Victor began to walk slowly toward the central platform while thousands of eyes followed his every move inside the gigantic underground chamber. The entire environment seemed different now. Heavier. More watchful. Even arrogant participants had stopped talking at that specific moment.
Because after the absurd destruction caused in the arena…
No one looked at Victor Valentine as just "Serafall's son" anymore.
Now he was a problem.
A monstrous problem.
The priests positioned around the main structure remained tense as they watched him calmly approach with his hands in his pockets. Some of them still seemed slightly pale after the pressure released earlier by the Great Disciples.
But now…
Now there was something different in the air.
Victor realized it immediately.
The Primordial Blood reacted to his approach.
