Seeing Roth step out first, Li Ming paused, something he hadn't anticipated.
Many eyes landed on Roth, filled with a hint of expectation, while not many paid attention to Li Ming behind him in sunglasses.
Only a few people's eyelids twitched.
Li Ming naturally did not think Roth was trying to steal his thunder; Roth was either scouting ahead for him, or he actually did not want him to take the stage.
If Li Ming were to go on stage and lose again, the opposing side's orchestrated media onslaught would be flawless.
"He wants to use his own failure to warn me," Li Ming shook his head, choosing to stay put as he had no need to step ahead of Roth.
On the other side, Youke walked slowly, stepping onto the platform via the metal stairs, and after Roth climbed up, the referee, a professor from the University of Science and Technology, also took the stage, stated some rules, and then stepped down.
