System's POV

Chapter 714  Posed A Serious Threat To The Road Of The Semifinals

Two days later, the second round of the Elimination Matches had finally ended.

Twenty candidates emerged on top among over a thousand Wanderers, and now, they were gathered in the arena, looking at the stage where Thirteen stood with determined looks on their faces.

"Congratulations to all of you for getting this far," Thirteen said with genuine praise. "Now, all of you will join the thirty Seeded Candidates of this tournament!"

The crowd cheered after hearing Thirteen's declaration.

When the commotion died down, the teenage boy began to explain the next phase of the competition.

"With the Seeded Candidates joining the tournament, the total number of participants in the League of Dragons and Phoenixes is exactly fifty people," Thirteen explained. "The fifty participants will be divided into four groups—three with twelve members each and one with fourteen. Each group will fight it out until the one and only winner is left.

"The four winners would then enter the Semi-Finals, where they would battle it out to see who would become the Champion!"

The crowd once again started cheering as the thirty Seeded Candidates entered the Colosseum.

One by one, they stepped up into the arena, joining those who had fought bitterly to reach this stage.

Roland, Derek, and Joshua stood side by side, gaining the attention of the ladies who admired the Hero Party.

Not long after, Erica, Shana, Diana, and Mildred walked toward their comrades, completing the lineup of the Hero Party.

Their entrance was soon followed by the most talented prodigies sent by the Four Monarch Clans and the Ten Prestigious Families, each of them radiating confidence and power that made them stand out from the rest.

Last but not the least, the Champions of various competitions during the past three years also walked up to the arena.

Rianna was among them because she had won a tournament sponsored by the Central Government in the past.

The Champions from different tournaments numbered nine in total, completing the fifty Wanderer lineup that could be considered as the strongest among the young generation.

Seeing all of them, Thirteen couldn't help but smile.

The Champions from different tournaments numbered nine in total, completing the fifty Wanderer lineup that could be considered as the strongest among the young generation.

Seeing all of them, Thirteen couldn't help but smile.

He had hidden agendas for this tournament as well, so seeing so many talented people made him quite happy.

'I'll make sure to brainwash them well,' Thirteen mused to himself before explaining the other rules of the competition.

"All of you will draw from the ballot box, which will decide what group you will be in," Thirteen explained. "You will also receive one more number alongside your group number.

"For example, you drew the ball 4-1. This means that you are in Group Four, and you will be the first one to fight in the tournament. The one who has the exact same number as you will become your opponent. Easy to understand, right?"

Thirteen then made a gesture for the meter-tall ballot box to be pushed into the arena so that the Wanderers could start drawing their numbered balls.

The first one to draw was none other than Clark Ashford, who had been hailed as the strongest Wanderer during the Party of the Remington Clan, where Thirteen, Mikhail, and their Father, Gerald, had attended.

However, Mikhail's performance during the party had been quite striking, overshadowing the members of the Monarch Clans and the Prestigious Families.

Since then, people started viewing Mikhail as the true leader of the young generation instead of Clark, which the latter detested.

As far as Clark was concerned, Mikhail was nothing compared to him.

Although Mikhail had the surname Leventis, his father had been kicked out of the family and was only clinging to his surname out of desperation.

The Prodigy of the Ashford Clan didn't put anyone who wasn't part of the Monarch Clans and the Prestigious Families in his eyes. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

However, it was uncontrollable for him to notice Mikhail after being compared to the latter almost every time to the point that he was starting to get very irritated by it.

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Because of this, he wished that he and Mikhail would be matched in the tournament, giving him the opportunity to finally settle things with the latter and make everyone understand that he was still the strongest member of his generation.

The ball Clark drew had the number 1-1.

This meant that he was in the First Group and the first to fight in the tournament.

The young man found this match-up very much to his liking. Since he would be the first one to fight, he would be able to be in the limelight first before everyone else.

Clark then placed the ball on the machine beside the Ballot Box, which would show everyone in the Arena which group he would be placed.

The Giant LCD Screen revealed Clark's face and the number he drew.

A moment later, the image of the LCD Screen changed, and Clark's name appeared on the bracket of the First Group.

After Clark finished his draw, the other Wanderers no longer held back and started to draw the balls from the box as well.

One by one, their faces appeared on the LCD Screen, as well as the number that they drew for the tournament.

Soon, the branches of the different groups were slowly filled up.

Thirteen, who was watching this scene, laughed internally. Of course, he had also rigged the matches of this fight.

However, this only worked in the first few matches.

In the end, those who were truly strong would be the ones to rise up from their own groups, regardless of the tricks he had played at the start.

But that was fine.

Thirteen wouldn't mind whoever won the tournament because he was also cooking something else, which he would announce in the Semi-Finals.

When Clark realized who his opponent was for the First Round, he couldn't help but frown. He was matched against someone who could pose a serious threat to his road to the Semi-Finals.

Roland, who was holding the ball with the numbers 1-1 on them, glanced at Clark Ashford with a calm expression on his face.

When Thirteen rigged the ballot box with his Rune Magic, he made sure that the Prodigy of the Ashford Clan would face Roland in the first match.

When everyone realized that Clark and Roland would be fighting, looks of surprise appeared on their faces.

However, this was soon replaced by excitement!

Claude, who was looking at the LCD Screen, frowned. Just like Clark, he understood that Roland posed a serious threat to their success in the tournament.

Contrary to them, Thirteen was gloating internally because his strategy was perfect.

Whether it was Clark or Roland who would be eliminated first, it didn't change the fact that one of the thorns that threatened his siblings would be taken out of the picture regardless of the outcome.