Chapter 107 – Contes (2/2)

Lei had awakened one year before Shao Xuan and Mao. He was also older than Shao Xuan when he was awakened. If you calculate it, you’ll notice that he was two years older than Shao Xuan. He was the most outstanding warrior of his peers, and he always brought back the most game. After two years of being a totem warrior, he was now one head taller than Shao Xuan, given that he was much older than Shao Xuan as well.

Lei glimpsed at Mao, “Whoever of you could be my opponent if I join the fight?” He was saying that disdainingly, as if he would be bullying non-awakened kids if he joins the fight.

Before Mao could say anything back, Lei looked away as he looked at Shao Xuan, “We have someone on our side that wants to have a friendly challenge with Ah-Xuan. Normally, when Ah-Xuan is learning medicine from the Shaman, he is hard to find. Today, coincidentally we are all here. It’s for the best that we have a little combat, so that the other non-awakened kids might have the chance to see what is real combat between totem warriors!”

When he was saying “Totem warriors”, he said it full of pride. Not only Lei, the others were all excited to hear him say so.

Young totem warriors wanted to show off, while the non-awakened kids looked forward to it very much. Their fathers had their battles and competitions, and they had their own among the younger generation.

Just when Lei finished his words, someone from that party stepped out.

“Tai?” Mao frowned at the person that stepped out.

Tai had awakened in the same year as Shao Xuan and Mao. However, Shao Xuan did not know him well, since he was in the other hunting team.

Tai moved his wrists, stared at Shao Xuan, and said, “I heard that you are the most excellent one among our peers, and I have been wanting to challenge you for some time.”

At Tai’s words, someone from Mao’s side could not bear it, “Who said that he is the most excellent one among our peers?”

“Shut up!” Mao glared at the one who spoke.

He was indeed unhappy to admit it, but he remembered clearly about what happened during that hunting mission. Shao Xuan was really doing far better than him. Also, if it weren’t for Shao Xuan, he would probably have ended up in the belly of the Thorn Black Wind. His father also told him that he was the rival of Shao Xuan, for now.

Although, it had been half a year since when Ta had said that, and Mao was making progress in a faster speed than most of kids in the tribe. But he had no idea what Shao Xuan was capable of, because after that one time, he wasn’t in the same hunting group as Shao Xuan anymore. Shao Xuan did not remain in the advance group either. Both Mao and Ta did not know Shao Xuan’s current strength.

Mao did not believe that Shao Xuan made no progress during this half a year. You could see his progress from the game that he brought back after each hunting trip.

“Ah-Xuan?” Mao looked at Shao Xuan, and was asking about his attitude on this.

In fact, Shao Xuan did not really like this way of battling each other, but he could not refuse it. If he said no on this, or made any excuse to avoid the fight, he would be assumed as a pussy.

When someone challenges you, you accept it. It was an unwritten rule in the tribe.

Since you can’t refuse it, then just accept it. Shao Xuan might as well take this opportunity as a chance to see what were his peers were capable of.

Putting down the things he had in his hands, Shao Xuan told the twins to “Keep an eye on my stuff.”

Since Tai stepped forward, people stepped back to make room for him.

Shao Xuan entered the fighting circle, staring at the young warrior of his height.

Tai’s eyes looked unfriendly. He took off his cloak and tossed it aside as he stood in the chilly air with a sleeveless animal skin top. Perhaps he was showing the difference between the physiques of totem warriors and normal kids, or perhaps he was taking the cloak off, in order to move more conveniently. Or, was he maybe trying to show off his totem patterns during the fight?

It was indeed a hobby of the warriors to show off the totem patterns on their arms.

Tai moved his arms around, as well as his wrists, creating cracking sounds. With a loud roar, he stimulated the totem power inside his body, and the totem patterns, which especially belonged to totem warriors, quickly extended from his face to the neck. The totem patterns on his arms were also obvious. The flame-like totem patterns extended from his shoulders to the upper arms for about five to six centimeters.

Seeing the totem patterns on Tai’s body, many non-awakened kids looked very jealous. Every time when warriors were comparing the totem patterns on their arms, they could only watch them from aside.

Among the peers that awakened at the same time, Tai made fast progress. Since he was always someone high-profile, people knew his strength quite well already.

Then, the crowd moved their vision to the other side of the circle. People realized that they knew little about Shao Xuan, who was from the orphan cave in the mountain foot area.