Voices sounded again from the direction of the stadium entrance, and upon hearing them, Lin Beichen found himself with a headache, unable to figure out why these people had all come looking for trouble today.
It wasn’t that Lin Beichen was afraid of them; he just found them as annoying as flies.
Soon, a group of tall individuals with blonde hair and blue eyes walked in from the entrance, led by a person wearing sportswear marked with the Atlantis emblem.
Clearly, these people were foreign students from Atlantis, and their purpose for coming was probably the same as Dongchuan Ichiro’s—to provoke trouble.
Seeing them, the corner of Dongchuan Ichiro’s mouth curled into an almost imperceptible smile. Even a fool could guess that they had clearly planned this together.
"Could it be that they’re acting on the orders of a higher power?"
Gale and the others exchanged glances.
Although they didn’t come from the same army, as soldiers of the Dragon Country, they sensed something was amiss immediately.
Thinking of this, Lei Ming stepped aside, intending to report the matter to their superiors, but he was stopped by Lin Beichen’s gaze.
Despite not knowing what Lin Beichen planned to do, they naturally had to follow his lead since he was their current leader.
In truth, Lin Beichen’s thought was simple: regardless of who sent them, since they had come as students, the Dragon Country’s forces shouldn’t interfere. Besides, Lin Beichen didn’t consider them worthy of his attention; dealing with them was just a trivial matter.
"Are you also here to compete for the stadium?"
Lin Beichen asked the leader of the Atlantis students with a smile.
"My name is Brooklyn. Since the stadium has been put to use, it’s only natural for the capable to take it."
Hearing Brooklyn speak so seriously, Guo Lin and the others burst into laughter. His attempt was really like an awkward imitation; did you really think that’s how "the capable take it" should be used?
"You’re here to seize territory. You’re also here to seize territory. Why don’t you two compete first?"
Lin Beichen’s lips curled into a faint smile as he pointed first at Dongchuan Ichiro and then at Brooklyn.
His sudden statement left Dongchuan Ichiro and Brooklyn stunned; they hadn’t expected Lin Beichen to say such a thing.
Initially, they had planned to pressure Lin Beichen together, but with a single sentence, he turned it into an internal conflict between them.
"This doesn’t seem fair."
Dongchuan Ichiro frowned, speaking to Lin Beichen.
He had paid a considerable price to get Brooklyn and his group to help. He’d even handed over a few personal maids from his clan to Brooklyn as pets.
Just as Lin Beichen had thought, Dongchuan Ichiro was indeed from the Dongchuan family of the Divine Light Country. While the Dongchuan family was a major clan, Dongchuan Ichiro was not the primary heir.
For that reason, he wanted to complete the tasks given by his family perfectly to increase his chances of becoming the successor.
More importantly, the power of the Dongchuan family was not as formidable compared to Brooklyn’s background. If an internal conflict broke out and Brooklyn got injured, the consequences would be beyond what Dongchuan Ichiro could handle.
In reality, Dongchuan Ichiro had gone to great lengths to drag Brooklyn into this not just for his strength. He didn’t really regard Brooklyn or his combat prowess highly.
His real intention was to see Brooklyn get injured by Lin Beichen, which would result in Lin Beichen bearing the fury of Brooklyn’s family, thereby increasing his own chances of success.
"You’re too green to play the ’borrowed knife’ trick against me."
Seeing the changing expressions on Dongchuan Ichiro’s face, Lin Beichen already guessed his thoughts.
"Just as I said, this is not your Divine Light Country, so the rules will be set by us. If any of you want to challenge us, then settle it among yourselves first."
With that, Lin Beichen deliberately put on an arrogant display, taunting them.
"If I were to accept every random challenge, I wouldn’t have time for anything else."
Lin Beichen then gave a playful smile.
"Or are you admitting that you lack confidence in your strength and can only muster the courage to challenge us by teaming up? If that’s the case, then it’s a different story."
Fury flashed across their faces upon hearing Lin Beichen’s latter words.
"Are you looking down on us?"
Brooklyn said coldly.
"That’s not what I meant."
Lin Beichen shook his head.
"I mean, I don’t see you as a threat at all!"
"You!"
Brooklyn made a move to charge at Lin Beichen but was stopped by Dongchuan Ichiro.
Unlike Brooklyn, Dongchuan Ichiro’s family was a renowned karate family, while Brooklyn was merely a martial arts enthusiast, prominent among his peers but still far from Dongchuan Ichiro’s level. This was why Dongchuan Ichiro didn’t take Brooklyn seriously.