Upon seeing this, Amelia immediately knew something was wrong and hurriedly shouted to Swamp King, "Swamp King, just like yesterday, create an ice wall!"

"Whoosh~!!" Swamp King responded loudly to Amelia, then used Surf to draw out a large amount of water. He then soared into the air, somersaulted, and slammed his tail into the large stream of water, creating a huge water curtain. Finally, he used Ice Beam to freeze it into a tough ice wall!

"What!?" Baron Miramira was shocked to see the Swamp King forcefully create an ice wall, which narrowly blocked his laurel leaf blade.

The host couldn't help but exclaim, "That's spectacular! Amelia truly lives up to her reputation as Baron Lu Ming's daughter; she even came up with such a defensive method. Could it be that Lu Ming's specialty isn't plant-type monsters, but rather water-type monsters like the Swamp King?!"

"My fighting style from yesterday? I guess you could say I just learned it and put it into practice." Seeing Amelia block the attack of the flying leaf blade, Lu Ming's face showed a proud smile.

Although Amelia blocked the Leaf Blade using the same method she used to block Hana Fubuki yesterday, the fact that she remembered to use that method shows that she has practically learned his tactics and fighting style.

Seeing that Miramira was distracted by the ice wall that had defended against the Leaf Blade attack, Amelia suddenly swung her fist and shouted to Swamp King, "Swamp King, use your Power-Up Punch to knock that ice wall away!!"

"Whoosh~!!" Just like when Lu Ming commanded, Swamp King used his enhanced fist to shatter the ice wall and send a large number of large ice blocks flying, which crashed into the stunned Baron Miramira and Laurel Leaf.

As the ice block drew ever closer, Baron Miramira's mind went blank, and she and Laurel Leaf were both knocked unconscious by the ice.

Fortunately, the white magic barrier on the arena protected Miramira and Laurel Leaf, preventing them from sustaining any serious injuries. (To be continued.)

Chapter 48 - Round of 16, Match 1

After being compressed, the remaining twelve players from the top sixteen were determined in just one day, instead of several days of competition.

They are: the second and third princes of the Golden Dragon Unos family, the White Fox Ra Max, the Dragonhawk Kas Kas, the Sword-Biting Wolf Amelia Lu, the Totem Behemoth Maika Cent, the Lava Behemoth Tuhart Kursen, the Smoke Tiger Senris Mushar, and four mountain dwarves from the Thunderbird Hasu family of Tartarus.

Of those, only the Second Prince, Amelia, Tuhart, and Senris were recognized by the audience for their strength. The remaining contestants, due to the weakness of their opponents, did not demonstrate any particular ability and were therefore not highly regarded.

Because Amelia had successfully made it into the top sixteen, to celebrate, Lu Ming took his family, a few friends, and even his two maids to the best and most luxurious hotel in Paris City for a delicious meal. The total cost was well over ten gold coins!

This made many other contestants who were also in the top 16 but didn't have much money extremely envious and jealous.

Even at the high price, Lu Ming felt it was worth it. After all, there weren't many places to spend money in his territory, and the most expensive guard weapons could be obtained from dungeons. Besides, these two figures of gold coins were from quest rewards, so he wouldn't feel the pinch at all. Furthermore, he could sell the newly acquired weapons and equipment for money the next time he ran the dungeon. By then, Lu Ming would be a millionaire!

Of course, like Yusaha, Miral, who also dreams of establishing a magic academy, wouldn't let Lu Ming squander the money. But unlike Yusaha, she wouldn't keep all the money under her control, which would have offended Lu Ming. She would only use a maximum of half the funds to prepare for building her own magic academy.

After having a good meal, Lu Ming and the others went home to rest and prepare for the first match of the Round of 16 the next day.

But the more this happened, the less Amelia and Ella could sleep.

Thinking about tomorrow's match, Ella and Amelia forcibly pulled Kanina and the visiting Yul Sica into the study to chat and discuss tomorrow's match.

"I say, do you two really need to be like this? Tomorrow's match is only going to be one game, right? It's just a matter of the top 16 being divided into the top 8..." Because it was so late, Kanina was slumped on the sofa in the study, almost asleep, as she spoke.

"Are you kidding me! Eight people were eliminated out of sixteen, and you're telling me there's nothing to worry about?" Princess Ella grabbed Kanina's collar and shook her frantically to wake her up while shouting.

"I don't think I was like you when I was eliminated by Asos Soren, was I?" Kanina rolled her eyes at Ella, clearly annoyed.

"That means you already know you've lost and have nothing to worry about! But I haven't been eliminated yet! Besides, my second and third brothers are both in the top sixteen, I might run into them..." Ella's expression became more and more terrified as she spoke.

Even Amelia started muttering to herself, somewhat neurotically: "What if I run into Dad? What if I run into Dad? What if I run into Dad..."

