Chapter 371 371: Tension!
It was finally nighttime and the expedition decided to camp out for the night. A huge tent was made for the big four, and other tents for the different factions that came along.
After the tents were set, everybody came out with the big four close to their tents as bonfires were made with the big four around them as the weather was quite cold all of a sudden while the other factions were seated away.
"So. How long do we have till we get there?" Jake asked as he took a sip of a coffee. "Ah! This tastes good. I wasn't able to have it when I was at the academy." He mumbled.
"Approximately. If we were to start tomorrow, two hours." Bane replied as he was seen fiddling with a big remote control in his hands.
"Tell me one thing." Jake said taking another sip of his coffee. "I know big Rex here uses Qi and he is the founder, you use technologies, and that weirdo over there, well his powers are unknown.
How did you manage to get to the top with just your technologies? And what power does that angry dude there wield?"
"Who are you calling a weirdo and an angry dude?" Rivock asked in anger as invisible steam was seen rising from his head with his hands clenched.
"Look at yourself in the mirror. Aren't you angry right now?" Jake asked with a chuckle as he tossed the cup in his hands away and grabbed another coffee.
"I will…" Rivock was about to say as he stood up in anger to approach Jake but Bane just placed his hands on his shoulders and whispered.
"Your time will come to take revenge and pay him back. Right now is not the time, we need his strength." He whispered and Rivock finally calmed down.
"I don't know about Rivock or how he managed to do it." Rex spoke as he glanced at the stars. "But during the first war, he just used pure, raw strength to test the werewolves apart. It was surprising for me to match that same raw strength, I would need to supplement my muscles with Qi but he did it with his bare hands."
'Bare hands? Raw strength? How strong is this guy? I don't think it's a good idea to keep taunting and messing with him.' Jake thought.
"It's now you realize that? You fool! Didn't you listen to my story the previous day?" Zee asked.
"Also for Bane, the dude rose up the rankings with mainly technologies and he became a monster in his own respects." Rex said.
"When you introduced Qi to the world, weren't you worried that these two would learn it, combine it with their own strengths, and eventually surpass you?" Jake asked.
Rivock burst into laughter. "Qi? Please. My family, my faction—every single one of us relies on pure, raw strength. It's only Jack that was fascinated with it and decided to go learn Qi and even with that, he is still weak."
"Correct! You see all of us here, we are proud of our natural strengths and believe in them. I believe in my Qi, Bane with his technologies and Rivock with his raw strength. They refused to learn Qi and just walked with what they had." Rex said.
"Although I'm fascinated by that Qi thingy, it's a waste of time in my eyes. Although, unlike Rivock here, I don't stop anyone from my faction from learning it if they want." Bane said.
"I'm not stopping them! If I was, Jack wouldn't have learnt it and he wouldn't have attended Aurora Academy because I know it is being taught there. I allowed him to go so he could prove me wrong about how weak that Qi is to our strength but he was unable to." Rivock laughed in amusement while Jake clenched his hands.
"You know, Jack isn't weak at all. He was the strongest student during when we were at the academy. Only a little under Alex and Emily." Jake said.
"Oh yeah?! Then why isn't he where you are today? That Jack you speak of, is more like a failed experiment to me." Rivock said.
"How dare you talk about my friend like that?!" Jake asked in anger as he shot up with Qi running around his body.
"That friend of yours is my son. So I can talk about him anyhow I want!" Rivock retorted back angrily as he also shot up with his muscles bulging.
And right on cue, their auras erupted, distorting the air like a heatwave. The ground trembled beneath their feet, and even the flames of the bonfires flickered violently. Despite not having exchanged a single blow, the sheer intensity of their power created an invisible storm, pressing down on everyone in the camp.
The others quickly stood up to see two of the big four glaring at each other ready for a fight.
"I always knew that something like this would happen." Alex gulped.
"A fight between the two, I wonder who will come out on top." Paul added.
"Are we forgetting that we are talking about my dad who is part of the big four?! I don't think Jake will come out unscathed." Jack added.
"That means you are counting Jake out already." Kate scoffed.
"I'm not, it's just the logical truth here." Jack replied.
"I have fought Jake, I fought Rex who is also part of the world leaders so I can gauge their strengths. Rivock might win, but the damage Jake will cause to him will be immense." Gray said.
"What did you say? That my dad will lose to that bug?!" They heard a voice saying as Greig was seen marching from where he stood towards Gray.
"I said what I said." Gray scoffed.
"I will…" Greig was about to say when the whole atmosphere grew thicker to the extend the cold became colder as the duo were glaring at each other unleashing their full aura.
"Guys! Stop it." Bane shouted as he got in between the duo before they could think of attacking each other. "We need you both at full power for tomorrow so cool down!"
"He is right. We shouldn't be fighting right now." Rex said and that was when the duo calmed down with Jake walking away.
"I need to sleep. Goodnight." He said walking away into the tent.
"Everyone!" Rex shouted channeling his Qi to his throat. "Extinguish the fires and go to sleep. We need to be invigorated tomorrow so goodnight."
Hearing Rex's order, they got to work as they extinguished the fires and were all moving into their tents to get some rest ahead of the hunt tomorrow.
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