Meanwhile, Karl was nowhere to be seen. No one was able to see the crazy post-match speech of the young man who was the first to enter the quarter-finals.
When everyone was about to celebrate for Karl, they couldn't find him. Karl had slipped out of nowhere. It was rare for him to let go of such a glorious moment.
"Grandma, I'm in the quarter-finals now. Did you see it?"
"My dear grandson, I know you'll become a great man. I'll be worthy of your parents even if I die."
"Grandma will live a long life, and I'll become stronger and more powerful!"
Nobody knew that Karl's parents had passed away when he was young, and his grandmother was the one who brought him up. Fortunately, he had accident compensation, or else he wouldn't even have enough money to attend the military academy. He always thought that he was talented, but his grandmother always believed that he would become a great man because he inherited his father's genius genes. In order to make his grandmother happy, Karl insisted on his own learning style, even though many people thought it was stupid because he just wanted to know more.
Today, he had finally made it to the quarter-finals.
At the entrance of a small grocery store in the slum, an old man was watching the news about Carl on TV with tears in his eyes. He told every customer who came in, "This is my grandson, Carl!"
She had been repeating this sentence for five years. Karl used to be a bad student in middle school, and he was only in the F-Class of a third-rate academy when he finally got into Ayrlarng. His neighbors did not only sympathize with the old lady, but they also complimented him. In fact, people like Karl were everywhere on the streets.
However, Karl was still the same old Karl. He was still the best fighter in the Earth Confederation's Battlecraft Combat. Every media outlet was reporting that Karl was the first fighter to enter the quarter-finals.
This was the best result the Earth Confederation had ever achieved in recent years.
"Karl, the real genius!"
The two commentators on TV gave him a thumbs up. The small grocery store was in an uproar …
It was good news that Karl had advanced to the next round. However, in the second match, Bisu versus KKK, Bisu was in an unprecedented crisis. He was defeated by KKK in two consecutive rounds. Bisu's face turned green.
"Hehe, this is the highest level of the Earth Confederation. Tsk tsk, a brainless player. Do you want me to go easy on you?"
KKK's detestable voice was heard.
"Contestant kkk, no personal attacks are allowed." The referee had no choice but to warn kkk.
"Sir, is what I said wrong? You can ask Bisu if you don't believe me," KKK said innocently.
On the other side, Bisu's face darkened. He took a deep breath. Battlecraft Combat was about strength, even though he really wanted to slap that annoying face.
Flash knew that Bisu was about to fall into his trap. Although KKK was slightly stronger than KKK, he was not that strong yet. He brought up the previous matches as soon as he entered the game, hoping that Bisu would take the risk. However, KKK managed to win two rounds in a row with his extremely cunning defense. To put it simply, KKK was not only ruthless in his actions, but also ruthless in his psychological warfare.
Battlecraft battles weren't like METAL Combat. In METAL Combat, anger could often be converted into power, but Battlecraft battles were a completely different matter. Once one was angry, not only would there be errors in one's maneuvers, but there would also be problems with one's judgment. The final outcome was obvious.
Bisu knew very well what his opponent was trying to do, but most of the time, he couldn't control himself just because he knew what his opponent was trying to do. In the end, he lost the third round. Bisu slammed the control panel hard. He had never lost so badly.
KKK flipped his hair and said, "So this is the best maneuver? How disappointing. Flash, I hope you're better than him."
If the strongest Battlecraft Combat player that the Earth Confederation had produced in recent years was Flash, then the Ivantians had produced KKK. Both of them were the same type of player, but KKK was more versatile. Other than the traditional style, he was also good at playing dirty. He had already started to provoke his opponent before the game even started.
Of course, KKK would never provoke the Kaedeians. It was not because he was afraid of them, but it was because psychological warfare was useless against non-humans. Vanity was the biggest sin of humans, and the Kaedeians were different.
KKK liked to use this tactic against humans the most, and it worked every time. Humans were indeed the type that had not evolved enough, and they were terrible at handling emotions.
Flash smiled calmly. As a Battlecraft Combat Master, he had a unique understanding of winning and losing. Most importantly, he knew that he could beat KKK.
The result would prove everything.
After Karl, KKK from the Ivantians had also advanced to the quarterfinals.
The third match of the quarterfinals: Flash vs Cold.
