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Chapter 1364: No Amount of Expectation Can Bring Strength!
The opening ceremony of the Second Myriad Worlds Top 100 Combat Power Tournament concluded with Tesoro's "To the Top".
At the same time, Vergo, as the manager of the Multiverse Duel Arena, announced the specific competition system for the Top 100 Main Competition at the end.
The one hundred participants would first undergo a seven-round Swiss System. That is, each participant would first fight one match against seven other participants.
Among these, the first opponent for each participant would be decided by the Competition Organizing Department. However, starting from the second opponent, they would be randomly matched with opponents of similar level based on the victory or defeat and tie-breaking points of each participant in their first battle, and finally ranked according to wins and points.
The so-called tie-breaking points were scores between 0.1 and 0.9 given by the Competition Organizing Department to the opponents defeated by a participant, based on the participant's performance in each battle.
The biggest reference factor was the time taken to defeat the opponent. The shorter the time, the stronger the participant's strength, and the higher the tie-breaking points their opponent would receive.
At the same time, the more wins a participant had afterwards, the higher the tie-breaking points given to the opponents they defeated.
Simply put, tie-breaking points were for the losers, while the winners only needed to care about the number of wins.
However, to prevent anyone from deliberately delaying time to try and face a weaker opponent in the next round, the Competition Organizing Department would not announce this data for tie-breaking points.
Participants and audience could only see the participants' wins and losses.
The Top 100 rankings from seventeenth place to one hundredth place would be directly determined through the Swiss System.
The top sixteen would then proceed to an elimination round. This would give them another chance to strive for a higher ranking.
The next day.
August 1st, twelve noon.
The one hundred participants and five hundred thousand audience, who had rested overnight, gathered at the Multiverse Duel Arena once again.
Today would be the first round of the Swiss System.
The one hundred participants had already received their personal number, arena number, and opponent number from the Competition Organizing Department.
They would duel simultaneously in fifty arenas separated by magic barriers.
After today's matches, they would rest tomorrow, and the second round would take place the day after, repeating this process to complete seven rounds.
The elimination round for the top sixteen advancing to the top eight would take place one week after the seventh round concluded.
Meanwhile.
Audience on the ten stories of grandstands on the surface could select the match feed they wished to watch through the virtual screens in front of them.
In fact, this was no different from watching at home, except for being present at the venue to enjoy the atmosphere.
The ten thousand audience on the floating wind-stone seats could fly back and forth.
They could appreciate the participants' combat up close through the magic barrier.
Finally, there were the audience in the Colored Cloud Boxes.
The boxes came equipped with Star Den Den Mushi, offering holographic virtual feeds.
This allowed people to watch the combat process up close, as if standing just inside the magic barrier, and move freely within the box to observe all the details of both sides.
Truly, you get what you pay for.
"Susanoo, it's finally starting!"
Qin Su scanned the azure barrier in front, behind, left, right, and above him, finally focusing his gaze on his opponent not far away.
At this moment, participants in other arenas were also sizing each other up.
And Qin Su's opponent in this first round was Alexei, a Nuclear Mutant from the Nuclear World!
This duel attracted significant attention from billions of viewers in the Empire Arms World and the Nuclear World.
Alexei was over forty years old, but he looked like a fair-skinned youth with a delicate face.
He wore a red and blue tight combat suit with a silver-white bear head pattern printed on his chest.
He held an absurdly large KORD Heavy Machine Gun in his hands and had a Nichirin Blade in a black scabbard strapped to his waist.
He was also strapped with an ammunition belt with a caliber of 12.7mm.
He was fully armed.
The combat suit he wore was actually a specially ordered Kabaneri Tight Combat Suit.
It had multiple functions such as being impervious to weapons, black armor protection, and self-healing through blood absorption.
Furthermore, it didn't affect movement at all, possessing excellent elasticity and breathability.
Although this item was already popularized within the military, it was still a rare commodity among civilians, and its external price was not cheap.
Fortunately, the Nuclear World was not short on money at all.
However, what was most eye-catching about Alexei was his pair of scarlet eyes.
And the muscle contours that were highlighted by the bodysuit.
He truly looked like a superhuman, a superhuman from the Hairy Bear Nation.
At this moment, Alexei was also staring at Qin Su and Susanoo, who stood in front of him.
During this period, he hadn't been idle, gathering as much intelligence on the participants as possible.
Key Participants like Qin Su were a key focus.
Therefore, Alexei knew Qin Su's identity, knew that he was an alchemist skilled in transforming the three forms of water, and even knew that Susanoo was a powerful Humanoid Imperial Arms.
