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Chapter 598: A Flash in the Pan

Everyone felt puzzled.

Earth-Pig, who usually looked arrogant and completely ignorant of how to conduct himself in society, was actually a chuunibyou youth.

“I originally thought you were a team of weak links, but now it seems each person is destined by fate!” Earth-Pig nodded. “I have a lot of information you don’t know, and you have a thorough plan. If we can truly join forces… if we truly join forces… the consequences will be unimaginable.”

“Is ‘unimaginable’ used like that?” Black Sheep felt something was off.

“So what’s your plan…?” Earth-Pig asked as if he hadn’t heard anything. “This matter is really too big. When do we start taking action?”

After hearing this, everyone turned their gaze toward Pei Qianhu. After all, he was the first person to propose rebellion.

“Plan…?” Earth-Tiger blinked his eyes and said with forced courage, “I, I do have a plan… We’ll just kick the door open, shout ‘Heavenly Level, come out and die,’ and that should be about right.”

This single sentence plunged all the Earth Level Zodiacs in the room into silence.

“You as a leader are really tiger enough…” Earth-Mouse laughed awkwardly. “Why does your plan sound so fresh to me? Isn’t this plan called ‘No Plan’?”

“I really haven’t thought it through,” Earth-Tiger said. “I hadn’t even figured out how many people I could gather—how could I possibly have formulated a plan?”

At this point, everyone was not only silent but their expressions became dazed.

“Can I kill him now?” Black Sheep asked. “Kill him right now. I can’t stand it anymore.”

“Hey! Old Black, don’t be like that!” Earth-Tiger said with a grin. “We have strength in numbers. Discussing a grand plan together is the right direction. For such a big matter, you can’t possibly expect just me alone, can you?”

“I’ll kill you first,” Black Sheep said, looking completely speechless. “I have a feeling this plan would be the same without you.”

“How can you be so heartless?” Earth-Tiger turned to look at the other Zodiacs. “Do you all think the same way?”

“Don’t!”

The atmosphere suddenly fell into a stalemate. Slacker Dog placed both hands behind his head and said lazily, “How about we introduce ourselves first?”

“Huh?” Earth-Tiger was startled. “That formal?”

“We’re already grasshoppers on the same rope, yet we don’t even know who each other is. Isn’t that strange?”

“Good, good, good!” Earth-Tiger hurriedly nodded. “Then I’ll go first. I’m Earth-Tiger.”

After hearing this, everyone stared at him blankly.

“What?” Earth-Tiger asked, puzzled.

“And then?!” everyone asked in unison.

“That’s it!” Earth-Tiger was somewhat confused. “Is there anything else needed? I can’t tell you my real name, and you can’t see my face—isn’t this all the information?”

He thought about it and felt something wasn’t quite right, so he added, “Oh right, how about I introduce my game to you? Brother Sheep specially designed it for me. It doesn’t require using your brain—it suits me. If you have time, I can explain in detail.”

After hearing this, Black Sheep turned to Earth-Dog beside him. “Can I kill him now? Right now.”

“Ah, enough, enough, enough.” Earth-Dog felt somewhat dizzy. “I never thought my off-duty time would make me this worried.”

“What’s there to worry about?” Earth-Tiger asked. “Self-introductions are good. Self-introductions can build rapport. Whose turn is it next?”

After hearing this, everyone didn’t really want to acknowledge him. An Earth Level’s self-introduction was at most just one sentence: “I’m Earth-Tiger.” Looking at it this way, what was the point of introductions?

“Boring. I’m going back.” Earth-Dog stood up and walked toward the door. “I don’t think this plan is going to work out. I might as well go back and sleep with this time.”

“Ah?”

Earth-Tiger watched Slacker Dog leave. Before he could say anything, Black Sheep also stood up.

“I’m leaving too.” He sighed. “If I keep staying here, I’m afraid I’ll kill you.”

“Hey?!”

Without a word, the two opened the door and walked out. The onlookers outside the door had dispersed at some point.

Earth-Mouse in front of him also smiled behind his hand. “In that case… we’ll take our leave. Let’s end it here.”

“Why is everyone leaving…?” Earth-Tiger looked at the three departing people with a grieved expression, somewhat at a loss. “I’ll go get you all some alcohol in a bit. Can you not leave?”

The few people didn’t stop. Only the sound of leather shoes stepping echoed in the corridor, gradually fading away.

The three people remaining in the room stared at each other with wide eyes.

Earth-Tiger looked at the rabbit in front of him whose physique was about as strong as his own. Neither of them knew the other, and it was somewhat awkward for a moment. Fortunately, this rabbit seemed to have a relatively steady personality and didn’t show any expression for the time being.

“Um… buddy… you…” Earth-Tiger didn’t know how to talk to the other person. He scratched his head. “How about we have a drink?”

“Uh…” Earth-Rabbit held it in for a long time and finally showed an awkward expression, saying, “How about I go back too? With all these injuries, how can I stay up late drinking…”

“Ah? Not drinking is fine too…” Earth-Tiger seemed to be using all his strength to try to keep the other person. He hurriedly grabbed a handful of sunflower seeds from the ground. “How about we just chat? Want some sunflower seeds?”

“Ah, no, no…” Earth-Rabbit waved his hand very politely. “Let’s just leave it at this… It’s too late today. Another day.”

Watching Earth-Rabbit flee in panic, Earth-Tiger’s face showed a trace of disappointment. At this moment, the only person still standing in the room was Earth-Pig, who had kicked and injured his knee earlier.

“Big Tiger, are you okay?” Earth-Pig asked.

“I’m fine, Little Pig.” Earth-Tiger shook his head. “I really didn’t expect that in the end, only the two of us would be left to rebel… But I’m also confident… As long as someone is with me, I absolutely can…”

“I have to go too,” Earth-Pig said. “I still have quite a few students on my side waiting for me to go back and lecture them.”

“Huh?”

“But today was indeed quite fruitful.” Earth-Pig raised the corners of his mouth in a smile. “When you manage to gather that group of people again, I’ll come back.”

After hearing this, Earth-Tiger silently lowered his head. What ability did he have to gather this group of Earth Levels with such different personalities together again?

Earth-Pig saw that Earth-Tiger was somewhat disappointed, so he extended his fist and placed it in front of him.

“What?” Earth-Tiger asked.

“This is a promise between us.” Earth-Pig smiled. “Bump fists, and we’ll have an agreement. We’ll move forward bearing this promise.”

Earth-Tiger looked at him somewhat dazed, then extended his own huge fist and bumped it with his very perfunctorily.

After seeing Earth-Pig off, Earth-Tiger silently sat down on the ground, his mood exceptionally low.

He knew that throughout the entire day, Baiyang had been outside working hard to rally various “Zodiacs.” Now seven “Zodiacs” had gathered together—it was clearly a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

But he had messed things up.

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