Chapter 397: Competition: Druid Mode (1)
"Winner: Hex Darkenmane!"
Hex heard the loud cheers. People were chanting his name, holding banners, and one person even had a board with his face painted on up in the air. He felt slightly embarrassed, especially since the cheeks were filled with kisses. And they didn’t appear to have been painted. He averted his eyes before the dolled-up, middle-aged fan of his could send him a flying kiss.
’I guess this is the hype Sterling was hoping for.’ Hex kept his face straight as he hurried toward the exit. The barely two-thousand-seater arena was filled to the brim. In the past three days he had raked ten wins. So far, he was the only one in this neighborhood with an undefeated streak, elevating him to the ranks of the best they had.
Despite him being an outsider, the locals loved him. He was the only winner who had stayed in this area to fulfill his quota, giving the locals a sense of pride. People were strange like that. Even Harold, the previous local champion, was heard boasting about his defeat against Hex.
"I won five games and lost one. But I lost to THAT guy. Only someone like that can defeat me."
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’I finished the warrior part of the competition round for now,’ Hex mused, scribbling on a piece of paper that listed the tasks he had to complete this round. To save time and gain the most of this round, Sterling had asked Hex to focus on three modes.
The advancements to each round wasn’t based solely on individual performance. Like the representative had said, the main focus of the competition was to test the merchants on their resourcefulness. The group points decided the outcome the most. Individual performances only served to gain more bonus points.
He didn’t know how many bonus points he had earned by racking up ten wins without a loss. Or if achieving such a feat in three days instead of seven counted to gain even more. But he knew he had earned them. The amount of points would be disclosed on the seventh day.