To be honest, this was truly a terrible first-round opponent.
But since things had come to this, he could only bite the bullet and face it.
Alexei understood very clearly that at this moment, countless gazes from the Nuclear World were surely focused on him, expecting him to achieve victory!
This was pressure, but also motivation.
Once he defeated this Imperial Prince from the Empire Arms World, even if he lost all subsequent battles, he would still be considered glorious even in defeat.
Upon returning, he would surely reap unimaginable honor and benefits.
On the other side.
While staring at Alexei, Susanoo instructed Qin Su without turning his head:
"Leave him to me, you focus on protecting yourself."
"Okay!"
Qin Su trusted Susanoo completely and immediately squatted down, readying his palm on the ground.
As long as he didn't activate alchemy, it wouldn't violate the competition rules.
The opponent Alexei also immediately aimed the muzzle of his KORD Heavy Machine Gun towards them.
[Duel is about to begin!]
About a minute later, Vergo's voice echoed throughout the venue.
Of course, this was just a recording.
But his calm, steady, and serious tone made the somewhat nervous mood of all participants calm down.
[One!]
The eyes of the one hundred participants in the fifty arenas instantly became sharp.
[Two!]
Their muscles began to tense, ready to go, and the audience also subconsciously held their breath.
[Duel!]
Alexei didn't hesitate at all and immediately pulled the trigger of the KORD Heavy Machine Gun.
In an instant, gunfire roared, and muzzle flash spat out.
Bullets that were difficult to see with the naked eye, carrying scorching high temperature, shot towards Susanoo and Qin Su.
At the same time, dense gunfire and bursts of rapid whistling sounds also rang out from other arenas.
Everyone had started moving!
The heavy steel rod in Susanoo's hand instantly formed a surging strong wind in front of him.
A large amount of sparks, accompanied by clanging sounds, bloomed in the air.
The firepower of the KORD Heavy Machine Gun was actually unable to break through his intercept!
Shock flashed in Alexei's eyes.
Although he already knew that firearms were no longer a significant threat to these experts who controlled supernatural power, this was continuous frontal fire from a heavy machine gun with a 12.7mm caliber!
What Alexei didn't know was that Susanoo was also secretly surprised at this moment.
Every collision between the steel rod and the bullets always made him feel a relatively strong tremor.
This was truly the first time he had encountered firearms with such great power.
He had originally planned to endure the bullet rain and charge towards Alexei, but now he was 'pinned' in place by the impact of the bullets.
In fact, firearms also existed in the Empire Arms World.
Under the influence of Doctor Stylish, they had even developed to the level of assault rifles.
But compared to the Nuclear World of 2002, they were still quite inferior.
At least, this kind of large-caliber heavy machine gun, weighing 25 kilograms, did not exist.
However, Alexei's mood did not feel relaxed because of this.
After all, the bullets on his person were limited!
Moreover, he had only 'restricted' Susanoo.
As expected.
Seeing this situation, Qin Su on the other side immediately activated his alchemy.
[Sizzle————]
Instantly, bright blue electricity flashed wildly between his palms.
The next moment, the moisture in the air quickly condensed into a large amount of water.
Then, under the control of Qin Su's consciousness, it formed steaming hot pillars of water, spraying towards Alexei.
Seeing this, the latter quickly abandoned the heavy machine gun in his hand, rapidly avoided the hot water attack, and at the same time, took off the two grenades hanging on his chest and threw them over.
[Boom! Boom!]
Huge balls of fire, accompanied by a violent explosion, engulfed the charging Susanoo.
Alexei stopped moving, looked at the rolling thick smoke in front of him, and drew the Nichirin Blade from his waist.
He didn't believe that two grenades could defeat the opponent, only hoping to cause some effect.
[Swish!]
The moment Susanoo broke through the black smoke and appeared, Alexei immediately swung his blade to meet the attack.
"Thunder Breathing! First Form! Thunderclap and Flash!"
Instantly, his entire body turned into a streak of golden thunderbolt.
[Clang!!!]
The steel rod and the blade collided heavily, the powerful and resonant sound of clashing metal rang out, and their gazes met.
Alexei, with golden lightning coating his entire body, looked at the opponent close at hand and said in a low voice, gritting his teeth, "I, who carry the expectation of eight billion people, will absolutely not lose!"
Susanoo heard this with a face full of indifference and replied carelessly:
"Commendable courage, but you are not our opponent. After all, no amount of expectation can bring substantial strength."
