202: Chapter 202 Calling for reinforcements? They got my underling instead?

Five days. A whole five days.

Ye Xiao felt that the suffering he had endured in his entire life didn't add up to what he'd gone through in these five days.

Su Ming was arguably the most inhumane capitalist in history — opening his eyes meant getting his chest blasted by Chidori, and closing them meant having his Source Energy squeezed until not a single drop remained.

Interspersed in between were all sorts of absurd "teaching" methods.

Things like rolling lightning into a ball and throwing it into the sky, or trying to run laps while discharging electricity.

He felt like he was about to be electrocuted to death several times.

The absurd part was that every suggestion that sounded like a joke actually yielded some insight once he tried it.

Under this extreme pressure, the potential of the Nine Heavens Thunder Body within him was thoroughly stimulated, and his Fusion rate with the Tier 6 Source Beast core was shockingly high.

In five days, he was forced by Su Ming from a Tier 4 Gold Middle Stage to a Tier 4 Gold Peak.

He was only one step away from Tier 5 Platinum.

At this moment, the thunder fighter jet "Little Thunder" was flying steadily at an altitude of ten thousand meters.

Ye Xiao touched the surging Thunder Affinity Source Energy in his body, feeling like he was in a dream.

One moment he was touching the smooth alloy of the fighter's inner wall, the next he was leaning against the porthole, watching the mountains and rivers flash by below, looking exactly like a country bumpkin who had just entered the city.

"Brother Ming, this thing flies way too fast! It's much better than those broken transport planes my family has!"

Su Ming crossed his legs, leaning back on the leather sofa with his eyes closed, too lazy to pay him any mind.

Approaching the Western Frontier, Su Ming figured that since he was, after all, a core recruit of the Six-Academy Joint Special Enrollment, and Shadow Academy was practically his half-alma mater, he shouldn't be too flashy.

Adhering to the fine tradition of not flaunting wealth, he found a desolate mountain outside the city to land the fighter jet in advance. Then, in front of Ye Xiao, he waved his hand and stored this priceless thunder fighter jet into the System space.

Ye Xiao's mouth hung open in an "O" shape again.

What kind of spatial equipment was that?!

It could fit such a large fighter jet?!

The two walked for about half an hour and finally arrived in front of the gate of Shadow Academy.

Rather than a gate, it was more like a magnificent archway carved from a single piece of obsidian, a hundred meters high, filled with a killing and cold, hard aura.

Under the archway, the coming and going students were mostly dressed in crisp black uniforms, their expressions cold and stern, their footsteps hurried, all carrying some amount of Evil Qi.

Su Ming's heart stirred, and the sinking star armor on his body instantly mimicked its surroundings.

The sportswear he was wearing, which was still relatively clean, instantly turned into a set of cheap casual wear that was washed until it was slightly white, with even the collar showing some signs of wear. The sneakers on his feet also became dusty, looking like street-stall goods worn for three or five years.

This attire was completely out of place with the sharp-aura assassin elites around him.

Many passing students cast strange looks at him.

Su Ming didn't care at all. He fished the military terminal out of his pocket and slowly sent a message to Night Crow and Young Master Gu Lingfeng: "Arrived at the school gate, come quickly." Then he found a huge stone pillar and leaned lazily against it.

Ye Xiao stood behind him, looking at these future classmates, his eyes full of eagerness to compete.

Just then, three students wearing senior uniforms walked over.

These three had just finished at the bottom of the academy's monthly rally, were scolded bloody by their instructor, and were holding in a belly full of fire with nowhere to vent.

The leading boy was named Chen Fei, with a feminine appearance and an undissipated malice in the depths of his eyes.

He saw Su Ming leaning against the stone pillar, looking out of place, and that shabby attire made him extremely displeased.

A perfect punching bag.

Chen Fei curled his lips into a sneer, brought his two lackeys, and walked straight to Su Ming, his chin held high.

"Where did this social misfit come from? Don't you see what kind of place this is!"

His voice wasn't loud, but it was full of superiority.

"Shadow Academy is a Holy Land, is this a place where idlers like you can stand? Get lost!"

