Chapter 336: Forest, Hills and Three Beasts
"Zhang Ji, Brother Ji, Zhang Ji!"
Luo Ye was holding an umbrella and walking slowly in the heavy rain in the middle of the night, looking for Zhang Ji's figure. Even though the area below his knees was completely soaked by the rain, and even though his voice was almost hoarse and not even louder than the sound of raindrops hitting the ground, he didn't see any trace of Zhang Ji.
After coming out of the Obelisk Blue Dormitory, Luo Ye wanted to go back to the school gymnasium with Zhang Ji under an umbrella, but Zhang Ji rushed into the heavy rain without a word, and ran away without saying a word, running all the way in the opposite direction of their return.
I don’t know if Zhang Ji was upset by the defeat and humiliation in the duel just now. After all, this matter was caused by himself. Luo Ye naturally couldn’t stay out of it. Even if he had to stay up all night, he had to find Zhang Ji, for fear that he would not be able to get over it and do something that he would regret for the rest of his life.
"I give up. We'll reach the coast if we go further. Could it be that Zhang Ji... then things will really get out of hand." Luo Ye looked ahead worriedly, hoping that it was just because the night was too dark and Zhang Ji took the opportunity to hide.
In fact, it was not surprising that Zhang Ji lost to the people of Obelix Blue. Except for the tough guy Bai Chu, the strength of the other people of Osiris Red was limited. Luo Ye did not have much hope from the beginning, or it was reasonable for Zhang Ji to lose.
"Zhang Ji, is that you?" With the dim flashlight from the electronic card, Luo Ye vaguely saw a figure sitting on the reef on the coast in front of him. The man was facing the sea in the heavy rain with his knees hugged. The turbulent sea water repeatedly washed under his feet, and he would be swept away by the sea if he was not careful.
The dark shadow didn't say anything, nor did he even look back.
"Zhang Ji, don't do anything stupid. What's the big deal about losing a duel? You can just win it back next time."
When he got closer, Luo Ye could see clearly that the man was indeed Zhang Ji. His whole body was completely soaked by the rain, his flat hair covered half of his eyes. He sat facing the sea blankly, as if he had no senses at all. No one knew what he was thinking.
"Zhang Ji, Brother Ji, can you hear me?"
"Luo Ye, I'm not that fragile. Let me be quiet for a while and go back to sleep."
"If I could sleep in this situation, wouldn't I be a beast?"
Luo Ye said anxiously, "Zhang Ji, you'll catch a cold in such heavy rain. Let's go back. As long as I don't tell anyone about what happened tonight, no one will know. Once I move out, we won't have anything to do with Ling Wei and his gang."
"Others won't know, but I do." Zhang Ji said expressionlessly, "Luo Ye, did I behave like a clown tonight?"
"Brother Ji, I really don't understand why you can't accept reality. Isn't it normal that Osiris Red can't beat Obelisk Blue?"
Luo Ye said earnestly: "At least you dare to challenge them. People like me don't even have the courage to issue a duel challenge."
"You also think I am overestimating my own abilities?"
"Oh, that's not what I meant."
"Go back, Luo Ye. I'm not that stupid. I just want to calm my feverish brain down," Zhang Ji said calmly and rationally. "My tent can only accommodate one person. You deal with it for one night. We'll think of a solution tomorrow."
"I really can't go back, Zhang Ji. If you want to see the sea, I'll stay here with you... but please sit back a little, it's too dangerous there."
"Go away! Are you annoying? I said I want some quiet time!"
"Brother Ji, let's chat some more. Tell me what you are confused about right now. Maybe you will feel better if you talk about it. Don't you think so?"
Zhang Ji suddenly stood up, which scared Luo Ye, but fortunately he did not make any other moves.
"I just don't understand, Luo Ye, how did Bai Chu become so strong? He and I started from the same point, so why can he fight more and more bravely and evolve to the top, while I will be broken as soon as I stand up?"
"I don't know, Brother Ji, Bai Chu and I are not familiar with each other." Luo Ye was afraid that he had said something wrong, and immediately continued: "But I think... well, there is nothing wrong with being ordinary. People are always divided into different levels. Some are outstanding while others are mediocre.