(End of this chapter)
The opening ceremony of the Second Myriad Worlds Top 100 Combat Power Tournament concluded with Tesoro's "To the Top".
At the same time, Vergo, as the manager of the Multiverse Duel Arena, announced the specific competition system for the Top 100 Main Competition at the end.
The one hundred participants would first undergo a seven-round Swiss System. That is, each participant would first fight one match against seven other participants.
Among these, the first opponent for each participant would be decided by the Competition Organizing Department. However, starting from the second opponent, they would be randomly matched with opponents of similar level based on the victory or defeat and tie-breaking points of each participant in their first battle, and finally ranked according to wins and points.
The so-called tie-breaking points were scores between 0.1 and 0.9 given by the Competition Organizing Department to the opponents defeated by a participant, based on the participant's performance in each battle.
The biggest reference factor was the time taken to defeat the opponent. The shorter the time, the stronger the participant's strength, and the higher the tie-breaking points their opponent would receive.
At the same time, the more wins a participant had afterwards, the higher the tie-breaking points given to the opponents they defeated.
Simply put, tie-breaking points were for the losers, while the winners only needed to care about the number of wins.
However, to prevent anyone from deliberately delaying time to try and face a weaker opponent in the next round, the Competition Organizing Department would not announce this data for tie-breaking points.
Participants and audience could only see the participants' wins and losses.
The Top 100 rankings from seventeenth place to one hundredth place would be directly determined through the Swiss System.
The top sixteen would then proceed to an elimination round. This would give them another chance to strive for a higher ranking.
The next day.
August 1st, twelve noon.
The one hundred participants and five hundred thousand audience, who had rested overnight, gathered at the Multiverse Duel Arena once again.
Today would be the first round of the Swiss System.
The one hundred participants had already received their personal number, arena number, and opponent number from the Competition Organizing Department.
They would duel simultaneously in fifty arenas separated by magic barriers.
After today's matches, they would rest tomorrow, and the second round would take place the day after, repeating this process to complete seven rounds.
The elimination round for the top sixteen advancing to the top eight would take place one week after the seventh round concluded.
Meanwhile.
Audience on the ten stories of grandstands on the surface could select the match feed they wished to watch through the virtual screens in front of them.
In fact, this was no different from watching at home, except for being present at the venue to enjoy the atmosphere.
The ten thousand audience on the floating wind-stone seats could fly back and forth.
They could appreciate the participants' combat up close through the magic barrier.
Finally, there were the audience in the Colored Cloud Boxes.
The boxes came equipped with Star Den Den Mushi, offering holographic virtual feeds.
This allowed people to watch the combat process up close, as if standing just inside the magic barrier, and move freely within the box to observe all the details of both sides.
Truly, you get what you pay for.
"Susanoo, it's finally starting!"
Qin Su scanned the azure barrier in front, behind, left, right, and above him, finally focusing his gaze on his opponent not far away.
At this moment, participants in other arenas were also sizing each other up.
And Qin Su's opponent in this first round was Alexei, a Nuclear Mutant from the Nuclear World!
This duel attracted significant attention from billions of viewers in the Empire Arms World and the Nuclear World.
Alexei was over forty years old, but he looked like a fair-skinned youth with a delicate face.
He wore a red and blue tight combat suit with a silver-white bear head pattern printed on his chest.
He held an absurdly large KORD Heavy Machine Gun in his hands and had a Nichirin Blade in a black scabbard strapped to his waist.
He was also strapped with an ammunition belt with a caliber of 12.7mm.
He was fully armed.
The combat suit he wore was actually a specially ordered Kabaneri Tight Combat Suit.
It had multiple functions such as being impervious to weapons, black armor protection, and self-healing through blood absorption.
Furthermore, it didn't affect movement at all, possessing excellent elasticity and breathability.
Although this item was already popularized within the military, it was still a rare commodity among civilians, and its external price was not cheap.
Fortunately, the Nuclear World was not short on money at all.
However, what was most eye-catching about Alexei was his pair of scarlet eyes.
And the muscle contours that were highlighted by the bodysuit.
He truly looked like a superhuman, a superhuman from the Hairy Bear Nation.
At this moment, Alexei was also staring at Qin Su and Susanoo, who stood in front of him.
During this period, he hadn't been idle, gathering as much intelligence on the participants as possible.
Key Participants like Qin Su were a key focus.
Therefore, Alexei knew Qin Su's identity, knew that he was an alchemist skilled in transforming the three forms of water, and even knew that Susanoo was a powerful Humanoid Imperial Arms.
