Entering the central arena, all the tournament participants were wary of their surroundings, looking suspiciously at those who mirrored their opposites.
Probably the only exceptions were Desmond and Mei Fei Long who were looking around with interest and a hint of battle intent, they were just waiting, waiting for someone to give the signal to start this battle.
Although perhaps calling it a battle came across as a bit strange because even when this was a tournament for the hand of the Princess of the Roaming Cloud Sect, the rules weren't much different from other tournaments in that killing wasn't in any way forbidden.
So while some might call it a battle, Desmond would think of it as carnage, it's not like he is gonna be truly ruthless to everyone present, but he also wouldn't be merciful to those who try to kill him.
