When Shane Farris and his team heard the announcement, their faces all changed drastically.
"Crap!"
Caleb Stone shouted, "Those bastards went after the Dark Tyrant!!"
"I remember the Dark Tyrant's buff increases damage, defense, and speed by 30%, right? Their power now…"
"We're doomed. They'll definitely push straight through mid-lane next. Can we even stop them now?"
Hearing his teammates' pessimistic remarks, Shane's expression turned extremely grim.
"Don't give up, everyone! We're not out yet!!" Shane shouted.
But no one responded.
Even Shane himself knew he didn't have any confidence in his own words.
They couldn't even beat the enemy when it was five against one.
And now the enemy had the Dark Tyrant's buff, making them even stronger. How were they supposed to fight that?
At this moment, even Shane felt that their chances of winning were fading fast.
Once someone loses confidence, they're basically finished…
Sure enough.
When Vincent Fox's team returned to base to replenish their stats and came back with the Dark Tyrant buff, Shane and the others put up only a token resistance before being completely wiped out.
Three of them were instantly killed by Vincent.
Shane used his "Flowing Rock Fist" to trade for Zoe Harper's life (as the front-line tank, she was most vulnerable), but was ultimately shot down by Autumn Summer.
Quentin Lewis and Ben Carter worked together to finish off the last enemy.
With Shane's team completely wiped out, the high ground tower and the crystal were left undefended.
Moments later.
Boom!
The crystal shattered into pieces.
"We won!!"
Quentin Lewis and Ben Carter shouted with joy.
Outside the arena.
Countless spectators stared at the shattered crystal on the projection screen, still feeling like it was all a dream.
"They really won?"
"They did! Godslayer Academy won!"
"Even though we could already tell they were going to win, actually seeing it happen still feels unreal."
"Yeah! War God Academy was supposed to be the number one academy in the country, and Godslayer Academy? Just a bottom-tier, no-name school. Who would've thought…"
"The strongest dark horse in history has officially emerged today, brothers! We just witnessed a miracle!"
"Hahaha, they won! My five thousand bucks just turned into forty thousand!"
"…Bro, can you stop rubbing it in? I lost twenty grand!!"
"Do you guys think Godslayer Academy can take the championship in this rookie tournament?"
"With that guy Vincent Fox on their team, I think they can. He's way too strong. His fire damage is insane. He just one-shotted War God Academy's people!"
"I'm not so sure. His instant kills just now were probably thanks to the Dark Tyrant buff…"
"Either way, Godslayer Academy is definitely this year's biggest dark horse. I'm really looking forward to how far they can go!"
"Damn, if I'd known they were this good, I would've bet on them in the first two rounds! This was such an upset!"
The audience was abuzz.
The host quickly came on stage and loudly announced, "Round two, match forty-seven victory goes to Godslayer Academy!"
"Let's give a big round of applause to Godslayer Academy for successfully advancing to the next round!!"
With the host's announcement, the entire arena erupted in thunderous applause.
Even though Godslayer Academy's win caused many people to lose their bets…
Still, when a dark horse appears and such a huge upset happens, people genuinely love to see it.
Especially since Godslayer Academy's performance in this match was truly spectacular, fully deserving of the applause.
Amid the enthusiastic applause, the instructor seats of War God Academy were completely silent.
Every teacher wore an expression of disbelief, as if they simply couldn't accept this result.
The top academy in the country?
Just like that, they lost?
And they fell in the second round?
Not only that, they lost to a bottom-tier academy…
The vice principal sat stiffly in his chair, fists clenched, eyes locked forward, deep in thought.
Walter Wayne's face had turned as pale as ash, his eyes completely vacant.
"It's over…"
That was the only thought in Walter's mind.
"We won!!"
In the instructor seats of Godslayer Academy, Terry Yan couldn't help but clench his fist and shout with excitement.
The other teachers were also overjoyed.
Godslayer Academy had won. As their teachers, how could they not feel proud?
Not to mention, there would be bonus rewards waiting for them!
"Good! Excellent!"
The dean of students was grinning from ear to ear.
He couldn't wait to pull out his phone to message the principal and share the good news.
In truth.
There was no need to send the message.
The principal of Godslayer Academy, though not present at the venue, had been glued to his TV in his office the entire time.
When he saw Godslayer Academy secure the win, the old principal shot up from his seat, laughing heartily.
"Hahaha! Good! You're all amazing… hahaha…" His loud laughter startled the secretary outside his office.
Meanwhile.
Vincent Fox's former high school homeroom teacher was also watching the broadcast.
In fact.
He had already noticed yesterday, during the first-round match, that Vincent was participating as a representative of Godslayer Academy.
Back then, he had been surprised, thinking that Godslayer Academy must have really gone downhill if they were letting a student with a C-rank hero fusion participate.
But after watching that match, the homeroom teacher had broken out in a cold sweat.
Vincent's performance was completely beyond his expectations!
And today's match shocked him even more.
He simply couldn't believe it.
A single counterattack wiped out all five enemies, leading his team to victory step by step, eventually claiming the Dark Tyrant buff and annihilating the enemy in one decisive push!
When the host announced that Godslayer Academy had won, the homeroom teacher's hands and feet went cold, and he broke out in a cold sweat.
With Vincent's displayed talent and potential, unless something went terribly wrong, he would undoubtedly become an elite powerhouse in the future.
In this world where strength reigns supreme, a powerful individual's influence is terrifying. They can decide life and death with a single word.
And he, as Vincent's former homeroom teacher, had once viciously insulted him with the harshest words…
The homeroom teacher couldn't even imagine what would happen if Vincent returned one day to seek revenge.
"Why… why did I have to be such a loudmouth…" Slap! Slap!
The homeroom teacher harshly slapped himself across the face.
At this moment, his heart was filled with deep regret.
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