Ye Xiao hadn't lost the temper that had been beaten out of him by Su Ming over the past few days. Upon hearing this, his brows furrowed immediately.

He stepped in front of Su Ming, blocking Chen Fei's line of sight.

"Clean up your mouth."

Chen Fei sneered: "Oh, you dare to talk back? Do you know who I am? Do you know what place this is?"

Ye Xiao couldn't be bothered to talk nonsense with him.

He snorted coldly, and a wisp of violent blue-green electric arc suddenly surged from his fingertips.

"Zzzzt—"

The thunder pressure of a Tier 4 Gold Peak erupted!

A scorched smell of ozone instantly permeated the air, and the gravel on the ground floated slightly under the powerful electromagnetic force, making a fine clashing sound.

The arrogance on the faces of Chen Fei and the other two instantly froze. Their expressions changed slightly, and they subconsciously took half a step back.

Tier 4 Peak!

This kid didn't look old, but he was actually a Tier 4 Peak expert?

However, the panic in Chen Fei's eyes lasted less than a second before it was replaced by a kind of morbid ecstasy.

Not only was he not afraid, but he became even more arrogant.

"Do it! Go ahead and do it!"

He took out his communicator directly and pointed at Ye Xiao's nose, mocking loudly: "So what if you're Tier 4 Peak? You're just a mud-legged outsider; you have to behave yourself when you get to the Western Frontier! Let me tell you, Shadow Academy is famous for protecting its own. If you dare to make a move at the school gate, it's a public provocation to the entire academy! Today, you won't be walking out of here in one piece!"

The rules of Shadow Academy were that internal fighting was fine, but if an outsider caused trouble at the school gate, it was a life-or-death situation.

Chen Fei became more excited as he spoke, shouting loudly into the communicator, his voice spreading throughout the entire hall plaza.

"Come and see, everyone! Some blind outsider is causing trouble at the gate of our Shadow Academy!"

"I'll say it here today! I'm calling our academy's number one person under Tier 5, Night Crow, who is ranked sixth on the heavenly pride ranking! I'll let him personally cripple these two arrogant little brats!"

His shout instantly attracted the attention of everyone around.

A large number of students watching the fun quickly gathered, surrounding them three layers deep, pointing at Su Ming and Ye Xiao.

"Who are these two? They've got guts, daring to make a move at the Shadow gate?"

"Look at what they're wearing, all street-stall goods, probably from some small place."

"Chen Fei is calling Senior Night Crow!"

"Senior Night Crow? Holy crap, that guy's a ruthless one! I heard he just came back from the Western Frontier Source Abyss a few days ago and slaughtered a Tier 6 Source Beast. These two unlucky guys are probably going to be torn apart on the spot."

Hearing the words "Night Crow," a strange look flashed in Su Ming's eyes.

Ye Xiao, standing beside him, was planning to directly unleash a concentrated version of [Chidori] to let these blind guys know why flowers are so red.

But just as he was about to make a move, a hand was placed nonchalantly on his shoulder, gently pulling him back.

Su Ming still had both hands in his trouser pockets.

"I'll just stand here and watch how you call for backup."

This fearless and calm posture made Chen Fei's heart skip a beat for no reason.

Something was wrong.

Shouldn't this guy be scared out of his wits?

Why does he still have an expression like he's watching a good show?

But things had reached this point; the arrow was on the string and had to be fired.

What's more, he had already shouted out Senior Night Crow's name. If he chickened out now, how would he survive in the academy later?

"Pretend! I'll see how long you can keep pretending!"

Chen Fei roared, his voice harsh but weak.

He held up the communicator, his voice deliberately raised.

"Senior Night Crow! There are two reckless brats from out of town at the school gate provoking our Shadow people! A Tier 4 Peak Thunder Affinity! Are you coming or not?"

As his words fell, twenty or thirty students had already gathered around.

Whispers rose one after another.

Su Ming leaned against the stone pillar, not even changing his posture.

He even took out his military terminal and looked down at the screen — Night Crow's reply had arrived.

