Meanwhile, a figure appeared beside the tournament stage at the center of the planet. Vegeta and the others were resting in an indoor lounge and had not noticed his presence. Yet the man did not rest. Instead, he lightly leaped onto the stage and stood there silently, contemplating something.
Half an hour later, the two of them had finally finished resting, while the others gradually arrived one after another.
As for those who did not know the Flight Technique and could not fly, they either took temporary aircraft to the tournament stage or had no choice but to forfeit because they could not make it in time. When the Round of 32 truly began, only sixteen people remained!
"Since the final sixteen have already been decided, we will no longer hold group matches. The sixteen contestants will proceed directly to single-elimination matches," the head referee said calmly.
Vegeta and Piccolo both let out long sighs of relief. After all, with this format, there would only be four matches in total. Compared to the original Round of 32, that was three fewer matches, giving Vegeta and the others a major advantage in terms of stamina!
Especially since they had even rested for half an hour, giving them a clear advantage over everyone else!
Still, Vegeta had used Instant Transmission twice while already exhausted. Even after resting for half an hour, he still felt very tired. Piccolo, on the other hand, had become quite refreshed; it was as though he had not expended any stamina at all and had rested for a full hour!
The two of them each faced a local warrior. Just like in the preliminary rounds, although the warriors here possessed a certain level of skill, overall, they were still somewhat inferior to Saiyans and Namekians. About two or