Outside the combat arena, heads were packed tight.
The number of students who came to watch the excitement was no less than last time, when Qin Siyang fought Rong Xin.
Qin Siyang's name was extremely well known inside the Safe Zone, but the title of "Crown Prince of the Chu Legion" was no less intimidating.
Because children of the military usually complete all their studies inside military districts, forming their own closed circle, very few leave the military zone to study in the Safe Zone. Someone like Chu Baxing, the only son of a regional commander, had practically never appeared before.
So many people wanted to come take a look and see just what kind of strength the Crown Prince of the Chu Legion, a first-year freshman and current top-ranked special recruit by publicly known points, actually had.
Especially since Chu Baxing had even set up a one-sided, unequal bet. If Rong Xin lost to him, he would just admit fault and walk away. If Chu Baxing lost to Rong Xin, he would give up a Tier Four God-Hunting item.
What kind of confidence was that.
Rong Xin glanced at his watch, "Chu Baxing, the time's up. You and I should enter the combat arena."
"Wait a bit longer," Chu Baxing's expression was cold as he slowly swept his gaze across the surroundings, searching for a familiar figure.
Rong Xin was puzzled, "Who are you waiting for?"
"Just wait."
Chu Baxing couldn't be bothered to explain to Rong Xin. Rong Xin also didn't ask further, afraid of angering this walking god of wealth and making him regret the match.
After looking around several times, Chu Baxing still didn't spot Qin Siyang. A trace of disappointment crept into his heart.
Just then, he suddenly saw someone sprinting toward the crowd like a mad wild dog, stopping beside a sickly-looking man.
Qin Siyang had arrived.
Chu Baxing's eyes lit up slightly, "Rong Xin, let's get on the combat arena."
Rong Xin followed Chu Baxing's line of sight and saw Qin Siyang, feeling a bit surprised.
Chu Baxing's points were higher than Qin Siyang's, his status was higher than Qin Siyang's, and even his height was a tiny bit taller than Qin Siyang's. So why did he care so much about Qin Siyang?
'Geniuses all have pride in their hearts. Shouldn't they be competing with people stronger than themselves?'
'Who chases after someone weaker than themselves and keeps kicking them?'
Rong Xin shook his head, then turned to look at Shi Tao not far away and smiled at him.
To make sure he could beat Chu Baxing, Rong Xin had specially borrowed a full five Tier Three God-Hunting items from Shi Tao.
Basically, aside from Shi Tao's hidden trump cards that he never showed, everything had been borrowed.
He was already prepared to unleash the fiercest possible attack with all kinds of God-Hunting items the moment he entered the combat arena, determined to take Chu Baxing down.
Though it sounded a bit improper, Rong Xin really couldn't be blamed.
Rong Xin himself only had one Tier Three God-Hunting weapon, and even his armor was still only Tier Two.
Chu Baxing's bet was a Tier Four God-Hunting item. Selling Rong Xin wouldn't even be enough to trade for one. Anyone in his place would be dazed.
To steady the resolve of someone as upright as Rong Xin, Shi Tao had even tried every possible way to comfort him.
("Don't think that winning with God-Hunting items is shameful. When we fight for our lives, do we really rely purely on personal skills?")
("Victory has to be achieved by using every means available. And your God-Hunting items are also one of your means!")
("A gentleman is not born different, but good at making use of things!")
Being persuaded back and forth by Shi Tao, whom he had always trusted and admired, Rong Xin no longer felt that beating Chu Baxing by relying on God-Hunting items was an unfair victory.
He had already agreed with Shi Tao that if he won against Chu Baxing, he would give Shi Tao divine materials worth 500 silver coins, and then decide himself whether to keep or sell the Tier Four God-Hunting item.
'This time, I must win.'
'It can't be that every freshman is Qin Siyang.'
The two of them walked to the entrance of the combat arena.
The staff member guarding the door glanced at Rong Xin, "Why are you fighting a newcomer again?"
Rong Xin answered frankly, "If there's a chance to get a Tier Four God-Hunting item for free, could you hold yourself back?"
"Alright then. You two confirm the rules. Are you sparring with armor on, or…"
"The rules are exactly the same as last time, when Rong Xin fought Qin Siyang," Chu Baxing cut the staff member off.
The staff member looked at Rong Xin, "Rong Xin, you agree as well?"
"Completely agree. Couldn't agree more."
The staff member froze for a moment, then said, "Alright, I'll pull up the previous record."
As he spoke, he tapped around on his tablet, then spent another two minutes explaining the rules of the match to them.
In the distance, Qin Siyang and Hu Chan stood in unison with relaxed postures, leaning against the railing behind them, one hand propping up the chin, wearing standard spectator expressions.
Hu Chan turned on dialogue shielding and chatted with Qin Siyang beside him.
"President Qin, who do you think will win?"
"Do you even need to ask? Definitely Chu Baxing."
"Why?"
"Chu Baxing's bet alone is a Tier Four God-Hunting item. How many Tier Four items do you think he has on him? If he gets serious, with Rong Xin's meager assets, how could he possibly win?"
"That makes sense. Then what if the two of them don't rely much on God-Hunting items and mainly use personal strength and sequence skills? Who would win?"
"Probably still Chu Baxing."
"Hm? President Qin, you think that highly of Chu Baxing?"
"I checked around. Most of Chu Baxing's God-Hunting points came from personally hunting gods and having them verified at the Safe Zone gate. He didn't take many military district point missions, so there's very little padding. To be fair, Chu Baxing's God-Hunting ability and combat quality are both top tier. There's a high chance he's stronger than you."
Hu Chan curled his lips, "President Qin, I didn't mess with you or provoke you. Why are you dragging me down?"
"Anyway, by my rough estimate, Rong Xin has a ninety percent chance of losing to him."
"Really…", Hearing that, a flash of light suddenly appeared in Hu Chan's eyes, "President Qin, then what do you think, if I fight Rong Xin, how would the win and loss go?"
"Your skills are too strange. I think you'd probably be able to beat Rong Xin as well. If you want to try, just make an appointment with him like Chu Baxing did."
Hu Chan said lightly, "Let's just focus on watching the show for now."
———
Their fight didn't last long.
In less than three minutes, Chu Baxing and Rong Xin walked out one after the other.
Neither of them was injured.
But for some reason, both of their expressions looked bad.
Rong Xin kept sighing.
Chu Baxing looked even more aggrieved. He only glanced at Qin Siyang once before lowering his head.
For a moment, it was hard to tell who had actually won.
The staff member announced, "Chu Baxing reached 30 points first and takes the victory!"
Hu Chan looked confused, "Chu Baxing clearly won, so why does he look like he lost a Tier Four God-Hunting item, all dejected like that?"
Qin Siyang shrugged, "Who knows. I don't even know why he fought Rong Xin in the first place. Hurting others without benefiting himself, wasting effort for no gain, makes no sense."
Even though Chu Baxing had won, he looked like a rooster that had lost a fight, walking alone through the crowd toward the guesthouse.
"President Qin, the show's over. Let's go too. Just in time, Protector Yu already had someone extract Zhang Yingrui's memories. I'll go back and return his corpse to you."
"You guys finally finished it. Let's go…"
At that moment, a cry of shock rang through the crowd.
"WHAT? HE DESTROYED FOUR OF MY TIER THREE GOD-HUNTING ITEMS?"
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