The Fighting Spirit of the Gluttonous Beast
"Wow, Yinglong is so strong!" Even after Yinglong left the arena after the match, Zhang Guangyao was still marveling at the game. "His strength is so well-rounded! Not only is he great in close combat, but he can also provide support, and his ranged attacks are just as powerful! Ahhh, I can't wait for Yinglong's match against the M Country's Mutant next Monday!"
Xiao He, standing to the side, couldn't help but wonder: what would this guy's reaction be if he knew Yinglong was standing right next to him?
However, this also completely cleared him of suspicion, and no one in the world would think that "Xiao He" and "Yinglong" had any connection whatsoever. So now Xiao He and Ye Wanqing could find an excuse to leave.
"Well, it's getting late, Old Xiao and I will head back first," Ye Wanqing said, "It'll be harder to find a ride later..."
"Why don't we just stay here for the night? They have couple suites here." Yin Jia raised an eyebrow at Ye Wanqing and said with a mischievous smile, "Anyway, you and your boyfriend have already gone that far, right?"
"But there are special buses that can take all the tourists back to the city after the game. Wouldn't it be inconvenient for you to go back early?" Zhang Guangyao asked, puzzled. "Didn't you know that?"
Ye Wanqing's face flushed red instantly, Xiao He awkwardly laughed, "Actually, we're going to... a couple's suite."
"Oh, oh, oh!" Zhang Guangyao suddenly realized. "Then I wish you a pleasant time."
Ye Wanqing pinched Xiao He reproachfully, Xiao He innocently whispered, "What could we do? You were the one who let it slip earlier, so we had no choice but to say it like this..."
"Then, then you could have come up with some other reason..." Ye Wanqing muttered, unconvinced.
"For example?" Xiao He gently scratched her chin and asked. Ye Wanqing was silent for a moment, her face flushed, and then she angrily pulled him toward the elevator. "Ugh, you're so annoying! It's all your fault!"
"You were the one who wanted to eat..." Xiao He was about to argue, but then thought for a moment and nodded, "My fault, my fault. You're right, you have big breasts."
"That's true!" Ye Wanqing retorted with a coquettish snort. Xiao He raised an eyebrow and teased, "That's true... does that mean you have big breasts, or is everything you said right?"
"You're all!" Ye Wanqing pinched his arm and said angrily.
The two quietly returned to the players' lounge downstairs. Qin Weize had already recovered from his injury and returned. However, because they ran into an acquaintance, they couldn't buy the things they had promised to buy for everyone and returned empty-handed.
Cui Man smiled and waved her hand, "It's alright, let's go buy it now. Go as 'Yinglong'."
"Huh? What about the next match?" Xiao He asked in surprise.
Cui Man glanced behind her, then instructed Xia Yu, Xie Haining, and Qin Weize, "The three of you will go in the next match. Don't feel pressured; even if you lose, there's always another chance."
"Hmm." Xie Haining responded calmly, and Xia Yu and Qin Weize also nodded in agreement.
"A low-key trio..." Xiao He thought to himself, "They're all the type who can't stand out."
But it was precisely because of this that Xiao He was slightly worried about the upcoming match.
"Go ahead, if you win you can come back and have a late-night snack, Yinglong treat you." Cui Man patted Xia Yu's head and laughed.
After Xie Haining and the other two came on stage, Xiao He changed into Yinglong's costume and went upstairs to buy things for everyone, while also pampering his fans. Given the precedent from last time, everyone reacted even more quickly to Yinglong's appearance this time.
"Ah--! It's Yinglong!" A little girl screamed when she saw Xiao He, and people within a fifty-meter radius immediately gathered around. But Xiao He simply activated "Dimensional Walker" and walked through the crowd to the stall.
"Two braised pork knuckles, please," Xiao He instructed the shop owner, paying in cash since he couldn't use a QR code to pay.
After buying his things, Xiao He turned to the fans behind him and smiled, "Please don't crowd and cause inconvenience."
