"Hiss!!!!!"
Then, the boos from the entire stadium surged like a tidal wave, warmly embracing the remaining members of the Rhine Federation's representative team. This was unavoidable.
Who could have expected them to speak so righteously and even criticize the Rooster Country's surrender, only to surrender themselves moments later...
After the prolonged booing, the field was filled with nothing but mockery directed at the Rhine Federation.
"I really don't know how these people have the nerve to say such things. Don't they feel ashamed?"
"It's truly absurd... it's understandable and perfectly normal to be unable to defeat Adam Heavyhammer."
"After all, in the entire competition, there are probably very few who could defeat him..."
"But if you can't beat them, can't you just admit it honestly? Is that so shameful?"
"Now they're stubbornly insisting on their words, making a fool of themselves in both defeat and spirit. What was the point!"
"Alas, Dinu was a hero in his time. If you're outmatched and die in the arena, it's nothing..."
"It's just that I don't know how he managed to bring up such a team."
"These people who only know how to laugh and joke, talk nonsense, and are afraid of death and unwilling to admit defeat are not as useful as the new recruits assigned to him on the battlefield!"
"Heh, of course! Soldiers who act like lords are the hardest to manage... Look at the lax demeanor of the remaining Rhine Federation members. Is any one of them truly here to compete? It's more like a paid vacation!"
"..."
These criticisms and taunts caused the Rhine Federation members to blush with shame.
Each of them hung their heads, speechless, wishing they could burrow into the ground.
It could be said that at least these people had a sense of shame. They knew they had made a mistake and started to feel embarrassed, which was a glimmer of hope...
If they could shamelessly remain at ease, or even converse and laugh, then they would truly be beyond saving.
Taking advantage of the clamor, Luo Qingyan quickly signaled Lin Ran beside her to deploy a soundproof illusion array, and then quietly asked:
"Hey, you say, is that Dinu really dead?"
"Why do I feel like something is not quite right here?"
Lin Ran was stunned:
"What, you also noticed something?"
Luo Qingyan shook her head:
"I'm not a pervert like you, with such a god-tier perception of all energy that it's utterly speechless. Of course I can't tell..."
"It's just a vague feeling that something is not quite right about this."
"This is a woman's intuition! You wouldn't understand!"
Lin Ran laughed heartily:
"I didn't expect your intuition to be so accurate..."
"Then I can tell you for sure, that Dinu guy, he's really not dead!"
"Although his secret technique is extremely secretive, it can fool most of the people present, but it can't fool me, the one most sensitive to changes in life force!"
"But his skill is indeed powerful. All I can do is this much..."
"As for how he escaped, where he escaped to, and what he plans to do after escaping, I have no idea."
Luo Qingyan sighed with emotion:
"I actually guessed correctly..."
"So, what is this guy's objective?"
"If he's alive and well, why fake his death, and why fake his death at the hands of Adam Heavyhammer..."
"Thinking about it, this guy must have his own agenda, right?"
Lin Ran rolled his eyes:
"Who knows... and I don't really want to know..."
"Unless you go up and ask him yourself, how could you possibly guess?"
"No matter what, since he chose such an unconventional method, he must intend to do something bad."
"And the best protection for bad deeds is likely the news of his apparent death."
"Otherwise, he could have just done whatever he wanted. Why go through all this trouble?"
Luo Qingyan nodded:
"That's true!"
"So you're not even concerned?"
Lin Ran stretched lazily and pulled Luo Qingyan to lie down on a slightly cramped lounge chair:
"Why should I care about him..."
"Don't say that this guy's faked death is probably not directed at us..."
"Even if he is, I'm not afraid at all, alright?"
"Do you really think you're some big shot that I need to care about?"
"If he really comes to cause trouble, I'll definitely let him know..."
"What it means for all fancy tricks to be futile in the face of absolute strength!"
"When I was playing tricks, he didn't even know where he was!"
Although Luo Qingyan huffed in dissatisfaction at Lin Ran's arrogance, she did not step forward to question Lin Ran's judgment and confidence.
After all, the facts had proven that Lin Ran was indeed too strong, too monstrous, and too unfathomable. His arrogance was completely acceptable.
While Lin Ran stroked the body of Luo Qingyan, who was as docile as a kitten in his arms, he closed his eyes and thought about other matters.
Although he had said he didn't care just now, and that Dinu was insignificant.
Lin Ran still carefully considered Dinu's actions in his heart.
Firstly, he was indeed idle at the moment.
Secondly... too many strange things had happened recently, and Lin Ran wanted to find a breakthrough point.
The mysterious eighteen gray stars of ill fortune, the tireless undercurrents of the Nightfall organization, coupled with the Sakura Country's peculiar attitude towards him, and this Dinu's faked death...
Among so many events, could there be some special connection?
But it had to be said, Kyushu Island had been really lively lately...
A small island, during a world-class exchange competition, inexplicably became involved in the ambitions of so many forces...
One could only wonder whether it was a blessing or a curse for this Kyushu Island.
However, from his perspective as a pure observer, it should be pretty good.
After all, this wasn't Dragon Country. Even if large-scale chaos broke out, he could completely stand by and watch.
Even more excessively, it might be fun to go down and stir things up a bit.
Moreover, if Lin Ran, with his myriad of monstrous skills, truly decided to stir things up, he would undoubtedly create a mess of mud and filth, with feces and urine flying everywhere!
Lin Ran harbored no good feelings for the Sakura Country; in fact, he was mostly dissatisfied...
Even if this place were to be destroyed, mountains and rivers shattered, Lin Ran would not feel the slightest bit of sympathy – not taking the opportunity to laugh and kick him while he's down would already be considered gentlemanly behavior.
Therefore, as he thought about these messy affairs that could stir up a storm on Kyushu Island, Lin Ran could only feel an unstoppable excitement.