"Long Haochen, Cai'er, Wang Yuanyuan, will the three of you still proceed with the round-robin matches?" Chen Zidian asked sternly.
Just as everyone had expected, the three answered in unison, "Proceed."
The top three had two choices. One was to end the competition normally and receive all the points earned thus far; the other was to enter the round-robin matches. Each victory would earn an additional ten points. There would be three matches in total. If someone defeated both of the other opponents and claimed final first place, they would receive another additional twenty points.
These were bonus points, and the round-robin matches also counted as the seventh round. In other words, the final champion would also receive the sixty-four points from the doubled seventh-round score.
Long Haochen said loudly, "Reporting to the Chief Referee: Wang Yuanyuan and I concede the round-robin matches."
Cai'er froze, unable to help looking at Long Haochen in surprise. He was the captain of the Dawn of Light Demon Hunter Squad! By all rights, he should have been the champion of this individual competition!
Long Haochen smiled faintly at her. "During the Demon Hunter Group Selection Competition, you gave up the match for me, only to be hurt by me in the end. I'm giving this championship back to you now. Besides, in my heart, I could never defeat you."
Cai'er looked at him gently. "Fool, none of that matters to me!"
Long Haochen smiled. "But it matters to me. I don't want even the slightest grievance to remain in your memories. We still have countless hardships to face together. I will always use everything I have to protect you."
No one objected to Long Haochen and Wang Yuanyuan conceding. It was permitted by the rules. Such a situation could only arise when all three