chapter 736 thirteenâs announcement
everyone knew that the tournament would showcase the most dazzling wanderers of the current generation.
however, none of them expected that they would see something like this in the tournament.
vincent's attack was clearly his ultimate move, and colbert reciprocated with equal ferocity.
the moment the two attacks clashed, a powerful explosion erupted, sending dust and shock waves rippling across the arena.
it didn't end there.
in just the span of a few seconds, something emerged from the smoke, and it was none other than one of colbert's spears that had survived the impact.
vincent, who had been blown back by the shockwave, once again slammed on the barrier, making him cough out blood.
he had staked everything in that attack, and he no longer had the strength to defend himself.
just as the spear was about to land on his body, a flash of light wrapped around him and teleported him outside of the arena.
the spear then hit the spot where he stood earlier before bouncing off the barrier.
clearly, it had lost a lot of its momentum during the collision earlier.
but it was still very deadly for someone who could no longer defend themselves from such an attack.
vincent stared at the arena with a pale expression on his face.
everything happened so fast.
one second, he was about to get pierced by the flying spear, the next second, he was outside, safely behind the barrier.
colbert, who was lying on the ground, slowly propped himself up to a sitting position.
just like vincent, his face was pale, but he had it better compared to his opponent who had to be teleported away from the arena.
'i lost?' vincent thought in disbelief.
although he didn't think of himself as someone stronger than the hero party, he was still confident that he was strong enough to get a good ranking in the tournament.
he didn't expect that he would be defeated by one of thirteen's squad captains, whom he had never heard from in the past.
it was not only vincent who was surprised at the outcome of the battle. the young ladies who cheered for him, as well as the osborn family, looked at the young man in disbelief.
just as everyone was still trying to understand what just happened, colbert finally rose to his feet, and with that, thirteen's voice spread in the arena.
"winner, colbert riggs!"
the members of the central government all cheeredâanyone from the central government was part of their organization.
thirteen had already told her what he wanted from her, and truth be told, he found the teenage boy very brave and very ambitious to ask such a thing.
naturally, this news made the losers of the previous matches rejoice. not only would they get a chance to once again enter the semifinals, but they would also get rewards if they won.
"more details about the tournament will be sent to you through your emails, so make sure to check them later," thirteen said with a smile. "i'll see you all in two days!"
thirteen waved at the audience before walking out of the stage.
of course, the winners of the previous matches were surprised by this development.
however, after the initial shock faded, they realized that this might also be a good thing.
the members of the prestigious families and monarch clans had mostly been eliminated from the tournament.
this meant that they could form alliances to target the winners and negotiate who would proceed to the next round of the tournament.
also, those who won previously thought that this was also a good opportunity to eliminate the threats in their respective brackets, like the members of the hero party, mikhail, and shasha.
although this might seem unfair to the winners at first, in the end, they also thought that this was a good opportunity to gang up on their opponents and make sure that they were kicked out of the tournament.
erica, who now understood why thirteen kept this news a secret from her, couldn't help but smirk.
'perfect,' erica thought. 'with this, i can go all out since we are going to fight inside the world of gandam.'
erica had been trying to push herself to the limit, especially after watching thirteen's battle against the majin king.
she felt that if she fought more life-and-death battles like zion, she would become stronger due to the experience of staking her life on the line.
roland and derek felt the same way as erica and didn't find this event unfair.
in fact, all of them even thought that since the others could form teams with each other, what was stopping them from teaming up as well?
the hero party could simply group up together and bulldoze their way to the semifinals in their respective brackets!
flame of determination burned inside everyone's eyes.
thirteen, on the other hand, entered a room within the colosseum, where the representatives of the monarch clans and prestigious families were waiting for him.
there were several bribesâerr, gifts on the table, which was their way of thanking the teenage boy for giving their scions of their families a second chance in the tournament.
naturally, thirteen was more than happy to accept the gifts given to him and even shamelessly asked for more.
however, the representatives pretended to not hear him and simply left the room after some idle chatter.
when everyone else had finally left, the smile on thirteen's face disappeared as he pushed some buttons on his communicator.
several minutes later, clark, vincent, and char entered the room.
"well, then. are you guys interested in forming a team together?" thirteen asked. the three glanced at each other before shifting their attention to the teenage boy, who was looking at them with a mischievous smile on his face.