Analytical Eye! Kidnapping a Wyvern All the Same

PS: Chapter 34 has been added. I was rushing the draft too late last night and wasn't feeling well today, which led to some mistakes. Please forgive me.

The appearance of the Wyverns sparked a wave of commotion among the spectators. Many were seeing a real Wyvern for the first time, and they couldn't help but gasp in amazement.

Chen Rui pondered for a long time before slowly standing up.

"Chen Rui!" Aldas, Athena, and Alice, who were by his side, all blurted out at the same time.

Athena had been keeping a cold face toward Chen Rui, but seeing that he actually intended to enter the arena, she could no longer hold back: "Even a tamed Wyvern is far more dangerous than a Horned Wing Beast! The toxicity is secondary; the level of savagery is something even I couldn't handle in a short amount of time!"

"This Joseph actually managed to get his hands on Wyverns!" Alice didn't hesitate: "Chen Rui, you still need to earn more money for this princess and make more wonderful things; you absolutely cannot die like this! Let's just admit defeat for this round; a draw is actually quite good."

Aldas didn't say anything more, only shaking his head firmly at Chen Rui. The Lesser Devil Sli also looked worried, though he didn't dare to speak.

"Don't worry," Chen Rui shook his head: "You know I'm the most afraid of death. If I wasn't sure of myself, I wouldn't go to my death. Little Princess, don't be in such a hurry to concede. I'll go take a look at the Wyverns first."

As he spoke, he slowly walked into the arena, deliberately putting on a show of being afraid of poison by covering his nose and mouth as he approached the iron cages of the Wyverns.

Allen had been feeling nervous the moment he heard the competition would involve Wyverns. Seeing Chen Rui's cowardly appearance, he laughed loudly: "Coward, that's a magic cage; the poisonous gas can't get out!"

Allen's subordinates among the audience joined in with loud jeers. Chen Rui wasn't afraid of any poison; he ignored Allen and cautiously approached the cage. The moment the Wyvern inside saw a living creature approaching, it tried to thrust its head out of the iron cage, the sound of it slamming against the bars chilling to the bone.

The human was startled and quickly retreated a few steps. The two Wyverns seemed to have a particular fondness for human flesh; their heads actually followed the human's movement. Gradually, they began to grow restless, emitting hissing sounds and increasing the intensity of their collisions with the cage, making the human tremble with fear.

Chen Rui's terrified appearance was seen by Joseph, whose mocking smile deepened. It seemed bringing the Wyverns was the most correct choice. In truth, winning or losing didn't have much significance; the bets with Alice weren't even on his mind. With his current momentum, even if the final result was a draw, he could still achieve his true goal of intimidating Darkmoon.

What did the immortal reputation of Emperor White Night matter? Now, his descendants couldn't even hold onto the throne. Even this Darkmoon Territory would be trampled under the feet of the powerful Chiyou, never to rise again!

Thinking of this, Joseph looked toward a certain spot in the arena as a show of force, but he no longer saw those two cold, blade-like gazes. In fact, he could never have imagined that the restlessness of the Wyverns wasn't because they wanted to "eat" human flesh, but because they were communicating with Chen Rui.

"Kegu, don't worry, I will help you!" The voice in Chen Rui's consciousness sounded like a creepy uncle trying to lure a young girl.

"Wrong, I am Kegu, he is Mengda." The Wyvern's dissatisfied hiss came through.

"Understood! Act according to the situation later, and remember to cooperate well!"

"..."

Joseph secretly channeled his power, spreading his voice to every corner of the arena: "I have specially brought the strongest aerial Magic Beast from the Chiyou Territory, the Wyvern. I wonder if the warriors of Darkmoon, known for their bravery, dare to accept the challenge!"

Despite knowing the ferocity of the Wyverns and knowing that the one likely to enter the arena was that weak human apprentice, Joseph's "dare you" instantly stirred up the emotions of the audience. The combative blood of the Devil Race was fully manifested at this moment.

Amidst the boiling cheers, Chen Rui returned to the side of his companions.

Seeing him return unharmed, Alice breathed a sigh of relief and said loudly to Joseph: "This round..."

"For this round, we accept the challenge!" Chen Rui suddenly interrupted Alice and said loudly.

Seeing that Chen Rui had taken the initiative to accept the challenge, the audience's attitude toward the human changed drastically, and they began to shout: "Accept! Accept..."

"Are you crazy!" Athena grabbed Chen Rui's arm and said fiercely.

Alice was also anxious: "Chen Rui, don't you want your life anymore!"

"Because I offended Athena yesterday, so I just..." Before Chen Rui could finish his joke, he saw Athena's eyes turn slightly red, and her grip on his arm tightened even more. Even with the special physique of a Star-Wielder after marrow cleansing, he could barely withstand it.

"At a time like this, what kind of jokes are you making!" Aldas couldn't sit still either, "Do you have some other way?"

"Athena, let go first!" Chen Rui shrieked: "My arm is going to break!"

Athena quickly let go. In those ruby-like eyes, Chen Rui seemed to see something he hadn't seen before, but there was no time to think about it now. He pulled Alice over and whispered to her for a while. The little loli showed a look of confusion, but under his repeated, confident gaze, she finally nodded.

Alice stood up and used a magic amplifier to speak: "The word 'cowardice' has never existed in the dictionary of Darkmoon. Even if we die, we will fight to the end!"

After using a series of passionate slogans to fully mobilize the enthusiasm of the masses, Alice spoke to Joseph: "Since the Chiyou Territory has brought out two Wyverns, then for the sake of this individual, spectacular competition, our stakes should also be increased! If you lose this aerial competition, in addition to the original Black Crystal Coins, I also want these two Wyverns, plus one hundred pieces of the highest quality Vine Stone! How about it?"

