The Crybaby Alpha is Actually Really Cool - Chapter 7
“The four characters ‘in-depth exchange’ are very interesting. How exactly is it in-depth?” This question flashed simultaneously in everyone’s minds.
Gao Juntian’s gaze slid back and forth across the crowd. Everyone he looked at felt a deep chill, thinking this person was extremely improper.
A moment later, Gao Juntian’s gaze settled on Xu Lingguang. He crooked his index finger at him provocatively, as if summoning some small pet.
The anger in Xu Lingguang’s heart instantly shot to his head. This severely insulted Young Master Xu’s proud personal dignity. Anger drove his legs to take half a step forward, but he stopped the next second.
If he calls me over, and I go over, won’t I lose face?
Xu Lingguang folded his arms and let out a disdainful snort towards Gao Juntian in a proud manner, raising his chin and looking up at the sky.
Gao Juntian’s smile and his beckoning finger froze simultaneously. “It looks like another batch of disobedient little ones.”
He didn’t have any strange habits of grand entrances. Gao Juntian twisted his neck, stretched out his long arm, and his spirit artifact—a spiked club—appeared in his hand.
Dense spikes grew on the oval club. The white tips seemed to flash with bl00d, emitting a chilling aura.
Everyone’s eyes were focused on the spiked club. Before they could react, the spiked club flew out of his hand, spiraling towards Xu Lingguang.
Xu Lingguang stood there, dumbfounded.
Ruan Qingyao was startled and quickly came back to his senses, pulling Xu Lingguang back. The next second, the spiked club smashed into the spot where Xu Lingguang had been standing, creating a pit about a hand’s depth.
If that had hit a person, they would be half-crippled even if they didn’t die.
Gao Juntian whistled, “Not bad reaction speed.”
Sun Li’s gaze lingered on Ruan Qingyao for a moment. He looked quite weak, but his reaction speed was the strongest among the sixty people.
Gao Juntian waved a hand, and the spiked club embedded in the ground flew back into his grasp. “Since you don’t want to exchange with me, then exchange with my big baby. Let’s see who is luckier.”
Before he finished speaking, the spiked club in his hand flew into the air again. This time it was even more ruthless. The main body stayed in the air and fired a rain of spikes downwards. In a dense shower, everyone could only cover their heads and scatter, dodging everywhere.
The sixty people became a chaotic mess. Before even being hit by the spikes, they were knocking each other down, groaning in pain.
Ruan Qingyao saw the cold light filling the sky above, felt his hands and feet go numb for a moment, and immediately squatted down to take a four-legged wooden table from his small box. Hiding under the table, he watched the surrounding chaos with red eyes, and did not forget to invite his primary target, Cheng Shu, to join him. It wasn’t that he only thought of Cheng Shu; his other roommates had run away the moment the spiked club started its attack.
“Cheng Cheng, come in quickly!”
Cheng Shu paused, then immediately chose to squat under the table, summoned his thermos cup, and leisurely took a sip of his goji berry and red date tea, letting out a comfortable sigh.
People, ah, should enjoy life calmly and unhurriedly.
It must be said that the table was very sturdy. The spikes only left a small pit on the tabletop.
People nearby were extremely envious and tried to drive Ruan Qingyao and Cheng Shu away. The white and green badges on their left military uniform sleeves were very conspicuous, representing the weak and easy-to-bully roles of logistics and support.
“The table is commandeered by us, scram!”
The person who spoke was very impolite. One look and you could tell he was used to bullying others. Moving his mouth wasn’t enough; he also had to move his hands. He reached out to grab Cheng Shu, which made Ruan Qingyao very angry.
There was enough space under the table. If they had been polite and friendly, Ruan Qingyao would definitely not have refused. The angry Ruan Qingyao pinched the person’s shoulder fabric with two fingers and threw him out.
The rain of spikes fell, and the military green uniform was instantly stained red with bl00d, accompanied by loud screams of pain.
His companion rushed over to take him away, helping him arduously dodge around.
Ruan Qingyao smugly snorted twice. He turned his head and saw Cheng Shu’s slightly shocked eyes. He showed a bashful expression with a hint of embarrassment and also whined accusingly: “That person was so mean just now.”
Cheng Shu nodded in agreement, his expression calm and composed: “People like that deserve an unforgettable lesson.”
Ruan Qingyao flashed a pure smile: “Mm-hmm.”
Cheng Shu also smiled, but only secretly cursed Ruan Sheng’s filter for being thicker than a city wall after lowering his head. Where was the delicate flower who couldn’t lift a hand or carry anything, as promised? The strength of those two fingers just now was greater than the strength of his entire hand!
Sure enough, the old saying was right: you can’t judge a book by its cover.
The bad consequences of this malicious behavior made everyone realize how formidable the spikes were. They dodged even faster, but the physical energy consumed was also greater as a result.
After their initial dashing display, the four people from Dorm 201 still chose to come under the arm of the table, feeling a strong sense of safety.
Gao Juntian took note of this rule-breaking Dorm 201 and chose to focus his attention on the others, watching the show gleefully. When the crowd was exhausted, he asked faintly: “Do you want to exchange with me now or continue?”
“With you, with you!” a physically exhausted Alpha shouted. The sudden outburst of sound startled the people around him, showing the depth of the persecution he had suffered.
“That’s right,” Gao Juntian instantly became cordial and amiable, and the spiked club returned to his hand.
Ruan Qingyao emerged from under the table, looking at the tabletop with curiosity. “So amazing.”
Cheng Shu said: “Those spikes just now were condensed from spiritual energy. After a spirit artifact reaches level three, one can try to master this ‘cloning technique’.”
“Wow, you know so much,” Ruan Qingyao had no interest in combat and had never learned about these things.
