Chapter 316: The show begins! (1/2)

Ozul didn't know how accurate his instincts were this time.

Unknown to him, the aftermath of his previous actions in the middle of nowhere was rapidly escalating.

The forsaken part of the continent was currently trembling because of a certain occurrence that Ozul had completely overlooked before. Caught right in the middle of it all was his grandfather Kure who had gone there to confirm the death of both Darcia and the Sovereign.

Meanwhile, Ozul and the duo were crossing the Desolate Borders without any worries in the world.

Raven and Blaze were both confident in their strengths while Ozul was a monster in his own rights. He had no care in the world whatever Old Gu was going to throw at them.

His concerns mostly existed about what awaited him after the tournament.

It didn't take long for them to cross the Desolate Borders. Comparing their speed with the first time they had come to the Neutral Lands was like comparing the speed of a still water body and a running river from atop the mountains.

The Neutral Lands were vast. So vast that Ozul wasn't able to sense any other person in their vicinity. They didn't know how many people were chosen in the first place.

Since to their knowledge, everyone had already left the Neutral City, they wouldn't find any better place to stay for the day in the towns or the only city in the middle.

Being lazy as he was, Ozul didn't want to go searching for a place either. He was comfortable wherever there wasn't much light and with the help of the Ball of Purity, he could make his 'habitat' just about anywhere.

”But I am sure there will be plenty of abandoned buildings we can stay at...” Blaze whispered slightly in protest.

However, just as he had thought, no one cared.

Ozul had already fallen asleep on top of a tree and Raven was arranging everything inside her Spatial Rings while keeping an eye out for any Beasts in the vicinity.

Today was the last day of the time allowed by Old Gu to evacuate this land.

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The next day as Ozul opened his eyes, he continued to feel something in the back of his mind. But other than that, he didn't feel any different.

Unknown to him, countless experts were there to spectate just outside the Neutral Lands.

After all, Old Gu had only told them to evacuate the Neutral Lands; the scorched earth with no life of the Desolate Borders made it easy for them to decide where they needed to halt.

Most if not all the leaders of the organizations which had anything to do with the Neutral Lands had arrived to watch the show. Much less them, hidden experts from all over the world had arrived there!

Some of those faces which were believed to be dead or some of the hermits from small islands outside the continent had also decided to break their seclusions.

No matter how long their lifespans were, they weren't immortals.

All of them understood that this competition was something they might never come across after this single time.

Not to mention them, but even the Rank-10 Mages who were peak existences in this whole world had also arrived and watched from the Desolate Borders humbly like everyone else.

No one dared to take a step inside the Neutral Lands.

Even while all the experts had gathered from different locations, they all spectated from a single point. Still, they all kept a little distance from each other.

As everyone was flying in the air, it was quite easy to notice whoever was there and whoever wasn't.

This caused all the present to wonder why the old patriarch of the Ashin family and the only other Rank-10 Mage Darcia was missing while everyone else was already here.

Both Alver and Raymond maintained a proper distance as not many knew that they were brothers, and they weren't planning to reveal that anytime soon.

Alver eyed Raymond quite a few times, expressing his concerns over Kure's absence.

Fortunately, Kure wasn't the only person missing from the 'audience'. Darcia was also missing which divided the attention that the Ashin family received from the rest.

Just as the brothers had thought, Lammert was currently trying his best to maintain a calm composure.

'Fu*k! F*ck! They are definitely suspicious!' he internally screamed as he gulped a mouthful of saliva while keeping an eye on the other two Rank-10 Mages present on the scene. At the same time, he would time and time again glare in Alver's direction while gritting his teeth.

But all of the tension here was overshadowed by the anticipation of what was going to happen next.

Old Gu had yet to make an appearance and this never-ending wait was affecting the participants the most.

While all those chosen had specialties of their own, it looked like the old man wasn't following any criteria while choosing the participants at all. He was most likely only following his whims!