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Fang Hong actually could understand these people's complaints—though dual control wasn't difficult for him, among the combat artisans below Level 15 who could dual control a Clockwork Fairy, he was definitely among the best in his profession.
In fact, most combat artisans wouldn't truly master multi-control ability and begin to form combat effectiveness until they reached Level 17 or 18.
However, complaints clearly weren't enough to make the tournament organizers change the rules, and after their protests went nowhere, those without the ability to dual control could only withdraw from the competition willingly. The number of people who dropped out was slightly more than what Fang Hong had anticipated: a total of seven.
After subtracting the previous number of participants, there were only thirteen lonely competitors left on the field.
