Chapter 686: The Professor's "Pro"! The Overlord's "Over"
All the way to the Explorers' Camp on the east side of the city!
Several buildings stood in a pleasing arrangement, fully equipped inside and out!
There was even a spacious courtyard out front, with a few big-wheeled exploration vehicles parked inside!
Seeing the red flag fluttering in the yard put everyone at ease!
Almost every nation had an explorer camp in Nightless City, similar to a guild.
After all, the Abyss was a pot of delicious stew—what country wouldn't want a bite of that?
But right now, the atmosphere in the yard was lively to say the least!
Over a hundred explorers were already going at it, fighting with heated passion. Angry shouts and miserable screams filled the air nonstop.
"Don't pull my hair, let go! You were grinding your teeth, farting, and snoring all night—I didn't sleep a wink! I'll kill you!"
"I'm missing two pieces of my gum! Did you eat them? I'll beat you to death!"
"Aaaaah! I'll beat your ass out of you, then stuff you back into your ass, then beat you with your own ass!"
"Ow ow ow! That hurts! Why are you hitting me?"
"Just 'cause I don't like the look of you! What's it to ya?"
A hundred-plus people in the yard were fighting so hard it looked like steam was rising from them, eyes all red with fury!
Jiangnan and the others were stunned. Were the explorers' camp welcome ceremonies always this violent?
Wu Liang swallowed hard. "Why do I feel like I'm getting worked up too?"
Ling Feng smiled bitterly. "It's been like this for days. They have to get into a brawl every day to let off steam, or something bad might really happen."
The team members swallowed hard again. We absolutely don't want to end up like that!
Ling Feng stepped forward and clapped his hands. "Enough fighting! Reinforcements are here for us! Everyone, give them a welcome!"
A burly man: "Pfft—cough—who do you think you are, ordering people around here?"
"Slap!"
A slipper flew out of the crowd and smacked right onto Ling Feng's face!
Ling Feng: (ꐦ･᷄ᴗ･᷅(#)?
"Oh, come on?"
He then charged into the crowd and started fighting wildly!
Jiangnan and the others: (•́‸•̀٥)
You're not any better either!
Jiangnan teleported to the center of the crowd.
"Since everyone's so full of energy, let me help you all relieve some steam!"
He pulled out five Embarrassing Dance Grenades and tossed them into the middle of the crowd.
Colored electric light exploded in an instant, covering the entire courtyard!
The explorers, who had been fighting just a moment ago, all froze in their movements, expressions turning horrified.
The urge to dance surged inside them, overwhelming the anger from fighting.
All hundred-plus people in the yard began to dance wildly, twisting their bodies.
A short, muscular man with bronze skin, barely 1.6 meters tall, let out an "Ah-ha!"
He ripped off his shirt on the spot, ran his hands over his own body, swayed his hips, and wore an expression of pure ecstasy.
"Hey! My baby little cutie, a pair of shorts for your noggin'!"
"Oh! Heard you wanna cop a feel? Come to me—I'm a big pervert!"
He was totally into it, the cringe level through the roof!
But when he saw Tao Xinyi standing at the entrance, looking at him with pure disgust—
His expression froze. "T-Taozi? What are you doing here? Aaaaah! Don't look! Stop! Stop right now!"
[From Wang Ba's Resentment +1000]
[From Wang Ba...]
The dance grenade's effect hadn't worn off; he couldn't stop no matter what.
Jiangnan: ???
What kind of name is that?
By now, Ling Feng was already dancing with a horrified expression, swinging his arms like crazy.
"Love bar plus bone, so le bar plus bone!"
"Oooh—hoohoo—ooh ooh ooh!"
[From Ling Feng's Resentment +1000]
What the hell did Jiangnan throw? Why can't I stop myself from dancing?
All those Pioneer Academy students are watching! Don't I have any dignity left?
[From...]
The resentment points kept refreshing. Jiangnan was having the time of his life!
He leaped among the crowd, doing his Onion Chopping Dance.
"Fighting ain't as fun as dancing, making yourself look cool is everyone's talent! Get hyped~"
The explorers were losing their minds. Cool? Yeah right!
So many girls were watching—this was beyond embarrassing!
When the dance time ended, the courtyard fell silent. Everyone, men and women alike, had red faces and wished they could crawl into a hole!
No one was fighting anymore—the shame had overwhelmed the anger. But the way they looked at Jiangnan could kill!
As expected of that devil Jiangnan—he'd taught them a lesson the moment he arrived.
Jiangnan: "What are you all staring at me for? Haven't danced enough? Want another round?"
Everyone shook their heads frantically. One more round and they'd lose their heads from shame!
Ling Feng's face was black as coal. Regardless, Jiangnan had stopped a brawl.
The short, muscular man rushed into the building with a red face, changed his clothes, and came out.
