Chapter 40: Ranking of the Top Eight
The severity of Kordak's injury was still greater than Regner had imagined. Despite the priest's treatment, the priest still estimated that Kordak would have to lie in bed for half a month before he could walk.
For this reason, the three women, Vera, Iniris and Erin, were sad for a while. After all, before Kordak was still a lively and energetic big man, and after a game, he became a wounded man who could only lie on the bed and be covered in bandages.
What made them even more nervous was that Rego's next opponent was Regner. Although Vera was confident in Regner's strength, she could clearly see that Rego had reservations when fighting against Kordak. Whether Regna can beat Rego or not, she still doesn't know in her heart.
And Iniris and Erin felt a little afraid of this barbarian after seeing Rego's performance in the arena. The two women really didn't want to let Regner face this terrible big man anymore.
But they also knew that persuasion didn't work for Kordak, and it was unlikely to have any effect on Regner now.
So, the three women gave up on their ideas after a simple attempt.
The 16-in-8 game was quickly over, and after a short break of a few days, the 8-in-4 game was also started again. In the small group of Regner, Vera was eliminated in the qualifiers, and Goethe was also sniped in the match of 16 to 8.
Now in addition to Regner, the only person who has advanced to the quarterfinals is the young ranger Alberon. And what makes people laugh and cry is that Aberon's luck seems to have run out, because his opponent in the next game turned out to be Anne Lot.
Tam: The representative of the Hawke Imperial Army, the captain of the Golden Eagle Knights, and the fourteenth level knight.
Annelot: Participating representative of the Court Mage Association, magic advisor of the Court Mage Association, and level 14 mage.
Bektor: The representative of the palace guard, the leader of the third detachment of the palace guard, and the fourteenth level swordsman.
Yumir: The representative of the Court Mage Association, a fourteenth-level mage.
Rego: A Northland barbarian, a level 14 barbarian berserker, and a landbinder.
Ray: An obscure contestant, a level 14 assassin.
Alberon: An obscure contestant, a level 12 ranger.
Bribanger: A long-established mid-level mage of the Hawke Empire, who is now a guest of honor with Alfred, the Prime Minister of the Empire, and participated in this tournament because he has nothing to do these days. Rank 14 Intermediate Mage.
Regner took a rough look at the list of top eight finalists, four of them were representatives sent by the Empire, and the other Bribanes, although not directly named in Hawke, was undoubtedly inextricably linked to the Hawke Empire. It can be seen that the players sent by the Hawke Empire to participate in this competition are indeed the elite of the Empire.
Because the other contestants are basically official forces, they don't associate with ordinary contestants like Regner.
And Bribanger, as a noble mage, naturally won't bother with Regner, as for Rego, this barbarian has always been a loner, anyway, he also knows that these humans don't like him, so he naturally won't come over to join in the fun.
So, strictly speaking, only Eberon is the only one who is competing with Regner today.
And the poor guy's next opponent will be Annelot, and Regner knows that this kid will stop in the quarterfinals.
Although this competition of the Hawke Empire is not yet a sensation on the mainland, it can be regarded as a grand event on the northern continent. The inhabitants of Melindale talk about the last few days of jousting almost when they have nothing to do, which shows how enthusiastic the inhabitants of the north are about things like jousting and fighting.
Interestingly, several of Melindel's book clubs saw the opportunity and jointly published a set of books. It is full of information about the contestants and some adventures in their lives, some of which are well-documented and some of which are completely made up. But most people don't think about the authenticity of this book, and it's very interesting to read it as a novel and entertain it.
Like Ragner, who is portrayed in that book as a young man on a mission to revive his family. This made Regner, who had never even seen his parents look like them, very crying and laughing. But fortunately, he was not very popular in the first place, so there was not a lot of space about him, and Regner was right to watch it as a joke.
In addition to the story, the book also made a comprehensive evaluation of the strength of the top eight on the end of the appendix, and made a power ranking based on it.
Among the eight now, Anne Lot is undoubtedly the most popular, and the book club does not hesitate to put him first for both popularity and fame.
In addition to her, Rego is also considered the favorite to win the championship because of his brilliant record, after all, he is the only attribute ability that has been exposed so far in the competition, and strong attribute ability can indeed greatly improve a person's combat power. So, he was put in second place.
Next is Brie Barnes, this old guy is also a veteran mage, and many people think that he is actually above Anne Lot. But because of his age and appearance, this old guy's popularity has never been able to rise, and he can only be ranked third.
Further down is another court mage, Yumir, even the northerners have to admit the incredible power of magic, so, although his popularity is average, the book club still ranks him in fourth place, which shows that the status of the mage is still superior after all.
Then there are the two battle class contestants of the Hawke Empire, both of whom are already middle-aged, and although their talents may not be as top-notch as Annelot, their ability to reach the level of the fourteenth level also shows that they are not ordinary people. Coupled with their long-term life experience and rich combat experience, their mentality will undoubtedly be much better than that of the other two. All things considered, the strength should not be at the bottom.
And then it was finally Regner's turn, but the introduction in the book also said that Ray was able to cultivate to the fourteenth level of Dou Qi at the age of eighteen, and his talent was worthy of recognition. But it is precisely because he is too young that he lacks combat experience. The mage he had defeated in the group stage eventually admitted that he was only a magician, not a combat-mage who was good at fighting. Therefore, the book analyzes that the reason why Regner was able to enter the quarterfinals is actually due to luck.
The last place is naturally Alberton, this guy is similar to Regner's definition in the book, although he is talented, but because he is young and does not have much combat experience, it is still up to luck to get here. And because he was two levels lower than Regner, he was ranked below Reg.
"There is no doubt that the strong luck of these two lucky winners will no longer be able to play a role in the quarter-finals. Ray meets the infamous Rego in the quarterfinals, while Ebrun meets Miss Anne Lot, the brightest star of the tournament. Will the two of them be defeated at the beginning, or will they burst out like Kordak in the round of 16 and fight a beautiful battle with a powerful enemy?, let's wait and see!" This is the final summary of the two of them in the leaderboard.
"I don't think I can hide it anymore. Ragner closed the book and thought silently, indeed, whether it was to avenge Cordak or meet Annelot in the semi-finals, he had to show his true strength in the next match against Rego. Although the encounter in Reims Continent made him understand the importance of keeping a low profile, now that things have become like this, he doesn't care about being high-profile again.
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The quarterfinals went ahead as scheduled, with Eberun ahead of Regna. And as everyone expected, under Annelot's swift and accurate spell, Alberon reluctantly raised his hand and surrendered in less than five minutes.
"That woman is so strong!" Alberon exclaimed when he was drinking with Regna at night, this thing was somewhat similar to Regna in personality, so the two of them were very close to each other when they met.
"Hehe, you're not bad, you can last five minutes under her hands. Although Albert praised Anne Lot, Regner's face was palpable with pride.
"Cut, don't sarcastically mock me here, if you run into her, I'm afraid I won't be able to withstand it for a minute. Aberon was unconvinced.
"Hmph, who said I couldn't stand it?" Regna was also unconvinced. Although he knew that Anne Lot really started a fire, let alone a minute, he couldn't even resist it for a few seconds. But the self-esteem of being a man made Regner retort sharply.
"You can pass the Rego level first, that reckless man is not as reasonable as Miss Annelot, you will have to shed your skin tomorrow, I advise you to surrender as soon as possible. Alberon casually advised.
"You'll know tomorrow. Regner replied as if he had no intention of doing so.