Four days passed in the blink of an eye.
For the students of Jianghe Hunter Academy, those four days felt both long and painfully short. The elimination round had already ignited the excitement of the academy, but what was about to begin now carried a completely different weight.
The knockout stage.
Sixteen students remained.
Sixteen competitors who had survived the qualification matches and elimination round.
From this point onward, every battle would decide advancement or defeat. No more second chances. No more easy victories.
Only strength would decide who continued forward.
The arena of Jianghe Hunter Academy had never been more crowded.
Thousands of students filled the surrounding seats early in the morning, their voices merging into a loud sea of excitement. Some stood on the walkways discussing predictions for the matches while others argued loudly about which competitor would advance.
"Today's fights will be insane!"
"I heard guild scouts are here!"