Just four words: [Arriving immediately.]

Su Ming's lips curled slightly, and he tucked the terminal back into his pocket.

Only a moment passed.

A dull and rhythmic sound of military boots stepping came from the passage deep inside the hall.

Tap... tap... tap...

The sound was extremely steady, extremely deep, stepping unhurriedly, one step at a time.

The onlookers, however, seemed to have their throats pinched, and the noise dropped to freezing point within three seconds.

A figure walked out slowly.

Dark gold night-raid combat suit, tall and straight, with a cold and stern face.

The biting blood aura wrapped around his body hadn't dissipated yet — that was the trace left behind from slaughtering a Tier 6 Source Beast in the Source Abyss a few days ago.

All the watching students subconsciously lowered their heads.

Ranked sixth on the heavenly pride ranking, Night Crow.

When Chen Fei and the others saw that Night Crow had really come, their faces instantly showed ecstasy, and they were so excited that their faces flushed red.

"Senior Night Crow! You're here!"

Chen Fei nodded and bowed as he hurriedly greeted him, his finger already raised, ready to point at the culprit wearing rags.

However, from beginning to end, Night Crow didn't even spare him a glance.

He walked straight past Chen Fei, whose expression was frozen on his face, his steps steady, his goal clear, and he walked without hesitation to the teenager wearing cheap casual clothes.

He stood firmly.

The air in the entire venue seemed to be sucked away.

Under the unbelievable gaze of everyone —

Night Crow, who had always been aloof and rebellious, and who didn't even put other instructors in his eyes except for the Chief Instructor Ying Wuhen, bent his back in an arc full of respect.

He bowed his head slightly, his tone plain but resonant.

"Boss, you're here."

The entire scene was dead silent.

Chen Fei's hand, which was ready to point at Su Ming, hung in mid-air, frozen.

His brain went "buzz," and only the sound of his own heartbeat remained in his ears.

Boss?

Senior Night Crow... called this guy wearing street-stall goods... Boss?!

His lips trembled twice, and he couldn't say a single word.

Before his brain could come back online —

"Vroom— Boom—"

A harsh engine roar tore through the silence of the scene.

A heavy off-road vehicle sprayed with the top flame totem of the Hunter Association pulled up steadily to the roadside with an extremely arrogant drift.

The car door pushed open, and a tall young man wearing sunglasses strode down.

"It's Young Master Gu Lingfeng! The Young President of the Hunter Association!"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed in shock.

Young Master Gu Lingfeng completely ignored the commotion around him, rushed over in two or three steps, hugged Su Ming's shoulder, grinned, and roared with full voice:

"Big Brother! I'm late!"

In the entire hall plaza, no one spoke.

Chen Fei's face was as white as a sheet of paper.

The two lackeys behind him were already shivering at the knees.

The twenty or thirty students watching, one by one, widened their eyes, looking at Su Ming as if looking at a monster that had descended from the sky.

If Night Crow's "Boss" was a deep-water bomb dropped into a calm lake, then Young Master Gu Lingfeng's "Big Brother" was directly detonating a tactical nuclear bomb!

The crown prince of the Hunter Association!

The heaven's favorite of Shadow Academy!

These two people, who could be considered top figures among the younger generation in the entire Western Frontier, actually... bowed down to a casual-wearing teenager who looked plain and ordinary, with no Source Energy fluctuations?!

This news, like a Category 12 superstorm, instantly exploded in the hearts of all the students at the school gate!

Countless dull, shocked, and unbelievable gazes gathered on Su Ming at the same time.

Everyone's worldview collapsed at this moment.

...

At the same time.

Thousands of miles away.

Deep in a dark underground palace that could not be detected by any radar.

A figure shrouded in shadows slowly opened his eyes.

In the void in front of him, a pitch-black token appeared out of thin air, and the strange cross-shaped dark pattern on its surface was emitting a faint red light.

A hoarse voice sounded.

Carrying a trace of excitement at catching a glimpse of prey!

"Silver Blood target, has arrived in Dingxi City."

"At all costs, you must capture this kid alive!"

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