Chapter 336: The Marketplace Hustle
[Arena.]
Mirabella looked up at the heavily fortified, Dragon Empire Royal Room, a slight frown crossing her face. She had flawlessly picked up the immense wave of Hayatobi’s killing intent bleeding through the structure. It was perfectly controlled, but to her, it was as loud as a thunderclap.
’What would make the Master teacher so angry that he will release his killing intent inside the royal quarters?’ She mused, her expression remaining entirely flat to the outside world.
Before she could delve deeper into the undercurrents of the empire, Davy’s amplified voice snapped the crowd back to reality.
"Ahem! Okay, it seems the Dragon team won this round... The ones who passed will be moved to the fourth round... I am sure the students are all tired, so you all have today, tomorrow, the fourth round will begin, so you all should be here by 8am!" He yelled with a charismatic smile, waving his hands to dismiss the bewildered, shell-shocked audience.
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[Galaxy City.]
Galaxy Town, the sprawling merchant hub nestled at the center of Galaxy City, was bustling with its usual traffic. Fighters from various worlds traversed the paved streets, browsing exotic armor smithies and potion stalls.
"I don’t understand, Big Sister... Why let only twenty of us advance to the fourth round?" Carl asked, walking briskly beside Mirabella, casually licking a candy. After surviving the literal apocalypse on Earth, the pressures of Galaxy Fall felt immensely relaxing.
Mirabella continued walking on the stone pavement, completely unbothered by the grand architecture around them, calmly licking her own sweet. Her sharp blue gaze moved methodically around the crowded place, scanning the storefronts.
"Big Sister?" Carl called again, trying to break through her deep focus.
"Oh." Mirabella turned her head slightly to him, her voice casual: