NABC Chapter 25: Did I spend an extra 10,000 gold coins? A two-person melee ensued!
Chapter 25: Did I spend an extra 10,000 gold coins? A two-person melee ensued!
Cai'er calmly turned around, without even returning to the rest area. Holding her green bamboo staff, she walked straight to the exit of the training ground in the deathly silence of the entire arena.
Only when the slender purple figure completely disappeared at the end of the passage did the stagnant air begin to flow again.
The contestants' area instantly erupted in chaos, with gasps of astonishment filling the air.
"This is terrifying... When it moves, it's nothing, but when it does, it's earth-shattering!"
"To defeat a peak fourth-tier opponent so quickly, and that's even while she's blind and relying solely on her senses. It's simply unbelievable!"
The number thirty-second assassin, slumped on the arena, looked ashen-faced.
He originally had the ability to easily make it into the top ten, but he tried to step on Cai'er to rise to the top. As a result, he lost more than he gained and became the biggest joke of this selection competition.
……
Stepping out of the Great Trial Grounds, sunlight streamed down the streets. Following the route she remembered, Cai'er walked briskly towards her hotel.
"Bai Ye, did you see that just now? I only used one move!" In her mind's eye, Cai'er, who had just won her first victory, was excited, like a little girl who had gotten a perfect score and was eager to show off to her parents. She was showing off triumphantly.
Bai Ye chuckled lightly, teasing her intentionally, "What's there to be so smug about? Your opponent was only a fourth-tier opponent, while you're a fifth-tier one. Isn't it only natural that you could easily defeat him?"
Upon hearing this, Cai'er's lips immediately pursed, and half of her joy was instantly extinguished.
Seeing that the little girl was about to get angry, Bai Ye changed his tone, adding a hint of praise: "However, there are no more than two dozen fifth-tier contestants from the entire alliance. And your total spiritual power is not far from the sixth tier. Without a doubt, the championship of the Assassin's Temple this time is a sure thing."
Upon hearing this, Cai'er raised her chin in satisfaction and declared confidently, "Of course, I will definitely win the championship!"
Just as the two were having a relaxed conversation in their minds, a handsome young man with a pure and innocent demeanor walked towards them.
It was Long Haochen, who had just finished a game in the Cavaliers' trial and was preparing to return to the hotel to train.
Long Haochen immediately noticed the blind girl walking slowly through the crowd.
He immediately recognized the other person, recalling the stunning impression he had made when they first met in Amy City a few days earlier.
But at this moment, looking into the girl's unfocused eyes, his kind heart as a "Child of Light" couldn't help but feel a pang of sorrow.
Losing your eyes means that the world will forever be only a monotonous black—what a tragic thing that is.
"Little sister, where are you going? Let me help you."
Long Haochen strode forward, speaking gently as he subconsciously reached out and gently supported Cai'er's bamboo cane, which she was using to guide her.
However, the moment his fingertips touched the bamboo cane, Cai'er suddenly stopped in her tracks.
A chilling, terrifying cold suddenly erupted from the seemingly frail girl's body!
"Need not."
Cai'er's voice was as cold as ice, even carrying a hint of undisguised impatience.
She hated being touched by strangers, especially since this person had inexplicably interrupted her conversation with Bai Ye.
Long Haochen felt his whole body stiffen, and an almost deathly cold aura spread along the bamboo cane, as if to strip him of all life force.
But he suppressed his discomfort and tried to make his voice as gentle as possible: "Don't be afraid, I mean you no harm. There are too many people on the street, let me help you, I'll take you home."
"I said, no need."
Cai'er coldly uttered these words, then with a slight tremor of her wrist, she skillfully broke free from Long Haochen's grasp. She then walked around him and continued forward without looking back.
Long Haochen stood frozen in place, his outstretched hand still in the position.
Watching the girl's lonely figure gradually disappear into the crowd, a strange sense of oppression suddenly arose in his heart.
I don't know if it was because I felt guilty for not being able to help, or because of that coldness that kept people at arm's length.
After walking a distance, Cai'er couldn't help but complain in her mind: "This person is so annoying. He came up to me out of nowhere and even tried to take my bamboo cane."
Bai Ye touched his nose, looked at the somewhat dejected boy outside, and chuckled, "Don't underestimate him. This person can be considered a formidable rival for you in the future."
"A formidable rival?" Cai'er raised an eyebrow in surprise, her tone tinged with disdain. "Him? I sensed him just now. He's only at the peak of the fourth rank, not even at the fifth rank yet. Can he really be my formidable rival?"
"His name is Long Haochen. His innate spiritual power is as high as 97. He is a once-in-a-century Son of Light with a limitless future."
Bai Ye patiently explained, "Moreover, his mount is no ordinary creature either. Remember the dragon core we won at the Amy City auction? He was the one bidding against us in box number three. If he had gotten the dragon core that day, his mount would have undergone a terrifying evolution, and he would have broken through to the fifth rank in a short time. Someone like that is definitely a big problem."
After listening to Bai Ye's long speech, Cai'er remained silent for a moment.
Just as Bai Ye thought she had finally realized the strength of her opponent and was preparing to adjust her attitude, Cai'er suddenly uttered a sentence in a low voice:
"So... he was the one who inflated the price in the private room, making me spend an extra 10,000 gold coins?!"
Bai Ye was stunned.
He never expected that after he painstakingly analyzed his opponent's potential, the little girl's focus would be entirely on the extra 10,000 gold coins she spent!
"Hahahaha..."
After a brief moment of surprise, Bai Ye burst into a hearty laugh in his mind.
Cai'er listened to his laughter, puffed out her cheeks with a puzzled look, and secretly made a mental note of "ten thousand gold coins" owed to that guy named Long Haochen.
……
Time flew by and it was already the next morning.
The atmosphere inside the assassin's training ground was even more tense than yesterday.
After rounds of elimination, the original team of over a hundred people has been reduced to just twelve.
There are only ten spots available for the preliminary round.
The referee stood in the center of the ring, his gaze sweeping over the twelve young assassins who stood ready for battle, and announced the rules for the day in a deep voice:
"To select the ten best contestants, this round of the competition will be a free-for-all!"
"The twelve of you will compete simultaneously in the ring. The first two to be defeated or fall off the ring will be eliminated! The remaining ten will advance to the finals!"
The moment these words were spoken, the air in the room seemed to freeze instantly.
Everyone has come this far, only one step away from becoming a true demon hunter and gaining supreme glory. No one wants to fall at this final moment and become one of those two pitiful losers.
The twelve contestants, with eleven pairs of eyes, simultaneously began searching for the weakest prey in the crowd.
Inevitably, many wary gazes quietly fell upon the blind girl who stood alone in the corner, holding a green bamboo cane.