Chapter 131: Zoo

Chapter 131: Zoo

Gao Yang opened his eyes and immediately rolled to a stand, energy concentrated in his two hands.

It was one o’clock in the morning. In the silence of the room, the quiet moon shone through the swaying curtains. He didn’t see anyone.

His window had been closed!

Someone was in his room earlier.

Gao Yang quickly accessed his system. His Luck points hadn’t spiked.

He rushed to the window and zeroed in on his desk, his brows knitted as he picked up a silverish white strand of hair. Under the gentle touch of the moonlight, it looked like translucent silk.

The white cat!

Gao Yang’s heart jumped to his throat.

He had considered applying to the organization for some trap items to install in his room, preventing intrusion while protecting himself. However, he was worried that he might anger the white cat instead, and he gave up on the idea.

While the white cat didn’t seem hostile to him at the moment, it wasn’t good for his heart to see it popping up out of nowhere when he least expected it.

Gao Yang sighed. It wasn’t a good feeling to not be in control of his own fate.

It reminded him of the animated film Dragon had talked to him about, Uproar in Heaven. Although the Monkey King could’ve led a blissful life in Mount Huaguo, it got on his nerves that the Heavenly Court was watching everything in the mortal world from a seemingly unreachable height. Perhaps that was the real reason the Monkey King ended up stirring up trouble in heaven.

Gao Yang no longer felt like sleeping, but he wasn’t sure what he should do.

Then his phone rang.

Wu Dahai had sent a photo to their encoded chatroom. In the breakroom, he and War Tiger were playing games on the couch while having beer and fried chicken. Ñøv€lRapture marked the initial hosting of this chapter on Ñôv€lß¡n.

Every day, this guy sent photos to the chatroom for attention. Gao Yang usually found him annoying, but at this moment, fellow members of the organization seemed like a source of comfort.

Gao Yang responded.

Dark Horse: Can I join?

Electric Mouse: Come, come! True bros play games until sunrise!

White Rabbit: You’re still up, Dark Horse?

Dark Horse: Um, can’t sleep. Aren’t you up too?

White Rabbit: Well, unfortunately, I stumbled on a real good novel right before bed. Next thing I know, it’s already early morning!

Electric Mouse: What novel? Let me see!

White Rabbit: It’s written by someone called Violent Waves, titled My Buddy is the Chosen One. The relationship between the two very good friends is amazing[1]!

Electric Mouse: No thanks.

Electric Mouse: Come on, Dark Horse! Teacher War Tiger is a total noob. He can’t even beat me when I have a robotic arm.

Wu Dahai then muttered, “But fame will help me get girls.”

Gao Yang’s eyes lit up as he checked the top ten on the list. “Teacher War Tiger, both you and Captain have moved up a spot!”

“Oh, is that so?” War Tiger smacked his lips at the screen. “Well, that proves how important people consider the Time-Space Rune Circuit!”

“Yeah, we almost died to get it.” Thinking about the strange space still made Gao Yang shudder and gave him chills.

He went through the top ten awakeners again with more care.

10th: Vermilion Bird

9th: White Tiger

8th: War Tiger

7th: Black Tortoise

6th: Azure Dragon

5th: X

4th: Alcoholic

3rd: Surnamed Li

2nd: Dragon

1st: Qilin

Surnamed Li was the head of the Hundred Rivers Union. It was certainly a very unassuming name.

Alcoholic and X didn’t seem to belong to the three major organizations. They must be prominent unaffiliate awakeners.

Among the Twelve Zodiac Signs, Dragon and War Tiger claimed two spots of the top ten, while the Qilin Guild claimed the rest of the five, making their dominance in the field clear.

“Haha.” Wu Dahai cackled. “Every time I check the top ten, I feel like I’m visiting a zoo.”

War Tiger chuckled as well. “Well, if you guys get into the top ten as well, it’ll be an actual zoo.”

War Tiger’s phone rang.

He picked it up and glanced at the screen, his gaze darkening.

“Who can it be at this hour?” asked Wu Dahai.

“It’s an encoded message.” War Tiger made some clicks on his phone. “A moment, I’ll connect through bluetooth.”

Soon, War Tiger’s phone screen was projected on the big screen before them.

It was an invitation from the Qilin Guild.

Fucking hell! Gao Yang almost screamed out loud.

Aren’t you working too efficiently, Qilin Guild? Don’t you ever sleep? Wouldn’t you give me some time to prepare myself?

1. Xiongyong, a word to describe violent waves, is a synonym to Pengpai, the author’s pen name. And White Rabbit described the novel as depicting a touching xiongdi qing, bromance/male friendship, which can actually be a euphemism for m/m relationship in China to avoid censorship. ?