On this day, a rare drizzle fell from the sky, but it couldn't extinguish the hunters' enthusiasm.
The construction progress of the auditorium was very fast. Tang Yu used a custom building to build the skeleton. The engineering team and some metal and earth ability users worked overtime. In a few days, the half-moon shaped seats that could accommodate 2,000 spectators were completed.
The seats seemed to be a lot, but compared to the number of people who poured into the Tree Shade in the past few days, it was nothing.
The entire auditorium was already filled to the brim. Half of the seats had been allocated to the various major forces that had been invited.
For example, several of Lindong's top executives … Although they didn't come in person, many of their subordinates came. Some even ordered their subordinates to send gifts.
In addition, Lindong's large mercenary regiments, former top squads, the Tree Shade Adventurer's Guild's top ranking adventurer groups, some nearby shelters with strong strength, and so on. The municipal department responsible for the martial arts tournament sent a different number of tickets to the auditorium according to the size of the forces.
The other half of the seats had already been snatched up by the Tree Shade survivors.
There were still many people standing in the open space without an auditorium, watching from a distance. Even if the sky was drizzling, not many people planned to leave.
Looking at the front of the auditorium, in addition to the largest 50-by-50 fighting ring in the center, there were several smaller 25-by-25 fighting rings around it.
At this moment, the ring was not filled with participants with cold faces confronting each other, but a performance team dressed in gorgeous clothes.
As a rule, there must be some performances at the opening ceremony.
Singing and dancing, gongs and drums were loud.
Although it wasn't the hunters showing their strength, this kind of performance could also highlight the living standards of the Tree Shade survivors.
On the stage, in addition to the performance team, Shay, who once again got the host spot, was talking about the history of the Tree Shade Shelter's development and the rules of the preliminary round of the martial arts tournament.
"The preliminary round is divided into two stages. One is the 100-person free-for-all stage, and the other is the loser challenge stage."
"There are a total of 2,789 hunters participating in the Martial Arts Tournament. Each participant should pay attention to the serial number card you received. In the first stage, each group of 100 people will engage in a free-for-all battle. The last person will be the winner."
"Those who fall to the ground for more than ten seconds, fall off the ring, and take the initiative to admit defeat will enter the losers group. In the second stage, everyone in the losers group has a chance to buy the right to challenge. The hunters who have bought the right to challenge can challenge anyone in the winners of the first stage. The winner will take their place. The last one hundred people left in the winners group will participate in the final …"
Tang Yu honestly said that the loser bought the right to challenge. It's not that he wanted to make money, it's just to limit the loser from swarming up to challenge. The number of participants this time far exceeded his expectations. He had no choice but to cancel the originally prepared one-on-one battle mode.
Time gradually approached nine o 'clock, the time for the preliminary round.
The hunters present were getting more and more excited.
The pitter-patter of rain gradually stopped, the dark clouds dispersed, and a ray of sunlight penetrated.
"Next, I'd like to introduce the two commentators of this tournament. The one on my left is Captain Roger of the patrol team, and the one on my right is the special guest of this tournament, the leader of the Ancestral Dragon Special Warfare Regiment from Lindong, Zhou Zhenglei."
Compared to Captain Roger, who was familiar to many hunters, Zhou Zhenglei, the former captain of Lu Jianjun's guard team, not many hunters in Lindong knew him.
But as soon as the identity of the leader of the Ancestral Dragon Special Warfare Regiment was announced, people with a little bit of knowledge were shocked.
To be able to sit in this position, his strength was undoubtedly one of the best in Lindong. Such a person had become a special guest of the Martial Arts Tournament. A few people in the audience had a complicated expression on their faces. They didn't know what to think of.
Soon, as the drums sounded, the first group of contestants, number 001100, stepped onto the central main ring.
Although the 50-by-50 ring wasn't small, it still looked crowded with so many people standing on it. Each participant was only a few meters apart, staring at each other very vigilantly.
The tournament soon began. The scene was unexpectedly chaotic. Perhaps most hunters had never experienced such a chaotic scene. Many people were beaten until they vomited blood or were kicked out of the ring before they could react.
Originally, some of the weaker participants winked at each other, planning to work together to eliminate the experts. But as soon as they entered the ring, it was a completely different story.
There were hunters all around, and their auras were entangled with each other. It was impossible to tell who was the expert and who was the mediocre.
After a while, the Second and Third Awakening Stage hunters were cleared from the field. Some of the participants who fell on the ring and lost their ability to move were also dragged down from the field by the patrol members who were responsible for rescue. Some of the more seriously injured were quickly sent to the Tree Shade First Hospital.
There, their injuries could be stabilized, but if they wanted to heal quickly, they would need to pay an extra price.
After all, you get what you pay for.
"Everyone, please look. Contestant 023 on the left used a series of side kicks, and contestant 077 on the back used both hands to block. His lower body is very stable. It looks like he's at a disadvantage, but it's actually a steady fight. The outcome is still hard to predict."
"I don't know what Leader Zhou and Captain Roger think." Shay handed the microphone to the two commentators.
"Contestant 023 has a slight advantage, but the outcome is still hard to predict." Zhou Zhenglei said.
"You're right." Roger summarized the content of the previous two concisely.
The corners of the other people's mouths twitched.
It was agreed that the two special guests would commentate, but in the end, it seemed to have become the host's * * *.
But his explanation was extremely reasonable.
At this time, the first group of the preliminary round had reached the end. There were only two Fifth Awakening Stage hunters left on the field. And not just any Fifth Awakening Stage hunter. One was a veteran Tree Shade adventurer who had used the Body Hardening Potion, and the other was a transformation ability user.
The two sides were locked in battle. Many of the audience's eyes couldn't keep up. They were waiting for the camera to replay the highlights and the commentator's commentary.
Then the whole arena was filled with "Oh", "Ah", "Amazing" exclamations. The first group of matches came to an end.
Immediately after, the second group, the third group …
The pace of the preliminary round was very fast. As soon as the winner of the first group was decided, the patrol members immediately came to the stage to carry away the contestants who fell to the ground. The blood on the ring wasn't cleaned up, and the next group went straight to the stage.
Was this preliminary selection method fair? Of course it was unfair.
The people from the Department of Municipal Affairs didn't deliberately separate the people with high aura. They were directly assigned randomly. Some groups had nearly ten Fifth Awakening Stage hunters, while some groups only had a Fourth Awakening Stage hunter.
Some groups of contestants contacted each other before they went on stage. Unlike the first group, they had more time to unite the others and formulate tactics.
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