I have seen dragons

Chapter 42 A Scam by Capital

"This is……"

As the gates of the wasteland base swung open, one after another, unconscious monsters were released into the open forest, and Huang Dahu and the roe deer brothers also mingled in.

It was already late at night. The media company knew the explorers' location perfectly well. As long as they avoided the cameras, no viewers would notice anything amiss. So, the release of the monsters was quite crude. One by one, cultivators carried huge iron cages, hovering in the air to the designated location. The bottom of the cages would automatically open, and the monsters would crash to the ground.

Looking at his surroundings, Huang Dahu took a deep breath and felt the long-lost wildness returning to his body.

This place is almost exactly the same as the wasteland outside the barrier!
"I just overheard the humans talking. They said there are young cultivators exploring and searching for treasure here. These demonic beasts are meant to be obstacles for them," it said coldly. "If that's true, then it's a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for us."

Seeing the roe deer brothers staring blankly at him, Huang Dahu realized that he had used an idiom again.

So he took out his phone, pulled up the photos that the Flying Birds had secretly taken of Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er, showed them to the two roe deer, and said, "Let's split up and look for them now. These two are the targets. If we see them alone, we can kill them if we have the chance."

"Hehe." Erpao grinned maliciously, "No problem."

In the city, they sometimes feel lost. But in this familiar jungle, they will fully revert to their demonic and bloodthirsty nature!
This is why Huang Dahu said it was a "once-in-a-lifetime opportunity".

This place can unleash the fighting power of these monsters to the greatest extent, and it will also restrict the human race. It is simply a hunting ground prepared for them!

"Oh, right, there's another target," Huang Dahu added. "My younger brother has been thrown away by those humans somewhere. You can help me find him while you're at it."

Erpao asked, "Do you kill your brother if he's alone too?"

Huang Dahu clenched his fist, but after some thought, he still lowered his voice and said, "Of course not, once we find it, we must protect it. Those human cultivators are dangerous, and Xiao Hei Dao is not good at this, I'm worried it might be in danger."

"Okay," the roe deer agreed. "Leave it to us, don't worry."

I'm so relieved, Daddy.

Huang Dahu thought to himself, "If I could find a third powerful demon willing to help me kill cultivators, I wouldn't need you two idiots..."

Beep!
The phone in his pocket rang. Huang Dahu picked it up and saw that it was a push notification from a video app, showing him a live stream that "hundreds of thousands of people nearby are watching."

"This software is garbage." Huang Dahu frowned and shut it down. "What kind of time is this to expect me to watch a live stream?"

It raised its head and waved to its roe deer brothers, "Go!"

The roe deer brothers turned around, darted away, and disappeared into the vast jungle. The forest was deep and the leaves dense, the moonlight dim, and the fierce hunters set off!

……

Ji Yang was in a hurry.

Late at night, most of the explorers chose to establish a safe area to rest. After all, they were quite tired after exploring for most of the day. Moreover, at night, human senses tend to decrease, while the senses of monsters become more acute. Going out to fight at this time would be disadvantageous.

But Ji Yang did not. He raised his right hand high, with a flame burning in it, using himself as a torch to move forward.

He was looking for a monster.

As the most outstanding male disciple of Hidden Dragon Pool in this generation, he harbored a great deal of pride. He participated in this project not for any other reason than to make a name for himself and attract a group of followers.

Like Qi Dian of Linjiang Sect, these young people, who are considered outstanding in their respective sects, all felt that they could rival the contemporary prodigies and were no less than any of their peers.

Hearing that his personal live stream had the lowest viewership, Ji Yang's pride was severely challenged.

Thinking about it carefully, he could accept not being as good as He Caihua, after all, Sister Hua was a big internet celebrity with millions of followers; he could also accept not being as good as Li Feixia, since she brought her own audience; it was even less of a problem if he wasn't as good as Liu Yuanjun, who was a born immortal body, a top disciple of Xuanfeng Temple, and had almost secured a spot in next year's City Hero Battle; and he could accept not being as good as his senior sister, since she was shorter than him but stronger, and had beaten him up since childhood.

He simply couldn't accept that he was inferior to those two rogue cultivators.

What is meant by "freelance cultivator"?

In the eyes of the disciples of the immortal sects, they were nothing more than a group of homeless cultivators who scavenged for food.

The cultivation techniques and supernatural abilities are all cobbled together; there are no magical artifacts, and the rare and precious materials are unaffordable. Even if there were a slight stroke of luck, it wouldn't be enough to support several realms.

Even though Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er earned their spots by demonstrating their formidable strength, they are at best just slightly better-quality wandering cultivators who might be adopted into a family in the future.

The problem is, no one has adopted them yet.
How could I be inferior to them?
Most importantly, if I can't even beat them, then I'll be in last place!
I've been trying so hard to open treasure chests and win, but the director actually told me to learn from Yue Wen, who's always killing monsters and that's what the audience loves to watch.

Ha ha.

A scheming man.

He actually found a way to steal the spotlight.

While everyone was searching for treasure chests, he was coolly slaying monsters, which naturally attracted attention. Now that I've started slaying monsters too, what makes you think you can compete with me?

Do you understand the true value of Yinlongtan?

