The next day, the entire tournament site felt different.
The Newbie Tournament had finally reached the semifinals.
Out of the original countless participants, only four remained.
Every one of them had already proven themselves through several battles, and because of that, the excitement across the whole territory had reached an entirely new level.
Huge holographic screens floated above the tournament city, replaying the quarterfinal highlights again and again.
Dahlia summoning a storm and forcing Seraphine to surrender.
Rovak crushing Kaldren's regeneration with pure brute force.
Kaelvar Ignis melting through his opponent's defenses with dragon flames.
And the fourth remaining fighter, who had won with terrifying precision.
The broadcast ranking had risen so high that even Paren, back at the Cosmic Terminal, could barely stop smiling.
Inside the tournament site, countless spectators filled every viewing district.
Information brokers kept repeating the same names.
