252: Chapter 252 It seems the rumors are true; they've had an internal conflict!

"No need to say more! Even if I am condemned by everyone, I will never walk alongside you, a demon who has betrayed our bonds!"

Lu Xingye stood stubbornly ten meters away, his single eye in the shadow of the street lamp, staring at Jiang You with a complex gaze filled with "killing intent, resentment, and determination."

"Fine, fine, fine, stand as far away as you like."

Jiang You was completely speechless; he really didn't have the energy to correct the behavioral logic of a late-stage chuunibyou patient, so he could only turn around and, biting the bullet, step onto the red carpet alone.

Thus, an extremely bizarre scene unfolded on the red carpet of Zhaixing Tower.

Jiang You walked in front with his hands in his pockets, looking utterly listless.

And exactly ten meters behind him, Lu Xingye followed step by step.

What was even worse was that not only was Lu Xingye's gaze cold, but to create that extreme sense of desolation of "having a heart turned to ash after being betrayed by a brother," he actually forced his eyes to turn red!

Walking in front, Jiang You only felt like he had thorns on his back, as if countless needles were pricking him.

He couldn't help but glance back out of the corner of his eye.

At this glance, Jiang You's heart almost stopped.

"Damn! Old Lu, did you get water in your Brain?"

Jiang You let out a heart-wrenching roar in his mind:

"It's one thing to stare at me! But don't you dare stare at me while tears are streaming down the corners of your eyes!!!"

"The way you're looking at me, it's like I didn't just steal your money, but also somehow got you pregnant and then heartlessly abandoned you!!!"

Jiang You's pace became increasingly stiff; he could even feel that the gazes of the Imperial Capital Martial Arts Bureau security personnel around them were starting to become extremely strange.

Meanwhile, on the second floor of Zhaixing Tower.

In front of the huge floor-to-ceiling windows, the prodigies from various prestigious schools who had arrived early were holding wine glasses, looking down at everything happening on the red carpet.

When they saw the two captains from Magic City Martial Arts University enter, this scene, full of imagery and storytelling, instantly ignited the entire second-floor banquet hall!

"Look! That's Jiang You and Lu Xingye from Magic City Martial Arts University!"

"It's them, I saw them both on the news yesterday!"

"I think they're called the 'Magic City Twin Maniacs,' they're super chuunibyou..."

"Hiss—the atmosphere between these two is a bit off!"

The second team captain from a certain academy was leaning on the railing, looking at Lu Xingye's two bruised black eyes and that ten-meter "absolute isolation zone," and gasped in shock:

"My goodness! Look at the injuries on Lu Xingye's face! Those were beaten into him with extremely brutal methods!"

"And the way he's looking at the man in front... that's bone-deep hatred! It even carries tears of humiliation!"

Beside him, an expert from an academy sneered, a flash of ecstasy in his eyes:

"It seems the rumors are true! A serious internal personnel conflict occurred at Magic City Martial Arts University this morning!"

"Jiang You, that tyrant, in order to monopolize power, not only crippled the former second team captain, Bai Zimo, but also publicly beat his former roommate, Lu Xingye, forcing Lu Xingye to take over the second team in humiliation!"

Several captains from top-tier universities exchanged glances and simultaneously raised their red wine glasses, revealing gloating, sinister smiles:

"Magic City Martial Arts University produced an SSS-rank monster this year; we originally thought it would be a big problem. Who would have thought that this Jiang You is actually an idiot who uses unscrupulous means to climb to the top and causes his team to fall apart!"

"The first team and second team are at odds! The twin stars have completely broken up! This team of theirs... is going to be interesting!"

"Tonight, let's just enjoy this internal joke of Magic City Martial Arts University!"

Amidst the "perfect reading comprehension" and wild imagination of the top prodigies of the entire Great Xia.

With a head full of black lines, Jiang You, along with the chuunibyou behind him who was crying while emitting killing intent, finally walked into the undercurrent-filled hall of Zhaixing Tower.

Zhaixing Tower, second-floor supreme banquet hall.

When Jiang You, enduring the inquiring, hostile, or gloating gazes of the whole hall, finally bit the bullet and finished that long walk that felt like being tortured on a red carpet, he let out a long sigh of relief.

