Tang Zheng had no intention of foolishly waiting around.
Sitting in the outermost area of the arena, he didn't know how long he would have to wait until it was his turn to leave.
Even so, it still took about twenty minutes to exit the massive, ancient arena.
The recently concluded duel between Gazef and Brain had indeed been an eye-opener for many of the spectators.
Therefore, even now, the excited atmosphere of discussion had not diminished in the slightest; instead, it grew even more fervent as people left the arena.
Tang Zheng originally thought he could breathe a sigh of relief after leaving the crowded arena, but upon stepping out of its gates, he found even more people gathered outside.
Clearly!
These were all commoners who couldn't afford to enter the arena but were equally eager for the results.
Whether it was Gazef or Brain, both had a large number of supporters.
After all, this was the first time since the establishment of the Royal Tournament that there were no nobles, only two commoners, reaching the final battle.
This might have been a shameful match in the eyes of the nobles, but in the eyes of the commoners, it was quite the opposite.
"Look, it's 【Crimson Drop】!"
Suddenly, exclamations erupted from the crowd.
The next moment!
The relatively spacious flow of people around Tang Zheng suddenly became crowded, as everyone voluntarily cleared a wide path for a team.
Crimson Drop?
Tang Zheng's eyebrows slightly raised as he looked up at the path cleared by the crowd, at the figure walking at the very front.
A figure with semi-long, light golden hair, and a striking red streak of hair on his forehead, was the first to catch his eye.
He wore a black jacket over a red, noble-style shirt, with silver-black trousers, an overall casual attire.
His entire demeanor exuded aristocratic elegance and composure; he waved to people on both sides from time to time, immediately eliciting a series of female cheers, appearing quite high-profile.
Azuth Aindra!
This name surfaced in Tang Zheng's mind, and his eyes grew more serious.
He was the captain of 【Crimson Drop】, one of the only two Adamantite-ranked adventurer teams in the Re-Estize Kingdom, and also a noble of the Kingdom, holding the title of "Knight."
Tang Zheng looked at the four figures behind Azuth Aindra, who were presumably the members of 【Crimson Drop】.
One was a middle-aged man in silver armor, with a cold expression, carrying a very broad greatsword on his back.
Another was dressed as a mage, in a light blue mage robe, with no staff visible in his hand; his entire body was concealed by the wide robe, only revealing that he was also a male.
The other two were also male.
One carried a longbow that faintly shimmered with a grey light, while the other was somewhat shorter in stature, with an ordinary appearance and attire, making it impossible to discern his profession from his looks.
Compared to the others, he had very little presence.
However, by common sense.
Such individuals were often the most dangerous.
Tang Zheng felt that the other party was very likely a rogue-type profession, but he didn't know if these few were all the members of this team.
【Crimson Drop】 was a relatively mysterious team in both the anime and novels; apart from Captain Azuth Aindra appearing, the other members had never shown up.
He hadn't expected to see the other members here.
Compared to the other individuals, Tang Zheng was more focused on Captain Azuth Aindra.
Although he didn't know the strength level of the other members, he could guess that they definitely hadn't reached the Heroic Realm, which was above level 29.
The truly dangerous one was only Azuth Aindra!
His strength was not particularly high; to be precise, he should be the weakest in the entire team, yet he was the true core of the entire 【Crimson Drop】.
Because this team also existed because of him.
This was not due to his noble status.
Rather, it was because Azuth Aindra possessed a "Power Suit" of around level 51!
And due to the existence of this armor, Azuth Aindra's not-so-strong individual power was forcibly elevated to the first tier of combat strength among the human race.
"Something like a 'Power Suit' could never be manufactured by the humans of this world; it must be a player's legacy."
"I just don't know if it's the legacy of the Six Great Gods, or the Eight Overlords, or that captain of the Thirteen Heroes?"
Tang Zheng's eyelids drooped slightly as he thought silently to himself.
This matter was probably only truly known by Azuth Aindra himself!
