Lord of the Sky City

With the conclusion of the three morning matches, the afternoon competitions began after the lunch break.

The audience for the afternoon matches gradually entered the venue at this time, including Orton and others.

"Which arena is Rocky in?"

"Arena number two."

"Have the tickets been purchased?"

"They're all bought, and all in the front row."

As Orton queued up for ticket inspection and entry, his unrelated questions to Rocky revealed the old man's evident nervousness.

In fact, not only him, but also others who came along, such as Aniye, Hammerfire, Pelaya, and Aileen, Lin Feng, were all very nervous.

"It's too risky for the Lord to do this. Monte and I should be the ones participating in such competitions."

Following a few elders, Lin Feng couldn't help but express his complaints to Aileen.

Lin Feng was unaware of the Rune matter, but he knew that Orton and others had developed new Armor for Rocky and roughly why Rocky was participating in the Arena. Nevertheless, he considered such action too hasty. After all, Rocky was the master of Thunderhawk City—more than three thousand people depended on him! How could he undertake such dangerous acts?

"Alright, the Lord knows what he's doing, you needn't worry."

After glancing at Lin Feng, Aileen couldn't elaborate further and could only offer consolation.

Not long after, Orton and the others entered the venue and took their seats in the front row.

Meanwhile, Rocky had already arrived at the changing room reserved for competitors.

Since participants were to wear the Void Magic Armor, each one would go from the relaxation hall to the designated changing room to get ready, and upon being prepared, they could proceed directly to the Arena.

When Rocky entered the changing room, Monte opened a box he'd been carrying all along. Inside was the White Demon Armor!

"Be cautious in everything."

"I know."

"Lord, you must pay attention to safety."

"I know, I know."

"Don't try to show off..."

"Alright, alright!"

Rocky looked at Liliya and Monte helplessly. He didn't know what to say in response to their excessive concern.

Fortuitously, he had already donned the White Demon Armor, so he quickly put on the helmet, flashed a thumbs-up at Liliya and Monte, and then stepped out of the changing room.

Leaving the changing room, Rocky saw a long corridor before him, with a large door tightly shut at the end. This corridor led straight to the competition scene, and the firmly locked door was the entrance to the stage.

At this point, Liliya and Monte could not follow him any longer. Once a participant stepped onto the corridor outside the changing room, it signaled their imminent entry into the Arena, and no one else was allowed to follow; otherwise, the participant's qualification would be immediately revoked.

A person walked down the corridor, and as Rocky got closer to the entrance, he could faintly hear the sounds from outside; there were cheers from the spectators and the announcer's voice.

"Ladies and gentlemen! The second round of preliminary contests is about to begin! Let's give our warmest applause to the ten contestants who are about to make their appearance!"

Under the announcer's prompting, a wave of cheers and applause soon erupted from the stands.

"Now, please welcome the first contestant!"

As the announcer spoke, the big screen switched to the entrance gate. Following that, the gate in the image slowly opened, and a towering Void Magic Warrior stepped out.

"The first contestant in this preliminary round, having competed many times and with a wealth of experience, is none other than Powerful Peter!"

"Roarrr!!!"

With the announcer's introduction, Peter, the first to appear, immediately raised his long sword and shield, roaring at the spectators!

"Ladies and gentlemen, as you may already know, this is Peter's third time participating in the preliminary contests. In previous competitions, he has contributed time and again to thrilling duels, but has always been a hair's breadth away from victory. Surely, Peter must have prepared thoroughly this time, ready to once again charge towards victory!"

Indeed, a considerable number of the audience knew Peter, so when the announcer finished the introduction, the venue immediately resounded with applause.

"Next, please welcome the second, third, and fourth contestants!"

Amidst the applause, the announcer introduced three contestants in one breath, which stopped the cheers of the audience—they hadn't expected this approach.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the reason we're introducing three contestants consecutively is that these three are brothers! Please welcome Jeff, Jerry, and Jess!"

Following the announcer's introduction, the second, third, and fourth entrance gates opened simultaneously, and the triplet brothers in their Void Magic Armor walked out!

"As the old saying goes, 'Brothers in arms are like tigers, and fathers and sons in battle are strong.' Since Jeff, Jerry, and Jess are brothers from the same mother, they will surely not give their opponents any opportunities on the battlefield. Could one of these three brothers emerge as the winner of this preliminary contest? Let's wait and see!"

"Good! Very good!"

"Brothers, you must win!"

"Come on! You can do it!"

When the three brothers appeared, the spectators gave them even more applause and cheers than Peter, because everyone knew that in such a melee, unity among three was certainly stronger than fighting solo. The announcer was not wrong; the three brothers were indeed the favorites to win this contest. The audience naturally favored such a popular contestant.

"Coming up next, please welcome the fifth contestant to the stage!"

Following the announcer's introduction, the contestants of this preliminary contest appeared one after another. Some contestants received detailed introductions, like Powerful Peter and the three brothers, while other contestants were briefly mentioned by name and then quickly surpassed.

About fifteen minutes later, the first nine contestants of this preliminary contest had all made their appearance, leaving only the last one.

"Ladies and gentlemen, the next person to take the stage is the last contestant of this preliminary contest!"

"This contestant did not reveal his name before the competition, so we refer to him as Contestant #1021, but don't underestimate him. Contestant #1021 is the only person in this preliminary contest who has brought his own Void Magic Armor, a true warrior!"

"Please welcome Contestant #1021! Please welcome this real Void Magic Warrior to the stage!"

As the words of the announcer came to an end, the gate of entrance ten slowly opened, and following it, Rocky, clad in his White Demon Armor, stepped out, and his figure was also displayed on the big screen in the arena, coming into view of everyone!