The Soldier's Unsurpassable Honor

"Just wait and see. Everyone will be shocked when the results are shown!" Aaron's lips twitched as he looked even more confused. "And why is that?"

Before he could finish asking, the Heaven Array let out another radiant glow. This time, everyone held their breaths, knowing that it was a sign that someone was transferred back.

After a few moments, 10 figures slowly materialized in front of everyone. Fane stood behind the group as usual, maintaining a casual expression. The other nine, on the other hand, had strange expressions. Some hung their heads low, not daring to look at the other alchemists. Nash stood in front like before. Only, his expression was incredibly stiff. His face was pale as if he had been dealt a heavy blow.

The other alchemists were confused to see such expressions. Why did those 10 alchemists look like that?

They got a golden treasure! Should they not be cheering? Why did it look like they had just suffered?

The first person to walk down the Heaven Array was Fane. Those in front were too emotional and merely stood still like wooden puppets.

Fane was much calmer than the rest of them. Since they were not moving, Fane decided to just walk down from the Heaven Array by himself. The other nine saw that Fane had walked down and exchanged looks between themselves. They sighed collectively as they walked down the Heaven Array.NôvelDrama.Org owns all content.

The transfer this time had taken about 20 minutes. It had been faster than when they were sent to the competition. In truth, they had not had the chance to compose themselves. After all, they had just experienced an out-of-body expression that they struggled to comprehend.

When Nash walked off the Heaven Array, a few alchemists rushed over to welcome him. After all, Nash was the big contributor, having earned a golden treasure for everyone. Even though they had not participated in the competition, they would still benefit from him.

Before Nash could compose himself, congratulatory words poured out in front of him.

"Congratulations for returning victorious, Nash!"

"I can't believe you're so amazing, Nash. I was blind not to see it before!"

"It must not have been easy getting

first place. That Ethan guy kept on mocking us so much before this, speaking as though he was the best in the world, but we finally rank first! That's right. He won't be able to show off now. Did

you make sure to rub salt on his wound a little?"

Nash's expression soured even more upon hearing these. If he was not concerned about embarrassing himself in front of everyone else, he would have pushed away everyone in front of him and run out. He did not want to appear in front of them anymore.

Slowly, everyone began taking note of just how bitter Nash looked, much to their bewilderment. Was he not happy to be congratulated? He had gotten a golden treasure, for goodness' sake, and he should be happy!

However, Nash's mood was strangely heavy, and they felt like something was incredibly off.

Meanwhile, Rudeus merely stood behind everyone the whole time with a dark look on his face, not willing to say anything.