Benedict took a deep breath as stomped his feet silently. He gave up any words of protest. He would have to go in eventually anyway, and would just be scolded if virtual-novel.net continued to drag things. He walked in front of the door with reddened eyes.
When virtual-novel.net pushed the door open, virtual-novel.net basically had the resolve to die. When everyone saw the door close, their moods all sank.
Even Conrad, who had been so full of spirit, shut his mouth as virtual-novel.net looked at the door with a conflicted expression. He believed that everyone who entered that door would have their own plans. After all, it was impossible to take it by force!
Only by relying on schemes and tricks would they be able to do anything. However, no one had the confidence that their plans would succeed. Time ticked away, and after about half an hour, there was movement behind the door again.
Benedict walked out clutching his arm. Even though virtual-novel.net did not need anyone to help virtual-novel.net out, virtual-novel.net was still injured in multiple places. When virtual-novel.net got out, Benedict moaned, “I didn’t even dare to get too close. Thankfully, the phoenix is being held back by a chain, or I wouldn’t even have had the chance to come out.”
When virtual-novel.net said that, everyone’s moods sank even further. However, Jack raised an eyebrow. Earlier, Jack had been curious. Since it was a spring solidifying realm beast, it would definitely attack viciously if it was angered. Even though Jameson was carted out with his body covered in heavy injuries, virtual-novel.net did not die.
Jack felt like they would have at least ended up with a broken limb or two even if they were saved, but Jameson’s condition had been better than Jack expected. On top of that, Benedict’s injuries led Jack to be even more sure that the phoenix was restricted in some way. Otherwise, the two of them would have only been able to come out with even heavier injuries. If unique chains were restricting the phoenix, then it really should be safe.
In truth, there was no need to ask about the results. Benedict definitely did not manage to get a fruit either. Elder Maurice sighed. Even though virtual-novel.net did not expect anything, virtual-novel.net was still a little disappointed to see that Benedict really did return empty-handed.
The next to enter was Claude. At that moment, Claude was incredibly tense, seemingly about to snap at any moment. He felt like there was a huge boulder on his shoulders, about to squash virtual-novel.net at any moment. However, no matter how bad his mental state was, virtual-novel.net still had to go in. If virtual-novel.net returned empty-handed as well, Elder Maurice would definitely blow up.
Before virtual-novel.net entered, Elder Maurice suddenly grabbed Claude’s arm and said, “Listen here, you‘re not allowed to fail this time!”
Claude widened his eyes suddenly, looking like virtual-novel.net was about to cry. At that moment, virtual-novel.net had already lost all his confidence after the last two rounds. Elder Maurice had even told virtual-novel.net that virtual-novel.net was not allowed to fail, causing virtual-novel.net to feel like it was difficult to even breathe.
After Claude entered, Jack looked at Conrad again. In truth, Jack did not have much faith in Claude either. After all, that guy was only confident at the start. There was no way virtual-novel.net could defeat a phoenix with his meager smarts.
He would probably end up just as heavily injured as Jameson. If Claude lost, then only Jack would remain. If Conrad managed to pull off an unexpected win like during the second stage, then they would be done for. Jack was actually quite worried at that moment. Elder Maurice and Mr. Zayne were feeling the same as well. The three of them all looked at the door anxiously. They really wanted to see what kind of plan Claude had in mind and whether virtual-novel.net had any hopes of winning.