Global Beast Mastery: Only I Can See the Hints-Chapter 520: Calista Appears

The Barbaric Area was located in a relatively remote part of the underground black market. Since it had been quite some time since anyone had resolved a dispute there, the event had drawn a sizable crowd of onlookers.

For most people who ventured into the black market, the last thing they wanted was to get themselves into trouble. But watching someone else's conflict? That was something they had no problem enjoying.

As time passed, Charles finally arrived at the Barbaric Area. The place was hard to miss the ground was stained a deep, dark red, soaked with blood over the years. A thick scent of rust filled the air.

"This should be the place. Are there any rules?" Charles asked directly, glancing at the people nearby.

From within the crowd, someone immediately shouted in response, "No rules at all! As long as both participants step into the Barbaric Area, anything goes! You can use whatever means you like even banned miracle drugs or specialized gear!"

"There's just one thing that really matters once the fight begins, only one person is walking out of here alive. If you start the battle and then decide you want to back out halfway through? Not happening. The black market enforcers will make sure both of you pay a very steep price for that."

"That's right, kid. You don't look that strong. Why don't you just admit defeat and back out while you still can?"

"Hahaha! What are you talking about? Backing out now would ruin all the fun! Hey, kid, hurry up and start already I can't wait any longer!"

"Are you serious? A fight between a Level 4 Beast Master and a Level 6 Beast Master? What's so exciting about that? We all know how this ends Cassian is going to crush him. I can already picture how much pain this guy is about to be in."

"Wait, look over there! Isn't that Calista, ranked sixth on the Ranking of the Heavenly Prodigies? What's he doing here? Is he trying to stop the fight?"

"As expected of Calista! What a person of character he must have come to prevent his friend from using his strength to bully the weak!"

"Yeah, that's gotta be it!"

The crowd that had been entirely focused on Charles and Cassian immediately shifted their attention the moment Calista appeared. A wave of admiration and excitement spread through the gathered spectators, their voices filled with praise and awe.

Upon spotting Calista, the once-arrogant Cassian underwent an immediate transformation. Before Calista could even reach him, he rushed forward, his previously proud posture now replaced with a noticeable hunch, his back slightly bent as he approached.

"What's going on here? Why are you about to fight a Level 4 Beast Master in the Barbaric Area? Isn't this just blatant bullying?" Calista frowned as he spoke.

Though his words were directed at Cassian, his gaze never left Charles. His eyes gleamed with satisfaction, as if silently taunting him:

"Weren't you supposed to be impressive? Didn't you befriend Isolde and even gain the favor of the legendary blacksmith giant, Bellamy?

Yet now, even one of my subordinates is enough to push you into a corner? I haven't even personally made a move against you yet."

With a warm, almost brotherly smile, Calista turned to Charles and said, "Brother Charles, my friend here was a bit too impulsive. How about this you two can settle this privately later. There's no need to make such a big scene."

Charles frowned slightly. To be honest, he found people like Cassian who came straight at him looking for trouble far less irritating than someone like Calista. There was something about his false politeness that was utterly repulsive.

"No need. Once I take care of Cassian, this matter will be over. Besides, there was never any conflict between us in the first place," Charles responded flatly.

"That doesn't sound right, Brother Charles. Be honest if there's no conflict, then why would Cassian challenge you in the Barbaric Area? If you tell me what's really going on, I can help resolve it for you."

Calista let out a small sigh, his voice laced with feigned concern. "But if you keep resisting like this, there's nothing I can do to help. Cassian is a Level 6 Beast Master do you really think you can defeat him?"

Charles met Calista's gaze directly and replied, "I wouldn't know. But maybe some people have been suppressing their true nature for so long that it's twisted their minds. Who knows what goes on in the head of someone like that? A normal person wouldn't be able to understand."

The warm smile on Calista's face froze instantly. He knew without a doubt that Charles was talking about him.

"Sigh… Since you're so determined, Charles, I won't try to stop you," Calista said with an exaggerated sigh, turning to Cassian. "Cassian, just be careful, alright? Don't go too hard on him. Charles and I are still friends, after all."

Cassian immediately understood the signal. His expression twisted into a look of mock hesitation as he replied, "Calista, I can only promise to hold back as much as I can. But if you're not going to stop this, I might just have to cripple this kid."