Besides Azuth Aindra, the other person who possessed a "Power Suit" was the Platinum Dragon Lord, who had a "Power Suit" of around level 85, and according to the web novel, he seemed to have more than one.
The Platinum Dragon Lord possessed more than just these player legacies.
There were also several other True Dragon Lords; these guys all knew about the existence of players and the game "YGGDRASIL."
In short, the waters of this world were very deep.
If it weren't for the overwhelming strength of the "Great Tomb of Nazarick," it was highly possible that they would have stumbled badly several times.
The leader of the Thirteen Heroes, the "player" explicitly named Rigrit, had met a tragic end.
He was not only completely interrogated by the Platinum Dragon Lord for information about "players" and "YGGDRASIL."
He was even declared by the Platinum Dragon Lord to have died young due to the shock of accidentally killing his companions, and that he refused to be resurrected.
People of the other world would believe this.
But as a Transmigrator, Tang Zheng was very clear about the character of "players."
Refuse resurrection?
That was simply a joke.
The Platinum Dragon Lord was clearly lying, a pure schemer.
As 【Crimson Drop】 passed through the path cleared by the crowd, several other adventurer teams followed closely behind, causing another round of exclamations among the people.
Tang Zheng originally thought he would see the other Adamantite-ranked adventurer team, 【Blue Rose】, but it wasn't them.
Tang Zheng didn't recognize these adventurer teams that appeared, but judging by their popularity, they should be Orichalcum or Mithril-ranked teams.
Clearly, Gazef and Brain's duel had attracted quite a few powerful individuals.
"It's time to leave; the next step is leveling up and building my profession," Tang Zheng withdrew his gaze, thinking silently to himself, while preparing to turn and leave.
Hmm?
As Tang Zheng turned, the corner of his eye caught sight of the last adventurer team.
There were only four of them, but they had a striking presence.
Two men and two women!
The most captivating were the two women walking in front: one, a woman in full plate armor, with long black hair, blue eyes, and a cold, beautiful face.
The other had long pink hair and wore a priestess's outfit.
Despite the supposedly sacred attire, the lower half of her outfit was split on both sides like a cheongsam, revealing black boots and thighs encased in stockings.
The appearance of these two, it could be said, immediately drew the attention of most of the men present.
He recognized this adventurer team.
"If I remember correctly, they're called 【Four Arms】. I almost didn't recognize them."
Tang Zheng recalled for a moment, then his gaze couldn't help but fall on the pink-haired priestess, especially upon seeing her attire, his eyelids twitching involuntarily.
"The fashion of this world is indeed a bit baffling."
"However, anything related to the Six Great Gods or the Eight Overlords is always a good guess; the players' influence on this world, at least in terms of fashion, is quite good."
This thought flashed through Tang Zheng's mind.
This adventurer team would become Mithril-ranked in the future; it seemed they weren't yet at that level now.
"Black long hair, no wonder I didn't recognize her at first," Tang Zheng looked at the cold, black-haired woman in full plate armor.
In the future.
Her hair would be white, not for any special reason, but intentionally dyed.
If one looked closely, they could see the roots of her black hair faintly tinged with gold underneath.
That's right, she actually had golden hair!
The Re-Estize Kingdom was primarily characterized by golden hair, and the reason she dyed it black was because black was more attention-grabbing, which could increase the adventurer team's renown.
Later, she would dye it white, which was related to the Skeleton King.
Because the Skeleton King, in order to gather information, created a team called 【Darkness】, and after becoming an Adamantite-ranked adventurer team, 【Four Arms】 avoided the name, partly out of deference, and partly because people would think of the Skeleton King's team whenever the words "Darkness" were mentioned.
Therefore, she dyed her hair white again.
Tang Zheng strongly suspected whether there was a certain amount of exaggeration in her becoming a Mithril-ranked adventurer team.
However, her ability to contend with a Death Knight in the future suggested she still had some strength among adventurer teams.
In short.
Neither the pink-haired woman nor the golden-haired woman who liked to dye her hair were serious people.
As for the other two male members... he had no impression of them at all.