When the screen showed the result of the match, the audience erupted into an unprecedented round of applause that lasted for a long time.
Before the match began, most of the applause was for Angor. But now, it was for the two contestants on the stage. It was for the contestants' efforts, and also for the audience's desire to vent after watching such a satisfying match.
The match was over, but the audience never stopped cheering and discussing. The audience wasn't the busiest ones. Instead, it was the judges who were discussing the results and revising the rankings.
Sabot wanted to ask Angor to do the same, but Angor didn't answer. Instead, he looked to the other side.
Sabot followed Angor's gaze and saw Dark Codex slowly shrinking from the female giant to the size of a normal human. However, his appearance was still that of the God of Warden. It was a pity that the items in his hands were all damaged.
Dark Codex put away the broken longsword and scale and slowly walked to the unconscious Sailum.
He picked him up, and with a tap of his foot, he flew up to the judging platform.
Dark Codex half-knelt in front of Angor and handed Sailum, who was covered in blood, to Angor. "Please take care of the young master, Mister Padt."
Angor helped Sailum to his side and looked at Dark Codex.
"I'm going to go into hibernation. I don't know when I'll wake up." Dark Codex stared at Sailum quietly as if he was memorizing his face. After a while, Dark Codex continued, "When my master wakes up, Mister Padt, please tell him that I thank him for trusting me. And … I'll be back for sure."
Angor gave Dark Codex a meaningful look and nodded. "Alright."
Dark Codex sighed in relief and showed a bright smile. "Thank you."
As soon as he finished his sentence, Dark Codex started to blur like an old photo that had been soaked in water. The vivid colors were diluted and turned into basic black and white. In the end, he turned into countless tiny particles that merged into the Dark Codex in Sailum's arms and disappeared.
In the arena, Xili didn't go back to the backstage. Instead, she stood there quietly and looked at Dark Codex's disappearing figure. She wanted to say something, but in the end, she only sighed softly in the wind.
Actually, Xili could feel that Dark Codex could use other methods to deal with her when she was trapped in the Dark Cage.
Whether it was a slash or some other punishment, Xili would die instantly.
But Dark Codex didn't do that. Instead, through complicated and meaningless trials, he forced her to face the past that she had always wanted to avoid.
After experiencing the lowliest darkness, he had found the light of hope.
She didn't know if Hei Dian did it unintentionally or on purpose. But no matter what, Xili was indebted to him. Therefore, when the light broke free from her body, Xili could have easily killed Sailum, but she did not do so.
Xili took one last look at Sailum, who was standing beside Wizard Padt. She then covered the light on her chest and stepped back into the darkness.
Behind the light was darkness, and there were shadows lurking in the depths of hope. Facing this was only the first step. What Xili needed to do now was to make it official.
…
Since Sailum was seriously injured and in urgent need of treatment, Angor declined Sabot's invitation to join the discussion.
No matter what the ranking was, Sailum's journey in the Rising Star Competition was over after he lost this match.
Angor bid farewell to Sabot and prepared to take Sailum to the treatment room. Before leaving, Angor glanced at the audience seats.
Nausica and the others were looking at him with worried eyes.
Angor sent a voice transmission to tell them not to worry and looked away.
However, as soon as Angor looked away, he sensed a pair of resentful eyes looking at him from the other side. The resentment was not real. It was more like a complaint.
Out of instinct, he turned around and looked back.
It was a young man wearing a deer antler hat. The boy was looking at Angor with a sad expression. But when Angor looked at him, the boy quickly stood up and waved his hands in the air as if he was afraid that Angor couldn't see him.
Angor tried to recall. He didn't remember seeing this boy before. Why was he so happy and sad at the same time?
Maybe he was a worshipper with a rich inner world?
Angor didn't think too much about it. He nodded to the boy and looked away.
A moment later, Angor took Sailum to the treatment room. With the equipment provided by the Tower of Infinity, Sailum quickly recovered most of his injuries. However, it would take him at least ten days to half a month to fully recover.
The Rising Star Competition would be over in that time. Just as Angor said, this match would be Sailum's last one. Although Sailum lost, Angor thought it was a perfect ending.
