Chapter 1594: Section 1595: Admitting Defeat
When Angel finished reading this message, his eyes drifted off for a moment.
“What's wrong?” Greya noticed Angel staring blankly and couldn't help but ask curiously.
Angel let out a deep sigh and slowly said, “The results are out.”
The content of this message was the competition result of “Devil Gourmet VS Armored Maiden”.
“Now that the result is out, it looks like there's no chance to probe into Asaz's background anymore. But why do you look like this… Oh, could it be?” Greya was halfway through her sentence when she suddenly felt something was amiss: “Who won?”
Angel's gaze slowly shifted towards Sharley who was beside him.
“You didn't lose unjustly.”
While Sharley was stunned, Angel said, “The result this time, Devil Gourmet won… He defeated Kavoline.”
Nobody present had expected this outcome!
Kavoline was the sole inheritor of the Shepherd's Garb, considered by everyone as a powerful candidate capable of competing with Jiebo for the crown. How could he have fallen midway?
“Ah… Did Asaz advance to the semifinals?” Sharley asked incredulously.
Angel nodded: “Yes.”
Although Angel had never seen this Asaz, being able to defeat Kavoline meant his strength was undoubtedly substantial. After all, Kavoline was not only a nearly invincible contender among his peers but also possessed a Shepherd's Garb, a powerful tool even coveted by Official Wizards.
Yet, despite that, Kavoline was defeated by Asaz. This also means that Asaz's victory over Sharley was not a fluke; he possesses absolute strength.
Upon hearing this news, Sharley was initially shocked and at a loss for words. However, upon careful consideration, when she faced Kavoline before, it ended with her escaping in disarray, and Asaz being able to defeat Kavoline was proof that he was stronger than her. Thus, her feelings of injustice seemed unnecessary.
Even more so, Sharley felt somewhat relieved that Asaz had defeated Kavoline.
Although Greya was also surprised by the outcome of the match, overall, she felt more joy in her heart: “Since Asaz has won, there is still a chance to probe into his background during the semifinals.”
After Sharley and Greya accepted the outcome of the match, their discussion became much calmer.
Sharley: “I didn't expect this Rising Star tournament to have so many dark horses. Just after a major upset was revealed, another soon followed.”
Jiebo and Kavoline, both favorites for the crown, had now both failed to reach the semifinals. This would definitely astonish everyone. Angel could even imagine that Mukihara Bar must be in chaos now.
“I wonder if there will be more surprises?” Sharley said, “There shouldn't be anymore, right? The others seem to be equally matched.”
Angel picked up the communicator and continued watching the matches other than Jiebo and Kavoline.
The other two matches were 'Philosopher VS Philosopher Scholar' and 'Hellfire VS Illusion Deer'.
The winners of these two matches would also enter the semifinals.
“These two matches, huh? The first pair seems less interesting, but the second might be more intriguing…” Greya paused: “I remember, Sinistra was defeated by this Illusion Deer; his strength must be decent. Hellfire, should be Qi Li, right?”
Greya had recently been very close with Illusion Demon Island and naturally knew very well about the affairs of the House of Lilith, which had good relations with Illusion Demon Island.
Qi Li, indeed, was the sole disciple of the head of the House of Lilith.
Angel nodded: “Hellfire is Qi Li.”
Angel had not expected Qi Li to have a match. He looked at the schedule; the match would start right after Devil Gourmet's victory over the Armored Maiden.
That is to say, the match should be starting very soon.
Angel hesitated for a moment, wondering whether to watch this match or not. After all, he had a deep relationship with Qi Li.
While Angel was pondering, Sharley said to Greya, “Lady Greya, in my personal opinion, these two matches, perhaps the first pair might be more interesting.”
Greya asked casually, “Why? Is there something special about the Philosopher and Philosopher Scholar?”
Sharley: “This Philosopher's power is very weird; it is said that so far no one has figured out the source of his power. Some even suspect that he used… a Mysterious Object.”
Greya was stunned for a moment, then shook her head immediately: “It's impossible, this is Sky Mechanical City, the pilgrimage site for all Alchemists. If it really was a Mysterious Object, with the keen sense of Alchemists, rumors would have been rampant long ago.”
Having said that, Greya looked at Angel: “What do you think? As a special judge, you must know some insider information, right?”
Angel was still pondering over Qi Li's matter, and when Greya asked him, he snapped back to reality.
“It's not a Mysterious Object,” Angel stated confidently, as Greya had said, if it were a Mysterious Object, it would have been well-known by now, it definitely is not. Angel changed the subject: “However, what Sharley said is not wrong; this Philosopher is said to have very weird strength.”
Initially, Greya didn't care much, but since Angel also mentioned it, she became curious: “In what weird way?”
“I'm not very clear myself, because I haven't seen it with my own eyes. However, as far as I know, this Philosopher's matches often end in inexplicable victories, and the judges can't understand how he wins. Later, even Wizard Level judges presiding over the matches couldn't figure it out either.”
At this time, Sharley also added: “Yes, my Mentor also went to watch.”
Angel nodded: “Yes, later the special judges also went, including the Observer Hydra from the Crown Star Church and Sharley's mentor, the Water Pattern Witch. Moreover, since then, the Philosopher's every match, Hydra has never missed.”
From this information, it is enough to see the peculiarity of this “Philosopher”.
Greya frowned: “Does Hydra also value him highly? Has he figured out the roots of this Philosopher?”
Angel shook his head: “I'm not familiar with Hydra, I don't know.”
Greya turned to Sharley: “Your mentor also went to see him, what did she think?”
Sharley: “My mentor didn't say much, just mentioned that he has the strength to compete for the championship with Jiebo. Now that Jiebo and Kavoline have lost, perhaps he could be a champion contender?”
“It's not necessarily the case, don't forget there's also a gourmet apprentice and Xiliu who defeated Jiebo.” Greya: “However, since you all say this Philosopher is strange, I've become a bit curious… When is his match? I plan to see what's so unusual about him.”
Angel checked the schedule in the record and replied: “In the afternoon.”