Oh My God! Earthlings are Insane! Chapter 112
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Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation
Under Sun Ya, Xie Feng, and Jiang Rui’s shocked gazes, Duan Lian was hit by Meng Chao, and blood started gushing madly from his nose . His built body weighed one hundred and fifty kilograms, but he fell limply, like a tall tower that had just suffered an earthquake .
The monster coins in his cup naturally spilled out .
Meng Chao moved forward and extended his arms . With the lightning speed he had developed because of his Basic Harvesting Skill and the Seven Dissection Methods Performed in Reverse, his fingers turned into two vortices that allowed him to gather nearly one hundred monster coins .
He had turned dozens of monster coins into hidden weapons, but managed to grab nearly one hundred monster coins from Duan Lian . His total number of coins went over twenty-five thousand, and he was ranked at the top of the martial arts course .
But Duan Lian was in a bad condition . He only had dozens of monster coins left on his head and some more in his large hands . In total, he only had a little more than one hundred coins .
If a normal student had this number of coins, they might be popping open champagne bottles in celebration, but to one of the prideful Four Great Kings, this was basically the beginning of a nightmare!
Duan Lian was built tough, and his defense could compare to that of a superbeast, so he was not defeated by a single punch from Meng Chao .
With fierce eyes, he jumped up .
But at that moment, beeping sounds rose . The countdown reached zero, and thus came the end of the admission test .
Meng Chao moved some eight meters back . He raised his hands and made a gesture . “The game has ended . If you attack me now, you’ll be breaking the rules . ”
Duan Lian became dejected .
Sun Ya, Jiang Rui, and Xie Feng were dumbfounded .
Everything had happened in five seconds . It went down so rapidly that it was already over when they learned of what had happened .
Even Sun Ya, who had a very quick mind, felt puzzled .
They were shocked by Meng Chao’s fighting power, even though he was just a broken-star superhuman . He had not done anything outstanding throughout the fights, but when he did move, he delivered an incredibly fierce murderous attack . Even the bystanders broke out in cold sweat after seeing it .
What puzzled them, though, was why he would take the initiative to snatch Duan Lian’s monster coins . Meng Chao did not seem like someone short-sighted . He clearly had twenty thousand monster coins, which was enough for him to enjoy the most lavish treatment during the start of the semester . Was there a need for him to act recklessly and form a grudge with another student?
“You’re despicable!” Duan Lian stared at Meng Chao . He looked dazed but also full of frustration . “You said that we would divide the monster coins equally and no one should play tricks! How could you treat your allies like this?!”
Sun Ya and Jiang Rui frowned a little .
Indeed, when the five of them formed an alliance, Meng Chao did not fight at all . How could he not be satisfied after getting two hundred monster coins without doing anything and betray them? He lost their trust by going overboard .
Xie Feng wanted to say something . ‘Based on Meng Chao’s performance during the national college examination, he shouldn’t be so greedy . ’
Meng Chao smiled and said calmly, “Why did you mention Jiang Rui’s name just now?”
When he said this, the other three were a little stunned .
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Sun Ya’s eyes sparkled . Then, she suddenly narrowed her eyes .
“That’s right . ” Jiang Rui was puzzled . “Duan Lian, why did you call out to me?”
Duan Lian stammered and said nothing .
“He said it for me . ” Meng Chao calmly answered for him . “His words were ‘Jiang Rui, you—’, and he even looked shocked . He was trying to warn me, which would make me think that you were trying to attack me, thereby shifting my attention to you . ”
“What?” Jiang Rui jumped up . “I didn’t attack you!”
“I know . If you had been harboring ulterior motives, you would have been preparing to attack me a long time ago,” Meng Chao said faintly . “It’s because you had been hostile to me all along that I was certain that you’re the least likely to break the alliance .
“Instead, whoever thought about using you to divert my attention would be the one who wanted to destroy the alliance and snatch my monster coins .
“If you want to snatch from me, I’ll snatch from you, and we’ll just see who is faster . After all, the one who strikes first is stronger . It’s very fair, right?”