"Can we take a photo together?!" "Good luck! Win the next match too!" "Yinglong, aren't you going to play in the next match?" Everyone was talking at once, and the scene became increasingly noisy.
"Thank you all for your support, but let's skip the group photo, I still need to buy everyone some late-night snacks," Xiao He said with a smile.
"Yinglong, why don't you make a heart shape with your hands?" a girl asked with a smile. Xiao He thought for a moment and figured it shouldn't be too difficult, so he made a heart shape with his hands for everyone. But at that moment, he suddenly saw someone behind the crowd.
Because everyone was gathering in his direction, only one person stood out from a distance, watching him. Xiao He noticed him immediately.
It was a white man wearing a gray hooded jacket, the hood covering the upper half of his face. He had his hands in his pockets, looking nonchalant, and was staring at him with a cold smile on his lips.
Just as Xiao He was wondering, the white man pulled out his right hand and slashed it across his neck, a gesture full of provocation.
Xiao He was startled: the man had a blue snake tattoo on the back of his hand!
"Damn it!" Xiao He cursed inwardly, then his figure vanished, and he swiftly charged through the crowd towards the other person. But in the blink of an eye, the guy had disappeared.
After all Yinglong was here, so everyone was gathering in this direction. And since he could change his expression so easily, he would disappear as soon as he entered the crowd. Finding him was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
"That bastard..." Xiao He frowned as he looked around. "Tsk, what's the meaning of provoking me and then running away?"
The other person had already entered the crowd, so he couldn't continue the chase and had to give up. From this, it was clear that this guy was after him, but things were different now. Xiao He could now trigger his Superpower through "Imaginary Enemy."
Therefore, no matter who or where they cause him trouble, Xiao He is not worried about losing.
"I'll be waiting for you..." Xiao He thought to himself, then turned to the crowd behind him and smiled, "Sorry, sorry, I thought I saw my ex-girlfriend. I mistook you for someone else. I'll go upstairs now and continue. Have a nice day, everyone."
"Go Yinglong, love you!" "Yinglong!" Fans waved goodbye to him, while Xiao He used Dimensional Walker to get to his spot upstairs. Everyone spotted him immediately, but his mind was preoccupied with the guy with the snake tattoo, and he seemed a little distracted.
Just then, a cheer erupted from the stadium, indicating that Xie Haining and his team had already started their match. Xiao He was about to buy his things quickly and go back to watch the game when someone pushed their way out of the crowd.
It was Zhang Guangyao!
He was so excited his face turned bright red; he looked like he was about to have a heart attack.
"Yinglong, can I take a picture with you?!" Zhang Guangyao asked nervously.
Yin Jia pleaded behind him, "Please, my boyfriend really likes you! He's been here for weeks, just wanting to meet you."
"Hey? Perfect, consider this returning a favor." Xiao He thought to himself, then nodded. "Let's take a picture together then."
His voice sounded different from usual because of the mask, and since "Xiao He" and "Yinglong" had appeared together several times, no one suspected "Xiao He" at all.
"That's great! Thank you so much!" Zhang Guangyao said excitedly, then went to Xiao He's side and took a photo together.
"Go for it! I'll be back for the game against the M Country Team next week!" Zhang Guangyao clenched his fist and smiled at Xiao He. Xiao He patted him on the shoulder. "Thanks for your support..." Then he turned to Yin Jia behind him. "Be good to your girlfriend."
After saying that, Xiao He used the Dimensional Walker to take the things he bought back to the lounge downstairs.
"Sister Man, I just spotted that guy with the snake tattoo on his hand." Xiao He placed snacks like braised pork knuckle, lotus leaf buns with meat filling, and snail rice noodles on the table.
"What!?" Cui Man immediately frowned. "Have you discovered any useful information?"
Xiao He shook his head. "There were too many people there; he disappeared in the blink of an eye. But since he came specifically to provoke me, his target shouldn't be Mutant from other countries, but me alone."
