Chapter 1136: Chapter 583: An Unacceptable Outcome
Nokes suffered a crushing defeat!
Blood squeezed out from the seams of the snarling flesh, like a towel, gradually forming ice crystals in the extremely cold aftermath.
Anduin certainly held back, not actually killing Nokes, just severely injuring him.
Twisted into a knot, it wasn’t a fatal wound even for a B Level Life Form.
But even so, the command room of the joint flagship fell into silence, faces full of astonishment.
Nokes had clearly held the advantage, but the outcome was unexpectedly reversed in an instant.
Heins was furious, pointing outside the porthole, he said to Schmidt, "This is your man, right? Got bribed or something? Just standing there shivering?"
Schmidt’s face was equally grim. Nokes was the first to attack, initially thought to be an unstoppable force, but the result was completely different from what was anticipated.
Moreover, the defeat was bizarre— one moment pressing the attack, the next twisted into a knot, almost powerless to resist.
At first glance, it truly seemed like he was throwing the fight.
But upon hearing Heins’ roar, Schmidt suddenly understood and angrily replied, "Heins, think before you speak."
Heins sneered, "I only believe what I see. This is an interstellar live broadcast; one failure is like a slap on our face!"
Costate had his brows tightly knit, remaining silent, yet another unexpected turn.
How could this be?
In theory, Nokes should have a steady victory over Anduin.
The first half of the battle proceeded just as they expected.
But in the latter half, something went wrong. He could clearly see, Nokes seemed to be bound by some means.
Yet he was an X Level Life Form on the Ultimate Path, with a Combat Level of 1500X; there were very few suppression methods that could work on him.
"No, that’s not right..." Someone among the many High-level Life Forms suddenly spoke, their body tall and slender, with two pairs of blue eyes, they speculated, "Is it... Time Distortion?"
"Time Distortion?"
Costate immediately looked over, the words Eternal Silence Star surfaced in his mind, followed by Azure Dragon.
Almost not considering it Anduin’s own means.
"It is indeed the Time Distortion Field." An emaciated elder agreed, "Nokes should have been suppressed."
Heins wasn’t slow to react either, suspiciously said, "Azure Dragon came to the scene?"
"No..." Costate shook his head, hesitantly said, "Using the Eternal Silence Star isn’t that simple, let alone using it so quietly."
He originally intended to say it was impossible, but considering the various incredible methods on Azure Dragon, he held back from speaking outright.
"Anduin himself is also researching time, he’s even achieved space-time integration..." someone reminded.
"Yet Nokes’ Life Level is higher than his, and it’s impossible to influence Nokes in such a short time, even making him almost unable to resist."
There are different strengths in capabilities, the influence shouldn’t jump from nil to overwhelming, there should be a process, but Nokes’ performance was extremely bizarre.
The audience discussed intensely.
Nokes was already carried back, mostly repaired, back to normal size, except for some minor surface cracks, his face pale.
"Sorry..." Nokes’ face was tight, Schmidt’s expression slightly changed, his complexion fluctuating.
It’s not just about Nokes’ simple failure, it also represents the loss of a seat for the Star Alliance.
Yet Nokes’ status was above his, he couldn’t criticize, just forced a smile to comfort, "It’s good you’re okay, what exactly happened, why the sudden reversal?"
"Time Distortion Force Field." Nokes said in a deep voice, "And extremely powerful, profoundly affected me, even just passive resistance consumed huge energy."
Costate quickly inquired, "Sure it was Anduin’s means?"
"Not sure..." Nokes hesitated, then shook his head, "But also not sure it was from someone else, the force field appeared very abruptly."
Isn’t this nonsense, the crowd was speechless, but in their hearts they had unconsciously concluded, it was most likely not Anduin.
"Is Azure Dragon really playing dirty tricks?" Heins’ face was dark, scanning the outside through the porthole, seemingly wanting to find the hidden Azure Dragon.
"Not necessarily Azure Dragon." Costate emphasized again, "The Eternal Silence Star has already shattered, mobilizing it is even more troublesome, and there would inevitably be a massive energy reaction."
The crowd remained silent, but to conclude it was Anduin, they were even less willing to believe.
To suppress Nokes, he might well be able to suppress them, the power level directly elevating to Gusta’s tier.
"Losing the first battle, even if we win the next six, it won’t have the same effect." Schmidt sighed.
The significance of any "first" under any circumstances far outweighs the rest.
On the broad channels, the audience was also vigorously discussing, many people were very excited.
"Damn, didn’t they say the challenged guys were certain to lose? Some even said the challengers were carefully selected by the Three Civilizations, is this it?"
"... The Three Civilizations really aren’t working, not even assured of victory, yet they sent people to challenge."
And the many Life Forms watching the live broadcast struggled to experience the life-threatening intimidation present live, but were equally excited, discussing fervently everywhere.
Anduin stood in the starfield, countless spotlights focused on his face, which appeared indifferent and calm, although inside he was amazed.
"Where on earth did Azure Dragon mobilize Eternal Silence Star from, it’s too abnormal."
During battle, there wasn’t time to think much, but now as he surveyed around, he still couldn’t find any suspicious changes.