System's POV

Chapter 736  Thirteen’s Announcement 

Everyone knew that the tournament would showcase the most dazzling Wanderers of the current generation.

However, none of them expected that they would see something like this in the tournament.

Vincent's attack was clearly his ultimate move, and Colbert reciprocated with equal ferocity.

The moment the two attacks clashed, a powerful explosion erupted, sending dust and shock waves rippling across the arena.

It didn't end there.

In just the span of a few seconds, something emerged from the smoke, and it was none other than one of Colbert's spears that had survived the impact.

Vincent, who had been blown back by the shockwave, once again slammed on the barrier, making him cough out blood.

He had staked everything in that attack, and he no longer had the strength to defend himself.

Just as the spear was about to land on his body, a flash of light wrapped around him and teleported him outside of the arena.

The spear then hit the spot where he stood earlier before bouncing off the barrier.

Clearly, it had lost a lot of its momentum during the collision earlier.

But it was still very deadly for someone who could no longer defend themselves from such an attack.

Vincent stared at the arena with a pale expression on his face.

Everything happened so fast.

One second, he was about to get pierced by the flying spear, the next second, he was outside, safely behind the barrier.

Colbert, who was lying on the ground, slowly propped himself up to a sitting position.

Just like Vincent, his face was pale, but he had it better compared to his opponent who had to be teleported away from the arena.

'I lost?' Vincent thought in disbelief.

Although he didn't think of himself as someone stronger than the Hero Party, he was still confident that he was strong enough to get a good ranking in the tournament.

He didn't expect that he would be defeated by one of Thirteen's Squad Captains, whom he had never heard from in the past.

It was not only Vincent who was surprised at the outcome of the battle. The young ladies who cheered for him, as well as the Osborn Family, looked at the young man in disbelief.

Just as everyone was still trying to understand what just happened, Colbert finally rose to his feet, and with that, Thirteen's voice spread in the arena.

"Winner, Colbert Riggs!"

The members of the Central Government all cheered—anyone from the Central Government was part of their organization.

Thirteen looked at the dispirited Vincent and sighed in his heart.

After what he saw, he started to believe that the young man, who looked exactly like his former host, was actually his host who had reincarnated in Pangea.

Thirteen didn't know if any divine powers were at work to make this happen. However, he wanted to believe that this was another opportunity for him and his best friend to reunite once more.

After he made his announcement, the Medical Team rushed to check the condition of the two combatants and immediately gave them first aid to treat their injuries.

Colbert gave the teenage boy a glance as if asking his superior if he had done the right thing.

Thirteen didn't think twice and gave Colbert a brief nod and a thumbs up.

This immediately put the young man's heart at ease because he didn't disappoint his benefactor.

Although they had conflict in the past, Thirteen gave Colbert a chance and even made him part of his inner circle, second only to Cristopher.

The young man knew that this showed that Zion Leventis was willing to let bygones be bygones, and since then, he had been loyal and served him to the best of his abilities.

Thirteen had also seen how sincere Colbert was. This was the reason he bestowed Colbert a Divine Martial Technique, which the latter was still in the middle of mastering.

Once Colbert was able to execute it properly, the Spears in his hands would actually transform into giant snakes that would attack his foes without mercy.

After cleaning up the arena and doing some repairs, the next battles were finally held. Nôv(el)B\\jnn

It wasn't a surprise when Mikhail easily defeated his opponent, who was another member of the Prestigious Families.

But no one expected that Cristopher would win his match simply by punching his opponent's face once.

A single punch had rendered his opponent unconscious, making everyone who saw it feel their jaws aching.

When the battles for the day finally ended, Thirteen deemed that now was the perfect opportunity to make an announcement.

"I would like to congratulate all the Winners of Groups 1, 2, 3, and 4," Thirteen said. "All of you have done well in the tournament. However, the sponsors of this event decided to spice things up!"

Thirteen then snapped his finger, and the words "GANDAM" appeared on the giant LCD Screen behind him.

"Two days from now, a special Revenge Event will take place," Thirteen explained. "Those who had lost in their respective brackets would get a chance to re-enter the tournament as Revengers!"

Just like he expected, shouts of surprise spread in the Colosseum, making Vincent, who had lost his match earlier, look at the young man with a hopeful gaze.

"I'm sure all of you are familiar with GANDAM, right?" Thirteen asked. "Well, I talked to their CEO, and they agreed to have a collaboration for this special event. All the eliminated individuals and the winners of the previous matches will battle it out for the ultimate survivors."

The participants who had lost their previous matches listened with great concentration as they waited for the teenage boy to explain the rules of this Revenger Event. "In this event, the losers of the previous matches can make a comeback by defeating the winners," Thirteen explained. "Of course, the winners of the previous matches can also eliminate the losers. But there is also another special feature in this event.

"The winners can eliminate other winners as well, kicking them out of the tournament. The two who eliminate the most people in each group will proceed to the semi-final match of their respective group bracket.

"But since this is a special event, there will be prizes for the winners. The top two in each group will get to ask me for any reward that they want, provided that I can give it to them."

Char, who had made the same bet with Zion a day ago, looked at the young man with a faint smile on her face.

Thirteen had already told her what he wanted from her, and truth be told, he found the teenage boy very brave and very ambitious to ask such a thing.

Naturally, this news made the losers of the previous matches rejoice. Not only would they get a chance to once again enter the semifinals, but they would also get rewards if they won.

"More details about the tournament will be sent to you through your emails, so make sure to check them later," Thirteen said with a smile. "I'll see you all in two days!"

Thirteen waved at the audience before walking out of the stage.

Of course, the winners of the previous matches were surprised by this development.

However, after the initial shock faded, they realized that this might also be a good thing.

The members of the Prestigious Families and Monarch Clans had mostly been eliminated from the tournament.

This meant that they could form alliances to target the winners and negotiate who would proceed to the next round of the tournament.

Also, those who won previously thought that this was also a good opportunity to eliminate the threats in their respective brackets, like the members of the Hero Party, Mikhail, and Shasha.

Although this might seem unfair to the winners at first, in the end, they also thought that this was a good opportunity to gang up on their opponents and make sure that they were kicked out of the tournament.

Erica, who now understood why Thirteen kept this news a secret from her, couldn't help but smirk.

'Perfect,' Erica thought. 'With this, I can go all out since we are going to fight inside the world of GANDAM.'

Erica had been trying to push herself to the limit, especially after watching Thirteen's battle against the Majin King.

She felt that if she fought more life-and-death battles like Zion, she would become stronger due to the experience of staking her life on the line.

Roland and Derek felt the same way as Erica and didn't find this event unfair.

In fact, all of them even thought that since the others could form teams with each other, what was stopping them from teaming up as well?

The Hero Party could simply group up together and bulldoze their way to the semifinals in their respective brackets!

Flame of determination burned inside everyone's eyes.

Thirteen, on the other hand, entered a room within the Colosseum, where the representatives of the Monarch Clans and Prestigious Families were waiting for him.

There were several bribes—err, gifts on the table, which was their way of thanking the teenage boy for giving their scions of their families a second chance in the tournament.

Naturally, Thirteen was more than happy to accept the gifts given to him and even shamelessly asked for more.

However, the representatives pretended to not hear him and simply left the room after some idle chatter.

When everyone else had finally left, the smile on Thirteen's face disappeared as he pushed some buttons on his communicator.

Several minutes later, Clark, Vincent, and Char entered the room.

"Well, then. Are you guys interested in forming a team together?" Thirteen asked. The three glanced at each other before shifting their attention to the teenage boy, who was looking at them with a mischievous smile on his face.