However, regardless of how Amalia perceived it, those who considered themselves clever still interpreted her choice to challenge Lucia Lopez in various ways.
Mysteriously, it seed as if there were celestial forces at play.
Unlike the admiration she received from the Weaponry Departent, the students from the artifact refining college believed Amalia would win.
Especially those people who had witnessed the entire process of Amalia’s fifth round exam.
The Students from the Weaponry Departent thought Amalia, while courageous, couldn’t possibly beat Lucia Lopez.
On the other hand, the students from the artifact refining college believed that if Amalia could contend evenly with the mysterious black-clothes individuals from the school, Lucia Lopez was nothing special.
At so point, the students from both institutes began to quarreling, and in so severe cases, it even escalated to physical battle upon eting.
What was initially a normal resource challenge turned into a contentious event, and filled the school’s atmosphere with the strong scent of gunpowder.
The next day, the school unified the students participating in the resource challenge, and Amalia’s match against Lucia Lopez was scheduled for the afternoon.
The students from both weaponry departent and artifact refining colleges were present, and dividing the audience into two factions.
The latter were there to see how Amalia would defeat Lucia Lopez and unintentionally helped solidify Amalia’s position and honor as the first in the artifact refining college, and ending Rasler Yoder’s era.
As the match approached, Amalia arrived early.
He stood on the stage for ten minutes.
After ten minutes, Lucia Lopez didn’t show up.
"Lucia Lopes, your challenge is starting in an hour. How are you preparing?"
A clear voice suddenly echoed in Lucia Lopes’s ear, followed by a youthful body embracing her, and her arms hooked around her neck.
Her na is Yago Yebra, one of Lucia Lopes’s best friends, but she is a student at the artifact refining college.
During the recent artifact refining college exam, she had been reached the fifth round and witnessed Amalia’s draw with black-clothed opponent, and making his particularly concerned about this match.
"Does Lucia Lopes still need to prepare? He’s not Sebastian Caceres or Yannis Yoder. In my opinion, Amalia has good strength, but beating Lucia Lopes is still a distance away."
The speaker is Jai Domingo.
He is also Lucia Lopes’s good friend and a classmate.
Jai Domingo hadn’t seen the showdown between Amalia and black-clothed opponent, and he was unaware of Amalia’s true strength, so he didn’t think much of it.
"Jai, don’t underestimate any opponent. If you think the other side is weak, they might surprise you." Yago Yebra didn’t want him to maintain that mindset.
Just as Jai Domingo was about to respond, he suddenly noticed that Lucia Lopes seed unusually quiet today.
"Lucia Lopes, what’s wrong?"
Lucia Lopes’s face was not only pale, but there was also a hint of anxiety in his eyes.
She was afraid if hers friends would worry, so shee forced a stiff smile, and said: "It’s nothing."
"Why are you saying that? Do you know how awkward your smile looks? What happened? Is it related to the match with Amalia?" Jai Domingo bluntly exposed him.
"No, it’s not." Lucia Lopes denied too quickly, causing Jai Domingo to misunderstand.
"Did soone threaten you to lose the match? Who would dare? Don’t they know you’re Master Zhu’s disciple?" Lucia Lopes couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity.
"Don’t make assumptions. Nobody threatened . The reason I’m like this is because of my brother."
"What happened to your brother?" Yago Yebra quickly asked.
Lucia Lopes’s expression darkened. "My brother has gone missing."
"Ah, I rember you ntioning sothing about your brother avoiding soone, not daring to et you and only contacting you secretly, right?" Jai Domingo and Yago Yebra recalled.
Lucia Lopes nodded his head: "Ever since he returned from the disaster zone a month ago, he’s been acting strangely. I thought it was just so psychological issues, but now he’s not even answering my calls. I suspect sothing might have happened to him."
Jai Domingo suggested, "Have you considered that maybe you’re overthinking it?"
"Yeah, maybe your big brother just has sothing to deal with, and he’ll reply to you later," Yago Yebra also thought it might be an overreaction.
"Impossible!" Lucia Lopes imdiately denied their words without hesitation.
With a hint of weariness in her eyes, she continued, "In fact, I haven’t told you both of you that I haven’t been able to reach my brother for two days. The last ssage he has been sent to was asking to go to my master if soone troubles . He must have anticipated sothing, saying those seemingly instructive words."
Both of their faces changed simultaneously.
In two days, it’s nearly impossible for sothing to happen without a response.
Lucia Lopes and his brother relied on each other since their parents passed away, and his big brother cared deeply for him, never going more than two days without replying because he didn’t want Lucia Lopes to worry.
"Have you searched everywhere?" Yago Yebra asked.
"I have, everywhere I could think of. Now, there’s only one place left, and I plan to go there right now," Lucia Lopes rubbed his temples, and when he looked up again, his gaze beca more determined.
"But your challenge starts in an hour. What will happen to the challenge if you leave?" Yago Yebra frowned.
"I can’t wait any longer. My brother’s fate is uncertain, and I don’t have the mood to participate in the challenge. If I lose, so be it. There will be other opportunities in the future," Lucia Lopes decided.
Yago Yebra wanted to persuade him, but Jai Domingo stopped her.
"Forget it, Yago. Even if you let him go for the challenge now, in his current state, he won’t be able to perform at full strength at all. Moreover, if sothing bad really happens due to the delay, Lucia will be regret it for a lifeti," Jai Domingo explained.
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