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The first day of the competition lasted until evening. Lindsay did not leave after his match; he stayed in the camp the entire time.

Of the more than one hundred participants present, most were Iron-level adventurers, and most of them only had basic weapon proficiency. The way they fought was also very simple.

Linsel patiently watched a few matches and briefly summarized the match scenarios: when shielded players faced each other, the battles were like braised eggs colliding; when shielded players faced those without shields, it was a retreating style or random slashing and poking; when neither player had a shield, the match was often ended in one hit.

As for the bronze-level adventurers who are in the minority on the field, they almost always crush the iron-level ones.

It seems that Bronze-level adventurers usually win the first match, so my two teammates should also be fine.

And indeed, both "Broken Arrow" and Claire used their respective preferred weapons, a bow and a dagger, and passed through successfully.

Linsel also spotted "Round Face" Tovan, who entered the arena as number eight, immediately wielding a two-handed wooden sword and instantly defeating his number seven Iron-level opponent with a single charge.

However, what puzzled Lindsay was that Tovan was not among the participants' teams before the competition started.

Who cares? Anyway, this guy is no match for me. If I really run into him next time, I'll just beat him.

What I really need to worry about are the silver-level opponents I might encounter. They might have some powerful combat skills, but I haven't seen any silver-level opponents in the competition.

Just in case, ask your teammates.

"Brinan, when the competition started today, did you pay attention to the other participants? Were there any silver-level players?" After the first match, Lindsay asked his teammate "Broken Arrow" who was sitting next to him.

"Silver-level adventurers? Wind and City must have some registered, but they won't be participating in the first match."

"What do you mean?" Linsel asked, puzzled.

"The Silver-ranked players get a free pass to the first match; they go straight to the second." "Broken Arrow" glanced at the female wanderer, who was preparing to step out of the camp's gate.

"That's right, Lindsay, I'll head back to the courtyard now."

"Wait a minute," Lindsay called out to Claire, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave? Sit down and let's discuss tomorrow's match."

"There's nothing to discuss. I can't win the second game anyway, so I'm going back now." Claire's reply was very cold, and she left without even looking back.

Claire seems to have rather unpredictable emotions.

"Brinan, haven't you noticed she's been acting strange these past few days?"

"Broken Arrow" said, "I don't quite understand either, Captain. She's only been in the team for a few days, and we still don't really know what kind of person she is."

However, I'd be happy to talk to you about tomorrow's second match, even though I might not win it anyway.

"Hmm? Why? Is it because we'll encounter a Silver-level opponent?"

"Yes," Broken Arrow looked up at the darkening sky, "Most of the Iron-level adventurers will be eliminated tomorrow, and our opponents will basically be Bronze and Silver-level, but I have high hopes for you, Captain."

He paused for a moment.

"Captain, when we dealt with the Goblin High Priest, dealt with the cultists, and especially when we killed the Phantom, were we able to complete the missions smoothly thanks to your mysterious abilities?"

"Actually, Captain, your mysterious ability must have been borrowed from some god, otherwise how did we manage to defeat those powerful enemies we encountered before, enemies that even Silver-rank adventurers struggled to handle?"

Lindsay didn't know how to answer for a moment.

The power of the gods? It seems that "Broken Arrow" has become aware of his monstrous abilities, but he believes that his abilities were bestowed upon him by the gods of this world, which seems to make sense in a way.

But you can't just tell him directly that you don't know how you obtained the cheat code either.

"I don't believe in any gods, Brinnan, but I'm confident I can beat a bronze-level adventurer in the arena now."

"Oh, I'm glad to hear that." "Broken Arrow" didn't press further, but Lindsay knew that he would find out sooner or later that he possessed various monstrous abilities.

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The following morning, at the Wind and City training camp.

The three arrived at the camp on time, and Lindsay finally spotted several people wearing silver nameplates among the participants.

As expected, we'll have a silver-level opponent today.

"Everyone, line up and register for the lottery." Old Tot called out to the adventurers. Just like yesterday, all participants received their number plates one by one to determine the order of their appearance in the second match.

Lindsay drew number twenty-three, while "Broken Arrow" and Claire drew numbers six and eleven, respectively.

"Broken Arrow" laughed and said, "Captain, it seems we'll have to finish our second match before you do."

"Keep it up," Lindsay encouraged his teammates, but at that moment, he suddenly felt a gaze focused on him.

Realizing something was wrong, Linsel suddenly turned around and found a strange silver-level contestant staring at him.

The male contestant was probably in his thirties or forties, wearing a gray coat and holding a wooden staff. He looked like a mage, but his aura was quite different from that of Rolf, the silver-ranked adventurer he had encountered before.

The other person looked away after realizing that Lindsay had noticed them.

Lindsay found it strange that he had been targeted by the other party. Was it because of his reputation as the "Wolf Slayer"?

In short, it would be best to compete against a bronze-level participant in this second match. If he encounters him or other silver-level participants, he may find himself in a tough battle.

After the adventurers had lined up, Lindsay actively searched for contestant number twenty-four on the seats.

He searched for a while and then, somewhat amused and exasperated, discovered that number twenty-four was in the hands of this silver-level contestant who looked like a mage.

It seems I'll have to confront him next.

Linsset felt a little pressured, and he watched the first few matches with that pressure in mind.

The previous duels were all between bronze-level adventurers, who all chose to use shields as their weapons. However, unlike the battles against iron-level adventurers, everyone used combat skills, which caused the audience to scream in surprise from time to time.

Just as it was about to be his turn, Lindsay saw contestant number twenty-four, a silver-level contestant in gray, walking towards him.

"Wolf Slayer, I've long awaited our duel."

"You know me?" Lindsay asked, somewhat surprised.

The silver-ranked man replied in a deep voice, "I know. You're the bronze-ranked adventurer who defeated the cultist Shalin'er with Karina a while ago. I'm going to truly test your strength."

The two were then led onto the stage by staff.

"Then let's fight."