Chapter 31 Contestant #1001 (1/2)
”And with that, let... eh?”
Jack whispered to his co-emcee and they held a short discussion. The crowd fell silent in confusion.
”Ahem!” Jack's co-emcee whose name was Uni Corn cleared his throat. While Jack's entire existence was a mystery from his glowing pumpkin head to his straw-stuffed scarecrow body, Uni Corn simply had a horse head with a horn but a very normal human body.
”Pardon the delay, we had a last minute registration. Without further ado, let's put our hands, fins and tails together to give this year's competitors a huge round of applause!”
Somewhere during the thunderous applause and chaos, a horn sounded to mark the official start of the competition.
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-Round 3-
”Oh! Look at that! The ferocious Minotaur - Minx has just dropped out of the competition. Looks like the event organizers have increased the intensity of this year's competition. With only slightly over eight hundred participants, who will make it to the finals?”
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-Round 15-
”What is this? A Jojobian Elephant Narwal Roast? Ladies and gentlemen, we are in for a treat this year! The rare once a millennium mystical beast from Jojobia was submitted to this year's committee early yesterday. Can you smell this? We've invited the best Jojobian Sea Barbarian Chefs to roast it to perfection just in time for the fifteenth round! This elephant narwal is big enough to feed an entire castle of demons, can our contestants finish it?”
From a far end of the stage, a competitor turned greened and threw up whatever he ate from the previous rounds.
”Contestant 488, disqualified!”
While many other contestants looked green, they persevered. By now, more than half the contestants have dropped out or were disqualified. Many forfeited and some had to be carried off the stage. Despite the chaos, Zero could only wonder about the reason behind their green complexions.
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-Round 32-
”Amazing...” Uni Corn breathed. Jack held his breath. The little human that the goddesses registered was one of the semi-finalists. By now, only about a hundred competitors were left. Many looked like they wouldn't last the next five rounds. However, the boy called Zero was holding his own.
As the waiters served the poisonous snail eyes, the masters of ceremony watched on with growing respect.
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-Round 43-
With the highest record going up to round forty-seven, there were surprisingly five contestants left.