The surrounding spectators, watching the exchange between Cassian and Calista, started murmuring amongst themselves:

"I don't know what kind of grudge this Charles guy has against Cassian, but even after Calista personally stepped in to mediate, he still refused… that's just…"

"Exactly! He was already given a way out, yet he's still acting so recklessly. Does he really think he can challenge a Level 6 Beast Master like Cassian? Where does he get that kind of confidence?"

"Maybe he thinks he can just surrender if things get too dangerous? But the Barbaric Area only lets one person walk out of there standing."

"You guys really think Calista is trying to help Charles? I don't know… To me, it feels like he's deliberately provoking him. Am I imagining things?"

"You're definitely imagining things! Calista may only be ranked sixth on the Ranking of the Heavenly Prodigies, but his popularity is easily in the top three! He's practically perfect talented, charismatic… How could he be scheming something?"

Hearing the whispers around him, Calista's eyes narrowed slightly, his smile threatening to spill over.

That's right he was jealous.

Jealous that Charles had such a good relationship with Isolde and that damned blacksmith giant, Bellamy.

A Level 4 Beast Master? Seriously? Why the hell should someone like him a rising star, a prodigy of Central City struggle to gain Bellamy's favor while Charles, a complete nobody, managed it so easily?

When he went to visit Bellamy, the giant didn't even let him finish a sentence before sending him flying with a single punch.

Sure, Bellamy was infamous for his bad temper, but still Calista could accept being treated that way.

What he couldn't accept was that the same Bellamy, who barely even acknowledged his existence, had actually called Charles a friend.

"I am the future of Central City. The rising star that everyone admires. And you… you're just a pathetic Level 4 Beast Master. Twenty-something years old and still only at Level 4? What a joke."

"I refuse to let someone like you surpass me. So you might as well become the worthless trash you were meant to be."

As Charles slowly stepped into the Barbaric Area, Calista's gaze darkened for just a moment, a flicker of cold malice flashing across his eyes.

Meanwhile, in Kingston's trio, the man wearing the green dog-head mask suddenly reached up and ripped it off the moment he spotted Calista.

Underneath the mask was a young man with dark hair the very same one who had been waiting outside Calista's villa.

"Hah, see? Calista looks so approachable and easygoing. This just made our job a whole lot easier! Let's go introduce ourselves." The black-haired young man spoke excitedly.

Skylar shot him a dispassionate glance and stated bluntly, "You're an idiot."

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Skylar barely spared him another look before shifting his gaze to Calista.

He knew the type.

The way Calista carried himself, the way he smiled Skylar had seen it before. It was the same act he put on in front of his older sister to appear obedient and well-behaved.

"This guy… He's fake to the core."

That was Skylar's first and immediate impression of Calista.

At the same time, Calista casually glanced back at the three of them, his face still carrying that same warm, gentle smile. However, deep within his eyes, there was a fleeting trace of something else something far less obvious.

For just a brief moment, his gaze met Skylar's.

In that instant, Skylar's pupils began to turn a faint shade of red, and his entire body trembled uncontrollably.

"Hmph. Just locking eyes with me is enough to make him shake? What a pathetic coward."

"Cassian really knows how to pick them these guys are useless."

Still, even though the plan had fallen apart, there was a silver lining. The way things had played out had unexpectedly earned him even more public approval.

"At least my image in the public eye has improved. That alone makes this entire fiasco worthwhile."

That thought alone was enough to satisfy him.

Meanwhile, the dark-haired young man from Kingston's group was watching Skylar with growing panic. Seeing how agitated he was, he quickly tried to intervene.

"My guy listen, we came here to befriend Calista, not to start a fight with him! And in case you forgot, he's a Level 7 Beast Master. If you go up against him, you won't last ten seconds!"

Skylar's expression slowly returned to its usual cold indifference.

"You're not wrong. If I fought him now, I'd die."

His voice was eerily calm, almost unsettlingly so.

"If I were a Level 6 Beast Master, though… then maybe, just maybe, I could take him down with me."

Skylar might've been unhinged, but he wasn't stupid.

In a battle between Beast Masters, the power gap between levels was overwhelming. Even managing to take your opponent down with you was an almost impossible feat.

But then… what about Charles?

Skylar's gaze instinctively shifted toward Charles, who had already stepped into the Barbaric Area.

He wasn't excited to see who would win or lose.

What he truly wanted to see…

Was exactly how Charles planned to defeat Cassian.