Chapter 193: Tournament format
Kain.
Mid-class [Thunder Magic], mid-class [Fire Magic], mid-class [Enhancement Magic], mid-class [Spirit Magic], low-class [Life Magic].
Mera.
Mid-class [Air Magic], low-class [Fire Magic], low-class [Earth Magic].
Myra.
Low-class [Fire Magic], low-class [Life Magic].
Katie.
Mid-class [Life Magic].
Elna. Mid-class [Water Magic], low-class [Spirit Magic].
This is the registration information for the Kain team to participate in the tournament.
If he were to evaluate himself, it could be said that his team was much stronger than the average first-year student.
However, among the first-year students, there are also many strong opponents who are still hidden in the shadows, just waiting to be revealed in this tournament. These people, other than their class time, always have their own training regimen without having to enroll in the academy's intensive training course.
Take for example someone Kain had accidentally met last time.
Sword Princess Cecilia, she was more than capable of clearing the Dungeon, but she only did enough to complete that semester. And because she didn't enroll in the intensive training, she didn't need to go through the one month survival trial in the large-sized Dungeon.
Although each surviving student would be given an additional 50,000 Cents by the academy, that amount of money was nothing to Cecilia's noble family.
Even now, Kain still judged Cecilia to be possibly the strongest opponent he would face in the upcoming tournament.
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"You look busy, huh."
"Yeah, the tournament starts in a few days. This academy really... doesn't have much time for students to rest."
In the dormitory, Hardy looked at Kain's attentive appearance and exclaimed.
Hardy had grown a bit taller than a while ago, and his skin had also become darker. It was estimated that he had also gone through a lot of hardships last semester.
"I heard you were going to the Salamander Dungeon. How was it?"
"That place was... chaotic, so I asked to change to another place, it was quite difficult but at least I succeeded." With that, Hardy cautiously pulled open the hem of his shirt, where two sparkling stars were pinned.
Kain also nodded and gave him a thumbs up, but then he remembered that it seemed like the incident in that town and Salamander Dungeon was caused by him.
Now, the third semester of the year has begun.
All students who participate in the tournament and pass the screening round will receive a star.
If the fisherman fails to pass the screening round, the eliminated students will be forced to register for additional classes along with the students who did not participate in the tournament.
Otherwise, they will be empty-handed this semester.
As for those who have passed the screening round, they have proven their outstanding talent, so this is the time to find the strongest team.
There will be sixteen teams participating in total.
The sixteen teams will be divided into four groups. A, B, C and D. That is, each group will consist of four teams.
And when the first stage of the tournament begins, teams in the same group will compete against each other in a round-robin format. Each win will be worth one point, each draw will be worth zero points for both teams, and each loss will be worth one point less.
And of course, after all the matches are over, the team with the most points after all will advance to the next round.
It can be said that the rules make it almost impossible for the "lucky ones" to advance deep into the tournament. But still give all participating students the opportunity to fully demonstrate their talents.
Many students see the tournament as a tool to prove themselves and pave the way for their future careers. Because this hottest tournament in the entire Kanzax will naturally attract many powerful figures to come and watch.
Next, it's the elimination round.
Here, the four remaining teams will battle it out in a random format.
And of course, there will only be one winner.
Here are the full tournament rules.
And there are some more in-depth rules, such as each participating student is only allowed to carry one type of weapon.
To tell the truth, even Kain felt a vague pressure pressing down on him even before the tournament had even begun.
Even for the qualifying round, where the sixteen teams that make it to the next round are selected.
Surely the academy wouldn't be so merciful as to let each team fight each other, this is not only inconsistent with the academy's principles, but also takes too much time.
So, Kain assumed that the screening round would be a large-scale melee, where they would have to fight to the last one standing or keep a certain item until the time limit ran out.
The next round is not something to be taken lightly either.
On the surface, this round seems to be quite... merciful in a way, no one will be eliminated immediately in this round, and on top of that, the battle will be in a round robin format for points.
However, Kain quickly saw through the nature of this round.
This is not just a battle of strength, but also a battle of endurance.
Because of one factor, that is time.
The rules of this round make students think they have a good chance, but they don't.
This round will take place over exactly four days, with one match on each day, and each match will be a battle to be fought.
Not getting enough rest and recovery time is the problem.
During those four days, they will be absolutely exhausted both physically and mentally.
The reason is because "if you really fight the enemy, the enemy will not give you rest".
As for the final round, Kain really had no idea.
Except…
"I still need to prepare weapons... looks like I need to visit that old man's shop once."
Kain muttered, suddenly, he heard someone calling him outside.
This voice was unlike any Kain had ever met, not because it was special, but because he had never met the person who spoke this voice before.