Rising from the Ashes BY Only For You

---- Chapter 1340 On the VIP platform, Preston and Clifford glanced over at Derek, asking, "Mr. McCormick, is there any particular contestant you have your eye on?" Derek chuckled. "Our Gabo Creek Province is full of talented individuals. Of course, I'm keeping an eye on a few." 'The two elders straightened their backs, their expressions turning smug. "We imagine the contestant you have in mind must be one of our Advanced Medical Institute students, right?" Derek shook his head. "No, actually.

The one I'm interested in is that contestant from earlier-his name is Andrew Lloyd." Preston and Clifford's faces immediately darkened. They scoffed and replied, "Then I'm afraid you might be mistaken, Mr. 'McCormick. That boy has no right to stand alongside our Advanced 'Medical Institute students, much less challenge someone like Mosby. Just watch-you'll see soon enough." They had only brought it up to confirm whether Derek's attention was focused on their side.

Hearing that his interest lay elsewhere, their disdain was obvious Derek just continued smiling, unbothered. "Of course, your students have been trained from a young age and are exceptional ---- in their own right. But there's always a bigger fish, and Andrew might just be the dark horse of this tournament." Preston and Clifford snorted in unison. "A dark horse?

Our institute has crushed countless so-called 'dark horses' over the years, We'll see how long this one lasts." On the competition platform, the first round had started. It was on herbal identification. "Ghostwhiskers!" "Bride's Bane!" Jared and Francesca both called out their answers almost simultaneously, identifying the herbs placed in front of them without hesitation. The other contestants quickly followed, each offering their own responses as they examined their herbs.

one unfortunate competitor failing to identify the herb correctly and shuffling off the stage in shame. Jared let out a dismissive snort. "How pathetic. Did that idiot

we should feel sympathy for ---- them." Jared just smirked, his eyes full of contempt. "Come on, Fran. I'm not being heartless-I'm just being realistic. If someone can't even handle a basic identification test like this, then they're nothing but a fool." Francesca shook her head, a trace of disappointment in her eyes. Jared was still too arrogant for his

others! misfortune, without realizing that they might be the next ones to fall." Jared's expression darkened. "Andrew, are you saying I'll be the next one to fail? Didn't you see that I was the first to identify my herb just now?" Andrew clicked his tongue in mock admiration. "Oh, very

about to begin, and the difficulty is about to spike. We'll see who gets kicked off the stage first." Andrew just smirked. "Don't worry. The only one