Chapter 705: Crouching Tigers, Hidden Dragons [Part 2]


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    Mikhail was one of the crowd favorites in thepetition, so many people were watching his battles.


    Specialized drones were released to follow these "Special Candidates," allowing everyone to watch them in real-time.


    This was to ensure that there would not be any unexpected incidents caused by outside forces that might affect the "fairness" of thepetition.


    Alessia, who was switching views between Mikhail and Shasha, couldn''t help but feel anxious when she saw that her son was surrounded by six people.


    Gerald, who was seated beside her, was calmly drinking some fruit juice that Remi had prepared for him.


    But even though he looked calm on the surface, he was cursing the Ashford n internally for being shameless.


    Clearly, this group was not an ordinary group of Wanderers, but a team that had fought many battles together.


    They were the perfect "Assassins" to eliminate certain individuals from the tournament.


    "Mikhail Leventis, if you don''t want to get hurt, surrender now or prepare to fight," a sharp- eyed-looking Wanderer dered.


    ""That''s right!""


    The Sharp-Eyed Wanderer''s subordinates all agreed with their Leader''s warnings. If Mikhail surrendered without fighting against them, that would be for the best.


    However, instead of answering them, Mikhail chose a much better option and that was... To run!


    Yes. Mikhail Leventis chose to run, catching the group who were targeting him by surprise. For the first second, they could only look at him in shock.


    They thought that Mikhail would say something along the lines of, "no matter how many of you are, all of you will fall into my axe."


    But he didn''t say those cheesy lines.


    Instead, he chose to run without even a moment of hesitation.


    "Damn! Why are you running away?!" the Sharp-Eyed Wanderer roared in anger. "Come back here and fight!"


    ""That''s right!""


    Mikhail did no such thing and ran, not forgetting to pay close attention to his surroundings. While he was confident that he could win against the group of six people, Thirteen taught him that, usually, there would be one more hidden person belonging to that group who would strike when he least expected it.


    Unfortunately for that person, he just happened to be in the direction where Mikhail had chosen to run to.


    Thinking that he had been discovered, the hidden person immediately tried to run away, revealing his location.


    Mikhail didn''t let this opportunity slip by and rushed at the young man, who was skinnier than the rest of the Wanderers who ambushed him.


    With a well-aimed kick, Mikhail sent the skinny teenager mming towards a tree.


    Because they were Wanderers, such blows would not be able to kill them.


    However, it was still enough for them to suffer injuries.


    Mikhail then reached out and decisively broke the bracelet in the Skinny Teenager''s wrists, eliminating him from the tournament.


    As soon as this deed was done, Mikhail continued to run away, leaving his pursuers behind. He had already made a n to change locations as soon as the next scan happened.


    That way, even if his pursuers knew his general location through the scan, they would not know which direction he was headed.


    Mikhail nned to do this over and over until his pursuers were eliminated by other Wanderers or he got a chance to eliminate them one by one by himself.


    Meanwhile, in the Forest where Shasha was located...


    The youngdy also found herself in the same situation as her brother, Mikhail.


    She was trapped in an encirclement of eight Wanderers, all of whom were nning to eliminate her and im the hefty reward that the Ashford n had promised them.


    But just as they were about to do that, a few teenage boys appeared and attacked them from behind.


    One of them was none other than Vincent, who was in the same ce as Shasha.


    Seeing the sudden turn of events, Shasha lowered her rapier and observed the battle with a calm expression on her face.


    The moment the battle ended, the Simps-errr, the righteous Wanderers who happened to pass by all greeted the youngdy, who responded to them all with a brief nod of acknowledgment.


    "Miss Shasha, these Wanderers are acquaintances of mine," Vincent said. "It seems that certain groups of people have decided to stick together in order to eliminate certain individuals.


    "Would you like to travel with us until thispetition ends? If we are together, we can guarantee each other''s safety."


    Shasha scanned the faces of the teenage boys who had joined up with Vincent to form a team before reluctantly nodding her head.


    "Thank you for the offer," Shasha replied. "I will dly ept it."


    After hearing the beautiful youngdy''s words, some of the young men did a fist pump, making Zion, who was at the arena, give hisments.


    "Young men should be bold and adventurous," Thirteen said as the screen disyed the scene of Vincent and his group fighting to protect Shasha from the hired goons of the Ashford n. "Ladies like it when guys take the initiative to save them from harm. So, all of you future Wanderers should train hard, especially the boys.n/?/vel/b//in dot c//om


    "That way, when you meet a beautifuldy in your First Wandering, they will feel safe with you beside them."


    ude, who was standing beside Thirteen, used this opportunity to interject and made ament on his own.


    "Mind telling everyone how manydies have you saved from peril in Solterra?" ude asked. "Also, how many of them have be smitten with you?"


    Erica, Sherry, and Shana all subconsciously leaned forward as if trying to hear Zion''s answer


    more clearly.


    "I haven''t personally saved anydies in Solterra," Thirteen replied. "So, I can''t answer that question, Mr. ude."


    Thirteen said it with a sigh as if he was regretting not being able to act cool in front of


    beautifuldies.


    "I do not believe you," ude replied. "You''re just being humble. As the Supreme Commander of the Alliance who has performed many miracles, I refuse to believe that you''re


    not in a rtionship with someone."


    "Well, believe it or not, I''m still single," Thirteen replied in a good-natured tone.


    "I heard rumors that you are close with the Hero Party, especially Lady Erica," udemented. "There is also a youngdy named Sherry, whom you have rescued during her


    First Wandering.


    "They even stayed in the same tent with you when you were camping outside the registration venue for the Dragons and Phoenix Tournament. How can they be together with you like this


    if you don''t have any rtionship with them? Even if I believe you, other people won''t believe


    it.


    Everyone, who found this piece of news very juicy, perked their ears as if waiting for Zion to


    admit it.


    Erica had her own fans, and the Ashford Patriarch''s words made them go into an uproar as they red at the teenage boy who might have already managed to run into first base with the youngdy of their dreams.


    Alessia, who was watching all the way from the Aldebaran Continent, had a good impression of Erica and wouldn''t mind the sorceress bing her future daughter-inw. Thirteen, who had been hard-pressed by ude''s strategy, smiled faintly as he raised his microphone to give his reply to the older man''s statement.