"The first match of the Round of 16!"
"Norton Lane, the top seed from the Freedom Federation! I'm sure I needn't elaborate on his class!"
"And his opponent is..."
The official commentator had only gotten halfway through his announcement.
When suddenly...
Whoosh!!
The spectators from the Freedom Federation immediately erupted into deafening cheers.
In fact, spectators from the same country were assigned to the same seating sections.
That was because there had previously been awkward incidents of spectators brawling with one another.
Usually, it happened when contestants from two countries with poor relations fought on the stage.
One side couldn't stand the other's smug faces, and a fight would break out among the audience.
To prevent such incidents, the event organizers later began separating spectators by country.
Now...
Upon hearing their top seed's name announced, the Freedom Federation spectators naturally cheered with all their might.
What was even more surprising was...
As they shouted, they suddenly changed their chant.
It became:
"Ling Zhan!!"
"Ling Zhan!!"
"Ling Zhan!!"
"..."
Clearly, they greatly hoped that Norton Lane's first opponent would be Ling Zhan, the Freelancer from the Dragon Kingdom!
The reason they shouted this was naturally because they wanted to crush the Dragon Kingdom's pride before a global audience!
Wasn't your Dragon Kingdom's Freelancer supposed to be amazing?
Hadn't he been the center of attention yesterday?
Fine!!
The Freedom Federation's first fight today would be against you, Freelancer!!
"Is there something wrong with these people's brains?!"
The Dragon Kingdom spectators frowned at the sight.
Yet unlike them, they did not shout loudly and rudely.
"Alright! Dear audience, please quiet down!"
"I regret to inform you all that Norton's opponent is not Ling Zhan!"
"It is Mike Mande, the second seed from the Dwarf Kingdom!"
The official commentator announced the draw result for