Chapter 2696

Elder Maurice sighed as he continued, "After all, he had won the second stage for Sky Peak Pavilion. I don't know if this kid actually has the skills." Mr. Zayne shook his head helplessly and replied, "Even though the core of this stage isn't alchemy, I feel like we can't look down on this brat. We'll have to count on Claude to get a good result. Only then will we have hope to win this tournament." Elder Maurice nodded and let out a wry smile, not saying anything. What followed was a strange silence between everyone. Fane had not spoken the whole time either. He merely stood on the spot calmly, as if nothing would affect him at all. Once an hour passed, there did not seem to be any movements behind the door. Everyone had lost track of time with how quiet it was. Elder Maurice suddenly said, "Time's up. Two of you, go bring him out!" The time limit was set at an hour. If the participant did get the fruit within an hour, they would be cleared out and be considered a failure. The m