Angel nodded.
Frod asked curiously, "What was the final outcome?"
"Leon didn't tell you?"
Frod shook his head. "He deliberately kept us in suspense. He said he was going to do his routine training, then returned to reality."
Angel: "..." Since when had Leon developed such a twisted sense of humor?
Seeing the expectation in Frod's eyes, Angel thought for a moment. "What? Were you hoping for some particular outcome? For instance, that I lost?"
"How could you possibly lose, sir?!" Frod immediately shook his head. He had heard that the runner-up of the New Star Tournament wanted to challenge Angel. But the New Star Tournament had capped everyone's strength at the apprentice level—how could an apprentice possibly defeat Angel?
"I was just curious." How had Angel ultimately taught that arrogant apprentice, who had dared challenge him, a lesson?
After pondering for a moment, Angel slowly said, "I did not accept his challenge."
Two hours earlier—
When Trom stated from the high platform that he wished to fight Angel, everyone was stunned.
Trom's request was simply too absurd. An apprentice wanted to challenge a formal wizard—how could that be possible?
Challenges across ranks had happened before, but they required every favorable circumstance to align. They were absolutely not something one could accomplish on a whim. One could even say that challenging across ranks was a beautified legend.
What gave Trom the right to challenge a formal wizard?
The audience erupted in boos. Even Trom's admirers began to turn against him at that moment. No matter how much potential someone had, if they overestimated themselves, they would never live to see that potential bloom.
Not a single person thought well of Trom.
Within the Boundless Arena, Trom's request likewise shocked the judges and the other contestants.
Even Onassis could not help