Chapter 499 Qualified Finalists

Chapter 499 Qualified Finalists

Snap! nove(l)bi(n.)com

After a single snap, the lights in the room lit up brightly, illuminating the entire space.

It was a dome-shaped room with thirty-two doors lining the walls, and in front of them were platforms to stand on.

At that moment, a figure appeared from thin air and stood in the middle of the room with a majestic presence.

This time, he didn't look illusionary but instead real.

Graham stood with his hands behind his back, and he was dressed in a fancy overcoat with golden buttons and a top hat.

The overcoat had a velvet collar and a silk lining with intricate embroidery that sparkled in the dim light of the room.

It seemed to be perfectly tailored to fit his slender frame, accentuating his stature and giving him an air of elegance and sophistication.

As he waited for something in silence, suddenly a golden camera appeared amid a flash of golden light and pointed straight at him.

"Hello, everyone from all around the world." Graham spread his arms wide and smiled. "The third and final round of the early tournament has finally ended, and there are exactly thirty-two teams that have qualified!"

The viewer ratings shot up as everyone waited eagerly to find the thirty-two teams that had qualified.

In total, sixty-four players from over a billion players managed to qualify for the final stage of the tournament. Only the strongest were remaining.

"Now, I shall announce the qualified teams."

Graham said, pointed towards the first door right in front of him, and smiled as the tension around the world grew thicker.

Creak—the door slowly opened, and the first team to qualify stepped through, their faces filled with surprise as they expected there to be another challenge awaiting them.

"Congratulations, Team Caramel!"

"We made it through..."

A lean-bodied man whispered in surprise. He had his arms tattooed with a design of cracked rock that made his arms look like they were made of stone.

His name was Rockborn, and beside him, a man with a quite square-shaped head smiled, which was a rare sight, and his name was Blockhead.

They were the first team to qualify for the finals of the tournament!

...

Caramel Town, Knucklefist Bar.

"They did it!"

Screams reverberated throughout the bar as the crowd erupted in cheers and applause.

Mel, a student of hers, turned to her with an excited look and said, "Anthon and Cal qualified for the finals!"

"What?!" The teacher exclaimed and was very much aware of how incredible that achievement was.

Her children were also attempting the tournament but didn't make it through the first round.

However, they watched the tournament whenever they weren't at school, and they always talked about it at the dinner table.

So, even she was aware of the ongoings of the tournament as she listened to their stories and watched alongside them.

'I wonder how they will react when I say that two of my students reached the finals?' She wondered with a sly smile.

In the corner of the classroom, Ignite watched from his phone with a smile and chuckled.

"They made it through, huh? Also, what the hell is that team name? Those bastards..."

He was proud of his friends, but he was also disappointed that he couldn't make it through.

At first, he and his teammate failed to qualify through the second round and ended up in the Wild Card competition.

Unfortunately, the dragon there killed them.

...

Anthon and Cauldron were talking to each other carefreely, but then, the third door beside them opened with a loud slam, as if it were being slammed open by a powerful force.

"Yawn!"

A loud yawn sounded from the door, and then a handsome, crystal-haired man stepped through with a smile on his face.

As soon as he entered, a powerful pressure silenced everyone in the room.

Following him, an equally powerful, if not more powerful, pressure entered the room.

Julian and Zadkiel had arrived!

"Those two..." Cauldron narrowed his eyes. "Are strong!"

"Yeah..." Anthon's lip twitched and he chuckled. 'What a pair of monsters.'

"What a boring last battle." Zadkiel crossed his arms and looked at Julian with a smile. "After defeating that loser, Moriarty, all the challenges after that were bland."

Julian didn't speak a word, but he nodded in agreement that the last challenges were underwhelming after fighting against Ambrose.

He then glanced at the other opponents in the room and nodded thoughtfully.

'They aren't here yet. I wonder if they made it through the Underworld.'