Huh? Who said I ran away?
"Nux Leander? It has been 2 minutes already, if you are here, then please come out."
The announcer requested politely and the entire arena turned silent.
Who in their right mind would come out in this situation!? Couldn't the announcer see those 50 Giant Dragons flying around the Arena!? They were all here to get a single person! A person any one of them could squash with a mere thought!
Calling Nux Leander out in this situation...
Even the dumbest person in the Arena could tell that the announcer was on Soren and the Dragon Lord's side.
These people weren't here to catch Nux. If they wanted to do that, Lord Arcturus wouldn't have brought his entire army with him, even if he did, he would have ordered them to remain hidden till Nux was out and then capture him, however, them not doing so made it fairly easy to guess,
Rather than capturing him, they wanted to humiliate Nux Leander.
All of this was a prearranged farce to degrade Nux Leander's dignity, it was prearranged to highlight the Dragon Lord's strength.
It was unfair, comparing a Young Semi Saint to an old Divine Stage Cultivator who had all the time in the world to grow stronger, it was an unfair comparison, it was even more unfair when all these people, even the Ancestral Order, which was known to arrange fair and impartial challenges, came together to humiliate a single boy who was not even 500 years old yet.
lightsΝοvel It was unfair, however, there was nothing any person in the arena could say against it. With the Dragon Lord and his men looming over the Arena, keeping an eye on every single person here, this humiliation and degradation that they were called to watch, they had to watch it with their mouths shut.
Of course, not all the people in the crowd were against this, actually, the people who were against it were in the minority. Most of the men in the crowd actually wanted Lord Arcturus to embarrass Nux. They were all looking forward to the scene where Nux Leander's dignity was torn apart in front of the entire world.
"Nux Leander? All the people are waiting for you to come out, we cannot delay it more than we already have. Please come out, Nux Leander."
The announcer called again.
"Don't bother, he won't come."
Suddenly, Soren, who had been silent this whole time, spoke up.
"Hmm?" The announcer frowned as she turned towards Soren.
"Soren Thorn, is there anything you would like to say in this situation?" She questioned, giving Soren the platform to speak."What is there to say? I challenged ExceedoGenesis and just like how they used to do it before, they all went into hiding.
Honestly, I have already figured out the pattern they have,
They go into hiding every time they face a stronger opponent, they think they cannot defeat. In this case, that strong opponent is me.
They- no, let's not blame the entire clan here, I believe the fault lies within its Leader.
Nux Leander is a coward.
I pity those women who married them, just think about the life they are forced to live, inside a little dimension, hiding from the entire world just because their husband is not strong enough to protect them.
Honestly, now that I think about it, the offer that I gave out to Amaya Leander, I would like to extend it to all the women who are stuck with Nux Leander and wish to stop living the life of a coward.
There are countless excellent men out there, men who can protect you and give you the freedom all beautiful women should have,
So if you people can hear me, then here is my message to you,
Leave Nux Leander and come to me, I'll find a suitable partner for you, if not, I can even take you in as my women, I'll give you a life women as beautiful as you deserve, all you need to do, is to take one brave step, because I can guarantee you ladies,
Just like how Nux Leander won't be coming out today despite there being an entire crowd waiting for him, You wouldn't have the chance to experience the world as it meant to be."
Soren declared, then, he glanced at the announcer and, "I think we should end this one-on-one talk or whatever, Since the ExceedoGenesis isn't here,
We can skip the challenge as well."
"B-But the ExceedoGenesis already accepted the Challenge, the Challenge is now official, the Stakes are already decided and the arena is filled up, how can we possibly 'skip' the challenge without concluding the challenge?
What about the results that these people were looking forward to?"
The announcer questioned.
Soren thought about it for a while, a slight frown appearing on his face, then after a complete minute of pondering over the matter, he spoke up,"Then let's announce the results."
"How do we do that? The ExceedoGenesis is not here."
"Give them 5 more minutes, if they do not appear, It will be assumed that they surrendered and it will be Ashenhelm's victory.
And of course, according to the stakes decided by the two clans beforehand,
Amaya Leander would officially belong to me, Soren Thorn."
Soren announced with a wide smile on his face.
A slight smile appeared on the announcer's face and, "I believe this is the most optimal solution.
Then without any further ado, let us count down these last 5 minutes ExceedoGenesis has!"
She announced excitedly as a huge clock appeared in the middle of the ring and a timer started, with how well prepared the announcer was, no more proof of all this was prearranged was required.
More and more time went by, 10 seconds, 20 seconds, 1 minute, 2 minutes, 4 minutes, and when only the last 30 seconds were left on the clock,
Soren's smile widened and,
"Nux Leander, you can't even save your own wife from becoming another man's property! You are a disgrace! A Coward who is only good at running away from a fight against the actually strong enemies!"
Soren laughed out loud but then,
"Huh? Who said I ran away?"
A voice was heard.
It was Nux Leander.
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I currently have 6 more Extra Chapters with me and I am writing more.
it is 9:30 pm right now and by 2 am, I will release all the chapters I would be able to write so that you guys would have like 18 hours to read them before the month ends.
I aimed for 20, but honestly, its too hard currently. Exams fked me over.
But I promise that whatever number i mass release, I will release the remaining number within the next 2 weeks.
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