Published: February 12, 2025
The light and shadow arena gradually opened a small gap, and scorching lava flowed out. Above it floated the last half of Ahan's face, filled with unwillingness and rage in his one remaining eye. Then, as the lava flowed, it slowly dissolved into this terrifying liquid.
The people around quickly stepped back, afraid of being contaminated even slightly, and the scene fell into silence.
“Look, the points for Red Hair.”
A member of the Youth Army pointed up, and everyone looked over to see Red Hair's points rapidly jumping. It was a steep rise, going from only a few hundred to several thousand, and by the time it stopped, it had already returned to its initial full value, even exceeding it by over a hundred points.
“Intact…”
The little boy murmured softly.
No matter how he looked at it, he couldn't believe that they had just beaten this person to the brink of death, yet suddenly everything turned around? And she even returned to perfect condition?
From his perspective, Ahan wasn't the top-tier evolver, but definitely an elite expert. Among all the people in North America, there were only a few who could defeat Ahan. From what he knew, there were no more than five people present who could kill Ahan, so how could they lose to a South Korean so easily?
The brightness of the light and shadow arena dimmed slightly, but the surroundings became brighter, returning to a level everyone could see.
On one side, the Cloud Summit team was full of joy, while the journey of the hidden snake side wore serious expressions.
There were only five matches in total. Losing the first match couldn’t be said to mean losing everything, but starting off poorly definitely put them in a passive position.
The next match suddenly became crucial. If they lost again, they would be in a desperate situation, with no room for even the slightest mistake.
Ye Zhongming smiled lightly as he welcomed the victorious Red Hair. This woman had truly given him quite a surprise.
Previously, Red Hair did not exhibit the abilities she just demonstrated. She had thorns and lava, but they wouldn’t transform into one another, nor would they allow her to bathe in the lava and recover. But now, Red Hair had accomplished all of this.
“What was up with the thorns that appeared on the arena?”
Xiao Min asked curiously from behind Red Hair.
Red Hair opened her hand, and a small seed visibly formed in her palm.
“The arena can't be destroyed, but even if it's made of energy, it's still tangible, so once it sticks, it’s effective.”
Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly understood and recalled how Red Hair had been constantly touching the light wall while dodging earlier. They initially thought she was borrowing strength, but it turned out she was sticking those seeds!
After the victory, everyone calmed down and reflected that, in terms of combat experience and attacking methods, Ahan was vastly different from Red Hair. If it weren’t for his peculiar profession that was nearly impossible to defend against, Red Hair might have achieved an overwhelming victory.
“The first individual match has concluded, and the Cloud Summit team has won. The winner loses the qualification to participate again and will receive exemption rights.”
A notification sounded, leaving everyone somewhat confused.
Losing the qualification to compete was understandable, meaning they couldn’t participate again after the last match. But what did exemption rights mean?
Everyone perked up their ears, hoping for an explanation, but to their disappointment, the roulette space provided no clarification.
“Now announcing the rewards…”
When the notification sounded again, it was time to distribute rewards. Although they didn’t get clarity on the meaning of exemption rights, the Cloud Summit team's spirits were lifted.
According to the previously announced rules, Red Hair had finished the battle just over six minutes and would receive an A6 level reward. The Cloud Summit Villa, as the victorious group, would receive a B6 level reward.