On the battle arena, contestants #1 and #2 quickly set up their stances, and the spectators outside the arena held their breath as they waited for the first duel to unfold.
Contestant #1 was a lanky young man with gnarled muscles and eyes that glowed with confidence and sharpness. He let out a fierce roar, and his entire skin quickly turned a rocky gray, his body becoming abnormally hard.
"It's a Reinforcement System Ability!" Someone in the audience immediately exclaimed.
Contestant number 2, on the other hand, was a thinly built youth with a grim gaze and the corners of his mouth slightly raised. Several sharp ice blades quickly condensed in his hands, and with a flick of the wrist, the ice blades whistled out, aiming straight for the opponent's vitals.
High above the arena, Reno and several other Brotherhood executives stood together, watching the battle in the arena, "Ice Elemental Controller!" The Brotherhood senior next to him nodded his head, "It seems like it's hard to predict the winner of this one."
Reno said in a deep voice, "Reinforced Exalts will be consumed by long-range Elemental System Exalts if they can't get close quickly, but it looks like #1 isn't a simple character."
The battle in the arena quickly turned white-hot, ice blades flew and rocky fists violently shattered the incoming ice blade fragments.No.1 quickly approached, and with his astonishing resistance, he forcefully broke through the defense of the ice blades, and fiercely threw a punch at No.2's chest.
"Boom!" With a loud bang, Player #2 flew out backwards and fell heavily on the ground, blood oozing from the corner of his mouth.
"I admit defeat!" Player #2 raised his hand with difficulty, his face filled with helplessness and chagrin.
Reno announced, "No. 1 wins! The next group prepares!"
The next battles proceeded swiftly, each one was exceptionally intense, and everyone, including Ian, was paying attention to the battles on the field, where anyone who won could become the next competitor.
Finally, it was Ian's turn to take the field.
The 14th contestant was a gloomy and skinny young man, his eyes filled with cunning and viciousness. He sneered as he walked forward, ''You're number 13? I suggest that you'd better admit defeat straight away, or else you might not have the life to leave."
Ian responded with a cold expression, "Too much nonsense."
Reno raised his hand and announced, "Begin!"
No. 14's body violently began to tremble, and his limbs quickly elongated to become slender and sharp, turning into sharp limbs like a praying mantis, and a greenish-black hard armor appeared on his skin.
"Insect alienation ability!" A low exclamation rang out from outside the arena.
A high-ranking member of the Brotherhood was surprised, "This No. 14 is actually able to perfectly fuse insect-type alienation abilities, and his speed and killing power are both amazing."
In the middle of the field, No. 14 leapt violently and rushed towards Ian with amazing speed, his two long forearms waving, his sharp limbs attacking continuously like lightning, aiming directly at Ian's throat and heart.
Ian drew his long knife, relying on his combat experience, the long knife in his hand swung and blocked all the attacks, then Ian launched a counterattack, however, it was all dodged by his opponent's excellent agility ability, No. 14 taunted, ''Don't you know the characteristics of insects? Your attacks are too slow in my eyes!"
Ian was calm, he quickly unleashed his Hidden Shadow, his figure instantly becoming translucent, and player #14 was shocked, "Stealth ability!" Attacking indiscriminately towards in front of him, but the attacks fell short, only cutting into the air.
"If you can hide once, how long can you hide!" No. 14 roared, and his attacks became even more aggressive.
Ian quickly adjusted his pace, seizing the brief gap after his opponent's swing, and violently drew his sword across the room, the blade cutting through the air and directly slashing at No. 14's armor, making a piercing friction sound.
No.14 retreated a few steps back, his chest armor cracked a thin slit, his face grimly smiled, "Not bad, but it's a pity that no matter how sharp your blade is, it can't hurt my real body."
"Is that so?" Through the exchange of hands just now, Ian also roughly understood the opponent's strength, there was no need to hold back any longer, Ian faintly smiled, exploded all his strength, once again unleashed the Shadow of Concealment, instantly moved to the back of No. 14, and swiftly chopped at the opponent's back with a knife.
No. 14, however, suddenly and cunningly fell forward, screaming miserably under his breath, "I've lost! Don't kill me!"
Ian was slightly stunned, but then realized the danger, he quickly sidestepped to avoid it, and sure enough, No. 14 suddenly leapt up from the ground, his two arms fiercely lengthened, stabbing at Ian's heart at a weird angle.
"I knew you couldn't be trusted!" Ian had long been on guard, his body spun like lightning, and with a smooth swing of his long knife, he precisely and swiftly severed No. 14's forearms.
Blood spurted out, and No. 14 let out a heart-rending scream.
"No, you can't kill me! I ..." No. 14 backed away in terror. Ian's hand rose and fell, and No. 14's head fell in response, not having time to shout out a confession of defeat before dying.
Reno looked at the scene in the field and coldly said, "The heart is not right, relying on sneak attacks even if you can win is hardly a great use.No. 13, wins!"
Ian slowly walked out of the battle arena, and the system's voice once again sounded in his head.
[Looting Successful: Acquired the ability "Insect Sensory Enhancement" (Greatly enhances the senses and reaction ability, giving the host excellent dynamic vision and high-speed reaction nerves)]
At this moment, in the audience, Reno whispered to the senior beside him, "This No. 13 Ian, he is strong, and his heart is very calm, we can pay more attention to him. can pay more attention to it."
That senior nodded his head in agreement, "His performance is indeed satisfactory, let's hope that he can successfully pass the third stage of the trial."
After all the battles in the first round were over, Reno stood up and announced in a loud voice, "Today's battles end here, the victors take a good rest tonight and start the next round tomorrow!"