The preliminary rounds on the arena had reached their third day, and the atmosphere was still running high.
Since the main Divine Land contestants had already advanced ahead of schedule, Da Zhuang and the others had spent the third day's matches getting a good rest and indulging in the pleasure of being spectators.
Zi Ling's Mother, however, still appeared enthusiastically in the filming area of the arena's Inner Venue.
During the first two days of the preliminary rounds, aside from the dark horse Abraham, there had also been an obscure team from a backward minor country on the Non-Earth Continent. Overall, though, those who were supposed to advance had advanced.
The Knight Organization, Magician's Association, Dark Congregation... and even the Island Nation, White Elephant, and France had all achieved something.
"...Speaking of which, the American contestants seemed to have appeared rather infrequently in the arena over the past two days?"
Ah Xiruo watched Zi Ling's Mother busy herself as she suddenly spoke to the Old Fool.
Huo Zhen, who was beside them, said calmly, "They're the organizers of this Arena Competition. It's normal for them to manipulate the matchups in secret. The American contestants were kept away from strong opponents during the first two days. I imagine they'll put on a dazzling performance today."
"Heh... A bunch of petty schemers." Ah Xiruo sneered disdainfully.
Ah Xiruo had no intention of bringing that bad luck upon herself, either. America's behavior could also be regarded as cowardice and compromise.
"This is their territory, after all. We still need to guard against their tricks." Huo Zhen pondered for a moment. "Our people discovered that the Shield Bureau's director suddenly left for six or seven hours last night. His whereabouts are unknown... It's said that a powerful light came from the Central Plains area