The severity of Kordak's injury still exceeded Regner's imagination. Although a priest treated him, the priest still estimated that Kordak would have to lie in bed for half a month before he could move around.
For this reason, the three women Vera, Inelise, and Irene were sad for a long time. After all, Kordak was still a tall and energetic man before, but after a game, he turned into an injured person who could only lie on the bed with bandages all over his body.
What makes them even more nervous is that Rego's next opponent is Regnar. Although Vera had confidence in Regnar's strength, she also clearly saw that Regnar had reservations when fighting Kordak. She was still not sure whether Regna could defeat Reggo.
After seeing Rego's performance on the field, Inelise and Irene became somewhat afraid of this barbarian. The two women really didn't want Regnar to face this scary big man again.
But they also knew that persuasion was ineffective for Kordak, and it was even less likely to have any effect on the current Regnar.
Therefore, the three women gave up their ideas after just a brief try.
The sixteen-to-eight competition ended quickly. After a few days of short rest, the eight-to-four competition started again. In the small group of Regner, Vera was eliminated in the preliminary round, and Goethe was also attacked in the 16th to 8th round.
Now, apart from Regnar, the only one who has advanced to the quarterfinals is the young ranger Eberron. What makes people laugh or cry is that Eberron's luck seems to have run out, because his opponent in the next game turns out to be Annelotte.
Tam: Representative of the Hawke Empire's military, squadron leader of the Golden Eagle Knights, and a fourteenth-level knight.
Annelotte: Representative of the Court Mage Association, magic consultant of the Court Mage Association, and a fourteenth-level mage.
Bectar: Representative of the Palace Guard, captain of the third detachment of the Palace Guard, and a fourteenth-level swordsman.
Ymir: Representative of the Palace Mage Association, a fourteenth-level mage.
Rego: Northland Barbarian, level 14 barbarian berserker, Earthbinder.
Lei: An unknown contestant and a level 14 assassin.
Eberron: An unknown contestant, a twelfth-level ranger.
Bree Barns: A long-famous mid-level mage in the Hawke Empire, he is now a guest of the Imperial Prime Minister Alfred. He participated in this game because he has nothing to do these days. A fourteenth-level mid-level mage.
Regner took a rough look at the list of the top eight players. Four of them were officially sent by the empire. Although the other one, Brie Barns, was not directly named in Hawke, there was no doubt that he was also related to Hawke. The Hawke Empire is inextricably linked. It can be seen from this that the players sent by the Hawke Empire to participate in this competition are indeed the elite of the empire.
Because the other contestants are basically from official forces, they do not associate with ordinary contestants like Regner.
As a noble mage, Bree Barns will naturally not pay attention to Regnar and the others. As for Regnar, this barbarian has always been a loner. Anyway, he also knows that these humans don't like him. Naturally, he wouldn't come over to join in the fun.
Therefore, strictly speaking, Eberron is the only one participating in the competition with Regnar now.
The next opponent this poor guy will face is Annelotte. Regnar knows that it is certain that this kid will stop in the quarterfinals.
Although this competition in the Hawke Empire has not caused a sensation in the mainland, it is still considered a grand event in the northern continent. The residents of Melinder will talk about the martial arts competitions in the past few days almost when they have nothing to do. This shows how enthusiastic the northern residents are about such things as martial arts competitions.
What’s interesting is that several book companies in Melinder saw business opportunities and jointly published a set of books. What is recorded in it is all the information of the contestants and some adventure stories in their lives. Some of these contents are well-founded, and some are completely made up out of thin air. But most people will not take the authenticity of this book seriously. It is very interesting to read it as a novel for entertainment.
Just like Regnar, this guy was portrayed in that book as a young man who was on a mission to revive his family. This made Regnar, who had never even seen his parents, dumbfounded. Fortunately, he was not very popular to begin with, so there was not much space about him, so Regner just treated it as a joke.
In addition to the story, this book also conducts a comprehensive assessment of the strength of the top eight in the final appendix, and creates a strength ranking list based on this.
Now among the eight people, Annelotte is undoubtedly the most popular, and the book club has no hesitation in putting him first, whether for popularity or reputation.
In addition to her, Rego is also considered the favorite to win the championship because of his brilliant record. After all, he is the only attribute ability user exposed so far in the competition. Strong attribute abilities can indeed greatly increase a person's combat power. So, he was put in second place.
Next is Bree Barns. This old guy is also a veteran mage. Many people think that he is actually stronger than Annelotte. But due to his age and appearance, this old guy's popularity has never been rising, and he can only settle in third place.
Next up is Ymir, another court mage. Even northerners have to admit the incredible power of magic. Therefore, although his popularity is average, the book club still ranks him in fourth place. It can be seen from this that , the status of magicians is still superior to others after all.
Then there are the two battle-class contestants from the Hawke Empire. Both of them are already over middle age. Although their talents are not necessarily as outstanding as Annelotte's, their ability to reach level 14 also shows that they are not ordinary. generation. Coupled with long-term life experience and rich combat experience, their mentality will undoubtedly be much better than the other two. Considering the overall strength, it should not be at the bottom.
Then it was Regnar's turn, but the introduction in the book also said that Lei was able to cultivate to the fourteenth level of fighting spirit at the age of eighteen, and his talent was worthy of recognition. But it is precisely because he is too young that he lacks combat experience. The mage he defeated in the group stage finally admitted that he was just a magic scholar, not a battle mage who was good at fighting. Therefore, the book analyzes that Regnar's success in reaching the top eight was mostly due to luck.
The last one is naturally Eberron. The definition of this guy in the book is similar to Regnar. Although he is talented, he doesn't have much combat experience because he is young. He still relies on luck to get here. And because he was two levels lower than Regnar, he was ranked below Regnar.
"There is no doubt that the strong luck of these two lucky people can no longer play a role in the battle of the quarterfinals. Ray met the notorious Rego in the battle of the quarterfinals, while Eberron met this time The most dazzling star of the competition is Miss Annelotte. Will the two of them be completely defeated at the beginning? Or will they burst out with tenacious fighting spirit like Kordak in the top 16 battle and fight a beautiful battle with a powerful enemy? Fight? Let's wait and see!" This is the final summary of the two of them in the rankings.
"It seems I can't hide it anymore." Regner closed the book and thought silently. Indeed, whether it was to avenge Kordak or to meet Annelotte in the semi-finals, he would He must show his true strength in the next game with Rego. Although his experience in Lance Continent made him understand the importance of keeping a low profile, now that things have become like this, he doesn't care about being high-profile again.
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The quarter-finals were held as scheduled, with Eberron playing ahead of Regnar. The result was as everyone expected. Under Annelotte's swift and accurate spells, Eberron reluctantly surrendered in less than five minutes.
"That woman is so strong!" Eberron couldn't help shouting when he was drinking with Regnar at night. This guy's personality is somewhat similar to Regnar, so the two of them hit it off very well when they met.
"Hey, you're not bad either. You can last five minutes under her hands." Although Eberron was praising Annelotte, Regnar had obvious pride on his face.
"Tch, stop mocking me here. If you meet her, I'm afraid you won't be able to withstand her for a minute." Eberron looked dissatisfied.
"Hmph, who said I can't stand it?" Regnar also looked dissatisfied. Although he knew that Annelotte was really angry, he couldn't hold it back for even a few seconds, let alone a minute. However, his pride as a man still made Regnar retort fiercely.
"You need to get through Rhaego first. That reckless man is not as reasonable as Miss Annelotte. You will have to shed your skin tomorrow. I advise you to surrender as soon as possible." Eberron advised casually.
"You'll know tomorrow." Regnar replied as if he didn't intend to.