26: The non-mainstream robbery

“What happened?”

“Why did the Evil Eye Black Tiger suddenly collapse? Is it injured?”

“It really did! Look at its front paw!”

The Evil Eye Black Tiger's sudden fall shocked everyone, but sharp-eyed people quickly noticed its abnormality.

They saw that the Evil Eye Black Tiger's left foreleg was twisted into several sections, hanging limply on the ground like a soft, powerless whip.

“Why did this happen?” Li Zhi asked, his face full of shock, clearly unwilling to accept the sight.

“You should ask yourself that.” Xie Ning glanced at the Evil Eye Black Tiger. “The potential wasn't fully realized. Forcing the evolution always has drawbacks. I pity this Evil Eye Black Tiger for following someone as heartless as you.”

“Hmph! Don't try to lecture me!” Li Zhi's face flushed alternately green and white. “Evil Eye Black Tiger, get up now! Are you playing dead? Hurry up and kill that Mantis!”

Xie Ning shook his head and transmitted a message to the Supersonic Mantis.

The Supersonic Mantis flashed over, came beside the Evil Eye Black Tiger, hooked its arms around it, ignored its struggles, flew outside the Dueling Platform, and tossed it down.

“...The Evil Eye Black Tiger has fallen outside the Dueling Platform! The Supersonic Mantis wins!”

As soon as Director Zhou announced the result, Mo Yu grabbed Lu Bingyun and cheered excitedly, shouting, “Yeah! Great God Xie won! You're awesome, Great God!”

Immediately, everyone's attention turned to her location, and their expressions grew even stranger, especially when they saw Lu Bingyun.

Perhaps everyone thought Lu Bingyun was the one celebrating.

Xie Ning also heard Mo Yu's cheers, smiled at the two Girls, recalled the Supersonic Mantis, and left the Dueling Platform.

Those rich young masters who had originally planned to gang up with Li Zhi to deal with Xie Ning now looked down at their feet, pretending they hadn't seen anything.

Xie Ning left, leaving Li Zhi alone on the platform, simmering in defeat... With the College Entrance Examination approaching, most students were cramming theoretical knowledge, hoping to score well, and even the teachers were working hard, eager to stuff all their life's knowledge into the students' heads.

The match at noon raised Xie Ning's prestige in Huacheng No. 1 Middle School to an extremely high level, subtly giving him the reputation of being the strongest in the school, and the news of the competition even spread to other schools in Flower City.

Meanwhile, Xie Ning, the protagonist of the discussion, was currently slacking off and sleeping.

Several Demon Tamers Beast evolutions not only gave Xie Ning Evolution Points but also stuffed a lot of Demon Tamer knowledge into his mind. The content taught by the teachers in class was now too simple in Xie Ning's eyes.

It was like a middle school student looking at a kindergarten topic.

The afternoon classes passed in boredom for Xie Ning, until the bell rang.

School was finally over.

Xie Ning left the classroom, politely declined invitations for dinner gatherings, left school, and headed toward the Monster Taming Alliance.

This time, he intended to buy all the Materials needed for White Fang's evolution.

Most of White Fang's evolution Materials were common and could be bought with money, but two items were difficult and expensive: one was Poison Flame, and the other was the heart fire stamen.

He had already obtained the Poison Flame at Lu Bingyun's house, leaving only the heart fire stamen.

Thinking of this, Xie Ning couldn't help but speed up, taking a shortcut toward the Monster Taming Alliance.

Flower City was not prosperous everywhere; while there were skyscrapers, there were also cramped Urban Villages, places where commoners lived. The security was poor, but thankfully the rent was cheap, and many people still looked for housing there every day.

These kinds of places were mixed bags of people, full of corners the Flower City lighthouse couldn't reach, where countless people struggled for survival.

As he rounded a small alley, a young man with green hair stood under the dim yellow light ahead, looking at the house number on the wall and negotiating prices with someone on the phone.

Seeing this, Xie Ning said nothing, walked past the person, and continued striding forward.

