Chapter 1049: Unbalanced Condition
"It looks like they’re losing their people."
"How many of them are gone now?" Clovis asked.
"Six. Four are disqualified directly, while the other two are under arrest."
"How long will they stay there?"
"They can arrest someone for up to 48 hours. At the very least, these two guys won’t be coming after you for this competition."
"Sounds good to me." Clovis smiled. The situation had gone even better than he had expected.
"So, we get rid of six of their members that easily?" The three sword masters and the two leaders of the R.A.I.D. couldn’t believe what they had just heard.
They never thought they would get rid of so many people before the competition even started.
"3 Tier 8 humans and 3 Tier 7 humans. That sounds good enough to me." Clovis nodded.
"With this, their side only has eleven Tier 8 humans and two Tier 7 humans. It’s still not a number that we can feel at ease with, but it’s progress." Melody agreed.
"In that case, my team will take care of the remaining Tier 7 humans. Then, we..." Kaen pointed at himself and his boss. "We’ll handle two Tier 8 humans. Sounds good?"
"The three of us will handle one Tier 8 human each." The three swordmasters were also in agreement.
This meant the Libation Fiesta only needed to take care of the remaining six Tier 8 humans. Their group had fourteen members, including the beasts, so it should be easy.
However, Clovis immediately said, "Reolf, Melody. You two will focus on finding the flower. Kanaria will go with Rea and observe from the sky. Even though there is a rule that only 20 people can participate in this competition from both sides, there’s no rule that forbids the successors themselves from joining the competition directly...
"In other words, Jean will most likely come for us. He might be a Tier 7 human, but we shouldn’t underestimate him. So, who’s going to catch him?"
"I will take care of him. Better dead than alive." Aileen shrugged.
"In that case, I will help her." Erwin pointed at Aileen.
"That leaves us with the six Tier 8 humans." Clovis smiled.
"I guess I will take care of one myself." Christina nodded. "I can at least stall for time."
"I also wonder how far I’ve gone after joining the team." Angelia agreed, wanting the challenge as well.
"Want some help?" Ragna asked. Considering she was an archer, it would be better to have a guardian to stop the enemy’s movement.
Angelia thought for a moment before saying, "Sure. It sounds fun."
"In that case, I will take one myself. That leaves us with three left." Clovis accepted their roles and added himself.
"Will Kanaria support us?" Luci asked.
"I will. Just shout my name three times." Kanaria winked playfully.
"I guess I will fight one myself. It will be hard for a doctor like me, but I will manage."
Rin pointed at herself. "Am I going to be alone?"
"Freud will be with you." Clovis waved his hand, telling her that there was always a backup.
Rin crossed her arms. "I can’t tell you that nothing will happen, but I can try."
"Good. In that case, I should go one on one against the enemy as well." Jay agreed and took the last spot.
"Well, Angelia. It looks like a lot is riding on your shoulder this time." Clovis glanced to the right.
Angelia knew that it was her job to finish the battle quickly. "Erwin and Aileen too."
"We will do our best." Aileen and Erwin agreed."
"Good. As soon as you’re done with your target, try to help Jay, Rin, or Luci. That’s your priority."
"Shouldn’t you do it as well, Clovis?" Melody asked. "Unlike everyone here, your fighting style is extremely aggressive. It’ll be hard to keep up with you in terms of killing."
Clovis just smiled. "I need... to do something else."
They looked dumbfounded at first, but they soon realized what Clovis wanted to do. They immediately snapped.
"What?"
"Not fair!"
"You definitely want to watch the battle between two Tier 9 humans!"
"We also want to watch that battle!"
The three sword masters and the R.A.I.D. members also wanted to watch the battle. After all, it was not every day for them to see a battle at this level. However, they didn’t raise an objection.
"However, I need to remind you that when they’re coming at us tomorrow, they’re going to be very angry." Clovis raised one finger, trying to change the topic.
"What do you mean by ’very angry’? They’re frustrated, but they also haven’t had a good night’s sleep for the last few days. They’re tired, and right now, they have to change their accommodation. No, they may not even have one, considering the police are searching for them right now." Melody shook her head.
"Having the enemy tired, frustrated, and stressed, while having the allies well-rested and in a good mood... Well, where did I hear something like this before?" Christina chuckled.
"In any case, gentlemen. Let us win tomorrow." Clovis smiled and raised his glass.
"Cheers!"
"Let us celebrate again once this is over."
...
With the night finally settling down, the group started moving to their respective places to start. This time, Clovis played another mind game.
Instead of heading to the nearest gate to the forest, Clovis actually chose the furthest gate.
It confused Jean. He thought about using the fact that Clovis couldn’t get his Tier 9 human to come here while he still had a trump card. This way, some helpers might choose to back down, which would equalize their position.
Unfortunately for him, Clovis had expected it to a certain extent. Besides, there was another advantage he had considered.
By coming from the farthest one, the enemy had no choice but to meet them at the forest’s entrance rather than in the middle of the road. This also meant that he could take his time to wind up.
Jean wouldn’t likely try to get the flower since it would just lower his number further. That was why Clovis could take the initiative in the battle.
The time was 6 o’clock in the morning. The competition had just begun.
