Even hybrid monsters have their day

Upon seeing her, the man, with a gloating expression, said as if he wanted to stir up trouble, "Don't you know? People from your group and another group got into a fight over a disagreement, and I heard... it all started because of you."

She asked eagerly, "Where?"

It's because of her again. Why do people in the group keep targeting her?

"It's in the arena outside." After saying that, the man quickly pulled the person next to him away.

Although Jiao Lingfeng was still waiting for her mission report, she wasn't in the mood for work right now, and she turned and left the office. She quickly walked towards the elevator, thinking to herself, "These guys, they didn't even call me when they were fighting." While her fighting skills were lacking, she could at least be a cheerleader.

The arena is located to the west of this office building in the Underworld, in a separate building. Private duels are not allowed in the Underworld, except for battles in the arena, which is specifically set up to resolve such personal grudges. Even the ranking competition of the Chujiang Palace is held here. It can be said that this is the only place in the entire Underworld where violence is allowed.

This was Geng Miaowan's first time at the arena. Though called an arena, it actually resembled a massive stadium, except the center was filled with fighting rings. Many restrictions were placed around the rings, presumably to prevent magic from harming bystanders during the fights.

As soon as she entered the arena, she saw a ring surrounded by people in the distance; this must be it. On the ring, Heng Yihao was fighting against someone she didn't recognize.

Jin Mo stood below the arena with a group of people from Group 101, all of whom had just returned from a mission yesterday. She didn't recognize anyone on the opposite side except for Diao Lanrong, but she was certain that their group had sent their entire team, as there were at least ten of them.

When Diao Lanrong saw her coming, she glanced at her sideways. She gave her a brief look back and went straight to Jin Mo's side.

When Mu Yuebin saw her coming, he quickly asked, "Why are you here?"

Geng snorted softly and said with dissatisfaction, "Why didn't you invite me to your fight?"

"This is a long-standing feud between our group and Group A," Gan Ruwu said, staring at the arena without turning his head.

"If I remember correctly, I think I was also in Group 101, right?" Hearing him say that, Geng Miaowan felt a little unhappy. She thought they had already treated her as a member of the group, but she didn't expect to be excluded in such a team matter.

Seeing that her expression changed slightly, Bu Luoyuan nudged Gan Ruwu with his elbow and gave him a wink.

Gan Ruwu then realized that his words had two meanings, and explained, "Um... I... I just blurted it out, I didn't... I didn't mean anything by it, please... please don't take it to heart..."

He was never a good speaker to begin with, and now that he's in a hurry, he can't even finish his sentences.

Seeing him scratching his head in frustration as he spoke, Geng Miaowan chuckled softly, nudged her shoulder with her fist, and said, "I was just teasing you. Do I look like such a petty person?"

Although Gan Ruwu nodded earnestly, he quickly shook his head, causing everyone around him to chuckle.

“Let’s see if they’ll still be laughing when Heng Yihao is beaten to the ground!” said a young man next to Diao Lanrong.

Diao Lanrong stared at the group of people who were laughing heartily without commenting.

At this moment, Jin Mo also spoke up, "They were afraid that you would be bullied by the other members of the group since you're new here, so they said they wouldn't tell you. But I did send you a message, didn't you see it?"

Geng Miaowan thought to herself, "You're actually saying you're worried that someone with such poor fighting skills like her won't be able to compete, right...?" But the communicator? She searched her person, "I think I left it in my room..." Then she pointed to the two people on the stage and asked, "What's going on here?"

“Let me speak, let me speak,” Gu Xia hurriedly squeezed next to Geng Miaowan and said, “As a participant in this incident from beginning to end, I think I have the most right to speak.”

"Alright, stop showing off, just say what you have to say," Bu Luoyuan urged him, then turned to look at the arena. He had already listened to his live broadcast three times, and he really couldn't stand him using that same opening line every time.

Gu Xia gave him a knowing look, then continued to Geng Miaowan, "This morning, as soon as Haozi and I entered the main hall of Chujiang Palace, we ran into Qi Liuhai from Group One..."

"Pfft..." Geng Miaowan couldn't help but laugh, "Qi... Liu Hai... what a brilliant name."

"Be serious, listen up!" Gu Xia glanced at the uncooperative Geng Miaowan with displeasure, and continued, "That Qi Liuhai somehow found out that we went on a mission this time, and we sent half a group of people, but we only brought back an insignificant little demon instead of the mission leader. So he started to belittle our group. Naturally, we were not willing to let him bully us with words, so we took action."

"They just started fighting over a disagreement," Geng Miaowan summarized.

"You could say the same thing."

"Is it really that simple?" She was a little incredulous. From what she had seen, she concluded that the grudges between Group 101 and Group 1 ran deep, and they would fight almost every time they met. But this kind of verbal bullying should not be the first time. Why did they suddenly start fighting this time?

Gu Xia looked at her and hesitated for a moment. Jin Mo said casually, "We're in the same group, there's nothing to hide."

Gu Xia then continued, "That Qi Liuhai actually said we considered you a treasure, so he used tricks to recruit you into the group, but it turns out he's just a useless... good-for-nothing. He can't do anything, and even needs help from the group to complete a mission. Don't be fooled by Heng Yihao's usually carefree and unreliable speech; he was happier than any of us to have you join our group voluntarily. Before he came to the Underworld, he had a younger sister who depended on him, about your age, but she died for some reason."

After we first met, he said you looked like his ex-sister. Even though he didn't say anything explicitly after you joined our group, we all know he genuinely considers you like a younger sister. How could he allow anyone to humiliate you like this!

Geng Miaowan felt a mix of emotions upon hearing this. She hadn't expected him to defend her like this. She had thought they didn't consider her part of the group, but now it seemed that she was the one who hadn't considered herself part of the group.

At this moment, Heng Yihao was struck by one of Qi Liuhai's spells and crashed onto the stage with a thud, spitting out a mouthful of blood. However, Qi Liuhai did not intend to stop, and he condensed a spell in his palm and charged forward again.

Everyone was shocked. There was an unwritten rule in arena combat: the fight would end when the opponent's vitals were touched. Qi Liuhai had been ruthless in his attacks, each move aimed at a vital point. Even now that Heng Yihao was already on the ground, he still wouldn't let up, and Diao Lanrong showed no intention of stopping him.

"Rat!"