“Tch,” Xu Lingguang, the contrarian, came out to hit his performance target again. “This basic stuff is something everyone knows, okay.”
Ruan Qingyao and Xiong Yan, who were suddenly excluded from humanity, looked at him with dark eyes. Xu Lingguang felt a tingling in his scalp, wanted to apologize, but couldn’t say it.
Before summoning a spirit artifact, the teachers’ lessons wouldn’t cover too much about them. Only the private traditions of large families would have this knowledge. Xiong Yan, who was from the countryside, genuinely didn’t know about a specific spiritual skill.
A scream drew everyone’s attention. Xiong Yan glared fiercely before turning his gaze away.
Ruan Qingyao looked at the brave warrior who chose to exchange with Gao Juntian, and he felt his own face starting to hurt.
This warrior was being beaten black and blue by Gao Juntian’s iron fist. He didn’t hit anywhere else, only the face. The meaning behind it was all too obvious.
Until the person was unrecognizable, Gao Juntian regretfully retracted his hand: “The feel was pretty good.”
The beaten warrior: Do I have to thank you for the compliment?
Gao Juntian looked around: “Who’s next? Don’t worry, we will take care of every new recruit, and won’t miss anyone. A true Alpha doesn’t discriminate.”
Everyone: …
Everyone collectively took a step back. Even if Gao Juntian was an iron man, his physical strength would surely drain. Therefore, those who came later would definitely be hit less hard.
“Hmm?” He summoned the spiked club again.
A poor soul was pushed out by an unknown black hand. He looked back in disbelief, but then took a heavy punch to the face, sending saliva flying.
Ruan Qingyao closed his eyes, not wanting to watch. It was too gruesome.
His four roommates, excluding Cheng Shu, watched in anger. Gao Juntian was clearly trying to intimidate them and slap them in the face.
Gao Juntian finished this exchange in one minute, looking unsatisfied. “How boring, I feel like this batch is much worse than the last one.”
Alphas naturally have explosive, gunpowder-like tempers, and the Betas who choose to join the army also have their own inherent courage. At this moment, they truly couldn’t hold back anymore.
Someone shouted: “Let’s all attack together!”
They didn’t believe that so many people couldn’t take him down!
Ruan Qingyao was startled, his eyes snapping open to see that everyone around him was gone. They had all rushed forward to have an in-depth exchange with Gao Juntian.
He made eye contact with Sun Li, who was also standing on the side. Sun Li nodded at him, which scared Ruan Qingyao into quickly averting his gaze and jogging forward a couple of steps.
Just two steps, because he saw everyone, without exception, being pressed to the ground and rubbed. Gao Juntian was actually able to take on fifty-nine people at once. It looked terrifying.
Ruan Qingyao felt this was wrong, felt it was unacceptable. Wuwuwu, he wanted to go home.
Some people get beaten and become timid and fearful, but some people get beaten and only become more spirited, wanting to hit back, just like this group of people now. It’s not that they never retreat, but when the bl00d rushes to their heads, they genuinely don’t want to lose, and they get up even after being knocked down.
The fervor belonged to them and had nothing to do with Ruan Qingyao. Ruan Qingyao backed up again and again, almost reaching the boundary of Field One.
His tears, however, were hot, trapped in his red eye sockets, about to fall but not quite.
He thought morning exercise was just a little running. The reality was being beaten. This was very difficult for Ruan Qingyao, who only wanted to enjoy a peaceful life, to accept.
Forty minutes later, a large group of people lay on the grass. Their common characteristic was faces swollen like pig heads, eyes narrowed to slits, so much so that no one could recognize anyone.
At this moment, the only ones still standing on Field One were Sun Li, Gao Juntian, and Ruan Qingyao.
Ruan Qingyao, being watched by the two instructors, gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, jogged to the edge of the lying crowd, next to Cheng Shu, took out a bedsheet, spread it on the ground, and plonked down.
His faint breathing and pale little face truly looked like he was about to die, which made both Gao Juntian and Sun Li laugh.
Da da da, Gao Juntian walked to Ruan Qingyao’s head and squatted down. “Get up.”
Ruan Qingyao slowly opened his pale little mouth, his breath weak, his voice feeble: “I can’t get up, I have heart disease.”
Gao Juntian frowned suspiciously, but then reconsidered. This person was brought back by Old Dog Mo. If he truly had a disease, he wouldn’t have been brought back.
He curled a strange smile. “A patient, eh? Have you heard that we love to exchange with patients? The way they don’t resist is simply fascinating.”
Ruan Qingyao immediately scrambled up, his breathing strong and his complexion rosy, showing excellent control over his body.
His voice was clear and powerful: “I’m cured!”
Gao Juntian burst out laughing, Puhahaha. He laughed for a good while, even laughing out tears, before stopping his laughter and standing up.
“Seeing as you’re so interesting, I’ll give you a discount. I won’t move my feet, and I’ll give you three chances. If you hit me, you won’t have to exchange with me in future morning exercises.”
“Really?” Surprise flashed in Ruan Qingyao’s tear-filled eyes.
Gao Juntian smiled and said: “Of course it’s tru—”
He hadn’t finished speaking, his smile was still on his face, but he was already flying through the air. Ruan Qingyao had punched his right cheek at an extremely fast speed, with such force that it carried Gao Juntian’s entire body flying.
Gao Juntian’s right cheek quickly swelled up, bulging high, and red bl00d flowed from the corner of his mouth. He opened his palm and spat upwards, several teeth coming out.
He was completely stunned because he hadn’t even sensed Ruan Qingyao’s attack.
And Ruan Qingyao himself looked at him confusedly and asked, “Why did your feet move?”