For the small town near Celestial City's Red Zone, today was undoubtedly the most unforgettable day.
The local residents had always thought that the phrase "a sea of people" was just an exaggerated term, sothing that couldn't be taken literally. It wasn't until today that they truly witnessed what a crowd, like a tidal wave, really looked like.
Countless people from Genosha and Kingston had arrived in the town the night before. Not only had they filled up every hotel and guesthouse in the town, but many also spent large sums of money to rent out local residents' hos.
And that wasn't all. Wherever there was any open space in the town, residents could see all kinds of makeshift tents—packed tightly together, resembling autumn leaves scattered along the streets, ssy and dense.
"Look! It's Charles and his group!" A tsunami-like cheer erupted. For the Genosha citizens who had co to watch Charles and his team fight in person, the mont they saw Charles, any fatigue from the journey or the dark circles under their eyes from a sleepless night seed to vanish instantly.
Every face was beaming with excitent, with people waving their hands energetically, shouting with all their might, their voices reaching the limits of what a human throat could produce. They were giving Charles and his team the utmost support they could muster.
"Pfft, what's there to be excited about? They're going to lose anyway!"
"Yeah, they're nowhere near as good as our Serena, or Skylar!"
"The cheers of the weak are always so loud and annoying."
On the other side, there were the Kingston supporters. Their numbers were fewer, and they weren't as enthusiastic. Almost everyone held their heads high, their every movent exuding confidence, as though victory was already a foregone conclusion.
Their words naturally provoked the Genosha crowd's anger. Many Kingston fans, with a tone full of mockery, spoke of the 'rights of the strong,' saying that there was no point in continuing the match and that it would be better for Genosha to just surrender right away.
The atmosphere in the venue was quickly filled with tension, and many Genosha citizens were clenching their fists tightly. So even grabbed whatever they could find nearby to use as weapons—umbrellas, branches, anything they could get their hands on.
Fortunately, the officials from Celestial City had apparently anticipated such a situation. A large number of Beast Masters were dispatched to maintain order, preventing chaos from breaking out.
In a corner of the crowd, Seraphina, while watching the genius Beast Masters from Genosha and Kingston on the field, turned to Kairos and asked:
"Who do you think is stronger, the genius Beast Masters from Genosha or those from Kingston?"
Kairos answered sowhat boredly, "Isn't it obvious? Of course, it's the genius Beast Masters from Kingston. That Skylar and Miles Carter are no pushovers. Compared to the others, they actually have so depth."
Kairos stretched his neck and yawned. He felt that, out of all the Beast Masters, only these two were sowhat interesting. As for the others, they were just too ordinary. Only in places like the Abyssal Depths could soone be called a genius Beast Master. In any part of the Haunted Marsh, such individuals would only be considered Beast Masters with a little talent at best.
"I don't think it's that simple," Seraphina said slowly. "The backbone of the Genosha team, that person called Charles, is actually quite intriguing."
She thought of a figure in her mind—one of the four-level Beast Masters who had fought with Kairos before. Although these two looked completely different, they shared a certain undeniable aura. It was a quiet, ocean-like calm that was hard to hide.
She still rembered the look in that four-level Beast Master's eyes—calm, yet unfathomable, like the depths of the ocean, never revealing what lay beneath, yet when it erupted, it would stir up trendous waves.
"Co on, maybe he's just a blank expression type, unable to show any emotion. Speaking of which, I really don't like that guy. He makes uncomfortable," Kairos frowned and replied.
He wasn't entirely sure why, but after hearing Seraphina's comnt, he took a closer look at Charles, the so-called genius Beast Master from Genosha. The feeling he got was quite unsettling.
"There's nothing to worry about. As long as no one from the Haunted Marsh shows up, and with the situation in the Infinity Isles, we have absolute confidence. The geniuses from the Abyssal Depths aren't really anything special," Kairos said slowly.
Seraphina didn't respond. Instead, she continued staring at Charles, her thoughts unclear.
Amidst the gazes of everyone in the arena, Charles and Miles Carter slowly walked out from their respective teams and made their way to the center of the field, where a black box lay. A small hole was opened on the upper side of the box, and it was quietly placed on the ground.
