The finals were nearing their end. Only a handful of people left from the hundreds that went in earlier.
The audience had long since be numb with shock after seeing the terrifying enemies the participants had to face, especially the ones that appeared at waves 20 and above. If one of these creatures were set free on the continent, havoc and bloodshed would surely follow them.
But at the same time, this also allowed everyone to see hope because, while the enemy was certainly terrifying, their people aren''t pushovers either.
The ones that are still fighting for the top rankings of the tournament are all fierce and powerful Superhumans. The skills they disyed were incredibly terrifying; each one was powerful enough to face the threatsing their way.
Amongst the people who are left, there''s two people who were just above and beyond the norm—ones that stood on apletely different level than the rest.
Obviously, it''s Isabe Frostwind and Garrick Stoneheart.
They were already famous even before joining the tournament because of their active participation in the war for liberation. However, nobody truly saw theplete extent of just how powerful they were back then.
In this tournament, though? They could all see it, and the audience could only say that their reputations were well deserved.
Garrick was on Wave 40 and is facing hundreds of 5th Change nar Traveler-level enemies. Anyone who''s watching the stream with him as the focus would have a difficult time keeping up with what''s happening since everything was going on a little too fast.
There''s a lot of shing lights and miserable cries going on in his field. Garrick''s greataxe practically turned into a blur with how fast he''s swinging that thing around. The earth trembled with his advances, and blood drenched the entire battlefield. The sheer might of his swings caused bits and pieces of flesh to scatter everywhere, painting a hellish scene that disyed Garrick''s ferocity.
To everybody''s eyes, Garrick seemed to have lost his mind, but in reality, he hasn''t. Garrick was inplete control now; he had already put a leash on his barbaric instincts and trained himself to the point of not losing himself in madness. Otherwise, it''d be embarrassing for him if he couldn''t even do such a simple thing.
Garrick was like a ughter mill with an endless energy source. While the rest were still modestly at waves 25 to 30, he has already advanced to wave 40 simply because he didn''t need any rest at all. The action in his field never stopped once it started; enemies continuously poured in and were killed soon after they appeared.
Those who were watching his performance had been renderedpletely speechless by his amazing stamina. From the very start of the finals up until this point, Garrick hasn''t rested at all. He kept going and going, making the audience think that he''s a machine instead of a human.
This was the overwhelming advantage of Garrick''s Indestructible Vajra Physique. Ever since it matured with him, he found himself being able to tap into seemingly bottomless stamina and endurance.
It''s not that it''s bottomless or limitless, truly. It''s more of an ''absurd recovery speed'' for him. Garrick recovers the energy he spent as soon as he uses it; that''s why it seems that he''s not running out of stamina anytime soon. This has limits, of course, but it would take an insane amount of effort to force Garrick to that point.
The ''ughter''King''—that''s what people are calling him now.
Opposite to Garrick''s mad and ruthless ughter of his enemies, the scene on Isabe''s corner was rather quiet and serene.
Don''t be mistaken; things are happening on her battlefield too. They''re stopped before they can make a lot of noise, hence the difference.
Isabe sat on a sky blue ice crystal throne in the middle of the battlefield. There, she nced coldly at the enemies pouring out of the portal at every corner of the walls.
She''s surrounded by ciers and ice sculputures; the temperature within was near absolute zero; snow fell from above without any visible clouds; and several ice shards shattered from time to time.
Her behavior, as well as the general scene around her, earned her the title of ''Winter Empress''.
Isabe was currently at Wave 45, at least five waves ahead of Garrick. Just like him, Isabe never took rest; she just tore through the waves of enemies like they were nothing but a waste of time to her.
It is said that any deliberate''set-up'' will be cleared in between waves, but since Isabe never needed to rest in between waves, her domain set-up remained since she''s considered to be inbat still.
Some people would call this unfair, but nobody would dare say this directly to her face, lest she turn them into one of the many ice sculptures around her.
Compared to the piled-up corpses and rivers of blood on Garrick''s side, Isabe''s corner looked more pristine. That''s because anything that was frozen by her would turn into ice dust the moment it shattered. This was the terror of near-zero temperatures around her. Enjoy exclusive chapters from m-v l''e-NovelBin
Isabe didn''t even need to do anything; keeping her domain active was just a simple effort for her. She looks bored, even.
That said, her killing efficiency isn''t any less than Garrick''s. If anything, she''s even faster, hence why she''s already at wave 45 while Garrick is still at wave 40.
Compared to the other nar Travelers that are left on the battlefield, these two are just on apletely different level. They''re just too far aheadpared to others. Their strength could be said to be nearly at the level of the High Marshals.
The participant who''s in third ce is currently on wave 30, ten waves behind and nearlypletely spent. If it weren''t for the fact that there''s a rest period in between waves, this person would''ve been eliminated by now.
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After a couple more hours, the finals eventually concluded.
Nobody was surprised that in the nar Traveler bracket, Isabe and Garrick were respectively in first and second ce.
The third ce was a man named Wilson Briggs, the fourth ce was ady named Jessica Denvers, and the fifth ce was Mark Redstone.
On the Superhuman bracket, Herny Taylor stood tall in first ce,sting up until wave 51. In second ce was Rupert Lockheart, who finished at wave 49. Next was, surprisingly, Rachel Summers, followed by Christopher Miles. The former cleared wave 45 before forfeiting, and thetter was done at wave 43. The fifth ce was taken by a youngdy named Kaye Parker, whosted up until wave 42.
The top five for each bracket now stood on a pedestal while the rest of the finalists were gathered below to look up at them. The setting is a bit distasteful, but it can''t be helped.
Before the atmosphere turned inexplicably weird, the High Marshals, along with Cedric, appeared to congratte them.
"Good work, everybody. We, at the Prime Earth Federation, are extremely happy to witness the skills and heroic aura of the new generation," Raven Armstrong stated with a wide smile on his face.
"To reward your efforts, everyone who participated in the finals will be given the position of an Army Officer. This positiones with authority and ess to resources that could only be purchased in the army," Cassandra followed up.
This reward caused the finalists'' eyes to shine brightly, except for a few people, of course.
"To those at the 50th to the 30th ce, they will receive a minimum of 10 King Essence Souls, the first section of any cultivation techniques of your own choice, and one year residence on the outer courtyard of the Law Communion Hall," Anthony Selner dered.
Gasps of shock and surprise were heard from the finalists, followed by tion and thrill. Even the audience was shocked because nobody was expecting such rich rewards.
"For the 29th to 11th ce, you will receive a minimum of 100 King Essence Souls, two to three sections of any cultivation techniques of your own choosing, and one year of residence in the Inner Courtyard of the Law Communion Hall. The rewards will be adjusted ording to your rankings," Filius Greenwood announced.
"And finally, the 1st to 10th ce winners will be given 500 to 1000 King Essence Souls, one to three sections of any of theary Level Cultivation Techniques we have avable so far, and five years of residence in the Core Depths of the Law Communion Hall."
"In addition, I will personally create a growing artifact for those at the 1st to 5th rank as an extra reward," Cedric personally announced.
Now, everybody was restless. Even Isabe was visibly moved by this generosity, and if she''s like this, one could only imagine how the rest reacted to it.
But whether they''re happy or not, it doesn''t change the ending of this tour.
Cedric looked at the drone and said, "I''d like to thank everybody for tuning in so far. Please look forward to the next Continental Superhuman Tournament, which will happen five yearster. The details will be announcedter on the federal site."
"Goodbye, and be kind to each other."