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There are a total of 105 lobby teams participating in this tournament.

With the exception of the 1st Lobby, who only had 3 participants, the rest of the teams had at least a minimum of five members. The majority of the participants are at the Grand Solar level of life evolution; they only differ in the minor realms. Most were at the Grand Solar Warrior realm, some were at the Grand Solar Grandmaster realm, like Cedric and his team, while a handful had already reached the Grand Solar Sage realm.

Due to their cultivation realms being relatively the same, the battles became fierce. It focused on teamwork, wits, and adaptability more than brute force. That’s probably the goal of this entire tournament in hindsight, but that’s not the focus of these prodigies. They care more about being noticed than learning whatever lesson the tower master was trying to teach them.

After coming unscathed from the combined attacks of 10 teams, Cedric and his team experienced a period of calm. Their scanner hadn’t sensed anything even as Eunuch Wei drove the island with the purpose of searching for more teams to compete with.

This didn’t mean that they dropped their guard, though. All of them knew that they couldn’t rely on the scanner completely since its functions were limited. There are many ways to bypass the scanner, so they had to be on guard or else they’d get eliminated before they knew what happened.

A day has already passed since the start of the tournament. It is unknown just how many teams were left since there were no indications. The system was also never heard of by anybody after the start of the tournament.

Add the fact that the stage for this tournament was relatively large, and then it’s very likely that it would take more time for the remaining teams to meet each other.

A few more hours passed without any activities. Then, the peace was disturbed by a sharp beep of the scanner. Eunuch Wei immediately focused and relayed his findings to his team.

“I sense five teams nearby. Three are heading towards us; the other two should be fighting each other.”

Cedric immediately released his field of senses to observe the teams that Eunuch Wei warned them of. In an instant, he was able to see what they would be dealing with shortly.

The three teams he spoke of were chasing each other. Members of each team clashed against each other as their islands remained in motion. Their fight was fierce; each person was determined to end the other group to eliminate competition.

Cedric also saw how they reacted when they learned about his team being nearby.

Once they came close enough to their island, all three teams seemingly agreed to eliminate them first because they’re on the way. It’s like they had a silent agreement of some sort.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The attacks came fierce and unrelenting. Unfortunately for them, it was ineffective. The attacks were neutralized by the formation protecting their island.

This caused the other teams to gape in surprise. They could’ve sworn that this team were unprotected, yet as it turns out, they had a respectable turtle shield they could use to protect themselves. But of course, it simply wouldn’t end there. There’s no way Eunuch Wei would let his team be bullied, after all.

And so the cannons were fired.

The beams took out large chunks of their enemies’ islands, scaring the crap out of them since they were completely unprepared from the retaliation.

This ferocity made them realize that they made a mistake targeting this team, yet at the same time, it’s also the right decision. They need to work together and try their best to eliminate this team first because if they don’t, then they’d just pick them off one by one.

So, they completely dropped the idea of attacking each other before they took this team down. It’s another silent agreement between then. And they better do this fast because one of the two teams they left behind might catch up and profit from this.

After making this decision, the enemy teams stopped holding back. All of a sudden, Cedric’s team was facing a world-ending flood, a storm of lightning with each bolt being as thick as a tree, and a silver cloud that corrodes anything it touches.

‘Will the formation hold up against those?’ Hawkeye suddenly asked via voice transmission.

‘Out of these tree calamities, only the silver cloud could pose a threat to the formation since it could easily erode the runes. The lightning storm and the flood will do nothing but give us excess energy to use,’ Cerric replied.

‘I’ll deal with that silver cloud then.’ Hawkeye decided before taking flight.

‘Do you need us to open up the formation? ‘ Cedric asked.

‘No, it’s fine. It wouldn’t make a difference anyway,’ she replied.

The grown-up harpy flew towards where the corrosive silver cloud approaches them. With a sharp gleam in her eyes, she emitted a sharp screech, and her wings flapped furiously behind her.

Gales howled and turned into a twister that immediately grew to the size of a tornado. With a push from her, the tornado crept forward, effortlessly passing through the formation without damaging it and swallowing the corrosive silver mist like it was nothing.

Of course, since she already made a move, it would be a pity to not make the most out of it. And so, as the other attacks crashed to their defenses, Hawkeye willed the tornado to swerve and move towards their enemies.

As it continued moving forwards, its size kept growing bigger and bigger. It didn’t take long before it eventually turned into a world-ending calamity as well.

But unlike her team, their enemies had little to no resistance against this. The fearsome might of the world-ending tornado was displayed. It sucked all three islands in despite their desperate attempts to escape from it. The suction power was just too much for them to handle that not even the controls of the island could run away from it.

It’s quite a spectacle too. Seeing a massive tornado creeping forward in the vacuum of space.

Of course, their suffering didn’t just end there. Being inside the tornado was far worse than being sucked in. Each visible twist of air was razor sharp, easily tearing through rocks like a hot knife through butter.

The enemy islands were already damaged earlier by the cannons, and now this unforgiving calamity was tearing them apart. Despite their desperate attempts to defend or escape this hell, they were unable to do so. The tornado wouldn’t let them leave until there’s nothing left of them.

And that’s precisely what happened… Hawkeye only dismissed the tornado once all of their enemies were gone. Eunuch Wei gave her two thumbs up for a job well done.

But this is also when he realized something.

‘Hey, where did those two teams go?’

Cedric also discovered this and was puzzled. Originally, there were a total of five teams here. The first three had been eliminated by Hawkeye alone, while the other two stayed back and were assumed to be fighting each other.

But right after eliminating the first three teams, the two teams at the back mysteriously disappeared. Even Cedric didn’t see what happened.

‘Could it be mutual destruction? ‘ Moss Lady wondered.

‘It could be.’ Morning Wood said, ‘If that’s the case, then we’re lucky.’

‘But it could also be that there’s a third party.’ Eunuch Wei reminded them, ‘This is a battle royale after all. A third-party ambush should be expected.’

‘Well, if that’s true, then shouldn’t you know it? I mean, the scanner should’ve already noticed their presence.’ Backpack Fatty responded.

‘Right.’ Eunuch Wei nodded. ‘But the scanner didn’t pick up anything. Well, I just think that mutual destruction is too fortunate for this situation. Something’s wrong here; I can feel it in my feathers.’

Cedric remained quiet. He too believed that this coincidence was too good to be true.

It was then that his senses picked up something moving towards them at extreme speeds that even he found difficult to follow. Cedric’s eyes constricted as he bellowed:

“Watch out!!!”

PSHEW!!! BOOOOM!!!

Something crashed into the formation, smashing it to pieces. The explosion sent the entire island shaking dangerously, and the majority of Cedric’s teammates were caught unprepared.

When the smoke cleared, the scene revealed a surprising development.

Somehow, Backpack Fatty got up and placed himself in front of Moss Lady. His expression was twisted in pain, and his eyes narrowed as he glared at the spot where the thing that not only broke the formation but also nearly killed him and Moss Lady landed.

It was a spear, smoking and sparking with lightning still. Nobody knew where it came from, only that it was obviously thrown by somebody.

A few seconds later, the spear disappeared like smoke. But it didn’t bring them any comfort. That’s when Eunuch Wei’s voice revealed very grim news to them.

“We’re in some deep shit, guys. I know who the owner of the spear was.”

“It’s from the guy who goes by the monicker ‘Thunder Prince’ in the tower. And he is, without a doubt, the strongest prodigy here.”

“He’s got his eyes on us, and we’ll probably be eliminated from this competition very soon.”

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