"You don't know?" Athena said anxiously, "I just came back from outside and heard people in the city saying that the human apprentice who performed outstandingly in the Aldass Master Challenge last time will represent Dark Moon City in the aerial battle in the arena tomorrow. With your strength, you are simply going to die!" Chen Rui felt that this competition sounded very familiar. Thinking of the scene in the magic shop a few days ago, he suddenly understood that he had been tricked! This vicious plan was a bit difficult for Allen, who was brave but not wise. It must have been thought up by Joseph, the smiling tiger! After listening to Chen Rui's story of that day, Athena frowned and said, "Joseph? Isn't it Alan? I heard that it was Alan who released the news."
At this time, Alice spoke up: "Athena, don't look at Joseph as polite and often gives us gifts. The most sinister one is this guy. Alan is just a fool who is being used."
Chen Rui nodded secretly. This little Lolita seems to like to take advantage and play tricks on others, but she is actually very clear in her heart.
"Then why do you still want his gifts every time?" Athena glanced at Alice: "I don't like Joseph, so I never accept anything he gives me."
Alice's big watery eyes flashed with bright stars: "Athena, the gifts are innocent."
That expression, that tone, that look is really perfect. Compared with the past, the little Lolita's acting skills have been sublimated. Chen Rui suddenly thought of the most common lines in romance dramas, and his body was shocked. As expected, Athena could not resist such a sharp look and finally lost.
It turned out that the little Lolita was insidious and scolded, and accepted the gift. She was worthy of being the leader of the black-bellied flow.
Chen Rui gave the little princess an admiring look and asked, "What is this aerial competition all about?"
"It's a bet between me and Joseph," Alice pouted, "each side sent one person to control two flying monsters to fight in the air. Whoever falls to the ground first loses. The rules are that you can't do it yourself, you can only command the monsters, and your life and death are at your own risk. This kind of competition is very dangerous, and it is also called the aerial death match."
Chen Rui frowned: "Why do you have such a bet with him?"
"This is the 'legacy' left by my deceased father. , at the instigation of the Regent, the Red Ghost Lord Zhuoqie sent people to compete with Dark Moon City every year to undermine the already pitiful prestige of the White Night Emperor's direct descendants. "
Alice said lazily: "My father just wanted to fight for this, and he always went all out to send people to participate. But after my sister took over Dark Moon, it became much more dull, but my father's last wishes must be obeyed, and my sister doesn't have so much energy, so she had to take over this troublesome gambling game. "
As she said, the little loli showed a resentful look and looked straight at Chen Rui: "Tell Why should the next generation bear the grudges of the previous generation?" Chen Rui could not resist, and Athena said: "Stop it, Alice, you get excited every time you gamble, and I have helped you win money twice. Let's think of a way to get Chen Rui through this. If he participates, he will not only die, but it will also be a blow to the morale of Dark Moon. Now the news has spread, even the Chiyou Territory has sent a magic message, and will send someone to visit. Even the princess can't stop it. However, if Chen Rui avoids participating, he will become the entire Dark Moon. The laughing stock of the territory. "
"What else can I do? Being considered a coward is better than being dead, but I feel sorry for my bet." Alice said weakly, "Anyway, I made a lot of money in the last Master Challenge, so this time I'll just spend money to avoid disaster."
"Why do you want so much money?" Chen Rui just knew that she made a lot of money in the last Master Competition, and asked dissatisfiedly: "Is it meaningful to be a rich princess in Dark Moon City?"
"The economy of Dark Moon City is depressed, and there are too few places to consume. It's like a small country town. It's hard to buy good things even if you have money.
"I'm not a rich man," Alice said dejectedly, "Every time I have a little money, it's taken away by my sister, saying that I can't let people use money to do whatever they want."
"Chen Rui finally felt gloating, this is called evil people will be punished by evil people.
"But Chen Rui, the store-opening method you taught me last time seems to be somewhat useful," Alice's big eyes flashed, revealing a sweet smile, "It seems that the human brother is much better than him. This competition is not only related to his precious wealth, but also to the prestige of Dark Moon. Can the human brother think of a way to save his life in this competition, and also to keep the reputation of Dark Moon, and by the way... help him win money?"
The soft and sticky voice of "human brother" made Chen Rui's scalp numb, but he had gradually sorted out the matter in his mind-the victory of the last Master Challenge made the soldiers and civilians of Dark Moon City excited, and this competition was most likely to take the opportunity to suppress morale, which was probably also the intention of the Chiyou Territory or even the Regent Hei Yao.
Because of this, Joseph first sent people to publicize and highlight Chen Rui's performance in the Masters, praised him highly, and then threw him down hard. In a sense, Chen Rui was just a tool used by Joseph to slap Dark Moon. As for Alan who spread the news, just as Alice said, he was just a fool who was used as a gun!
Chen Rui began to seriously weigh the pros and cons of this competition. Joseph had obviously planned it. The rumors of participating in the competition had quickly spread throughout the city, and even people from the Chiyou Territory would come. The demon world despises cowards the most. If you avoid fighting, you will have a hard time in the future, whether in Dark Moon or other places, and it will definitely be more difficult to obtain spiritual energy. Besides, being low-key does not mean being cowardly. Retreating blindly will only make people step by step. Since Joseph wants to use his life to attack Xia and Dark Moon City, then let this smiling tiger fall.