Besides, Raven already knew that this was Sailum's last match halfway through the match. Raven also knew that Sailum didn't really care about the Rising Star Competition. Therefore, what Dark Codex did to Xili was more like a favor to Sailum instead of competing with Xili for the sake of winning or losing.
Normally, Raven and Sailum would always be at odds with each other. But deep down, they both cared about each other and cared about each other.
Angor left the room and saw Nausica and Leon waiting for him outside.
"Shiliew fell asleep again. Shan took her back to Fragrant Pavilion first. We'll wait here," Nausica said. "Is Sailum okay?"
"Don't worry, he's fine." Angor briefly explained Sailum's condition.
"What about Raven?" Leon asked.
"Raven is sleeping just like Sailum. He should wake up soon." Angor wasn't sure if Raven would wake up or not. Angor didn't know whether Raven would successfully evolve or disappear completely after Sailum chose to do this. But since Raven promised that he would come back, Angor chose to believe him.
Leon and Nausica sighed in relief when they heard that everyone was fine.
There were no other matches today, so they took Sailum back to Fragrant Pavilion first.
On their way, Nausica asked Angor about Raven's transformation into "God of Prison Warden". Angor only smiled and told her that it was Sailum's secret move. He didn't tell her the details.
Angor didn't mean to hide it. It was Sailum's business, and he didn't have the right to talk about it.
As they chatted, they started talking about other competitions.
Among them, the one they talked about the most was the "No.1 VS Shining Rising Star" match.
This match started at the same time as Sailum's match against Shiliew. After Sailum's match ended, Nausica went to ask about it.
Angor took out his transmitter and checked the ranking. "Neither of them … is a potential seed."
Number One was a lucky Bloodline Apprentice who only met average opponents. He already won four matches in a row. The fifth match was against the Rising Star today.
The Shining Rising Star had a relatively high evaluation within the team. It was speculated that she was similar to Xili, a player with great potential.
But it was only a guess.
Angor was curious why they were talking about this match.
"Because of Number One," Leon said. Lyon replied, "When you were in Dark Castle, No. 1 came to the Fragrant Pavilion often and taught me a lot of combat skills."
Angor was surprised. "Who's Number One?"
"Reynolds," Nausica said. "You probably don't know him. He's a supernatural I met at Chambord Beach during my travels. He's a —"
"Do you know about John's counterattack?" Nausica pondered for a moment before she spoke again.
"Yes." Angor was a little surprised. He just told Sabot about "John's Counterattack" not long ago. He didn't expect to hear about it from Nausica again.
"Just like John, Reynolds is a hot-blooded young man with a lucky aura."
As a matter of fact, Reynolds was weaker than Nausica. But he was so lucky that all his opponents were weaker than him. Even if they were slightly stronger than him, he could always turn the tables on them if he wanted to.
After hearing Nausica's words, Angor had already labeled Reynolds as a "hot-blooded hero".
However, at this time, Leon added, "It's a pity that we didn't manage to counterattack against the Shining Star. We just saw the result. He lost to the Rising Star. Looks like his luck ends here. "
"Sometimes, losing doesn't mean bad luck."
"Huh? Why? "Leon looked at Angor with a puzzled look.
"In a competition that doesn't involve life and death, if the price of victory is a delay of ten years of cultivation, or a damaged mana source, would you rather win or lose?"
"Surrender, of course. But that's just an extreme example, isn't it?" Leon replied.
As soon as Leon finished, Angor received a message on his transmitter about the latest match list.
Angor handed the device to Leon. "Take a look. Who's their next opponent?"
Leon took the communicator and immediately saw a battle message.
[Number One VS Philosopher's Tome]
[The Rising Star VS.
Child of the Sea]
The Philosopher's Tome was Sailum, who was currently being carried on Leon's back. Judging from Sailum's condition, he would definitely not be able to fight in the next match.
The Rising Star's opponent was Child of the Sea.
Jebra was the most likely candidate to win the Rising Star Tournament.
Leon slowly returned the device to Angor. "I get it now. So he really does have 'John's Counterattack' aura …"
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