Chapter 175: Chapter 175 Temporary Cooperation Achieved

Translator: 549690339

Just as Han Dong was about to step into the area designated as [Freshman],

someone gently tugged at his sleeve.

“Hey  could I join you? I swear I won’t disturb you.

Additionally, the witch told me about many details in the preliminary competition! I’m willing to share all of it if there’s a team stage, teaming up could increase our chances significantly.”

Han Dong didn’t respond directly.

Instead, he glanced at the wind-up timer on his wrist, ensuring he had enough time.

“Come with me.”

“Okay…”

Han Dong briskly made his way to the nearest competition rest area, identifying a secluded and dark spot as soon as he entered.

Thump!

A wall-slam.

As soon as Mia stepped in there, Han Dong showed an unusually tough side and forced her into a corner.

“I won the sparring match three days ago, right? The condition was that you stop pestering me  I hope you’ll keep your promise.”

Unnerved by the wall-slam and Han’s fierce gaze, Mia’s eyes instantly welled up with tears.

He responded to her crying with a cold expression,

“I see the tears, but your expression’s a bit too over the top  Don’t put on a show for me, I’m not interested in women.”

With that statement,

Mia immediately put away her sad face, showing an interested expression and asked tentatively,

“You’re not interested in women  could it be! You’re interested in the blond guy?”

“At least I’m not very interested in you, what are you really after?”

“I don’t have any hidden agenda, I’m just genuinely curious about you.

I felt an instant kinship when I first met you, like I had met a kindred spirit.

Can I stick with you in this [Knight Training]?

Moreover, if something unexpected happens during our training outside the city and we accidentally lose the main troop  we can definitely survive together with our special abilities.

Besides, Mr. Black White isn’t here. If the leading knight recognizes your identity, I can still vouch for you, right?”

Han Dong could tell that Mia planned to stick with him at any cost.

Therefore, he held up one finger and said,

“I have one condition  if you do anything ‘inappropriate’, our temporary partnership will be cancelled instantly.

And then if you insist on sticking with me,

I will find a way for us to lose the main group  and by the time we rejoin them, it’ll only be me.”

Mia looked aggrieved, “You’re threatening me ”

Suddenly,

what used to be a pitch-black rest area started raining glowing ash particles, and the temperature began to rise rapidly.

In the meantime,

An aura of evil that Mia had never seen before began to seep out of Han Dong.

Creak creak~ (The sound of bones twisting)

With the powerful evil aura, two twisted, slender and elongated arms slowly crawled out from behind Han Dong’s back.

Black hair fluttering,

A fearsome female face appeared amongst his black strands of hair,

looking like a horrifying scene from the Fate Space where wrong decisions led to the appearance of evil spirits  it frightened Mia so much that she took two steps back.

Thump!

Stepping back, Mia bumped into what seemed like a steel plate that was also extremely hot!

Turning around,

It wasn’t any kind of steel but a bald man,

whose eyes carrying the flames of hell were fixed on her.

The man with a saw blade embedded in his forehead put immense pressure on Mia.

At this moment, Han Dong spoke again;

“Still want to follow me?”

Han Dong knew one thing clearly: although Mia’s curse came from outside the city, she was essentially still human  This was why she could follow the witch without arousasting suspicion.

However, her nature embodied absolute ‘evil’.

Since Mia insisted on clinging to him, Han Dong decided to be straightforward with her.

If you get in my way, I will deal with you!

However, to Han Dong’s surprise, a slightly unexpected situation occurred

Mia kept her head down, biting down on her soft lips.

She didn’t dare to raise her head to look at the lady in the red dress floating beside Han Dong, nor did she dare to turn back to look at the terrifying demon behind her.

In this manner, she slowly walked forward and took hold of Han Dong’s clothes. She nodded slightly, “I  want ”

At that moment.

Evil thoughts and hellish heat all dispersed.

When Mia lifted her head again, Han Dong had already left the resting area.

Yet, Han Dong had stretched one hand over his shoulder, giving a gentle wave for her to hurry up and follow.

“Come on!”

Seeing that Han Dong had accepted her.

Mia was so excited that a trace of dark energy spilled from beneath her mask.

Several small spiders crawled from Mia’s ears and into her mouth

And so, the two of them entered the arena right on schedule.

Han Dong intentionally stood in a less conspicuous place at the very back  Meanwhile, Mia stayed close to him, holding a piece of Han Dong’s clothing the entire time.

Han Dong spoke in an icy tone:

“You must be quite famous at Mysterious Institute, right? After all, you’re the best of our batch  Are you holding onto me to intentionally attract others’ attention, increasing our risk of exposure?

Let go!”

“Oh ”

Mia pouted, looking aggrieved. She let go of Han Dong’s clothes but continued to cling to him, ensuring nobody would come between them.

“Master, this woman is full of folly  she’s evil and dangerous! Why would you let her follow you  do you really intend to ‘deal with’ her outside the city?”

Chen Li strongly disagreed with Mia’s relentless attachment to her master.

“Don’t resort to violence for every little thing, harmony and civilization!

Since she insists on sticking with me, let’s make use of this opportunity to figure out the source of her curse  Once we leave the city walls, her spider curse might change.

At that time, we might even be able to ‘borrow’ her.”

“Mr. Han Dong, are you scheming again?”

“Shh  this is called a plan.”

The time had come.

All the Apprentice Knights gathered in the arena went silent simultaneously.

This was due to an aura that was ‘heavy’, ‘fierce’, and ‘wild’ filling the entire place.

“The Behemoth Knight Group has arrived! Is this presence  Could it be that the group leader is personally present!?”

The gate on the side of the arena for releasing giant beasts opened slowly with the rotation of the gears.

The corridors in the resting area could hardly accommodate such a massive figure.

As the iron gate swung open, an even greater pressure was released.

At that moment, about 60% of the students in the ‘First Year’ section couldn’t withstand the pressure.

They fell to their knees with a thud.

If it had been Han Dong from the past, he would have inevitably fallen too

But the current Han Dong, not mentioning whether his body could withstand it,

could use a unique method to diminish the effect of the pressure on his body and stood still.

He didn’t feign falling either.

After all, this might be a part of the preliminaries. It was necessary for Han Dong to remain standing.

At this time, a gigantic figure far exceeding the scope of mankind squeezed out of the gate.

Each of its steps coursed vibrations through the ground.

“The Group Leader of the Behemoth Knight Group – Kaimon Rhein!”