While the arena was filled with a blend of suspense and disappointment, Oli wasn't paying much attention to the back-to-back forfeits. His mind was focused on the two people being healed by the medics.
Oli understood the basics of essence type, which made it clear how lightning should be disadvantaged against earth. Yet Burt had managed to deal enough damage to overwhelm Naten's strong earth defenses, despite tanking a direct blow to his abdomen in the process. That kept his mind busy until he was suddenly being called to the platform.
"In that case, we'll be moving on to our seventh match of this round, the match-up of a strong contender and a mysterious entrant. Will our reputable twelfth seed manage to hold his own against the mystery seed of the Practor Family? It's time to find out!"
