Skyles was the strongest person in their Great Axe Academy, a genuine Sixth-Grade Warrior!
As for this Meng Lei? He looked like a first-year freshman!
Despite his tender age, he was able to defeat Skyles so effortlessly!?
“We’re finished!”
The burly men were astonished, while Joseph’s three roommates were in a state of panic. They felt so regretful that their intestines turned green. If time could be reversed, they swore that they would give their magic crystal cards to Meng Lei immediately and run away from here as far as they could, never to provoke Meng Lei again!
Unfortunately, time could not be reversed, and there was no medicine for regret in this world. They had offended Meng Lei just now and must bear the punishment they deserved!
When faced with everyone’s shocked and horrified gazes, Meng Lei was calm and collected, as if the feats he performed were trivial.
He turned his head and looked at the handsome boy and the rest. “Let’s resume what we were discussing earlier. What have you got to say now?”
“We... we...” Their expressions were pale, as they shivered in fear!
“Don’t be nervous! I’m a civilized person!” Meng Lei waved his hand and said plainly, “As long as you can give me a satisfactory explanation, I won’t take action against you!”
You are a civilized person!?
I must be a fool if I were to believe you. You are a rotten person!
Why didn’t you mention this when you were savagely beating up Brother Larry?
“I... I am willing to give 70,000 gold coins as compensation!”
Chapter 56: Magic Carpet, Ran Into Bandits Along The Way
“70,000 gold coins?”
Meng Lei gave a cold snort. “100,000 gold coins! Not a gold coin less!”
“10... 00,000?”
The handsome boy went limp and almost collapsed onto the ground. His lips trembled as his face turned green. “Big... Big brother, I really can’t cough up 100,000 gold coins!”
Bang!
Meng Lei’s leg flew out, instantly sending the handsome boy up in the air. He then reached out and grabbed him!
“Listen! You are in no position to bargain!” said Meng Lei with a cold expression. “You can either pay with gold coins... or your life!”
“Gold coins! I’ll pay!”
Upon sensing the killing intent in Meng Lei’s eyes, the handsome boy was so scared that he almost wet his pants. His thoughts spun quickly like a pellet drum. “Yes! I am willing to give 100,000 gold coins as compensation!”
“Very good!”
Meng Lei nodded as he turned toward the other two!
“We are also willing to give 100,000 gold coins as compensation!”
The two had long been frightened by Meng Lei. Their thoughts moved quickly, for fear that Meng Lei would savagely thrash them if they were slow in answering!
“Transfer now!”
Meng Lei threw over a magic crystal card!
The trembling trio had anguished expressions as they stuttered, “Big... Big brother, we are momentarily unable to come up with so many gold coins!”
Although they were the offspring of aristocrats, they were still teenage students. How could they come up with so many gold coins?
“This is your problem. None of my business!” Meng Lei waved his hand and said impatiently, “I will stay in your dormitory tonight. I want to see 300,000 gold coins tomorrow morning. Not a single coin less!”
“Yes... Yes!” They exclaimed in unison with pained expressions.
Cough!
“Brother!”
The members of the disciplinary team couldn’t stand it anymore. A burly man with a giant axe on his back whispered, “You shouldn’t be doing this. Extortion is prohibited in the academy...”
“Extortion?” Meng Lei laughed. Then, his eyes fell on the burly man like a sharp blade. “You can be careless with what you eat, but you have to be careful with what you say. When did you see me extorting money?”
“...”
The corners of the burly man’s mouth twitched. He was completely stunned, as though thousands of alpacas had galloped through his heart.
You just extorted money from the three of them! We were standing right before you the whole time! And now you deny it!?
“Listen! This is not extortion, but... co-mpe-nsa-tion!”
Meng Lei pointed at Joseph and said plainly, “For the past six months, they have been bullying my friend! They’ve been beating him, scolding him, and forcing him to kneel down, wash their clothes, and serve them water. Just like a servant!
