Chapter 226: Crush Them!
Darian stepped onto the martial stage with a small, cute dragon-shaped pet sitting on his head. He instantly became the center of everyone’s attention.
Anyone participating in this tournament was considered a terrifying talent. So normally, when someone walked onto that stage, what followed were thunderous cheers. But this time... it started with murmurs... which quickly turned into laughter. Applause was the only thing missing.
As soon as Darian arrived, Thomas looked at him seriously, a subtle mockery creeping across his face.
"What is the meaning of this?"
Darian stared back coldly. "Meaning? Each empire sent two teams with a leader, right? I’m a leader. I’m here to compete."
"You really plan to fight alone?" Thomas asked straight up.
Darian nodded calmly. "Yeah."
After the qualifiers ended, both teams from each empire — and all their members — had already been registered. No new participants could be added or swapped out.
There was nothing in the inter-empire agreement that said someone who was already registered couldn’t fight, if they wanted to. Technically, Darian was allowed to compete, even if he was on his own.
When people in the arena heard that, the whole thing seemed even more ridiculous. They started laughing harder. A few of the big shots even spoke up openly:
"Wow! He only has two rings? Is that empire really so desperate they don’t care about losing all their dignity?"
"Hahahaha... how did the third biggest empire on Earth fall so far? Now they’re embarrassing themselves in front of guests from other planets."