Forbidden Zone of the Human Race

Chapter 331: Silence

Xiang Ning looked at the crater, privately patting his chest in relief. The gorilla wasn’t a dumb one and he could no longer rely on Taunt to provoke it into going berserk. If he wanted to kill it in two minutes, he must either make it relax its defenses or lose its mind and forget to defend itself. He thought about using Taunt, but what if it attracted more beasts? That would only make things more difficult.

But he had an opportunity. He thought about it and a scary idea surfaced. To other people, this was the best chance to attack. Xiang Ning could let go of the tree’s crown, then stab his sword down with the most force he could.

Everyone saw him do exactly that, hoping he would inflict as much damage as possible. Xiang Ning had been going long enough, they really wanted him to get some rest.

However, he only made it look like he was about to stab the beast, but didn’t actually do it. The audience was stunned.

“Eh? Where did he go?”

“Why’d he disappear?”

“Since when did he appear behind the beast?”

“Eh? What’s going on with the beast?”

The audience noticed the beast’s very human expression twist like it was in immense pain. Some people slowly typed a few words into the input box but they were all censored with asterisks.

When Xiang Ning reappeared, many people had odd expressions on their faces.

“Heh… hehe, Teacher Xiang Ning must’ve had his reasons for it.”

“No, no, no, you’re all wrong, why would he do that? You’re wrong.”

“Didn’t you see the beast’s expression?! He definitely caused a lot of pain!”

“Yes, yes, it’s true. Did you see its expression? It was pretending to flaunt its weakness, but Xiang Ning saw through it and didn't fall for its trick.”

“You’re right! He saw everything!” The audience filled in the story with their imaginations, thinking Xiang Ning had read its mind and hadn’t fallen for anything. It was called being prepared! You think I’ll take this opportunity to attack you but you got it wrong! I attacked a place you never would have expected!

“I learned the trick to winning a fight!”

“What trick?”

“It's simple. You expect me to do something so I made it as if I would do it but I did some other thing instead, do you understand?”

“What?”

The internet was buzzing with discussion, but many people were doubtful.

“What’re you guys learning from this? Are you guys stupid?”

“Yeah, I’m going to die of laughter. It's basically just a feint”

“Wait, wait, don’t talk to me about heroic acts. I admit he’s a strong hero, but what’d you guys learn from that one act?”

“Yeah, we aren’t hating on Xiang Ning, we’re calling you stupid for acting like you know something when you don’t.”

Oddly, a shouting match began online. On the battlefield, the Simian Sage was furious. Its logic told it to remain calm, but the more it thought about it, the angrier it felt. It was intelligent, but it was still a fearsome beast whose instinct could not be suppressed.

“HUMAN!” roared the Simian Sage.

Its roar immediately attracted tens of beasts that came charging madly at Xiang Ning. josei

“Hmm? Don’t learn this from him.”

“Hehe, you idiots shouldn’t try this yourselves.”

The winners of the online shouting match were clear when the beasts appeared. It was true that it wasn’t something anyone could learn. If they did it wrong, they would die from it. But who would back down when being laughed at?

“We’re learning about his strategy, which is to give the enemy an element of surprise. Why must it be used on beasts? We can use this in real life, too, like during competitions.”

“Yeah, you pigs think we’re only using it on beasts.”

“Makes sense!”

Another insult match began.

Xiang Ning and the Simian Sage were in the middle of another intense battle. The enraged Simian Sage wasn’t as logical as before, but at least remained somewhat aware. Every move Xiang Ning used was much less effective the second time he used it.

Xiang Ning was running out of time and couldn’t afford any delays. He steeled himself. Dammit, he had Refresh, what was he afraid of? Thus, he charged at it head-on.

“No, that’s dangerous!”

“Why isn’t he dodging?”

“Is he really killing himself like this?”

“Is it because he’s running out of time?”

Thinking back to the way he went berserk, they remembered that he was using his life to fight his battle. The elevation of his abilities definitely came with huge consequences.

Within Marsh City, many clenched their fists watching the livestream, wondering when Xiang Ning had become so powerful…

Within the fortress, Xiang Xiaoyu had long been drenched in tears. She sensed her brother’s life force seeping away. It was true, she could feel it, but she couldn’t sense any fear from him. Was he prepared for the end?

Jiang Youyou looked at the heartbroken girl, comforting her, “Don’t worry, Xiang Ning will return safely. He’s so strong, right?” But to be honest, she didn’t believe her own words. Look at the situation on the battlefield. Three tier six martial artists might not even kill a Simian Sage, and Xiang Ning’s battle with it was so intense that other beasts didn’t dare approach them.

Did anyone really think he was stalling for time, waiting for reinforcements to arrive?

“What the hell are we paying the Federation Army for? How hard is it to send him reinforcements?”

“Is there no one stronger than Xiang Ning?”

“Why’d it fall to a child to do this?”

The netizens started turning the barrels of their guns towards the army, who couldn’t even explain themselves. It was their responsibility, after all. However, there were many people in history like him who had also died in battle, right?

Someone had to do it.

They looked at the lonely silhouette of a boy. He had countless chances to run away, but didn’t. What was he doing this for?

Many people found surface details about his life. Orphanage. Part-time student.…

Everyone fell silent.