To be honest, this was truly a terrible first-round opponent.
But since things had come to this, he could only bite the bullet and face it.
Alexei understood very clearly that at this moment, countless gazes from the Nuclear World were surely focused on him, expecting him to achieve victory!
This was pressure, but also motivation.
Once he defeated this Imperial Prince from the Empire Arms World, even if he lost all subsequent battles, he would still be considered glorious even in defeat.
Upon returning, he would surely reap unimaginable honor and benefits.
On the other side.
While staring at Alexei, Susanoo instructed Qin Su without turning his head:
"Leave him to me, you focus on protecting yourself."
"Okay!"
Qin Su trusted Susanoo completely and immediately squatted down, readying his palm on the ground.
As long as he didn't activate alchemy, it wouldn't violate the competition rules.
The opponent Alexei also immediately aimed the muzzle of his KORD Heavy Machine Gun towards them.
[Duel is about to begin!]
About a minute later, Vergo's voice echoed throughout the venue.
Of course, this was just a recording.
But his calm, steady, and serious tone made the somewhat nervous mood of all participants calm down.
[One!]
The eyes of the one hundred participants in the fifty arenas instantly became sharp.
[Two!]
Their muscles began to tense, ready to go, and the audience also subconsciously held their breath.
[Duel!]
Alexei didn't hesitate at all and immediately pulled the trigger of the KORD Heavy Machine Gun.
In an instant, gunfire roared, and muzzle flash spat out.
Bullets that were difficult to see with the naked eye, carrying scorching high temperature, shot towards Susanoo and Qin Su.
At the same time, dense gunfire and bursts of rapid whistling sounds also rang out from other arenas.
Everyone had started moving!
The heavy steel rod in Susanoo's hand instantly formed a surging strong wind in front of him.
A large amount of sparks, accompanied by clanging sounds, bloomed in the air.
The firepower of the KORD Heavy Machine Gun was actually unable to break through his intercept!
Shock flashed in Alexei's eyes.
Although he already knew that firearms were no longer a significant threat to these experts who controlled supernatural power, this was continuous frontal fire from a heavy machine gun with a 12.7mm caliber!
What Alexei didn't know was that Susanoo was also secretly surprised at this moment.
Every collision between the steel rod and the bullets always made him feel a relatively strong tremor.
This was truly the first time he had encountered firearms with such great power.
He had originally planned to endure the bullet rain and charge towards Alexei, but now he was 'pinned' in place by the impact of the bullets.
In fact, firearms also existed in the Empire Arms World.
Under the influence of Doctor Stylish, they had even developed to the level of assault rifles.
But compared to the Nuclear World of 2002, they were still quite inferior.
At least, this kind of large-caliber heavy machine gun, weighing 25 kilograms, did not exist.
However, Alexei's mood did not feel relaxed because of this.
After all, the bullets on his person were limited!
Moreover, he had only 'restricted' Susanoo.
As expected.
Seeing this situation, Qin Su on the other side immediately activated his alchemy.
[Sizzle————]
Instantly, bright blue electricity flashed wildly between his palms.
The next moment, the moisture in the air quickly condensed into a large amount of water.
Then, under the control of Qin Su's consciousness, it formed steaming hot pillars of water, spraying towards Alexei.
Seeing this, the latter quickly abandoned the heavy machine gun in his hand, rapidly avoided the hot water attack, and at the same time, took off the two grenades hanging on his chest and threw them over.
[Boom! Boom!]
Huge balls of fire, accompanied by a violent explosion, engulfed the charging Susanoo.
Alexei stopped moving, looked at the rolling thick smoke in front of him, and drew the Nichirin Blade from his waist.
He didn't believe that two grenades could defeat the opponent, only hoping to cause some effect.
[Swish!]
The moment Susanoo broke through the black smoke and appeared, Alexei immediately swung his blade to meet the attack.
"Thunder Breathing! First Form! Thunderclap and Flash!"
Instantly, his entire body turned into a streak of golden thunderbolt.
[Clang!!!]
The steel rod and the blade collided heavily, the powerful and resonant sound of clashing metal rang out, and their gazes met.
Alexei, with golden lightning coating his entire body, looked at the opponent close at hand and said in a low voice, gritting his teeth, "I, who carry the expectation of eight billion people, will absolutely not lose!"
Susanoo heard this with a face full of indifference and replied carelessly:
"Commendable courage, but you are not our opponent. After all, no amount of expectation can bring substantial strength."
(End of this chapter)
