A warhorn was blown, signifying the beginning of the showdown. A cacophony of warcries was heard throughout the arena. Dong!Dong, dong!Dong, dong, dong!!!The sound of war drums sounded from atop the mountains, and Wyvern Peak's flag waved in the breeze. Everyone stood up and saluted respectfully until the war drums ended. After that, the spectators sat down and looked toward the gigantic screens. "It's begun!""The showdown started!" "I can see my son! Good luck!" The parents were extremely excited to see their children charging toward their dreams. ***Jamie, Dahlia, and Trent were quietly looking at the screen, where Sage, donned in her battle suit, could be seen leading her team into a forest. She swiftly sent out a squad to scout the area, and another to lay in ambush while the others gathered materials such as branches to build simple bows and arrows. This was all part of her strategy."Weapons, everyone!" she ordered. Sage’s teammates broke tree branches into
The screen had switched to where Jerome was located at a cliff area. The center of the venue, which was up ahead, was beyond a canyon filled with thorny trees.Jerome scouted his surroundings before saying, "We need to get out of here. The canyon isn’t a good place to fight in, and there's a high chance Remy and Zack's party will try to intercept us. Have everyone search for weapons. We’re getting out of this canyon as quickly as we can.”"Yes, sir."Jerome's team quickly got to work. Sierra beamed with pride when she saw this, but her expression quickly turned into worry when the screen switched to Remy and his team. His team was not far from Jerome's. He said, "You've got three minutes to search for weapons. We’ll then lay down an ambush at the canyon and intercept Jerome’s team. Move out!”Swoosh, swoosh, swoosh!!!Remy's teammates swiftly got into action.The other teams were executing their strategies as well. ***Adrian quietly stood at the top of the mountains, watc
The spectators held their breaths. Based on the situation, four teams were going to confront one another in battle. Juno and Sage were going to engage in a battle, while Jerome and Remy were in another. Everyone's expression was tense. The parents seemed even more stressed out than the candidates themselves.Suddenly, the screen turned to where Sage was, but she and her squad had vanished into thin air. At the same time, Remy and his squad had also disappeared. This left everyone stunned, and a few parents began whispering about it. "Where have they gone? How did they disappear the moment the cameras were on them?""I don't know. Do you think the camera's broken?"They were filled with confusion, some of them even trying their best to look for the missing squad. However, when they looked closer, they suddenly realized the truth was not as complicated as they imagined. Sage and Remy had not disappeared at all. Instead, they had camouflaged themselves throughout the forest. Nobody
Jamie nodded, his expression serious, while Adrian leisurely leaned back into his seat to watch the showdown.Rustle, rustle, rustle!!!The footsteps through the forest in the mountains were exceptionally loud because of how quiet the forest was. Juno’s team was getting closer. Sage, who was laying low in the bushes, slowly raised her right hand. According to her plan, her team would attack the moment she drops her right hand. Meanwhile, Juno looked oblivious to Sage's presence. Ba-dump! Ba-dump! Ba-dump!!!The spectators on the stand were so nervous they could feel their hearts pounding as beads of cold sweat broke out on their foreheads. 'They're close!’'They're getting closer!'At that moment, Juno and Sage were no more than a hundred meters apart. Judging by the situation, Juno seemed unaware of the ambush Sage had laid out. The spectators were anxious for Juno, while some were wondering if Sage was truly going to eliminate Juno’s team half an hour into the showdown.
Right at that moment, another battle cry came from within the forest as thousands of candidates stormed the battlefield and took out a few of Juno's teammates. The two sides engaged in an intense melee battle, with the sounds of clubs clashing echoing at the foot of the mountain.It was a battle of raw strength.Each candidate was wearing a sensory device that would cause the airbags within their battle suits to burst whenever the candidate suffered more damage than they could bear. Those whose airbags had burst would be eliminated and had to leave the battlefield. ***The spectators did not look away from the battle for a second. Neither side cowered in fear or retreated despite how intense it was.Sage and Juno were closing in on each other, taking out their opponents along the way. Soon, a battle between the team leaders would ensue. "Juno's going to face off against Sage. It’ll be disadvantageous for them later on since they've spent so much of their stamina so early in the
Both teams were now at the center of the canyon and were engaged in a fight. Surprisingly, there were only five thousand soldiers in Jerome's team. The others, including Jerome himself, were nowhere to be seen. Similarly, almost half of Remy's men, including Remy himself, were nowhere to be seen. Then, the screen changed again. "Look! Up there!" someone suddenly shouted, attracting everyone’s attention. Boom! Boom! Boom!!!Boulders exploded, while Remy and Jerome were leaping higher and higher with the help of tree branches as they engaged in a mid-air fight. Their fight was so quick that the spectators could not keep up with what was happening. Nobody could tell who would emerge victorious.Meanwhile, Zack was being shown on another section of the screen. Similarly, many of his teammates were missing from sight. He was leading barely half his members to the center of The Dome. The crowd then suddenly realized that Polaris and his men were rushing toward the canyon Remy and Jer
Thus, a two-versus-one fight ensuedPolaris was right, it did not matter who was the strongest on the battlefield. There were only winners, and losers. It would be much easier for the other candidates if Jerome was defeated and had to leave the battlefield. Unknown when it had happened, everyone seemed to agree that Jerome was the strongest among them.Pow, pow, pow!!!Jerome was cornered into a disadvantageous position, dodging a flurry of punches from Remy and Zack. The spectators were worried about Jerome. Many of them began to wonder why two people would gang up against one in what was supposed to be a fair fight.But at the end of the day, the candidates were adapting different strategies and tactics. The rules never stated that the candidates were not allowed to ally with each other. Of course, this alliance was only temporary. Bam!!!Jerome was sent flying once more. His airbag still remained intact due to how resilient he was, but he was about to reach his end after a
"I'm sure Remy and Polaris' five thousand teammates are somewhere near the canyon, ready to jump in should things go sideways. But Jerome's teammates have probably already left the canyon long ago, which is why I say they're carrying Jerome's victory dreams."This is the backup plan Jerome's come up with against a two-versus-one situation. This is a team competition, so even if Jerome is eliminated, his team will still be victorious if his teammates win. He’s using the rules to his advantage.”The others finally understood what Jerome had planned. The five thousand from Jerome's team had left the canyon and their leader behind. On the contrary, Polaris and Remy's teammates were close by, ready to assist whenever called upon. Based on this, what seemed to be an advantage for Polaris and Remy was now null and void thanks to Jerome's superior tactics.However, Jerome was taking a huge risk with this strategy. It required absolute trust on his part for him to entrust everything to his t