43 Enraged (2/2)
A bunch of players who were eager to stir up the fray began to jeer at them.
It was a pity that Crackpot had to force himself to take back what he was about to say. If he still refused to accept the challenge, he predicted that not only would his words be regarded as meaningless farts, no one would probably ever look up to him in the future.
He would even be despised by a Tier 3 Aquamancer.
In such circumstance, Crackpot could no longer hold his temper. He had forgotten his original objective and walked out with a gloomy face.
”How are we going to fight?”
***
Crackpot agreeing to the battle instantly resulted in a larger jeer from his surroundings. Nearby players thought that something had gone wrong and were involuntarily attracted by the sound wave.
Watching the two men, who were now retreating to an empty land outside the entrance, a few warriors near the Ruins' entrance lamented.
This was exactly what ”a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger”1 meant. Nowadays, even a Tier 3 rookie dared to challenge a Tier 4 class. Furthermore, the opponent he selected was none other than a formal member of Netherspirit's Claw…
No wonder he was selected by Slayer's Heart, a fierce tiger himself!
At the same time, the warriors nearest to the Ruins' entrance noticed that Slayer's Heart's attention never shifted to the Tier 3 Aquamancer, not even for half a second. He had instead settled himself in a position very close to the respawn point of the Crypt Messenger.
Little Apple, Burning Rose, and iLittle Arrow were all behaving like Slayer's Heart as well. Only Violet Orchid, who was blessing them with buffs had her attention diverted a little. She looked at the area where Qin Ruo and Crackpot were about to fight in, seemingly a little concerned about Qin Ruo.
”Brother Heart, why don't you advise your little buddy?” a caped Swordsman who was also from Bauhinia League talked to Slayer's Heart in a familiar manner.
Remaining expressionless, Slayer's Heart ambiguously replied, ”It's good to teach him a lesson…”
The Swordsman was speechless.
He was staggered by the statement, unsure of whether Slayer's Heart wanted Crackpot to teach the overconfident Qin Ruo a lesson, or vice versa where Qin Ruo would punish the arrogant Crackpot.
A few others at the far side could now only frown in silence.
”Idiot! We were about to ask him to go and infuriate Slayer's Heart, yet he's the one who got provoked by the rookie's words first.”
”Without his buff, how am I going to compete with Slayer's Heart?”
Haohmaru was disgruntled. He found no way to release the rage that had formed deep inside his gut.
***
”Very well! You've achieved your purpose… But let me warn you, honestly, you better flee away the next time you see me. Or else, I'll kill you every single time.” Crackpot could hardly suppress his raging inner emotions that were about to burst out. He threatened Qin Ruo and gave him a cold as well as vicious stare, while Qin Ruo acted as though nothing had happened.
”Are you done talking?”
Qin Ruo ignored his bark and lightly said, ”If you're done, let's begin the fight. Please don't complain that I didn't give you a chance later.”
Crackpot sneered and started to bless himself with one buff after another…
In the meantime, Qin Ruo also started to act, but his movements were very slow. It looked as if he was condensing the water element with great difficulty. While Crackpot was done with his blessing, Qin Ruo's Frostpike and Frostrampart had just taken form. This disappointed most of the audience members.
Concurrently, a thick, dark fog appeared out of thin air at the Ruins' entrance!初生之犢不怕虎 – Chinese proverb ”a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger”. It means young or naïve people are usually fearless and not aware of the real danger.