The one who called out Chen Yilang's name was a girl.
It was a familiar and very recognizable voice.
As such, Chen Yilang slowed down his footsteps and looked back.
— It was Xiong Yuwei.
She was wearing sports shorts today, exposing a pair of slender and beautiful white legs, as well as a pair of jogging shoes. She looked like a regular sporty girl.
No, that was not right.
She was actually a sporty girl, and this was just her usual attire.
Moreover, when she called out to Chen Yilang earlier, her voice was rather loud.
This attracted the attention of the students who were also exercising on the field, and all eyes were now trained on the both of them.
Some of them even deliberately slowed down, pretending that they could no longer run.
Chen Yilang snorted in his heart.
This group of guys was a little too obvious.
As a fellow male, Chen Yilang had seen through their intents in a single glance. They were trying to attract the attention of the pretty lass.
The moment Xiong Yuwei appeared, their minds were immediately filled with thoughts about her.
"Why are you here?"
Chen Yilang stopped in his tracks and waved at Xiong Yuwei in a familiar manner.
This was unusual.
Although Beijiang No. 1 High School and Beijiang No. 2 high school were sister institutions that were in close proximity to one another, it was a rare occurrence for students from both institutions to cross path with one another at such a timing.
After all, the nightly self-study sessions in both schools were very strict. If one were to arrive late to those sessions, a severe punishment would likely follow.
"Oh, alright, lemme explain."
"Actually, I'm the President of the Martial Arts Association in No. 2 High School."
"Your school's Martial Arts Association invited me to come over for an exchange tonight. Since I happened to have nothing to do tonight, I decided to take up their offer."
Xiong Yuwei continued, "But since there's still time to the meetup, I decided to come here to warm up."
"Oh, I see," Chen Yilang responded.
Chen Yilang had a rough understanding of the Martial Arts Association.
Be it the No.1 or No.2 high school, both martial arts association were essentially just clubs that were founded by students who enjoyed fighting.
Back when Chen Yilang was a freshman in high school, he was lucky enough to lay eyes on their activities, and it was there that he had met all sorts of experts, from street fighters, nunchaku users, judo masters, as well as various other martial arts practitioners.
Chen Yilang was thoroughly impressed with the Martial Arts Association, and he was rather interested in them, and thus, he joined their esports division.
Of course, his club career did not last long.
Most students would be overwhelmed with their studies once they were in their second year of high school. They had no time to care about the affairs of the club. Almost all of them chose to quit at this time.
Therefore, for a student like Xiong Yuwei who persisted until her third year of high school, one could only say that it was true love.
Seeing that Chen Yilang seemed to be quite interested in the club, and recalling that Chen Yilang was very curious about her trophy when he was at her house, Xiong Yuwei then asked, "Speaking of which, are you interested to join, student Chen?"
"It seems that they'll be plenty of masters joining tonight. I'm sure you'll learn a lot from the exchange."
"I..."
Chen Yilang was about to reject her.
Xiong Yuwei's judgment was a little wrong.
In truth, Chen Yilang's interest was tinge with some fear as well, as the association was filled with plenty of aggressive individuals.
However, at this moment, the system's voice rang in Chen Yilang's mind again.
[ Details: Xiong Yuwei has sent you an invitation to visit the Martial Arts Association! Little does she know, however, that something unexpected would transpire in this seemingly ordinary social gathering... ]
[ Fulfilment Criteria: Accept Xiong Yuwei's invitation and investigate the Martial Arts Association! ]
"I... AM indeed a little interested," Chen Yilang changed his words without changing his expression.
Although all his brain cells were screaming at him to reject the invitation, his body decided otherwise.
After all, he was short on money now!
After playing with the system for a while, Chen Yilang had finally figured out the best way to earn money.
Although the most accessible method to earn money was to kill monsters, doing quests were much more lucrative.
This was especially true for the hidden quests that seemingly popped out of nowhere.
These hidden quests were like blind boxes. It was unknown how much money one could obtain from taking it on, but once they struck a big one, the rewards were phenomenal...
Therefore, Chen Yilang's current strategy was to take on whatever quests he could lay his hands on.
"Okay, then you can come with me to the Martial Arts Association's activity room later," Xiong Yuwei said.
The two of them chatted and ran a few laps. Following that, Chen Yilang then followed Xiong Yuwei to the activity room.
It had to be said that although the Martial Arts Association was filled with a ragtag bunch of individuals, it was also the most influential group in Beijiang No. 1 High School.
Not to mention other things, just the activity hall that the association owned was already the largest room within the school.
As soon as he walked into the spacious hall, Chen Yilang's nose was immediately assailed by a wave of sweat and hot blood.
"Ho!"
"Ha!"
"Hey!"
...
A room full of fierce men and women were demonstrating all kinds of tricks.
The scene was exactly as Chen Yilang had remembered them.
At first glance, it looked like a room full of martial art deities.
"Weiwei! You're finally here! I've been waiting for you for a long time!"
Chen Yilang was still looking around.
At this time, a tall boy wearing a black tank top, revealing his well-defined deltoids and biceps, walked toward him and Xiong Yuwei.
Chen Yilang did not notice his handsome features at first glance. Instead, it was the conspicuous symbol on his head.
[ Level 5 Brute Force Monster ]
[ Brute Force Monster: a monster with well-developed muscles and slightly below average intelligence. Remark: Do not try to take his punch out of curiosity. Otherwise, the probability of dying on the spot is as high as 99% ... ]
Chen Yilang took another glance at the person before him. Indeed, seeing as his chest muscles had threatened to burst out of his tight vest, Chen Yilang could tell that it was a well-deserved title.
"Let me introduce you. This is Tang Yi, the president of the Martial Arts Association of Beijiang No. 1 High School," Xiong Yuwei introduced.
Then, she turned to Tang Yi, "This is Chen Yilang, a classmate from the same batch as you."
Although Chen Yilang was a student of Beijiang No.1 High School just like Tang Yi, he had not joined any social circles for a long time, and thus, he had never heard of the person, much less meet him.
However, Tang Yi seemed to recognize Chen Yilang.
"Oh, Chen Yilang, is it? I know you."
Tang Yi chuckled and said, "Your grades don't seem too good, right? I often see your name at the bottom of the school rankings."
"Hmm, but I seem to recall that you lost your interest in the club. What brings you here today?"