Chapter 776 Gathering at the Venue
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Asher really couldn’t stand it any longer. He shouted furiously, “Lily, shut up! Lucas didn’t offend you. Why do you keep mocking him? If you do this again, don’t blame me
for being rude to you!”
“Asher, how dare you threaten my best friend? Who gave you the guts?” Lily’s best friend, Summer, stood up for Lily.
“You… don’t go too far!” Asher said with a sullen expression through gritted teeth.
Seeing that Asher seemed to be really angry, Lily finally pulled Summer’s hand and rolled her eyes. “Hmph, do you think I like wasting my time with a loser? Summer, let’s go
in!”
After the two of them vanished at the entrance, Asher looked at Lucas apologetically and said with embarra.s.sment, “Lucas, I’m really…”
He was initially really excited to see Lucas, and he also wanted to help Lucas get inside the venue. However, he not only failed to help him, but he even caused him to be
humiliated by his girlfriend. Asher was so embarra.s.sed that he didn’t dare to speak to Lucas again.
Lucas smiled. “Enough. I know you’re my buddy, and that’s enough. Well, the compet.i.tion is about to start soon. Go inside first! Rest a.s.sured. I’ll look for you later!”
Seeing that Lucas wasn’t angry, Asher felt slightly better.
“Okay, buddy, I’ll wait for you inside. But if you really can’t get in, it doesn’t matter. After the compet.i.tion is over, we can find another place to catch up!”
Asher patted Lucas’s shoulder and then entered the expo center.
Lucas looked at Asher’s back and sighed.
Back in high school, Asher had been happy and straightforward. But now, he seemed depressed and subservient. Although he was still handsome and suave, he was no
longer as spirited as when he was younger.
Besides, he and his arrogant girlfriend didn’t seem like an ordinary couple.
But Lucas hadn’t met Asher for nearly a decade, and he wasn’t clear about his current situation. It would be better to ask him about it when they met again another time.
Lucas looked at his watch and saw that it was already 8:40 p.m. There were still 20 minutes before the tournament officially began.
“Lucas!”
He was about to enter when a crisp voice called out to him from behind.
Lucas turned around and saw a beautiful young girl walking toward him joyfully. It was Alexis, the heiress of the Cole family.
Lucas smiled and nodded at her. He had always had a good impression of her.
“Greetings, Mr. Gray!”
“Greetings, Mr. Gray.”
Edmund and Clement, a few steps behind Alexis, immediately walked over to greet Lucas.
They didn’t come alone either. Apart from the two bodyguards who didn’t leave their sides, there was also another expert whom Lucas had never seen before.
Originally, the Coles’ top expert was Iron Wolf. But since he got seriously injured by Lewis at the Campbells’ conference, he could no longer represent the Coles to
partic.i.p.ate in this compet.i.tion. So this time, it was a middle-aged man following Edmund.
The man, whose face was thin, had his lower lip pursed and his forehead furrowed deeply. He was clearly a man of few words who was not to be provoked.
Lucas could sense the powerful aura coming from the middle-aged man, who was at least much stronger than Iron Wolf.
This middle-aged man should be the expert that Edmund had spent a lot of money to hire in the last few days.
“Mr. Gray, Mr. Cole, Mr. Parker!”
At this moment, there were a few more greetings. The people who came this time were all people Lucas knew. They were Damon Parker and his grandson Kenneth.
They were all acquaintances.
There were also several other experts among the Parkers’ team, whom Lucas hadn’t seen before. But in terms of aura, they were inferior to the middle-aged man from the
Coles.
It clearly wasn’t that easy to find more powerhouses within seven days.
Strictly speaking, as long as Lucas represented California and won against the experts sent by the Peerless Martial a.s.sociation, he would emerge victorious and become the
overlord of both California and Oregon.
But for safety precautions and also to prove to the people of Oregon and the Peerless Martial a.s.sociation that there were powerhouses in California too, the families came
to a consensus to each bring an expert.
Although the experts they prepared might not be able to join the compet.i.tion, they at least couldn’t lose out in terms of momentum.
“Ah, Mr. Gray, everyone, you’ve arrived earlier than me!” Immediately afterward, Bruce appeared with Connor and the Hales.
These people, together with their families’ descendants, bodyguards, and experts they brought, added up to more than twenty people.
At first, the people walking by didn’t notice anything wrong. But after someone saw Damon, Edmund, Connor, and other famous bigwigs of California, they were all
astonished.
It was really shocking that these bigwigs, who usually rarely made an appearance, were now all gathered around a young man and smiling at him gently.
“It’s my first time seeing these big shots up close! The tens of thousands of dollars I spent on buying two tickets to come watch this compet.i.tion were worth it.”
“Yes, Edmund Cole and Damon Parker are both here! So are Connor Hale and Bruce Hale! Just getting to see these big shots together makes my trip this time worthwhile!”
“But what is the origin of the young man in the middle? He must have a great status for these helmsmen to surround him. Do any of you know this young man?”
“Not only are they surrounding him, but they seem very respectful toward him too. This is amazing! Who exactly is he?”
There were many people speculating about Lucas’s ident.i.ty.
Someone also thought of something and suddenly said excitedly, “Surely this young man isn’t the legendary Master of California, right? Doesn’t everyone say that the
Master of California is also very young? I’m guessing it’s him!”
“What? He’s the legendary Master of California? But… but look at the way he’s dressed. He looks so ordinary.”
“What do you know? This is the style of a master! People at his level don’t need to dress in luxurious clothing to prove their status. Just look at his aura. It’s absolutely
incredible!”
For some time, countless voices of speculation and envious gazes landed on Lucas.
Lucas was already standing in the center of the helmsmen, and many pa.s.sersby caught wind of the situation and rushed over to watch. All of a sudden, this small area
became extremely lively.
“Hah. Mr. Gray, you’re really ostentatious!” A mocking voice suddenly came from the crowd..