Just then, he heard the green-haired young man behind him say, “...Two bedrooms and one living room, yes, North Street No. 7, prepare No. 8 next.”

Xie Ning glanced at the house number next to him—North Street-8.

The next second, a faint sound of swinging came from behind. Without time to think, Xie Ning dashed forward.

With a 'clang,' Xie Ning looked back. A baseball bat had smashed onto the large iron gate beneath the No. 8 sign.

“Kid, you're pretty fast.” The person holding the baseball bat was a skinny, tall fellow with bright blonde hair, twisting his mouth in a seemingly arrogant manner.

“I don't know you guys, so why are you hitting me?” Xie Ning secretly formed the hand seal for summoning a Demon Tamers Beast and asked the blonde guy in front of him.

As soon as he finished speaking, the green-haired guy who had been on the phone walked over and blocked Xie Ning with the blonde guy. At the same time, the rusty iron door of Building No. 9 opened, and three more tattooed youths walked out. Standing in the middle was clearly a Girl. She had a full Sleeve Tattoo, a cigarette dangling from her mouth, three earrings, a crop top, and an A-line skirt.

The Girl with the Sleeve Tattoo, who came out last, also wore an arrogant expression. She glared at Xie Ning and said, “Kid, don't say we didn't warn you. Hand over all your money, or you'll have a bad time later.”

Xie Ning looked at the group and asked, “Then I wonder, are you planning to beat me up, or kill me?”

“Don't worry, we won't kill you, but if you don't have money on you, a beating is unavoidable.” The Girl with the Sleeve Tattoo took a deep drag from her cigarette and sneered at Xie Ning.

“I see. That's a pity, because I really can't give you the money.” Xie Ning smiled.

“Kid, you're asking for a fight!”

“In my opinion, we need to let him taste the brutal beating of the Urban Village, or he won't understand!”

“Right, right! All of you, go!”

“N-No, you go if you want...”

The few people with dyed hair and tattoos pushed each other, but none dared to step forward. Even the tall blonde guy just smashed the baseball bat onto the ground a few times, not daring to actually strike.

Seeing this, Xie Ning couldn't help but laugh. He ignored them and turned to leave.

“Hey! Stop right there!”

The Girl with the Sleeve Tattoo took a deep drag of her cigarette, snatched the baseball bat from the blonde guy's hand, and charged toward Xie Ning.

Xie Ning waved his hand, and a Summoning Formation landed between the two of them. A 1.6-meter-long White Wolf, wreathed in red flames, walked out of the Formation. The air exhaled from its nose even blew onto the Girl with the Sleeve Tattoo.

The Girl with the Sleeve Tattoo felt the air exhaled by the White Wolf touch her belly button and immediately shivered, her face turning pale and her lips blue with fright.

“D-Demon Tamer...”

Although the tattooed and dyed-haired group were also shaking in their boots, seeing the Girl with the Sleeve Tattoo being stared at by the Demon Tamers Beast, they mustered their courage.

The tall blonde guy swallowed hard, bowed, and said, “S-Sorry, Esteemed Demon Tamer, we didn't know you were an Esteemed Demon Tamer...”

The green-haired guy also rushed forward: “Please, spare our little sister. She meant no harm. She only ever scares people; she's never actually hit anyone.”

“If you want to kill or torture someone, you can do it to me. Please, don't hurt her...”

“We beg you...”

Xie Ning raised his hand, and White Fang slowly retreated, sitting down beside Xie Ning.

“Forget it. Since you didn't dare to kill anyone, I won't make trouble for you. Remember this: people who come from the city center aren't all brainless and useless rich second-generation heirs. Next time, pick your targets carefully before striking.” After speaking, Xie Ning took White Fang and continued deeper into the area.

After a while, the non-mainstream youths finally snapped out of it. The Girl with the Sleeve Tattoo cupped her hands around her mouth and shouted, “White Wolf Demon Tamer, what is your name?!”

From far away, a faint voice drifted back, leaving behind two indifferent words.

Yet, those two plain words made the non-mainstream youths so excited they couldn't close their mouths, as if they had received the highest honor.