James said, “They’re calling for you. Go.”
“But, I…”
James lightly waved. “Don’t worry. Everything’ll be fine.”
“Alright.”
Thea put on the earphones and swiftly made her way back to the venue. Under the crowd’s watchful gaze, she got on stage.
The top hundred were gathered on stage.
The competition rules had been established.
Delilah and Kevin announced them.
The rules of the medical competition were simple. It was a one vs. one knockout. Fifty winners would enter the winners’ team.
Meanwhile, the remaining fifty who lost would be randomly matchmade and enter another one vs. one knockout round.
The winners, again, would progress to the winners’ team.
Then, they would again be randomly matchmade with a person from the winners’ team and continue the one vs. one knockout round.
After announcing the rules, an LCD TV appeared. A hundred names were listed on it. Then, they were randomized and matchmade with one another.
Soon, the results were out.
“Let’s welcome Thea Callahan and Francois Cortez!”
Thea’s opponent was an elderly doctor who was further down the rankings. However, there were no weaklings in the top hundred. They were all experienced doctors who had been in the field for decades.
Thea walked over to the middle of the stage.
Soon, her opponent arrived.
He looked around eighty years of age and was wearing a white Mandarin jacket. By his side was a young female assistant.
Kevin asked, “Ms. Thea, where’s your assistant?”
Before she could speak, the elderly man before her grunted, “Even if I win against her, I feel no glory from it.”
Thea felt nervous.
At that moment, a man got on stage.
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