"How weak! How could a wizard like that advance to the next round of the knockout stage? Did they bribe their way in?"
Yaoyao was initially very interested in the competition, had prepared many plans. After all, a wizard selected from 100,000 must be a very powerful contestant.
It's not excessive for Yaoyao to prepare more for the future great wizard Leo.
It ended way too fast! He hadn't even said any of the tough words he was going to say before the wizard on the other side just stood there motionless. Did he not take the match seriously at all?
Yaoyao pouted, a little angry, because she hadn't even had a chance to show off her skills yet.
Leo remained silent. The wizard opposite him was not weak at all; it was just that he himself was too strong.
Lieqi was teleported away, and Leo was also teleported away immediately. Leo didn't care at all about how much psychological damage his attack had caused to his opponent.
The moment he emerged from the teleportation array, his Wizard Will will suddenly intensified, a sign of his successful advancement to the next level.
Those who are eliminated will have their Wizard Will will disappear completely.
Leo's successful promotion naturally attracted a lot of attention, but since no one knew Leo and he had a distant attitude, it was obvious that he was a wizard who was not good at socializing, so no one came to bother him.
However, many observant wizards noticed a problem: Leo entered and exited the teleportation array too quickly, taking less than three breaths in total.
Being in the teleportation window meant that Leo eliminated his opponent instantly.
Such terrifying speed could mean either the opponent is incredibly weak or Leo is terrifyingly strong!
"Please keep an eye on the upcoming matches for me; I'm thinking about some things."
"Don't worry, I'm here. We're definitely going to be the team that fights for first place. You get some rest, I'll keep an eye on the competition for you."
Yaoyao pricked up her little ears to listen and stared wide-eyed, seemingly engrossed in the screen, but Leo knew that the little thing was listening to the gossip of the other wizards.
He could sense several perceptive energies surrounding him, knowing that this was because his successful advancement to the next round had attracted attention, but Leo paid them no heed.
His brain was already engrossed in calculations, so Leo took advantage of the free time to practice his calculation skills.
Let's see if we can compress the three-minute nuclear fission calculation into an even shorter timeframe.
The current game mechanics are very advantageous to people like Leo, allowing him to prepare his fission attack much earlier.
When the match begins, it's unleashed instantly; few wizards can withstand an attack of 4000 points.
That's how those who were just Lieqi were eliminated.
As the competition progressed, the number of wizards inside the tower not only didn't decrease, but actually seemed to be increasing.
Everyone knows that the later stages of a competition are when the best players truly shine. You never know, the champion might be right next to you. It wouldn't hurt to get to know them.
During these three months, Leo participated in another round of competition, and just like last time, he was eliminated instantly upon entering the arena.
Then he came out in no more than three breaths!
The only difference is that Leo has attracted significantly more attention this time, since all the wizards who have made it to the third round are top-tier wizards.
Originally, only thirty-five wizards passed the first round of elimination, but by the end of the second round, the number had dropped to twenty.
Now that the third round is over, only seven names remain on the big screen.
Aside from the unfamiliar name Leo, the remaining six were all renowned and illustrious wizards.
Of the seven wizards, the other six had fought hard in each competition before successfully advancing.
Leo is the only one who can instantly kill his opponent twice and then calmly walk out of the teleportation array.
Defeating your opponent in one hit can be attributed to their weakness.
But to defeat the opponent twice in a row, it can't be attributed to the opponent being too weak, right?
A comparison reveals Leo's prowess; in this third round of competition, there are still matches that have been going on for three months without ending.
His body was surrounded by the power of perception, which was not malicious, but full of curiosity and voyeurism.
However, Leo found this perception too overwhelming and was quite averse to it.
"Snort"
With a cold snort, his aura erupted instantly and then abruptly contracted.
In that instant, countless wizards on this floor swayed at the same time, then looked with astonishment at the wizard standing in the corner, lost in thought with his eyes closed.
The slightest touch allowed these wizards to perceive the depth of Leo's power; he was an existence not to be trifled with.
"You've hit a brick wall, haven't you?!"
Yaoyao's cheeky voice rang out as she mockingly sized up the wizards who had been repelled by Leo's counterattack.
The expectant gazes seemed to yearn for a few wizards to step forward and question Leo's abilities, allowing Leo to pull off a show of bravado and slap them in the face.
Unfortunately, there weren't any.
I can't even find some fun to make my boring life more interesting; it's just too dull.
