Chapter 991 (2/2)

There really were people buying tickets to spectate these matches! This was just like the compet.i.tion that had been held in the Star Luo Empire, except the battle net was able to house an unlimited number of spectators.

Tang Wulin's opponent also appeared in the distance across from him, and he quickly discovered something that was different from the elimination stage matches; their nicknames were being displayed!

The federation had chosen to reveal the partic.i.p.ants' nicknames so the spectators could remember them and follow them in their future matches.

The nickname hovering above Tang Wulin's head was naturally Little Tang, yet when he caught sight of his opponent's nickname, he almost threw up a mouthful of blood.

Between Four and Six!

Between Four and Six was Jiang Wuyue! They hadn't encountered one another throughout the entire elimination stage, but who would've thought that they'd be split into the same group during the round-robin stage and encounter one another in the first round?

Jiang Wuyue couldn't help but cuss out loud after realizing who his opponent was. What was this horrendous luck!

Only then did the electronic voice begin its countdown, and it had also added more numbers. ”Five, four, three, two, one, begin!”

”I concede!”

Light flashed, and Between Four and Six disappeared on the spot.

The electronic voice sounded beside Tang Wulin's ears again. ”Contestant Between Four and Six has conceded. Congratulations, you have secured victory in your first round-robin match.”

Tang Wulin was left feeling completely speechless, and a loud chorus of boos and objections had rung out among the spectators. Tang Wulin naturally couldn't hear them, but he could imagine how displeased the paying spectators had to be.

However, in the next instant, all of the spectators in the compet.i.tion venue quickly vanished as if they'd been teleported away, and immediately thereafter, he also found himself back in the lobby area.

He immediately caught sight of Jiang Wuyue based on the nickname above his head.

”Wuyue, why did you concede?” Tang Wulin asked in a puzzled manner. The two of them were familiar enough to refer to one another on a first-name basis now.

Jiang Wuyue grumbled, ”What should I have done instead? Should I have allowed you to hand me another beating? I'm not a m.a.s.o.c.h.i.s.t!”

Tang Wulin asked, ”Then what about the spectators? Didn't they have to pay to watch these matches?”

Jiang Wuyue chuckled, ”Don't you worry about that. The federation has already taken these situations into account, so if someone concedes, all of the spectators will be directly teleported to another match. Everything is simulated in here anyway, so there's no limit to the capacity of the sports stadiums. I'm really p.i.s.sed off that I had to face you in the very first round! You have to treat me to lunch.”

Tang Wulin flared up with rage upon hearing this. ”Are you making it a habit to rob me?”

Jiang Wuyue immediately burst into laughter. ”That's what you get for being filthy rich! Alternatively, you can forge something for me free of charge, and I'll treat you to a meal.”

Tang Wulin chuckled, ”I always thought that you were a straightforward and honest guy, but I can see now that you're also a shady businessman! Alright, what do you want? I'll forge it for you.”

Jiang Wuyue wasn't actually feeling too bad. Even though he had lost his first match, winning four of his seven round-robin matches would virtually guarantee progression to the finals, and he was confident in his ability to do that despite this initial setback.

In contrast with the easy victory he'd secured in the Soul Master battle segment, Tang Wulin encountered quite a difficult opponent during his first mecha battle round-robin match.

There were still many spectators present, and one of the mechas on the platform had the nickname ”Little Tang” s.h.i.+mmering above its head.

Tang Wulin chose a spear-wielding melee combat mecha again. Due to the fact that he was training every day, his spear intent had constantly been improving. He was still very far away from being able to truly use Fury of the Ma.s.ses both in terms of his power level and level of spear mastery, but at the very least, he was progressing in the right direction.

His opponent was also operating a long-range attacking mecha, yet in contrast with the soul-cannon-wielding long-range attacking mechas he'd encountered in the past, this one was wielding a pair of giant boomerangs.

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