The randomizer continued.
A few more battles passed.
Some participants were eliminated quickly, while others managed to advance after hard-fought clashes. A spearwoman with thunder wings defeated a poison cultivator by overwhelming him before his toxins could spread.
A demon youth with black flames lost to a calm monk-like participant who reflected his flame back through a strange palm art. A silver-haired beastkin girl surrendered after realizing that her opponent's soul attacks had already trapped her in an illusion field.
Then another familiar name appeared.
[Battle Forty-Three]
[Morgana Starveil vs Elara Mistwood]
Max's eyes shifted.
Morgana Starveil appeared on the stage with her midnight-blue hair, black-violet dress, and purple eyes. Her witch hat tilted slightly over her head, and her lips carried a faint smile, but that smile did not reach her eyes. She looked toward Max almost immediately after appearing.
Their gazes met.
Morgana's smile widened.
