Chapter 469: 469: Terrible Luck<div>


    Below the stage, congrattory apuse rang out.


    “Now, let’s wee our five judges to announce the rules for today’spetition!” Grace Green continued.


    Amidst the audience’s apuse, the five judges took the stage.


    Michael Greene cast a brief nce at the audience and suddenly felt a twitch at the corner of his eye.


    What’s going on?


    This time, not only Old Madam and Victoria Wheeler hade but also the Old Master and Maverick Zhekova!<div>


    Did the entire Zhekova familye to support Cindy rke?


    Isn’t this too grand for just apetition?!


    “What’s the matter?” Wesley Gordon sensed Michael Greene’s stiffness and asked in a low voice.


    With a twitching mouth, Michael Greene replied, “Look at the audience – the entire Zhekova family has gathered.”


    Apart from Wesley Gordon, the other three judges also heard this and looked at the audience together.


    Old Madam was waving at Cindy rke on stage.


    Morgan Zhekova was sitting on Old Master’sp, and hisughter made him resemble a fool, as Wesley Gordon observed.


    The five judges quickly regained theirposure.


    Wesley Gordon stepped forward and said, “Congrattions to the 30 contestants who have sessfully advanced to the present stage.”


    “Today’spetition will be even more intense, and the elimination rate will be higher,” Wesley Gordon added.


    Upon hearing this, the contestants’ hearts tightened.


    Wesley Gordon nced at Michael Greene, and he continued, “Today’spetition will eliminate 15 contestants, meaning 2-to-1 selection, with a 50% elimination rate.”<div>


    Everyone was shocked.


    Even the audience was buzzing with excitement.


    A 50% elimination rate, isn’t that a bit too much?!


    By the end of this match, only 15 contestants will remain!


    Does it have to be this brutal?


    “Next, I’ll exin the rules of today’s match,” Hunter rke followed up.


    He exined, “Today’s match will be one-on-one. That’s why Michael has said that it will consist of a 2-to-1 selection.”


    “As for who your opponents will be, that is up to you to decide by drawing lots,” Rosaline Parker said.


    All the contestants became even more nervous at this point.


    Though everyone here is part of the top 30,


    and there are no weak contestants on the field,


    there are still some who are rtively weak and strong.<div>


    For example,pared to those under Pin Academy, Iris Doone is the weakest of the weak.


    As a result, everyone considered their ranking among the contestants and the possible position they could reach.


    Some could clearly recognize their position,


    yet others were overly confident, believing they could enter the top 20 no matter what.


    At that moment, a staff member brought a box on stage.


    “There are 30 balls in this box, each marked with a number from 1 to 15,” Charles Dean said. “Two contestants with the same number will face off against each other. The loser will be eliminated.”


    This means that rtively weaker contestants, if lucky enough to face even weaker opponents, have a chance to advance as well.


    But if two strong contestants face each other, their luck is simply horrible.


    And it feels quite unfair to be eliminated,


    Weak contestants prayed in their hearts that they would draw someone weaker than themselves as opponents.


    Meanwhile, strong contestants felt this was unfair.


    Wouldn’t it be too unlucky and unfair if they encountered equally strong opponents and got eliminated?<div>


    Joseph Tanner immediately asked, “Isn’t thispetition format unfair? Strong contestants can easily be eliminated.”