Yu-Gi-Oh!, the Roar of the Weak

Chapter 242 An Unknown Conspiracy and Di Xing's Countermeasures

"Where's Lunia?" Di Xing asked anxiously.

"She's fine. She's a quick shooter; she's probably the strongest fighter in terms of physical strength among us."

Physical combat? True enough, the assassin probably won't engage in a straightforward duel. However, recalling Lunia's marksmanship, Di Xing thought, "Hmm, the assassin is probably already questioning their existence."

"Let's sort out the current situation," Vitty said, her calm and collected demeanor making her the pillar of support for everyone.

"The second candidate from the clean water zone is seriously injured and unable to compete."

"The second candidate from the slag mining area is seriously injured and unable to compete."

"Xiao Yi, the number one candidate in the Electric Flower region, is seriously injured and his ability to participate is questionable. The number two candidate is also seriously injured and unable to participate."

"The second candidate from the Ranki district is seriously injured and unable to compete."

"Both candidates from Zaya Ward have survived."

"The two candidates from the scrap metal zone survived."

The status of the two candidates in the fuel zone is currently unknown.

"Fuel Zone?" Di Xing was taken aback when he first heard the name. "If there's a fuel zone, why is Xiao Yi the representative of the electric spark zone?"

"There are complicated reasons for this. To put it simply, the head of the fuel section is a lackey of the higher-ups," Vitty explained incisively.

"I see. Then why did they attack the representatives of each district?"

"I'm afraid they don't want any new Ascended users to appear," Ye Xuefang said.

Vitty added, "As I just said, the district chief of the fuel zone is a lackey of the higher-ups, but in reality, most district chiefs are in a vacillating position. District chiefs as tough as Teinan are actually quite rare. According to the rules of the Star-Up Competition, if a candidate is unable to participate before the competition for any reason, the district chief has the right to directly appoint someone to participate."

"So, they want to plant their own people in the competition? But aren't they already part of the upper echelons? Why would they interfere in the Star Ascension Competition? One or two more mid-level citizens at five or six stars shouldn't mean much to them, right?"

“Not entirely. Although those who reach the third level in the Star Rising Competition are only five-star citizens, their influence in the lower levels is considerable,” Vitty said.

“Among the Hexagram families, some value their influence and therefore want to cultivate their own Ascendants. There have been Ascendants manipulated by the Hexagram families before, but those were cultivated long before the competition began. This is the first time we've seen such a direct attack on so many candidates,” Ye Xuefang added.

"In reality, the Star-Up Competition isn't the only way for them to advance in star level. If they have enough money, advancing in star level isn't a problem, but this rule is basically impossible for the poor people of the fourth level," Shi Xun interjected.

"Is this rule specifically designed to allow the second-tier nobles to buy people from the lower classes as slaves?"

Shi Xun was somewhat surprised. "How did you know?"

Di Xing remained silent. It seemed that the mother of that cowboy in the cowboy hat from the Gou family was probably in this situation.

“The scale of this operation is so large; the investment must far exceed the returns from supporting a single ascendant, so we don’t understand what they’re trying to do,” Ye Xuefang continued.

"Are they going to ambush me?" Di Xing pondered, resting his chin on his hand. "Do I have that much influence?"

"I don't know, but we can't just sit here and wait to die. We must think of a way to prevent their plan from going smoothly."

"Then," Di Xing revealed the same sly smile as Ai Xiao, "how about persuading your respective district chiefs to select some duelists from the old boxing gyms?"

Nami and her companions are absolutely unbeatable in combat. Although they don't know the specifics of those people's intentions, this will undoubtedly disrupt their plans.

"What? Isn't this a bit reckless?" Shi Xun was somewhat surprised.

Just then, the doorbell of Youquan Pavilion rang again.

The jack-o'-lantern floated over, projecting an image from the doorway.

A boy wearing a large straw hat and holding an insect net stood at the doorway, dressed only in a thin vest and shorts in the far from warm night breeze.

"Wow, isn't that Bug Catcher from Pokémon?"

"Pfft," Vitty chuckled. "Yes, you could call him the Bug-Catching Boy. He's Qu Chongyao, a candidate from the Chaotic Wood District."

"Insect repellent? What kind of name is that? How is he supposed to catch the bugs with that?"

After complaining, Di Xing still let Qu Zhongyao in.

Qu Chongyao went straight to Xiao Yi's room after entering, and upon opening the door, he saw Xiao Yi sitting on the bed practicing his summoning incantation.

Qu Chongyao immediately feigned regret, "Really, Xiao Yi, you're not dead? What a pity!"

"Are you here to laugh at me?"

“That’s right,” Qu Chongyao said proudly, tilting his head back. However, he used too much force, and his straw hat flew off, revealing his bandaged head.

He must have suffered a head injury; the doctor shaved all the hair off the top of his head to bandage him.

"Haha, Big Light Bug (Qu Zhongyao's nickname), you've turned into a bald man!"

"Xiao Yan Yan (Xiao Yi's nickname), I'll fight you to the death!"

Di Xing quickly grabbed him, "You're here to interrupt the fight, aren't you?"

"No," Qu Chongyao finally calmed down. "I'm here to discuss countermeasures with you. Today, an envoy from the Jia Kou family came to our district chief, wanting him to appoint one of their people as the second candidate."

"If it were someone from another district, it wouldn't matter, but our district chief hates the Jia Kou family to the core, so he resolutely rejected them. I know that candidates from other districts have also been attacked and have gathered here, so I wanted to come and see for myself."

"Perfect timing, we just came up with a solution."

"Oh, by our friends, the wounded candidates on the ground."

"Di Xing, are you alright?" Violet finally returned to the Youquan Gym, accompanied by the manager.

The shop manager looked at the room full of beautiful girls and gave Di Xing a disdainful look.

Di Xing scratched his head awkwardly.

"Let's gather first and decide on the team for the battle."

......

Thousands of Mountains, Hundred Birds Gorge

Zuo Feiji finally returned to his territory, and the first thing he did was to meet with Gevas, the leader of Bai Niao Gorge.

"Old Zuo, you're finally back! How was the harvest this time?" Gevas suppressed his dissatisfaction and said with a forced smile. He was also quite annoyed by this old fox.

"Not bad. I met a very interesting kid and witnessed Sister Yaoshang's final duel. Ah, Gevas, don't worry, I didn't cause any diplomatic incidents this time. By the way, where's that little girl, the Wind-Traveling Bird? I haven't seen her."

"Zhai Luyou, she's traveling," Kvass said casually, taking a sip of his kvass.

......

At this moment, outside the Youquan Pavilion, a pretty young woman dressed in casual sportswear was strolling around.

"Seriously, why am I so unlucky? This Youquan Pavilion is under lockdown as soon as I arrived. The user of the Swift Raptor and the person who defeated Sister Yaoshang are both inside."