Free Web NovelChapter 457: Chapter 228: Farewell, Old Beast Monarch!
At the edge of the ancient and solemn arena, a faint scent of blood wafted in the wind. Ye Mingqiu inhaled a wisp of the arena’s air, his expression subtly changing.
The smell in the air was very complex, a mixture of blood and various strange scents, including the smell of food, the scent of sweat, the mottled scent of rust, and hidden within it was a deeper mystery, the scent was quite bizarre, and Ye Mingqiu couldn’t discern what it was.
"Hmm?"
Tang Ruobing looked at him and asked, "Did you smell something special?"
"Hmm."
"Hmm..."
Tang Ruobing also mimicked taking a careful sniff, then furrowed her brow slightly because she found that she seemed unable to smell anything at all. This was just a normal arena, at most mixed with a bit of blood scent, which was quite normal for an arena.
She then looked at Ye Mingqiu again, seriously suspecting that he was the strange one, his innate perception was absurdly strong, keen sense of smell was quite normal, after all, common perception is usually built on the five senses.
"Did you get a whiff of that scent?"
Beside them, Young Master Lu quickly flashed a bright smile and said, "Indeed, there is a very special scent hidden within this arena, but only those with extremely sensitive noses can sense what’s special about it."
"There is an ancient legend in the arena that by following the scent’s guidance, one might be able to trace the inheritance of the divinity, though I’m not sure if this is true, but if you can smell it, you might stand to gain something interesting." freёwebnoѵel.com
"Is that so?"
Ye Mingqiu frowned slightly.
Compared to the rumored treasure, he always felt there was something off about the scent, it seemed to conceal some sort of danger, as if it was a unique scent capable of invisibly invading the human body, even suppressing bodily functions and abilities.
He pondered for a moment and asked, "Is it permissible to wear masks while watching in the arena?"
"Yes, you can."
Young Master Lu replied with a smile.
"That’s good."
Ye Mingqiu extracted a gas mask directly from his storage space and modified it to resemble an ordinary mask, then put it on.
He then took out another gas mask, modified it, and handed it to Tang Ruobing, who put it on without much thought. The two looked a bit like an odd couple, but it wasn’t unusual to see such people in the dark world of the arena.
"Now there’s no issue."
Ye Mingqiu murmured to himself.
"...."
Young Master Lu fell into a brief silence, unable to perceive the scent, he felt that their actions seemed a bit neurotic, but rationality told him that if both of them were doing it, they must have their reasons.
Ye Mingqiu was at the top of the ladder ranking, and Tang Ruobing was in second place. Since they both did it, he, as someone not on the ladder rankings, decided to follow suit, thinking it wouldn’t be embarrassing.
After all, the big shots did it too!
So, he directly took out a gas mask from his storage space, slightly decorated it, and put it on.
Someone as handsome as me should still look good with a gas mask on, right?
"Let’s go."
Young Master Lu said with a smile and led the two directly into the arena.
....
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At the arena entrance, the staff responsible for registration looked baffled at the three, thinking their appearance was quite peculiar. If it were just one person, their non-mainstream appearance would look silly.
But if three people appeared together, the nature of the matter might change ever so slightly.
Moreover, more importantly, all three of them had a very strong presence, giving off the vibe of hidden bigshots teaming up for fun, the masks looked very casual, not something an ordinary person would dare to wear.
"Swipe your card for the ticket fee, I’ll provide ID proof here, it automatically disappears after three hours. If you wish to continue watching later, you’ll need to renew." The staff member said.
"Three, please."
Young Master Lu swiped the card three times, with a slight pained expression, clearly indicating the tickets probably weren’t cheap.
However, if watching in this manner could help him expand his network, it would be worthwhile for him, and more importantly, he really loved watching the Beast King fight, especially hoping someone could join him in witnessing the battles.
He especially hoped that those accompanying him were of strong talent and ability, which would subtly affirm his taste.
For him, this was very gratifying because that’s the kind of person he was.
"By the way, what is your name again?"
Ye Mingqiu suddenly turned and asked.
"...."
Young Master Lu fell into silence.
Previously, neither of them had bothered to ask his name, and he thought they must have known, so he didn’t ask... turns out they simply weren’t interested.
"Lu Lun, as in the lun from qinglun."
"Nice name."
Ye Mingqiu said kindly.
"Ding~"
A private message notification sounded, representing a special alert, indicating Tang Ruobing had something to say but felt shy to say it directly.
Broken Star: That character is a multi-tone character.
Divine Monarch: ?
Broken Star: As in yushan lunjin.
Divine Monarch: ...
Divine Monarch: You weren’t like this before.
Divine Monarch: You’ve changed.
Broken Star: Will you dislike me for it? Don’t worry, I won’t cling, I can quietly leave without causing you any trouble.
Divine Monarch: Cut it out.
....
Ye Mingqiu turned directly toward her, holding her hand with a smile on his face.
