Matthew Atkinson & Natalie Russell
Global Layer of the Supernatural Realm
Yes, the defending champion in the sixth round was Magneto. Erik Lehnsherr. And he was still middle-aged, so he was clearly at his peak at the moment.
Furthermore, Magneto was wearing a helmet, and after he appeared on stage, he floated up and stood in mid-air like a god watching the insects above.
"I never expected that the champion of this round would be such a formidable figure. He is one of the top mutants," Professor Ricardson muttered to himself.
"This is troublesome." Professor Holland frowned. "Magneto can fly. Any challenger who can't fly will probably be at a great disadvantage when facing such an opponent."
Grand Magister Russel asked directly, "Matthew, are you confident against him?"
Upon hearing this question, everyone turned to look at Matthew.
Matthew smiled and nodded, "You don't need to worry. I can handle him."
This answer left everyone with strange expressions.
Originally, they were supposed to guide Matthew and Natalie, the two freshmen, to achieve good results in this Global Layer.
Now the situation was completely reversed. It was Matthew who was leading them to success.
At this moment, Matthew suddenly asked, "Professor Grant, what are our team's current competition points?"
Last night, a lot of people came to visit them, so much so that no one in the group had a proper chat, as they were all busy entertaining the guests.
Therefore, the usual meeting about the competition summary and points after the last round did not take place last night.
Professor Isabel Grant immediately replied, "184 points. We are currently ranked 411th."
"How many points does Ma Dongwu's team have?" Matthew asked again.
"517." Professor Isabel Grant said, uttering a startling number, and then added, "Their team still has three members."
Upon hearing this, everyone frowned slightly. The gap between the two teams was quite large.
But Professor Isabel Grant suddenly added, "However, the current champion is not South Korea's team. In the last round, a strong team's four members from the United States successfully advanced, surpassing Ma Dongwu's team, and are currently ranked in first place."
Upon hearing this, the crowd was even more shocked and desperate.
With such a gap, it would be extremely difficult for Matthew to lead the team to victory on his own.
Even Matthew himself frowned upon hearing the news.
"Okay, I understand, thank you, Professor Grant."
"No need to be so polite." Professor Isabel Grant shook her head, "That's all I can do."
At this time, the round had finally begun.
The first one to go on stage was a very fast supernatural, but speed was of no use against Magneto.
Because Magneto could fly.
Although this fast supernatural also had ranged attack methods, Magneto easily blocked them all.
All he needed was some scrap metal to protect himself. Then, the challenger man became an easy target.
After dodging several attacks from falling metal fragments, the man wisely chose to surrender.
Matthew was the second to take the stage.
When his figure appeared on the stage, he immediately attracted the attention of countless people.
Many people were curious to know how far this freshman could go in the competition.
After some people heard that Matthew wanted to win the championship to prevent information about oneself from leaking, they didn't hesitate to spread the word to everyone around them.
Most people who heard about Matthew's ambitious words scoffed at them.
The current situation was very unfavorable for Matthew after all. He was the only one left on his team.
In this situation, even a strong seventh-rank expert wouldn't dare say they could ultimately win the championship. Not to mention, Matthew was just a freshman.
"That kid's in the ring."
"Do you think he can advance this time?"
"It's hard to say. Magneto is very strong, but this kid is also amazing. In addition, his Tremor-Tremor Fruit ability can also be used for long-range attacks."
"Regardless of the outcome, this guy's performance was absolutely amazing, making our trip worthwhile."
"Yes. It's a pity that the entire Global Layer is an Amnesiac Layer. Otherwise, based on his performance, he would definitely cause a global sensation after he gets out."
"I heard that he wants to win the championship in order to suppress the news of this Global Layer."
"Huh? His team is so far behind, and he thinks he can win the championship all by himself? Dream on."
...
While people were talking, on the ring, the battle had already begun.
Almost immediately after Matthew appeared, Magneto, with his red eyes, made a move. He flew directly into the sky, looking down from above, and used his abilities to control a large amount of metal on the ground.
In a short time, the sky was filled with all sorts of tiny metal fragments, almost forming a metal storm.
Then, under Magneto's control, all sorts of metals flew towards Matthew like a storm.
-Swish, swish...
The sound of something cutting through the air kept ringing out.
Faced with such a long-range attack, most people would probably suffer devastating defeat.
At least in the audience, those supernatural individuals did not believe they could break through such an attack.
