Endless Evolution: Last Star

Chapter 553 Raising the Stakes (Part 2)

Step. Step. Step.

Adam was approached by a waiter, a girl with crimson hair and blue eyes similar to Adam's.

In the first seconds, Adam didn't understand why the waiter decided to approach him now, but soon he realized that this girl looked very familiar.

"Wait... Silvana?" Adam's eyes went wide, looking at her from bottom to top, not believing his eyes.

Silvana was slightly embarrassed by such a gaze, she blushed, but quickly returned to normal. Right now they had more important matters to attend to.

"Here." Silvana held out her phone to Adam, "You need to see this."

Adam raised an eyebrow in confusion but didn't refuse.@@@@

He stared at the phone for a while before realization came to him and his eyes went wide in shock.

"What the hell...?"

Tap.

Suddenly, Gladius appeared next to him, throwing an arm around his shoulder.

"Sorry I didn't send you a message, fighters shouldn't be allowed to bet on themselves or against themselves, otherwise there's a risk that they could lose on purpose and it would kill all interest!" Gladius said with a wave of his hand.

Adam looked around, he looked at Franz standing off to the side.

"What's going on here anyway?"

Franz shrugged.

"Raising the stakes. And, in a way it was inevitable, at least after Gladius decided to get involved in this."

Whooooooooooooosh.

Franz wanted to say something, but suddenly Gladius swept in front of him and found himself facing Nelya. Rosalind standing with her got wary, but she didn't try to stop Gladius, she knew that was pointless.

"Young lady, I hope you will watch this fight and place a bet when the opportunity opens up." Gladius said sweetly, gently taking her hand.

Franz frowned slightly.

"Watching the fight...? Isn't it supposed to happen right here?" Nelya asked, slightly stumped.

Gladius shook his head before turning to Zarot.

"The fight will take place in the arena, won't it?" Experience tales with My Virtual Library Empire

"According to the rules, the family must show their fighter, on the same day. However, there's a catch, if it's less than six hours before midnight, the other side, the one looking for a fighter, gets an extra three hours." Gladius explained, with a satisfied expression.

Then, the guests and nobles began to check their watches, there were less than two hours until midnight.

"Wait... Doesn't that mean the Marzo Family has less than five hours to choose their fighter? They only have until 3 A.M." Someone from the guests muttered in a trembling voice.

Whoooooooosh.

Gladius waved his hand.

"Bingo!"

Then, he took a deep sip and looked at Nelya.

"As for your second question, it's just as interesting. The start of the battle of The Rule of Power depends on only one factor - which of the two traditional arenas it takes place in."

Gladius cast a glance at Adam before gazing upwards, through a hole in the ceiling was a great view of the starry night sky, with a bright blue moon about to appear in the center of it.

"In our case, it's the Moon Colosseum, which means the battle will begin exactly when the moon disappears over the horizon line."

Silence.

No one said anything, it seemed the guests and nobles were trying to figure out what it meant and for which side it was good news.

"Hahahahahahahaha, unbelievable!"

Suddenly, Baren laughed brightly, holding onto his stomach.

"I don't know if you were the one who came up with all this, but this is just a diabolical plan!"

Baren exclaimed spreading his arms out to the sides.

"It's less than six hours to midnight, which means the Marzo Family can look for a fighter until 3 A.M. But since it's summer, dawn starts early and the moon goes out even earlier. Thus, the fight will start around 4 A.M!"

Everyone's eyes went wide. They realized what this meant - Marzo Family's fighter would have no time to prepare as well as the family members to make any impact. Moreover, the viewers would need to hurry to make their bets in time, as they would only have one hour.

"Yeah, it's exactly like that." Gladius smirked, taking a final sip and emptying his glass before throwing it on the ground, the glass shattering into small pieces.

Tap.

Gladius jumped off the table and walked calmly towards the golden archway.

The woman, the officiant, instinctively stepped aside, allowing him to stand between Nirosh and Osana, that is, between the bride and groom.

"Unfortunately." Gladius looked at Nirosh, "Or fortunately." Gladius showed Osana a smile, "Until the outcome of the battle of The Rule of Power, this wedding is suspended!"