Chapter 3933 — A Bit Too Ruthless
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The crowd below exchanged knowing smiles. Though the spirit-pet challenge had by now progressed far beyond anything to do with the likes of them, they were unanimous in wanting to see the Thunder Pig done in and Wei Zhao's luck run out.
After all, Meng Zhou had won his way to the end on the strength of the Blackback Staff Ape's true power, and no one could argue with that. But Wei Zhao, that posturing peacock, was genuinely unbearable to watch—he had gotten this far purely on incomprehensible dog-shit luck. If he actually walked away unscathed in the end, they would be eaten alive with envy!
As the saying goes, comparisons make a man die of frustration. If someone was simply strong, fine—but to ride dog-shit luck all the way through, how the hell was a person supposed to keep their heart balanced?
If they were in Wei Zhao's shoes, they would have quit while they were ahead. They had already pocketed thirty points for free, so they would have conceded without a second thought—at least that way they could withdraw intact, rather than foolishly sending the Thunder Pig up there to die.
Still, to be fair, Wei Zhao was after all the acknowledged strongest rookie, the number-one newcomer—even Murong Zhen, at the peak of early Foundation Establishment, had been no match for him. Having already talked big and arranged a duel with Meng Zhou beforehand, he now had no choice but to grit his teeth and fight, otherwise would he not lose face before everyone?
From that angle, Wei Zhao the posturing peacock was cold-blooded enough too—for the sake of a bit of face, he did not even begrudge sending his spirit pet to its pointless death!
*Chirp chirp!* Faced with the Blackback Staff Ape's provocation, the Thunder Pig was clearly somewhat cowed, but it still steeled itself and responded with a cry—except the sound carried no intimidation whatsoever, and instead made it seem all the more weak and pitiful, drawing a wave of derisive laughter.
The Blackback Staff Ape wore the same contemptuous expression as Meng Zhou himself, its fists cracking audibly as it strode toward the Thunder Pig one step at a time, utterly unconstrained.
As for the black-iron staff, it had been planted upright in the floor behind it; Meng Zhou's orders were for it to tear the Thunder Pig apart alive, so naturally the staff would not be needed.
The Blackback Staff Ape was not only skilled with the staff; it was said to possess boundless arm strength, enough to tear tigers and leopards apart bare-handed—so tearing apart a Thunder Pig was naturally nothing to speak of.
Seeing that ferocious, bloody look on the Blackback Staff Ape's face, even the spectators waiting for the show could not help but shiver in unison. This thing really was savage!
At that moment, Wei Zhao spoke up from below the stage: "Hey, you monkey up there, I'd advise you not to get too cocky, or else you'll die with your eyes open, and you'll have no one to blame but yourself."
The Blackback Staff Ape paused, shot Wei Zhao a mocking glance, then continued its swaggering advance toward the Thunder Pig.
Meng Zhou cackled with derision: "Posturing peacock, the end is upon you and only now do you put up a bluff—do you think it'll do any good? It's too late for anything you say now. Just wait to see that stupid pig of yours torn in half—the sight will be beautiful, I guarantee, one you'll remember for the rest of your life, wahahaha!"
"Remember it?" Wei Zhao smiled with amusement and shook his head. "I shouldn't think so. I'm the type who's too important to remember trifles—I've killed plenty of people, but few enough leave an impression. My spirit pet is the same, you know; it's terribly forgetful. Killing a monkey is no great matter to it—it won't remember."