Chapter 747: Sixth Team of the Union

Chapter 747: Sixth Team of the Union

The woman on the right was in her twenties. She was petite with slim limbs, her long gray hair tied into a braid that reached her waist. Her brown eyes were narrowed, and her facial features were sharp despite being delicate. She gave off the impression of a finely crafted yet deadly dagger.

It was Harvest Song, with Talent: Master of Hidden Weapons, serial number 93, Damage-type.

Her Talent granted her mastery over all hidden weapons and small cold weapons that could be concealed on her. Her damage doubled if she could attack the enemy first. The Talent was known as Killing Expert lite.

Harvest Song took a deep breath with a knee bent and her body leaned forward at a 45-degree angle with the floor. Her unblinking eyes stared at her opponent. She was like an arrow waiting to be shot.

Her opponent was a beautiful woman with bold facial features. She had golden eyes, and her full head of large blond curls was casually tied into a ponytail.

She was tall and slim with long limbs, her skin tanned. She looked like one of those pole vaulters with a strong physique and a big presence.

Yellow Lotus, with Talent: Muscles, serial number 113, Buff-type.

Her strength, endurance, explosive power, and regenerative power were all much greater than those of the other awakeners. A sparring match that forbade Talents and weapons was made for her. After all, the raw strength of the muscles was considered a passive ability rather than the active use of a Talent.

“Another day, another one of our weekly sparring matches.”

“Quick to advance to the finals, our Harvest and Yellow.”

“The female wolf faces the lioness.”

“A split second, and one will come out victorious.”

A middle-aged man with a wrinkly face sat cross-legged by the fighting ring, improvising a stanza. He had long messy brown hair and a mustache, wearing a long cyan robe with a quaint paper fan in his hand. He looked like a modern-day man who had transmigrated to ancient times without fully fitting in.

He was Muzitu, with Talent: Experience Thief, serial number 129, Knowledge-type.

The Talent allowed one to temporarily steal some of the target’s memory, experience, knowledge, emotions, and Talent (at 20% efficiency) for their use through physical contact. At the same time, the target would temporarily lose what had been stolen.

Muzitu wasn’t an educated man, yet he fancied himself a poet that rivaled the famous ones surnamed Li and Du, which was where the name Muzitu came from[1].

“You’ve gotten worse at it, Old Tu,” the middle-aged man sitting beside Muzitu teased.

The one she envied the most was Cold Cicada.

The man had silver hair and a mild serene-looking appearance. He looked no more than thirty, yet he was turning sixty next year.

His Talent was Longevity, serial number 185, Life-type.

As the name of the Talent would suggest, he aged slowly and had a long life ahead of him.

“I’m still betting on big this time,” said Deep Earth.

“I’m still begging on small,” said Tall Sky.

Betting big meant betting on Yellow Lotus, and betting small meant betting on Harvest Song.

The two men were a pair of fraternal twins in their thirties. Deep Earth was the older brother. His hearty and strong physique, burly figure, black shaved hair, large nose, and thick lips reminded one of a hippopotamus with a mild temper.

Her Talent was Gambler, serial number 115, Support-type.

Tall Sky, the younger brother, seemed weak with a feminine look and long brown hair. With a pair of gold-rimmed glasses, he looked like a frail scholar.

His Talent was Personality Kill, serial number 127, Psyche-type.

The brothers didn’t resemble each other in appearance, personality, temperament, or Talents. They didn’t seem like twins at all, in fact. The only thing they shared was their penchant for making bets.

For the brothers, anything could be bet on.

The two women stayed wary of each other in the fighting ring for a while. The air curdled with tension. The others fell silent and quietly watched the fight.

Whoosh.

Harvest Song was the first to move. She dove toward Yellow Lotus with a low center of gravity.

Yellow Lotus stood unmoving with a confident smile.

1. A reference to the famous poets Li Bai and Du Fu. The surname Li 李 consists of Mu 木 and Zi 子, while the surname Du 杜 consists of Mu and Tu 土. Hence the combined Mu-zi-tu. ☜