The people around them could not tell that the disciples who were sitting behind Arne were all incredibly anxious. One of the disciples from the Deer Pavilion said anxiously, "Arne, how could you be so reckless?! Didn't we already talk about it? We'd wait one or two days before starting the black iron bet. Starting it now will just leave yourself ill-prepared.
"You should let yourself calm down first. Only then will you be able to act confidently on stage! We can't afford any mistakes at all! We'd already discussed everything, so why did you suddenly start a black iron bet?!"
After saying that, the others from the Deer Pavilion started to complain as well. They felt like Arne was acting way too rashly. Feeling the intense gazes from everyone, and listening to the complaints from his fellow disciples, Arne felt incredibly incredulous.
His lips twitched in exasperation. The moment he wanted to say something, the caretaker at the center of the stage said again, "The challenger for the black iron bet is called Arsene! Please head to the stage right now and choose the beast for the first match!"
The moment the caretaker said that quite a few people were stunned. Were they mistaken? The one who started the black iron bet called Lucius! It was not Arne!
Arne had been so arrogant, trying his best to tell everyone that he would start a black iron bet to clear his and Lesley's name. Yet, the person who started the black iron bet was not him, but someone called Lucius, i
Quite a few of them started to look all over, asking loudly, "Who's Lucius? Do any of you know him? Have you ever heard of this name?"
"Anyone who would dare to start a black iron bet at this moment must be a disciple from a big clan!"
"Since they're a disciple from a big clan, they should more or less be somewhat well known. I know most of the famous disciples, but I've never heard of anyone by that name"!
As everyone was discussing the matter, Fane stood up from the crowd. He walked right onto the stage, stunning everyone, including Arne and Rudy.
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