A warrior from Hestia teased, "So impressions can kill. They stubbornly cling on to some of the preconceived notions, thinking that warriors from the Hestia Continent are all weak. They deserve to die!"
The moment he said that, he got angry gazes from disciples of the Purple Cloud Pavilion and the Nimbus Alliance.
One of the disciples from the Purple Cloud Pavilion shouted, "Stop being snarky! It's just that Fane was too good at acting, so he ended up confusing Chris!"
Hearing that, a warrior from the Hestia Continent immediately shouted back, "Acting? Since when did he pretend to be anything else? Has Fane ever said that he was weak? Did he ever say that he couldn't beat the others? Did he talk about his status as an alchemist?
"It's clearly been others who were painting an image of Fane, so how could you blame Fane? They're the ones who had trouble seeing clearly, but all of you are trying to say that others are acting. Aren't you afraid that you'll be laughed at?!"
The disciple from the Purple Cloud Pavilion's face reddened in anger. He gritted his teeth as he looked at the warrior from Hestia. Even though the warriors from Hestia numbered less than the two other worlds, arguments were not something that could be won with numbers.
The warriors from Hestia had logic by their side. In the first place, Fane never attempted to hide. Secondly, Fane was strong enough that they were able to fire back at anything that was said.
At that moment, the warriors from Hestia realized that they finally had a standing. Before this, they kept on being mocked until their faces were red, but they never dared to talk back.
At last, they finally found a way to regain their dignity. Even the warriors who were not very talkative would add a word or two.
The viewing area suddenly turned into Hestia Continent's home field. The warriors from the other two continents were forced to look on as the warriors from Hestia did what they wanted.
In the isolated space, Chris was already red in anger. It was not because of anything Fane said, but because of his calm and casual behavior. The more Fane acted like that, the angrier Chris got. The anger in his heart was about to override any rationality he had.
"Don't be so pleased with yourself, Fane," he scoffed. "Once I deal with him, you're next. You're smarter than some others, I'll give you that. You cleared the mark I left on you not long after you entered the isolated space, making me lose for a while."
Fane let out a laugh after he heard that and confessed, "Actually, I wasn't planning on getting rid of the mark. I was looking forward to you finding me, but someone else asked me to… To prevent any unnecessary trouble, I ended up clearing the mark."
Chris looked at Fane in disdain. "Bragging again, are we? Do you think we can't see through your lies? Bragging is the only thing you're left with right now, huh?
"You weren't planning on clearing the mark, you say? You were looking forward to me finding you? You're able to say such arrogant words!
"Every participant is an enemy after entering the isolated space. Who'd remind you to do such a thing? What would they gain from that? You were looking forward to me finding you? Did you want to die by my hand so badly? You can't even lie properly! You're clearly afraid of dying, but you insist on trying to defend yourself! How laughable!"
Fane raised an eyebrow, shaking his head helplessly. "I was telling the truth. It's up to you if you want to believe it."
The warriors at the viewing area suddenly fell silent after hearing their conversation.
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