"Just wait and see. Everyone will be shocked when the results are shown!"Aaron's lips twitched as he looked even more confused. "And why is that?"Before he could finish asking, the Heaven Array let out another radiant glow. This time, everyone held their breaths, knowing that it was a sign that someone was transferred back.After a few moments, 10 figures slowly materialized in front of everyone. Fane stood behind the group as usual, maintaining a casual expression.The other nine, on the other hand, had strange expressions. Some hung their heads low, not daring to look at the other alchemists. Nash stood in front like before. Only, his expression was incredibly stiff. His face was pale as if he had been dealt a heavy blow.The other alchemists were confused to see such expressions. Why did those 10 alchemists look like that?They got a golden treasure! Should they not be cheering? Why did it look like they had just suffered?The first person to walk down the Heaven Array was
At that moment, Rudeus should be standing in front of everyone and congratulating Nash, yet he was not able to say anything like that. He was not willing to let Nash stand head and shoulders above him. It made him feel a little helpless, even.Regardless of how irked he was, his eyes were keen as ever to have noticed Nash's peculiar expression. In his conflict, he felt helpless as if he had a lot he wanted to say but did not know how to.Rudeus frowned as he started to walk quickly toward Nash. He pushed away the people trying to butter up Nash and said, "You're not happy?"Nash frowned as he looked up at Rudeus. At that moment, Nash looked like he had just swallowed a load of crap and could not spit it out. He looked like he was suffering immensely.When Rudeus asked that question, Nash's expression soured even more as he said, "I… The person you should be congratulating… isn't me!"In truth, Nash wanted to tell them that they were congratulating the wrong person, that it was not
Nash's expression soured even more. Before that, Rudeus might have ordered him around, but Rudeus had never used such nasty words. Nash's skills might not be as good as Rudeus', but he was not someone Rudeus could just humiliate and insult as he pleased.Nash frowned as he loudly refuted, "How could I be spouting nonsense? If you don't believe me, ask the other alchemists behind me that took part in the seventh round. Ask them if I'm lying!"At that moment, everyone's gazes fell on the other alchemists from the seventh group. Everyone had strange expressions on their faces, but they knew very well that there was no way to avoid this. Even if they chose to remain silent, the truth would not change.When everyone looked toward them, they gave their most earnest nod, albeit a little forced.A gray-robed man said helplessly, "Fane was the one who got first place. He managed to beat Ethan from White Marsh Continent and Emilio from Chaos Continent, getting first place. He got the golden
"He couldn't have cheated," said Nash. "This guy is that strong, there's no doubt about that. If he hadn't been there, I would've been able to get third place."Yet, I was pushed out of it because he was there, which means the results are right. This is reality, and you have to accept it even if you don't want to!"With how Rudeus was at that moment, even if Rudeus accepted that Fane managed to get first place, Rudeus would not accept that Fane was powerful. He would even say that the leaders from the other two continents were just too weak.Nash's words halted Rudeus' thoughts. Rudeus might not know how strong the rest of them were, but he knew very well how skilled Nash was, yet Nash only got fourth place!There was a big gap between Nash and the other three. In truth, Rudeus was just a hair stronger than Nash. With that comparison, Rudeus could more or less tell.When the others heard what was said, they slowly began to accept that Fane was just that skilled. Rudeus' whole body
Rudy continued excitedly, "They took five days, but you only used three. They can't compete with you no matter how you look at it!"Rudy was over the moon as if he had been the one who had gotten the golden treasure. In truth, Rudy had already come to terms with a lot of things. After all, he was worse than Fane in many ways possible, so he was a burden for Fane.Still, Fane never thought of giving up on him, causing Rudy to treat Fane as his brother.Fane took a deep breath, frowning as he said, "If it wasn't for the fact that we can't distribute the resources at that moment, I'd leave right now. There's no meaning to being here. The remaining groups are all a complete waste of time."Rudy raised an eyebrow. After being with Fane for so long, he knew Fane's temperament in not wanting to waste time.After thinking about it, he frowned and said, "How many more days do we need to stay here? I remember that there are a total of eleven groups. There are still so many groups left. Can'
After all, they had been in Phoenix Valley for a long time. As long as their enemies decided to look into it carefully, it would be very easy to find out that they were from Phoenix Valley. Everything else would come spilling out soon afterward.The fact that he was from Golden Pills would no longer be a secret. It seemed like there really was no way for Rudy to go back.Thinking about that, Rudy felt somewhat hopeless.He had thought that he would be able to return to Golden Pills after two years, living the life he used to have—conflict-free and without dangers. He would be able to live his life peacefully if he kept to himself.Alas, everything seemed to have gone up in smoke, and he could never go back. If he did, he might be captured immediately and might even bring Golden Pills trouble.Fane raised an eyebrow as he patted Rudy on the shoulder. "Don't worry. Once we go out, I'll make arrangements for you. It'll be fine, even if you can't go back to Golden Pills. Just go somew
They would lose out on the chance to pick something good for themselves if they left with Fane. Taking that chance, Fane easily brought Rudy away from Prosper City.The moment they left Prosper City's gates, a green light suddenly condensed a token in the air, falling into Fane's hands. The token's instructions directed him to Hundred Beast City.After spending three days on foot, Fane and Rudy arrived at the plaza in front of Hundred Beast City. At that moment, the plaza was empty.Looking at the empty plaza, Fane suddenly felt a little odd. After all, the few city plazas before had been full of people. They had to even take a test before they entered, but Hundred Beast City's plaza was vacant.Rudy raised an eyebrow. "No one's here? Do you not need to take a test before you enter?"Fane nodded. "It looks to be the case. Whatever, there's no need to think about it. We should just enter the place and see what the situation is."Rudy nodded, following behind Fane as they headed to
After doing all of that, the two caretakers stepped back, reverting to their earlier motionless state. If it was not for everything that happened earlier, Fane would have thought that the two caretakers were just statues. At that moment, Rudy had recovered from his fear and felt like he had embarrassed himself with his overreaction. He had just been like a scared rabbit, only knowing how to hide behind Fane. He was not masculine at all.Fane looked at the city entry token in his hand. To be more precise, it was the entry token to the outer city. After that, he looked at Rudy and said, "There's no need to be afraid anymore. Let's just get in."After saying that, the entry token in his hand suddenly glowed in white, and a sea of information entered Fane's mind.There was information on the various rules of the outer city. Fane frowned as a flash of emotion was seen in his eyes. He started to get even more excited for Hundred Beast City.The inside of the city was separated from the