“To be honest, I don’t think you need to do this. After all, aside from shady dealings, the chances of you encountering the two princes and Lu Ming are very small. And even if you do encounter the two princes and Lu Ming, I think you just need to give it your all.” Sitting on another sofa, You’er Sica slightly opened her eyes and said to Princess Ella and Amelia.

"Go all out?" Princess Ella said nervously. "Do you know what I'm worried about?"

"What are you worried about?" Yul Sica, Kanina, and Amelia asked in unison.

"My third brother is such a petty person. If I beat him, who knows what he'll do to me!" Princess Ella said, clutching her head in fear. "The thought of living in his shadow forever terrifies me!"

"..." Kanina, Amelia, and Yulsie all stared silently at Princess Ella for a long while before finally saying, "We mourn for you..."

"No!!"

"Hey! Why aren't you four asleep yet?" Lu Ming, who was awakened by Ella's shouting, stood at the study door in his bathrobe and asked Kanina and the other three.

Seeing Lu Ming looking sleepy and drowsy, You'er Sika smiled and said, "We'll go to sleep in a bit. You go back and hug Miral first!"

"Are you saying that out of jealousy?" Lu Ming suddenly asked with a smile before going back to rest.

Immediately, Yu'er Sika's face turned red.

"Hey! It really is!" Seeing You'er Sika blush, Lu Ming smiled and walked over to her, then suddenly picked her up and carried her back to the bedroom...

"What the hell?!" Amelia and Kanina were utterly shocked by what they saw! Neither of them expected Lu Ming to be interested in You'er Sica. If they had known this, Sham and Lily might have torn him to pieces!

But Ella calmly replied, "Sham and the others still managed to get the teacher drunk!"

"what?"

"It's just a political tactic. Just like how Sham and Lily made Miral another fiancée of the teacher, it must have been Sham and Lily who got the teacher drunk and used a little hypnosis on him. Their goal was to gain the support of the church and to sell something through the church's influence."

"That sounds so evil!"

"It's nothing. After all, even though the teacher is hypnotized, at least she has another option. It's just that Yu'er Sika doesn't seem to be much older than me and Kanina, right? I hope the teacher won't go crazy every morning!"

"......" "......"

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The next morning, Lu Ming and the other sixteen finalists arrived at the lord's mansion early, where they were entertained by Lord Nero and prepared for the upcoming match in a quiet guest room.

"Honestly, I really want to kill you right now," Yul Sica said angrily, sitting on the large bed in the guest room that served as a lounge.

"I'm a victim too, okay? If Sham and Lily hadn't gotten me drunk, Miral wouldn't have had the chance to hypnotize me. And you wouldn't have been..." Lu Ming sat in the chair, trying to explain.

"Shut up! Who was it that insisted on doing it again this morning?!" But You'er Sika directly exposed Lu Ming's lie.

Lu Ming touched his nose somewhat embarrassedly and apologized to You'er Xika, "Um... I'm sorry! I'll take responsibility for it."

"How should I put it, before you..."

"It's the same as before, we'll take responsibility!"

"Humph!"

Lu Ming looked helplessly at You'er Xika, who was very angry, and smiled bitterly, thinking about how gentle and weak she used to be. How did she become like this after experiencing You Sui's incident?

Just as Lu Ming was looking helplessly at the sulking You'er Sika, a servant in the lord's manor suddenly knocked on the door of the guest room and handed Lu Ming a battle schedule.

"So, who's going to face whom in the first match?" After Lu Ming sat down on the bed with the match schedule in hand, You'er Xika climbed onto Lu Ming's back and asked.

"The first match is between me and the leader of the mountain dwarves. It's in ten minutes."

"So, who are you planning to use? The Overlord Flower or Little Spirit?"

Why not Lu'er?

"Lu'er is too small and too weak. Sending it into battle is just letting others abuse it."

"My abilities are actually enough to defeat that dwarf all by myself!"

"But in the end, it's still Warcraft assisting in the battle. If you don't use Warcraft, isn't that going a bit too far?"

"Forget it, let's let the Queen of the Sea go. It's a bit cruel to that dwarf though." Lu Ming rubbed You'er Sika's little face and laughed.

What are you doing with your hands?

"Um, I'm touching your hand. What's wrong?"

"Hehehe!" You'er Sika suddenly laughed, grabbed Lu Ming by the neck, and shouted angrily, "Who gave you permission to do this?!"

Easily breaking free from You'er Sika's death shackles, Lu Ming turned around and pressed You'er Sika onto the bed, laughing, "I wonder who it was that yelled at me back then, asking 'Are we friends?'"

“You…” You’er Sika was very angry, but she couldn’t break free from Lu Ming’s hands, so she could only silently look to the side.

