Death Mage with an SS-Rank Talent-Chapter 161

"Welcome to Round Two of Stage Two. This round would be similar to Round One. Numbers would be drawn randomly by the computer, and the students with those numbers would fight each other. The winners proceed to the next round, while the losers, well, they become spectators. Anyway, let’s start Round Two without any delay", the coordinator spoke, starting the new round.

Buzz!

Soon, two numbers popped up.

"It’s 46 vs 97. Students who have these numbers come onto the grounds", the coordinator spoke.

The tokens given to the students in Round One were not taken back and remained with the students. These numbers are from that lot.

Number 97 was Erika’s, and when her number came, she stood up and walked onto the grounds for the duel. The opposite one was not from one of the other three top academies.

The student was from an average academy, but Erika didn’t take the matter lightly. She attacked the student with full strength from the start without showing any gaps for him to attack her.

The match soon ended, bagging one win for the Dusk Academy. It means that at least one student would be moving to Round Three.

There were 113 students participating, and that means a total of 56 matches, with 1 getting a pass, making it 57 students reaching Round Three.

Before noon, all matches were done. Dusk Academy was a bit lucky, they only lost one spot.

James got matched with a student from Capital Academy, and he lost to her. This student, not many recognised her, but Aaron did. He saw her during Round One, but from far away.

It was Mary Hinters. She was representing Capital Academy. Though she would be in danger a bit by showing her power to the outside, but it was necessary.

The tournament was, after all, a way to boost the morale of the people of the alliance to show that the future is secure and safe.

Even though Aaron saw her, he didn’t go to talk to her. Back in school, he rarely interacted with girls. He might have spoken with her a few times, but not to make social connections. The few times he spoke with girls were all for some school purposes.

Now, going to her to speak would be weird. Moreover, he was sure that there should be some powerhouses watching over her, and if he made any moves, then their attention would be on him.

Nothing good would come from that. So, he restrained himself from speaking with her.

It was not just Dusk Academy that lost a spot. The Military Academy also lost one spot, and Aaron was the reason. Aaron was matched with a student from the Military academy, and the outcome was as expected. Aaron won the match, putting the Military Academy in the same position as the Dusk Academy.

Only Capital Academy still has all five spots.

By the end of Round Two, there are a total of 57 students. Five belonged to Capital Academy, four each from Military and Dusk Academies, while Luminar had only three students. They lost one against a Military Academy student, bringing their number to three.

The one who won by chance against Valiant Academy got the bye in this round, while the one who got a bye in the previous round lost in this round. While the first scenario was unexpected, the second outcome was expected as soon as he walked onto the stage.

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Once Round Two ended, a brief break was given for lunch, and after that, Round Three started.

Unlike Round One, where they were given one day’s rest, it was not the same after Round Two. Round Three was held the same afternoon.

Unlike the previous round, where more than a hundred matches were held, which took most almost all the day and even went into the night, it was different this time, as it was completed by noon.

So, the coordinators felt that it would be best if Round Three and Four could be held the same day as Round Two.

In round three, there would be only 28 matches and in round four, there would be only 14 matches. By the end of Round four, there would be 15 students remaining at the end, who would be participating in Stage Three.

Once that was done, the coordinators could fully concentrate on Stage Three, and that’s what they did.

After lunch, they arranged Round Three. Everything went without a hitch. The remaining contestants from the top five academies retained their spots in this round, as no one faced each other from other academies.

A miracle happened in Round Three. The one who won against Valiant Academy in Round One and got a bye in Round Two got the bye again in Round Three.

The small academy that he belonged to was in great joy because of that. Though the number of points that the academy gained through this way was less than when their student actually won, it still made a difference for them, as the academy had no expectations in the first place that they would even win Round One of Stage Two.

With a win and two passes, the student earned a lot for the academy.

After the end of Round Three, a small gap was given so that the ones who fought in the last matches would have enough time to recuperate.

The round was held in the dark under the brilliance of lights.

The total number that remained was only 15 by the end, and this time the pass didn’t go to the one who got it twice before, but to Diana from Dusk Academy.

Aaron and Erika won their matches, but Bronn lost in his duel against Mary. It was two students from Dusk Academy that Mary eliminated. frёewebnoѵel.ƈo๓

Aaron eliminated a member from Capital Academy, while Erika eliminated one from the Military Academy.

In the end, three each from Capital, Military and Dusk Academies made it to Stage Three, while only one from Luminar Academy made it, making it 10 out of 15.

One was from Mirth Academy, while three out of the last four also came from other top ten academies. Only one made from an academy that was outside the top ten but belonged to the top fifteen.

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Stage Two ended, and it was past dinner time before that happened, but no one cared or went against the coordinators. This happened many times when there were more survivors from Stage One.

This time, the contestants were given three days for recuperation, but there was another announcement regarding the high-end auction that would be held on the second day.