The Soldier's Unsurpassable Honor novel Chapter 2001

After all, Fane had mentally prepared himself for all the gossip that would inevitably happen once his presence was made known in the wager battle arena.

However, the same could not be said for Brook as Wesley and his group kept looking over in their direction.

Brook sighed and whispered to Fane, "Be careful, Brother Fane. Those people over there don't seem to be looking at us too kindly. I bet that Wesley has some tricks up his sleeve when it's your turn to fight against him."

He did not doubt that Wesley would do everything short of killing Fane and to his words, Fane only nodded. He, too, had expected that. Brooke found Fane's composure a bit odd. Although he knew that Fane possessed extraordinary power, that did not mean that he could win in a fight against Wesley, who was in the running to be a chosen disciple after only joining for half a year. Wesley's power and talent were something Brook had wished for himself for the longest time.

"You don’t seem to be worried?" asked Brook when he realized Fane was still staring impassively at the arena, waiting for the fight to start, which would take another thirty minutes.

"Why should I worry? Did you think that I agreed to the fight because I want to protect my pride?" Fane retorted.

‘Isn't it?’ thought Brook. He had always thought that was the reason or else why would Fane agree to fight a person who was way stronger than him? He did not think there was even a chance for the fight to come to a draw, and winning over Wesley would be even more impossible.

Fane did not have to look at Brook to know what he was thinking as his silence said it all. He smiled and said, “There’s no use explaining it to you now. You would definitely not believe me. You'll soon understand everything."

This made Brook even more confused. Was Fane hinting at something that was going to happen later? What could it be? He thought about it and came up with the conclusion that the only way to make him change his perspective was if Fane got into a huge fight with Wesley.

At that thought, he abruptly straightened his back and his eyes nearly popped out of their sockets. Fane must be mad if he was really planning to do that. Just when he was about to ask Fane this, a sudden commotion caught his attention. He turned to the source and saw a delicate man making his way from afar.

Fane instantly knew who he was from the whisperings of the crowd.

"Brother Dale is actually on time. I thought he would come at the last minute."

"Yeah. He is known for his last-minute arrival. He must be well-acquainted with Brother Wesley's temper. Who knows what Brother Wesley would say if he came late '