Some wizards originally wanted to get closer to Leo and get to know him, since they were all top experts at this level, and they might be able to help him if they encountered him on an expedition later.
But seeing Leo's attitude, they all abandoned the idea and even distanced themselves slightly.
In the end, Leo was left all alone, with no wizards around.
Even wizards who don't know Leo would know after a little inquiry that he is a high-level, powerful wizard who can instantly defeat his opponents in two consecutive rounds, but who dislikes socializing!
The seven wizards present who are still able to participate in the competition are already the best among millions of wizards, but someone like Leo would be considered the best among these wizards even without the competition.
This wasn't because they had witnessed Leo's actions, but rather an intuition, a wizard's intuition.
This immediately drew the attention of even more wizards to Leo.
" Leo, it's your turn."
Hearing Yaoyao's voice, Leo stopped thinking and opened his eyes. The first thing he saw was his name on the screen.
But what Leo saw next was a sea of gazes converging on him.
The entire floor was deathly silent; everyone was staring at him.
Leo had seen this kind of gaze once before on Earth, at the zoo, when he saw giant pandas.
Leo ignored it, letting them look as they pleased, it didn't matter to him.
Only after Leo left through the teleportation array did the wizards on this floor resume their clamor from the previous silence.
Many wizards were discussing Leo entering the teleportation array.
Do you think he can get past the fourth round?
"I think we should guess how long it will take him to get out of the teleportation array?"
"How can you still believe he can instantly kill his opponent?"
"I don't know, but he gives me a similar feeling."
While many wizards were discussing Leo, several wizards several kilometers away were watching Leo leave through the teleportation array.
If Leo were here, he would definitely recognize them; they were Charlotte and several of his teammates whom Leo had eliminated in the first round.
"Deacon, even if Wizard Leo can't get into the top ten, he still has a very good chance of getting into the top one hundred," a teammate told Charlotte.
"Top 100?"
"But he's only advanced one level in less than two hundred years!!"
Charlotte remained silent, but another teammate exclaimed in surprise. To achieve a top-100 ranking in the Level-One Championship meant something else entirely.
From the very first tournament, their Green Cottage had kept track of the data. Not to mention the top 100, even the top 10,000, as long as no unexpected events occurred along the way, could successfully advance to the Level Three Great Wizard.
The probability of the top 100 advancing to Level Three Great Wizard is almost 100%.
As for the Stigmata Wizard, that's also a fairly high probability.
They weren't jealous of Leo; they genuinely admired Leo for single-handedly eliminating them all.
In particular, Leo's identity Elemental Body Refinement Wizard filled him with immense respect. A wizard who could achieve a theoretical unity between elemental and body refinement would undoubtedly have a limitless future.
But Leo has only participated in the competition for the first time, and his promotion period is still short. Isn't it a bit of an exaggeration to say that Leo will definitely be in the top 100?
To say that he will ultimately rank in the top 100 means that Leo has a very high chance of becoming Stigmata Wizard in the future.
If Leo really succeeds, then their strategic investment in Green Cottage, talent development...,
There are far too many interests involved here...
"How many players are left in the competition?" Charlotte suddenly asked.
"The competition has now entered the fourth round, and only 10,000 players remain."
Charlotte stared at the teleportation array in silence, and no one knew what she was thinking.
They were originally supposed to return to the branch after being eliminated, but Charlotte didn't go back. Instead, she immediately found Leo's detailed information and came here through the teleportation array.
They have been closely monitoring Leo for a month, following him closely from the moment Leo participated in the third round of the competition.
"Has the headquarters information been updated?" Charlotte asked again.
"It's been updated, and it's been distributed to larger divisions as you requested, but..." Charlotte's team member stammered.
"You just don't quite understand why I did this, right? After all, it would be embarrassing for me to spread this around, wouldn't it?"
Charlotte glanced sideways at her subordinates behind her, snorted coldly, but still offered an explanation.
"The headquarters' training program resources have been largely allocated. What remains are only marginal resources, less than one ten-thousandth of the total resources, and I can mobilize even less."
"To secure greater resource allocation, you must achieve sufficiently outstanding results."
"As for losing face, I'm not very strong to begin with, so it doesn't matter to me whether I lose face or not."
Charlotte wanted to continue speaking, but her mouth froze instantly, and not a single word came out.
The teleportation array lit up again less than ten breaths after Leo left.