Sun Ya, Jiang Rui, and Xie Feng looked at each other .
The three of them saw the shock in each other’s eyes .
Then, they trained sharp gazes on Duan Lian .
It was as if they were saying, “I didn’t expect that even though you look stalwart and honest, you’re actually a traitor!”
Duan Lian’s face turned red, and he tried to defend himself . “Meng Chao, even if I was too sensitive and misunderstood Jiang Rui, I was just trying to give you a friendly reminder and said three words . I did nothing, yet you attacked me . Isn’t that too much? What if you made the wrong judgment and injured a good person?”
“I wouldn’t make a wrong judgment,” Meng Chao assured him . “I used the rules of the game to bother all of you into working with me, but I didn’t move a single finger . Yet I was able to get as many monster coins as you did . Someone would definitely be angry because of that .
“At this moment, even if any of you noticed that Jiang Rui wanted to attack me, what would you do? Naturally, you would not do anything . You would just sit by and watch the show . In fact, you would probably use the chance to steal my coins!
“Honestly, we’ve never met before, and this is an important event which will decide our lecturers . Who would be so kind as to put their noses into other people’s business in such a situation?
“Besides, just now, I worked together with Xie Feng to get rid of all your monster coins . You must be angry about it .
“Under that sort of situation, would you ‘be so kind’ as to give me a reminder? Duan Lian, think about it, does it sound logical to you?”
Duan Lian found himself speechless . He thought about it for a long time and realized that he could not find a single word to defend himself .
“Stop thinking about it . I saw through your plan a long time ago . Among the four of you, I was the most wary of you, because you just looked too honest . ” Meng Chao smiled faintly .
“There are plenty of people who often have this sort of misunderstanding: Those who are built must have simple minds . If they’re stalwart, their minds must be simple . Since you’re two meters tall and weigh one hundred and fifty kilograms, you must be a simpleton .
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“But if one thinks about it carefully, they should know that if you managed to be one of the top five scorers in the national college examination in our course, how could your written test results be bad? There’s no way you’re a valiant fighter with just a simple mind!
“That’s why, the more honest you were, the more problematic you seemed, and naturally, I was even more on guard against you .
“Yup, I don’t have proof . You can deny it all you want . After all, Zhu Bajie won against his opponents in verbal fights by refusing to admit to his wrongdoings and accusing his opponents of doing something wrong instead . You can say that I was just thinking about stealing from you, but I believe that Sun Ya, Jiang Rui, and Xie Feng have their own thoughts . ”
Duan Lian’s face was pale . He sat on the ground and did not manage to regulate his breathing even after a long time had passed .
Sun Ya looked at the wound on his face, then at Meng Chao’s right arm . She smiled and said, “I didn’t expect that you would have a saber technique fused into a fist technique, Meng Chao . Your attacks are sharp . Looks like I will have to take back my words . You’re not just smart . In a one on one fight, we would have a hard time fighting against you . ”
Jiang Rui shook his head . “Duan Lian, why did you do it?”
Duan Lian waved his hand powerlessly . He looked bitter .
Honestly, he seldom played these sort of tricks .
If there was only Sun Ya, Jiang Rui, and Xie Feng in the alliance, he might have actually carried on with the alliance until the very end .
But he was just like Jiang Rui . He could not accept Meng Chao joining their alliance, especially since he came from Ninth High School, was a broken-star superhuman, and did not attack even once . Yet despite all that, he would get the same treatment as the prodigies who came from the super high schools .
He wanted to let this guy understand the power of the Four Great King and get what he deserved .
Duan Lian hit the ground fiercely . He felt incredibly regretful .
But it was now too late for changes . The lecturers had already gotten into the field, and the new students all stopped attacking .
There were chips in the monster coins . Through wireless location technology and scanning, the lecturers could instantly calculate the number of coins each new student had .
The monitors by the field started coming up with the ranking board .
The name of the student who was ranked at the top made the hundreds of new students stunned for a long time .
