"Damn it, it's you who messed up my plans again!"
Fred Hoyle clenched his fists, with a flash of resentment in his eyes.
If David Jones had arrived just a few minutes later, he would have been able to use Devouring to consume a quarter of Jackson Grant and the others' Talent and fortune.
Then, he could have ridden the momentum of consecutive victories to challenge David Jones, drawing a portion of his fortune during the fight, and swallow the SS tier Level VII elixir he had prepared in advance to forcibly sprint to the Class VI King level.
In front of everyone's eyes, even the daring David Jones wouldn't dare to interrupt his own Arcane Star Breakthrough at the risk of committing a taboo.
As for the damage to his foundations caused by forcibly attempting the breakthrough with the elixir, Fred Hoyle didn't care at all, with the Devouring Talent in his possession, as long as the damage wasn't too severe, he could always recover.
Unfortunately, the plan ultimately failed!
