After seeing the fight between Kevin and Arthur, the participants became certain that they would not be able to confront either of them. It was actually a relief for Kevin, as his second opponent surrendered immediately after the start of the fight, while his third opponent surrendered after fighting for a few seconds, as Kevin had demonstrated his superiority, which made him give up in the end. It was the same for Arthur, and so the two of them were the first among the participants to complete the third round.
The others were divided into three categories. Some of them had given up and accepted that they would not be able to finish in first or second place, while a few of them decided not to give up and decided to focus on completing the third round well for the sake of points and then put their hopes on the final round, while others decided that they accepted the obvious, but instead of losing enthusiasm, they decided that they needed experience in order to have a better chance next year.
Xhya Leoy was fighting in her last fight, and she won, making her have three victories in a row, but she was not the first girl to do so because Simone was like a tornado that destroyed her opponent; she was very agile and fast, and with that speed, she had the advantage over all her opponents. With this, she was able to become the third person to complete the third round, while Xhya Leoy was ranked fourth.
As expected, Alfred and Caitlin were not good in a direct fight like this, but surprisingly, Alfred was able to win over one of their opponents, which placed him higher than Caitlin, but of course, he was still very far from the top ten.
If there is more than one person with the same number of victories, the skill and competence of the better person put him in a higher rank and increase his points gained.
Finally, after the last match ended, the commentator officially announced the end of the third round, and the points gained were as follows:
1st place: Kevin, +30 points
Second place: Arthur Paz, +28 points
Third place: Simone Baz, +25 points
Fourth place: Xhya Leoy, +20 points
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From fourth to tenth place, the score was increased from 15 to 11, then from eleventh to fiftieth place, it was increased from 10 to 1, and finally, after fiftieth place, no points were increased. Fortunately, Alfred was in 50th place, but unfortunately, Caitlin was in 72nd place, but she was still in the top ten in the overall standings thanks to all the points she collected in the first and second parts of the third round.
Finally, after the third round ended, the participants took off their glasses, slowly opened their eyes, and looked at the realistic sky while they heard cheers from the stands. The situation was strange because there were those who were crying bitterly while looking at their families, who were placing high hopes on them, while there were those who seemed lost in thought, perhaps thinking about the future, perhaps thinking about a promise they had made to a dear person, or perhaps remembering the past. Who really knows? There were spectators who came just to have fun, and they had fun. But one thing is certain: the result seems very clear.
At that moment, the commentator spoke and began praising all the participants and trying as much as possible to remove the dark atmosphere surrounding the competition, but his movements and words did not work, so he decided to throw the bomb that he had been carrying with him for some time.
He smiled, then said slyly.
"Ladies and gentlemen and participants, let me inform you of something dangerous, something unexpected, something that even I was amazed by. Kevin's first place was actually his condition in the virtual world. Hmm, how can I say this? It's very strange."
After hearing the commentator's words, the arena and stands exploded with whispers and surprised voices, and some of them even looked at Kevin and started talking to him, but he did not show any reaction, but inside he was just as surprised as everyone else, but not for the same reason, but because he thought about the possibility that they might have known. Somehow he is not of this world, a transmigrator. The commentator looked around and saw that the sad atmosphere had disappeared, then put his hand on his hair and sighed in relief before he smiled and continued.
"All the readings show that his body is unusual. How is this, I hear you asking? Well, that is because his body does not show any signs of aging, as if he is stuck in a state of time forever! I do not know about you, gentlemen, but I do not think that an ordinary person would have this happen to him." So there's only one logical explanation... he's awake!"
The arena was in a state of chaos after the commentator's statement; the looks were more intense on Kevin, and people were showing disgruntled faces, but Kevin was actually in a state of comfort.
"Oh, that's it? Good thing my secret is still safe."
Kevin thought while his face was cold, and he did not show any reaction. He was thinking of a way to defend himself, but the commentator interrupted his train of thought.
"Hey, everyone, hey~ I haven't finished what I said yet... *sigh* He may have strange abilities, but according to what we also found, his mind does not have any power paths of any kind, and this is impossible, as all awakened people have them, so what does it mean? Haha, our esteemed guest will answer this question for you."
After the commentator finished speaking, he was pointing at the blonde woman while moving in an acrobatic manner. The beautiful woman smiled and got up from her chair before stepping forward a little and looking directly at Kevin for a few moments, then smiling.
"This means either he is a very, very dangerous person or he just doesn't know about his strength." Her tone was childish, but her facial expressions were calm and mature, drawing a beautiful contrast. She closed her eyes for a moment before opening them again, putting her hands behind her back and standing up straight, looking at Kevin, but this time her blue eyes turned to sparkling purple eyes, like a beautiful jewel or like endless space.
"Participant Kevin, did you know that you were almost awake?"
The moment the beautiful woman spoke, Kevin felt like he had become blind and that everything around him had turned into nothingness. He could not feel his body or anything around him. He could only hear her voice from afar, as if she were a sacred being. Every cell in his body was screaming for him to answer her. And to serve her like a god. Kevin was surprised for a moment, but not because of that power. Rather, he was surprised because he was amazed by the complexity of the situation he was in. This situation was something new for Kevin, so he felt surprised and impressed, but after he expressed his admiration, he quickly regained control of his body, but not completely, so as not to... It makes that woman doubt him more.
At least now he doesn't feel reverence for that distant voice. He heard that voice again asking him the same question, so he relaxed and answered simply.
"no"
Kevin actually did not consider himself awake because he was not originally from this world. In fact, he wanted to obtain that power that he was confident of waking up with, but he did not believe that he was one of them yet. The strange state of his body in relation to others was only the result of that incident that occurred in his previous life.
He heard the voice speaking again.
"Did you know about your powers?"
"Yes"
Kevin answered with the truth because he doesn't like to lie, and then he heard the voice again.
"Are you a bad person?"
"no"
After Kevin answered, something changed around him, and he returned to feeling what was around him and hearing what was around him as well before his sight returned to him again. The first thing he saw was the distant image of the blonde woman smiling.
"Good..."
She turned and looked at the commentator, who nodded before the woman turned back to look at Kevin and said,
"You are so honest, and I can sense how pure your soul is, everyone! Due to this unexpected accident, Kevin will be removed from first place."
The woman stopped for a moment, allowing others to speak badly about Kevin and call him a fraud. Everyone reacted harshly to him because they had been afraid of him before. Alfred and Caitlin felt that this talk was exaggerated, while Arthur and Simon were just silent, but Simon looked at her. She was definitely sympathetic to Kevin.
The woman smiled before finally completing her words.
"He will be removed from first place because he does not even need this miserable competition."
She looked at the stands and scanned them with her eyes, which were usually a beautiful blue color, before she scanned the arena as well until she stopped on Kevin.
"Participant Kevin, let me welcome you as someone like us."