“Their despicable actions have caused irreparable trauma to my friend. Is this little compensation too much to ask for!?”
“This...”
The burly man was rendered speechless. He was a sixth-year student and a commoner of the human race. How could he not know about the academy’s ugly side and internal strife?
Nobles bullying the commoners and Dragon People bullying the humans were very common happenstances!
Many commoners silently endured the mistreatment because of their weak abilities and poor background. Thus, such a ‘compensation’ had been unheard of in the academy so far!
Nevertheless, since now someone had demanded it, it made perfect sense!
The reasoning was simple: Since you bully me, I’ll ask for compensation! It all depends on whose fists are bigger! The academy? As long as no one dies, the academy will not care at all!
This had contributed to the aristocratic and powerful students’ arrogance. They bullied the weak without any hesitation and pulled no punches!
If one didn’t want to be bullied or would like to bully others, then they had to train hard and be stronger than the rest!
This... was the Great Axe Warrior Academy’s philosophy, which was somewhat similar to the practice of raising the most venomous insect[1] back on Earth. This was far more barbaric, reckless, and cruel than how Fire Dragon Magic Academy operated!
“If there is nothing else, you can leave!” Meng Lei waved his hand and issued an expulsion order!
The disciplinary team’s members looked at each other. Although they felt aggrieved, they were unable to do anything. Meng Lei was stronger than them, and remaining there would invite ridicule. Thus, it was better to leave!
The burly man of the human race took a long look at Meng Lei before whispering a warning, “Brother, take it easy! Don’t kill anyone!” He then turned and left with the disciplinary team, taking away the unconscious Skyles with them!
The dormitory was only left with Meng Lei and the rest within an instant.
“Joseph, close the door!”
“Ah... okay!”
After Joseph closed the door, Meng Lei pulled over a chair and sat on it. He then said plainly. “You only have one night. What you have to do... I believe I don’t have to repeat myself, right?”
“Understood!”
“We know what we have to do!”
The handsome boy and the other two nodded hurriedly and began to think of ways to raise money. 100,000 gold coins was not a small sum—it was enough to cause them a huge loss!
“Very good!”
...
A magic flying carpet crossed through the blue sky at high speed.
The scenery underneath—a green wheat field, a lush forest, and meandering rivers—passed swiftly, like a series of images, forming a beautiful animation!
The southern lands were covered with fertile and lush greenery for thousands of miles!
“You didn’t get to witness that particular scene. Brother Meng Lei incapacitated Larry swiftly with a grab, a punch, and a knee. It was so cool that I was stunned!”
“Wow!”
“And...”
Ear-pleasing cheers spilled across the sky, intertwining into a sweet-sounding melody!
This group of people had left the city and embarked on their journey back to the village. They were Meng Lei, Joseph, Andrew, and Jonah, who were a
ll on winter vacation.
“Brother Meng Lei, you’re so awesome!”
“That’s right! Even Senior Skyles was not his match!”
“Brother Meng Lei, aren’t you a Magician? Why is your physical body so strong? Unless you are a dual cultivator of magic and martial arts?”
“Brother Meng Lei, did you buy this magic carpet?”
“Brother Meng Lei...”
The three little fellows were usually irritable during traveling. But today, they were extremely excited, talking about their six months’ worth of stories and experiences along the way. How could there be any opportunity to get irritated?
The magic carpet flew at breakneck speed, very different from a worn-out bullock cart. After half a day, the Magical Beast Ridge was already in sight!
“Look! That’s the Magical Beast Ridge!”
“Yeah! Almost there! We are reaching home soon!”
“Wow! This magic carpet is indeed fast!”
When looking at the lush greenery and the Magical Beast Ridge, which laid on the ground like a giant dragon, Jonah and the other two were excited. Their faces were flushed red as they sat on the magic carpet!
“Finally, we are reaching the Magical Beast Ridge!”
