[Author note: There is violence in this chapter]
Everyone's gaze settled on the five of them. That was the fundamental problem with this place. Here, the son of an imperial household and a street-born delinquent were equals.
No one was permitted to remove their mask. That was the absolute rule of this underground battle arena, sanctioned directly by the Tower of Ascension itself.
Anyone who violated that rule would suffer punishment inflicted upon their soul.
It was yet another authority wielded by the Tower.
That was precisely why powerful families never allowed their heirs to wander without hidden protection. Anything could happen here. There was no law. And that absence of law was the only law that governed this place.
Alex calmly scanned the five individuals before him.
[Name: Marcus Vale
Talent: Physical Enhancement (A)
Rank: Martial Lord Level 5
Note: Can increase strength up to three times for ten minutes. Requires one hour of rest before reactivation.]
