Chapter 2423


    After the tests, Lucio escorted everyone out of the Earth Studio and back to the hotel.


    Everyone sat on the bunk beds and discussed the test results enthusiastically. The scene was lively.


    While the participants were chatting with each other, Jaston walked in. He came to his bed, picked up his belongings, and walked out of the room.


    Everyone in the room stared at him curiously.


    "Mr. Jaston, where are you going?"


    "The test is not over yet. We still have other events to attend tomorrow!"


    Jaston turned his head upon being questioned and shed them a smug grin. Then, he replied, "Mr. Lou has arranged a private room for me. I''ll be moving to another ce to stay."


    "What?"


    Everyone was stunned for a moment. Then, they fell into a heated discussion.


    "A private room? It''s... It''s too luxurious!"


    "What about us? Are we still staying here? I want a private room too!"


    "This is not fair!"


    "Haha! Not fair? You should take a look at your own test results. Do you know how much Mr. Jaston scored on the tests? Don''t you think your statement sounds too ridiculous?" Ludwig suddenly sneered and said.


    Everyone in the room fell silent after listening to his words.


    A few secondster, someone eximed weakly, "They... They are too snobbish!" "Snobbish? Haha! This is the reality. This is the true meaning of being fair. The stronger ones deserve to stay in a better environment, and the weaklings should move aside."


    "But... But Mr. Lou is not that kind of person, right? He has been very kind to us."


    "Perhaps it''s a rule in the inner ind, so Mr. Lou is forced to do this."


    Just as everyone was in a deep discussion, a series of footsteps echoed in the corridor, and Lucio walked in.


    At that moment, everyone rushed over and bombarded him with all kinds of questions.


    "Mr. Lou, Jaston is moving to a private room. Did you arrange this?"


    "Mr. Lou, I also want to stay in a private room. Are there any requirements for that?"


    "Mr. Lou, what are the qualification criteria for the test?"


    Upon hearing these questions, Lucio finally shed his usual pretences and stopped smiling in a friendly manner. Instead, he shot them a cold re and barked, "Shut up!"


    "Who do you think you are? What are you doing here? How dare youe to me with so many requests!"


    His sudden change in attitude shocked many people, and the crowd immediately fell silent.


    Lucio put his hands behind his back and nced at everyone coldly. Then, he said in an indifferent voice, "It seems that you might have misunderstood my kindness."


    "I''m neither your teacher nor your parent. I''m not here to take care of you. Today, some of you have performed badly. If you keep up with this kind of performance tomorrow, then get lost!"


    His piercing voice intimidated everyone on the scene, and they all kept quiet out of fear.


    He red at them and left after a final word.


    "Tomorrow, you will draw lots and fight in a one-on-one battle. When the timees, you may suffer all kinds of injuries. You might even die in the battle. All of you better prepare yourselves."


    Everyone in the room watched as Lucio turned around and left. The room was deafeningly quiet. They all stood stunned for a long while beforeing back to their senses.


    How... How did Mr. Lou be like this?" "So the gentleness and kindness that he showed us before are just for show?"


    "Perhaps, this is the real Mr Lou."


    "Stopining. We won''t get anywhere with such bad performances. We''d better prepare for tomorrow''s battle. Didn''t you hear what Mr. Lou said? We may be injured or die in tomorrow''s battle."


    "This..."


    As everyone was busy discussing, Fade could not help but frown slightly and cast a worried nce at Joey, Halston, and the others.


    After a night''s rest, the participants gathered on the hotel''s first floor the next morning.


    The expression on Lucio''s face that morning was much colder. He seemed like a different person from the gentle and enthusiastic man he was a day ago.


    Without wasting any time, he nced at everyone and ordered, "Let''s go!"


    The group of people followed him in silence. Half an hourter, they arrived at a stadiumlike ce.


    A t open space sat in the middle of the stadium, filled with square-shaped fighting stages. Seats arranged in helix-shaped stairs surrounded the


    area.


    Shortly after, everyone arrived. Without further ado, a staff member announced the rules for the test.


    All the participants gathered


    randomly regardless of their teams. Each of them had been assigned a number. After drawing their lots, they would step onto the fighting stage and begin their battle. Content


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    The winner would advance into the next round, and the loser would still have a chance to challenge the other losers. If the loser lost his second round of battle, then he would be eliminated.


    In the end, the finalists would fight in multiple knockout rounds to determine the final winner.


    The winners would be rewarded ordingly.


    Of course, the test would primarily assess the participants''bat abilities. It was not a death fight, so they would have the right to surrender.


    After the rules were announced,


    Fade met up with Joey, Halston, and


    the others and warned them to


    careful. He wanted them to surrender immediately if they were to fight against an expert, to prevent themselves from getting injured.


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    Fade was about to draw his lots, but at this moment, Jaston came to him and said coldly, "I warned you before that Alicia is my fiancee, and you must note close to her. Are you going to ignore my words? Content


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    Fade shot him a cold look and replied nonchntly, "Alicia is my friend. I don''t need you to worry about my rtionship with her."


    "What did you say?" Jaston gritted his teeth and red at him.


    Fade raised his eyebrows and replied faintly, "If you don''t understand humannguage, then go and learn. Stop barking here!"


    "You... Fine, very well!" Jaston red at him with a cruel grin, then gritted his teeth and said, "You''d better pray that you don''t run into me. Otherwise, I''ll let you know what regret is."


    "I will apany you to the end!" Fade retorted fearlessly.


    Jaston narrowed his eyes and sneered, "Good, very good. You have the guts."


    "However, you''d better hope that your friends have this kind of attitude too."


    "What do you mean?" Fade frowned and looked at him.


    Jaston smiled coldly and hissed, "By the way, Joey is your junior, right? She''s a pretty thing. If I run into her, I''ll definitely treat her well."


    "If you dare to touch Joey, I''ll kill you!" Fade suddenly grew furious, and he red at him fiercely.


    Jaston chuckled. "Really? Then I''d like to see how you''ll kill me."


    Then, he turned around and left,ughing like a hyena.


    Fade frowned and noticed that something was wrong. He wanted to talk to Joey, but the staff urged him to draw his lots.


    "There are so many people here. The odds of Jaston running into Joey would be extremely low," Fadeforted himself and drew his lots.


    Soon, the battle officially began.