Chapter 364: Nearly Immortal (2/2)
Section three: Li Ruoer, Wang Tong, Athena, Lei Long
Section four: Lie Jian, Wang Ben, Tervis, Mo Xie
Section five: Michaux Odin, Ye Kai, Zhang Fan, Qin Yue
Section six: Heidi, Turbolix, Ye Bai, Ma Tiangang
Section seven: Li Xing, Wu Ma, Zhuo Bufan, Euler.
Section eight: Zhang Buyu, Allen, Smite, Dolores, Duan Ren.
The rest of the competition was not only a matter of strength, but also that of luck. For example, one fighter could be slightly stronger than the other in a different section. However, the stronger fighter might be defeated quicker if much more powerful foes surrounded him than his weaker counterpart.
The involvement of the great houses in this year's tournament had also shaken things up a lot for the S-Class students. In the previous tournaments, most top students from the S-Class academies were able to make it to the top 32 list. However, they were all eliminated early on during the game this year.
In addition to the surge in the number of great house members, this year's tournament also had increased number of fighters outside of the traditional three big players—Earth, Moon, and Mars. One of those fighters, Zader from Ceres, had made it to the top 32 largely due to his luck that kept him away from the powerful fighters.
In addition to Zader, another dark horse of this year's tournament was Wang Tong. Unlike Zader, Wang Tong didn't lack powerful opponents during the tournament.
Both Wang Tong and Zader had made the history as the first non-Great-House, non-S-Class, and non-sect fighters ever to have made it into the top 32.
Meanwhile, on Earth, a girl was closely following Wang Tong's fights. During some nights, she even dreamed of Wang Tong's victory in the final.
Ma Xiaoru had never been happier than when she saw Wang Tong successfully enter the top 32. Also, Wang Tong's performance during his fight with Guan Dongyang had greatly impressed Ma Xiaoru's parents. Wu Xin finally budged under her daughter's incessant pleading and agreed for her to watch the rest of Wang Tong's fights live on the Moon under one condition: she would have to accompany Ma Xiaoru to the Moon.
Ma Dutian was not worried about his daughter at all. Therefore, he didn't disagree with his daughter's trip to the Moon. Plus, his attention right now had been completely on the new battery technology.
”Master, I have thoroughly investigated. Or initial suspicion was correct… Wang Tong's stepfather was not a simple character. He is very likely related to the incidence that happened in the Hall of Valhalla twenty years ago.”
Ma Dutian nodded. ”Have you found out his whereabouts?”
”Not yet. He is in hiding.”
”Keep looking… I need more details.”
”Yes, master.”
Ma Dutian paused for a second and then said, ”Be careful! I want no bloodshed.”
”Understood, master.”
Ever since the match entered the top 32 playoffs, even some Einherjars started to pay attention to the fights. The outcome of the battles would not only affect the fighter's personal fame, but it was also pivotal for the future of the sect or house the fighter represented. Despite the paramount importance of the tournament fights, another event was able to steal some of the audience's attention away from it.
Qin Lanyue, the lord of the Soul Devouring Sect who had retired more than twenty years ago, wanted to challenge Einherjar Wannabe to a fight in the PA system. Not only was Qin Lanyue a top fighter among Ivantians, but her stepdaughter, Qin Yue, had also out-performed her opponents and entered the top 32 in the tournament.
Einherjar Wannabe had promptly accepted the challenge and arranged the time of the fight. The news of the fight had surprised most top fighters of the Confederation, since they knew that Qin Lanyue was not the kind of person who would easily challenge another warrior.