Cthulhu Gonfalon

Bang! Bang!

The guns roared, mixing with the smoke and spraying red fragments of paper into the sky. Then, like snowflakes, the papers fell down from the sky, bringing joy and happiness to everyone.

Compared to the first passionate, but somewhat chaotic, Fighter Championship and the second Fighter Championship that had been rigorous and boring, the third Fighter Championship had a more relaxed atmosphere.

This championship wasn’t like before, when all participants fought together. In this championship, all the participants were divided into three groups.

The first group was the juvenile group, in which all the participants under the age of 18 were included. The gifted young boys and girls would compete with each other, and the top eight would be chosen by single elimination. Then the ranks of the top eight would be decided through a circular competition system.

The Fighter Championship was scheduled to be held once every ten years, so the next time these gifted young people participated, it would be when they were in peak shape. If they were strong and lucky enough, they would be the world’s first hero and a strong competitor for the title of ‘world’s strongest.’

The second group was middle-level people, in which none of the participants had reached the advanced level. To be honest, they could have been described by the phrase ‘with no tigers in the mountains, monkeys dominate the world.’ A group of people who hadn’t even reached the advanced level dared to compete for the first place in the world, which made people laugh. But the Northwest Republic encouraged middle-level people to participate, because they not only received a bonus, but could also get in touch with powerful guys and try to attract them.

This was the suggestion of Manissy, the Goddess of Wealth. She thought that instead of attracting advanced and powerful people, she should mainly focus on the middle-level people. In the vast majority of countries in the world, middle-level people had become the pillar of the society. They were qualified for most jobs and positions and didn’t need to be stronger.

Moreover, the middle-level people weren’t arrogant. They would be more generous and careful no matter whether they were alone with their colleagues or performing tasks. In fact, they were the most suitable to become citizens of a country.

Originally, there had only been the juvenile and adult groups in the championship, but because Sui Xiong had accepted Manissy’s suggestion, the middle-level group was included in the championship.

The third group was the adult group, in which all the advanced and powerful people would show their strength and wisdom to the utmost. Its official name was the ‘hero group.’ There were powerful people from all over the world who wanted to gain wealth or fame. Because the competition was fair enough, and it didn’t discriminate against anyone, even the participants’ security would be guaranteed. This year, many participants from other worlds were coming to the Main Plane to compete.

For example, the favorite to win the competition was Rio, from the mechanical realm. He was an organ man, three times as tall as an ordinary person even when he used magic to reduce his size. His strength had reached the Legendary Realm. This organ man, who had been alive for nearly two thousand years, could not only use several powerful weapons, but he had also mastered the power of magic, and his martial arts were also strong.

The reason why he had come to the competition was because of news he had heard from his friend, Phil Ohis Savoy. Phil Ohis Savoy was also in the competition, but unfortunately, he was unlucky and eliminated in the group tournament.

Phil Ohis Savoy was a worker at the Void Mask Land. He was from the mechanical realm, but he was interested in adventuring. Now he had transformed into a blonde mechanical girl, collecting items and distributing prizes at the exit of the Dragon and Dungeons, an underground adventure park.

This rigorous organ man worked very hard. Over the years, no one had been able to sneak items out of the maze, nor had anyone been mistakenly rewarded. He could have been called a model employee.

Unfortunately, the organ people’s powers hadn’t progressed quickly. He was now still at the middle level. He had participated in the Fighter Championship three times, yet hadn’t been able to achieve good results.

Another favorite was Rose Belia Quinn, a woman who loved the world of blood magic. This woman had long white hair that was like an ice waterfall and a cold temperament that seemed to freeze people. In fact, she talked a lot, but a chilliness kept radiating out of her whole body, so anyone standing beside her felt cold.

Seeing her reminded people of the second runner-up in a previous Fighter Championship, the white dragon Queen Isa. She was a competitor from another world and was good at using the powers of ice and snow. Although she had been defeated in the final because of her relatively monotonous ability, her ability to use the powers of the ice and snow was so skillful that even after ten years, people were still talking about her.

Compared to participants from other worlds, there weren’t many outstanding people from the Main Plane. This didn’t mean that there were no heroes in the Main Plane, just that a few of the famous masters had stepped into the Legendary Realm. Leon Igor, who was known as the “Swordman” and “the King of Seaside,” had held a friendly contest in Garth City to invite people who were interested in martial arts to discuss and exchange tips. Of course, this contest couldn’t be compared to the Fighter Championship, but many people still took part in it in order to receive the guidance of the Swordman.

Leon kept his promise in the contest. After a relaxed invitational competition, he gave everyone a special lesson for a short period of time and talked with people whom he thought had bright futures to give them practical advice. As a result, at that time, several strong men were inspired by him found their own ways and stepped into the Legendary Realm.

This was certainly a good thing, but the upcoming Fighter Championship would be a little embarrassing. In the Main Plane, there weren’t many advanced and powerful people. Several of the strong men had stepped into the Legendary Realm, and the top level was nearly vacant.

Maybe after a few years, more people would become stronger, but that would happen over time.

The situation of the spellcaster group was similar. Since master Lamperus had become a God, he often sent his incarnation to give magic lectures at the supreme tower located in the capital of the Mifata Federation. The advanced spellcasters were eager for the lectures. Many people had found inspirations in them and found their way into the Legendary Realm, so in that group, the top powers below the Legendary Realm were so weak that they couldn’t support the scene.

Therefore, in this year’s Fighter Championship, there weren’t many famous participants from the Main Plane. The one called Yeyu, who had participated in the first Fighter Championship, was probably the most famous.

A couple decades wasn’t a long time for the advanced and powerful people. Yeyu had only been twenty years old at that time, but now it seemed that he was middle-aged, even if the hair at his temples wasn’t white.

His powers had now reached the summit of the advanced level. He had even shown his strange crystal magic and nightmare magic in a fierce conflict not long before. A master who knew about magic very well said that he was appreciated by the legendary monster Crystal Snake and signed a contract with him to gain the power bestowed by the Crystal Snake.

Although many people disliked him, the reputation of the Main Plane could only be supported by him.