CHAPTER 393

The other old women did not want to see how Bita and Aris started a conversation full of sarcasm trying to bother each other, so they intervened and one of them said, "Well, the schedule is tight and all the guests are here, let's get started."Aris was not happy about being interrupted like this, but she didn't say anything, because it was true that it would be a long day to waste fighting with Bita, not to mention that she had already made the arrangements for her.

Bita was not only the superior elder of the village of Zany, but she was also one of the 52 members of the tribal elders and if that were all Aris would not be so envious of her, since she has these titles, the problem was that Bita was one of the 5 strongest in the entire black forest.

This rivalry had been going on for a long time since they had known each other since they were young, they were even in the same engagement battle, but Bita took the crown of the competition and although many proposed, none could beat her, so she never married.

Back then, the situation was a little different from now and they were not so strict on that issue. Now Aris, wanted the candidate from her village to take the crown, since Zany's name was echoing throughout the forest for a long time, and taking this title away from her would make her feel like she had beaten Bita.

With this definition, the old women addressed the men and women who had come to participate or watch the engagement battle. "Dear guests and viewers, we will start this year's engagement battle," said one of the Amazons.

Upon saying this phrase, everyone present remained silent and another old woman continued saying, "The rules are simple. Each participant will show their hunting prey and at the end, they will be ranked according to the prey they captured. Then each candidate can choose which girl to propose".

With that said the girls who participated in the hunt stepped forward and took out the monsters they had defeated in their hunting season from their dimensional bags.

Each of the girls came out with confidence and they had all the credit since they were all experts, which surprised Andrew and Oliver who were unaware of the strength of the Amazons.

It was impressive, seeing girls in their 20s with this level of strength and the monsters they presented themselves with were not weak either. The two of them were not the only ones surprised, as it was a strange sight.

Oliver couldn't help but murmur, "This forest is not simple at all, if the Amazons wanted to conquer the countries around them, it shouldn't be difficult." Sёarch* The ηovёlFire .net website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

Andrew agreed with his statement. They had been in Zany Village for 15 days, so they knew the strength of the village and there were about 10 experts of different levels. Considering that each village is the same, this forest had 520 experts and 52 demigods minimum.

Andrew had previously thought that the Amazons were more powerful than the elves in the Cannaris empire, but now that was a foolish assumption, as it was obvious that they were much more powerful.

Everyone present was surprised to see the beasts that the girls had defeated. Some even became discouraged, as they were sure that they would not be able to defeat them, but there were others who were excited.

As Sansa had said, many humans wanted a powerful warrior by their side more than a wife, so seeing the achievements of these women made them happy, because they were confident of defeating them.

It wasn't until the candidate from the village of Aris brought out the beast she had defeated that everyone swallowed a mouthful of cold air, because it was an ash wolf. This wolf was about 2 meters tall, with gray fur, sturdy legs, sharp claws, and teeth.

This beast was not easy to defeat and most of those present did not believe they could do it. Seeing everyone's reaction, Aris smiled with pride, because she was sure that her protégé would be the number one flower this year, but her smile froze when Zany released the corpse of the double-fanged king tiger.

If the Ash Wolf is an elite-level beast, the Double Fang King Tiger is a boss-level beast. Everyone looked at the tiger's corpse in surprise and then at Zany. Her beautiful appearance did not figure with the ability to defeat the tiger, but they had to believe it.

If there was one thing everyone knew about the Amazons, it was that they would not stoop to cheating in this competition. They valued strength and it was sacrilege to cheat by showing a beast they had not hunted on their own.

Unfortunately, there was never a shortage of skeptics, and among them was Aris. The old woman, did not believe that Zany could defeat the tiger, so she immediately said, "Bita, did you hunt that beast and give it to your protégé?"

Her voice was not loud, but many heard it, among those Andrew. Bita immediately showed an annoyed expression and looking at Aris she said, "I don't care that you are always talking nonsense, but if you dare to insult me like that we may have to replace a member of the council."