Meng Lei was also overjoyed. The Magical Beast Village was the first place he had come to know in this world. It had a special meaning for him. Thus, he felt at ease returning to this familiar place!
Whoosh!
Suddenly, a shrill air-piercing sound echoed. An arrow, which was more than three meters long and shrouded in lightning, pierced the sky, charging at lightning speed at the magic carpet!
“Look out!”
Meng Lei’s ears twitched before his spiritual power erupted and detected the arrow. He immediately forced the magic carpet to a stop as it hung in mid-air!
Splurt!
The lightning arrow went through the magic flying carpet’s front portion and grazed the back of Andrew, who was sitting in the front. It then shot itself high into the sky and exploded into a ball of fireworks!
“My god!”
Andrew instantly broke into a cold sweat. Fortunately, the carpet had stopped in time. Otherwise, the arrow would have pierced his entire body like mutton skewers!
“Sh*t!”
Meng Lei looked at the ground, and a cold glint appeared in his eyes!
[1] Legend has it that ancient Chinese would place all sorts of insects into a pot and allow them to kill each other. The one that is remaining would be the most venomous insect.
Chapter 57: Wiping Out The Bandits, A Spatial Ring
To both sides were towering mountains and precipitous ridges, while only a valley ran through the middle. A group of shabbily-dressed bandits was lined up in the valley’s center, blocking the wide pathway there!
Their clothes were torn and tattered, and they were the very picture of a ragtag crowd. Currently, they were all standing around a magic ballista, and they watched the magic carpet suspended in mid-air excitedly!
“Tsk, tsk, a magic carpet!”
“Our prey this time must be pretty rich. A magic carpet alone is already worth 30,000 gold coins, and comparable to a small trade caravan!”
“Hehe! There are so many big preys lately! What we earn in a day is comparable to what we usually earn in a month...”
“I am the one that planted this tree, and I am the one that paved this road. If you wish to pass, then leave your money behind! Boys, continue to launch the Violent Thunder Crossbow, and shoot that magic carpet down for me!”
A savage-looking one-eyed bandit riding on a Horned Cloud-Striding Horse shouted his orders loudly as he brandished an enormous sword and waved it about. He was the leader of the Lone Wolf Bandits, Lone Wolf!
“Yes, Boss!”
The bandits let out a loud cheer and launched the magic ballista. Accompanied by an intense and dazzling flash of lightning, another two to three meters-long lightning arrow hurtled outwards, going straight for the magic carpet!
“A magic carpet! Hehe!”
Lone Wolf, the leader, licked his lips with a hint of savagery in his lone eye. “Here’s hoping that the prey today doesn’t disappoint me!”
“It’s coming again!”
“What do we do, Big Brother Meng Lei?”
Blood drained from the extremely frightened trio’s faces as they fearfully watched the lightning arrow hurtling toward them at high speed. Should it strike them, even if they were lucky enough to avoid being stabbed to death, they would also be smashed into pieces after falling from so high up!
They would still die a terrible death, nonetheless!
“These are bandits!”
Meng Lei stood tall and proud on the magic carpet. With a casual wave of his arm, a lightning shield that shone bright and dazzling quietly appeared and wrapped around the magic carpet!
Boom!
The lightning arrow struck heavily against the lightning shield. A dull boom rang out, and the lightning shield began to shake violently, seemingly showing signs of shattering!
However, the strange thing was that it ultimately managed to stand strong. The lightning arrow gradually exhausted all of its energy and stopped moving in the end!
“What?
“They actually managed to block it?”
Lone Wolf was astounded. “The Violent Thunder Crossbow has astonishing might and can directly shoot a fifth-grade expert to death, yet it couldn’t penetrate that lightning shield. Could it be that... That protective shield is a magic shield that’s higher than fifth-grade?!
“Instant release of a fifth-grade spell?
“Sh*t!
“There’s a high chance that our prey is a great Ninth-Grade Magician!”
