Chapter 405 - Stasa (1/2)
”How dare you show yourself here?!” a blaring voice got everyone's attention.
Clearly it was intended for the new arrivals so the rest of the people distanced themselves from them and watched on with interest while discussing amongst themselves.
”Do you know those people?” a bald teenage boy in golden robes asked a girl next to him. The girl wore a frilly white dress that made her look like a fairy. She nodded as a matter-of-factly.
”Not personally but I have heard of them. How do you not know the Biric and the Wu clan's younger generation??”
The boy shrugged, ”They don't come up very often.”
The girl took a sip from her glass and spoke lightly.
”Well, that pretty one at the front is Henrik Biric, the most famous playboy from the Biric clan. The shorty is Wu Jin. He's pretty famous in a few nerdy circles in the academy. I don't know the last one,” she explained one by one.
”Ah, no wonder Stasa is acting out like this!” the boy smacked his head upon realizing.
”What? You know something?” the girl asked with a raised eyebrow.
The boy nodded, ”You'll see.”
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Hao Xuan's head pounded as soon as he heard the yell.
'We haven't even been here for a minute and someone's already picking a fight? Seriously?'
He looked to the front at the man in white robes walking towards them with large strides. He had extremely sharp features, almost as if they were chiseled with a sword. His eyes made it hard to meet his gaze for any extended period of time.
One foot in front of the other, within four steps he covered the distance of more than 200 meters and stood in front of them with a loathful expression.
”Who is that person?”
”You don't know? That's Stasa! An up and coming genius from the Hall. He is the sole disciple of that old elder...you know...THAT one....”
”Ohh, really? Wow, this will be interesting then...”
The man named Stasa stared at Henrik with gritted teeth and clenched fists.
”I went to your clan and officially placed a challenge as soon as I found out. But not only did you not accept my challenge, you even refused to acknowledge it. Today it is different. Today, you will not escape,” he grinned before continuing, ”Henrik Biric, I challenge you to a life and death duel!”
”WHAT?!”
”Holy shit!! Is that allowed?”
”Don't you have to get permission from the clans first??”
A commotion erupted in the hall. Among all the strong powers of the continent, no the entire beast world, a life and death duel was a legally recognized method of 'eliminating' someone that had offended any party. The duel could, of course, be denied but that would destroy their reputation.
Who would want to work with a power that was afraid to accept a simple challenge?
While the spectators were busy chatting, Henrik, on the other hand, was standing there with a deep frown. He looked at the man with a suspicious gaze.
”Have we met before?”
”.....”