Chapter 1708
“Then you’re at a huge loss. You’re losing out on a great son p>
Tarquin was speechless.
Evan tried to smooth things over.
“I know Dad loves me. He would never stay mad at me, and he definitely wouldn’t tell Mom! I’m going upstairs to take a shower p>
The little guy bolted as soon as he finished speaking. Tarquin watched him go, a helpless look on his face.
“I’m only letting you off the hook this once. Don’t let it happen again p>
Evan flashed him a brilliant smile. “Okay p>
Tarquin’s eyes filled with affection as he gave a resigned smile.
Upstairs, Elliot and Elijah rushed over to Evan as soon as they saw him.
“Are you okay p>
“You’re not hurt, are you p>
Evan shook his head.
“No. I saw Dad as soon as I came in, and it scared me. I thought he was going to beat me up p>
“We acted without telling him first, so Dad was definitely not happy,” Elliot said. “He was mainly worried something would happen to you p>
“I know. Dad loves me just as much as Mom does!” Evan said, then added excitedly, “Bro, your plan was amazing. That place is in total chaos now, they’re at each other’s throats! And I saw that we managed to rescue a lot of our countrymen p>
Evan’s initial idea was to rush in, cause some destruction, and rescue some of their people himself.
But Elliot disagreed.
Elliot felt that a direct confrontation was too risky. It was better to let them fight amongst themselves.
That way, they could keep Evan safe while rescuing even more of their countrymen.
Besides, with them tearing each other apart, their entire operation would suffer a heavy blow.
Elijah added excitedly, “Not only did we rescue a lot of our people, but we also got a huge sum of money back! We really made them bleed p>
Elliot gave all the money to Zhinora’s rescue team. Part of it was used to expand the team, and the other part was used to help poor families find their loved ones for free.
The situation in Mariana Land was complicated. Wiping them out in one go was impossible.
They could only offer what help they could.
Elliot let out a long breath. Seeing
that Evan was in a much better mood, he said softly, “The Mariana Land business is over for now. Go take a shower, then come. downstairs for a bite to eat Get a good night’s sleep. You still have the semi-finals tomorrow p>
“Okay p>
The next day, a little after ten in the morning.
When Evan woke up, Elliot and Elijah were gathered around a computer, watching
the live broadcast of the semi-finals.
The two brothers had their brows tightly furrowed, murmuring to each other.
“Athletes are extremely careful about their diet before a competition. How could they
all come down with food poisoning at the same time p>
“They were probably sabotaged by some scoundrels p>
Evan yawned and shuffled over. “What are you guys watching p>
“The semi-finals livestream,” Elliot said.
Evan rubbed his eyes. “I thought there wasn’t a live broadcast p>
“The preliminary round was a massive open selection with a lot of amateurs, and the scene was chaotic, so there was no broadcast,” Elliot explained. “But from the
sentials onward, there met
is. Th
organizers set it up for a global broadcast p>
Evan stared at the computer screen. “Is this number 81 one of ours p>
Elliot nodded.
“Yeah, a Zhinorian. Our country has a total of four fighters who made it to the semi- finals p>
“You, number 52, number 81, and number 106. Number 52 has already lost. The one fighting right now is number 81 p>
Evan was surprised. “Only four advanced? Didn’t a lot of people sign up p>
“A huge number of people were
eliminated in the preliminaries,” Elliot said. “Everyone who made it to the semi finals is a master Some smaller countries don’t even have a single person who qualified p>
“How did number 52 lose? Who beat him?” Evan asked again.
Elliot frowned.
“Number 44, the one on the stage. I heard he’s Seker’s junior, but he qualified through the preliminaries. It seems he’s not as skilled as Seker p>
Just as Elliot finished speaking, fighter number 81, who was in the middle of his match, suddenly grimaced and doubled over in agony, clutching his gut, looking like he was in extreme pain.
Just as number 81 was about to raise his hand to signal a timeout to the referee, number 44’s face hardened, and he kicked him directly!
He sent him flying off the stage!