Lone Wolf’s countenance changed dramatically. He shouted, “Retreat! Hurry and retreat!”
Right after he spoke, he whipped the Horned Cloud-Striding Horse beneath him viciously. He dashed over to the Violent Thunder Crossbow and kept the mighty thunder crossbow. Then, he raced away on his horse, deathly afraid of being even a step too slow!
“Boss?”
“What’s wrong with Boss?”
Upon seeing their leader suddenly fleeing for his life, the whole group of bandits looked bewildered. Why was their leader retreating when everything was fine and dandy?
“A bunch of good-for-nothings! Retreat at once!” bellowed Lone Wolf furiously.
“Okay, okay...”
It was only then that the bandits began to retreat.
However, it was too late!
Buzz, buzz!
All the Thunder Elements within a radius of several hundred meters swiftly converged and instantly formed 10 Thunder Pythons that were over 30 meters long. Their lightning scales shone and dazzled, and their massive bodies looked vivid and true to life. They floated in the sky, giving off an aura that made people’s hearts pound wildly in fear!
“Sh*t!”
Lone Wolf’s eyelid twitched violently as he took in the mighty terrifying aura in the sky. Fear and hopelessness filled his heart.
“A sixth-grade spell! That’s definitely the might of a sixth-grade spell!
“Instant release of a sixth-grade spell!
“My god! Just who have I offended?”
“Lightning Snake Flurry... Land!”
10 Thunder Pythons howled and roared as they swooped down from the sky. They crashed head-first into the ground and exploded with a deafening boom. An overwhelming amount of Thunder Elements rampaged madly and enveloped the area within a radius of 100 meters!
“Ahhh!”
Amidst shrill and tragic screams, the bandits were burned into charcoal, reduced to ashes, or evaporated into vapors...
They died a tragic and miserable death!
It was hard to watch!
“Oh my god!”
When Lone Wolf looked back and saw what had happened, he became even more horrified. He brandished a dagger and viciously stabbed the Horned Cloud-Striding Horse in its rump. The horse let out a shrill
whinny and broke into a desperate dash in a dramatic burst of speed!
“An expert of that level... is actually riding on a magic carpet!
“Isn’t he just out to bully others?!”
Lone Wolf was furious and filled with regrets. Magic carpets were low-grade flight tools that only Low-Level Magicians would use; High-Level Magicians completely turned their noses up at them. That was why he had dared to rob them of the magic carpet!
Never did he ever imagined that things would go completely out of his expectations!
“I’ve run into a wall this time!”
Lone Wolf was so full of regret that he was beating his chest, but all he could do was to flee desperately for his life!
“Flee? Do you think you can successfully flee?”
Meng Lei smiled calmly and snapped his fingers lightly. Thunder Elements converged and quietly formed a lightning lance!
“Go!”
With a soft command from Meng Lei, the three-meters-long lightning lance pierced through the air and shot lightning-quick toward Lone Wolf. It pierced right through Lone Wolf’s back and protruded from his chest!
“Ahhh!”
Lone Wolf let out a terrible scream as the momentum threw him out. He fell into the bushes by the road, with no one knowing whether he was alive or dead!
“Big Brother Meng Lei, you’re so awesome!”
Jonah, Joseph, and Andrew were dumbfounded from astonishment. They stared at Meng Lei’s back, their eyes full of bright and twinkling little stars!
“You guys can do it too if you cultivate well!”
Meng Lei smiled at them. Then, he steered the magic carpet down.
By the time he reached right in front of Lone Wolf, the vice-ridden bandit leader was already on the brink of death and on his last breath. It was evident that he wasn’t going to make it!
However, when he saw Meng Lei’s group of four standing on the magic carpet, his eyes widened big and round furiously, and disbelief filled his eyes. “A-all of you a... aren’t...”
Before he’d even finished, Lone Wolf’s head fell to the side, and he stopped breathing altogether. However, his eyes were widened big and round, a clear indication that he hadn’t died in peace!
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