“One is amazingly talented while the other is astoundingly gifted!.
“For these two people to go up against each other, this is certainly a match of equally formidable opponents and a clash of the titans!”
Frederick the 32nd marveled sincerely, “This is one of the showdowns I am looking forward to the most since the start of the exchange competition this year.”
“Indeed, Your Majesty! Both 16-year-old Meng Lei and Mond Aston, who’s ranked 38th place in the Dragon God Genius Ranking, are seeded contestants in this year’s exchange competition. We are also looking incredibly forward to the battle between the two of them!”
“I had initially thought that they’d only run into each other in the latter half of the competition, but little did I expect them to meet so quickly. This is truly and terribly exciting...”
Everyone was staring at the magic screen.
Ever since Meng Lei had made his debut, everyone was astounded by his abilities and even more so his talent for magic. They craved for the sight of him—including even the Emperor.
Thus, Meng Lei had received a lot of screen time on the magic screen. It was almost as much as the screen time that the 13th Princess, the Golden Dragon-Lion, and the Thunder Giant had received.
It was only after Meng Lei had arrived at the Golden Ocean Bay and turned on his slacker mode to wait idly for opportunities to come knocking that the camera moved away from him.
Nevertheless, even so, they’d still return for a look now and then.
Thus, at the sight of the scenic ocean bay, everyone had recognized it as the very same Golden Ocean Bay where Meng Lei was waiting.
This implied that Mond Aston was going to face Meng Lei very soon.
“Such anticipation! Such excitement!”
“Meng Lei and Mond Aston! The two monsters whose names start with ‘M’ are finally facing each other!”
“I wonder who’ll win?”
“It’s going to be a fierce fight...”
A campfire blazed on the clean, white sandy shore.
Hanging above the campfire was a rather dramatically large pot. Inside the ten-meter-wide pot, soup bubbled and boiled as an aroma rushed toward one’s senses—the pot was filled with various seafood.
Fresh, tender fish, dustpan-sized crabs, black boar-sized lobsters, full, plump abalones, long, thick geoducks...
An aroma wafted about from the dish that boasted both looks and fragrance.
Meng Lei sat cross-legged as he floated in mid-air next to the pot. He held two long chopsticks and ate as he drank. One needn’t even mention just how enthusiastic he currently was.
“Gurgle~”
The Multi-Armed Behemoth, currently “letting out its aura” a short distance away, could only stare in his direction as it swallowed its saliva loudly. Oh, how enviable!
“You’re craving for the food again?”
While holding a boar-sized lobster and munching on its white, tender flesh, Meng Lei cast a glance at the Multi-Armed Behemoth.
“Yes, yes!”
Sacas nodded incessantly, drooling at the mouth.
“Take it!”
Meng Lei casually grabbed an ox-sized crab and tossed it over to Sacas.
Sacas caught hold of it smoothly. Then, without even caring that it was burning-hot, it bit the bright red crab pincer and stuffed it in its mouth.
Amid the crisp sounds of crunching, the huge ox-sized crab didn’t last long before it entered Sacas’ stomach, not even leaving behind its shell. Then, Sacas stared at Meng Lei longingly again as it swallowed its saliva, its stomach letting out thunderous growls again.
“Can you eat a little slower? You’ve already eaten 19 crabs, 38 lobsters, 76 abalones, and 152 geoducks.” Meng Lei was rendered speechless. “At this rate, it’s not gonna be enough no matter how much there is! Not to be judgmental, but when it comes to seafood, you have to chew slowly so that you can taste the freshness. Swallowing it whole like what you’re doing is practically a waste!”
“I get it, Boss!”
Sacas said with a pitiful look on its face, “But the hotpot is simply too delicious. The spice really packs a punch. I... I can’t stop myself!”
“Of course, I’ve always liked how this tastes since I was young.” Meng Lei was rather smug about it. Then, he tossed a millstone-sized abalone over and said, “Abalones must be eaten and savored slowly. Get it?”
“Got it, Boss!”
Sacas hurriedly responded, and then it grabbed the abalone and stuffed it into its mouth, shell and all, and began to crunch on it... In the blink of an eye, it had finished it all up again.
And then, it continued to stare at Meng Lei hopefully.
“...”
Meng Lei gave up completely. He pointed at the boundless ocean and chastised him. “We’re out of ingredients. If you want to eat, then go and catch them yourself.”
“Will you cook them for me if I catch them, Boss?”
“Of course not! Do it yourself!”
“Okay!”
After responding, Sacas started to strode toward the waters. The Golden Ocean Bay boasted a rich abundance of resources and a great variety of ingredients, and they became even more abundant, especially after the Golden Brown Crabs were wiped out.
Sourcing for a bit of seafood was really not a problem at all.
“La la la~”
Sacas quickly searched for ingredients as it daydreamed about the gourmand experience. It was at this moment that a shrill whiz rang out, followed by Mond Aston’s appearance.
“To think it’s actually a Multi-Armed Behemoth!”
Chapter 182: Who’s Beating Up Who? A Fierce Battle
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
“To think it’s actually a Multi-Armed Behemoth!”
Mond Aston’s eyes shone as he gazed at Sacas, which was standing in the waters, and stared at its thick coat of fur and strong, muscular body.
“A Multi-Armed Behemoth is a Behemoth that can rival a Golden Behemoth. If I can subdue it as my mount, how impressive would that be?”
Who wouldn’t want a mighty, imposing,
