" Next! " Bellowed mark, this scene had startled the audience. They had still not recovered from the shock after seeing gaiden's body in a mutilated state.
The crowd turned silent for a moment, the fight lasted for a second before, the mutilated body of gaiden had been tossed outside by mark.
Seeing that no one was further willing to challenge him, Mark started provoking them. Hoping that they would take the bait at last . " Hahaha... so this was the strength of the famous blue flame alliance. I wonder how did the organization become a famous powerhouse in block 1 with the presence of these whimps. Now I had officially become a challenger then according to arena rules, I could decide up on how to host challenges, Since you whimps are such a cowards, how about I offer you people a handicap. You can gang up one and face me a whole, you will have upper hand in numbers, what do you say? Members from blue flame alliance. Now wilhelm.... oh yes wilhelm, are you still reluctant to face me in the fighting ring, even after I have given you such a advantage, didn't you said that you were going to teach me a lesson." Tough his words were clearly provoking the blue flame alliance, he was indirectly hinting others that, the present events were leaded by a person who was named Wilhelm. But that person had never made his appearance on stage, rather had send his friends from alliance to get pummeled by mark. Even if he really would turn out to be a weakling he had to fight, if he cowered out this time, he is losing not just face but had to bear entire wrath he would receive from alliance itself, for being the root of trouble for the alliance's criticism from others.
The remaining members from blue flame alliance, present at the fighting ring had turned their heads towards Wilhelm angrily l, to look at his reply. They had only made their way to help Wilhelm since their leader gaiden had personally, requested their assistance. Now that their leader was left in an half dead state, they naturally want to avenge him.
They reasoned out that " If it was for them, one or two may simultaneously fall under that smoke screen trap, but if they gang up on him, they may have better chance at winning and thus avenging their leader successfully, as well as bringing back the glory to blue flame alliance which was lost today.
Their stares had nearly frightened Wilhelm. He had predicted that, if he had chickened out at present, he would not only lose his face but also would be facing the wrath of blue flame alliance and be hunted by the members from his very own alliance.
" Yes.... I accept your challenge " he paused for a brief second before further exclaiming out " I would like to accept your offer but under the conditions where you would restrain yourself from using the smoke screen, if not this young master is reluctant to fight a trickster. Who knows what sort of tricks you had employed earlier to beat our leader gaiden. If even a strong character like him were to fall under your trick, would I his junior, who had not even attained the grand master state, also fall for the same trick, and what if i die by your present provocation at last. Would I still be able to complain at that period of time, my brothers from the alliance aren't weak, if we gang up to face some one, even the existence of peak of grand master realm cultivators would have no other choise but to bend their heads over to us and kneel at the ground to beg for forgiveness. Do you still dare to accept my demand, if yes! Then let's fight out our match, I am ready at any minute from now " But contrary to their expectations mark had replied with a " Yes. " nodding his head arrogantly. Some people in the crowd had secretly cursed wilhelm for his shamelessness, directly asking mark to not use his smoke screen.
They all were not aura Lord or Kings who were able to bypass their vision through smoke and see the real cover behind the screen.
For crowd mark was able to win the matches only because of his smoke screen, and asking him to not utilize his tricks was equivalent to asking him to lose directly on his face, but they were surprised after listening to marks reply, who had arrogantly replied with a yes.
Arrogant, this boy is too arrogant, easily provoked by wilhelm. If he really isn't then does that mean he still had few tricks up his sleeves, that can ensure him a victory, other than just using his smoke screen.
The members of blue flame alliance were startled, they were sneering and laughing in their hearts, weather to call Wilhelm a genius for some how letting Mark to accept the unflavored bet, under extreme conditions or call Mark an idiot, for easily being provoked. But at last we had prevented mark from using his smoke screen.
Nearly more than a hundred fighters had decided to gang up on Mark, and finish him off for good, since such a marvelous opportunity was presented to them.
