Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 575 The Road to the Arena

The long black car was quickly heading into the ninth wing, passing hundreds of buildings on the wide roads, the shortest route to the First Ring.

Zarot had to quickly order another car where they could all fit, given that Elva, Liv, and Tilda were traveling with them.

But... that wasn't the biggest problem.

Fromund's Nexus case weighed a hell of a lot. The stone covering wasn't just decoration, the entire case was made up of heavy stone. This was very rare, and such cases were almost impossible to find in the Upper Ring.

Moreover, the case itself was large, taking up the entire roof of the car. It was obvious that unlike the Phantoms whose weapons were their First Orders, Fromund had something great and menacing.

"How much time do we have left?" Fromund asked opening a large slice of pizza with his teeth before taking a copious gulp of energy drink.

To put it mildly, it wasn't good eating, especially late at night, but Fromund was a Phantom and he could afford it and he had a really important fight ahead of him. He had to be at his prime to give his best performance and as a result win.

"Thirty minutes, maybe a little bit more. To be honest, because the starting condition of the Moon Colosseum fight is pretty fuzzy, a lot depends on Kogen's will."

Fromund raised an eyebrow while chewing the next slice of pizza, a question read on his face.

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"Kogen Noukx, the head of one of the great families, meaning his status is much higher than mine or Mariel's. However, I can't call him an enemy or a friend, but he's a strange person."

Fromund wiped his mouth with a napkin, took another sip, and looked at Zarot.

"So...? Is this good news or bad news for us?"

Zarot smirked, fingertips touching each other.

In the reflection, he saw Osana, since like him now, no one listened to her and her wishes didn't matter.

But...

Nirosh clenched his fist tightly, gritting his teeth with anger in his eyes.

'Even though everything was against her, she still managed to find a way to escape her fate. Though, no... it's not her or The Rule of Power's fault, it's an ancient law, there's nothing we can do against it.'

Nirosh narrowed his eyes as if trying to see something in the rapidly passing urban landscape beyond the road.

'However, he... Adam Vinter, shouldn't be involved in this. He's just an ordinary Phantom, not a nobleman or a member of the Big Three. Fuck, he just decided to help Osana and it came to this? Why am I so unlucky!?!!'

It seemed like no one noticed Nirosh's inner monologue since people couldn't read minds, but from time to time, Fromund cast a glance at Nirosh.

From the changes in his facial expressions and body movements, Fromund could sense Nirosh's displeasure.

'Agh, he was born a high nobleman, became a Natural Phantom by some miracle, and lived in luxury above 90% of people all his life. Yet, he's still displeased about something.'

Fromund shook his head.

'Some people need too much to be happy, they want everything they can think of, but is that possible? Happiness is in simplicity since if you strive for perfection forever, following your desires you'll never reach the finish line.'

Crackle.

Fromund tore off a large piece of meat, looking at the entrance to the ninth wing in the distance.

'Adam Vinter, I hope you're not like Nirosh, or our fight will end too fast.'