Chapter 90 - 88: The Strongest in History vs. The Modern Strongest

Chapter 90: Chapter 88: The Strongest in History vs. The Modern Strongest

The thought that this Ratman, which could have easily crushed him and the bald uncle, had been beaten into this state by Gu Qing—a complete rookie—was deeply shocking.

’Is this really the kind of combat power an Extraordinary Contactor in his early twenties can possess?’

’Isn’t he ridiculously strong?’

’Truly, heroes have always emerged from the young...’

Lin Tianyang collected his thoughts, took out his phone, and snapped a few pictures of the collapsed Huang Xiaoyue. He sent them to the bald uncle.

He informed his semi-retired partner that the Ratman that had crippled his leg yesterday had just been disabled by the college student he had newly recruited.

The bald uncle replied with a spam of shocked-face emojis.

Finally, he sent two words—"Holy shit!"

He exited the chat with the bald uncle.

Lin Tianyang opened the forum on the Night-Talk app and created a post using the photos he had just taken.

The title was total flamebait:

[The Strongest Extraordinary Contactor in History, Lu Kexi vs. The Strongest Modern Extraordinary Contactor, Gu Qing. Who would win if they were the same age?]

After doing all that,

Lin Tianyang finally spoke to Gu Qing.

"Let’s go. I’ll take you back to the base now to get that arm wound treated. I’ll also apply for your mission reward."

"There’s a reward?"

Gu Qing’s eyes instantly lit up. "What is it?"

Lin Tianyang replied, "You captured a fully mutated Ratman alive. That’s a major contribution. You should be rewarded with Extraordinary Resources. The specific type will depend on what the higher-ups decide."

’Extraordinary Resources?’

’Are we talking Treasures of Heaven and Earth, a Miracle Elixir, or a Magical Artifact?’

Gu Qing was both curious and excited.

Soon, the scene was cleaned up.

Gu Qing got on Lin Tianyang’s motorcycle, and they sped off together towards the Night Court Base on the outskirts of Hai City.

...

「Meanwhile.」

The post Lin Tianyang had just made on the Night-Talk forum had gone viral.

The peanut gallery, the Mad Woman’s stans, the Mad Woman’s haters, and a few trolls who loved to stir the pot all jumped in to comment.

In an instant, the comments section exploded with heated discussion:

[MilkyWhiteSnow: WTF? This has to be fake, right? A new Extraordinary Contactor in his early twenties, not even officially hired yet, captured a fully mutated Ratman all by himself? You’ve got to be kidding me.]

[TotesHandsom: I think it’s real. This new Extraordinary Contactor, Gu Qing, single-handedly wrecked two Extraordinary Awakened from the same recruitment batch during his test at the base yesterday.]

[DontSayTheCBird: Fucking badass!]

[FieldworkSlackerKing: Tsk tsk, this college kid’s Physical Strength is just insane. He could probably crush the Lu Kexi from back then with one finger.]

[ChildlessCatLover: Sister Kexi was way more badass than him back in the day. If you’re blind, go get your eyes checked, ok?]

[ArigatoMeow: Btw, this college student is kinda handsome.]

...

「Inside the Little Fairy Pet Shop.」

Liu Zhiyi was lounging lazily on the sofa, petting a small female cat in her lap while idly scrolling through her phone.

She scrolled through Douyin for a bit, glanced at WeChat, and finally opened the Night-Talk app’s forum to see if there was any new gossip in the organization.

As soon as she entered the forum, a popular post on the homepage immediately caught her eye.

"Lu Kexi vs. Gu Qing?"

"What the hell?"

"Who posted this flamebait?"

With a mix of confusion and curiosity, Liu Zhiyi clicked on the post. She adjusted her delicate, gold-rimmed glasses, her intelligent and beautiful phoenix eyes quickly scanning the post’s content and comments.

When she read about how Gu Qing had single-handedly disabled a fully mutated Ratman before even being officially hired,

a ripple of emotion disturbed the usual calm in Liu Zhiyi’s eyes.

’This Gu Qing... His Physical Strength is actually this immense?’

’Too bad he’s just an Extraordinary Contactor.’

’Otherwise, with the combat readiness he’s shown, his future potential would be immeasurable.’

Thinking this, Liu Zhiyi exited the forum and opened the internal contacts section of the Night-Talk app.

She scrolled through her contact list and found a low-level manager in the HR department.

With the assertive air of a female Teacher, she directly demanded the complete recording of Gu Qing’s recruitment test from them.

Before this, Liu Zhiyi had only seen Gu Qing as a handsome junior colleague from the Night Court.

Her interest in him had been purely on a superficial level.

