When Arne said all of that, he had a look of intense hatred on his face. It was as if Fane was an incredibly disgusting person.
When Fane heard Arne, he laughed and raised his eyebrow, "How are you going to prove it? Are you going to prove it through battle? Will you fight the beasts of the colosseum just like Lesley?
"If you win, will it prove that you are a legitimate chosen disciple? How convincing do you think that will be? After all, everyone knows that there's always a chance that you get lucky and choose a weaker beast. Then, I don't think it'll show anything even if you win..."
Fane's words cut off another one of Arne's plans. So what if he won? It would not prove anything in the end! Arne felt incredibly frustrated. It felt like he could faint at any moment.
He looked at Fane with intense hatred. Fane was just setting traps all over. Everyone could see what Fane was doing, but Arne could do nothing about it.
Arne wanted to clear his and Lesley's name, so everyone would need to acknowledge it. Even if not everyone did, he at least needed the majority.
Yet, Fane's words had made things much more difficult for him. Arne took a deep breath as his eyes
widened more and more, so much so that they threatened to pop out of their sockets.
After a long time, Arne suddenly let out a laugh. His laugh got more and more exaggerated. When everyone saw how he was acting, they started to wonder if Arne had gone crazy from everything that was happening.
Otherwise, why would he laugh so much at a moment? After laughing for a long time, he finally stopped. Fane had been abnormally calm the whole time. No matter how exaggerated Arne was laughing, Fane did not show any emotion.
He remained to look at Arne. He knew better than anyone else that Arne's smile was not genuine no matter how hard he laughed. It was not a burst of laughter that came from the heart at all. Instead, it was craziness that came after being forced into it.
After Arne composed himself, he took a deep breath before glaring at Fane with reddened eyes.
He said loudly, "I'll start a black iron bet! Will luck still play a part?"
The moment he said that the whole place was shocked. Practically everyone had their eyes widened as they looked at Arne. Everyone outside of Rudy knew what such a bet meant.
The atmosphere had been silent, but it erupted once again, "He's actually starting a black iron bet! It looks like he has gone crazy. Even putting his life on the line, he's trying to clear Lesley's name!"
"It looks like there's no other way to clear his name if he doesn't start a black iron bet!"
"He needs to fight three matches continuously and win all of them. It's been a while since Hundred Beast City was opened, but yet the number of people who have gotten the black iron medal can be counted with one hand. It looks like Arne really has been forced into a crazy way to prove himself!"
"He's going a bit too far. If he gets unlucky, he may end up dying like Lesley. He'll probably die just as badly. Putting his life on the line for some of his honor, is it really worth it?"
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