Chapter 217: How Proud
Lucy calmly stepped onto the martial stage. Everyone turned their attention to her. Along with Lucius, she was considered one of the weakest in the qualifiers, having only a single ring. Anyone at that level usually wouldn’t even survive one exchange against the others. It wasn’t just about being two rings behind — everyone here was a top-tier talent, treated like geniuses by their clans.
But at the same time — though it was a secret — the three biggest clans in the empire were well-informed. They all knew the twins had gone through an Ancestral Awakening.
Everyone who went through that kind of awakening... either died young in tragic ways... or became major figures. On Earth, all six Emperors who ruled the empires came from that kind of awakening.
Back in the day, those Emperors were unmatched. They fought people with two more rings than them and weren’t even that much weaker. Depending on the situation, they could even win. And that didn’t change as they grew. So no one in their right mind would underestimate the twins — especially...
That tiny girl was his little sister... an anomaly no one could measure or predict. All those things combined made everyone in the arena hold their breath for a second.
"You sure about this?" the high-ranking officer asked in a calm tone.
"Yeah," she replied dryly, "Bro can’t beat all these bastards, so we’ll do it for him."
The officer sighed and stepped back from the stage. Two seconds later, he announced:
"Begin."
The small human clenched her fists inside her gloves, making a dry snapping sound. She stared at Maverick, who didn’t move, and spat out:
"I’m a mystic class. Got only one ring. Became a Spiritual Guardian just a few months ago. Since you and your clan are so damn amazing and invincible, why don’t you attack me the same way you did before? One full-powered exchange — sound good?"