On this day, there was a rare light rain in the sky, but it could not dampen the enthusiasm of the awakened people at all.
The construction of the auditorium was progressing quickly. Tang Yu used a custom-made building to build the skeleton. The engineering team and some people with metal and earth abilities worked overtime. In just a few days, this half-moon-shaped seat could accommodate two thousand spectators. The construction is completed.
There may seem to be a lot of seats, but they are nothing compared to the number of people who have poured into the green shade these past few days.
The entire auditorium was already full, and half of the seats were allocated to the major forces who had been invited.
For example, several senior officials from Lindong... Although the senior officials did not come in person, many of their subordinates came, and some even ordered their subordinates to send gifts.
In addition, there are the large-scale mercenary group in Lindong, the former top team, the top-ranked adventure groups of the Green Shade Adventurer Guild, some powerful shelters in the surrounding area, etc., and the Municipal Department responsible for the martial arts conference. , depending on the size of the force, a varying number of auditorium tickets were given.
The other half of the seats had already been taken up by survivors in the green shade.
There were still many people standing in the open space without auditoriums, watching from a distance. Even though it was raining heavily, not many people planned to leave.
Looking at the auditorium again, in addition to the largest fifty-by-fifty competition ring in the center, there are several smaller twenty-five-by-twenty-five-size arenas around it.
At this moment, the participants in the ring were not facing each other with cold faces, but a performance team wearing colorful clothes.
As a rule, there are always some performances at the opening ceremony.
Singing and dancing are at peace, and gongs and drums are noisy.
Although it is not a display of strength by the Awakened, this kind of performance can also highlight the living standards of the Green Shade survivors.
On the stage, in addition to the performance team, Xie Yi, who once again got the host's spot, was telling the story of the development history of Green Shade Shelter and the preliminary rules of the martial arts competition.
"The preliminary round is divided into two stages, one is the melee stage of hundreds of people, and the other is the loser's challenge stage."
"There are a total of 2,789 awakened people participating in the martial arts conference this time. Each participant pays attention to the serial number plate he received. In the first stage, each group of one hundred people will engage in a melee. The winner will be the last person standing."
"Those who fall to the ground for more than ten seconds, fall off the ring, and voluntarily admit defeat will enter the loser group. In the second stage, everyone in the loser group has an opportunity to purchase the right to challenge. The awakened person who purchased the right to challenge can submit a request to the loser group. If anyone among the winners of the first stage initiates a challenge, the winner will take his place, and the last 100 people left in the winner group will participate in the finals... "
Tang Yu said very truthfully that the loser bought the right to challenge. This was not because he wanted to make money, but to restrict the loser from swarming up to challenge... The number of participants this time was far beyond his expectation. It was a one-on-one battle that was originally planned. The promotion mode has no choice but to be cancelled.
The time is getting closer to nine o'clock when the preliminary round starts.
The expressions of the awakened people present became more and more excited.
The drizzle of rain gradually stopped, the dark clouds were dispersed, and wisps of sunshine shone through.
"Next, I would like to introduce to you the two commentators for this competition. The one on my left is Captain Luo of the patrol team, and the one on my right is the special guest of this time, the Zulong Special Fighter Group from Lindong. Leader, Zhou Zhenglei."
Compared to Captain Luo, who is well known to many awakened people, Zhou Zhenglei, the former guard captain of Lu Jianjun, not many people even know him among the awakened people in Lindong.
But as soon as the identity of the leader of the Zulong Special Regiment was announced, anyone with a little knowledge was shocked.
Being able to sit in this seat, his strength is undoubtedly one of the best in Lindong. Such a person has become a special guest at the martial arts conference... A few people in the audience have complicated expressions, and I don't know what they are thinking of.
Soon, as the drum beat sounded, the first group of contestants numbered 001-100 walked onto the central main stage.
Although the fifty-by-fifty arena is not small, it still seems crowded with so many people standing on it. Each participant is only a few meters apart, and they are all very wary of staring at each other.
The game started soon, and the scene was unexpectedly chaotic. Perhaps most of the awakened people had never experienced this kind of melee. Many people were beaten until they vomited blood or were kicked off the ring before they could react.
Originally, before going on stage, some of the weaker participants winked at each other, planning to work together to eliminate the masters, but once they came on stage, it was completely different.
There were awakened people on both sides, and their auras were entangled with each other. It was impossible to tell which one was a master and which one was a mediocre one.
After a while, those who had awakened to the second and third levels were cleared from the field one after another. Some of the participants fell on the ring and lost the ability to move. They were also dragged down from the field by members of the patrol team responsible for rescue. Some of them were seriously injured. , and was quickly sent to Luyin No. 1 Hospital.
There, their injuries can be stabilized, but if they want to heal quickly, they need to pay an extra price.
After all, you get what you pay for.
"Please see, contestant No. 023 on the left used a series of side kicks, while contestant No. 077 behind him blocked with both hands. His lower body was very stable. It seemed that he was at a disadvantage, but in fact he was playing steadily. The outcome was unpredictable. "
"I wonder what Captain Zhou and Captain Luo think." Shea handed the microphone to the two commentators.
"Contestant No. 023 has a slight advantage, but the outcome is unpredictable." Zhou Zhenglei said.
"That's right." Luo Zheyan briefly and comprehensively summarized the content of the previous two.
The corners of other people's mouths in the audience twitched.
It was agreed that the two special guests would give commentary, but in the end, it seemed that they became the host's boss.
But he explained it very rationally.
At this time, the first group of the preliminary round has reached the end, and there are only two fifth-level awakened masters left on the field. They are not ordinary fifth-level awakened masters. One is a veteran adventurer from Green Shadow who has used body quenching fluid, and the other is a transformation master. A person with physical ability.
The two sides were fighting so hard that many spectators could no longer keep up and were waiting for the cameras to play back the highlights and the commentators to explain.
Then the whole stadium was in exclamation of "oh", "ah" and "so awesome", and the first group of games came to an end.
Followed closely by the second group, the third group...
The pace of the preliminary round was very fast. The winner was determined by one group. Immediately, members of the patrol team came on stage to carry away the fallen contestant. The blood stains on the stage were not cleaned up, and the next group went directly to the stage.
Is this preliminary selection method fair? It's definitely unfair.
The people from the Municipal Department did not deliberately separate the people with high aura into groups, they just assigned them randomly. In some groups, there are nearly ten masters who have awakened to the fifth level, while in some groups the strongest person only has the fourth level.
Competitors in some groups communicate with each other before taking the stage. Unlike the first group to take the stage, they have more time to unite others and formulate strategies.
However, in some groups, even if the weak ones huddle together to keep warm, the super masters who have awakened to the sixth level still overwhelm the entire field with their unparalleled tyranny.