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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.
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."