Chen Rui's mind raced, and he asked, "Little Princess, is the competition between you and Joseph a one-off match to decide the winner?"
Alice was originally joking, and didn't want him to die. Now seeing Chen Rui's appearance, it seemed that she really had an idea, and quickly replied, "No, it's a best-of-three match. Athena's beast taming skills are the best in Dark Moon, and she has helped me win for two consecutive years. Last year, even Joseph himself lost to her."
Chen Rui thought to himself that the reason why Athena won consecutive games was that she had a father who was the first general of the empire, and the second was that the significance of the competition in previous years was not as important as it is now. The third and most important reason was that the smiling tiger had been hiding his strength all along, deliberately using this to conceal his strength.
Chen Rui thought deeply for a while, and had a rough plan in mind. He asked: "Little princess, I have an idea, but I can't guarantee a win. It's likely to be a draw. If you're lucky, you might win. I just don't know how brave you are?"
"If you have courage, you won't lose money, and you may even... win money?"
Alice pronounced the word "money" very accurately. When she saw Chen Rui nodded firmly, she immediately shook her body and showed her domineering aura: "The word fear has never appeared in the dictionary of the Lucifer royal family. I, Alice Lucifer, am fearless!"
The powerful aura of the little loli made Chen Rui shudder, and he quickly told her the rough plan.
After listening to Chen Rui's plan, Athena frowned slightly, looking a little worried. Alice took the responsibility and said it was okay. She stood on tiptoe and patted Chen Rui on the shoulder: "I was right. You are more cunning than the old Gauss beside my sister. Just follow me and do a good job in the future!"
This high evaluation made Chen Rui embarrassed. Suddenly he thought of something and said in cooperation: "I have a delicious candy pill here. Please taste it, my lord."
"It's the princess!" Alice corrected, snatched the candy pill, ate it, and then criticized the candy pill unceremoniously for being ordinary and far from what he expected.
Athena's eyes lit up, realizing that Alice had taken the "antidote". She secretly praised Chen Rui's wit and said, "There's not much time left. Chen Rui has never ridden a flying monster before, so he needs to master some basic driving skills immediately." "Okay, I'll go to the store to take a look. Business has been better these two days. It won't work without this princess to calm the situation," Alice said with a weird smile, "Athena, I'll leave Chen Rui to you. It's his first time. Remember to be gentle when doing that." "Because it's the first time, we need special training." Athena said blankly, "What's the use of being gentle? How can you do it without suffering!" Chen Rui was sweating profusely, fearing that Alice would extend other ambiguities, so he quickly pulled Athena and said, "Since time is tight, let's go!" After escaping from the clutches of the little loli, Athena got a horned winged beast and took him to an open space outside the city. The horned winged beast is a relatively common flying monster with an eagle head and a beast body. Its body is covered with feathers and its wings are huge when spread out.
The horned winged beast is irritable and aggressive, but its endurance is relatively poor. It can usually be used as a surprise attack force in conventional operations. The trump card of air combat is the wyvern, which is powerful and poisonous. It can take off and land vertically. It is a combat helicopter, and the driver is honored as a dragoon. However, the number of wyverns that can be tamed is very small. It is good for an empire to have one or two wyvern dragoon troops.
As for the real overlord dragon in the sky, the dragons in the demon world are relatively rare than those in the ground world, but they are more fierce and powerful. Let alone driving them, basically no one dares to provoke them.
"It's not difficult to control this tamed monster. Originally, it's the best way to win its favor, but now there's no time. You just need to let it understand what you mean." Athena patted the head of the horned winged beast gently, and a low note came out of her mouth. The eagle head, which seemed anxious, immediately leaned down obediently.
Chen Rui asked curiously: "Why don't you use a saddle or reins?"
Athena shook her head and asked back: "If you use that, will it still be called an aerial death match? And the requirement of aerial competition is that you must rise to a height of 100 meters before you can start."
A hundred meters high! And there are no auxiliary tools! Chen Rui was shocked. This kind of plane is not a bus like the triangular rhino. If you are not careful, it will become a free fall. Even if he has the characteristics of a star now, he can't stand it.
It seems that he still needs to learn the knowledge of the air force in the demon world.
"Don't be afraid in the air. The more afraid you are, the more dangerous it is. In fact, as long as you master the rhythm and feeling, you can easily control the monster."
Athena said, sitting on the back of the horned winged beast, patting its neck, and the horned winged beast quickly ran forward for a while, flapping its wings and flew up.
Chen Rui looked at Athena riding the horned winged beast in the air with envy. In his original world, humans have always dreamed of soaring in the sky, and airplanes were born. When he represented the school in college to participate in a competition, he had the honor of riding a plane once. The feeling of soaring above the white clouds and overlooking the earth was very wonderful, and Athena's flying on the back of the monster was obviously more exciting.
Athena controlled the horned winged beast to maintain a certain height, and actually stood up on the not-so-wide back of the horned winged beast. This was during a high-altitude and fast flight. Such a high-difficulty action seemed quite terrifying.
Athena looked calm. Her purple hair was blown back by the strong wind. Her short robe fluttered in the wind. Her feet were firmly nailed on the back of the monster until the horned beast landed on the ground.