Vol 3 Chapter 15.3 (1/2)

Chapter 15 – Advancing to the Finals (III)

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“Yin Zhu, let’s have a compet.i.tion,” Sura exclaimed, full of zest.

“Compet.i.tion? What compet.i.tion?” Ye Yin Zhu looked curiously at him.

Sura elaborated, “Let’s compete to see who can get to Milan city first. It’s approximately one kilometer from here to Milan city. Let’s see who get to the city gate first, how about it? At first, I feared that your body wouldn’t be able to handle traveling such an extreme distance to the city walls every day for work. You practice martial arts, however, so I’m not worried – you’re body is well tempered.” As he spoke, Sura eagerly bounced lightly in place.

Ye Yin Zhu quickly shot a glance at the distant walls of Milan city. Laughing, he replied, “Sure.”

“Start!” Sura smiled craftily. Not waiting for Ye Yin Zhu to properly react, his body leapt forward. Not even adopting a starting position, his body moved gracefully like a phantom. In the blink of an eye, he was already 10 meters ahead.

As the Bamboo Dou Qi in his body began circulating little by little, Ye Yin Zhu urgently chased after Sura with an air of haste. Yellow Bamboo Level Two was equivalent to Intermediate Level Green Rank dou qi in profoundness and purity, allowing him to be capable of sprinting from beginning to end while maintaining his speed. Amazingly, he quickly discovered that, despite his best efforts, he couldn’t help but see Sura’s figure gradually pull further ahead. Sura’s speed was really like an illusion. In merely a few breaths of time, he was so far ahead that he appeared as only a distant shadow.

Fast! What was the real rank of Sura’s strength? Ye Yin Zhu’s heart was currently br.i.m.m.i.n.g with suspicion.

For warriors, a distance of a kilometer could actually be described as very short. This was why the city wall of Milan city could be seen from the Milan Inst.i.tution for Magic and Martial Arts. By the time Ye Yin Zhu reached Milan city’s gate, Sura was already there waiting for him with a smile. His face wasn’t flushed nor was he gasping for air. It appeared as if he had nothing to do.

“Sura, you’re really fast,” Ye Yin Zhu said sincerely. Although Sura cheated in the beginning, he knew it was definitely impossible for him to keep up with Sura, even if they started at the same time.

Sura smiled and said, “It’s not that I’m fast; you’re just extremely slow. Come on, let’s enter the city.”

The distant sun had just risen above the horizon when they arrived at Milan City, which seemed as if it was just rousing from its slumber. Unlike the bustling city that Ye Yin Zhu had arrived at previously, there were very little people out on the streets at this time.

Sura seemed to be unusually familiar with this city as he walked around and pointed at the nearby buildings. He elaborated to Ye Yin Zhu, “Look, over there is the magic equipment store. That place isn’t somewhere just anyone can go. Although their products aren’t that great, their prices are ridiculously high. Only the n.o.bles can go there and buy stuff. Over there is the Warrior Guild. As long as you registered as a Milan Empire warrior, you can go and measure which color your dou qi has reached. People can then receive a corresponding rank emblem from the guild. … Over there is the family restaurant that Milan City is relatively well-known for. Very many n.o.bles like to eat there. Wow, look! Over there is the Dragon Cavalry station. The reason why Milan City is the best in the country has a lot to do with the three Dragon Cavalry brigades stationed here. Besides Milan, no other country can have so many Dragon Cavalry troops in their capital.”

Ye Yin Zhu looked in the direction Sura pointed at, and saw a wall of equal height to the city walls separating a courtyard from the rest of the city. He couldn’t see how big the courtyard was from the outside. In the middle of the wall was a gigantic gate, exceeding 10 meters in height. The width of the main gate was not much smaller than the city gate. The most striking feature, however, was the dragon cavalry sitting in front of the gate atop their tamed dragons.

Foreboding, thick black armor completely covered the Dragon Cavalrymen, and each of them held a five meter long dragonspear in front of them. As the rising sun shone down on the sharp tips, they released a faintly cold light. They all sat atop gray earth dragons. Near three meters in height and five meters in length, these huge creatures seemed to be emitting an intangible aura of viciousness. The thickness of the black dragon scales could just be seen from this angle. Although there were only two Dragon Cavalrymen, they still resembled two killing machines.