บท 24: Crickfoot Match [1]

"Hah! Easy on us? Don't flatter yourself, old geezer! You'll regret underestimating the strength of the Hung family!" the fourth elder of the Hung family, the one who thinks with his ass instead of his brain, said with such overconfidence that it made others question if he was born without a brain.

"Y-Yeah! A single elder from the Long family isn't enough to take us down." The fifth elder followed the lead of the fourth elder in a fit of rashness, as he didn't want to be a coward and hide behind them.

"L-let's not be hasty. This old man might be bluffing. But just in case… maybe we should, uh, think of a strategic retreat and reassess our approach, right?" the third elder, who is the most cowardly out of all of them but still the smartest among them, said as he felt the situation to be quite weird because he couldn't seem to gauge the old geezer of the Long family, even though he could tell what realm he was in.

The three elders then huddled together, casting nervous glances at the old man who stood before them with a look of serene indifference. They whispered in harsh tones, discussing their next move.

"Hah! Look at you three, quivering like pups lost in the rain. Do you Hung elders always bark louder than you bite?" The second elder of the Long family sneered as he gave them a mocking look, his voice carrying a smug tone that pricked their small, useless egos like a thorn as it hit the mark.

The fourth elder's face turned a deep crimson red as he burned with fury, his hands shaking with anger as he glared at the old man.

"You dare mock the Hung family?!" he spoke, each and every word that came out of his mouth dripping with immense fury.

"I'll show you who's barking here, you fucking old relic!"

Ignoring the sharp look from the third elder, who sensed the danger, the fourth elder rushed forward like a dog whose tail has been stepped on by some human as he drew his sword with a reckless swing, which was to be expected from a wild dog like him.

He then charged, his eyes turning damn wild, as he aimed to remove that fucking smirk off the old man's face.

The fifth elder tried to follow the fourth, more out of peer pressure than actual strategy, his movements equally rash but once again, something expected, "Indeed, let's show this fucking old geezer what the Hung family is made of!"

But before either of them could get close, the old man moved first, his speed so fast that it made him look like an afterimage.

As he saw the fourth's reckless swing, he sidestepped, successfully dodging the attack and then tapped the back of his blade, sending the elder stumbling forward, making it clear that he was just playing with them while they seriously tried to fight him.

"Is that really all the Hung family has to offer?" the old man said, his smirk deepening as he continued, "I thought you might at least be able to give this old man a challenge, but sigh... I guess I overestimated you thots."

"You fucking old coot!!!"

"How dare you continually mock me!!!"

With a loud scream of curses, the fourth elder launched himself at the old man once more, raising his sword rather high as his eyes burned with deep hatred for the second elder of the Long family. His movements were wild and uncoordinated as he charged forward, fully determined to strike the old man at least once.

But in a flash, the old man sidestepped, effortlessly slipping out of the attack's path. Then he lifted his hand, catching the fourth elder's arm mid-swing, his grip like iron.

Before the elder could even process what was happening, the old man twisted and, with a quick, brutal motion, spun the elder around like a Ferris wheel but a fast one.

"Perhaps a little flight might cool you off... Oh, and I've also prepared a gift for you."

With a single, powerful flick, the old man threw the fourth elder straight into the air and then kicked the back of the fourth elder, making his body shoot upward, the wind rushing past his ears.

"You fuckerrrrrrrrrr!!!" And the only thing that was left there was his shocked scream before he disappeared into the sky.

Seeing the funny battle, the fifth and third elders stood frozen, watching their comrade launch into the sky like a Team Rocket member.

After the disappearance of the fourth, silence fell, broken only by the remaining two's quick and deep heartbeat.

The old man chuckled, dusting off his hands. "Hmm... Since that old fool's life is over... Let's see... Who's going to be next?"

The second elder of the Long family flashed them a smile that only a devil would have, with a hint of mockery in it.

'DEVIL!!! He's a freaking devil himself!!' both of them thought as they shivered upon hearing his words.

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[Long Tian's POV]

"Ah... So much time has passed... But that old geezer hasn't sent anyone here...." I muttered as I clicked my tongue in annoyance and slowly flew over to the place where the second elder had gone, to remind him of what he said.

"Ahhhhhhhhhh." But before I could move even an inch, I heard a deafening scream that made me look ahead.

"Oh.... Isn't he the fourth elder of the Hung family?" As soon as I saw him, my grin widened as I finally found someone come here.

"Let's play some crickfoot, shall we?" I muttered with a wide grin as I looked at the shining star that came toward me like a rocket.

I then took out my bloody red spear from my spatial ring and gave it a kiss.

"Be ready to play some crickfoot." I said to the spear as it vibrated a bit, showing the same level of enthusiasm that it always shows.

"Bzzzz!"

"Ahhhhhhhhh!" I then looked at the shooting star with a grin as I positioned myself, my legs a bit bent while gripping the spear and bringing it near my neck, positioning like a cricket player.

"Now, I shall be the first human in this world to score a sixer!!"

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Hoho! Now my Boii is bout to be the first crickfoot player in the history of cultivation and bout to score a sixer!

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