As it had already been several hours since they had last spoken, Liam did not want to make Derek wait any longer and immediately messaged him to arrive on the arena grounds.
Derek as well did not question him and promptly arrived at the battleground. He stood in the short line and registered with the referee and not long after his name was called.
However, as soon as Derek moved to the center, he couldn't help but notice something strange going on this time around.
Groups of people started gathering around together and were huddled up here and there. The entire atmosphere around the arena had changed.
Derek searched for Liam's face in the crowd and looked at him with confusion but the latter did not explain anything. He simply waved his hand, asking him to fight.
Derek blinked in confusion but then shrugged and went back to his business. He jumped into the ring, his feet landing with a loud thud that reverberated inside the stadium.