Since the fighting ring was small and not able to hold many figures as once, the platform master of no.148 from novice zone had decided to do a favor to the members from blue flame alliance and temporarily hand over his flying platform, for them to use.
The huge flying platform has descended, the crowd had already exited to safety, the original broad fighting rings. All the previous matches which were won by mark in the fighting ring, seems to be one among many supporting structures, over which the the platform would resided.
The soccer field sized platform was now the place, where mark was going to face against the members from the alliance.
The alliance members were all hyped, their bodies were radiating dense killing intent, waiting at the buzzer to beep, before the battle finally begins.
Unlike the fighting ring where the rules were nearly non existent, the platform had several regulations.
Personal grudges were none their concern. The deaths of fighters were allowed. A huge dome shaped defensive array is arranged to hinder external influence from interference. these structures can even block attacks from the cultivators who had attained the peak stage in kings realm. The fighters can only exit once a party from an opposite side decides to accept their defeat and thereby end the battle.
If not even at their last breaths, no one would be able to interfere and prevent their imminent deaths from occurring. The authorities would use all of their powers to stop the external influence from interference, if they continued to pester they would detain them or at worst kill them on spot for breaking their rules.
" Brother Mark! let me help you in this fight, it doesn't matter weather a single person is facing against their group or it is two, I may be able to hold my fort and tank at least a few members from the alliance before we defeat them in unison, what do you say brother Mark?" It was razor who had called Mark as brother Mark, previously he was ignorant of his name, but after listening to exclamations from the crowd, he had came to know the existence of his benefactors name, being named mark. He did not want his benefactor to die on him, since it was him who had requested mark to drag the time before he breakthrough realm, reaching upper class grand master.
Upon listening to the exclamation he spotted razor, whom he had helped earlier. " This razor.... he seems interesting, if he can become my follower later, then using slave contract on him would be waste. let me better use this chance and test his potential, and see weather he live up to my expectations "
" Oh! Razor.... I have no problem in troubling you and asking for your help, but Wilhelm from your main family may cry out, exclaiming that we were bullying him since we had joined forces. By this time you should already had known that, wilhelm is really a coward. Do you think he won't brag to others, as he lost only because we had joined our hands in dealing against him. If you should ask someone, then ask that whimp wilhelm, if you want to enter the ring. "
" Wilhelm! It doesn't really matter, even if I decide to join brother Mark during this battle. Since the enmity is between us, since the beginning, it makes sense if I also decide to join forces with brother Mark, in the fight against the alliance. Don't say that the you are scared facing me, that you are unwilling to let me enter. "
" Since, a trash from branch family is barking at his master from main family, it doesn't makes sense if the master did not educate the slave, to teach him his place, since you are courting death don't beg me for an quick death, in case I decides to torture you for relieving out my stress. "
Heil flame glory had a frown in his face, he exclaimed through the communication token within his pockets to his master, exclaiming out " Your servant Heil flame glory reporting, the kid is named Mark. Who, our young miss had brought back after her travel, with some critical injuries turned out to be a genius. Requesting reinforcement in case other powers decides to pouch him to their forces. "
" Acknowledged " Farthur flame glory, the person who dressed lavishly in brown colour robes had exclaimed out. He was the very same person who had presented mark with a black order token, which carried a significant weight in his family. Even elders had to pay respect to the holder exclaiming him out as young master.
Since Mark seemed worthy in heil's eyes, who is known to be very strict in accessing the potential of individuals, his master Farthur had acknowledged his request to call up for reinforcements.
Heil flame glory was worried about Mark getting killed in the ring, nor the retaliation recieves upon them by others, but he was worried that other powerhouses may had already leaked the information to their families, and the pouches would spare no effort in shedding blood to get a genius that has a potential of peak grade grand master at the age of six. Who even seems to be holding back a little during his previous matches. He was a person that can only be pouched or else eliminated before maturing, as he may one day become their families rival.