I opened an adventurer's guild in another world.

Because of the large number of participants, each round of the preliminary selection was a four-to-one elimination process!

This means that there will be four contestants fighting in each arena.

The last person remaining in the ring advances to the next round.

The participants, looking nervous, walked onto the stage after their names were called by the third-level referee, according to their pre-assigned match number and arena number.

The first to step onto the arena were the first batch of four hundred second-tier adventurers—there were only one hundred arenas in total.

The rules for winning the game are simple.

Either all opponents concede defeat.

Either force all opponents out of the ring.

Either render all opponents incapable of fighting and unable to continue the battle.

The winner will advance to the second round of selection, while the three losers will be eliminated.

Killing someone during the competition is prohibited; doing so will result in disqualification.

Hundreds of arenas were surrounded by spectators.

In the past, they would never have been able to witness battles between professionals.

If you're accidentally caught in the crossfire, no one will speak up for you.

But now it's different; this is a normal match.

There are also third-level referees on the arena.

There is no risk to them watching.

In fact, there is a gap between professionals and ordinary people.

Before the establishment of the Adventurers' Guild, most ordinary people and professionals did not have much interaction.

It's mostly wealthy people who hire mercenaries.

With guilds, the fees for posting commissions have been reduced, and ordinary people in need can also seek help from adventurers through guilds.

Although this is a normal procedure, it undoubtedly deepens the communication and connection between the two parties.

Some second-tier adventurers who had done a lot of quests suddenly heard people cheering them on from below after they went on stage.

Looking back, I realized it was the person who had commissioned me for the task a few days ago.

This put psychological pressure on the contestants on stage, while also making them even more eager to win the competition.

On the stage, after the referee introduced the names and ranks of both sides, he announced the start of the match.

"Heh heh!"

"Charge!"

With a roar from the four men, the battle officially began.

To Anno and the other mid-level professionals watching, the battle between second-level professionals on the arena was child's play.

Whether it's the movements, footwork, or skills, the power is too weak.

Although there are cases on the battlefield where mid-level creatures are killed by low-level creatures.

However, this usually occurs when a mid-level creature is severely injured or exhausted.

Under normal circumstances, lower-level units are generally no match for higher-level units.

But all of this is in the eyes of Anno and his group.

To the ordinary onlookers, and even to the merchants and minor nobles watching from nearby restaurants, the adventurers fighting fiercely for victory on the arena instantly ignited their hormones.

In some arenas, in particular, only two warriors or two knights remained at the end.

The intense, brutal fighting drew cheers from the onlookers.

Arena number 66.

Anno was squeezed in the middle of the crowd, watching what was happening above.

Beside Anno was a professional wearing a hood and a mask.

"Your Highness, is Princess Selena really here to participate in the competition?"

Anno watched as the female knight wearing a black rose mask completely overwhelmed the three adventurers on the arena, and couldn't help but whisper to the masked person beside him, "Everyone here is here for magical equipment, but Princess Selena... she's here fully equipped with magical gear! This..."

Anno was speechless.

He watched as a petite female mage on the competition stage waved her staff incessantly, her face showing an expression that looked like she was about to cry.

The Arcane Missiles thrown by the female mage struck Selena's armor, causing her to stagger slightly from the impact, but without inflicting any damage.

As for the other hunter contestant, his arrow was automatically blocked by the shield floating next to Selena, making his hand holding the bow tremble with anger.

As for the remaining warrior, he was kneeling next to Selena with his hands behind his head.

Ten centimeters from his brow, the tip of a spear gleaming coldly was pointed directly at him.

Half a minute ago, the three of them saw Selena enter the arena dressed in luxurious gear and decided to take her out of the game first.

As planned, the warriors charged in to engage Selena in melee combat, while the hunters and mages held her off from a distance.

In reality, the warrior was no match for Selena at all, and was knocked to his knees in just two moves.

As for support from the rear.

It's completely useless against Selena's magical equipment!

"Hehe... As expected of a member of the royal family, a resounding victory in the first battle!"

Masked Tester didn't see anything wrong with what Selena was doing.

After all, the competition rules don't explicitly prohibit wearing magical equipment.

Having magical equipment is also a part of strength!

Moreover, given the strength of those three, Selena could easily win even without relying on magical equipment.

Both Selena and Tester are nobles who enjoy cultivation.

While she may not be as monstrous as Sylvia in terms of strength, she is still far beyond the reach of ordinary people.

Their skills were also honed under the guidance of high-level professionals.

If he didn't have some skills, back in Val'kam, the Tier 3 Tester wouldn't have been able to escape back to Val'kam while being chased by the Level 25 undead zombie Asar.

"hehe……"

Anno turned his head away, somewhat speechless.

However, his gaze toward Selena was filled with envy.

Magical equipment is expensive, and although Anno has hundreds of thousands of gold coins, it is still difficult for him to acquire a set of magical equipment.

Without sufficient resources and connections, you can't buy this kind of thing even if you want to.

This is why so many professionals participate in the competition when they see that the champion's prize includes magical equipment.

"Magical equipment can greatly enhance one's strength. I need to find a way to get my partner some suitable magical equipment for me."

Anno looked at Tester beside him and started coming up with ideas.

At this point, the arena competition had essentially completed one round.

After all, it was a battle between second-tier professionals.

In this kind of contest, everyone aims to win, and a winner is usually decided within ten minutes.

Beyond this time, only true manly duels between knights can take place.

After a match ends and the referee checks the field to ensure it is unobstructed, the second round will begin five minutes later!

Four rounds per hour.

They play from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m., a total of eight hours a day—if a match goes on for a long time, they play overtime.

The preliminary rounds can consist of 32 rounds a day, with a total of 3,200 matches across 100 arenas.

That is, a battle between 12800 participants!

And 9600 people were eliminated.

This competition will proceed in order from low to mid-level, determining the top fifty in each level.

Second- and third-tier adventurers accounted for 80% of the 25,000 participants!