Xaden's expression turned sour when he saw the short exchange between Grey and Matilda after the end of their battle.
Grey had defeated the number one person below the Late stages and could be called the number one person now, so he didn't expect that he would be challenged again until the start of the next competition which was for those in the Late stages.
The Elder in charge of battles looked around, and saw that just two more people were part of the people present who hadn't gotten a position on the list, but they hadn't been challenged yet either. So there was no way to rank them against those who are in the list but not as deserving as either of them.
"You two will have to challenge someone or leave." He said to the duo.
