Chapter 1716
Evan stood alone on the stage, his mind filled with Jake’s face and laughter.
After a long while, he fought back a lump in his throat and looked toward the elder representatives from Nipponora and Koryon!
The representatives from the two countries froze, then quickly lowered their heads, not daring to meet Evan’s gaze, terrified of being called out!
They knew their own strength all too well. Even if their countries’ best fighters were here, they might not be able to beat Evan, let alone them.
However, the next second, Evan’s voice rang out across the arena.
“I challenge the Nipponoran elders and the Koryon elders. Do you dare to accept p>
Everyone in the venue immediately turned to look at them!
The live broadcast cameras instantly focused on them!
The few elder representatives looked flustered, wishing they could find a hole to crawl into!
Just as the elders were too scared to speak, two hot-headed young men from Nipponora and Koryon stood up with grim faces.
“Nipponora will never back down or admit defeat! Master, beat him p>
“The great Koryon Empire will never back down or admit defeat! Master, let’s beat him together p>
The representatives from both countries’ faces darkened. They looked at their clueless, reckless disciples, grinding their teeth in frustration. “Shut up p>
The two representatives glanced at each other, racking their brains for an excuse not to fight.
But Evan said:
“If you are unwilling to fight, then you will face the live cameras, publicly admit defeat, and say that you are afraid of Zhinora fighters and do not dare to fight them p>
Before the elder representatives could speak, people in the audience had already started jeering.
“We know you Nipponorans and Koryons are cowards. Just admit defeat, you can’t win anyway p>
“But after you concede, you’d better keep a low profile. Give it a rest with the ‘Great Nipponora’ and ‘Great Koryon’ talk. If you aren’t dying of shame yet, the rest of us are certainly feeling the second-hand embarrassment for you p>
The representatives from both countries looked grim. They couldn’t bear the shame
of directly admitting defeat, so they steeled themselves and went on stage.
Because they were direct participants in Jake’s murder, Evan was especially ruthless with them!
As expected, the representatives from both countries were brutally defeated!
But what surprised everyone was what Evan said next.
“I know you are not the best fighters from Nipponora and Koryon. It’s a pity they didn’t come to compete today. Go back and tell them I want to schedule a fight with them p>
“If the top fighters from Nipponora and Koryon don’t dare to accept the challenge, tell me online in advance p>
“If they dare to accept, then they should start preparing. Next October, I will
definitely go to Nipponora and Koryon to keep our appointment p>
Evan was throwing down the gauntlet to both Nipponora and Koryon before a global audience!
Tarquin, sitting in a private room on the second floor, frowned tightly!
It was only now that it dawned on him, that he finally understood Evan’s true purpose for competing!
Challenging the Thyania dojos for Jake was one thing!
The real goal was to use himself as bait to flush the rats out into the open.
He was using himself as bait to catch the culprits from all those years ago!
Today, he had stolen the show, becoming the center of global attention just like Jake once was!
The Thyania elders were soundly
defeated Nipponora and Koryon knew full well they couldn’t beat him,
but they couldn’t just back down in
front of the entire world. So what could they do?
The best way was to target Evan himself!
If something happened to Evan, they wouldn’t have to worry about a humiliating defeat. They could even turn the tables and claim that Evan was afraid of them and broke his promiser content
Evan was waiting for them to do just that, so he could follow the trail and uncover
the real culprits who had harmed Jake!
Tarquin saw through his son’s plan, his frown deepening!
Seeing Evan leave the stage, Tarquin sent a message to Elliot.
[Take Evan directly back to our residence p>
Evan had achieved his goal; he wouldn’t continue fighting in the tournament.
Tarquin knew that many people would now be trying to find out Evan’s identity, and he didn’t want Evan exposed!
After sending the message, Tarquin also got up and left the arena.
He was supposed to have a friendly match with Punikon’s grandfather today.
Now that even Punikon’s grandfather had been beaten by Evan, their match was effectively canceled.
Before he even got home, Tarquin received a call from Elysia.
Elysia was at the airport picking up Winona Newsom and had just found out what happened. She was worried, nervous, and surprised.
Tarquin comforted her.