"With our two teams that received byes, there are ten teams in total."
"The team receiving a bye in the third round will be the second-place team from the Qualifying Rounds."
"The remaining eight teams will compete for four spots to advance to the fourth round alongside them."
"There will be no byes in the fourth round."
"So, only the top two teams in the Qualifying Rounds can benefit in the Grand Finals."
"And the earlier a team receives a bye, the more advantageous it is, because it can avoid being eliminated too early."
"The fifth round will also be the final round."
"Only three teams will remain in the competition.
"The three teams will first each send out seven members in a round-robin elimination format like the Qualifying Rounds."
"The team with the strongest individual strength will be determined."
"Then, the two losing teams will fight a team battle. The winner will challenge the winner of the earlier individual matches."
"To determine the final overall champion."
"Do you all understand?"
"We understand."
Everyone from Shrek nodded.
Their memories were excellent.
And now that the Grand Finals had truly arrived, their attention was naturally more focused than ever.
Flender nodded.
"It's impossible to guess who our opponent in the first round will be."
"But at least it won't be one of the three Seed Teams that received byes, so we can avoid encountering them too early."
"I've decided that all seven main team members will start in the first match."
"You haven't worked together on a real battlefield for a long time."
"Use this first round to warm up."
"I won't arrange any specific tactics. Gu Xuan will continue to control everything on the field."
"Understood, Dean."
Gu Xuan stood and nodded.
He had not taken the field during either