Meanwhile, the once tensed atmosphere became bustling again after Alyssa's sudden appearance. At that moment, people started whispering to each other and talked about why Alyssa was there, when in fact, she should have been with the emperor in the first place.
Together with her was his younger brother, Woods, the sixth prince of the emperor.
On the other hand, Rocky was also stunned to see the siblings. He gazed at them for a while until his eyes met with Woods' and realized that Woods arranged this whole thing. As a result, Rocky could not help but heave a deep sigh. However, Rocky had to admit that the two siblings appeared in just the right time. If they came in later or never at all, then it would be much harder for him to turn the tide for the Cao Clan's fate.
"Your Royal Highness, what a surprise! What brings you here today?" All the five judges stood up and lowered their heads to Alyssa and Woods' presence. They might look very welcoming, but deep inside, all the five judges could not wrap their heads around as to why these two showed up without any warning. In fact, these judges were ashamed to let the siblings see how Rocky was questioning them.
But Alyssa didn't utter a single word to them; instead, she placed her eyes on Rocky and examined him with utmost curiosity.
"Please, allow me to explain the situation, Your Royal Highness," one of the judges said as he carefully chose his words in an attempt to please Alyssa. But Alyssa raised her hand and stopped him from talking further. "There is no need. I have seen and learned everything first-hand. Did you not hear what I had just said?" she replied. Afterwards, she slowly swept her eyes over the five judges in front of her.
Meanwhile, the five judges could not help but stare on the floor and break out in cold sweat as Alyssa stared at them. Perhaps, they were ashamed at the thought that both Princess Alyssa and Prince Woods were there and witnessed the whole ordeal without letting them know. If that were the case, then the two siblings must have witnessed everything that happened just a while ago with their own eyes. Maybe, that was also the reason why the princess did not need their explanation.
In this case, the judges felt afraid for their lives. After all, they knew that there were dirty tricks in the final round. They did not know what to do now that the princess was ordering them to continue with the competition.
But since the princess said so, they had no choice but to obey her orders. Moreover, a lot of people were watching them, an
g task I've ever had in my life so far, ' thought Rocky as be rubbed his hands together in preparation for the surgery.
Meanwhile, without batting an eyelash, the audience had their eyes glued to Rocky as they were afraid to miss a single moment of it. Rocky's hands flew above the lifeless beast, too fast for the audience to see clearly with the naked eye. His calmness, along with the organized way he did the surgery, made the people believe that he could bring the beast back to life.
On the other side of the battlefield, Alyssa also fixed her eyes on Rocky as she nervously watched how he tried to cure the spirit-manipulated beast on the table.
"I've told you that you will not regret your decision as long as you follow me here," Woods whispered from aside, laughing at Alyssa's reaction.
Going back, Woods came to see Alyssa after meeting the emperor. "Hey, do you want to go somewhere out of here?" Woods asked his sister. But at that moment, Alyssa had no idea that her brother was taking her to the Qi Clan's place. Soon after, Woods slipped her into the contest hall and saw Rocky up on the stage again, representing the Cao Clan. But this time, Rocky had to face Tate, the apprentice of the Miracle Beast Curer. Seeing this, Alyssa became curious as to what Rocky could offer in the competition against such a renowned opponent.
By the time Rocky's spirit-manipulated beast died on the table, Alyssa had a hunch that something fishy was going on. She held on for quite a while and observed what Rocky would do next. But when she heard Rocky exclaim that he could bring the dead beast back to life, Alyssa's interest peaked, pushing her to stand out and give him a helping hand.