Then, a ruckus broke out .
“Meng Chao? It’s him!”
“How could that be?”
“Even if he worked together with Sun Ya and the others, those four monsters wouldn’t have any reason to let him claim first place . Isn’t he a broken-star superhuman?”
“Also, where is Duan Lian`? Why does Duan Lian only have one hundred and twenty-two monster coins? What happened?”
Most of the new students did not notice what had happened at the center of the field, so even after they thought about it a lot, they could not understand what could have happened .
The lecturers had watched from above and could see everything clearly . Their impression of Meng Chao became even better than before .
“The admission test has ended . I believe that all of you have seen your rankings and experienced the learning atmosphere in university . You should now have a clear understanding of university life now, I presume?” Jiang Ming said loudly .
“Those who won, do not be arrogant . Those who lost, do not be vexed . The path of the supernatural is not a hundred meter dash . Even if some people manage to take the lead for the time being while others fell behind, it doesn’t mean anything . As long as you train hard, you will have a lot of chances to take the lead .
“In the future, we will often organize competitions like this . Aside from the competitions in the course, you will also be able to challenge other students freely using monster coins as your gambling chips after you get through the protection period of the first month . As long as you’re strong enough, you will be able to stand out at any moment and create miracles . So, grit your teeth and train hard!”
As Jiang Ming spoke, he walked down the rostrum with Li Yingzi and the other ace lecturers to the center of the field, where Meng Chao and the rest were .
This was a custom of the admission test . Those who stood out could choose their tutors, classes, dorms, and tasks ahead of the others .
This was the right of the strong, and it was the motivation to make the other new students train hard .
“Meng Chao, you’re ranked at the top among the new students this year . You have a total of 25,100 worth of monster coins . You have the right to choose any lecturer you want from the martial arts course as your personal tutor . ”
Li Yingzi did not hide the admiration in her eyes and strode forward to stand next to Jiang Ming . Her intentions of cultivating Meng Chao’s talent was obvious in her actions and expression .
The new students discussed among themselves .
Everyone was very envious of the way Meng Chao was treated .
He had monster coins worth more than twenty-five thousand . It was enough for him to choose Lion Vulture Li Yingzi, who was currently very popular, as his personal tutor . He could also live in the grandest dorm and eat five-star meals .
This sort of treatment would make him even stronger . It would help him earn more monster coins, which would form a good cycle . In the end, he would improve by leaps and bounds and rise to power in one go .
“He has so many monster coins! That guy is so lucky!”
“He managed to get more monster coins with the Four Great Kings coveting his coins . You can’t do that with just luck . ”
“That’s right . How did he manage it? Isn’t he supposed to be a broken-star superhuman who has only cleared a few main meridians? Why is he stronger than Sun Ya and the rest, who cleared over sixty main meridians?”
“He killed a Bloody Moon Wolf King during the national college examination! No matter how vicious Sun Ya and the rest are, could they be fiercer than a Bloody Moon Wolf King? Didn’t you see that Duan Lian’s face is covered in bruises because of him?”
“Hmph, broken-star superhumans are just a bit stronger in the beginning . Right now, everyone has just awakened, so even Sun Ya, who is a monster who cleared seventy-seven main meridians, hasn’t learned to create a lot of spirit energy magnetic fields . The number of skills she has is about the same as Meng Chao, that’s why he can act all cool and stuff . As we continue training, Sun Ya will learn dozens of skills, while Meng Chao will only learn one more move . Naturally, he won’t be able to win against her at that time . ”
“That’s right . Broken star superhumans improve very slowly . Their tactics are rigid, and they don’t have enough power . Their upper limits just aren’t high . Forget about Sun Ya, if I train hard during the ‘new student protection period’ and learn all sorts of skills, I might be able to win against him . At that time, I’ll be the first to challenge him!”
The students talked excitedly . All of them were eager to fight .
It was as if they could already see themselves improving drastically in a month, and when they faced Meng Chao, who was unable to improve, a month later, taking away all his monster coins .
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