The two of them turned their heads and saw that the one speaking was Shi Tao.
At this moment, Shi Tao's face was red to the ears. He was holding a pile of things that looked like broken junk in both hands, his eyes wide like bells, "I lent you a total of five! You wrecked four of them?"
Rong Xin scratched his head, "Brother Tao, it wasn't me who broke them. Chu Baxing broke them…"
"What's the difference? What's the difference?"
"I gave you five Tier Three God-Hunting items! You trained for a whole year in South Glory's multi-system program! Fine if you couldn't beat a freshman, but how did you even lose four items along with it?"
Qin Siyang said to Hu Chan beside him, "What did I say? The stuff Rong Xin had on him was nowhere near enough for Chu Baxing to chew on. Let's go. Hurry back and return Zhang Yingrui's body to me."
Hu Chan glanced at Rong Xin, hesitated for a moment, then followed Qin Siyang.
"Brother Tao, you really can't blame me. Chu Baxing is honestly strong to an absurd degree. I can only say that Tier Three God-Hunting items were completely useless against him. Even though I think Chu Baxing was still a bit less shocking than Qin Siyang, he's without dispute the second-strongest freshman this year…"
When the words "without dispute" and "second-strongest freshman" drifted into Hu Chan's ears, his steps suddenly came to a halt.
Qin Siyang turned back to look at Hu Chan, "Why did you stop?"
"President Qin, you go back to the guesthouse first. I'll come find you in a bit."
"Huh? Why—"
Before Qin Siyang could finish asking, Hu Chan vanished from his sight like a gust of wind.
Seeing this, Qin Siyang frowned, "He didn't answer calls or messages. How did something suddenly come up? Don't tell me he's playing some little trick on me?"
Just as he was about to head off in the direction Hu Chan had disappeared, a figure suddenly appeared in his field of view.
It was Hu Chan.
Hu Chan without any disguise, showing his true face.
Qin Siyang was full of question marks, "Why is Hu Chan revealing his real appearance? Is he planning to preach in South Glory University or something?"
Shi Tao was still talking with Rong Xin about the God-Hunting items.
"Rong Xin, the items were lent to you by me. You damaged them, so you have to compensate something. Given our relationship, I won't make things hard for you. Half each, okay?"
Rong Xin looked bitter, "Brother Tao… two Tier Three God-Hunting items will probably take me more than a whole semester to save up…"
"You won. The Tier Four God-Hunting item would've been yours, and I'd just get a bit of leftovers. Now you lost. You can't make me bear all the losses alone, can you?"
Rong Xin knew Shi Tao was right and didn't have the face to argue further. He could only say, "Alright, Brother Tao. Only making me pay half is already very righteous of you. I agree…"
"I can give you four Tier Three God-Hunting items."
Everyone followed the voice and saw a clean-looking young man walk up in front of Rong Xin.
"Come onto the combat arena with me. As long as you beat me, these four Tier Three God-Hunting items are yours."
Rong Xin looked Hu Chan over, "You look kind of familiar… Are you a South Glory sophomore?"
"I'm a South Glory freshman. My name is Hu Chan."
"You're Hu Chan, the Holy Son of the Zephyr Church?"
When the people around heard that the elusive Holy Son of the Zephyr Church had appeared, their attention instantly locked onto him.
Rong Xin stared at Hu Chan curiously, "You want to go up on the combat arena with me?"
"Yeah. I want to give it a try."
"If you lose, you give me four Tier Three God-Hunting items?"
"That's right."
"Then if I lose, I give you four Tier Three God-Hunting items?"
Hu Chan shook his head, "No. If you lose, you don't have to give me anything. So, do you agree?"
Shi Tao immediately stepped forward, "Holy Son Hu, how about you fight me instead? If you lose, give me four Tier Three God-Hunting items. If I lose, I'll also give you four."
Hu Chan shook his head, "I can't beat experts from the Wolf Card."
