Chapter 1137: Chapter 583: An Unacceptable Outcome_2
However, there was some worry in his mind. It’s possible to explain using the Time Distortion Field for suppression, given his research on this aspect of time.
But if it were Perkins or Axel, it would be impossible to explain.
“Won, is Anduin so fierce? Nokes is holding back too seriously.”
Inside Silent Night, the expressions of all the High-level Life Forms subtly changed; the victory was just too bizarre.
“Time Distortion Field…” Anatoli’s eyes squinted, seemingly indicating something, “Anduin’s expertise in time, is it really that strong?”
“Time distortion?”
Everyone’s expressions slightly changed, and most instinctively thought of Azure Dragon, having only recently encountered the Eternal Silence Star.
Anduin has close ties with Azure Dragon, and this live challenge, although aimed at suppressing the High-level Life Form Union, also intended to isolate Azure Dragon.
The bigwig might have intervened secretly, but it’s far too covert, isn’t it?
Everyone exchanged looks, as if asking whether they noticed any energy anomalies.
“Don’t make claims without evidence; the Three Great Civilizations haven’t raised any objections.” Sener spoke softly.
With that, everyone’s expressions became even more peculiar.
Gusta glanced over but said nothing.
“Either way, losing the first battle makes the Three Great Civilizations look really bad.”
Many felt much relieved, as if knowing they had a major fallback.
While chatting, Anduin had already returned to his vehicle, with the virtual projection coming online.
Focus shifted towards him, with many congratulating him.
“It’s my turn.” Perkins abruptly spoke, his virtual projection dissipated, and the ten-meter-tall giant flew out from the extremely bloodthirsty ship.
His opponent was an interstellar human, a Genetic Evolution Body.
“What do you guys think, can Perkins win this time?”
“Normally, probably not, but if suddenly a Time Distortion Force Field is used for suppression, it’s hard to say.”
This remark was ambiguous, and Anduin glanced over to notice it was an “old friend.”
The noisy voices suddenly quieted down as the battle began, with the clash of energy brilliance causing tides.
For normal Life Forms, it’s already difficult to clearly see the details of the encounter, but they were not among the normal.
Gradually, everyone noticed something was amiss, Anatoli’s expression was uncertain and hesitant.
“Perkins is dominating Alek the whole time?” Someone couldn’t help but say.
“Alek’s Combat Level is around 1800X, how could he be suppressed by Perkins so severely, and fighting so hard?”
“Look at Alek’s face, why has it become so pale, his arms are trembling, as if fighting very strenuously…”
In just over half an hour, they were stunned.
“Won…won?”
The cabin fell into a silence again; there were no twists in this battle, yet Perkins dominated throughout.
Anduin was intensely focused and didn’t notice any signs of time distortion.
Feeling a sense of relief, he got even more direct impressions of Azure Dragon’s unfathomable nature.
Perkins’ Combat Level is around 1500x, maybe slightly more, but definitely not exceeding 1600.
What Azure Dragon accomplished was not only bridging this gap but allowing Perkins to gain absolute advantage without anyone detecting it.
“No time distortion… Azure Dragon’s not intervening?” What Anatoli cared about was this point.
But this conclusion couldn’t convince his instincts.
Bang!
Alek walked into the cabin from the command room with an unpleasant expression.
Costate and others showed no joy, Schmidt frowned, quickly asking, “What’s going on? Is it time distortion?”
“No…” Alek shook his head irritably, “At the start of the battle, I was suppressed by a special force field, consuming vast amounts of energy with anything I did, towards the end, I couldn’t even perform Genetic Release.”
No one listened to the latter part, they just knew it wasn’t time distortion.
Azure Dragon appeared unlikely to have taken action.
Heins surveyed the crowd, sneering, “If it’s not Azure Dragon, are you saying these two guys, after being challenged last time, suddenly made tremendous progress?”
“Do you believe that?”
No one could give him an answer, suddenly a sultry laugh came through the wide-area channel: “It’s my turn now, where are your people?”
Everyone instinctively looked at the screen, seeing Sener’s alluring figure already at the center of the battlefield.
The combat suit woven from nano fibers cracked into scale-like gaps at the waist, revealing beneath the scarlet high heels and white, delicate, long legs.
Countless Life Forms were magnifying details through various observational devices.
“Bitch!” Heins gnashed his teeth: “Dare to blatantly provoke.”
“Lord Viren.” Costate looked over, and the gaunt elder in the corner stood up, speaking flatly, “Don’t pin too much hope on me; two accidents have already occurred.”
His caution was justified, it only took a few rounds, not exceeding fifteen minutes, and even without large-scale clashes, he surrendered and returned.
“Why did you…surrender?” Costate helplessly inquired.
Viren’s eyes were muddy, “Sener’s spiritual attack intensity was too high, even triggering spiritual illusions. I could hardly distinguish between real and fake; continuing was meaningless.”
“Spiritual attack…” Everyone exchanged glances, still seeing no clues; Sener, nicknamed Shadow Queen, was skilled in spiritual attacks.
The cabin was already devoid of the initial fervor, sinking into silence.
The strength shown by these three people contradicted their profiles.
If they truly won by their own power, it was difficult to accept.
But if Azure Dragon intervened, it wasn’t good news either; this covert suppression method was too daunting.
These three failures were equivalent to three slaps, even winning four more rounds wouldn’t restore much prestige.
“I’ll go…” A Life Form with four blue eyes rose, seemingly burdened, without any initial ease.
As everyone watched, he stepped into the field.
The challenge target was the Dwarf King, this hammer-wielding king had a calm appearance.
This made the challenger somewhat hesitant and didn’t attack immediately, instead waiting for the Dwarf King to launch the offensive.
Contrary to his expectations, no unexpected situations occurred; the Dwarf King’s strength hadn’t progressed.
But based on previous experience, he maintained a high vigilance, prepared for any potential odd methods.
Yet, all the way to the end, no surprises emerged.
After winning, he was rather incredulous.
“Actually won?”
He felt neither joy nor surprise, returning to the command room, everyone seemed deep in thought.
“…Winning is normal; losing would be strange.” Schmidt was speaking, “We possess extremely precise data, their strength estimations have barely any room for surprises.”
This victory regained them some confidence, however, Axel’s win thoroughly shattered their mood.
Until late into the day, the entire challenge was over, having also defeated Akron and Bellamina didn’t bring any good looks.
“Seven seats, only ended up with three in the end!” Heins extended his trembling fingers, his face looking extremely unpleasant, “I told you we should’ve acted directly; what’s with this interstellar live broadcast game, now look at this mess.”
Costate and Schmidt showed no expression; they were already embittered.
The originally allocated seats were two for the Empire, and three for the Federation and Star Alliance.
Star Alliance even held a Deputy Council Seat, but due to recent expansion meeting accidents, Star Alliance’s Deputy Council Seat turned into a regular seat.
Now, the Empire, Star Alliance, and Federation only held one seat each, transforming from being able to influence voting results to mere spectators.
Moreover, not only did suppression not work, but it backfired, making them lose face terribly. No need to think about it, returning would certainly incur upper-layer reproach.
The High-level Life Form Union, who knows what extent it might swell to.