"Never mind. In the end, it's all my fault. But now that you belong to me, be a good fiancée and cheer me on." With a smile, Lu Ming turned You'er Sika's head and kissed her lips. Then, with a smile, Lu Ming and Ba Wang Hua walked out of the guest room and headed towards the square outside the lord's mansion.

"Fool, when you ignored You Sui's threats and brought me home, I decided that I would marry no one but you..." You'er Xika blushed and gently stroked the lips that Lu Ming had kissed with her fingers, murmuring.

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"Good day, everyone. Today is the Round of 16 of the Warcraft Assist Battle Tournament. The top eight will be decided from these sixteen strong players. I am your commentator for today, Saldalo Hedist. Next to me is Kenina Lu, the Sword-Biting Wolf. She will be commentating with me!"

Zaldalor, sitting on the commentary platform behind the giant arena alongside Kanina, broadcasts the Round of 16 live to the entire city via a magical device.

"The first match of the day is about to begin. The two sides are Baron Lu Ming of the Biting Sword Wolf from the previous four semifinalists and Kargath Colover Sukardare Torovs Kamerla Roylovsky of Tartarus."

"Uh, that's a really long name."

"That's right, the names of the contestants in this match are also very evenly matched. One is very short, and the other is very long. It's just a matter of whether one of them is stronger."

"Ah! Both fighters have stepped into the ring. Now let's begin the first match that everyone has been eagerly anticipating!"

Listening to Saldallo and Kanina, Nero's daughter who had been forcibly dragged there to be a commentator, Lu Ming speechlessly adopted the Undead Legion's salute.

"The Fran Immortals, Lu Ming the Sword-Biting Wolf."

"Nightmare Legion, Thunderbird Kargath Colover Sukardare Torovs Camerla Roylovsky." The dwarf Kargath returned a military salute.

"The two contestants' monsters are the terrifying Vulture, which shows us the power of the plant type, and the Thunderbird, a strong creature in a storm! I don't know which monster is stronger, but I believe the two contestants will definitely show us their strength!"

"That's right! The contestants who managed to force their way into the top sixteen are all strong individuals who stood out from eight hundred contestants! The reason they were able to break through is that they already possess extraordinary abilities! Now let's witness their strength! The competition begins!!"

As Kanina announced the start of the match, Lu Ming and Kargas immediately began directing the Queen of Flowers and Thunderbirds respectively.

"Overlord Flower uses Sunny Day and Sword Dance!" "Golden Monster uses Lightning Protection!"

"Here it comes! Baron Lu Ming's signature move, Clear Skies! But he doesn't seem to be using the Petal Dance, instead opting for a Sword Dance that greatly enhances attack power! Meanwhile, Kargath's Thunderbird has also used a second-tier lightning magic spell, Lightning Protection, which strengthens both defense and attack power!"

Along with the Tyrannosaurus Rex, which unleashed its sword dance at high speed after the weather cleared, Lu Ming watched the Thunderbird enveloped in golden lightning in mid-air, a malicious smile appearing on his face.

"The Queen of Flowers continues her sword dance! Then comes the Flower Blizzard!"

The Queen of the Seas immediately unleashed her Sword Dance once more, boosting her physical attack power by level 4. She then released a barrage of petals, striking Kargath's Thunderbird.

At the same time, Lu Ming also used high-speed movement and rushed to Kargath's front in an instant.

"Nitrocharge!"

The longsword, engulfed in flames, was swung by Lu Ming towards the unsuspecting Kargath.

However, relying on the innate fighting instincts of the dwarves, Kargath barely managed to block Lu Ming's nitrated charge with his longsword.

However, the Queen of Flowers' Blizzard hit the Thunderbird instead.

Although Grass-type moves deal very little damage to Flying-type moves, after two Swords Dances, the power of the physical attack move Flower Blizzard is enough to severely damage Thunderbird!

"After two sword dances, Hana Fubuki knocked Thunderbird down from the sky! However, Thunderbird was incredibly resilient. Even after being knocked down by Hana Fubuki, it was able to take flight again!!"

"Jin Mengster! Use Lightning Rampage!"

After blocking Lu Ming's Nitro Charge and seeing his Thunderbird take flight again, Kargath immediately had the Thunderbird unleash a lightning bolt at the Tyrannosaurus Rex!

"Use Protect to block! Then unleash Flower Blizzard again!" After giving the order to the Queen of the Hill, who used Protect to block the lightning rampage and then used Flower Blizzard again, Lu Ming used the acceleration of Nitro Charge to slash at Kargath one sword after another, suppressing him to the point where he could only passively defend.

While passively defending, Kargath saw from afar that the Queen of the Hill had blocked the lightning attack with a green shield, and once again unleashed a Flower Blizzard.

"Golden Mönster, use the Soul Transformation Technique!"

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