Chapter 1552: I, Jiangnan, Act with Nothing but Fairness!
Now that things had come to this, even if Baldr grew a hundred mouths, he couldn't talk his way out of it!
He had no choice but to swallow his pride and take the blame!
Under these circumstances, even if he had previously made deals with the Holy Star, there was absolutely no way he could reveal that in front of everyone!
Otherwise, there would be no place left for him on the entire Blue Star!
Baldr felt like he was about to die from sheer frustration!
Quinn's eyes flickered, and he finally let out a sigh.
(٥ᓂ~ᓀ) "Baldr! You've lost your mind! Now, with the Moon crisis looming, humanity's future hanging in the balance, members of various countries' councils have finally gathered on the Sun Islands to discuss joint action!"
"Everyone here has had their disagreements with one another, haven't they? But we've all set aside our grudges for now, putting past grievances on hold to work together for the future of humanity!"
"And here you are, retaliating against Jiangnan for personal grudge, beating him like this! He's only Diamond rank! How could you bring yourself to do it?"
"Tell me, was that appropriate?"
Jiangnan sniffled the blood streaming from his nose, putting on the face of a bullied victim.
(#)°¯᷄།◠།¯᷅°)
"Yeah, yeah! Was that appropriate?"
Baldr's expression was absolutely terrible!
I didn't even lay a hand on him! He did it all himself!
But Odin, who was standing by, was dumbfounded. He stared in shock at Jiangnan, who looked like a blood-soaked gourd.
Then he turned his gaze to Baldr, utterly incredulous.
∑(°口°๑) "Damn? My good big brother was beaten like this by you?"
Baldr's face darkened. (̿▀̿̿Ĺ̯̿̿▀̿̿)̄ "Yeah, I did it."
[Resentment Value from Baldr +1001!]
Odin swallowed hard, his eyes sparkling.
(◦ง✧꒨✧)ง "How did you manage that? Teach me, will you? I want to learn too!"
"This... this is unbelievable!"
At that moment, Odin's gaze toward Baldr changed completely.
Damn, that's impressive!
I gave it my all, sacrificed my happy life, and never managed to beat Jiangnan to such a state!
And Baldr pulled it off? Awesome!
Right then, Odin even felt a flicker of admiration for Baldr!
Baldr's face turned even darker. (̿▀̿益▀̿̿ꐦ) "How did I do it? Jiangnan knows better than me! Ask him!"
Odin's gaze instinctively shifted to Jiangnan, who wore a cheerful grin, revealing a missing front tooth.
(ꐦ⌒凸⌒) "Isn't this my little bro Audi? You want to learn? Come here? I'll teach you?"
He gestured for Odin to come over.
Odin's mouth twitched, and he turned his head away.
(乛ㅂ乛٥) "N-not really interested... just curious, that's all!"
Only a fool would go over there! He probably has his little stool ready and waiting for me, right?
No way am I falling for his trap!
Don't think I'm really scared of you! Let you have your moment for now!
Wait until the time is right, and I'll blow everyone away!
Baldr was fuming. "What about my Celestial Group and my arm..."
Before he could finish, Piers chimed in.
(◞･᷅口･᷄)☛ "What's your Celestial Group compared to this? We lost Area 53, and did we say anything? Didn't we still come to the meeting?"
Senna chimed in: ☚(›´口`‹) "Yeah, our Murphy Iron Tower, Lantis Academy, centuries-old palace—all gone!"
"Not to mention Shattered Star Sea and the Lantis Ruins! Did I say anything?"
Mi Ye glared: (งᵒ̌～ᵒ̌)ง "He blew up my Nightless City! Did I hit him?"
Bai Kou said coldly: (❅･ˇ～ˇ･) "Two-thirds of the Blood Capital in the Permafrost was destroyed! Did I complain?"
Pang Badi curled his lip: (￢～￢) "I lost over a dozen ore veins! Did I get worked up? I held back!"
Ku Po sneered: "The Sun Islands were wrecked like this! Did I make a move on him?"
At this point, Yang Jian and the others were sweating cold bullets.
=͟͟͞͞(꒪ᗜ꒪‧̣̥̇)
This... this has turned into a competition?
A large-scale misery comparison?
But on second thought, all of these were indeed good deeds Jiangnan had done, weren't they?
As everyone spoke, their gazes gradually converged on Jiangnan, and the resentment value started to refresh like crazy!
The atmosphere in the venue began to turn ominous.
Chen Daoyi swallowed his spit.
(◞◔﹏◔ิ) "I feel like the one about to get beaten up next might be Jiangnan..."
Even Baldr was stunned.
Looking at it this way... a Celestial Group and one arm really weren't a big deal?
So... I was wrong?
Something doesn't seem right here, does it?
Qian Benying raised her hand: (∗❛ั⌂❛ั)ﾂ "And me! We... umm..."
She fell into deep thought.
Miyazaki quickly pulled her back.
(٥◞ಠ益ಠ) "No! We don't have any yet!"
Jiangnan wore a warm, angelic smile with a hint of smugness. He shyly scratched his head.
୧(︶ꇴ︶O) "Don't worry! You'll get yours later! Everyone will get their share!"
At that, everyone's faces darkened. What are you so smug about?
You say we'll get ours later? We don't want any of that, damn it!
Even Quinn's mouth twitched.
Jiangnan truly lived up to his reputation as a "Map Editor," a man who had repeatedly altered the world map.
Quinn had always been curious how Jiangnan had survived this long without getting killed.
(͡°ก͡°) "Ahem... Baldr came to the meeting, which shows he has Blue Star's interests at heart. He just acted on impulse and couldn't hold back his anger."