The entire banquet hall was magnificent; the dome was a huge magic array simulating the flow of the starry sky, and beneath his feet was spotless spiritual wood flooring.

This super-scale gathering, named the "Captain's Networking Banquet," was jointly organized by the Hundred Schools League Organizing Committee and the Imperial Capital Martial Arts General Administration.

Nominally, it was a networking event for top prodigies from major universities to communicate feelings, encourage each other, and learn and progress before the competition.

But in reality, everyone present knew clearly that this was a pre-competition intimidation meeting for probing each other, forming cliques, and crazily showing off muscles.

At this moment, because several heavyweight official leaders and participants had not yet arrived, the official speech part of the banquet had not yet officially started.

Therefore, the entire banquet hall was currently in a completely free and open buffet party state.

Looking around, the men were handsome and extraordinary, and the women were stunningly beautiful.

Everyone was exuding extremely powerful blood energy fluctuations, gathering in groups of three or five with red wine glasses, chatting and laughing on the surface, exchanging commercial compliments, but secretly competing fiercely in their foundations.

What was even more deadly was that this group of prodigies was also truly rich!

In order to hold their own at this nationwide "pre-competition comparison meeting," these people had almost worn their entire family fortunes on their bodies.

Top-grade spiritual artifacts emitted faint treasures' light, and various high-level storage rings were almost one for everyone, flashing with an extremely blinding "nouveau riche" glow under the lights.

Jiang You didn't go to strike up a conversation with any captain, nor did he pay attention to those who cast scrutinizing gazes at him; instead, his eyes lit up as he locked onto the super buffet table in the most secluded corner of the hall.

"Damn, I knew I came to the right place!"

"Third-rank demonic beast meat... that's spiritual rice, right? Does the happy water here even have spiritual energy!"

"Time to eat!"

Jiang You slid over to the buffet table, grabbed an arm-thick charcoal-grilled king crab with his left hand, and expertly speared a shiny, oily roasted pork knuckle with his right hand, immediately entering an unselfconscious eating mode.

"As long as I eat fast enough, and as long as I keep my head down, no one will notice me, this titular captain." Jiang You chewed and chewed while happily calculating in his heart.

Just when Jiang You thought he had successfully made himself invisible.

His Internal Chat Group had already been stirred into a frenzy because of all the glitz and glamour in the hall!

[Internal Chat Group]

[Kidneys (eyes glowing with a ghostly green light of greed, spatial laws vibrating wildly)]:

"Damn! Damn! A rich mine! This is a peerless rich mine!"

"Look at that pretty boy in white at the eight o'clock direction, what he's wearing on his hand is a top-grade storage ring made of Void Meditation Stone! It has at least fifty cubic meters of storage space!"

"And that woman in the dress at the three o'clock direction! That necklace around her neck is actually engraved with a miniature spatial folding array! That thing must be full of top-grade pills and life-saving artifacts!"

"I'm dying of craving! Brother Brain, give the order!"

"Let's go restock! Let's strip these greenhouse flowers down to their underwear!"

"If that doesn't work, let's just kill them and take their goods, then silence everyone in the building!"

[stomach (secreting high-concentration stomach acid wildly on the side, rolling around anxiously)]:

"Yes, yes, yes! Not only do we need to rob the rings, but also the blood energy on their bodies! That's all top-notch nourishing broth! Especially that big guy over there, the meat quality is definitely firm!"

[Right Hand (fingers cracking, already starting to twitch uncontrollably)]:

"Hand it over! I hate nothing more than people showing off their wealth in front of me! No need for Brother Brain to give an order; I'm experienced in this job, I guarantee it'll be done without anyone noticing!"

[Brain (sitting on the throne of consciousness, coldly pushing up reflective glasses)]:

"Stupid. What kind of occasion is this? Robbing in public violates our level of class."

"However... since it's been delivered to our doorstep, it would be unreasonable not to take something."

"Right Hand, pay attention to the micro-operations."

"Find a concealed angle, be fast, be stylish, and only take the most expensive items."

Having obtained Brain's tacit approval, [Right Hand] let out an extremely arrogant, sinister laugh.

And at this moment.

In the real world, Jiang You, who was holding a roasted pork knuckle and chewing with his mouth full of oil, was completely unaware that a disaster sufficient to cause his social death was about to arrive.