Bita's words were in such a cold tone that the entire place seemed to fall into the very underworld and the murderous intent that she exuded was suffocating everyone because the power of this old woman was not something to be taken as a joke.

Even Aris was scared when she saw how Bita looked at her. She's not stupid, certainly, she finds every opportunity she gets to annoy her, but she never goes out of line, since she knows that for Bita, killing her is not a problem.

What she never expected was that her comment would be such a strong reason for Bita to be so serious. The other old women also noticed that Bita was not playing and she could really kill Aris, so they intervened.

The old woman who had started the ceremony was the one who intervened because she had comparable strength, "Bita, we are in a sacred ritual, calm your anger." The old woman's words seemed to work, as Bita regained her composure, but everyone present was already sweating profusely with fear.

Seeing that Bita calmed down, the old woman who had just spoken looked at Aris and warned her, "Aris, also be careful with what you say, your comment discredits the honor of Bita and her protégé".

Aris did not dare to say anything, she only nodded slightly, while she wiped the cold sweat from her forehead. She saw death a few seconds ago and although upset, she didn't want to continue provoking Bita or she would really die.

When all the beasts were introduced, it was no surprise that Zany was the cream of the competition. In short, she would be the most coveted girl, for whom the most promising candidates would duel.

The old woman who had calmed the conflict between Bita and Aris stepped forward and said, "Now candidates choose your girl," and without hesitation, the young men present walked towards the girl of their choice.

Andrew wasn't far behind either and walked to where Zany was. In her area was where there were fewer participants and it was logical because in order to have Zany's hand they had to defeat her in battle and only the strongest would dare to challenge her.

Including Andrew, there were only 5 participants competing for Zany's hand. They were an elf, a beastman from the bear clan, two humans who from their clothing were obviously nobles, and Andrew.

With the competitors having chosen the ladies they would fight for, the engagement battle began. The battles were not tournament style, one against one, but rather a pitched battle between all the participants, which meant a battle royal.

Soon the small grassland was cleared and the first group entered the battle. There were about 20 people in the first battle and it was for the girl who had gotten the worst score because of the beast she had hunted.

Despite this, the girl was a beauty like all the girls present and her strength was not weak, so that was why she had many suitors. The old woman presiding over the ceremony gave the starting signal and the battle began.

The 20 men on the meadow held nothing back. Although it was a competition, dying in it would not be strange. Punches flew along with bursts of power and the bodies of many participants flew all over the place.

Oliver, who was watching the battle, couldn't help but worry, because if this was the level of the participants, for the weakest girl, those in Andrew's group must be much more powerful.

He had noticed that these 20 participants had similar power to Andrew, so he was afraid of what would happen when Andrew entered the battle. Although he knew that he had a trump card, he was still worried.

The battles continued and the winners had been selected. They had not yet challenged the Amazons, because they were tired, and fighting them would be seeking death, so that part of the engagement battle would take place the next day.

Soon it was Andrew's turn. He confidently entered the meadow with the other 4 rivals. Andrew scanned them to see how powerful they were, and the elf and the beastman gave him a sense of danger.

However, the two humans seemed out of place. They didn't seem powerful at all and when the old woman gave the signal to start, the unexpected happened. One of the nobles said out loud, "Gentlemen, I hope you will give me some face and leave."

All those present wrinkled their eyebrows because they did not understand what this spoiled child was up to. The young man with an arrogant smile spoke again, "I will reward you with wealth if you retreat, just name your price."

Everyone present seemed disgusted by his words, but to make matters worse the other nobleman suddenly said, "Nonsense, I will double whatever that idiot offers you, just name it."

The elf, the beastmen, and Andrew were upset with them, as it was obvious that they were trash and they weren't the only ones. The old women of the council were fuming, as these spoiled children were tainting their ceremony, which was unacceptable.

The old lady who was presiding over the competition and who had been calm the entire time suddenly exploded with a murderous aura and said, "You shitty brats, where do you think you are?" The sudden expoliation of power caused the two young nobles to fall to the ground trembling with fear, they even wet their pants and it seemed that they would not live long.