It took the Immortal Gladiator so ti to calm his rage.
Only after he finally cald down did he walk back towards the terrace area, where the others were waiting.
"Thrax, good job! You did great!!"
"Congratulations!! Well done!"
All three friends surrounded Thrax the mont he entered the terrace and quickly showered him with rain of praises.
However, there was no expression returned from the Gladiator. In fact, the look on his face seed distant as if his thoughts weren't even there.
It was only seconds later that he finally turned to his friends. Even so, he only thanked them before turning around and leaving the place, leaving behind Klea and the other two who were confused by his actions.
In particular, Klea couldn't help but be anxious when she saw such a sight. Gritting her teeth, she said hatefully, "That bastard Arcana must have ssed with his mind!!"
Before long, the fourth day of the tournant was declared over, which was swiftly followed by another round of festive fireworks in the sky as Magus Serena walked up and stood in the middle of the arena once again.
"Have you all entertained?!!
The words of the female magus were replied by loud shouts from the crowds, echoing throughout the Grand Hall with vigor. Nodding her head, the magus swiftly added, "Of course, you are!! Especially tomorrow, when the long-awaited Final Round will finally begin!!"
Once again, thunderous commotion resounded through the Hall as the crowds of a few hundred thousand people made sounds together with apparent excitent.
After the crowd died down a bit, Magus Serena then showed these people the nas of the acolytes who would be joining the Final Round of the Magus Tournant. All eyes were on the screens scattered all over the place.
There were a total of 32 placents of which ten of them had already been filled by the top 10 privileged acolytes. The remaining 22 open spots naturally would co from those fighting in today's matches.
"We already have 12 people who have earned their place by winning four matches in a row. And now, we will await the decision of the headmaster regarding the remaining ten people who will earn a place in the Final Round through today excellent performance"
Everyone, spectators and acolytes alike, all waited a few minutes until the decision seed to have been decided as they saw the screen begin showing another list of nas.
From among the nas, there were several that the group recognized. Roran Harlight, Sigurd, Lyndell, Abrafo, Vida Themary, Diyoo, and finally the last na ntioned.
"Klea, your na is there!"
Finding out that she qualified for the next round was of course a pleasant surprise for Klea. However, it also ans that Chumo didn't make it.
However, knowing that even Arcana who rank 11 didn't get a place showed how tough it was to get a second chance in the tournant.
"Congratulations!" said the Asian friend with a bright smile, to the two people who managed to enter the final round.
After the nas of 22 acolytes were shown on the screens, another list containing 10 nas appeared before being added to them. And imdiately after, Magus Serena's voice was heard once again.
"The brackets for the final round will now be randomly determined!"
Everyone couldn't help but beco anxious once again as the nas visible on the screen disappeared one by one. After all, the bracket list could pretty much tell how the final round would unfold.
First of all, the screen placed the top 10 privileged acolytes into 8 separate brackets. That way, they wouldn't be facing each other in the early stages. Then, the empty spots were quickly filled by the remaining 22 nas.
The process went quite fast since everything was randomized, and before long, everyone could see the matches that would happen tomorrow.
The group of course searched for Klea, Thrax, and Ery's na on the screen.
Klea heaved a sigh when she saw that Ery, surprisingly and unfortunately, got a match with soone who was from the top 10 on the first match. His opponent was the [Rank 10] holder, Tyler Haze.
On the other hand, Thrax would fight against Python Forgue [Rank 21], who was the most well-known spearman in the privileged class.
As for herself, Klea could only heave a sigh when she saw the na that was right next to hers. The opponent of her match was the famous Sword Saint. Olivier Arkland [Rank 2].
She let out a snort as she looked at the screen. "Huh, I was chosen only to directly fight one of the strongest."
Looking at the 32 nas seen on the screen, Julian couldn't help but clench his fist. A certain feeling flashed in his eyes before eventually he sighed deeply.
With that, the fourth day of the tournant had finally ended, and everyone quickly disbanded, returning to prepare for the most important juncture of the tournant that would take place tomorrow.
"Let's go back to celebrate Klea and Thrax's success!"
This ti, however, Chumo's remark wasn't shared by the three others. Even though he was the one who didn't make it through today, it seed that all his three friends were having worse feelings than him. Even the all-cheerful Klea had turned unusually quiet.
"Let's just go back to prepare for tomorrow."
The group walked out of the Grand Hall and made their way down the stairs.
But then, they noticed there was a crowd of people gathering under the stairs. These people made a commotion, shouting so kind of protest.
"Get the half-blood out of the tournant!"
"You don't belong here, beasts!!"
As they spoke derogatory words, this group of people even started to throw rocks at a particular group of half-bloods who had co to watch the tournant. And from the looks of it, a fight was about to break out.
A red-haired female girl ca to stop the commotion. The rocks that those protesters still threw made their way to hit her.
The situation just about turned into chaos, before the guards swiftly took control of the situatino.
From afar, the group saw the red-haired female.
"Annara!"
Klea swiftly walked over to the girl. She grabbed her arms and helped her stand back up. She was about to speak when she suddenly heard a whisper from the red-haired girl.
"I am sorry"
Before she could ask what those words ant, Annara already shook off her hands and dashed away from the crowds. Klea watched in bewildernt as the figure of the red-haired girl disappeared from sight.
'What is going on?"
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