Another World Mall-Chapter 899: Sparring Match

Now that the challenge had become official with Clovis’ signature, it was right to publicize everything.

Obviously, the moment they heard that the famous rising star, Clovis Hacfield, was going to fight against the number one younger generation in their country, the comments blew up.

"Clovis Hacfield is too arrogant. He might have defeated the heir of the Melesviet family, but our Iskandar Anatas is known to be undefeated for much longer than him."

"No matter what, I’m eager to see Clovis Hacfield lose."

"What next? Is the Hacfield family going to come next?"

"The world is not the same anymore. Their family won’t be able to do anything to our country."

Some were excited to see Clovis lose. They admired Iskandar, who was already a Tier 7 human with a unique ability. Having a Tier 9 human in the country was definitely like a dream come true.

So, people were eager to cheer for Iskandar.

However, some disliked Iskandar as well. After all, Iskandar’s attitude was quite questionable. A lot had been tolerated because of his unique ability.

"Too arrogant? I heard the battle was initiated by the Anatas family. They are bullying a poor guy who is one tier lower than Iskandar."

"Iskandar is uglier than Clovis. My money is on Clovis!"

"He is quite close to the Hatson family. Are the Hatson family offering their twins to him?"

"Is this a collaboration to introduce the new beast soul into this country?"

Even though they disliked Clovis, it didn’t mean they would be cheering for him either. That was why their comments were rather ambiguous.

After all, Clovis was still an expert from another country. A part of themselves still felt patriotic. They didn’t want Iskandar to win, but they didn’t want him to lose either.

Unfortunately for them, the two sides had remained silent the whole time. They were preparing to fight to the fullest, believing that their side would win.

Obviously, Absalom’s president immediately called him after hearing the news about the sparring match.

"Mr. Clovis. Is it too much for me to ask you to inform me about this matter first?" The president looked troubled.

Clovis remained calm, as if he had already expected this call. "It’s not like that, Mr. President. I will tell you everything once I return, but please believe that this will also benefit the country. To be fair, if you watch this live, you will probably understand why I’m doing this."

The president frowned before asking, "Suppose I believe you, do you think you can win?"

"My confidence is only at 70%. In the end, the opposite party is one tier higher than me. However, even if I lose, I can guarantee that the country will not lose any face. On the other hand, if you win, you will probably be smiling for a while."

"So, you’re telling me that losing won’t bring any disadvantage while winning will bring a lot of benefits?"

"Sort of." Clovis nodded.

The president thought for a moment before saying, "Well, you are not the type of person who does things without proper consideration, so I guess you do this because you have considered it enough. It’s just... I hope that you are able to tell the government before doing this.

"We are not unreasonable either. Convincing us is not that hard. After all, you are currently the face of our country. I just want to make sure that you have us. If you need anything from us, you just have to tell us. We will cooperate with you.

"In fact, I communicated with the president there this morning. I have an understanding with them."

Clovis nodded.

The president sighed. "One last question. Is it true that you have killed two Tier 8 beasts over there?"

"Yes," Clovis confirmed without hesitation. "Unfortunately, I have sold the beast souls and the beast essences to fulfill my part of the agreement."

"No, we are not coveting that. To be honest, being able to kill a Tier 8 beast is already good for us. As you probably already know about our intention in reclaiming the fallen cities... Being able to kill those Tier 8 beasts means a lot for us."

Clovis smiled. It was indeed good for them. After all, this meant the agreement could be fulfilled. If Clovis got even stronger, they would be assured that the missions would be accomplished even if it was going to take some time.

In addition, their country’s strongest beast was only Tier 8. With no Tier 9 beast terrorizing the country, they could feel assured.

"Anyway, if you need anything from us, tell us. Also, I want to relay a message from General Adam. He wants to know when the training program you previously promised starts."

"Ah!" Clovis thought for a moment. "Since there is that alliance event that will happen soon, why don’t we hold a training program in preparation for that?"

"That’s one of the suggestions I’ve heard. Since you sound like you are good with the idea, I will tell them about it."

Clovis nodded. "Alright. We will talk about the time after I return."

"Mr. Clovis." The president’s expression turned solemn. "May Lady Luck bless you with her presence."

"Thank you."

...

With the matter settled, Clovis chose to focus on his killing intent training. He knew what he was lacking, and fortunately, Christina was there to help him. Jay looked like he wanted to participate as well, but unfortunately, he was still injured. And the challenge didn’t include him.

As scheduled, three days later at the Grand Genlen Stadium, the sparring match was held.

The Grand Stadium had 70,000 seats, but surprisingly, when the government opened the ticket sales, all tickets were sold in just 20 minutes.

Not just normal people, a lot of organizations were quite interested in Clovis. They wanted to see whether Clovis would still be the same after defeating someone stronger than him.

Suddenly, a woman walked to the center of the arena and waved her hand as screens were projected all over the stadium.

"Hello, everyone! I am Rose from LemonTea, your favorite IdolX (Explorer Idol). I am grateful to have the honor of being the host of this sparring match. After all, this is the battle of the century. The battle between our Battle God Iskandar Anatas and the Western Rising Star Clovis Hacfield. Are you excited? I know because I’m also excited!"