"Both of you, this is a purple-quality item. It has the ability to block sensory perception, so any Beast Master below level seven won't be able to sense what's inside the box."
"What you need to do next is to randomly pick one of the two spheres inside the box. If you draw a white sphere, you will have the priority to choose. If you draw a black one, it will just be an ordinary sphere."
"You two can discuss and decide who will pick first." The Celestial City staff mber slowly explained the rules for the drawing.
After hearing the rules, Miles Carter and Charles silently observed the box placed on the ground. Miles Carter, in particular, first focused on the small hole in the box, then casually glanced up at the sunlight pouring down.
The crowd, hearing the rules, started discussing among themselves:
"This is fair, no bias. Whether you get the priority selection or not is purely based on luck."
"Yeah, if you're lucky, you'll draw the white sphere and get to choose a good starting point in the forest, which is more stable."
"I wonder how Charles' luck will be today. Hopefully, he has good luck!"
As Miles Carter listened to the murmurs around him, he pushed up his black glasses on the bridge of his nose, squinting and smiling as he said, "How about I go first? After all, it's all about luck."
Charles glanced at him indifferently, then slowly replied, "Luck? Why don't you wait a bit longer? Wait until the sunlight is stronger so the black sphere warms up more. That way, it might be easier to pick the sphere that represents priority."
Upon hearing Charles' words, Miles Carter paused for a mont, then his smile grew wider. His eyes nearly disappeared as he responded, "You've just reminded . I hadn't thought of that! So, who do you think should pick first?"
The audience, who had been calm just monts before, suddenly erupted. So of them quickly realized that this was the first indirect clash between the two teams.
"No way, I didn't even think about it! The temperature difference between the spheres under the sa sunlight!"
"Kingston's Miles Carter thought of this, but he didn't expect Charles to notice it too. Both of them are really clever."
The ones who command the strongest genius Beast Masters of a nation are no fools. While this might be easily overlooked by an ordinary person, for Charles and Miles Carter, it was hardly sothing difficult to figure out.
At this mont, however, Charles was thinking about a question: The drawing was arranged by Celestial City, but what exactly were they trying to achieve? Were they trying to make the drawing process more exciting, or did they have other purposes in mind?
There was too little information at this point for Charles to draw any conclusions. It was his habit to always consider all possibilities.
"Celestial City is a neutral country; they've never taken sides with Kingston or Genosha. Nathaniel and the others should have considered all the factors, so it's more likely they simply want to make the drawing process more exciting."
"But we can't let our guard down. Anything can happen, and most accidents are actually pre-arranged." Charles thought to himself.
He then spoke directly to Miles Carter: "What do you think about using our attribute energy to take the spheres out of the box from a distance?"
"Both of us together?" Miles Carter asked with a smile.
Charles nodded. This way, he could avoid the possibility of Miles using any unusual thods, and he could also test the strength of Miles Carter's attribute energy. After all, he had already sensed traces of dark attribute energy on him.
The comnt Charles made yesterday at the hotel entrance had subtly pointed out that Miles Carter was a dark attribute Beast Master, though he hadn't directly stated it.
"Alright, if I refuse, it might make seem a bit afraid," Miles Carter said with a mischievous grin, adjusting his glasses.
The two exchanged a glance, and then, under the watchful eyes of the audience, they suddenly made their move!
Charles imdiately summoned the wind attribute energy within him. There was no particular reason for this choice—at that mont, the wind attribute energy condensed faster and was more advantageous.
Watching this, Miles Carter also summoned his attribute energy, but instead of dark energy, he used poison attribute energy. A swirling, greenish light emitted from his body and quickly shot toward the black box not far away.
When Miles Carter's poison energy was halfway to the box, Charles divided his wind energy in two. One part was used to slow down the speed of Miles Carter's poison energy, while the other part continued on its path toward the black box.
Multitasking wasn't difficult for Charles.
Seeing this, Miles Carter's smile grew even more pronounced. He didn't use any other thods; instead, he silently watched as Charles' controlled energy entered the black box.
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