Chapter 473 The Reason

As soon as he finished his analysis, a beautiful figure appeared behind him like a ghost. It was none other than Joan. "Why are you still standing there? Aren't you going to give your friends a hand? If they get eliminated, then you will have to fight alone and no one will help you," Joan said.

"Hey, Joan, here you are!" Zachary greeted her immediately, seeing her behind him when he turned around. Truth be told, her appearance didn't come as a surprise at all. She would enjoy watching the fight. Moreover, if things went smoothly to her advantage, her slot on the second stage of the contest would be a sure shot. Therefore, there was no need for her to hide her whereabouts anymore.

"Aren't you going to help them at all?" Joan asked, surprised to see his calm reaction.

"There is nothing I can do to help them. Besides, this is a three-versus-three battle. It will be unfair if I suddenly step in there." Zachary made up an excuse at once. Of course, he had his own reason on why he stayed back and simply watched.

"What if I join the battle?" Joan asked. Her proposal was deliberately made to provoke Zachary. She wanted to know if he would jump in if she decided to get involved in this battle. As a matter of fact, she had been looking forward to a chance to fight him ever since she had known him.

"Are you serious? Are you with those people?" Zachary asked. He, of course, could tell that Joan was merely testing him. If she really wanted to help Goliath and his companions, she wouldn't waste her time chatting with him peacefully from the side.

"Of course not. I have no interest in joining them. What's more, I'll definitely be one of the four candidates who will survive the first stage. So there is no need for me to make any unnecessary move for the time being! Besides, I find that guy called Goliath a little weird. I just don't like him, and I don't know why," Joan said, chuckling. Upon noticing that Zachary didn't take her bait, she finally stopped pretending that she wanted to join the fight. She got a bad feeling just by watching Goliath. It was the same terrible feeling that surged in her heart when the Ice Liger was subdued earlier. She also discerned that Goliath was more complicated than his looks.

"Oh, really? I think he is just fine," Zachary answered flatly. In fact, he thought that Joan would find it greatly surprising if she learned that Goliath was at the Imperial Level.

"Anyway, I don't feel good about him. I really hope that Queenie and the others can defeat Anthony and his companions," Joan commented. If the authorities of the Shura College such as Marvin were to hear Joan's shocking commentaries, they would probably be speechless. They didn't expect that the strongest King Level disciple of the Shura College was actually supporting the side of the Celestial College.

Of course, Joan only s

d she realized that he might be right. Her own strength seemed to be nothing compared to his.

"Now you should believe me!" Zachary stated, his expression looking calm as usual. In fact, he intentionally provoked her to launch an attack towards him. He needed Joan to see and believe. Actions speak louder than words.

"What? You!" Realizing something all of a sudden, Joan became defensive and alert.

"Pollard told you about my real strength not because he wants you to know more about me. He wants me to stimulate your potential and help you to break through and reach the Imperial Level during the strength contest. As his friend, I naturally agreed to it. But the situation suddenly changed a bit now, so I want to help you but in another way. You have to willingly give up the strength contest," Zachary advised, finally speaking his thoughts out.

After finding out that Goliath was also at the Imperial Level, he knew that the final battle of this strength contest would definitely take place between him and Goliath. But he recalled promising Pollard that he would help Joan in breaking through to the Imperial Level when they fought. The fact, however, was that he might not cross paths with Joan in the second stage of the contest. She might have to face Goliath instead. Zachary was sure that Goliath would defeat her anyway. And once she got hurt, it would be very difficult for her to break through to the Imperial Level in the future. The same logic applied to Queenie. With that being said, Zachary had to prevent such tragedy from happening. The best way he could think of was for them to quit the contest, avoiding a possible fight against Goliath. That way, Zachary and Goliath would automatically enter the final stage of the strength contest.

That was why he decided not to help Queenie and the others. He would rather they lost the battle now to avoid greater suffering later on.