Chapter 425: Attacking the tower (1)
The crowd’s cheers filled the air with fiery passion. The early hour of the day didn’t stop them from flooding the arena. This round of the tournament required two fixed towers, which is why a large open air arena in the city below had been chosen as the location.
Hex accompanied his team toward their end of the field. The size of the field felt surreal. A field with a few hundred meters in diameter? Unless they hosted ’capture the flag’ each week, this place wouldn’t have much use.
"Saint Tectonic is as great as proclaimed," Sterling whistled, his eyes darting all over the place. The noise from the stands became more of a distant buzz as they approached the two-story tower. For some time now, Hex had noticed the seats directly behind the towers being empty.
"What do you mean?" Hex asked, confused. Truth be told, his thoughts continuously drifted to the night before. The conversation with his mother moved over quite a few topics. Some of the information he had known, some he had guessed, but a lot had been unknown.
"Saint Tectonic used his abilities and knowledge of shifting lands to enlarge this arena without affecting the rest of the land. How absurd is it?"
Very. Hex finally understood the excitement and awe on everyone’s faces. Despite his mastery over the Earth element, he wouldn’t know how to replicate such a feat. Perhaps, that was the difference. Mastery helped understanding the basic law governing an element. Saints, however, could alter and adjust these laws as they saw fit.
"This will be my fortress, huh," he heard Sterling sigh. The guy had difficulty accepting his role as a tower princess. He preferred the sidelines or the frontlines, not the protected line. Luckily, he couldn’t change the rules. To Hex and everyone’s amusement.
"Rules are rules," Hex patted Sterling’s shoulder, suppressing his laugh at the guy’s resigned look. "Now do your job and stay put inside, waving at the crowd prettily while we protect your delicate self."
The group burst in laughter. Even the twins, who usually hated seeing Sterling being mocked, grinned. Sterling cursed but even his thunderous looks didn’t stop the team. On the contrary, they burst into an even louder laugh.
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