Charvis, at the moment of losing consciousness, was swiftly taken away by Aiji, the manager from the sidelines, who instructed the Gentleman Hall staff to rush him to the hospital with the utmost speed.
The captain’s defeat also almost declared the tournament’s end.
Jin had been remarkably well-behaved in this match and had not unleashed the Red Lotus Explosion.
Instead, using a pure Body Technique—”Cross Lock”—he disarmed the Burning Destroyer Livovich’s arm and gained the upper hand, reveling in the raw close-quarters combat.
From beneath the multicolored mask, bursts of eerie laughter could often be heard.
Only Yi Chen seemed relatively normal; he and the Heavy Knight Barry fought back and forth, both holding back and not using their true trump cards.
When he saw the severely injured Charvis being carried away, Barry serenely accepted the outcome,
he stopped fighting, and, removing his bucket-like steel helmet, revealed an honest, rugged face shaded by a beard and nodded respectfully to the much younger Yi Chen before him.
“But what about stability? Has Professor Qian Bosen seriously considered that?”
“Indeed, their potential is ‘second to none’ in any era. As for the issue of team stability, since it’s Principal’s intention to guide the formation of the team, we needn’t dwell too much on it.
Moreover, William will make every effort to maintain the whole team, he has such leadership ability.”
“I don’t agree with the first part, no one knows what Desline is thinking.
However, I do agree with the latter part; William has a kind of ‘special charm’ that’s quite likable even to me… It’s no wonder Jin is willing to stay with him.
The difficulty of this Relic event is relatively low anyway, we’ll know the results when they return.
If they don’t achieve the expected results or if significant team contradictions appear, I will take the initiative to split them up.”
After a brief casual conversation,
Qian Bosen rode the wind away, his figure barely visible,
and Instructor Beili also disappeared with a movement technique unnoticed.
Only leaving Aiji, the manager, stunned in his seat until the waiter brought him an exorbitantly expensive bill.
A similar dinner event also took place in the Upper District.
Yi Chen and Jin had rushed straight to the contest without even having time for breakfast or lunch.
Following Reagan’s suggestion, they came to his favorite takeaway corner restaurant.
As soon as the lavish food was served, Reagan could not hide his gluttony as a heavy eater, lifting his hood and digging in.
Yi Chen also caught a glimpse of a metallic device at Reagan’s cervical spine, something that wasn’t there when they had met before.
Just as Reagan tried to stuff the seventh piece of steak into his mouth in one go.
The knife and fork slipped from his hand along with the steak,
veins on his forehead bulging intensely,
and his eyes quickly filling with blood,
one hand gripping his cervical spine and the other holding a protruding broken spine, his body stiffened, in immense pain.
Yi Chen reacted quickly, flipping over the table with one hand to the opposite side, taking the initiative to check Reagan’s body.
Ignoring the electric arcs dancing on the body’s surface, he forcibly removed Reagan’s shirt.
An exoskeleton spine, perfectly embedded in the middle of the back and frantically wriggling, came into view.
Although shocked by the high-tech product before him, Yi Chen didn’t hesitate and swiftly placed his palms on both sides of the spine.
Rows of plant roots penetrated the body, tethering and stabilizing the wildly shaking metallic appendages through the roots.
Simultaneously injecting a strand of life essence from the ‘Black Umbilical Cord’ into Reagan through the plants, in the form of juice.
With Yi Chen’s series of precise internal maneuvers, Reagan finally eased from the pain.
Jin, sitting opposite, maintained a spectator’s demeanor, smiling throughout the ordeal.
A large mouthful of blood was expelled from Reagan’s mouth with the help of the plants, making him instantly feel much better.
“Thanks, William~ I didn’t expect such a strong rejection reaction; everything seemed fine last night. It seems related to the use of abilities, and the device is still not very stable when encountering high-intensity battles. I might need more time to adapt.”
On Yi Chen’s end, the thanks he heard were not singular; some electromagnetic female voice mixed in Reagan’s words also expressed gratitude.
“Reagan, just what is this thing on your back…”
“Nerve coordination, capacitance storage, and exoskeleton armour.
It’s the first piece of equipment in Zion City that takes over the spine, effectively controlling and amplifying my abilities.
It also provides a stable ‘home’ for Faye where she can live comfortably inside the spine, unaffected by the Grey Zone while we are on a mission.”
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