"What an excellent view. It's practically a VIP box seat, isn't it, Klayya?"
Not far from the street where the battle was taking place stood a magnificent building. From its upper floors, they had a perfect view overlooking the street below. This was a highly renowned local restaurant—Have Backbone! Evenson and Klayya had arrived punctually at eight thirty in the evening and had been waiting there for quite some time.
However, because of the time difference between New York and Hong Kong, they had been waiting for a long while. Fortunately, the food here was quite good, and the entire restaurant had been reserved. Aside from Evenson and the others, there were no other customers. Even the chefs, waiters, and restaurant owner had left after serving the dishes.
Naturally, this had been arranged by Li Lin, the local power player. She had ordered a triad boss named Big D to book out the entire restaurant. Although he was usually arrogant and unruly, Li Lin was the leader who wielded the staff. He still had to show her some respect when she told him to reserve a restaurant. Otherwise, they could just fight it out.
"Klayya, there's something I want to tell you." Evenson watched the battle on the street while awkwardly trying to make conversation. For some reason, Klayya had kept a cold expression and had not said a single word to him. After thinking it over again and again, he decided to tell her. "Today... oh, with the time difference, it should have been yesterday. The Sorcerer Supreme..."
"She fell?" Klayya's eyes dimmed slightly.
"You already knew?" Evenson nodded. "But you don't seem surprised at all this time."
Ancient One had existed for nearly as long as Kamar-Taj itself. People had long accepted her as immortal. They firmly believed