening ceremony and the forthcoming matches with Mumu. We hope you’ll enjoy it.”

The voices of the two commentators spread through every corner of the venue via the loudspeakers, eliciting mountainous roars and screams from all directions as people in the dark released their pent-up emotions.

“Thank you for your enthusiasm. To show our appreciation, we’ve invited a mysterious guest to perform at the ‘Qualifiers Opening Ceremony,'” Mumu teased with her lips pursed, hinting at the secret.

“Oh? Aren’t you going to introduce them, Mumu?” Lang Xin playfully prompted.

“Hehe, I won’t keep you in suspense any longer. Please welcome from our very own ‘Yundu Region’…”

“Cang Haiyuan!!!”

Mumu’s voice echoed in the venue. Following a moment of silence, a passionate scream erupted from the audience.

Click.

Spotlights snapped on, with beams crisscrossing midair to focus on one spot—the center of the arena, where a lifelike human ice sculpture sparkled under the spotlight.

Crack, a breaking sound transmitted through the amplifiers filled the venue, and everyone gradually fell silent.

The cracking noises became more frequent, and the audience held their breath, intently watching the ice sculpture in the center of the field.

Crack!

With a crisp sound, the ice sculpture exploded into countless sparkling particles, which, reflecting the spotlights, danced in the air like myriad dazzling diamonds.

As the ice powder slowly settled, a man dressed in a tailored tailcoat stood in place, bowing slightly to the audience.

“Cang Haiyuan!!!”

“Cang Haiyuan!!!”

“Cang Haiyuan!!!”

In an instant, a uniform chant reverberated through the air above the entire venue.