But now, she was thoroughly curious about the true strength of her former student and current junior, eager to see his actual performance in the recruitment test.

...

「In a remote mountain village.」

A woman with a mature air, a twisted and crimson left arm, and hair that faded from white to yellow, was sitting by a river, legs crossed, casually looking at her phone.

This woman was Lu Kexi, the so-called Mad Woman Lin Tianyang had mentioned, and also Bai Ningyu’s mentoring master.

"Hm?"

"Strongest in history vs. strongest of today?"

"What is this?"

As Lu Kexi scrolled through the Night-Talk app’s forum, her interest was immediately piqued by the eye-catching title of a post.

She clicked on it and saw that someone was actually comparing her to a rookie, pulling that whole "Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong" stunt.

She read through the entire post and the comments with great interest.

Lu Kexi raised an eyebrow, somewhat amused.

’The person who posted this flamebait is a real piece of work.’

’But I have to admit, this college kid, Gu Qing, really is a bit like me when I first joined the Night Court over a decade ago. His performance might even be a little better than mine was.’

’But... so what?’

A look of haughty pride appeared in Lu Kexi’s eyes. ’Not every Extraordinary Contactor with formidable Physical Strength can suddenly Awaken like I did. The vast majority of Extraordinary Contactors will remain just that for their entire lives.’

"SPLASH—!"

Suddenly, a sound came from the river as the surface broke.

A graceful, slender girl emerged elegantly from beneath the water.

The girl had flawless, fair skin, a pair of crystal-clear eyes, and shoulder-length hair.

The moment she broke the surface, she looked like a mermaid appearing in the mortal world, breathtakingly beautiful.

"Sister Kexi, what are you looking at? Why are you smiling like that?"

Bai Ningyu walked slowly onto the riverbank. Barefoot, her fair, smooth, and alluring feet stepped on the sharp gravel as she walked towards Lu Kexi.

Her feet looked exceptionally tender, their soles so delicate they seemed like they would break at a touch. Yet, as she casually walked over the sharp, jagged stones, she felt no pain at all, not even leaving a single scratch.

These were feet that looked extremely vulnerable, but were in fact maxed out on defense.

"It’s nothing. I was bored and scrolling through the Night Court’s internal forum, and I saw a pretty interesting flamebait post."

Lu Kexi put away her phone and said nonchalantly to Bai Ningyu.

Bai Ningyu was full of curiosity. "What kind of flamebait post could make you smile like that?"

In her eyes, Lu Kexi wore a stern expression most of the time, a cool and serious older sister figure who rarely smiled.

Seeing her smiling so openly like just now was a rare sight indeed.

Lu Kexi explained casually, "The Night Court just recruited a new Extraordinary Contactor."

"This rookie is in his early twenties, and before even officially joining, he captured a fully mutated Ratman all by himself. He’s a bit like I was when I first joined the Night Court."

"So, someone decided to compare him to me, posted some flamebait on the forum asking who would be stronger if we were the same age, and started a whole ’Guan Gong vs. Qin Qiong’ debate."

"The comments section is full of trolls trying to start fights, and a lot of people are using it as a chance to bad-mouth me. It’s pretty funny to watch."

"..."

Bai Ningyu frowned slightly. "Those people are going too far. We’re all colleagues at the Night Court. Why maliciously slander someone on the forum?"

Lu Kexi was completely unbothered, smiling faintly. "What’s the big deal? I’ve offended plenty of people in the past. It’s only normal for some to take the opportunity to bad-mouth me and vent their frustrations."

Bai Ningyu shook the water droplets from her hair and looked at Lu Kexi. "By the way, Sister Kexi, when can I get my own internal Night Court account? I’m really curious about what everyone usually talks about on the forum."

Lu Kexi shook her head. "Not yet. Your identity is special. You have to keep a low profile for now, so we can’t enter your information into the Night Court’s system."

Bai Ningyu sounded a little helpless. "Alright."

Lu Kexi’s expression turned serious. "Right, you were submerged in the river for so long just now. Did you find any trace of that Water Ghost?"

"I found it."

Bai Ningyu replied.

Lu Kexi’s tone was level. "Where is it?"

Bai Ningyu: "At the bottom of a well about three kilometers from here."

"There’s no time to waste. Let’s go deal with that Water Ghost right now."

As she spoke, Lu Kexi stood up. She looked into Bai Ningyu’s beautiful, crystal-clear eyes and said calmly, "I’ll watch from the sidelines. You’ll handle it yourself. Let’s see if you can take down that Water Ghost on your own."

Bai Ningyu nodded. "Okay, I’ll try."

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