'It appears they planned this from the start. I am the stupid one for not thinking about this.'
Sam uses the movement technique to escape from his previous location. Among the nine participants, five use spells and the other five are close combat Warriors.
Everyone would be between level 35 and 40. Even though Sam cannot see their level, he can sense it through his observation technique.
It appears that this is also why those people decided to band together to defeat him, as he is the strongest of the group.
Unfortunately for them, despite the numbers, they have greatly underestimated Sam. Sam employs the moment technique once more, and before any of those attacks could reach him, he reappears behind those people.
Everything happened so quickly that those people did not have time to react. When he got behind them, he started swinging his sword.
He did not apply the shadow slash technique. He decided to attack them only with the Fast Slash technique.
In less than one second, he swung his sword five times. The enemy in front of him immediately feels a powerful force behind him.
That person was sent flying again. Sam did not stop there; he immediately attacked the next one.
The remaining people are already aware that Sam has appeared behind them. They immediately try to create distance. Some of them attempt to attack him.
Unfortunately, Sam is quicker than them. Once again, they only attack his afterimage, and he has already switched sides.
'I do not want to show all my cards. This could put me at a disadvantage. At the very least, I have eliminated two of them.'
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20 minutes later,
Sam is calming his breathing. Despite facing low-level opponents, he takes some time to eliminate them due to their sheer number.
Currently, only three of them remain inside the battle ring. You can already see the pale faces of the three people. It appears that they have finally realized how much they underestimated Sam.
None of them have the strength to fight back. So, if Sam decides to eliminate them, they will be powerless to resist.
They are considering kneeling down in front of him. They wanted to show Sam that they had surrendered.
Sam did not allow them to do anything. He moved away from those people and decided to sit down on the ground.
He has no desire to eliminate all of them. Despite their decision to team up, they are the ones who suffer the most.
At this point, Sam decided to look at the other battle rings. It is best to observe those people because they may become his opponents in the future.
Surprisingly, Simon is also present in another battle ring, where he simply defeats his opponents. Both of them are currently laying on the floor. They have lost consciousness.
There are six other people beside him. Naturally, the referee cannot decide the winner until one of them is eliminated.
The person next to Simon immediately created a massive fireball and attacked another person.
A powerful impact occurred in that location, and the second person was sent outside the battle ring. With this, the outcome is determined.
'Hmm, I do not think they want to eliminate each other.'
Sam can tell just by watching them fight.
Not only that, but it appears that the final winner has been determined almost entirely within each battle ring itself. Some of them have only one person left in the battle ring.
10 minutes later,
Finally, all of the referees signaled the end of the match. With this final, winners have been determined in each battle ring.
Immediately, the crowd inside the Battle Stadium began to clap and cheer for the students. People from Base City School are cheering for Sam and his classmates.
'I am not sure how many of them will advance to the next round. I just hope they can enroll in a good academy.'
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1 hour later,
Sam is present in the waiting room and fully focused on the screen. Alexa is currently fighting in the battle ring with other students.
She is in Group C, whereas Fiona is in Group D. Lisa is in Group B. Lisa and Fiona have already won. Alexa currently needs to win the match to advance to the next round.
As expected, she is not under much pressure when facing those opponents. Five students decided to band together against her.
Alexa is not having any problems with them. Sam had already anticipated this because her opponent was weaker than her. She did not take long to defeat her opponent.
Immediately, everyone who supported her began cheering for her. This time, the noise is significantly louder than before. As one would expect, she is extremely well-known.
'Well, I am very interested in David's match. I am sure he will surprise everyone once more. Also, if possible, I would like to know his current level.'
Sam is waiting for David's match. Not only David, Lisa, James, and the other main characters in the story are present, and they are all waiting for their match.
David is in Group F. So it will take him some time to arrive at the battle ring.
Sam was unaware that many major corporations are also paying attention to the Battle Royale. He has also joined the list of those powerhouses.
His high potential, combined with his rapid improvement, has piqued the interest of many influential figures. Some even wanted to invite him to join their organisation.
He does not only receive positive attention. There are some bad people who have added his name to their list. In the future, this will cause him a lot of problems.
But even if Sam finds out about it, he will not care. Because he is confident that in the future he will become a powerful figure, he has no problem with that.
The knowledge of this world is extremely beneficial to him. He needed to become powerful in order to obtain more resources. Using them, he can easily increase his power.