Chapter 81: Outstanding treacherousness (1/2)

Chapter 81: Outstanding treacherousness

Noon. Holy Dawn Academy was especially quiet compared to usual.

Because the vast majority of Holy Dawn Academy students all went to watch the match in Dragon-Battling Arena, so at mealtime, even the great dining hall usually filled with people bustling here and there was now only sparsely populated with a few people sitting there.

Third year’s Tonkin walked out dispiritedly out of the canteen, carrying a lunchbox. Looking at the pamphlet pasted on the wall opposite the canteen, the one who told every student of Holy Dawn Academy to go to Dragon-Battling Arena and cheer for their school team, a bitter smile hard to describe with words floated on his face.

It wasn’t that he didn’t love this school, and he wasn’t one of those people lacking courage and hotbloodness either. But he knew better than anyone that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment. Back when he still was a freshman in Holy Dawn Academy, he was an ardent supporter of team Holy Dawn, and he would be at the field for every match to cheer for his academy’s team. Oftentimes, when others lost hope, he still shouted and encouraged the school team at the top of his lungs. But he witnessed too many disappointment within three years. Even when seeing an existence like Chris who once sparked his hopes; these opponents were just too strong. Just the veteran teams in St. Lauren were already so strong, just how powerful would these teams in the national tournament be?

After three years of winds and rain, of trials and hardships, he was so weary.

Even if he went to Dragon-Battling Arena, what good would it do?

Perhaps it would be a little better if he didn’t see it, didn’t think about it. If he held no hope, then he wouldn’t be disappointed either.

He watched that pamphlet for a second, then turned his head away and stopped looking at it.

At this moment, he suddenly heard many vague voices coming from the school gates.

“Did they lose again?”

The bitterness and pain at the corner of his mouth became all the more thicker.

But when the voices became increasingly clearer, increasingly louder, he stiffened as if slowly frozen.

“Fight with courage! Brave warrior! …The darkness will finally out far be hurled, dawn’s already nearing closer…”

The voices were increasingly clearer and louder, making one’s blood surge hotter and hotter, like a boiling tide advancing inside Holy Dawn Academy. Countless people were singing Holy Dawn Academy’s school song.

If they lost, would so many people be singing the school song in such a blood-stirring way?

But Divine Shield Academy’s team was such a formidable team that fought their way into the national tournament year in and year out, how could they have defeated them?

“Crash.” The lunchbox fell from this third year senior’s hands to the ground. The next second, this senior student rushed to the school gates like a madman.

“Five one?”

“What, we beat Divine Shield Academy five one?”

“Moss and Ayrin, we beat Divine Shield Academy just thanks to the performances of two freshmen?!”

Very soon, the entire Holy Dawn Academy, just like the Dragon-Battling Arena right at the end of the match, turned from quiet to frantic.

“Stingham!”

Ayrin’s voice rang in a corner of the square outside Dragon-Battling Arena.

“…” Stingham turned around and shouted loudly, depressed, “Did you make a mistake, how did you recognize me after I disguised myself like this!”

At Ayrin’s side, Chris and Carter were a little speechless when they looked at Stingham.

It was the first time they saw Stingham, but the latter gave Carter a headache just from his first impression. He had the feeling Stingham was the same as Belo or Ayrin, a young man who couldn’t be predicted with common sense.

“In the whole square, you’re the only one who wrapped yourself entirely in one of the black flags outside the Dragon-Battling Arena. You bundled yourself like a zombie…” Ayrin actually guffawed out loud. “You attract so much attention, it’s hard not to recognize you. Right, you must have done it because you were afraid I wouldn’t be able to find you among so many people, am I right?”

“Right your ass!” Stingham wanted to cry but had no tears. He tossed away the black flag wrapped around his body, thinking, he was planning on making his escape much earlier, but Charlotte had a real fine figure, so he crowded forward to have a good look at it. That was why he came out late and ended up caught by this guy.

“How about it, are you excited about our victory?” Ayrin excitedly waved his fist at Stingham. “We’re real strong, now you can transfer to our school right?”

“No way I’m going to join your school team. Charlotte’s figure is so fine, I’d rather join team Divine Shield!” Stingham desperately roared in his mind, but he actually feigned a contemplative look on his face. “Mhm, about that, first let me go back and think about it, prepare for a few days.”

“Are you looking for an excuse?” Ayrin blocked the way in front of a Stingham who was ready to make his escape. “Abiding by your own word is an essential requirement of a brave warrior. You look so handsome, but you don’t even respect your own promise? You clearly promised me you’d transfer and join our team Holy Dawn as long we defeat Divine Shield Academy!”

“I…” Stingham retreated a step back, and shouted, incomparably depressed, “Don’t you try that again! When did I ever agree to something like that? I clearly told you, I’d only transfer and join your team Holy Dawn if you satisfy two conditions: beat team Divine Shield, then you have to beat me. Get it right!”

“Haha, I said that on purpose, I wanted to make you admit it.” Ayrin started laughing.

“…”