Joseph laughed: "Little Princess, changing the stakes at the last minute isn't according to the rules. Besides, Darkmoon already has one win and one draw; it's impossible for me to lose. I would be at too much of a disadvantage."

"As long as you can win the third round, it's still a draw," Alice said, seeing Joseph still shaking his head. She changed her tone: "But I really want the Wyverns to play with. How about this: if today's aerial competition is a draw, I will give you an extra precious work by an ancient Grandmaster Alchemist; if I win in the end, you lose one hundred pieces of high-quality Vine Stone and those two Wyverns. How about that?"

Joseph's pupils contracted suddenly. He was clearly surprised by the mention of an ancient Grandmaster's alchemical work. Could it be a treasure from the royal collection? What he couldn't understand most was why Alice suddenly had such strong confidence and was willing to bet such a large stake.

It was true that Darkmoon had one win and one draw, but as long as Allen defeated Chen Rui, the final result would be a draw. That probability was one hundred percent. Why was Alice so certain?

"The Grandmaster Alchemist's work is not something I can easily bring out, but Master Aldas can testify in front of everyone that this work absolutely exists, and it is incredibly ingenious!" Alice didn't give Joseph much time to consider, using his own tactics against him as she said loudly, "Do you dare to agree?"

Aldas also stood up at this moment, nodding to guarantee the authenticity of the Grandmaster's work the little princess spoke of. Joseph knew that with Aldas's current reputation, he would never speak without evidence. It seemed the existence of the Grandmaster's alchemical work was not a lie. Besides, if Alice dared to fake the work, it could become the best excuse to strike at Darkmoon.

Little did he know, works by "ancient Grandmasters" were not only sold in Alice's shop, but she even had several in her own room.

Unless he broke his promise and didn't let the human enter the arena, Joseph couldn't think of any way Alice could force a draw or even a win in the final round. After considering it for a long time, Joseph finally agreed to Alice's request.

"Allen, the skin of a Wyvern is poisonous. The rules of the competition do not allow any auxiliary tools. These two detox pills can last for twenty minutes. Take them before you go in. If it really exceeds the time, use your power to resist the toxicity." These two Wyverns were not yet adults and had only just been tamed. With Joseph's own powerful strength, he could naturally control them, but he could no longer enter the arena himself, so he could only give Allen some instructions.

Allen hesitated and said: "I heard that the human underwent a mutation under Aldas's experiments and is now highly toxic himself. Plus, Aldas is a master pharmacist. What if he isn't afraid of the Wyvern's poison?"

This remark reminded Joseph. This must be what Alice was planning—to use the human's physique or Aldas's detox potions to stall for time, and once Allen couldn't resist, she could secure the victory.

Thinking he had seen through the opponent's plan, Joseph felt even more certain and said to Allen: "Even if the poison doesn't kill him, with that ant-like, weak strength, you can easily finish him off! Remember, don't stall; you must finish the battle quickly!"

Joseph noticed that Allen was a bit intimidated by the Wyverns, so he added calmly: "Actually, winning or losing doesn't matter to me, but you should completely give up on that woman."

Allen looked over and saw Athena talking to Chen Rui with a worried expression. Jealousy burned in his heart, and he took the antidote without hesitation.

Chen Rui asked Aldas for a small bottle of "detox" potion, drank it in front of everyone, gave Athena a firm "trust me" look, and walked into the arena. Most of the crowd held their breath, watching Chen Rui and Allen walk toward the iron cages, where specialized personnel had already begun to remove the anti-poison magic from the cages.

The moment Allen thought of Athena's attitude toward Chen Rui, the murderous intent in his eyes grew even more intense. He sneered: "Tremble! You weak and incompetent human!"

"Don't die too quickly later; I want to torture every single one of your bones!"

"..."

Poor kid, he's become such an expert at trash talk out of jealousy. Could it be that some guy transmigrated here because the NBA was in a lockout a while back, and now that the lockout is over, he can't go back?

Among the crowd, many of Allen's subordinates were loudly echoing his sentiments, mocking the cowardly human.

Chen Rui grew impatient. Seeing the iron cage about to open, he simply raised his arm and shouted, "Darkmoon!"

This slogan was immediately met with a response from the Darkmoon City citizens in the arena. The chants of "Darkmoon! Darkmoon!" rose in wave after wave, and those jeers were instantly drowned out without a trace.

Chen Rui gave Allen a provocative look: Little punk, speak up, I can't hear you.

Allen hadn't expected the human to have such guts. Just as he was about to lash out, the cage door opened. Although the two Wyverns had been mostly tamed, they were still tethered with iron chains. Two Servant Demons fed them while soothing them, carefully leading them out. As the Wyverns emerged from the cage, they let out low, hissing growls, looking so irritable and ready to devour anyone that it was truly intimidating.

Allen showed a look of vigilance, swallowed the antidote pill, and secretly prepared his defensive power. He walked toward one of them, using the communication method from the Beast Taming Technique, and took a large piece of fresh meat handed over by a Servant Demon, tossing it toward the Wyvern to build rapport.

Chen Rui hesitated for a moment, then put on a desperate, all-or-nothing expression. He strode up to the Wyvern named Kegu. Instead of tossing the food like Allen, he grabbed the meat and held it out directly. This was the most effective way to gain a Magic Beast's favor according to the Beast Taming Technique, but it was also the most dangerous. For a fierce beast like a Wyvern, it was incredibly risky.

This bold move made the audience break into a cold sweat. As the Wyvern took a step toward the human, the entire arena fell almost completely silent.