Chapter 045: Gathering Together

Due to the heavy rain throughout the night, the entire sky seemed exceptionally clear. The blue sky, free of clouds, promised good weather.

After discussing their plans with Chen Xiao, Akashi, and Prince Elsa of the vampires, they returned to the classroom, waiting for noon to arrive.

In fact, Chen Xiao was willing to trust them because there was no conflict of interest between them. Akashi and his group wanted to capture the Dark Vampires that had appeared in order to track their movements, while Chen Xiao aimed to eliminate these unstable elements to prevent chaos.

“Should I inform the Soul of China?” Back in the classroom, not many people noticed him. University teachers were only responsible for teaching and taking attendance; students could listen if they wanted or not—learning was for themselves, not for the teachers. So they generally didn’t interfere in such matters.

At this moment, Chen Xiao was somewhat undecided. Logically, if the Dark Vampires appeared, he should immediately inform the Soul of China and send experts to eliminate them.

But that would be no different from summoning Shouhen directly. Moreover, since Chen Xiao was already cooperating with the vampires to let them deal with each other, that was the best option.

Of course, if Chris and the others broke their promises and did something outrageous, Chen Xiao wouldn’t mind wasting their time in the Main God Space by summoning a dozen or so disciples to wipe them out right there.

As for triggering a world war between the supernatural forces of the East and West? Well, the supernatural world was already about to fall into chaos—so let there be war.

“Never mind. I won’t contact the people from the Soul of China. If I do, probably everyone there will know, and then…”
Chen Xiao had always suspected that they all came from powerful families in various supernatural worlds. If they learned that the Dark Vampires and vampires had appeared in China at the same time, they would surely inform their own families.

He didn’t dare trust those families; he preferred to trust the vampires. After all, in the eyes of families, interests came first.

“Boss, what happened?” Jiang Xianxiang asked as soon as he saw Chen Xiao return. “When taking attendance earlier, I said you went to the bathroom because of diarrhea. Go explain to the teacher after class.”
“Uh… diarrhea… sort of,” Chen Xiao replied, feeling a bit awkward. Such an excuse was indeed embarrassing.

“Boss, what’s going on? Are we not having a treat today?” Liu Xu turned around and asked. “Is it because no girls are coming that you’re not treating us?”
“I really have something to do today. Let’s postpone it to tomorrow. I’ll definitely treat you then!” Chen Xiao’s expression remained unchanged as he smiled.

At that moment, Qin Mengyao turned around and gave Chen Xiao a strange look. Chen Xiao just smiled without saying much.

Soon, the morning classes ended.

At 11:30 a.m., Chen Xiao handed his books to Qiu Cheng, the third roommate, asking him to take them back to the dormitory, then headed toward the school gate. At the same time, Qin Mengyao also went alone in the direction of the gate.

“Qin Mengyao, what a coincidence.” Chen Xiao saw Qin Mengyao and stepped forward to greet her. By now, Chen Xiao’s personality had undergone a subtle change—at least when he saw the girl he had a secret crush on, he wasn’t nervous or blushing anymore.
“Chen Xiao, where are you going?” Qin Mengyao stopped when she saw Chen Xiao approaching and asked.
“To Huatai Snacks. I heard the food there is good, so I want to give it a try.” Huatai Snacks was exactly the meeting place Lin Tianchi had mentioned.
“Huatai Snacks?” Qin Mengyao’s expression changed slightly, but she quickly returned to normal. “That’s great. I’m going there too. If it’s convenient, let’s go together.”
Qin Mengyao seemed unfazed, and she wasn’t averse to Chen Xiao either.
“Okay then.” A smile appeared on Chen Xiao’s face. From this, he could tell that Qin Mengyao didn’t dislike him. Her refusal to accept him might be due to his special identity as an abler.
After these two days of training, Chen Xiao was no longer the inexperienced kid he used to be.
Along the way, the two chatted casually, seemingly without any barriers between them. When they left the school and entered Huatai Snacks, Qin Mengyao said, “Chen Xiao, let’s stop here. I have a few friends here, and it’s a bit inconvenient.”
“It’s okay. I also have some friends,” Chen Xiao replied with a smile, obviously understanding what was going on.
“Boss, Mengyao, you guys are here? Come up quickly—just you two are missing.” At that moment, Lin Tianchi came down from the second floor and greeted Chen Xiao and Qin Mengyao.
Seeing Lin Tianchi come down, Qin Mengyao wanted to step forward, but then she heard him call Chen Xiao “boss” as well. She felt a bit dizzy.
“Chen Xiao, you…” Qin Mengyao shook her head slightly and asked in disbelief.
“Hehe, I’m here to meet a few friends too. Let’s go up.”
Chen Xiao didn’t say much and followed Lin Tianchi upstairs. Qin Mengyao watched his back thoughtfully before following as well.
In a private room on the second floor of Huatai Snacks, five people were already seated. It was clear that some others hadn’t arrived yet. Including Qin Mengyao and Lin Tianchi, there were only seven people—two more were missing. But from Lin Tianchi’s tone, it seemed those two wouldn’t show up.
When Lin Tianchi led Chen Xiao and Qin Mengyao in, all five eyes immediately focused on Chen Xiao.
“Tianchi, is he the boss you mentioned? It seems you got beaten up badly by him in the last basketball game, right?” one young man in his twenties, with an ordinary appearance, laughed. “So he’s also an abler. No wonder.”
“Who my boss is is obvious. It’s normal to get beaten up by my boss. Even if I use my abler powers, getting beaten up is still normal.”
Lin Tianchi nodded without any sign of dissatisfaction, as if it were perfectly normal.
“Chen Xiao, so you’re also an abler?” Qin Mengyao widened her eyes and asked instinctively. From her tone, Chen Xiao could sense a hint of joy.
“As I thought.”
Chen Xiao felt a surge of excitement.
“Well, I’ve only awakened my abilities for a short time, so few people know I’m an abler,” he replied.

“Let me introduce myself,” Chen Xiao said with a faint smile. “My name is Chen Xiao, and I’m a third-tier curse caster.”
“Third-tier!?”
Immediately, everyone’s gaze toward Chen Xiao changed. A third-tier curse caster—what kind of existence was that? In this world of supernatural abilities, that already made someone a master. Look at Lin Tianchi, a descendant from a powerful supernatural family, yet he was only at the first tier.
In this world, those who had just awakened without any rank were the most common, and they weren’t considered true supernatural beings. Next were those who had reached the first tier, followed by second-tier individuals who were considered minor masters. Third-tier casters, on the other hand, could be regarded as strong ones.
“Just awakened not long ago, and already at the third tier? A genius, an absolute genius!”
Someone exclaimed on the spot.
This private room was protected by a barrier, so there was no need to worry about others overhearing them.
“Hello, I’m the leader of the University of Science Supernatural Ability Club, a third-tier curse caster named Li Chenggang.”