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95. The First Round (3)
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"Nash... Nash! He's the winner from last year's competition!"

Elaine could not hide her surprised face and went to whisper to Nash while shaking his shoulder with full strength. She adored Emeric because she remembered his outstanding performance where he beat all the enemies without even breaking a sweat.

"I know," answered Nash while fixing his gaze on that man.

"So... he's the one that I need to beat in order to climb up the rank board."

Nash grinned a little, just thinking about beating up someone much stronger than him made him feel fired up. Nash wanted to challenge himself and see how strong he was now.

Gasp!

When Nash focused on staring at Emeric among the crowded sea of other participants, the man somehow also looked at him and their eyes met. The noisy crowds around Nash suddenly turned quiet, as if only those two existed in this place. The golden pupils of Emeric pierced through Nash's jade eyes and dominated him using only their stares.

"... Nash?"

A hand touched Nash's sh
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