Behind The Curtain

The way Heero treated Ryan White just now was like they were close friends rather than adversaries. The way he spoke, too, as if this Challenger Battle was just a show.

"That's it?!" Zhan Ling blurted out in confusion.

The battle between the two was short, but it was still amazing. It was an amazing battle that made her want more.

"Yes!" Master Yun Ji nodded his head, "The battle is over with an upset! President Xing has won the battle!"

"It wasn't an upset at all! I told you from the beginning that President Xing would win the battle! But I just did not expect the margin to be this big!" Zhan Ling immediately contradicted Master Yun Ji.

He immediately lowered his head. Zhan Ling was right, it was not an upset victory. It was just that he did not know how strong Heero was. 

It was a one-sided fight. As soon as Heero made his move, Ryan White was subdued.

During the fight, which lasted less than five minutes, Heero made only two attacks. Those two attacks subdued Ryan White.

However, he said it was an upset victory to save Ryan White's face. Despite the crushing defeat, Ryan White was still very strong. But Zhan Ling just attacked him, and he had nothing to say about it.

Master Park Song-Hoon kept his mouth shut. After a short dominating battle, he did not say a single word.

"Let's not talk about that. Let's analyze the battle instead, the people who watched the battle must have wanted to know as well!"

Zhan Ling immediately changed the subject when the two Master Instructors did not speak. A picture appeared on the screen. It was a picture of Ryan White when he launched his last attack.

The screen showed Ryan White's face, his expression of madness, and his bloodshot eyes were very clear. 

It was the expression of someone who had lost his mind. At least, that was what Zhan Ling thought when she saw Ryan White's picture.

"What do you think happened to Ryan White? Before President Xing burned him, I heard him say something like, "There's something wrong with you...", is there something wrong with Ryan White?"

Zhan Ling also tried to copy Heero's voice and tone. At the same time, Heero's recorded voice was played. 

In fact, Heero said those words before he burned himself and Ryan White in the pillar of flame.

Master Yun Ji and Master Park Song-Hoon looked at each other.

Meanwhile, in the Dome Hero, the spectators did not leave the arena. They were watching the big screen and wanted to know what was happening. They were waiting for the two masters to analyze the battle.

The people watching from home were also watching their screens. Everyone was waiting for more explanations.

Meanwhile, in the VIP room, the royal family of the Royal Kingdom was watching.

"What an impressive skill!" King William commented as he got up from the couch. He started to leave the room.

Alexa followed him and asked her husband, "Don't you want to keep watching?"

The battle ended too quickly. When she thought the battle was about to reach its climax, the battle ended abruptly.

King William shook his head, "Do you think these two old men could analyze someone so much stronger than themselves?"

After tossing this question to his wife, he walked toward the exit. As he opened the door, he realized something, "He said it was a show, not a fight! Now I understand why it was a show."

He remembered the fight just now and nodded his head. It was indeed an acrobatic show, but an amazing one at that.

Alexa was still at a loss, "Why?"

William turned to his wife and explained with a smile, "It was not a battle when President Xing beat Ryan White like that. It was a show, a demonstration of his power to all of us, perhaps?"

He shrugged his shoulders and left the room with his wife. Outside the room, he met Heero's four wives, and a camera was pointed at them as well.

*** ***

Meanwhile, on the corner of Dome Hero

An old man and a middle-aged man sat side by side. Both of them were looking at the big screen, where the two master instructors were trying their best to analyze the battle while having a conversation.

Looking at them, they looked like ordinary spectators. But they were not. Even though their eyes were watching the screen, they were having another conversation.

"So... what do you think? Would he be a threat to us?" The old man asked in a flat tone.

"I don't know!" The middle-aged man shrugged his shoulders, "You saw it too, your pawn did not make him go all the way. What can I get out of these two attacks?"

"Too bad, he is quite decent. His power rivaled that of an Emperor-class beast," the old man shook his head in pity.

"Indeed, it's a pity that we have to discard our ace card to destroy this city just for confirmation. He actually has a Phoenix Bloodline, which was confirmed during the Regal Kingdom's attack."

"Huh!? Discard it, but why?" The old man asked.

"Don't you hear what the beautiful hostess is saying? She says that this guy has found something wrong with your pawn! 

It's only a matter of time before he finds out about you and us! For someone like him, it's easy to track you down!" The middle-aged man yawned and popped the coffee-flavored popcorn into his mouth.

"Besides, he brought the body of your pawn with him. He should have noticed something," the middle-aged man added.

"Huh, so all my efforts these years are for nothing?" The old man sighed.

"Unless you want to risk your life to kill him? I estimate his power to be at the peak of an emperor's level, or even a half god, or maybe even a god."

"We don't know anything about him except the Phoenix Bloodline. You can stay and eliminate him if you are confident in your strength."

The middle-aged man suddenly grinned at the old man.

"What do you think? Can I kill him?" The old man seemed to take the middle-aged man's idea seriously.

"I told you, I don't know. I am considering sending the dragon to test him, but not now. I don't want the same incident as with Goun to happen again."

"Then I will not go. What about them? Should I take them with me? They have served me for a long time, I am a little reluctant to leave them behind," the old man immediately abandoned the idea of killing Heero when the middle-aged man mentioned the dragon.

"Them? I don't care about them. They have lost their purpose, so you can do whatever you want with them. Just make sure you don't leave any trace of us. I don't want to face that guy right now, so we have to keep a low profile for now! There's a possibility that he's the Saint's disciple, but even though it's a tiny possibility, we have to be extra careful."

The middle-aged man reminded the old man in a grave tone.

"The Saint's disciple? But his behavior did not reflect that of a disciple of a saint!" The old man furrowed his brow.

"As I said, it is a minuscule possibility, but we have to be extra careful. I don't want you to mess up our plans!" 

"I want to present this world to God Horas as soon as he awakes from his slumber, so don't mess up our plans or I will kill you with my own hands!"

The middle-aged man's voice was deep and filled with a murderous intent that sent a shiver down the old man's spine.

The old man lowered his head, "All right, I understand!"

*** ***

Immediately after the Challenger Battle was over, Heero made his way to the parking lot where he had parked his car.

He threw Ryan White in the trunk and waited for his wives.

It was not long before his wives arrived. They came with King William and Queen Alexa. But also four Guardian Knights accompanied them.

Heero's smile widened at the sight of King William and his wife. He held out his hand for a handshake and King William shook it.

"Did you take a picture with the media?" Heero joked with the young king.

King William just smiled at Heero.

"I actually have a present for you, King William," Heero suddenly said.

King William let out an "Ah!" and was immediately curious what Heero wanted to give him.

"Would you like to see a dragon?"

As soon as these words came out of Heero's mouth, King William stared at Heero in amazement. He was taken by surprise.