Zayn meant the world and more to Faye, and so she could not bear imagining any harm befalling him at all. Doubtless to say, her tension and anxiety were running high.Zayn could feel her worries and consternation. Holding her hand tightly, he beamed reassuringly. “Don’t worry. I’ll win this.”“But, Zayn—”“No buts, honey. We’ve been together for too many years for you not to believe me.”The words were loaded in Faye’s mouth, but she swallowed them and looked Zayn in the eyes before nodding slightly. She chose to have faith in him.There were more well wishes from his friends and family. They were cheering for him, worrying about him, and hoping the best from him. It was the first time he had ever noticed just how many believed in him. While he soldiered through his life, he had forgotten just how much he had grown. He had a family at home. He was the patriarch of even more families outside. It was both an honor and a responsibility.In the past, Zayn would have felt immense pres
It had only been a few days since they last met, yet Lysithea looked as though she had not been eating well for days. She looked so much more pallid and frailer. When their eyes met, Zayn saw concern and melancholy, and he knew that she did not believe he could survive this fight after all.“You shouldn’t have agreed,” she sighed in a voice weakened by desolation.Zayn smiled. “Why won’t you believe me?”“Because Raiden isn’t just a typical no-name fighter,” she replied grimly. “His fighting capabilities are so profound that not even Ezra is confident about his odds against Raiden.”“That’s not necessarily true though. He’s a perfect class fighter; I’m a perfect class fighter. I don’t see any gap between us,” Zayn rubbed his nose as a show of confidence and answered.Lysithea hated his cavalier attitude. It was as though none of this meant anything to him. Why was he still smiling? Did he really think consuming an Aeon Karpos and attaining the perfect class through it was enough t
Zayn opened his mouth, planning to call out to Lysithea, but he could not bring himself to do so. This was because he knew she firmly believed he was no match for Raiden. No matter how hard he tried to explain himself, she would not believe him. The only way to prove it was by defeating Raiden and showing that he had not been overly prideful. Zayn composed his emotions and began to ascend the mountain. He could already sense Raiden’s formidable presence awaiting him on the top of the mountain. Zayn could sense countless eyes gazing at him along the way. If a lesser man had been there, their mood would certainly have been affected, but it was nothing for Zayn. Zayn saw many acquaintances and numerous comrades from Insurgent Trifecta such as Dick, Byleth, and Liam…Besides them, there were members of Insurgent Duofecta, Insurgent Unifecta, and some acquaintances from the business world, all looking at him with various expressions. Some were cheering him on and supporting him, wh
Raiden was sitting cross-legged on an enormous rock, his eyes shut and his body completely immobile. It looked as though he had fused with Mount Roi and was just a human-shaped rock. It was as if fighting against him was like battling the mountain itself.Raiden had arrived at Mount Roi the day before and had been sitting in that position the whole time. This was so he could fuse his essence with the entire mountain, which would enhance his abilities. At his current stage, his priority was his state of mind, while his physical movements would be secondary. Having successfully fused with Mount Roi, Zayn was even less of a match for him. Sensing Zayn’s arrival, Raiden opened his eyes, and a golden glint flashed through them. It was as if God had opened his eyes and every living soul in the world would yield to him. It was Raiden’s style and core value. He had always felt that he was the only worthy person on Earth and all the world was just waiting to be ruled by him. If even Th
Raiden announced the trial of Zayn like he was Zeus. There was no escape for Zayn anymore. One had no choice but to acknowledge how formidable Raiden was. He stood at the same height as Zayn, but the dominating presence coming from his body was akin to that of a king. It felt as if every living soul was a pitiful outcast except him. Even if Zayn was also a perfect-class master fighter, he was just as lowly as the rest. Every person present could feel his dominating presence. Those with weaker mental states even had an urge to worship the man. Zayn’s expression remained unchanged. He kept the faint smile on his face as if Raiden was just a human-shaped animal that posed him no harm. Raiden was indeed formidable, even more so than Jonah Hill, but he was no longer enough to give Zayn any trouble. Paxton was right. Raiden's biggest mistake was giving Zayn ten days’ time. In that period, Zayn digested the final remaining essence of life and turned it into energy within his body.
What did it mean when they said “waking a sleeping giant”? At that moment, Zayn was the perfect embodiment of the phrase. Raise was surprised that he had taken the initiative to attack. Zayn was just too fast and his presence was like a tempestuous storm and a raging river. It was as if he had transformed into a natural disaster that could destroy everything, while Raiden was just a bug waiting to be squashed. If a new perfect-class master fighter had been in Raiden’s place, they would not have been able to dodge Zayn’s attack. The strike would have injured them and left them unable to continue fighting.In fighting terms, the word for this was a “KO”, a knockout. However, Raiden was different because he was the best of the perfect-class master fighters. He would not be knocked out by Zayn’s attack so easily. He had reacted to the situation almost instantaneously and with the utmost precision.“Hmph, are you trying to sneak up on me? How dare you humiliate yourself with a petty t
Indeed, none of them were optimistic about Zayn’s chances. They assumed he would pay for being proud and the price was death. Over at the other side, a red figure was closely following the fight. Her eyes were filled with concern and despair, especially when she saw Raiden’s attacks repeatedly make Zayn retreat. She was saddened by how helpless Zayn was. “You arrogant prick! Why did you accept Raiden’s challenge? He did it so he could kill you and you have no idea how powerful he is. He’s strong enough to challenge Ezra to a fight, so what made you think you could compare to him?” Lysithea said in exasperation. She was no longer a cold maiden but a woman with human emotions. The change had only occurred step by step after she was acquainted with Zayn. Frankly, she could no longer describe how she felt about the man. In fact, she even suspected she had feelings for him. There was one thing that she could be certain of. She did not wish to see Zayn get killed in the fight. Such a
“What is that noise? Why did it sound like an explosion?”“It sounded like it came from Mount Roi. Is someone blowing up Mount Roi?”“It can’t be, can it? There’s not much to mine on Mount Roi. Why would someone blow it up? I haven’t heard any news about that.”In an area near Mount Roi, a group of people looked over after hearing the noise. It was a bunch of youths dressed in flashy attire. There were more than ten of them, all good-looking. They were planning on going there for vacation and did not expect that they would hear such an explosion. It piqued their curiosity at once. A sleek-haired, coquettish rich kid with long bangs suggested, “Why don’t we go and take a look? I heard from the old folks in my family that there are quite a lot of secrets hidden on Mount Roi.”The rest of the youths started to show interest upon hearing his suggestion, and they all walked toward Mount Roi together. The closer they got to the mountain, the clearer the explosions became. However,