Watching March and Stelle chatting on the side, Hook was starting to get a little impatient. She put her hands on her hips, puffed out her cheeks, and said, "Hey, how long are you two going to whisper to each other! The time of the Moles is very precious!"
"Very precious!" Julian also put his hands on his hips, continuing to add momentum for Hook.
Even though he was the only one in the 'atmosphere group'...
March said with a smile, "We're starting right now, right now. Oh right, this Stelle also wants to join the Moles. Can she play together with us, Dark Hook the Great?"
Hook lowered her head and thought for a moment, then replied in a very grown-up manner, "Hmm hmm hmm hmm... alright, I guess? Doesn't seem like there's anything wrong with it. Then you guys will be responsible for catching people together!"
Julian once again played the role of the scheming adviser, whispering to Hook from behind, "Boss! They don't look very smart to me. Should we demonstrate it first?"
Hook nodded. "Mm... Julian's right. Then let's do a practice round first? I'll go hide first, and you three come find me!"
March frowned. "We're actually being looked down on by kids... damn it, just you wait!"
After that, in order to demonstrate the so-called game of hide-and-seek to the newly joined Stelle, Hook and the other little kids prepared to leave and find places to hide.
Nero, however, said, "Hehe... since Stelle's here, you guys can play. I already won once anyway."
"Nero, you're not playing anymore?" Stelle asked.
"Yeah. I'll go see if there's anything else interesting."
Nero waved his hand as a casual farewell and left the scene directly.
March and Stelle exchanged a glance. Although they felt a bit puzzled, it didn't seem like a problem.
After that, the two of them continued playing games with the little kids in order to get Dan Heng's whereabouts out of them.
After leaving the kids' play area, Nero headed straight for the fight club.
In his memory, Sampo should have brought Dan Heng to this place. At the same time, Dan Heng had also earned the title "Cold Dragon Young" here.
The signboard of the fight club was extremely flashy. The entrance was built to look like a ring. The unpolished steel scaffolding gave off a sense of oppression, while colorful lights outlined the signboard above the steel frame, two boxing gloves, one blue and one red.
The environment of the upper district and the lower district was very different. Combined with the long period of isolation between them, the atmosphere of the two levels was completely different.
Compared to things like opera houses and museums in the upper district, direct entertainment activities like fighting matches were much more popular among the people of the lower district.
Nero squeezed through the crowd gathered outside the fight club and walked inside.
There were quite a lot of people outside, some discussing the matches, some fighters, and some scalpers selling tickets. In the corners, you could also see some kids. The kids fought too, with their own fighting methods.
After entering the fight club, there were even more spectators inside. A cage was set up in the center, and at this moment, two fighters were locked in a fierce close-quarters brawl.
The match had already entered its final stage and would soon be decided.
Watching the back-and-forth attacks and defenses of the two fighters in the ring, the first feeling Nero had was actually that these two were really weak.
If this were in the past, he would definitely have marveled at how strong the two fighters were.
But times had changed. As someone who was continuously growing stronger, he knew very clearly that even if he alone went up against the two of them, it would be nothing more than a flick of his fingers.
Nero quickly shifted his gaze away from the ring. After scanning the club a few times, he spotted Dan Heng, and Dan Heng also spotted him.
Nero waved and walked over.
"Teacher Dan Heng! I was just with March and Stelle. They're looking for you."
"Mm." Dan Heng nodded. "They didn't ask you?"
"They didn't."
"...I knew it would be like this." Dan Heng sighed, clearly having long expected March and Stelle's approach.
At this time, the previous match had already ended, and the two fighters stepped down from the ring.
The new contestants who stepped onto the ring were several Automaton Soldiers, Spiders.
Doctor Dig came over and asked Dan Heng whether he wanted to fight the Automaton Soldiers. Dan Heng's response was casual, whatever.
Since there wasn't just one Automaton Soldier, after getting Dan Heng's reply, Doctor Dig went to ask the other fighters. Only then did Dan Heng continue talking with Nero.
"So, Teacher Dan Heng, you're not going to ask me?" Nero asked.
"No need. I can roughly guess what happened."
Dan Heng shook his head and then said, "Based on my observations of Sampo, that guy is not ordinary. The Silvermane Guards' prison might not be able to hold him."
"And some of what he said is indeed believable. At the very least, he really does have many connections on this planet."
"If we're choosing a partner for cooperation in the Fragmentum creature products industry, he is indeed a good candidate."
"If my guess is correct, Sampo probably escaped from the Silvermane Guards' prison that very night."
"You met him, and the two of you had a rather rough discussion about Fragmentum creature products."
"After that, he revealed some information to you related to Cocolia's plan. That information was likely something he picked up from conversations among the Silvermane Guards while he was imprisoned."
"Whether it was talking business or coming to tip you off, either could serve as the reason Sampo came looking for you in the middle of the night."
"But there are still some issues here. I think even sending Sampo into the Silvermane Guards' prison was something you two secretly decided on together."
"From the very beginning, you had already planned to squeeze some Winter City Shields out of Cocolia. The twenty-five Winter City Shields you deliberately took out afterward were prepared for Sampo."
"In other words, Sampo actually came to ask you for money, and then the two of you conveniently talked about some other things as well."
"That's why there was that scene where he suddenly appeared in the marginal passage, right?"
"As expected of you, Teacher Dan Heng! Exactly right!"
Nero didn't hold back at all in praising Dan Heng. As the external brain of the Trailblazing squad, his reliability was fully evident from these brief deductions alone.
Dan Heng showed a very faint smile and gladly accepted Nero's praise.
At this moment, Doctor Dig had already gone around asking the other fighters. The final result was that not a single person was willing to fight these Automaton Soldiers.
So he came back and said to Dan Heng, "The other fighters aren't willing to go up against the Automaton Soldiers. If you still want to fight, you'll have to face them alone."
After saying that, Doctor Dig sighed. He kind of missed Luka, who wasn't here at the moment.
If it were Luka, he would probably charge in without hesitation even against these Automaton Soldiers.
Then, Dan Heng's answer was still those same two words, whatever.
But at this moment, Nero spoke up, "How about Teacher Dan Heng and I go up together?"
Hearing Nero's voice, Doctor Dig lowered his head and shifted his gaze from Dan Heng to Nero.
Looking at this white-haired boy, Doctor Dig subconsciously frowned and asked, "Are you sure?"
Nero put his hands on his hips and said proudly, "Of course! I've beaten up the Antimatter Legion and Fragmentum creatures before! Don't underestimate me~"