"Let's settle this matter openly. Let it end here. If there are any remaining grudges, we can deal with them after the Moon crisis is resolved."
"However, the fact remains that you beat Jiangnan to this state. Why don't you both do me a favor? Apologize to Jiangnan."
"How about resolving this right here and now?"
Baldr was frantic: (งʘ益ʘ)ง "I didn't even hit him! Why should I apologize? I..."
Mi Ye glared: "Still making excuses? Beating my Jiangnan like this, and you think an apology is enough? If apologies were useful, what would fists be for?"
Bai Dan said flatly: "Then we'll beat you to this state and apologize to you—would that be acceptable?"
Even Quinn was at a loss now.
Being a mediator wasn't easy either!
Baldr stiffened his neck, panicking.
(ˇ益ˇꐦ) "Then what do you want me to do? Are you going to kill me or something?"
At his wit's end, Quinn turned to Jiangnan.
"It depends on how Brother Jiangnan wants to handle this. But please, do me a favor—for the sake of Blue Star, and for humanity's future."
Jiangnan frowned. Since the words had been spoken this far, pushing things further would be inappropriate.
So he cleared his throat twice. (︶ก︶(#) "Since President Quinn has spoken, I won't make a big deal out of it."
"But I, Jiangnan, act with nothing but fairness!"
"Baldr beat me to this state—I'm not asking for his life. I just want to hit him back, is that okay?"
"A total of 3,768 punches, no dodging. Would you like to pay in one lump sum or with installment loans for punches?"
At these words, Baldr almost spat out a mouthful of old blood!
What the hell is "hit him back"?
I didn't land a single blow on you! And now you want me to take over 3,000 hits?
Why the hell would I do that? How am I not getting screwed here?
No wonder he hit himself so fast—he was setting me up all along!
Even Chen Daoyi was shocked. So you actually counted, huh?
Do you have to remember that clearly?
Quinn nodded in agreement.
(•̀◠•́) "That works, that's fair!"
Freya chimed in.
(•̆₃•̆) "I think that's reasonable. Baldr, if you're a man, take it and let Jiangnan return the favor."
Baldr panicked: "How can that work? This..."
Ku Po curled his lip: "What do you have to refuse? Jiangnan is only Diamond, and you're Dao Heaven—your physical stats are worlds apart."
"He didn't ask you to apologize and save face—instead, he's hitting back. That's called goodwill. He didn't ask for extra, just an exact repayment—that's called tact."
"He's given you both goodwill and tact. And you still won't agree? You're not playing fair! You're actually coming out ahead here, you know that?"
Baldr's eyes bulged: (ꐦʘ益ʘ) "You don't know a damn thing! Easy for you to say!"
Tact, my ass! If he really let Jiangnan hit him, it would be a disaster!
Jiangnan has that little stool—it's fierce!
Odin was amused too. Watching someone else get their head cracked open—what could be more satisfying than that?
-(๑‾᷄ٹ‾᷅)´- "Baldr! The steps are there for you—just take them. Jiangnan is only Diamond. Let him hit you a couple of times—what's the big deal? You're the ceiling of Dao Heaven rank!"
Baldr glared: "I just...~%?…;#!"
(ꐦ⋟益⋞ꐦ) "Fine, fine, fine! Bring it on! I'll take it! I, a Dao Heaven, can't withstand a Diamond?"
"Hurry up! Don't drag it out!"
Jiangnan grinned and stepped forward, raising his trembling little hand.
"Ahem... can I get a substitute to do the hitting?"
At this, Baldr's face turned pitch black. Substitute my ass!
Quinn's mouth twitched. "Substitute... probably not a good idea."
Jiangnan sighed: (◞‸◟) "Fine, then."
Then he struck instantly, activating his One Thought Ashura and Heavy Bone fully!
He grabbed the small stool from his system space and whacked Baldr right on the forehead with it!
"Bang!"
Baldr didn't dodge, wanting to get this over with quickly.
But the hit sent his head flying to the side!
"Stop, stop, stop! You..."
Before he could finish, Jiangnan swung back with another stool blow!
"Clang!" Two white front teeth were knocked out clean!
Just as the third blow was about to land, Baldr activated his Void Form, and the stool passed straight through his head!
The fierce wind stirred up waves on the sea surface!
Everyone stared at Jiangnan in shock.
ﾞ━=͟͟͞͞(Ŏ◊Ŏ‧̣̥̇) Damn!
So much force!
A moment ago, he looked like he was on death's door, barely holding on, but now he's beating people up like a dragon?
Looking at Baldr, his two front teeth were broken, a huge red lump swelled on his forehead, and blood sprayed everywhere!
He looked terrified!
Was this the attack power of a Diamond?
Are you kidding me? Two hits had turned Baldr into this sorry state?
Jiangnan's first blow missed, and he frowned.
(#)･᷄～･᷅) "Why did you dodge? I only hit twice! There are still 3,766 to go!"
Odin was practically ecstatic, eyes gleaming.
That's right, that's right! Does it feel good? Comfortable?
I took over three thousand hits back then!
Baldr clutched his forehead, veins bulging.
(ﾉ)།ಥ凸ಥ) "Bullshit! If I didn't dodge and took over three thousand hits, would I still be alive?"
Jiangnan hugged his stool, looking wronged.
(#◔～◔ิ#) "B-but we agreed! President Quinn! Look at him! He's not keeping his promise! Only two hits and he stops!"
Quinn swallowed. (٥´ㅂ`) "Ah-ha... ahaha... In that case, Baldr might actually have trouble taking it."
"How about... letting him compensate you with some money?"
Jiangnan: (๑¥⥎¥) "Sure, sure! I'm in!"