This is the Duel Academy where geniuses gather. You and I are just Osiris Reds here, but before entering the school, weren’t we all gifted and talented duel boys?
Why do you have to force yourself to be the strongest? Perhaps your real stage is not in the Duel Academy. When you graduate and go out into the outside world, even Osiris Red will shine brightly. "
"I am the tail of the phoenix now, but can I be the head of the chicken in the future? Luo Ye, you are quite good at comforting people." Zhang Ji finally cleared the haze in his heart and smiled:
"You're right. Being hard on yourself won't change anything. It's better to spend your days happily witnessing geniuses in the Duel Academy. There's nothing wrong with being an ordinary person."
"Yeah, that's right!"
"Okay, it's so late today, let's go back. We'll sleep on the floor outside the dormitory of the life teacher tonight and see if he will give you a tent tomorrow."
"Huh——" Luo Ye let out a long sigh: "I was scared to death."
"Ouch!" Maybe it was because he relaxed his vigilance or because the rain made the reef too slippery. Just as Zhang Ji was about to take a step back with Luo Ye, his feet suddenly slipped and he lost his balance, rolling down the reef, with the surging sea below him.
"Zhang Ji, Zhang Ji! Zhang Ji——"
……
"Help, help, help!"
Zhang Ji, who was in a coma, kept muttering to himself. Suddenly, his body started and he sat up. He opened his eyes and found himself in a dark forest.
"Where is this?" Zhang Ji looked around and found that the surrounding environment was extremely unfamiliar. He had never been to such a place before.
"Wasn't I at the seaside? How did you get to the forest? Is there such a plant on the Academy Island? Why have I never seen it before?"
Zhang Ji took out the electronic card and turned on the flashlight. Fortunately, the electronic card had a very strong waterproof function and it did not get wet even after being caught in such a heavy rain.
water?
Zhang Ji suddenly noticed that it was no longer raining and the ground was dry and flat. Apart from himself who was soaked like a drowned rat, there was no sign of rain at all.
"Strange, is this place far away from the Academy Island? Even if I fell into the water and was washed up on another island, how could I wake up in the forest? Could it be..."
Is this hell?
"Luo Ye, you are playing a prank on me, right? I've seen through it. You are eight hundred years too early to try to trick me."
No one answered.
"Pfft! I won't die. Maybe if I pass through this forest, I'll find the Duel Academy."
Zhang Ji forced himself to calm down, and after identifying a direction, he began to explore the way as he moved forward. As he walked, his speed became faster and faster, and then he started to run, as if he could escape death by running.
After running for an unknown amount of time, Zhang Ji suddenly saw a spot of light in front of him. At this time, the flashlight on the electronic card in his hand had already become dim due to lack of battery. This was a new hope that Zhang Ji could see.
"Light... How can there be light in hell? I'm not dead, hahahaha! I'm not dead!"
Zhang Ji ran out of the dark forest with a loud laugh, and what came into view was a hill bathed in sunlight. This was not the volcano on the Academy Island at all. The only conclusion Zhang Ji could come to now was that this was not the Academy Island.
"Where should I go?" Zhang Ji glanced behind him, and recalled the feeling of running wildly in the dark forest last night. He instantly got the answer: "I would rather die than go back. Let's see what's behind this hill."
Zhang Ji was just about to climb up the mountain after resting his strength when he suddenly saw a shadow jumping out from the hill. Upon closer inspection, he found that it was a leopard with colorful fur and a ferocious look.
"What species is this? Are there leopards like this in real life?"
Before Zhang Ji could wonder, he saw two more wild animals rushing out from the leopard - a hungry lion and a she-wolf.
The three wild beasts had gleaming eyes and looked skinny, and it was obvious that they had been hungry for many days. When they saw Zhang Ji, they were definitely eager to rush over and eat him.
“What a joke!” Zhang Ji turned his head almost instantly and fled towards the dark forest. “Well, I’d rather die than be eaten by these beasts and then be shit out.”
Zhang Ji had to retreat back into the dark forest. With his blurred eyes, he seemed to see a figure in front of him.
This person seems to be - Bai Chu?