After the offenders were brought down, Gao Peng casually propped an old rocking chair right in front of his gates . He wanted to see if there were any stragglers with ill intentions still out there .
It was actually pretty exhilarating, even more so than some extreme sports; nothing quite beat a headshot from a rifle to the temple .
Now that he actually thought about it, a shower of bullets actually sounded like a fun idea .
Before taking a seat, he hung small signs on himself, Flamy, Goldie, Da Zi, and Dumby .
The wooden sign hung around Da Zi's neck said "3,500 . " The one hung around Flamy's neck said "2,800," and the sign hung around Goldie's neck said "2,000 . "
Maybe it was because Da Zi was lying on the floor, but the sign lay flat on its head, almost as though it was wearing a helmet .
Within moments, Da Zi was bouncing off to Goldie, peering at its sign . Its math skills were elementary at best, so it could only do some simple addition .
The sign on Da Zi's head read "3+5=8"; Goldie only had a "2 . "
"Poor Goldie only has two . " Da Zi chuckled with pity . "Looks like I'm still Gao Peng's favorite . "
Satisfied, Da Zi went over to look at Flamy's sign and paled immediately .
Two… Eight . . .
Da Zi quickly did the math with its recently acquired skills .
Two plus eight equaled 10 .
Boom!
Da Zi was thunderstruck .
Flamy lowered his head to look at the stunned Da Zi . It could tell that Da Zi was on one of its whimsical trips again . Not today . Flamy merely shook its head and flapped away .
. . .
"The Southern Sky Group is just ahead . Do you see the Pearl Tower? That's Southern Sky's landmark new building in the new downtown area . " Someone pointed vaguely in the direction of the tower .
"Brother, are you really going to challenge Gao Peng?"
"Of course . He's the best in the Huaxia region . I've actually seen his fights in person before, and he's definitely as good as they say he is . However, I now have a Holy-type Lord-tier familiar that matches really well with his Ghoul-type . If I can beat him, I'll be famous!" The brown-haired teen in the lead had a cocky smile on his face .
The sky darkened slightly as they drew closer to the main entrance . They couldn't see clearly if it was Gao Peng inside; they thought it might just have been a security guard .
"Hello . We're from the Da Ying district . I'm here to challenge the strongest trainer in the Huaxia region—Gao Peng," said the brown-haired teen in halting Chinese .
For some reason, there was a weird tension in the room after he said that .
"Sure!" Gao Peng slowly put down his tablet . "You brought a rifle with you?"
" . . . " The brown-haired teen was puzzled . What the hell was a Barrett?
After giving the teen a quick once-over and determining that he wasn't a threat, the expression on Gao Peng's face grew kinder . "You want to challenge me, boy? Why don't we discuss that over a hot meal?"
The brown-haired teen had to pinch himself to make sure that he was actually talking to the Gao Peng . He followed Gao Peng rather submissively into the adjacent room, where they had a long, animated chat .
Thirty minutes later, the brown-haired teen stumbled out of the room in a daze . Without a word, he left Southern Sky with his brother, clutching what appeared to be a certificate .
"Brother, who won? What is that?" His younger brother took the certificate from him .
The certificate was bright red and had golden letters across it that read "Certificate of Achievement . " Beneath it were a few tiny rows of English words .
These teens weren't really familiar with Chinese culture, so they were rather taken aback . Back home, certificates were usually nothing more than a sheet of paper . This was actually the size of a brick . . .
As he flipped through the certificate, he saw a half-page picture of Dumby on the left and a short paragraph written in English on the right .
Contestant Abigail,
On March 10th in the 4th year of the New Federation, you have successfully defeated the Skeletal Tyrant . Let this certificate honor your achievement .
Awarded by: Gao Peng .
At the very bottom was Gao Peng's signature, both in Chinese and pinyin . Right next to it was a QR code .
"Brother . " Abigail's brother's face fell . This . . .
"Who's going to believe this? There's no evidence but this lousy certificate . " Abigail's brother didn't know whether to laugh or cry . He had thought his brother was way sharper than this .
"Have you seen the QR code?"
"I saw it . "
"Try scanning it . "
Abigail's brother did just that . It led him to a battle video that featured his brother's familiar—the Sacred Unicorn was dueling with Gao Peng's Skeletal Tyrant . It was an ugly fight that left both familiars battered and bruise, but the Sacred Unicorn eventually triumphed .
His mouth was a large "O" as he stared in confusion .
It seemed fine, but something felt off!
"Gao Peng is the strongest trainer I've come across! Aside from the Skeletal Tyrant, he has six other Lord-tier familiars . He told me that I could come and challenge him any time I wanted . I'm going to do it! I'm going to get all seven certificates from him!" Abigail's eyes brimmed with competitive fire .
The golden-haired blonde's jaw dropped .
"By the way, Claw, do you have any change on you? Can you lend me some?" Abigail tapped his brother on the shoulder .
. . .
"Master Gao, there's a situation . I found out that these men are from the Golden Hands," Zheng Tie reported .
Hand of White Gold . . .
It looked like they were old acquaintances after all . He should have taken care of them when he had the chance .
He really wanted to just let it all go, but it seemed like his foes didn't feel the same way .
"Got it . Take care of these men here and make sure not to leave any loose ends . When you're done, take a few men with you and follow me to Peach Bay . "
Peach Bay was a buzz of activity, what with the military setting up a compound and all . They had to set up trenches, bunkers, barricades, and more .
"The moment those creatures from the water come ashore, they'll be closest to this area . Even though this area is very shallow, and it'll be very easy for them to come onto land, it's surrounded by impenetrable cliffs . We don't need to build anything else because that's our best line of defense . "
As they watched the construction take place in front of them, the other trainers were familiarizing their familiars with the terrain .
This was a war for Yang Cheng, a war between men and beasts . Since it was going to be war, picking the right location was paramount .
Fighting the marine creatures in the sea would be the pinnacle of foolishness . Fighting them on land would be a different story entirely .
"The question is, will they take the bait? Will they actually fight us on land?" a man in a black jacket asked loudly .
Behind the man prowled an enormous Crimson Saber-toothed Tiger . The tiger's tail and ears were like wisps of scarlet flames . The jet-black markings on its forehead and the razor-sharp ridges on its back struck fear into anyone foolish enough to cross it . It was licking its chops in anticipation of what would be a bloody conflict .
Chapter end
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