"Even so, we can't let our guard down..." Cui Man frowned. "In any case, you have to be careful and don't go upstairs again under the guise of 'Yinglong'."
"Or I could go up there, lure him out, and then..." Xiao He said, tracing a line across his neck with his thumb, "I can handle that. I have Dimensional Walker and Time Stop, plus Forced Mediation Domain and..."
"No, don't take the risk. You are the most important person." Cui Man shook her head and frowned. "I didn't expect this guy to be so bold as to still dare to linger here... We must conduct a thorough investigation."
Cui Man pondered for a moment, then turned to Xiao He and comforted him, "Alright, let's watch the game first."
Xiao He shifted his attention to the match and was immediately puzzled: Y Country Team had sent out Yaksha, Indra, and Apasi. This really baffled Xiao He: Would they rather lose than let Asura play? Did these three weaklings have connections with the higher-ups?
"I've heard a bit about the Y Country Team," Cui Man whispered. "The Y Country Team is actually divided into high-caste and low-caste teams. In the eyes of the high-caste, the low-caste are inferior, so..."
"Now I understand," Xiao He sneered.
However, this doesn't mean the match is uninteresting. Those three weaklings were only in comparison to Xiao He, but these three are all genuine LV5s. Xia Yu, Xie Haining, and Qin Weize, who are on the field, might not be able to handle them.
The battle had been going on for quite a while now, with both teams employing a 1v1 strategy.
Xie Haining was facing Apasi, the most troublesome of the three; Qin Weize was facing Yaksha, because only he could fly into the air and entangle with Yaksha; therefore, Xia Yu could only deal with Indra.
"Oh, what a lovely little girl, let me pamper you!" Indra said with a laugh in his thick India- accented English.
"Tsk..." Xia Yu was a little unhappy at the time, obviously not understanding why she always encountered such sleazy opponents.
But at that moment, Indra swiftly stepped forward, circled behind Xia Yu, and reached out to touch her small, pert buttocks. Xia Yu, having been enhanced by the Jumping Spider, could react quickly enough, even though a human might not be able to see it. Therefore, she immediately turned around, slapped Indra's hand away, and delivered a backhand slap.
"That's pretty intense!" Indra was slightly surprised, his figure retreating half a meter under the lightning, avoiding Xia Yu's slap, but he became even more excited, his tone becoming increasingly lewd. "A girl like you is better off not taking the bus, okay? Otherwise, I'll definitely pamper you all the way until you reach your stop."
"Disgusting..." Xia Yu was really angry now. She leaped up to catch up with Indra and swept a side kick at Indra's face.
However, Indra's speed was still too fast. Although Xia Yu's reaction could keep up with Indra's, her speed could not keep up, so she could only barely parry the opponent's defense and could not hit the opponent.
Meanwhile, Indra looked completely at ease, circling around Xia Yu, lewdly admiring Xia Yu beautiful curves and commenting: "Hmm, the size is just right for a hand, it must feel amazing." "Her skin is so soft, I want to lick it..." "Tsk tsk tsk, the sweet peach scent, I really want to taste it."
But at this moment, Xia Yu suddenly stopped. Indra teased with interest, "What? Ready to give up resisting? If you don't resist, then I'm going to..." As he spoke, Indra raised his hand and made a pinching motion, grinning lewdly.
Xia Yu simply injected a new booster into his neck and then resumed his fighting stance.
"I'm here, cute little bottom!" Indra Y laughed, instantly appearing behind Xia Yu and reaching out to touch her buttocks.
The next second, before anyone could understand what was happening, Indra was sent flying, while Xia Yu had already assumed a punching stance.
No one, not even Xiao He, saw what happened.
"Did you know? There's a beautiful, captivating, yet cruel and powerful creature in this world called the 'Peacock Mantis Shrimp'," Cui Man said proudly, arms crossed. "This creature is ferocious and warlike. Don't let its small size fool you; it only takes it 0.02 seconds to throw a punch!"
