'He sounds so confident.'

Ivanov never thought there would be someone who could clear the stage faster than him.

There was no way he wouldn’t be surprised, as he had to sacrifice his own allies to somehow reach this stage.

When Ivanov tried to ask something, a series of system messages popped up before his eyes.

[This stage is a tournament match.]

[During tournament rounds, you will be matched against opponents of similar strength as you, taking into account your stats and equipment quality.]

[If you reap your opponent's life within the time limit, the game will end and you will be given a 5 minute break.]

[After the break, a new match will begin. This will continue until nobody is left to fight you.]

[If the time runs out before the end of the match, the participants will be forced back to the previous stage.]

[Current number of tournament participants in Zone A: 128]

The fact that 128 players were participating meant that he had to win at most seven battles before he could move on to the next stage.

The reason why it was ‘at most 7 battles’ was because the battles among other participants would not always end up with...