Underneath the arena, the contestants were all busy getting ready for the fighting event. The weapons and armour they had hidden until now were all out on full display. Even if one was to see what their opponent was wearing, there was too little time to try to come up with a countermeasure. On top of this, the participants themselves did not know who they were going to go up against.
Students for this event were also able to use whatever equipment they owned. It didn’t matter whether one person had higher gear than the other. It was all about individual strength rather than skill. The focus was to show how they would compete out in the real world.
Above, there were ten platforms, allowing for there to be ten fights happening simultaneously at the same time. The fighting event was one of the most important and most significant events so they needed not to have too much going on at the same time. Their goal was to allow the students to display their powers and if all the students were to fight at the same time, it would be impossible to keep track of them all.
Many factions and important members were watching this event, looking for their next recruits. Before going onto the stage, each of their stage names would be announced, allowing them to know who they were watching and something to remember the students by.
All of the students who were in the fighting event were split into groups of ten. This meant on the first day, half of them would be eliminated. frёewebηovel.cѳm
Nate continued to look around and eventually spotted Larry. "Looks like we won’t be facing each other in the first round. That’s good. Let me see how much you have improved before I fight you myself." He said.
It wasn’t set in stone, but Nate was pretty sure that the groups had indicated who would be going out together. And those in the same group would be facing each other. When he looked over to the group to his right, he could see not only Larry but also the student who had the two guards who had never left his side once, standing at the back.
"I guess it’s worth keeping an eye out on you as well," Nate said, still curious why they never left his side.
"We have something important to tell you." The guard whispered into Peter’s ear. "Don’t even think about surrendering or giving up the fight. If you do, you will be paying a visit straight back to the dungeon, and trust me; I can guarantee you don’t want to go back there this time."
Even with the mans’ threats, it didn’t bother Peter too much.
What he was far more concerned about was what they were planning to do. Were they really going to just let him have a fair fight with one of the students here? It was clear now after spending a whole day with the guards. With Quinn and the others’ strength, there was no way for them to save him.
He wasn’t stupid.
’Whatever they plan to do, I won’t let them have it go their way.’ Peter thought, trying to make it as hard as possible.
"Alright, everyone, Group A, please start to make your way to the platform." A soldier ordered, and the first group, which had both, Peter and Larry, started to make their way up to the stage.
Nate started to rub his hands together in excitement; he couldn’t wait to see what would happen. Inside the underground arena, they also had several screens, which allowed them to see what was going on above. He would have to observe from there.
The anticipation of finally meeting the Blood evolver was killing him.
They had all entered the field as the crowd heavily cheered for them. The noise was so loud it felt like the whole arena was vibrating slightly. Not everyone was here for recruitment, and it was clear some were here just to enjoy the show that would be put on.
"It looks like Peter will be in the first batch," Logan said watching from the top platform in his seat.
"I wonder what they’re thinking?" Vorden asked.
"Rather than worry about what they are thinking, I’m far more concerned with what Peter is thinking. He is a little unpredictable when it comes to situations like these," Logan replied back.
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