Life After Prison by Silencieux
Capítulo 1926

Chapter 1926

Severin's name was associated not just with being the sixth core disciple-it was also synonymous with being an alchemical genius! The disciples in the area erupted in enthusiastic exclamations at Severin's feat.

"He made it! He cleared the fifth floor!"

"Severin has successfully advanced to the sixth floor!"

"None of us expected him to be the first to reach the sixth floor!"

"I shudder to think of the talent he possesses! How did he even complete the assessments so rapidly?" More and more disciples paid attention to the Alchemy Tower ever since Emery re-entered it. Most were aware of the ongoing competition between Emery and Severin within the Alchemy Tower. As the days began to pass, disciples gathered near the open area in eager anticipation of the outcome between two alchemical giants!

Emery's admirers displayed high confidence in her abilities in the beginning, and the open area soon became a battleground where supporters of both sides did not give in to the other.

While Emery had initially taken the lead with a margin of twenty or thirty approved recipes, Severin was driven by tenacious perseverance and steadily closed the gap. Ultimately, he surpassed her and completed the assessment before she did.

Faced with that unexpected turn of events, those who had supported Emery were left shocked and speechless. At the same time, Emery was prepared to exit the Alchemy Tower when she stopped to marvel at how far she had come after being spurred on by Severin earlier. She was just ten recipes short

of the one thousand requirements.

"This will be enough to leave those spectators in awe," Emery contemplated silently.

Emery emerged from the Alchemy Tower in anticipation of her admirers' cheers, but what unfolded

before her was a scene she had never expected to see. Instead of exclaiming with excitement, her supporters cast strange glances her way. There was disbelief, shock, and sympathy in each of their

expressions.

She had a bad feeling in her heart and asked, "Did something happen?'

Her heart sank when she looked up at the rankings on the stone monument. Severin's name had surpassed hers, and he had entered the sixth floor of the Alchemy Tower. Struggling to control her

emotions, she cried out, "How is this possible?!"

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Believing that the nine hundred recipes would secure her position in third place, Ernery was blindsided by Severin's success in the fifth floor's assessment. He had achieved in a hundred and thirty-five days what she had still failed to achieve in half a year.

Emery staggered backward, for she was overwhelmed by the revelation and felt incredibly drained from overexerting herself. Once considered a prodigy on par with Celeste, she had since felt a profound sense of powerlessness. Her complexion turned pale, and she asked, "How did he manage to achieve this?!"