"…"
Hu Chan's blunt admission that he was inferior to Shi Tao left him with nowhere to vent his frustration. He could only look back at Rong Xin.
"Holy Son Hu, why are you challenging me specifically?"
"I want to temper myself."
"Then wouldn't it be better to fight Qin Siyang or Chu Baxing?"
Hu Chan smiled gently, "I'm not doing this to compete with anyone. It's just that, carrying the trust of the God Zephyr, I need to constantly temper myself. I believe Senior Rong Xin's strength is just right to achieve that effect."
Perhaps because his image was upright, or perhaps because of religious influence, everyone felt that Hu Chan's words were sincere and genuine, without doubt.
Only Qin Siyang saw the whole story clearly, 'So Chu Baxing and Hu Chan are both obsessed with being stronger. I refused to fight them, and now they're both using Rong Xin as a measuring stick.'
Then he clicked his tongue and sighed, "Senior Rong, Senior Rong. If you hadn't come to mess with me back then, how would you have ended up with this pile of nonsense today."
In the crowd, Rong Xin bit his lip, hesitating.
Hu Chan's expression was calm, but his chest felt tight, afraid that Rong Xin would refuse.
Beside him, Shi Tao shoved Rong Xin, "A deal where you can't lose, why wouldn't you take it?"
Rong Xin sighed, "Brother Tao, don't you remember? My match with Chu Baxing was also supposed to be a deal where I couldn't lose. And what happened?"
Shi Tao clenched his teeth, turned on dialogue shielding, and said to Rong Xin, "Fight him! I'll lend you my Tier Four God-Hunting item!"
"Huh? Brother Tao, seriously?"
"Of course I'm serious! You wrecked four of my Tier Three God-Hunting items, my heart is still hurting right now!"
"That was Chu Baxing who wrecked them… But Brother Tao, I think we should cut our losses while we can. What if your Tier Four God-Hunting item also breaks during the fight…"
"Impossible! You don't need to worry about damage. The Tier Four God-Hunting item I'm lending you won't break. Besides, a Tier Four God-Hunting item is on par with even top professors' life-saving trump cards. You'll definitely beat him."
Rong Xin looked miserable, "To be honest, even if I had a Tier Four God-Hunting item, I'd still probably lose to Qin Siyang and Chu Baxing. Brother Tao, I really don't have confidence I can beat Hu Chan."
"What are you afraid of! Qin Siyang is an anomaly among anomalies, that's obvious to everyone! Chu Baxing is the highest-scoring contracted special recruit in South Glory's history, so it's no surprise he's strong! Once is an accident, twice is coincidence, but not a third time. Hu Chan can't beat you!"
"Brother Tao, honestly, I have a bad feeling about this…"
Shi Tao slammed a fist into Rong Xin's chest, knocking him back two steps, "Rong Xin! You're at least a top-fifty practical combat student at South Glory University! Even though you always think you're ordinary, in the Safe Zone you're still someone of note! How did losing two matches make you this lacking in confidence?"
"I really feel like this year's freshmen are all monsters…", Rong Xin rubbed his chest and said unwillingly, "Fine, then I'll fight Hu Chan. But Brother Tao, let's be clear first. If I beat Hu Chan, I'll compensate you with the four Tier Three God-Hunting items. But if your Tier Four God-Hunting item breaks during the fight, I really can't afford to pay for it!"
"You don't need to pay," Shi Tao smiled confidently, "That won't happen."
"...Hopefully."
Shi Tao turned off the dialogue shielding.
Rong Xin said to Hu Chan, "I accept your challenge. You decide the time and place."
"Alright."
Hu Chan smiled slightly, feeling settled inside.
'As long as you're willing to fight, that's enough.'
'I'll make sure you see for yourself.'
'Damn it!'
'Even if I can't beat Qin Siyang, fine. But who does Chu Baxing think he is?'
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