Chapter 386: Ominous Feeling

"When they mentioned your brother was going to join us, I didn't believe it." A man whose hair has been braided behind his back sneered as he looked at King Agostos.

Anna recognized him as another Alpha that supports the current Lycan King. His name is Alpha Korneel, and he was sitting just next to Alpha Urchaid.

"Agostos… how have you been?" Alpha Korneel asked.

"I am very well Korneel. If I had known that you would be this excited to see me, I would have visited your pack a long time ago."

"That is not necessary. You wouldn't be welcome in such a sacred place." Alpha Korneel laughed while Alpha Urchaid snorted next to him. On the other hand, King Agostos just gave him a meaningful smile. Despite the insult, the man was still smiling.

Of course, the Lycan King Lourens heard this, but as always, he ignored those words. Seeing this, Anna lowered her head, hiding the disgust on her face.

According to the rumors, King Agostos doesn't really like to join events like this. Now, she knew why he would rather spend his time inside his own palace, reading books.

Books are more interesting than these people.

"Oh! It's about the start!"

The one who announced the start of the competition was one of the King's close attendants. He was a strong gamma and was very good at handling people, too.

After a few more minutes, the competition officially started.

"Hah… Hunter Academy has powerful warriors this year." Alpha Korneel said. "There is a chance that they would win."

"Stop praising your own kid, Korneel. I saw him fight last year. He wasn't as good as the Headmistress Mo's son. I saw him beat your kid until he fainted. Isn't that a little embarrassing?" The man sitting next to Headmistress Mo said. "I think this year, Mo Li is going to win!"

"Mo Li?" Alpha Korneel's face darkened. "He was strong last year. But I heard he was injured this year… was it because he tried to save a girl?" Alpha Korneel eyed Headmistress Mo, who had been keeping her silent since earlier.

It was obvious that the Headmistress wasn't in the mood. While she always looked serious on the outside, something about her today seemed off.

"It was because he fought against demons, Alpha Korneel. I don't know if your kid has fought a demon twice his size before?"

"That— "

"So… he hasn't," Headmistress Mo sneered.

"But he did it to save a woman, no?"

"Korneel, when in front of a demon, Mo Li would always choose to fight. I taught him to fight. It was his instinct."

Alpha Korneel glared at Headmistress Mo. Just from the looks of it, the two seemed enemies. But then again, they support the same king.

"Headmistress, I have heard about this matter too. Was the injury severe?"

Headmistress Mo looked at the Queen Mistress, who sat on the King's left. "No. The injury wasn't severe."

"Really? I heard he was in a coma for a long time, even if he had no injuries when you found him?" Queen Mistress continued. "That is surprising. I have seen Mo Li and acknowledge that he is strong for his age. I couldn't imagine the things that he saw out there."

Headmistress Mo only smiled in response.

Seeing this, the Queen Mistress continued. "I heard it was because he followed the woman hailing from the shadow pack. Is that true?"

Despite the gentle voice and kind smile, the Queen Mistress couldn't hide her malicious eyes. She was enjoying pushing the Headmistress buttons.

Of course, Anna enjoyed the show. Being here is really the right choice.

"Is that so? It was His Majesty the King Lourens who asked me to keep Miss Anna safe. Because of that, I asked Mo Li to watch her on my behalf. As a good citizen of the kingdom, it is only right that Mo Li follows the King's orders."

"But he failed. Didn't he?" Queen Mistress asked.

"I failed." Headmistress Mo responded almost immediately. "Unexpectedly, I underestimated the people who wanted Miss Anna dead."

"People who wanted her dead?"

Headmistress Mo just smiled at the Queen Mistress. Then she turned her head towards the people fighting in the Arena.

The first fight was that of a woman from Nesca Academy and a man from Hunter Academy.

The two were not equally built, but it was pretty obvious that the ones from Nesca were quicker and more agile. The woman was trained to be an assassin, so it wasn't surprising that her movement was really fast.

Armed with a dagger, the woman attacked the man. She might be smaller, but she was pretty aggressive. When the woman hit the man's face, a loud gasp echoed. The action surprised the crowd. After all, people from Hunter Academy specialized in defense.

"Oh? I thought the Hunter Academy has become stronger this time?" King Agostos suddenly said. "I guess I was wrong." His voice was not really loud, but everyone in the VIP section could hear him. He chuckled and gestured for her to pour him another tea.

Anna complied and watched as Alpha Korneel started glaring at King Agostos.

"Oh! Another cut?" King Agostos said. "Can the man still fight?" King Agostos asked. Of course, he only did this to antagonize Alpha Korneel. After all, the man from the Hunter Academy was about six-seven with a bulky frame. Two minor cuts on his cheek wouldn't hurt him.

Or so they thought.

Anna squinted. When the fight started, she asked the system to scan the fighters and the system immediately responded with something weird.

The system said that the woman… wasn't human or Lycan.

First, Anna noticed that the woman was too fast, too agile. There was just something weird in the way she moved.

As someone who was trained to become an assassin, Anna was pretty familiar with how an assassin moved and she was certain that the woman was just plain… weird.

Moreover, it was pretty obvious that the woman was hiding her actual strength and was actually toying with her opponent.

Anna frowned her gaze, then landed on Mo Li.

For some reason, an ominous feeling sprouted in her chest.