The Fighting Tournament

It was easy to find the place to register for the tournament, Julian and I just search for the most crowded place, and we found the place.

We saw a crowd lining up to register to the tournament. Lining up with the crowd we wait for our turn to register.

After lining up for a moment I remember something very bad, I don't know how to write, my sweat pour as I wait for my turn to come.

Since coming to this world all I only train like crazy under master tutelage and never study how to write because it's not on the higher list of priorities at that time, who need brain when you can just beat up people anyway.

Fortunately, I don't have to embarrass myself as the tournament staff provide that service.

"Your name, please", the staff monotone voice sounds like heavens bell in my ears as I sigh in relief.

"My name is Edward Hill", I said my name with some excitement because I can finally release all this pent-up stress that I accumulate in these days and not only that from what I gather this tournament gives a pretty good price money.

5000 gold for the first place, 3000 gold for the second place and 1000 gold for the third place. It will be a boon for some people to win that kind amount of money.

They can buy shiny new equipment for themselves and the advantages of winning the tournament didn't stop with only that the champion of this tournament get others perk with their newfound fame like how easily they gather promising individual for their party or even be recruited by famous party from frontier and join their rank as a high ranking people.

Done with the registration, the staff kindly allowed us to enter a building that looks like Ancient Rome Colosseum and guided us towards a waiting room.

The room filled with 9 participant from various races, and a tense atmosphere, it was no wonder as we saw each other as enemy to beat after all. It looks as I am the last person they are waiting as the tournament staff began to explain the tournament rules.

The tournament preliminary round is a battle royale between all the 10 participants in this room and only the last person standing will be allowed to continue to the next round where the best of the best chosen to fight in the main arena. There are 2 rules in the preliminary round. First is ring out and second is no kill rule.

Finished with the explanation the staff guided us toward the underground, The footstep is the only thing, we could hear as it echoed in the tunnel. The pressure emitted from the participant didn't manage to dampen my mood as it only excite me more. After walking for quite we arrive in the sub arena. The sub arena is big space in underground illuminated by some lamp on the ceiling, and I can see some platform.

The platform big enough to accommodate all the participant. I step up gleefully as the staff ordered us to enter the arena.

"The battle will begin after you hear the signal"

"PREPARE YOURSELF"

"BEGIN THE FIGHT"

I rushed toward the nearest enemy as soon as the fight started and by coincidence it was the one and only dark elf in this place. I swear it was not out of malicious intent whatsoever.

He looks surprised as he saw me coming toward him but that didn't stop him from shooting me rapidly. He managed to shoot three arrows in the short amount of time. I managed to avoid two arrows but almost lost my left eye if I didn't block it with my arm protector.

I successfully closing on him and gives him a straight punch at his face once again, I swear it was not on purpose.

He was flying backwards with great force and blown out of the ring.

He falls down and didn't get up. The participants look at the unconscious dark elf with mouth hanging open that you could fit an egg inside.

"HA HA HA HA HA"

Before I knew it I was laughing and charge towards another participant and managed to take down another two before they realized what is happening.

"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA"

I laughed as I fight, not knowing why I am laughing but didn't care enough to ask why. Adrenaline rushed me forward. The six remaining participants gang up on me as they realized I am bad news for them.

The concentrated attack give me a hard time and as they have seen how easily I beat the three unlucky participants they are cautiously towards my attack.

That situation didn't last long as I managed to strike another participant and by luck he fly toward another participant taking out two birds with one stone as they get thrown out of the ring.

The four remaining participants became only more cautious as their number dwindle but that didn't matter to me as I strike out another participant.

The three remaining opponents didn't last long as they are thrown out of the ring too. The only thing they managed to accomplish is leaving a scratch in my armor.

"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA"

All the participant fall unconscious outside the platform. My fist is bloody, and I can feel my bone is cracking but I couldn't care less as I continue to laugh.

"HA HA HA HA HA HA HA HA"

The tournament staff looked at me and the participants back and forth for several times before finally announce the winner of this place preliminary round.

"The Winner of the preliminary match block 4 is Edward Hill"