Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Third Layer of the Supernatural Realm
[Your opponent has fallen out of the ring area. Congratulations on your victory.]
[Note: You will be teleported back to your seating area shortly.]
A prompt appeared in Matthew's left eye, and then he was instantly teleported back.
Filip Walker and the others were stunned for a moment.
"Matthew, I haven't even found which ring you're in. Yet have you already defeated your opponent and come back?"
The entire process, from Matthew's entry onto the ring to his return, took less than five seconds.
Finding Matthew in those thousands of rings in such a short time was indeed not easy.
Matthew laughed and said, "If the opponents are too weak, we can finish them off in one move and come back, right?"
Everyone: "..."
That made so much sense.
"Look, our team has scored points."
Sam Harris suddenly said.
Upon hearing this, everyone looked at the screen next to them.
A line of data was displayed on the screen.
[Team #96, Natalie Russell]
[Current Points: 1]
[Current Ranking: 771]
This point was what Matthew just earned from his victory.
The team currently in first place already had 3 points.
"It's my turn..."
Suddenly, Emma Jackson spoke up. Her voice sounded a little nervous.
"Emma, good luck."
Just as Sam gave an encouraging remark, Emma disappeared from her seat and was teleported to the stage.
Matthew's gaze caught Emma being teleported to the ring, where her opponent was a fleshy monster covered in tentacles.
Upon seeing Emma, the fleshy monster wriggled over.
Upon seeing this, Emma immediately activated his ability, attempting to launch a ranged attack on the monster.
But just as her hands had emerged from the monster's body, they were quickly enveloped by its tentacles and flesh.
The sticky sensation instantly sent shivers down Emma's spine.
"Ah.."
The girl screamed and immediately stopped her fruit's power.
Seeing this, Matthew shouted immediately, "Emma, surrender."
This girl didn't have Nico Robin's power, which allowed her to conjure giant hands or feet to attack enemies.
Since her Devil Fruit ability was ineffective against the fleshy monster, continuing to fight would only bring her humiliation.
What if this monstrous, fleshy monster had some perverse fetish?
Then Emma would suffer a lot.
...
On the ring, Emma seemed to hear Matthew's voice and immediately shouted, "I surrender."
Instantly, her figure disappeared from the arena, leaving the fleshy monster's tentacles empty-handed.
The next moment, Emma returned to her seat.
The girl's face showed shame.
"I'm sorry... I... I give up."
Seeing this, everyone offered words of comfort.
"It's alright. It's normal to have winners and losers in a fighting tournament. Don't take it to heart."
"That monster was indeed a bit tricky. You were right to admit defeat."
"Yes, Emma, we still have Miss Russell..."
Speaking of which, everyone now looked worried.
Initially, everyone thought the third layer of the supernatural realm was just a simple fighting tournament between freshmen, so everyone could follow Natalie and win the tournament without lifting a finger.
Surprisingly, the team's points were what truly determined the rankings.
Now that Emma had surrendered, and Sam was injured and unable to fight anymore, it was like losing two members all at once.
This was only the first round.
If they also had bad luck and were eliminated one after another, then this could very well drag Natalie Russell down with them.
After all, no matter how strong Natalie was, she couldn't compete with the combined efforts of an elite team by working herself to death on her own.
Thinking about this, many people on the team clenched their fists, determined to perform well and earn more points.
"It's my turn," Natalie spoke calmly.
Then, the girl was teleported away from her seat and appeared on the stage.
Matthew's eyes searched quickly and soon found Natalie's fighting ring.
The main reason was that his fiancée was too outstanding in appearance, like a natural protagonist, a firefly in the dark, very eye-catching.
Not only Matthew, but everyone else also quickly noticed Natalie on the stage.
Everyone tensed up. Natalie was everyone's hope.
If Natalie lost, then they had no chance at all and could only get the minimum reward.
Yes, the supernatural realm had a guaranteed reward of 10 Attribute Points in the first ten layers.
As long as someone participated in the supernatural realm adventure, they could completely slack off in the supernatural realm and simply hide away without killing monsters or fulfilling other mission instructions.
Within the first ten layers, as long as a person survived, they could advance to the next layer and earn the minimum reward of 10 attribute points.
This must be how that South Korean Kryptonian Bloodline owner completed the ten layers of the supernatural realm.
...
At the moment, in the fighting ring.
Natalie's opponent was an indescribable monster.
It was like a swamp of mud, without eyes, arms, or even a fixed shape.
Although this monster looks disgusting, its abilities were extremely troublesome.
Suddenly, it melted, turning into a puddle of mud that scattered around the ring.
Then, all the mud moved, surrounding Natalie from all directions.
This monster was making its first appearance, so no one knew what would happen if they were surrounded by it.
Natalie was clearly unwilling to try to find.
Seeing how troublesome and unpredictable the monster's abilities were, Natalie decided to use a ruthless tactic to keep it away from her.
-Puff
Flames then ignited in Natalie's hands.
The next moment, with a wave of her hands, the girl caused flames to spread rapidly across the ring, instantly creating a sea of fire.
Flames shot into the sky; their power was astonishing.
It also attracted everyone's attention.
Under the intense heat of the flames, the monster didn't even have a chance to utter a word of surrender before it died.
Natalie won easily.
At the moment of victory, Natalie could clearly feel countless eyes staring at her from the audience.
Clearly, they viewed her as a formidable enemy.
When Natalie returned to her seat, she saw Matthew's satisfied expression and her other teammates' excitement.
"Captain, you're amazing."
...
Ten hours later.
The first round of elimination matches had finally come to an end.
Among the three civilizations, half of the participants were eliminated, while the other half successfully advanced.
But the second round of elimination matches did not begin immediately.
On the contrary, it was time for a break.
After all, not everyone was physically strong.
After ten hours, many people were tired, sleepy, and exhausted.
A teleportation portal appeared in front of everyone.
According to the notifications, the teleportation portal led to a rest area, which offered delicious food and a place to rest.
Everyone had five hours to enjoy the food or rest.
Five hours later, the second round of elimination matches would begin.
In the Tree Race Arena, there seemed to be no distinction between day and night.
When they saw the notification, everyone stepped into the teleportation portal.
The same applied to Matthew, Natalie, and others.
...
The place they arrived at was a self-service restaurant-like establishment.
And it was huge.
It was probably bigger than ten football fields.
Otherwise, it would be impossible to accommodate so many freshmen humans.
And this was only the human-occupied area.
In other regions, those monster civilizations ate different foods than humans.
In the restaurant, many delicious foods were laid out haphazardly; their aromas were irresistible.
After entering the restaurant, Matthew immediately found a plate and began picking out his favorite food.
However, the other members of the team didn't have his positive attitude.
Apart from Natalie, the others all looked worried and distressed.
Because in the first round of the tournament, they only got 5 points.
This meant that half of the team's ten people had been eliminated.
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