With the crowd buzzing like a kicked beehive, the referee finally announced that the semifinals round for the day was complete. All contestants were granted a mandatory one day break for recovery.
Cattaleya nearly exploded.
"One day. One whole day of waiting. Why do they torture us like this?" she complained, pacing in agitation.
Lin Mu smiled slightly. "It is only a day."
"It is a lifetime," she muttered, crossing her arms. "I was warming up. Now my mood is ruined."
Meng Bai laughed quietly. "Senior Cattaleya has the patience of a little child."
Catt glared at him, but even she cracked a smile.
Despite her displeasure, the day passed quickly. The excitement throughout the Great Fist City was at an all time high. Restaurants were packed, betting halls overflowed with gamblers, and merchants scrambled to adjust their predictions and item prices.
Because for the first time in centuries, no one had the faintest clue who the champion would be.