Flash's calmness did not mean that he was not angry, it was just that he had turned this interest into a calmer murderous aura. The score was three to zero, and Cold became the unlucky scapegoat. Flash very easily grabbed three Timings, and three waves of attacks directly took down Cold. Cold, who had always been known for his calmness, could only sigh. His view of the big picture paled in comparison to Flash's. They were the same type, but he was completely defeated, and he had no chance at all.
Flash didn't need to provoke his opponent, he would only speak with his strength.
Sometimes, his calmness would only make his opponent hesitate.
The fourth match of the quarterfinals: Wang Tong vs Bilance.
Azure was one of the best second graders of the Kaedeian Alliance. Apparently, Rhin was suspicious of Wang Tong, but she wasn't sure since Wang Tong hadn't used Art of the Soaring Heaven yet. Nevertheless, Wang Tong's performance was enough to catch the attention of the Kaedeian Alliance.
Therefore, Bilance had been ordered to attack Wang Tong with all her might in order to eliminate him from the quarterfinals.
Wang Tong stretched his wrists and neck, and noticed that the audience was already packed with people. What made the audience even more excited was that there were a lot of pretty girls in the audience. They were the Kaedeians, and the Kaedeians would only show up in this kind of situation. Most of them were young and pretty girls, but there were also a few guys in the audience. However, they were all gentle, and it seemed like the matriarchal system was still the iron fist of the Kaedeians.
Bilance had already assumed that Wang Tong was Einherjar Wannabe, and Rhin's intuition wouldn't be too far off. If this ordinary-looking Wang Tong was the legendary Einherjar Wannabe, then this match would be very difficult. However, Wang Tong would still be at a disadvantage if he didn't realize it.
The Kaedeians didn't say anything before the match started, and it looked like a normal match. As a member of the Princess's Guard, Bilance's Battlecraft Combat skills were almost the same as Parese's. Even the Art of the Soaring Heaven wouldn't be able to defeat them, not even the Art of Karl. The Art of the Blazing Flame was invincible at its peak, and the Art of the Soaring Heaven combined with its perfect awareness was the only way to defeat it.
The Kaedeians were also very excited. One of them was from Earth, one was from the Moon, and the last one was a Kaedeian beauty. While the Kaedeians had been sticking to their own culture, they had also been learning from the Humans and trying their best to adapt to the Humans' customs. They knew that they had to bow down to the Humans, and this was the only way to make the Humans like them.
The Kaedeians knew this very well, and they wanted to unite the two races through intermarriage. Once a Kaedeian woman married a man from Earth, her attitude toward the Humans would change, and they would be even more obedient than the most obedient human girl. Of course, this was only the beginning. Over the past few hundred years, the Kaedeians had played an important role in the strategy of the Kaedeians, and the discovery of new planets had solidified their position. Political marriages were very rare, and they were still allowed to love each other freely.
Humans and Kaedeians were unable to reproduce, and no one knew if there were any exceptions. However, they could adopt or artificially inseminate a child. Even if they were artificially inseminated, the child would be either a human or a Kaedeian. Humans were happy to see this, as their genes were considered pure. However, the Kaedeians hoped for a true fusion, as only a true fusion could bring the two races together. Unfortunately, there was no way to do so.
Both contestants entered the battle mode.
In the quarterfinals, every match would be a highlight, and the videos of the matches would be used as a reference for the semifinals in the future. After all, it would be easier for the contestants to use their trump cards in these matches.
Therefore, Wang Tong decided to start the match with his signature move.
Azure was relieved when she saw the beginning of the match. Her opponent was using the most useless defensive strategy, and she had never heard of any defensive strategy that could defend against the Art of Blazing Insight.
However, as soon as the battle began, Azure realized that something was amiss. This was not a simple defense, it was an oppressive defense. Logically speaking, if the Kaedeians were to defend, the Kaedeians would suffer great losses. However, the Kaedeians were able to take advantage of the gap between the Kaedeians and the Kaedeians. It was an ingenious way of looking at the big picture. Once the human army reached a certain level, it would be impossible for the Kaedeians to defend against the Kaedeians.
Therefore, Azure decided to launch an attack, but it was completely controlled by her opponent. The first attack failed, and her opponent still didn't attack, and instead, continued to expand his defense with defensive structures. Azure had already suffered a loss, so she had no choice but to counterattack. Once she suffered a loss, there was no turning back, and after the second time, she was at a greater disadvantage.
Her opponent had set up a defensive trap for her to attack, but there was no way she could break through his defense!
Since Kaedeians were good at seizing the opportunity, they were not afraid of a defensive strategy. However, Azure was facing an unprecedented difficulty.
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