Chapter 728 What’s So Good About Killing Weaklings?
Chapter 728 What’s So Good About Killing Weaklings?
A few hours later, the battle for the Fourth Group finally ended.
"Pico, today's battles have been very exciting, right?" Pica said, enjoying her role as one of the hosts of the tournament. The Pocopoco pondered a bit before leaving a comment. "It's so-so," Pico replied.
"Only so-so? Then, who do you think is the best?"
"I'm not saying I'm the best, but I'm definitely in the top one."
The audience chuckled when they realized that the Pocopoco was not referring to the candidates of the tournament and implied that he was the best of them all.
"I'd agree with you, but then we'd both be wrong," Pica stated. "You're not even part of the tournament!"
"Let's not argue about who's right." Pico raised his head in an arrogant manner. "Let's just agree that I am right."
More laughs came from the audience because the two Pocopocos had officially become the mascots of the tournament.
Thirteen also smiled faintly. Ever since he decided to let Pica and Pico take a shot at hosting, his job became a lot easier.
The two Pocopocos were clearly very happy with their roles and were even practicing during dinner how they would entertain the audience the next day with their witty and silly conversations.
But contrary to the amused and happy audience, the defeated members of the Prestigious Families, as well as their Patriarchs, had frowns on their faces due to the outcome of the battle.
However, when Zion sent the Patriarchs of the Prestigious Families a secret message, all of them forgot their disappointment and looked relieved, seeing that they were still given a second chance.
However, whether their candidates would be able to grasp the second opportunity would depend on their abilities.
After returning to their residence in Glory City, Thirteen sat on the couch and sighed loudly.
He was actually feeling very exhausted. On top of hosting, he was also working behind the scenes to work out the loose ends of his plan for those who had been defeated in the previous battles.
Thirteen understood that since it wasn't part of the original plan of the tournament, things might get hectic once he announced it.
However, since he had already decided to push through with this plan, he would definitely see it to the end.
'Two more days,' Thirteen thought. 'After the Group 2 and Group 3 Battles have ended, I will make the announcement.'
Truth be told, if Clark had lost fairly in his battle with Roland, Thirteen wouldn't have bothered to go to such lengths.
However, his nerve popped when the workings of Fate interfered as usual, reminding him of the tragic fates of his previous Hosts.
Since his goal was to challenge Fate, he decided to be petty and mess with her plans.
'Roland will not grow through the use of a cheat,' Thirteen mused. 'But I wonder why Stella and Siri didn't appear in the tournament?'
He thought that these two young ladies, who were shrouded in mystery, would join the tournament.
In fact, he had already made preparations for them.
However, to his surprise, the two of them didn't push through with their decisions.
Thirteen hadn't seen Stella since Maple and Cinnamon came to look for her.
As for Siri, he had tried to uncover her identity, but no available information appeared during his search.
With the help of Athena, he should've been able to deal with this matter easily.
Yet, they still failed to uncover Siri's background.
This only meant one of the two things.
The first one was that Siri wasn't a Wanderer who lived in Pangea.
The second one was that she was using a fake identity. Nôv(el)B\\jnn
Thirteen was leaning more on the latter than the former. However, even after running Athena's facial recognition program using the database of the Central Government, it didn't show any results.
On a side note, Athena managed to get Stella's information, though that information was very little.
It only showed her full name and age, as well as the location of her rented house in the Sirius Continent.
Aside from that, nothing else turned out. But Siri's case was different.
No matter what he did, he found nothing.
It was as if something or someone was making sure that any information about her wouldn't be revealed to anyone.
'There's something fishy with those two girls,' Thirteen thought.
However, since they weren't his immediate concern, he decided to push their matters aside for the time being. Sherry came back with Shasha and Mikhail.
Erica decided to cheer up Shana for a while and said that she would be returning a little later than usual.
Pica and Pico, who were happily eating cereal on the table, were looking at the TV and watching the news.
Currently, they were watching a news program, and it was currently showing the Dimensional Gates that appeared in the Cygni Continent.
So far, only Low-Tiered Gates were opening, which were Tier 1 up to Tier 3.
The only problem was that there were dozens of them appearing at the same time, which could turn deadly if they weren't handled properly.
Countless Rank 1 up to Rank 4 Jinns had already stepped foot in the Cygni Continent. Since more than half of the population of the Continent had been evacuated already, the Jinns had started occupying the cities abandoned by those who had already evacuated the area.
"As you can see, there is a massive horde of monsters on the ground," the reporter said while inside the helicopter.
The cameraman made sure to get a good shot of the countless Jinns that seemed to be migrating toward the Northwest, where many cities that still had people in them, were located.
"Right now, the Armies of the Central Government and the Cygni Alliance are moving to intercept them before they reach Frigid City," the Reporter said. As if waiting for that cue, several tanks and trucks filled with Wanderers, as well as helicopters, arrived at the scene.
The Monarch of the Griffin Clan, Douglas Griffin, personally made an appearance.
He was currently riding on a Griffin, who swooped down from the sky.
With a roar filled with anger, he brandished his war axe, annihilating everything in his path.
Pico and Pica watched while making comments like, "This old guy sure knows how to make an entrance," and "What's so good about killing weaklings? If he really wants to impress us, he should fight a Rank 8 and Rank 9 Sovereign alone, no?"
"Tsk, this human only thinks he looks cool," Pica commented. "But I have to say, that Griffin looks like Uncle Nemic."
"Oh! You're right!" Pico nodded. "He does look like Uncle Nemic."
Thirteen also glanced at the TV with an amused look on his face.
He agreed with Pico and Pica.
Despite the large number of Monsters on the ground, a Monarch could easily wipe Rank 1 and Rank 4 Monsters without too much effort.
This was why he wasn't too impressed with this show of power. However, he also understood why Douglas needed to do such a thing for publicity.
He wanted the citizens of the Cygni Continent to know that he would fight until the bitter end and make sure that their continent would not fall under the hands of the Jinns.
This gave people hope, but some of them were still feeling doubtful.
The Rigel Continent had fallen despite the combined efforts of the Central Government, the Monarch Clans, and the Prestigious Families, as well as the other powerful factions.
The only reason why they truly felt that there was a chance of victory was due to Zion's presence.
After seeing him handle the crusade in the Rigel Continent and successfully liberate the Northern Lands, people were now having real hope, instead of a false one.
Thirteen watched from the beginning until the end, when the Monster Horde was defeated by the combined armies that had come to fight them off.
'Douglas is doing his part well,' Thirteen thought. 'But the final battle's conclusion will depend on how well all the Monarchs perform in battle.'
He believed that if even one of them backed out during the crucial moment, the downfall of the Cygni Continent would be set in stone.
A few minutes later, the reporter cheered after the last monster fell, which also made the people watching from their homes cheer as well.
A few minutes later, the two Pocopocos got bored and changed the channel to Animal Plan Net, featuring parrots who greatly resemble them.
Thirteen then retired for the night because he still needed to host a few more battles when morning came, which would bring the tournament one step closer to completion.