In the midst of the cheering and booing crowd, two Emperor realm experts hopped onto the center stage with a solemn expression on their faces.
This was the first big battle for the day!
They both nodded at each other and slightly bowed. No other introductions or words were exchanged.
It was very apparent that they already knew each other and hadn't quite expected to face each other this early in the contest.
The labyrinth exploration contest was being conducted in a modified Swiss tournament style.
This was so that the final war band could be selected based on the least possible number of battle fixtures.
Each contestant was pitted against another contestant with a similar record of victories and losses and thus allowing for the top and bottom contestants to be determined rapidly.
This system was extremely reliable, considering that it was very fast.
