Chapter 370: Huge Ruckus (2/2)
“So what? Scarlet Mercenary’s leader, Tie Sa, has been working for the Barthe Jacques family for so many years that the mercenaries are practically a part of the family.”
“I still think that the Northgate family has the highest chance of winning. Many years ago, the Northgate clan was an existence that even the Daynight clan feared.”
“Stop talking about the past. You need to pay attention to the present.”
“The Lily family isn’t doing too badly either.”
“The Lily family? They have a woman in charge, so there’s a tiny possibility that they’ll actually be able to win. Though, Granny Chan is pretty incredible as well. She’s one of the three guardians of the Northline Flowzone.”
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In one corner of the restaurant, a man was drinking with an extremely depressed demeanor. As the alcohol hit his system, he overheard the discussion from the nearby table. Irritated, he slammed his own table and yelled, “Shut up! The gathering at Northgate Platform isn’t something that people like you can talk about like that!”
The young people glanced at the man, froze, and then retorted in a mocking manner. “I was wondering who would speak so arrogantly. So it’s just Ah Fan? What’s wrong? Are you still waiting for your mentor to expel you? I don’t see any reason why you should still be in Shangwu Academy, huh?”
“Ah Fan? One of the top students at Shangwu? That Ah Fan?”
“Top student? Pfft, he’s just a piece of trash who lost the only teleportation stone we had,” somebody commented in a condescending tone.
“Oh, I remember now. I heard that he lost it to Astral-10.”
“Yup. Our academy spent so much effort getting a teleportation stone, but that piece of trash lost it so easily. And yet, he still has the gall to stay at the academy. How shameless!”
“Pfft. How shameless indeed.”
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Ah Fan took a sudden swig of the beer in his hands, stood up, and then flung the mug at the students. As it flew towards them, the cup shattered right before making contact. The students did not expect him to attack so abruptly, and the surprise combined with the vast difference in their strength meant that the students were injured by the cup shards before they could even react. They instantly crumpled to the floor in pain.
The boss of the restaurant did not dare to say a word, and he merely watched on while hiding in a corner.
“I lost, I admit it. There’s nothing to complain about. Against that person, even the one you call the strongest, Northgate Lie, wouldn’t be able to walk away unscathed. I was just very unlucky,” Ah Fan said coldly.
The students on the floor gritted their teeth, but not one of them dared to refute Ah Fan’s words. He was one of the most powerful students in Shangwu Academy, and even though the academy no longer treated him well, his strength had not diminished at all. In short, they were no match for him.
“How arrogant.” A few young men and women were walking to the upper floor from the restaurant’s entrance, and the person at the very front of the group was holding a fan in his hand while looking incredibly relaxed.
Everyone glanced over and were shocked to realize that the newcomers were from the Northgate and Lily families. Two of the three most powerful families in the Northline Flowzone had made an appearance.
“I’m really curious to learn just who could be capable of preventing Northgate Lie from leaving a battle unscathed, Ah Fan.” The man with a fan in his hand looked at Ah Fan with an arrogant expression.
Beside him, a beautiful young lady put on an intrigued expression after hearing the question.
This young man’s name was Northgate Gang, and he was one of the Northgate family’s successors, as well as Northgate Lie’s younger brother by blood. He was also studying in Shangwu Academy and was one of the most powerful Limiteers in the academy. He was nearly as powerful as Ah Fan.
Ah Fan was silent.
At this moment, the students who had been attacked all stood up, and they were now glaring at Ah Fan venomously, eager for a fight.
More and more students gathered on the upper level of the restaurant to watch the show.
Northgate Gang snickered and politely told the surrounding students, “Let me introduce someone to you all.” As he spoke, he stepped aside and revealed the beautiful young girl standing behind him. “This is Lily Shu'er from the Lily family. She’s the cousin of the family’s heir, Lily Anne, and she just joined Shangwu Academy, so please take care of her.”
The crowd cheered as their attention was captivated by the girl. She was quite young and had an adorable, teasing light in her eyes, giving her a lively demeanor. She looked around the room before looking straight at Ah Fan. “You still haven’t told us who’s so powerful that even Northgate Lie would be hard-pressed to fight him and leave unscathed. He’s a powerhouse who’s on the Top Hundred Rankings, you know.”
Everyone’s attention instantly swiveled back to Ah Fan.
Northgate Gang looked over. “What’s wrong? You can’t tell us who it is? We use aliases in the ported battles, so it’s impossible to know who you’re facing for sure. It’s also impossible to talk during the battles. If you lost, then just accept it and keep training. And yet, here you are, slandering my brother in order to ameliorate your own humiliation. You’re a fellow student of the academy, but even I think that you’re an embarrassment.”
Many of the people around looked at Ah Fan with contempt clearly written across their faces. He’d lost, so that should be the end of the matter. However, he was still claiming that the person who he’d lost to was someone that even Northgate Lie would struggle against. Ah Fan’s behavior was nothing short of despicable, and now, someone from the Northgate family had overheard him. He was a huge disgrace to the academy.
Ah Fan clenched his fists tightly and looked up at Northgate Wang. “I’m not talking nonsense. The person who defeated me was Astral-10’s Lu Yin.”
The entire restaurant fell silent, and everyone stared at Ah Fan. “Lu Yin.” They all had heard of that name before.