Ji Yang was determined to showcase the Shadow Profound Divine Power of Hidden Dragon Pool more on camera, so that the audience would see something good and understand that there was a fundamental difference between a disciple of a celestial sect and a rogue cultivator!
But his problem now is that he can't find the monster...

After Yue Wen's thorough extermination, the ferocious and monstrous beasts in large areas were transformed into warm and welcoming talismans. The newly released beasts hadn't yet begun to move, and the entire area was deathly silent in the darkness. So Ji Yang simply lit a fire—wasn't this supposed to be a dangerous act in the wilderness? It could very well provoke an attack from the surrounding beasts.

Come and gang up on me!

Ji Yang was thinking to himself that the new monsters should have been released for a while, and he would take advantage of the time when everyone else was resting and recuperating to clear out the entire park!
This will absolutely drive the audience crazy!
Tomorrow morning, the popularity of my personal live stream will reach its peak. I will punch Liu Yuanjun and kick Li Feixia, and all the rogue cultivators will have to step aside.

call--

With a flash of fire, a huge figure appeared in front of Ji Yang. It looked like a half-transformed demon beast, with a deer-like head. It was a bit ugly and was wearing an ill-fitting set of work clothes.

"Oh." Ji Yang's eyes lit up, and he muttered to himself, "The newly released demon is quite powerful, isn't it? Not only is it partially transformed, but it's also wearing clothes."

The demonic beast opposite seemed to be searching for something as well. It had been hurrying past, but upon seeing the flames dancing in Ji Yang's hand, it suddenly bared its teeth, its face revealing a clear expression of anger, as if provoked: "Fire—"

"It can even speak human language?" Ji Yang's fighting spirit intensified. "Killing one of these monsters is worth ten of the previous ones, right?"

With that, he flicked his wrist and hurled the fireball from his palm.

bang——

The monster opposite them flashed away with incredible speed, and the fireball crashed to the ground, exploding into more than ten scattered flames.

Ji Yang flashed and merged into a ball of flame, commanding more than ten balls of flame to attack together!
Bang bang bang!
That monster was none other than the leader of the roe deer brothers.

It was originally searching all over the mountain for Yue Wen and Zhao Xing'er when it bumped into a strange human cultivator. If nothing had happened, it probably would have just passed by.

But this human kept provoking it with fire!

With bloodshot eyes, the roe deer swung a wrench and smashed the three fireballs in front of it, leaving only the flames where Ji Yang was standing in front of it in an instant!

In his astonishment, he turned and tried to flee.

The monster was even more certain that this was its true form. It took a big step to catch up and swung the wrench down viciously!
clang--

The wrench struck Ji Yang directly on the spine, scattering him from the flames. He tumbled and flew more than ten meters away, immediately coughing up a mouthful of blood.

"No..." he exclaimed in shock, "You said you could definitely handle it? Isn't this monster a bit too fierce?!"

No, no!
His mind raced; he realized he must have underestimated their strength. Every single monster here was purchased by Forget-Worry Media from the city's garrison, and they would strictly control the power of each beast.

They are definitely the kind of people who require serious attention from them, but who are not that difficult to deal with.

It is impossible to encounter an opponent that is completely unbeatable.

In other words, the monster on the other side wasn't that strong at all; it was just that I was careless.

The most important aspect of his Shadow Mystic Divine Power is its stealth; by shifting his form and changing his appearance, the enemy has no idea where he is hiding and can only be endlessly harassed by him.

I just exposed myself too quickly.

It must be so.

Thinking this, Ji Yang did a somersault and jumped up again, charging towards the demon in front of him. During the charge, his body suddenly burst into a ball of bright flame, scattering into dozens of dazzling fireballs in the air!

But before he knew it, the bee that had been diligently photographing him was suddenly engulfed in flames.

With a hiss, the little wasp died in the line of duty.

"I'll come to the left, then to the right, haha, you'll never guess where I am!" Ji Yang thought to himself with a wicked smile.

Dozens of fireballs attacked, but the roe deer dodged left and right, casually smashing a few fireballs. Then, with a swift movement, it accurately located Ji Yang's hiding place.

clang--

"Ah! I guessed it again!" Ji Yang wailed.

This wrench was so powerful and heavy that it knocked him off his feet and sent him crashing to the ground.

Flames rained down from the sky, and after Ji Yang landed heavily, he felt dizzy and disoriented. In his horror, only one thought remained in his mind: "Is this right?"

Why are they beating me like I'm their grandson? Something's definitely not right!
Is it too strong or am I too weak?
None of this makes sense!
Should a monster of this strength even be here? Yue Wen couldn't possibly be fighting a monster of this strength. If he could kill dozens of these things, he'd eat that wrench on the other side!
Even experts at the Gang Realm level couldn't do that, right?

But the monster that shouldn't have appeared did, and its two wrenches shattered his dream of fame.

This can only be described as bizarre.

Shock, anger, sorrow, helplessness... As his consciousness gradually returned, all his thoughts converged in an instant, and Ji Yang deduced the most likely possibility at lightning speed.

Is Wangyou Media trying to harm me?
I've been tricked by capital!
　Good morning.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)