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Chapter 478: Before the Championship

“Why would you forfeit?” The Gourmet’s incredulous question was directed at the Pharmacist

Her response was tepid “I have ret that I was unable to take the chaetic, though her expression bore no such sign

The Gourrin was drawn and bitter “Fine We wouldn’t even be in the quarter finals without you, anyway We’d have more trouble to consider, certainly At any rate, the Jewelry Master is one of ours, even if it isn’t on his na It is what it is, and I wouldn’t speak any e victorious toy in the Pharmacist’s eyes Her voice was resolute “He’ll win He on was a little taken aback by her sudden and intense deorically Was her surrender today somehow tied to the Jewelry Master?

The Pharh about this We can talk more about it after we’ve finished preparations, if we must”

The Gourmet’s face stiffened, and his eyes narrowed He answered with a curt nod

By the afternoon, news outlets had run ith reports of the finals The Pharet of widespread ridicule for her decision to concede Unfortunately for her detractors, the Pharht At around evening, however, the story had grown tired Now people were starting to talk about the final fight

Every fight the White Blademaster and the God of Thunder had participated in were shown one after the other Reports and analyses flashed across the screens Meanwhile, social media chatter focused on who the champion would be affiliated with, and what sorts of prizes they’d earn No less popular were the odds Zeus’ odds were 1:6, and Jun Yongye’s were 1:8

Evidently there were significantly ht pull aith the win After juxtaposing the two cohted Jun Yongye’s rise through the rounds was largely unhindered, whereas Lan Jue had to fight tooth and nail nearly every step of the way

Ever since winning his Group, analysts have had to completely reword their models for Zeus Every one of them used prettyHis ability to conceal his true strength was staggering

The Chareatest warrior of humanity’s up-and-co on everyone’s mind At last the day had come, but perhaps ominously, the weather did not hold In the early hours of the an to sprinkle it with rain It made the air chilly However, the wet blanket of precipitation didn’t dampen the city’s spirits It was a rare occurrence here, and ht would not follow the structure of earlier rounds It would not be in the , the arena had already been transformed into an awards amphitheater Winners from previous rounds were invited back to receive their just rewards Audience nized while the field was available

Then, there was the closing ceremony

The audience members were allowed into the arena to watch all of this, so ticket-holders had already begun to ital slips were veritable treasures that would grant theht besides They cas laden with food and other essentials for a day-long event It looked ht

Many of the competitors from previous rounds were also in attendance to pick up their winnings The croas h, in the last two – the focus ofconclusion on the horizon conspired to make the whole arena feel like a carnival of anticipation

The afternoon came quickly The activities slowed, and eventually stopped as the crowds settled After all, not even a child could keep up a whole day’s worth of high excitey if they wanted to be ready for the night