Time: 16:00. Location: Heaven's Arena, 205th Floor Arena.
"Ladies and gentlemen, good afternoon!"
"Today, the upcoming match in the arena is between Irumi and Falksey."
"This highly anticipated battle is about to begin!"
On the commentary booth, a girl with twin ponytails stood up and waved to the audience in the venue.
"As you can see, the entire audience seating is completely packed. From ten minutes before the start of the match, there has been an unusual atmosphere of excitement."
Before the commentator could finish speaking, the audience inside the arena started shouting loudly.
"Isn't it starting yet?"
"Come on, let's get it started!"
"We can't wait any longer!"
The seating capacity of the arenas on the 200th floor and above of Heaven's Arena reached 5000. At this point, every seat was already taken. They had seen the promotion for today's event on the official website of Heaven's Arena, so they bought tickets early and came to the venue in advance, all for today's match.
Thirty minutes after Irumi registered, the official website of Heaven's Arena was already updated. They had been promoting the match between Falksey Fisher and Irumi Zoldyck early on, all for the sake of viewership and attendance.
A large screen on the competition square outside Heaven's Arena was hanging on the billboard, displaying a close-up of Irumi and Falksey. Irumi wore a red and white striped sports jersey, with short black hair, looking down with a proud expression. Falksey, on the other hand, had a black punk hairstyle, a black leather jacket, and a blank expression, looking down on someone from a higher position. The confrontational scene between the two was separated by a bolt of lightning on the screen, with their respective records and names labelled below.
A large crowd gathered on the square, some sitting alone on the benches with snacks, others playing with their sons or daughters on the square, but their eyes were fixed on the big screen on the billboard. In Era Square, the city's commercial centre, the screens on every office building were playing the scene from the 205th floor of Heaven's Arena.
Numerous fashionable men and women were attracted by the enthusiastic voice of the commentator on the screen and couldn't help but stop and watch. Without exception, all of these people were eagerly anticipating the exciting match that was about to begin.
...
Cothor Corporation Headquarters.
"Irumi Zoldyck, let me see what you're capable of."
On Eddison Cothor's desk, there was a laptop playing the scene from the 205th floor of the Heaven's Arena arena.
...
In the private restroom on the 205th floor, Irumi stood by the window, looking out at the arena through a one-way glass window. Thousands of spectators were cheering and shouting passionately as if they were watching a football match.
*Clap!*
With a dull sound, the bright and spacious arena suddenly went dark, and darkness filled the venue.
"Ohh~"
But instead, the audience in the arena cheered even more passionately because this meant that the match was about to begin, and the two players would soon make their entrance.
"It's time to go."
Irumi looked at this scene and walked out of the restroom with his hands in his pockets. Inside the arena, as Irumi stepped through the passage, a series of towering flames suddenly burst into bright "boom, boom, boom" on the wall behind him.
*Crack, crack, crack...*
The sound of lights filled the air as six beams of light flashed alternately, illuminating him. The ground beneath his feet emitted a "thud" sound, releasing a large amount of smoke that engulfed him.
"Oh~ The fighter is entering!"
In the commentary room, the commentator looked towards the illuminated passage with an enthusiastic and passionate voice.
"First, appearing on the stage is..."
After a moment, the smoke gradually dissipated, revealing Irumi standing in the smoke, wearing a red and white striped sports suit, expressionless.
"Irumi!!!"
"Oh~!!!"
"Irumi! Irumi! Irumi!"
Upon seeing Irumi's appearance, the audience went crazy, cheering loudly and shouting his name. Some even took off their jackets and spun them wildly in their hands.
"Currently, Irumi has no record at the 200 level."
"But!"
"Irumi has an undefeated record of 16 wins and 0 losses in arena battles!"
"Since his debut, he has defeated every opponent with absolute dominance, making him an undefeated legend!"
In the commentator's enthusiastic voice, Irumi slowly stepped forward, walking along the only path in the arena towards the central platform.
"Irumi~ Make sure to KO your opponent cleanly today!"
"I bet a month's salary on you, so you must KO your opponent!"
As Irumi stepped towards the platform, on the other side of the passage, blue flames ignited, smoke billowed, and lights gathered.
"And now, appearing with even greater fanfare than Irumi is..."
Accompanied by the audience's cheers, a figure with a punk hairstyle and wearing a black leather jacket appeared before the spectators.
"Falksey!!!"
Falksey walked expressionlessly towards the platform, shrugging his shoulders and tilting his head left and right as if loosening his muscles.
"Two weeks ago, Falksey engaged in a fierce battle with Riman on the 205th floor."
"The scene of that fight is still vivid in our memories."
"Currently, with 3 wins and 0 losses, can he defeat Irumi and continue his winning streak?"
"However, facing Irumi, who has never been defeated."
"This battle is full of unknowns."
"Will Falksey defeat Irumi and achieve a 4th consecutive victory?"
"Or will Irumi defeat Falksey and continue his undefeated legend?"
"Let us wait and see!"
Irumi and Falksey stepped onto the platform amidst the passionate voice of the commentator. The cheers and shouts of the audience surrounded them, and all eyes converged on the two figures on the platform, enveloped in colourful lights.
The 1.8-meter-tall Falksey faced the 1.3-meter-tall Irumi, creating a stark visual contrast.
*Snap!*
The colourful lights disappeared, and the dark arena instantly became bright. At the same time, the two paths leading to the players' passages sank into the ground and disappeared. Irumi looked at Falksey expressionlessly, and his aura erupted like a flood but instantly retracted, forming a thin, transparent gel covering his body.
'Gyo.'
Irumi controlled the energy within his body, gathering a small portion of it in his eyes to see the energy emanating from Falksey's body. Only a faint difference could be seen in the white, transparent energy surrounding Falksey, mixed with a slight trace of black energy.