"Then wouldn't that mean he could throw fifty punches per second?!" Ye Wanqing asked in astonishment.
"It's not just fast," Cui Man smiled, narrowing her eyes, "The most important thing is its power. The punches of this shrimp are as powerful as pistol bullets! So, to keep this shrimp, you usually need a fish tank made of bulletproof glass."
"No wonder I couldn't see it clearly..." Xiao He was immediately taken aback. With this attack speed, if it were a human body, the power of this punch would be beyond the description of a bullet; it wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it was like a tank shell.
"The reason Xia Yu doesn't use this enhancement isn't because she's too weak, but because she's restricted by the competition rules," Cui Man said smugly. "Using this enhancement would cripple or kill the enemy, so Xia Yu can't bring herself to do it."
Indra, who was knocked away by Xia Yu, flew in a straight line and crashed into the wall of the arena.
With a deafening boom, Indra's body sank into the wall, like a crushed cockroach.
The doctors on site immediately rushed to the scene to provide first aid, administering a bottle of medication directly to him. When that didn't work, they gave him two more bottles, which finally brought him back to life. He was then taken away for further treatment.
After defeating Indra, Xia Yu immediately turned her attention to the Yaksha in the air. She ran towards Qin Weize and called out, "Horned Dragon, can you give me a ride?"
"Okay!" Qin Weize replied, squatting down slightly and extending his hand to Xia Yu.
After Xia Yu ran over, Qin Weize shoved Xia Yu upwards, scattering the impact with both hands. Xia Yu's body transformed into a cannonball, charging towards the Yaksha in mid-air. The Yaksha knew he couldn't dodge Xia Yu's punches, but as long as he moved away from Xia Yu's attack range, Xia Yu's punches would naturally miss him.
But he had barely moved when Qin Weize on the ground adjusted his angle and launched an attack at Xia Yu.
Xia Yu suddenly turned in mid-air, catching up with Yaksha's figure. Then, Yaksha flew out with a trail of blood.
However, to everyone else, Xia Yu's arm didn't seem to move at all. The attack speed was too fast, exceeding the range of human vision, creating an effect similar to "time stop," like a video with dropped frames.
With a loud "BOOM!", Yaksha crashed to the ground, his shoulders twisted and deformed, and it seemed that the bones in his shoulders were shattered.
But Xia Yu showed mercy and didn't hit his vital points.
Without consulting the referee, the doctor immediately rushed to Yaksha's aid to prevent any danger. Just like when treating Indra, the doctor immediately poured two bottles of healing potion down his throat before carrying him away.
After Xia Yu landed on the ground, he turned to the last one Yinglong, Apasi. As the "second strongest Mutant in the world after Apasi" that Y Country had been praising for several days, Apas naturally could not back down at this moment. Therefore, he raised his hand towards Xia Yu and sprayed the water into four thin streams.
However, although the stream of water he shot out was fast, it was far inferior to Xia Yu's fist.
The water burst open the moment it reached Xia Yu, turning into four water droplets.
Then Xia Yu rushed towards Apasi. Apasi raised his hands, and the water flowed around him, forming large water droplets.
However, before the water droplets could even be launched, they exploded in mid-air. Apasi turned his head and saw Xie Haining raise his twin pistols and blast all the water droplets he had gathered into pieces. Meanwhile, Qin Weize fired a shockwave at Xia Yu's back, causing Xia Yu's speed to increase dramatically, and he instantly appeared in front of Apasi.
Without making a move, Apasi spun 360 degrees on the spot and crashed to the ground. When he fell, his face was already deformed from the blows.
"Actually," Xiao He suddenly interjected, "Although our country doesn't seem to have many Level 5 Mutant on the surface, I think the most powerful Superpower are actually in our country..."
"Hmm..." Ye Wanqing nodded in agreement.
Cui Man patted their heads. "This is nothing! Xia Yu's strength is far more than this; this isn't even her hidden trump card. These guys just brought it on themselves, unleashing the 'Gluttonous Beast's' fighting spirit."