Former Interstellar Mercenary In Urban Cultivation World
Chapter 204: Challenge The Top 1 In Weaponry The Departement (Part 2)

Chapter 204: Challenge The Top 1 In Weaponry The Departement (Part 2)

However, regardless of how Amalia perceived it, those who considered themselves clever still interpreted her choice to challenge Lucia Lopez in various ways.

Mysteriously, it seemed as if there were celestial forces at play.

Unlike the admiration she received from the Weaponry Departement, the students from the artifact refining college believed Amalia would win.

Especially those people who had witnessed the entire process of Amalia’s fifth round exam.

The Students from the Weaponry Departement thought Amalia, while courageous, couldn’t possibly beat Lucia Lopez.

On the other hand, the students from the artifact refining college believed that if Amalia could contend evenly with the mysterious black-clothes individuals from the school, Lucia Lopez was nothing special.

At some point, the students from both institutes began to quarreling, and in some severe cases, it even escalated to physical battle upon meeting.

What was initially a normal resource challenge turned into a contentious event, and filled the school’s atmosphere with the strong scent of gunpowder.

The next day, the school unified the students participating in the resource challenge, and Amalia’s match against Lucia Lopez was scheduled for the afternoon.

The students from both weaponry departement and artifact refining colleges were present, and dividing the audience into two factions.

The latter were there to see how Amalia would defeat Lucia Lopez and unintentionally helped solidify Amalia’s position and honor as the first in the artifact refining college, and ending Rasler Yoder’s era.

As the match approached, Amalia arrived early.

He stood on the stage for ten minutes.

After ten minutes, Lucia Lopez didn’t show up.

"Lucia Lopes, your challenge is starting in an hour. How are you preparing?"

A clear voice suddenly echoed in Lucia Lopes’s ear, followed by a youthful body embracing her, and her arms hooked around her neck.

Her name is Yago Yebra, one of Lucia Lopes’s best friends, but she is a student at the artifact refining college.

During the recent artifact refining college exam, she had been reached the fifth round and witnessed Amalia’s draw with black-clothed opponent, and making his particularly concerned about this match.

"Does Lucia Lopes still need to prepare? He’s not Sebastian Caceres or Yannis Yoder. In my opinion, Amalia has good strength, but beating Lucia Lopes is still a distance away."

The speaker is Jaime Domingo.

He is also Lucia Lopes’s good friend and a classmate.

Jaime Domingo hadn’t seen the showdown between Amalia and black-clothed opponent, and he was unaware of Amalia’s true strength, so he didn’t think much of it.

"Jaime, don’t underestimate any opponent. If you think the other side is weak, they might surprise you." Yago Yebra didn’t want him to maintain that mindset.

Just as Jaime Domingo was about to respond, he suddenly noticed that Lucia Lopes seemed unusually quiet today.

"Lucia Lopes, what’s wrong?"

Lucia Lopes’s face was not only pale, but there was also a hint of anxiety in his eyes.

She was afraid if hers friends would worry, so shee forced a stiff smile, and said: "It’s nothing."

"Why are you saying that? Do you know how awkward your smile looks? What happened? Is it related to the match with Amalia?" Jaime Domingo bluntly exposed him.

"No, it’s not." Lucia Lopes denied too quickly, causing Jaime Domingo to misunderstand.

"Did someone threaten you to lose the match? Who would dare? Don’t they know you’re Master Zhu’s disciple?" Lucia Lopes couldn’t help but laugh at the absurdity.

"Don’t make assumptions. Nobody threatened me. The reason I’m like this is because of my brother."

"What happened to your brother?" Yago Yebra quickly asked.

Lucia Lopes’s expression darkened. "My brother has gone missing."

"Ah, I remember you mentioning something about your brother avoiding someone, not daring to meet you and only contacting you secretly, right?" Jaime Domingo and Yago Yebra recalled.

Lucia Lopes nodded his head: "Ever since he returned from the disaster zone a month ago, he’s been acting strangely. I thought it was just some psychological issues, but now he’s not even answering my calls. I suspect something might have happened to him."

Jaime Domingo suggested, "Have you considered that maybe you’re overthinking it?"

"Yeah, maybe your big brother just has something to deal with, and he’ll reply to you later," Yago Yebra also thought it might be an overreaction.

"Impossible!" Lucia Lopes immediately denied their words without hesitation.

With a hint of weariness in her eyes, she continued, "In fact, I haven’t told you both of you that I haven’t been able to reach my brother for two days. The last message he has been sent to me was asking me to go to my master if someone troubles me. He must have anticipated something, saying those seemingly instructive words."

Both of their faces changed simultaneously.

In two days, it’s nearly impossible for something to happen without a response.

Lucia Lopes and his brother relied on each other since their parents passed away, and his big brother cared deeply for him, never going more than two days without replying because he didn’t want Lucia Lopes to worry.

"Have you searched everywhere?" Yago Yebra asked.

"I have, everywhere I could think of. Now, there’s only one place left, and I plan to go there right now," Lucia Lopes rubbed his temples, and when he looked up again, his gaze became more determined.

"But your challenge starts in an hour. What will happen to the challenge if you leave?" Yago Yebra frowned.

"I can’t wait any longer. My brother’s fate is uncertain, and I don’t have the mood to participate in the challenge. If I lose, so be it. There will be other opportunities in the future," Lucia Lopes decided.

Yago Yebra wanted to persuade him, but Jaime Domingo stopped her.

"Forget it, Yago. Even if you let him go for the challenge now, in his current state, he won’t be able to perform at full strength at all. Moreover, if something bad really happens due to the delay, Lucia will be regret it for a lifetime," Jaime Domingo explained.