binnovel Chapter 128 Testing
Chapter 128 Testing
Li Chenglong returned to the small hotel and chatted with Wang Shuang and Jiang Hui for a while before going to a private room to eat. During the meal, Jiang Hui praised Li Qiang highly. Li Chenglong was quite busy and didn't really have much time to take care of the little guy. It was good that Jiang Hui took care of him during this time. They could make other arrangements when they returned to Shuguang City, such as sending him to school there. Li Qiang said that he was currently in the sixth grade of elementary school, which was a crucial age for him to start learning.
After dinner, it was already past 20 PM. Jiang Hui took Li Qiang upstairs to play, while Li Chenglong prepared to go out with Wang Shuang to scout Xuzhou City. Wang Shuang said, "Captain Li, you went to participate in the battle this afternoon, so you must be quite tired. It's best to leave this kind of exploration and reconnaissance mission to me, a dark-type ability user." Li Chenglong immediately refused, saying, "Last time at the port, it was because I didn't go that there were casualties. This Xuzhou City is not simple. I've sensed more than thirty level five beings and three level six beings. Moreover, there are also ability users and awakened individuals who are good at perception. It'll be better if the two of us go together, so we can look after each other."
Wang Shuang stopped talking and nodded seriously, "Alright then, Captain Li, let's go." The two of them went out under the cover of night, and didn't jump back into the room through the window until five in the morning. Li Chenglong said, "We had a good day. Wang Shuang, take a rest. After you wake up, organize our successes from tonight." As he spoke, he took out his notebook and handed it to Wang Shuang before leaving her room to go back to his own to sleep. He had originally planned to organize it himself, but he still had to guard the arena during the day, and there were less than three hours until the start time. He and Wang Shuang had been to quite a few places that night, so he needed to rest.
Meanwhile, at the Xu family mansion, Xu Qingming had summoned several level-four ability users kept by the Xu family early in the morning. The men saluted in unison, saying, "Commander Xu, why have you summoned us so early? Is there something you need?" Xu Qingming nodded, "Yesterday I discovered an interesting person. He instantly defeated a level-four strength-type ability user right from the start, but in the subsequent battles, he fought fiercely against other challengers." A level-four fire-type ability user said, "Is that so? Perhaps the level-four strength-type ability user underestimated his opponent at the beginning, or perhaps he was exhausted after the afternoon's battle, which allowed him to instantly defeat a level-four. Even a level-four dual-element ability user couldn't instantly defeat an ordinary level-four ability user."
As the commander of the Third Army in Xuzhou City, Xu Qingming naturally wouldn't think so superficially. After a moment's thought, he said, "Today, a few of you will disguise yourselves and go to the arena to test this person's abilities." Several Level 4 ability users replied in unison, "Yes, sir." Yesterday, Li Chenglong had also inquired carefully. There were two major families in Xuzhou City: the Xu family and the Chen family. Currently, among the four armies in Xuzhou City, Xu Fumin and Xu Qingming of the Xu family served as commanders of the First and Third Armies, respectively, while Chen Guohao and Chen Guoqiang of the Chen family served as commanders of the Second and Fourth Armies. The Xu, Chen, Nie, Wei, and Lei families were among the earliest members of the Chinese Federation. After the apocalypse, they all established their own power bases and then united to fight against the zombie hordes and build bases. Currently, among the five families, the Nie family is the most powerful, and the lord of the Chinese Federation is also a member of the Nie family. The Xu and Wei families are two relatively weaker families.
Li Chenglong got up at seven o'clock and went downstairs with Jiang Hui and Li Qiang to have some breakfast. As for Wang Shuang's breakfast, Li Chenglong had left it behind when he left yesterday: milk, bread, and two chicken legs. The male shopkeeper, upon hearing that Li Chenglong had become the champion, exclaimed in surprise, "I'm the epitome of someone who doesn't even realize their own power! I never imagined you, Brother Li, were a Level 4 ability user!" Li Qiang also looked at Li Chenglong with astonishment: "I never expected you to be an ability user, sir." Li Chenglong laughed and said, "I'm not that amazing. I only reached Level 4 by luck. If you had joined their army, you probably would have been Level 4 by now." The shopkeeper immediately waved his hand: "Then forget it. I don't want to get involved in fighting. My wife and I usually just exchange some of our saved white crystals for high-level crystals to level up."
After saying goodbye, Li Chenglong left the small hotel and headed towards the stadium. As soon as he left, two people appeared, looked at the hotel sign outside, said something, and then left. Li Chenglong suddenly darted to the side, and Wang Shuang appeared beside him: "Captain Li, those two seem to be watching us. After you told me, I used my special ability to get close to them and eavesdropped on their conversation. It was the young master of the Xu family who sent them to keep watch." Li Chenglong said, "Most likely they're after me. My performance yesterday did attract some attention. You should rest well today and protect them while you're at it." Wang Shuang nodded, and then her figure disappeared.
At eight o'clock in the morning, Li Chenglong arrived at the arena on time. He saw that there were significantly more spectators than yesterday. He had heard earlier that the organizers had to raise ticket prices due to the large number of people, but the audience's enthusiasm remained undiminished, and they surged into the stadium. Xu Limin and Chen Guohao were not present this morning; only Xu Fumin and Xu Qingming, the two highest-ranking figures in Xuzhou City, came to watch. Because of what happened that morning, Li Chenglong became even more cautious after arriving at the arena. However, several level four fighters still gave up challenging other arena champions and instead lined up to challenge him. Every time he fought, he could feel several perception skills projected onto him.
In just one morning, Li Chenglong fought seven level-four ability users, including one level-four awakened individual. However, that awakened individual was only a C-level Fiery Pig Spirit Awakener, quite weak; even a little girl like Han Xiaoling could probably easily defeat him. Li Chenglong pretended to fight him for 15 minutes, finally managing to repel him with considerable difficulty. At this moment, an officer beside him whispered to Xu Qingming, "Commander Xu, I think that guy's strength is not bad, but we don't need to be too concerned." Xu Qingming shook his head: "It's still a bit strange. Did you notice? Although his fighting seems simple on the surface, his aura is always steady, and his movements, though slightly chaotic, are incredibly sharp." The officer said in surprise, "You mean he's doing it on purpose?" Xu Qingming looked at Li Chenglong and said calmly, "Go test him this afternoon. You're quite strong among level-five ability users, remember not to hold back too much when you fight." The officer nodded: "Okay, I'll go test him after lunch."