Chapter 248 (1): Slacking off Is Comfortable
Rumble!
The phoenix spread its wings. Golden light pulsed and extended left and right, filling the sky with fire that rained down in golden streaks.
Wayne looked up and sensed a tremendous vitality within the fire that blocked out the sun. Unlike the vitality of nature’s cycle of life and death, the vitality coming from the phoenix soared and surged powerfully. Nature’s vitality was like a shield protecting all, while the phoenix’s vitality was like a spear that destroyed everything. They could be viewed as sharing the same origin, but their focus differed.
Amid the flames surrounding the phoenix, two slender figures stood side by side, wearing combat suits woven with golden scales; the form-fitting one-pieces clung to their exquisite figures and left nothing to the imagination.
Wayne narrowed his eyes. His super vision pierced through the flames, allowing him to see both women clearly. He cursed his exceptional eyesight. Refocusing his eyes, he saw the two women standing within the hazy firelight. With their golden combat suits becoming indistinct, their alluring curves immediately appeared provocative.
They looked like naked ladies censored with pixelation.
A gust howled. Veronica appeared beside him and said with displeasure, “Phoenix blood. I didn’t expect Ottilia to have such a bloodline. What a surprise. No wonder she could take a spot from Prussia.”
“Perhaps...” Wayne responded vaguely. Based on the information Regina had volunteered and what little Wayne knew about this dungeon, he could guess which church higher-up was the two women’s backer.
The Pope.
Not every major district could find supporters among the church’s leadership. The candidates sent by Iberia and Graeci, for example, were mediocre at best. They were talented but not quite geniuses. Without support, they would be nothing but background characters for the selection. Others brought cheat sheets to the exam, while they had to solve the problems themselves. At best, they would make it through two rounds. It was impossible for them to get to the final.
The higher-ups could easily lower their scores by pitting them against powerful rivals.
Windsor started out without support from any of the higher-ups since Senna had cut ties with Silvia. It was only because of Veronica’s dragon blood and Senna’s obsession with Hoy Maiden that Windsor was given a walkthrough.