He ran straight to Tao Xinyi, at a loss. "Taozi? Why didn't you tell me you were coming?"
Tao Xinyi took a step back, looking disgusted. "Stay away from me. I'm scared you'll put shorts on my head! You big pervert!"
Wang Ba: (ﾉ)益ಥ)
Covering his face, Wang Ba was about to cry. He glared fiercely at Jiangnan.
"Your grandmother's leg!"
So this was what it felt like to lose all face in front of his goddess?
Ling Feng: "Let me introduce you. This is Wang Ba! Our beast-form tank, Diamond VIII. He's tough!"
The name made everyone's heads spin.
Jiangnan coughed lightly. "Brother Feng, isn't it a bit harsh to curse out your teammate like that?"
Wang Ba panicked: !!!
"It's not that wangba! It's Ba! Overlord's Ba!"
Jiangnan struggled to keep a straight face. "Yeah, I got it. No need to shout so loud."
[From Wang Ba's Resentment +1000]
"Oh my god! Don't hold me back! No one's ever been this arrogant!"
Wang Ba charged forward but Ling Feng stopped him. "Alright, knock it off!"
"Jiangnan brought back a big bag of magic beans."
Wang Ba was shocked. "No way? Really?"
Jiangnan waved his hand with a grin. "Where's the kitchen? Today I'll show you all what I can do!"
Ling Feng pointed to a building. "Over there. Cook mine too—the batch I bought. I..."
He reached into his chest pocket but froze.
He patted his chest, face turning pale.
"Where are the three Diamond-level spirit beads I traded for that small bag of magic beans?"
Tao Xinyi frowned. "I remember a kid bumped into you. Could it be..."
Ling Feng shook his head. "Impossible. I put them in the inner pocket with a button. The button wasn't even undone. How could someone get them out?"
Jiangnan's expression slowly turned strange. His big eyes darted around rapidly.
Then he grinned. "Lost? No big deal. I'll go cook. Tell the brothers to wait."
He strode toward the kitchen.
[From Ling Feng's Resentment +555]
Not a big deal?
That cost me three Diamond-level spirit beads!
Wang Ba sneaked a glance at Tao Xinyi, trying to find something to say.
But then Qin Shou's eyes lit up as he approached, hand extended. "Senior! Let me introduce myself. I'm Qin Shou. The professor's 'pro'!"
Wang Ba was taken aback, then a feeling of mutual recognition arose. He gripped Qin Shou's hand tightly.
"I'm Wang Ba! The overlord's 'over'!"
...
In a remote alley of Nightless City, a grubby kid knocked on a roll-up door.
The door rolled open, and an impatient voice came from inside. "What did you pick up this time?"
The kid stood on tiptoes and placed a bag on the counter.
"It's the magic beans everyone's been talking about these days."
A bearded man's eyes lit up. He quickly grabbed the bag and opened it. Inside were more than twenty beans. He pulled out a magnifying glass to examine them.
The dirty kid stood on tiptoes watching, afraid it would be snatched away.
"They're worth three Diamond-level spirit beads. I saw it myself."
The bearded man scoffed. "Bullshit magic beans. Who are you trying to fool? I'll give you three hundred. Deal."
The kid said, "Then I'm not selling!"
She jumped up to grab the bag back.
The bearded man grabbed her wrist and threw her away like trash. She slammed hard into the wall.
Pain spread across her small face.
But the man wasn't done. He charged out, grabbed the kid by the neck, and punched her dirty face twice.
Bright red blood dripped from her nose.
"Ungrateful brat! You're pushing it, huh? Three hundred, take it or leave it!"
He pulled out his wallet, took out three hundred, and stuffed it into her pocket.
The kid's face was red from being choked. She struggled and bit his arm.
The man yelped in pain. "Ow! Damn it!"
He threw the kid to the ground, cradling his hand, and kicked her hard in the stomach twice.
She curled up on the ground, clutching her stomach, shaking in pain.
"Fucking ungrateful!"
The kid staggered to her feet, clutching her stomach, and disappeared.
The bearded man, excited, said, "This is a huge score!"
He put the bag of beans into his pocket—then his body stiffened. He patted his pockets.
"Damn it? Where's my wallet?"
He rushed outside, but the dirty kid was long gone.
On the street, the dirty kid pulled a thick stack of cash from the wallet and stuffed it into her own pocket. She tossed the wallet into a trash bin.
Wiping the blood off her face, she pulled out over thirty beans from her own pocket.
"Hmm... Can't sell them... what now?"
They were supposed to be worth that much? Must be good, right?
She stuffed all thirty-plus beans into her mouth and ate them.
"Gurgle... bui—"
The dirty kid: !!!
[From Lan's Resentment +1000]
[From Lan...]
In the kitchen, Jiangnan was busy tossing a wok, sweating profusely. He paused.
Lan? Who's that?