Ves truly started to experience the competitive pressure of this tournament at this time.
There were no weak teams of Journeymen in the running anymore.
Even if a handful of them managed to luck out and face even weaker opponents on occasion, it was practically impossible for them to match up against three awful teams in a row!
The nine teams that managed to make it to the fourth round had all been tested in multiple ways and came out on top. Few mechs remained intact at this time as there simply wasn't enough time to repair every damaged section and component. This caused the surviving machines to look as if they had aged at different speeds.
Surprisingly enough, even Team Danilov that managed to perform fairly well in the first three rounds did not present any pristine mechs.
The Killer Kitty looked pristine because the mechs of Team Voiken did not bother to attack it at all during the previous round.
