Chapter 99 - Death Walk Pt2 (1/2)

Fourth and Hao Xuan sat in the VIP room while Feng got everything ready.

The arena had around a hundred thousand seats available, of which only 10-15% would be filled under normal circumstances. But after the notification for the Death Walk went out, it slowly filled up until there wasn't even space for people to stand. The event attracted so much attention that even the higher-ups and the normal public that weren't notified of the Walk got wind of it.

It became a national event and almost every city and town made announcements about it and some even got permission to display the entire fight on large screens for thousands that couldn't afford to tune in.

Billions of people were waiting for the Walk, especially since Hao Xuan's rank was announced.

The military jumped on the bandwagon and advertised the event as an ”Official Military Occasion”, something like a parade.

And because so many people tuned in and even more were trying to, the deadline got pushed back another hour.

Hao Xuan was sitting in the room with his eyes closed when the door abruptly opened and several people entered.

”Brothers! Sister! when did you get back?” Fourth shouted, startling the baby snakes and Hao Xuan. He turned around and saw that almost all of the other captains were there.

”Just now, but that's not important. What in gods name did you guys do?” Third smacked Fourth on the back of the head.

”Ninth brother, Fourth brother, how could you leave me out of this?!” Sixth stood in the corner woefully, with fake tears in his eyes.

”Ninth brother, why did you ask them to put in even more opponents? Do you know how big this has gotten?” Fifth moved forward with an angry look on her face but it looked more concerned than anything else.

”Oi, you guys sure are living your lives eh?” Eighth walked in and sat on the sofa. He reached forward to pick up a beast leg but Zhurong suddenly popped out from behind it, and like a mother hen protecting her young and stood in front of the mountain of meat.

”Ohh, it's been a while since someone had the guts to bare their fangs at me, little kitty, you sure about this?” Eighth threateningly asked with narrowed eyes.

But Zhurong knew no fear, with his chest puffed he looked straight into his eyes and shouted, ”MEOW!” and with that, they started fighting each other for the literal mountain of food that no normal person would be able to finish on their own.

”Third brother, Sixth brother, Seventh brother, Fifth sister, Eighth brother you all came. Come have a seat,” Hao Xuan stood up with a huge smile on his face.

”W-Woah, Ninth brother, how did you get so tall all of a sudden?” Sixth asked with wide eyes upon seeing his height and build but Third quickly smacked him on the back of the head as well which quietened him down.

Seventh nodded at Hao Xuan and took out a chair from his storage ring and sat down next to the table. He reached out, grabbed a piece of meat and started eating with small bites.

”O-Oi, What the fuck?! You're not stopping him?!” Eighth shouted at Zhurong when he didn't even spare a look at Seventh.

”Meow Meow!” Zhurong replied with a smirk.

”You're fat! Your entire family is fat! Just because I'm a little chubby you won't let me eat? This is straight up discrimination!” Eighth almost blew up in anger.

”Where's First brother? Did he not come?” Hao Xuan asked ignoring the due and looked behind Third.

”No, he was with his family so he couldn't come. But he will be watching from home and rooting for you,” Third sighed.

”Ninth brother, do you have any idea how big this is? Even the great general was inquiring about it,” Fifth said while fixing Hao Xuan's collar like a loving older sister.

”Haha, its nothing much. Although I had no idea it would blow up like this, it doesn't change anything. I'll still win,” he smiled back.

”Seriously, why are you all like this?” Third couldn't help but shake his head.

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First was sitting at home with his family, waiting in front of the screen. His son Xin Qiye and younger sister Han Ming were sitting with him, while the wife prepared some snacks.

”Brother, what's going on? Why is everyone so excited all of a sudden?” Han Ming asked looking out the window where people could be seen rushing here and there.

”Do you remember Ninth brother? Brother Hao?” he asked while making funny faces at Xin Qiye.

”Mhmm,” she nodded.

”He will be fighting some monsters in a little while. And we'll watch and root for him together.”

Han Ming didn't ask anything else and quietly sat in front of the screen with glistening eyes, waiting.

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