However, Matthew remained calm and strode forward on the ring. With an indifferent attitude, he ignored the metal fragments that were flying towards him, allowing them to hit him.
Then a breathtaking scene unfolded.
Countless metal objects struck Matthew's body, producing a clanging sound. It was as if Matthew's body was not made of flesh, but of indestructible metal.
Magneto's attack was completely ineffective against Matthew.
Upon seeing this, countless people were shocked.
"What kind of monster is this guy? It's one thing to be strong, but his defense is also so high?"
"Is his body made of super alloy or something? Or is he wearing some kind of awesome supernatural armor item?"
"Impossible. The rules of the Global Layer prohibit all supernatural items. This guy was able to withstand that attack entirely with his own body."
"Monster! He is a monster."
"No wonder he dared to eat the Tremor-Tremor Fruit even though it had lost its training-enhancing effect. With a body like that, he doesn't need to be afraid of the Tremor-Tremor Fruit's side effects."
"However, defense alone is not enough. If he wants to defeat Magneto, the kid needs to find a way to bring him down from the sky."
Magneto, high in the sky, naturally discovered that his attack had failed. Although he lost his rationality here, he did not lose his fighting instincts.
Magneto immediately changed his attack method.
He then began to control large metal blocks, such as abandoned trucks and machine tools, and smash them towards Matthew.
Many large metal blocks flew toward Matthew one after another, and it looked terrifying.
At this moment, Magneto resembled a god who controlled all things.
Of course, Matthew wasn't about to just stand there and be buried under the piles of metal Magneto was throwing at him.
Unlike before, that wouldn't look cool.
He suddenly bent his knees slightly, but his gaze was fixed on Magneto high in the sky.
The next moment, he seized an opening and suddenly exerted force with both legs.
-Boom
The arena beneath Matthew's feet collapsed under his power, creating a deep crater.
He himself, using the force of the recoil, activated his flying ability, soared into the sky like a bolt of lightning, rushing towards Magneto.
Magneto's reaction was quite quick. He immediately manipulated the giant pile of metal to block Matthew.
However, these piles of metal in front of Matthew looked no different from being made of paper to him.
-Bang
The piles of metal blocking Matthew were instantly smashed to pieces by his one punch. And in the blink of an eye, Matthew reached Magneto and grabbed him by the neck.
-Snap
With a crisp sound, Magneto's neck was easily snapped by Matthew.
Although Magneto's ability to control metal was extremely powerful, his physical body was actually very weak. His body was about the same as that of a normal person.
With Magneto's death, the metals he had previously manipulated fell from the sky under the laws of physics.
Matthew, holding Magneto's corpse in one hand, stood high in the sky.
If Magneto had merely looked like a god before...
In the eyes of countless people, Matthew now seems like a god descended to earth. A god among the men.
Everyone stared at Matthew, high in the sky, speechless.
Matthew's display of strength this time has once again astonished everyone.
'His defensive capabilities and strength are already impressive. How can he even fly?' everybody thought.
The ability to fly was extremely rare, whether in Holy Land abilities or supernatural skills.
Some skills that allowed for brief airborne ascents, such as the "Moonwalk" from the Six Styles of the Navy. But they couldn't be considered flight.
And Matthew couldn't just fly; he could fly at high speeds.
Therefore, to many supernatural beings in the audience, Matthew was nothing short of a monster.
…
After Matthew once again stunned the audience, in the blink of an eye, the sixth round of the competition had officially ended.
Matthew scored 243 points this time, bringing the team's total competition points to 427.
At the same time, the team's ranking also improved significantly, reaching 197th place.
The reason they were able to improve so much was that many strong supernaturals were eliminated again in the sixth round.
Magneto was indeed powerful. Only very few people could defeat him.
As the seventh round of competition was about to begin, only 133 people remained eligible to participate.
Apart from Matthew, all those supernaturals were renowned powerhouses. And only two members of Ma Dongwu's team were still eligible to participate. One of them was eliminated in this round.
The other top-seeded teams also had roughly the same number of participants. Of course, those top-seeded teams have accumulated a lot of points till now.
For example, Ma Dongwu's team had accumulated 1003 competition points and was still ranked second.
Today marked the start of the seventh round of the competition. Everyone arrived at the arena stands early, waiting for the competition to begin.
All of them knew that the upcoming round was highly important.
Because there was a possibility that the champion team would be determined in this round.
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