Lincheng, City Hall.
In the mayor's office, Xu Lai stood trembling beside the desk.
Ever since he saw the message about Gu Chen entering the abyss, he knew that Gu Qingfeng would come to find him.
But he didn't expect that the other party would come so quickly.
Generally speaking, when professionals enter a dungeon or the abyss, the professional trading platform will not pay too much attention, let alone push the news of Gu Chen entering the abyss to all professionals like this time.
But why did so many professionals receive the news that Gu Chen entered the bone dungeon?
Don't ask, the answer is that he spent money.
The professional trading platform has a preferential package. For a payment of 100,000 yuan, a message can be pushed to all professionals in the northern region.
The message is limited to 30 words, not counting punctuation marks, and can only be pushed once.
In fact, this package is not a discount at all, but Gu Chen bought it anyway, with the purpose of slapping the Li family in the face.
But he didn't expect that the Lincheng Li family had been completely wiped out by Gu Qingfeng's words.
"Your Majesty, I never imagined that Young Master Gu Chen would stray into the First-Level Abyss. I am guilty and deserve death." Xu Lai's voice trembled, a layer of cold sweat on his forehead.
He was merely the lord of a small border town, while Gu Qingfeng was the King of the Northern Territory. Even a single word from him could determine his career and life or death.
Such a stark disparity left him feeling an unprecedented sense of suffocation.
Gu Qingfeng looked at Xu Lai, a hint of coldness in his eyes.
"Lincheng, you've managed well."
These few words sent a cold sweat down Xu Lai's spine.
Although he was the lord of Lincheng, ultimately, everything in Lincheng was under Gu Qingfeng's control. This was
because he was the War King of the Northern Territory, the sole king of the Seven Cities of the Northern Territory.
Yet, Gu Qingfeng's son, pursued by the Li family of Lincheng, fled into the wilderness and even entered the First-Level Abyss Boneyard.
No one knew why Gu Chen entered the Boneyard, after all, he was only a Level 10 professional.
From the outside, there was only one reason for this behavior: venting anger—dying to prove one's resolve.
And why did he die to prove his resolve?
Was it simply because he was being hunted by the Li family?
No, not at all.
Dying to prove one's resolve because someone was hunting him? The only way it would work would be to save the enemy a detour.
Therefore, this explanation was completely untenable.
However, soon, those with a ulterior motive uncovered a deeper reason, revealing to the public why Gu Chen killed the heir to the Lincheng Li family. It
was because Li Renjie wanted to snatch Gu Chen's admission quota.
Just then, an arrogant voice rang out from behind.
"Gu Chen, you dare to change your profession to a summoner? Come, let me see what kind of beast your summoned beast is."
A young man in a summoner's suit approached, accompanied by a female classmate holding a staff.
Seeing this, everyone showed fear and stepped back.
"It's Wu Zonghua! He's actually become a summoner!"
"He's the Junior Guild Master of the Legendary Guild. Even if he becomes a summoner
, he's still capable of that." Gu Chen's eyes flashed with disdain upon seeing this
man. Wu Zonghua was a leader among the students of Lincheng No. 1 Middle School. Initially, he'd been the one bullying him the most, causing him immense suffering.
Later, pushed to the limit, Gu Chen confronted Wu Zonghua.
After all, the barefoot are not afraid of the shod. Intimidated by Gu Chen's ferocity, Wu Zonghua finally restrained himself.
But even if he restrained himself, Wu Zonghua was still the Junior Guild Master
. How could he let things go so easily? He had always remembered Gu Chen.
Now that he'd become a summoner, and with the legacy of the Legendary Guild, his first summoned beast was a rare golden lion.
With his current power, wouldn't it be easy for him to overpower a civilian?
Wu Zonghua, with a haughty expression, shouted, summoning a golden lion.
"Oh my god! It's a golden lion! A rare summoned beast!"
"And he's the young guild leader! His first summoned beast is a golden lion worth over three million!"
Hearing the exclamations around him, Wu Zonghua sneered, "Gu Chen, summon your summoned beast! Let me see what kind of garbage you've contracted."
Gu Chen looked over, a sneer curling his lips.
A rare summoned beast?
How dare you bring out such trash to challenge him?
A cold glint flashed in Gu Chen's eyes, and he said bluntly, "Golden lion? It's just a piece of junk summoned beast! How dare you bring it out and embarrass yourself?"
Wu Zonghua's face shone fiercely. "You dare insult my summoned beast? I want you dead!"
The golden lion beside him also felt the insult, its mane bristling, its amber eyes glaring like two blazing flames.
It opened its bloody mouth, teeth sharp as knives, and roared furiously at Gu Chen.
The roar of anger spread like a storm, and an irresistible sense of oppression suddenly descended, and even the air seemed to solidify because of this anger.
Under the pressure of the golden lion, Gu Chen stood tall, calm and fearless, "Let me die? You are not qualified! Get out, don't delay me from the dungeon."
Gu Chen shouted coldly, turned around and continued to walk towards the dungeon entrance.
Wu Zonghua's face was gloomy at this moment.
When he was in school, he was shocked by Gu Chen's ruthlessness and was always suppressed.
Now that he has changed his job to a summoner and contracted a rare golden lion, his combat power is hundreds of times stronger than before. How can he let Gu Chen go?
Besides, what good summoned beast can a civilian summoner contract?
"Stop!"
Wu Zonghua rushed forward, his voice arrogant. "Gu Chen, I've already contracted the Golden Lion. Do you think I'm afraid of you?"
Gu Chen sneered. "So, what do you want?"
"If you've got the guts, challenge me to a fight!"
"Oh? How do you bet?"
"Whoever has the highest ranking before today's dungeon closes wins."
"What's the stakes?" Gu Chen asked.
"The summoned beast is the stakes. Whoever loses will have their contract terminated. How about that?" Wu Zonghua said maliciously.
Terminating the contract would mean losing the summoned beast completely.
Although he didn't know what Gu Chen's summoned beast was, Wu Zonghua was certain that losing it would be an unbearable loss for Gu Chen. And indeed,
that was indeed the case.
Even the lowest-level summoning skill book costs at least twenty or thirty thousand, and Gu Chen currently has less than two hundred on him .
But for Wu Zonghua, even losing a rare summoned beast wouldn't be a major loss.
Besides, how could he possibly lose to a commoner summoner?
"Of course I can, but I'm afraid you won't admit your defeat," Gu Chen said nonchalantly.
"Will I lose?" Wu Zonghua scoffed. "How about asking all the students here to be witnesses? With so many people watching, I can't deny my debt, right?"
"Okay, that's settled," Gu Chen agreed without hesitation.
Everyone was stunned by Gu Chen's statement.
"Oh my god, he's really daring!"
"He's got his head in the clouds, right? He's the Young Master of the Legendary Guild!"
Listening to the sighs around him, Wu Zonghua gently stroked the golden lion beside him and nodded with satisfaction.
He possessed a rare summoned beast, and taking on a commoner on the leaderboards was like playing a dog game.