"Artemis, you have every right to be angry." Akash's face immediately turned serious. There was not a single trace of that unrestrained goofiness on his face, "I sincerely apologize for getting carried away. I really shouldn't have done that." "Apologize! How about I kick you in the pants and apologize too? I thought of you as one of my closest friends, but I had no idea you hated me to the extent where you would attempt to put a dent in my relationship with such a shameless tactic. You make me sick." "Yes. You are right. I hate to say it, but my curiosity just got away from me. However, let me assure you, Art, that I had no intention of testing his character. I wasn't looking down on him, but if I made you feel that way, I might as well apologize to you." "Artemis! Calm down… It's fine." Creed interrupted the ve

Creed's eyeball frantically shook in the sockets when he saw an old man blocking their paths. The glistening black tux worn by this old man and his gray beard couldn't be more dandy.  He had black hair but his temples seemed to have lost the natural pigmentation, giving the signs of old age catching up to him. A vitalizing elegance dripped from every pore of his skin.  However, Creed's attention was light years away from his outer appearance. The only thought that came to his mind right now was 'Death''. Surprisingly, even though this old man didn't have jaw-dropping chakra control, Creed could overhear the alarms of uncertainty and potential hazard constantly blaring inside his mind.  In fact, this old man was so strong Creed didn't even bother to gau

Creed arm trembled in sheer fury. His breath dampanend. The bullshit excuse that Alia gave made his chest gut wrenching abhor. He could already feel the trace of subjective morality being imposed right in front of his eyes. Moreover, what surprised him the most was that despite belonging to a wealthy family, Artemis was also being treated unjustly because she didn't belong to a clan. 'Does being in a clan justifies it all? Argh… I swear to god… I'm gonna lose it!' However, when he saw the old man standing in front, he had no choice but to gulp his anger. He knew that even if he told the old man the truth, that wouldn't help the situation because the words of clanless don't weigh much. Since Grisha and Akash didn't say anything, convincing the old man all by himself s

While others discussed the current turn of events. Master Bakshi and the group were silently watching the battle. None of them uttered a word but all of their eyes were glued toward the ring. Kiara and Mira also had their eyes on the battle. In fact, the best way to put it would be that Kiara's eyes were glued to the battle but Mira couldn't stop gazing at her elder sister. For some reason, Mira had a tint of confusion, discomfort and nervousness in her eyes. Her palms were jittery and Her mind was wrapped with several thoughts. This whole situation has escalated to the point where she was physically uncomfortable. It seemed as if she didn't like this either, and wanted to tell master Bakshi the whole thing from the start but her frightened nerves didn't let her.

"My name is Creed Gryffon. Batch-43 cadet, Interplanetary Glitch armed services. I'm 17 years old, licenced glitch hunter with a year and a half of hunting experience inside bhu lok. I would like to switch places with Artemis and take over the battle on her behalf." The moment he said, All of the eyes towards the ring widened. A ghastly shock appeared on their faces. Especially the ones from the clan Phoenix God's.  Kiara and others also hand their eyebrows from being startled. Contrarily, Olivia's group was more scornful than shocked. Dollar Twenty's eyes shined for a split second before turning back to normal. Although it happened for a split second, this was the first time Creed noticed any abrupt change in her expressions. "I see…" She replied, "Are you sure