Chapter 1351: Section 1352: Meeting Glenn Again
In Lyon’s puzzled gaze, Angel struggled to explain the behavior of these people.
He certainly didn’t want Lyon to misunderstand, asserting individuality was one thing, but if it led to the wrong path, that would be undesirable.
Lyon seemed to have come to a realization, nodding his head, but it was unclear whether he truly understood.
At that moment, bursts of cheers and thunderous applause came from inside the Sky Tower.
In Lyon’s confusion, a panel on the exterior wall displayed a message: “Dark Forest defeats Dragon Mage, cutting down four opponents today, and ascends to the second level of the Sky Tower!”
“It seems that a battle inside has just concluded.” Angel said, “Let’s go in and have a look. It’s a good opportunity for you to experience the level of the various floors of the Sky Tower.”
Since this time they were merely bringing Lyon to gauge the strength of his peers, they entered the Sky Tower with spectator tickets. Although Angel could use his identity card for free entry, the card required registration and his embarrassing nickname was his greatest blemish; he definitely could not use it.
After purchasing tickets for two first-level spectator matches, Angel and Lyon approached the match-up screen.
The display, occupying nearly twenty meters of wall, constantly changed with match information. Text and numbers flashed back and forth, densely packed, causing a dizzying effect.
“You can see the match schedule here.” Angel explained to Lyon while considering which match to start with.
Angel first looked at the rankings. Generally, the higher the ranking of the players, the stronger their abilities would be for sure. He planned to choose which matches to watch based on rankings, and upon inspection, he found that the top seat of the first level of the Sky Tower was none other than “Dark Forest,” who had been advertised on the outside screen earlier. With the screens refreshing for a new round, the name “Dark Forest” disappeared from the first-level rankings, clearly having moved up to the second level.
In the top ten rankings, aside from Dark Forest who had just finished a match, no one else had battles scheduled for today.
And only ten rankings were displayed on the screen.
“Looks like we’ll have to make a random choice.” Since they couldn’t select players from the rankings, random selection was the only option.
Angel directed his attention to the upcoming few match schedules, ready to randomly pick one and take Lyon inside to watch.
“Just pick any?” Lyon had been observing the match schedules on the screen as well, “Where are the first-level match schedules?”
Angel: “All of these are for the first level.”
Lyon’s face was filled with surprise. The screen was so large, with such small and densely packed text. Could it be that it was all for first-level matches? He had originally thought that matches from all levels of the Sky Tower were displayed here.
“With so many matches, can the tower really accommodate them all?”
Angel briefly explained the magic pattern technology of spatial extension: “This is the headquarters of the Southern Domain’s Sky Tower. The space inside is even more unimaginable; hosting a few hundred matches simultaneously is no problem.”
Lyon again absorbed new information. Although what seemed mundane to Angel, was quite shocking to Lyon.
After calming down, Lyon also started to grasp how to choose which match to watch with Angel’s guidance.
“Hell Lord versus Annihilator of Worlds; this match feels like it would be quite formidable.” Lyon pointed to a match that would start in ten minutes, his eyes sparkling with anticipation.
“See how many people are watching this match? Less than a hundred people have chosen to watch it; such matches are basically just a pastime.” Angel remarked.
“But their names sound pretty impressive,” Lyon muttered.
“More than half of the competitors here have impressive names.” An array of competitors capable of ‘annihilating worlds’ could be seen at a glance, easily counting in the hundreds. “When competitors choose their names, their expectations for themselves are too high. But reality often presents an insurmountable gap.”
Lyon nodded in agreement, “So, is it just like them asserting their individuality, also a gimmick?”
“You could say that.” As Angel answered Lyon’s question, his gaze was still drawn to the changes on the screen. With a new piece of information popping up, Angel noted a peculiar matchup.
‘Scorpion VS Sword of Conviction’
Angel had never heard of these two competitors. Or rather, he hadn’t recognized any familiar names from the first level. He estimated that even in the Sky Tower’s fifteenth-level matches, he wouldn’t know anyone, as he had virtually no interaction with peers from the Non-Barbaric Cave.
What he found strange about this match was that it took place at arena number 7, yet only sixty people were listed as potential viewers.
Among all the arenas, the top 10 were usually used by competitors with higher rankings. This meant that one of the competitors, either “Scorpion” or “Sword of Conviction,” must have decent strength, or else they wouldn’t have been assigned an arena with such a low number.
If there was indeed a competitor of notable strength, the match should be more appealing. So why were there only a few watchers, even fewer than the match Lyon had mentioned earlier, ‘Hell Lord VS Annihilator of Worlds’?
Angel pondered whether something unusual was at play and if he should go have a look? After all, the match involved someone called “Sword of Conviction,” who seemed likely to be an Apprentice from the Bloodline side, which could be enlightening for Lyon.
As Angel was hesitating, a voice suddenly rang out beside him.
“If you’re undecided, I actually recommend you watch the match at arena number 18; there’s a potential seed competitor there,” the voice suggested.
Turning to look, Angel saw a teenage boy adorned with skull decorations standing beside him.
Because there were so many people under the screen, Angel hadn’t noticed when the person had approached. However, when Angel glimpsed his face, his expression subtly shifted.
“My name is Glenn, are you here to watch the fight, too?” The teenager, who seemed to embody adolescence, smiled and introduced himself when he saw Angel looking over.
This young man who called himself Glenn was not a stranger to Angel.
When Angel had just returned from the Abyss, he found out that David was participating in the New Star Competition, so he and Baruba went to watch a match: David versus the King of Beasts.
At that time, Glenn was sitting beside Angel and appeared to be a fan of the King of Beasts.
Latter, at the end of the match, Angel saw Glenn again, but this time Glenn was with Baroque.
Now in the Sky Tower, Angel saw Glenn again. Although Glenn acted as if it was their first meeting, Angel didn’t believe this encounter was a coincidence.
Choosing which match to watch under the light screen, the crowd was a human sea. In such circumstances, Glenn, who had previously interacted with him a few times, managed to squeeze to his side and strike up a conversation. Was that really a coincidence?
Although Angel was now using the Disguise Technique, making it difficult for ordinary people to see his true face, the high ranks of Sky Mechanical City would definitely be able to see through his disguise.
Since Baroque was actually considered an upper echelon of Sky Mechanical City, and given Glenn’s connection to Baroque, it’s possible that Glenn had ties to the city’s leadership.
So did someone deliberately tell Glenn and then have him approach me? Angel thought this was very likely, but he didn’t understand why they would send Glenn to contact him.
Of course, all of this was Angel’s speculation.