Chapter 768 Watching
Ae'zard plummeted from the skies, swooping Ae'ark's completely battered body into his arms. His expression was both serious and deeply saddened as he stared down at his grandson. "You're going to be okay," He whispered as mana enveloped them both, healing Ae'ark's brutal wounds. Despite hearing his grandfather's voice, Ae'ark could barely register the words. However, he felt the familiar warmth and allowed the mana to flow deep into his body, healing him as he closed his eyes to rest. At the very least, he had survived.
Even as multiple lights ignited in the middle of the arena, Ae'zard focused solely on his grandson. The other paragons, however, were the opposite.
Multiple heavy presences soon landed in the arena as the blinding lights started to disperse. All eyes turned toward the figures that had appeared. In the middle of the arena, exactly four figures lay on the ground with pools of blood forming around them:
Lirae Bloodveil of the Vampyros race
Kynara Flux of the Evolari race
Maera Nihilus of the Obliteri race
Torren Vialis of the Regenerari race n/ô/vel/b//jn dot c//om
Each of them was terribly battered and injured. Their individual battles had been intense and were very close calls. It was as though their matchups had been ordained by the heavens. They all had abilities that perfectly countered their counterparts. Aside from the battles of Atticus and Carius, and Karn Voss and Ae'ark, the other two apex pairs had drawn. If it hadn't been for the sudden rule change, they all would have died. Many of the paragons couldn't help but sigh in relief as they instantly carried their respective apexes and began healing their wounds. The killing intent that had blanketed the entire space significantly diminished, giving the crowd a chance to fully comprehend the events. Out of the eight apexes that began the second round, only two remained, while the others had drawn. Many couldn't help but reflect on the battles that had unfolded. For the second round, the Vampyros apex, Lirae Bloodveil, had fought the Evolari apex, Kynara Flux. The battle had been intense, too intense. However, neither seemed able to gain the upper hand. It had been utterly shocking to those watching, especially the people and paragons of the Angel race, when Lirae had somehow demonstrated and used the ability of the Angel race!
Unlike before, when there had been multiple split screens, there was now only one battle about to start.
A battle that, if anyone had told the onlookers this would be the final match of the tournament, they would have been called mad and taken to the hospital.
It seemed impossible.
However, reality never lied.
In the Verietega Nexus, an event that occurs only once every 10 years, this season's final battle would be Karn Voss of the Nullite race against Atticus Ravenstein of the human race. A human in the finals of the Verietega Nexus. It was unprecedented in the history of the event, something no one had ever thought possible.
Because of the unfolding situation, many hadn't paid attention at first, but now, the mid-races and even the superior races couldn't help but turn their focus toward the human paragons. Magnus and the others felt the weight of their stares, with Thorne, Luminous and Seraphina feeling a tinge of discomfort.
However, Magnus remained seated, still and unwavering, his gaze fixed forward. He showed not the slightest regard for any of them. Many eyebrows instantly rose. When the human paragons had entered the coliseum, the others hadn't given them any recognition. Was this Magnus's way of paying them back?
Some felt a tinge of anger but chose to say nothing, shifting their gazes away from the humans and back to the screen.
This time, it wasn't just the affected parties watching; this time, the entirety of the collective races—from the arena to each of their respective domains—was watching.