CHAPTER 1243: WAITING!

From MC’s Perspective:

Soon, I returned to my residence. The first thing I did was go to bed to lie down. I’m completely exhausted. I closed my eyes and fell asleep.

Meanwhile,

Faction Leader Clifford ordered the other main elders to come to the meeting hall. They had something important to discuss.

Half an hour later,

Everyone had arrived at the meeting. Faction Leader Clifford sat in the main seat. Main Elders Austin and Ann were seated on the left side.

Main Elders Leola, Cathy, and Rosie were seated on the right side. Everyone wore a solemn expression on their faces.

What Zack had done shocked everyone to the core. For some time, they all thought Zack was going to lose the duel.

Faction Leader Clifford’s gaze fell on everyone. He could see that everyone was worried. He let out a sigh.

Sigh!

He said, "I don’t know what’s going on inside Zack’s mind. He gave the illusion that he was going to lose the duel."

"Then he used his punch to defeat the opponent at the last moment. But this trick won’t work against other warriors."

"If he plans to hide his Inheritance power tomorrow, it will be difficult for him to win the duel," he added.

The main elders heard him. They shared the same thought.

Clifford turned toward Austin and asked, "Did you find any Inheritance for Zack’s Purple Lightning?"

Hearing that, everyone was surprised. Then they realized what this meeting was all about. Some time ago, they had decided to find an Inheritance for Zack Lockwood.

So that the Dew Water Faction wouldn’t trouble them and Zack.

Austin’s expression was serious. He replied, "No, I haven’t found a Purple Lightning Inheritance so far."

Hearing that, old man Clifford was disappointed. But he knew it wasn’t easy to find such things.

"Then we should be ready to confront the Dew Water Faction. The other elemental factions might join them as well," Clifford said.

"Faction Leader, I don’t think Dean Jerome would agree to their wishes," Main Elder Ann said.

"I know. But anything can happen in the future," Clifford said.

He then asked each of them to pay attention to any news about inheritances. They couldn’t afford any delay in this matter.

Until then, they could only pin their hopes on Zack.

Shortly afterward,

The meeting ended. Main Elder Austin didn’t want to disturb Zack, so he didn’t summon him.

Similarly, Main Elder Ann wanted to speak to Zack, but knowing his condition, she remained silent.

At the same time, she had trust in her healing technique. It could heal any serious injuries.

The rest of the main elders couldn’t help directly, but they could use their connections to search for inheritances everywhere.

...

Blazing Fire Faction:

A similar meeting was taking place inside the Blazing Fire Faction. Faction Leader Elmer looked at the main elders.

Everyone was discussing the result of today’s duel. One of the top three warriors, Ben, was admitted to the infirmary.

Right now, Issac and the female warrior were inside the meeting hall. They were listening to the main elders but didn’t know what to say.

Both of them were extremely angry. They knew that Zack Lockwood had successfully fooled everyone.

If Ben hadn’t let his guard down, he wouldn’t have been caught off guard.

Faction Leader Elmer suddenly shifted his gaze toward the two of them.

He asked, "Who is going to fight tomorrow?"

Hearing that, Issac and the female warrior looked at each other.

Issac said, "Faction Leader, I’m going to fight next."

Hearing that, the main elders supported him. They wanted Issac to defeat Zack tomorrow. But Faction Leader Elmer had a different idea.

He said, "No. Bella is going to fight tomorrow."

The female warrior’s name was Bella.

Issac was surprised. He wanted to fight Zack tomorrow, but the Faction Leader had other plans.

Bella got excited. She immediately nodded and said, "Faction Leader, I will fight against Zack. I will defeat him."

Elmer said, "Good, but don’t underestimate him. When you face him tomorrow, don’t hold back. Use your inheritance power fully."

"Don’t give him a chance. If you make any mistake, he will use it against you," he added.

Hearing that, Bella nodded. Issac also accepted the decision. He could still fight Zack the day after tomorrow.

...

Bloodline Faction:

Faction Leader Francesca started to worry about Zack. But the main elders misunderstood, thinking she was worried about the bloodline warriors.

"Faction Leader, don’t worry. Our warriors are stronger than the Blazing Fire Faction warriors. They can easily defeat Zack Lockwood," one of the main elders said.

"Yes, he used a desperate move to win in the end. His real strength will be exposed tomorrow," a female main elder said.

Francesca heard everyone’s words. She simply nodded at them, but they didn’t know she was thinking about something else.

...

Dark Variant Faction:

Faction Leader Vince was in his room. No meeting was taking place here because he hadn’t conducted the small competition.

He had thought that Zack would lose anyway. But to his surprise, the kid wasn’t using his inheritance power at all.

He knew that Zack had an Ancient Inheritance, confirmed by Dean Jerome. But he didn’t know why the kid wasn’t using it.

Back in the viewing block, when someone asked Clifford, he didn’t reply and dodged the question. Vince was sure something was going on.

It would become clear tomorrow, so he decided to wait until then.

...

Dew Water Faction:

Faction Leader Monica was angry. The main elders and warriors didn’t know why she was angry.

Despite numerous requests, she refused to speak about it. Instead, she asked her warriors to train hard and gave them orders.

Their job was to force Zack to use his inheritance power. Their goal was not to win the duel. Hearing that, the main elders and warriors were surprised.

But she didn’t explain. She told them to follow her orders, and everything would become clear to them.

...

Meanwhile,

The outer hall warriors were celebrating Zack Lockwood’s win. Only the inner hall felt the opposite.

Eight out of the top ten factions had decided to go against Zack Lockwood, leaving only the Thunderflame and Dark Variant Factions.

Zack came from the Thunderflame Faction, which left the Dark Variant Faction. But their warriors were not participating in the competition.

So Zack had few supporters inside the Inner Hall, for example, Ronnie Seth in the Dark Variant Faction.

Ronnie had watched the duel. He was dumbfounded by the unexpected result. Zack had won, but he won in an unconventional way.

He couldn’t understand Zack’s actions. He went to the virtual training lab to discuss with Old Man Daniel.

But Old Man Daniel was confused himself. He couldn’t understand what was going on either. But one thing he was sure of:

He had figured out that Zack didn’t want to use his inheritance power. Everyone knew that Zack had an Ancient Inheritance.

But the question remained: why wasn’t he using it?

Old Man Daniel said, "Nobody can guess what’s going on inside his mind. Don’t think too much about it. I still think that kid is hiding it. He is strong."

Hearing that, Ronnie Seth agreed. He thought that tomorrow everything would become clear. He then returned to his place.