The next day,

David, Alexa, Lisa, and Sam were present inside the auditorium hall. Many other people from various news channels, guilds, and even the Warrior Association were also there.

As expected, today they were going to select who would be fighting whom. Once again, they would pick a number from the box placed on the stage.

Based on those numbers, they would be matched against each other: the number one holder would fight the number three holder, and the number two holder would face the number four holder.

Before that, the president of the examination committee—or, as you should say, Saint Markus—would give his speech before the main event.

One by one, the entire auditorium hall became filled with people. Both Alexa and Fiona noticed that Lily, Fiona, and all the other students were also present inside the auditorium.

Fiona teasingly looked in Alexa's direction, but Alexa decided to ignore her.

Sam said nothing about this. Instead, he noticed some familiar faces: the family members of Fiona and the others.

Among them, he also spotted Fiona Radus, the cousin of Lisa Radus, who was present as well. All morning, she had been observing David from the start.

'Did he already give the heart fruit to her? I think it's possible that both of them have met already. It looks like everything is going according to the story. It's good that nothing has changed to affect the storyline.'

If possible, he would have liked to help Fiona Radus by providing her with the heart fruit, but unfortunately, he didn't want to interfere with the story.

More importantly, there were some people who remained in the background and tried to reduce Fiona's chance of getting the heart fruit. Even she didn't know about this.

Sam didn't want to provoke those people. He still didn't have sufficient strength to protect himself, so how could he involve himself in such matters?

Other than Fiona Radus, he also noticed Lisa's brother and some other famous Warrior families present in the hall. Surely, any normal person would feel pressured by the presence of so many famous people.

Fortunately, Sam didn't panic. He maintained his calm and focused on the stage.

Saint Markus had already arrived on the main stage, and the auditorium fell silent. Everyone was waiting for Saint Markus to give his speech.

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"Once again, I am extremely happy to meet all of you. I have to say that during the quarterfinals, all of you showed your full power, which really surprised me.

I did not expect all of you to improve that much. Once again, I am sure that, in the future, all of you will become pillars of our humanity.

Many of you come from various backgrounds. But as participants in the entrance examination, all of you have the same status.

One thing you should remember is that after becoming a student of Warrior Academy, you must depend on yourself. So prepare yourselves mentally for that.

Now, back to the main matter. I want to congratulate the four of you who qualified for the semifinals. I have very high expectations of all of you, so I hope that during the semifinals, you all give your best.

As we did in the quarterfinals, we will be assigning your numbers by drawing them from this box. We have already placed four numbers in this box, and each of you must draw a number.

Based on the number you draw, your opponent will be determined. Now, please come to the main stage and pick your numbers."

One by one, Sam, David, and the girls walked to the main stage and picked a number from the box.

Everyone looked on with curiosity, eager to know who had drawn which number and who would be matched against whom.

Not only were the people present in the auditorium interested, but you could say that everyone throughout the safe zone was curious about this. A tense atmosphere filled the auditorium.

Finally, Sam also drew a number and showed it to Saint Markus.

"You can now see on the screen behind me who your opponent will be. I hope all four of you prepare yourselves for the semifinal.

As warriors, it is also your responsibility to gather information about your opponents. Naturally, your opponents will do the same.

Try to figure out what weaknesses your opponent might have. Even if they haven't shown their full power, you should try to estimate their limits and think of ways to counterattack.

All of you have seven more days to prepare for the semifinal. I hope in these seven days, none of you slack off and that you focus fully on your training.

If you require resources, you can directly approach the Warrior Association. I hope that all of your schools are providing you with the necessary resources, but if they are not, contact me or anyone from the examination committee. We will take strict action in such cases.

Now, before finishing my speech, I once again want to wish the four of you the best of luck. Give your all and stay vigilant."

Saint Markus finished his speech, and immediately the entire auditorium rang with applause. Everyone stood up and clapped for Saint Markus.

At this moment, if you looked behind him, you would see the names of all four students who qualified for the semifinal.

Looking at that big screen, Sam was not surprised. His expression remained normal, as if he had already expected this outcome.

David would be fighting Alexa, and Sam would be fighting Lisa in the semifinals.

'As I expected, I'll be fighting Lisa. I need to help Alexa by providing her with some information about David.

Even though I don't want to interfere with the story too much, I really can't let my friend be defeated by him.

I have to help her as much as I can. But naturally, I can't tell her about all his blessings or any techniques he hasn't shown yet.

I'll just tell her about his true power. I hope she can estimate David's power level from those hints.'

Sam thought about this while looking at Alexa. Compared to him, Alexa seemed much more excited.