"Next up are the contestants from Block B!"
"Once again, there are plenty of popular contenders, all powerhouses from the New World!!"
Gatz spread his arms and loudly whipped the entire arena into a frenzy.
Reiner slowly walked out of the passageway and onto the arena, looking around. The stands were packed to the brim, and waves of cheers and applause set the whole venue ablaze.
The first round of battle had already brought the atmosphere to an unprecedented peak.
The contestants seemed to have been fired up by the mood as well. They quickly all stepped onto the arena, eyeing the opponents around them like tigers ready to pounce.
Bang!!
As the gate to the passageway dropped, Gatz's roar rang out from the commentator's booth.
"The match begins!!"
Bang!!
The moment his words fell—
A violent explosion erupted.
A man with rolled-back eyes flew out of the black smoke and off the arena, his entire body covered in burns.
"—Whoa!!"
"The first elimination has appeared!"
Gatz's eyes widened as he tried to make out the figure emerging from the smoke. The camera immediately focused on the arena.
A stern-faced man of the Longarm Tribe revealed himself, his arms coated in black, long raised horns protruding from his shoulders.
"It's Ideao the Destroyer Cannon, champion of Group V2 at the Central Fighting Tournament of the New World, finally making his move!"
Ideao grinned and charged toward the nearest opponent. Every time his fists landed, they triggered a violent explosion.
"Who-tah—!"
A blue-haired Longleg Tribe man shouted and unleashed a swift roundhouse kick, sending his opponent flying out of the arena.
"—Whoosh! Come on, come on!"
The man held both hands upright before him with a mocking expression, rubbed his nose, then crooked his fingers at the several opponents itching to