Chapter 256 - 255: To Hand It Over or Not?

"The seven of you are going to rob the thirty-plus of us?"

"Did I hear that right? Or am I dreaming? These guys said they’re robbing us?"

"Are they insane? With just a few of you, you’re lucky we haven’t robbed you yet, and now you’re saying you’re going to rob us?"

Not only was Brother Bin dumbfounded, but all the examinees on his side were as well. They all stared blankly at the seven examinees across from them.

However, these seven examinees who wanted to rob Brother Bin and his group were none other than Tang Yi and his companions from the North District!

And that ordinary-looking examinee was, in fact, Tang Yi.

"Perhaps you didn’t hear me clearly just now. Alright, I’ll say it again, more formally."

Seeing the dumbfounded looks on the faces of Brother Bin and the other examinees, Tang Yi spoke again. "This is a robbery! Hand over your Demon Beast Crystals, now! I saw and heard everything. You’ve obtained quite a few Demon Beast Crystals. As long as you hand them over, I’ll let you go. Otherwise... heh, heh."

Tang Yi mimicked a scene from a movie, giving Brother Bin and the other examinees what he thought was a sinister smile.

"PFFT. Sorry, I couldn’t help but laugh out loud."

"Hahaha, me too."

"It’s true we just killed a Level 4 Demon Beast, and we killed plenty before that. It’s enough to make anyone jealous, but... that doesn’t mean just any riff-raff can come and rob us."

"Hahahaha, I thought the quality of the examinees in this year’s House Entrance Examination was pretty good, but I never expected a bunch of weirdos like you. A robbery? Hahahahaha."

"Hey, brothers up front, you guys are missing a few axes. A robbery isn’t menacing enough without axes."

"Hey, you in the front! Hahaha, I’m not impressed by anyone, but you? You take the cake."

"Haha, just seven examinees think they can rob so many of us? Who do you think you are?"

"..."

Seeing Tang Yi’s dead-serious expression, the examinees in Brother Bin’s group all burst out laughing.

They had seen arrogant people, they had seen stupid people, and they had seen fucking idiots.

But they had never seen anyone so arrogant, so stupid, and so utterly idiotic.

’Seven people showing up to rob us? They’re probably here to get themselves killed, aren’t they?’

"You’re... examinees from the North District?"

Brother Bin glanced at the outfits worn by Tang Yi and his group before asking.

Hearing this, Tang Yi, far from being ashamed of being a North District examinee, took pride in it. He said proudly, "That’s right, we’re from the North District. What about it? Scared now, are you?"

Before Brother Bin could even reply, Tang Yi continued, "Looks like you’re the leader of this bunch. That makes things easier. Hurry up and tell your people to hand over their Demon Beast Crystals. Do that, and I’ll let you all go. Otherwise, I’m going to get angry. And the consequences of my anger are very serious! See that icy region over there? That’s what happened because I got angry!"

"Scared? Heh."

Brother Bin snorted coldly and looked in the direction Tang Yi had pointed.

After seeing the snow-and-ice-covered area in the distance, Brother Bin’s heart filled with even more disdain.

’An icy region caused by your anger?’

’I might as well fucking claim I created this world! Would anyone believe that?’

’If you’re going to boast, at least make it somewhat believable. This is just ridiculous.’

’Does that icy region look man-made? It’s clearly a natural anomaly! He doesn’t even recognize an anomaly and he dares to boast!’

Of course, what Brother Bin didn’t know was that Tang Yi wasn’t boasting at all. He really had caused it.

If Brother Bin had known this, he wouldn’t have dared to sneer at Tang Yi. He probably would have dropped to his knees to beg for mercy on the spot and handed over all his Demon Beast Crystals.

But unfortunately for him, he didn’t know.

"So they really are from the North District?"

"So after all that, it turns out they’re from the North District. I was wondering how examinees from the Three Major Zones could be so idiotic. Daring to rob us with just seven people... but if they’re from the North District, then it all makes sense. After all, they’re just a bunch of brainless fools."

"The consequences of his anger are very serious? The icy region was caused by him? That’s the most ridiculous joke I’ve heard all year."

"He wants us to hand over our Demon Beast Crystals? Haha, we might dare to hand them over, but would you dare to take them?"

"I don’t think we’re the ones who should be handing over Demon Beast Crystals, are we? It should be you. You’re already incredibly lucky we haven’t come after you, yet you have the gall to deliver yourselves to our doorstep."

"Haha, what else would you expect from a bunch of morons?"

"And before, he was spouting some classic bandit lines like ’this tree was planted by me.’ Fucking hell, he’s watched too many operas."

"..."

After learning that Tang Yi and his group were examinees from the North District, the members of Brother Bin’s team began to sneer. The way they looked at the seven of them now held a hint of malice.

’They think they can rob us? There are over thirty of us here. It’s not yet clear who’s robbing whom.’

Brother Bin’s team was composed entirely of examinees from the Three Major Zones; there wasn’t a single person from the North District among them.

Previously, some examinees from the North District had tried to join Brother Bin’s team, but they were rejected. Not only that, but their group had also robbed those prospective members of all their resources. One stubborn examinee who refused to hand over his things was even killed by Brother Bin and his men!

For years, the targeting of North District examinees by the Three Major Zones was no joke. It was a tradition passed down by word of mouth, and the examinees from the Three Major Zones had learned of it from people who had previously participated in the West Mansion’s House Entrance Examination.

Everyone knew that examinees from the North District were easy to bully, so they had always looked down on them.

Moreover, they all considered the North District a barren land. They believed the examinees from there were not qualified to associate with them, nor were they qualified to enter the West Mansion. So, even without knowing about the tradition, they held no goodwill toward examinees from the North District.

And now, people like that had actually formed a team to go out robbing? And seven of them wanted to rob over thirty? This was simply the most ridiculous thing they had heard all year.

"What? You’re not going to hand them over?"

Hearing the words from the examinees in Brother Bin’s group, Tang Yi frowned, his expression souring.

"And what if we don’t? Are you going to slaughter us all?" Brother Bin said, amused.

As he spoke, he deliberately turned to the examinees on his side and asked, "Brothers, do you think we should hand them over?"

"Like hell we will!"

"These North District examinees really have something wrong with their heads."

"They really aren’t afraid of dying. Brother Bin, let me take care of them later. I can handle idiots like them all by myself."

"This isn’t them robbing us; it should be us robbing them! Hand over jack shit! They’re the ones who should be handing things over."

"Make them hand over everything they have!"

The examinees in Brother Bin’s group chimed in one after another.

After listening to his group, Brother Bin turned back to Tang Yi and smiled. "Did you hear all that? I’m honestly curious. What on earth gave the seven of you such incredible confidence to dare and rob us? Is your brain really broken?"

"Heh. Whether my brain is broken or what gave me this confidence, you’ll find out soon enough. Now, I’ll ask you one last time: are you handing them over or not?"

Tang Yi said coldly.