The next day.
August 14.
Inside Duel City's main arena, streamers drifted down like rain while magical salutes blossomed brilliantly in the sky.
The award ceremony for the eighty-four Top 100 contestants.
Came to a successful close amid the thunderous cheers of countless spectators.
Although they had failed to stand out from the fierce Swiss-system battles.
And had missed their chance to enter the much-anticipated Top 16.
Simply standing on this stage had already proven their strength.
More importantly, there were also plenty of generous rewards.
Especially the prize money.
According to tournament rules, contestants ranked from eleventh to twentieth, including seventeenth place.
Would each receive as much as thirty million Beli.
Contestants ranked twenty-first through thirtieth would receive twenty million Beli.
Contestants ranked thirty-first through fortieth would receive ten million Beli.
Contestants ranked forty-first through fiftieth would receive eight million Beli.
Contestants ranked fifty-first through sixtieth would receive seven million Beli.
Contestants ranked sixty-first through seventieth would receive six million Beli.
Contestants ranked seventy-first through eightieth would receive five million Beli.
Contestants ranked eighty-first through ninetieth would receive four million Beli.
Even the contestants ranked from ninety-first to one hundredth would receive three million Beli.
Such enormous prize money, combined with the various benefits exclusive to Top 100 contestants.
Was one of the reasons the Top 100 Tournament could attract so many powerful people willing to risk their lives to compete.
And the even more intense Top 16 elimination rounds.
Would officially begin seven days later, on August 21.
But everyone knew that six people were destined to lose their chance to make a wish to the World Government.
Meanwhile, night fell.
As the live audience of the Multiverse Duel Arena gradually dispersed.
The clamor seemed to temporarily subside.
Yet inside one Colored Cloud Box, the atmosphere remained as