abnabooks Chapter 236 He's 1 Times Stronger Than You
Chapter 236 He's 1 Times Stronger Than You
Chapter 236 He's a million times stronger than you
Jimmy was interrupted, but he seemed not to hear the urging, still holding the rabbit and raising his chin even higher.
His gaze swept across the crowd, lingering particularly on Mia, trying to discern disappointment or envy on her face.
Li Ang was carefully examining the pure white male cat-man, and then looked at Mia beside him, whose fur was a clever blend of black, yellow and white.
Seeing the undisguised disgust in Mia's eyes, Li Ang suddenly recalled an interesting saying he had heard in his original world about cat markings: white cats are said to be the ugliest, while calico cats are the Liu Yifei of the cat world.
Judging from the current situation, this possibility is quite high. Li Ang's lips twitched slightly, and he forced himself to suppress these inappropriate thoughts.
At that moment, Mia faced Jimmy and the crowd of onlookers with no expression on her face. She simply raised her hand, which was adorned with a storage ring, and waved it gently.
"Thump, thump, thump, boom!"
Suddenly, a whole bunch of things appeared on the ground: three huge matsutake pigs that had already been bled, and a flamingo with fiery feathers and a neck bent at an odd angle.
This scene instantly silenced the previously noisy square.
All eyes, including Jimmy's smug expression, froze instantly.
People stared blankly at the pile of prey on the ground, enough to feed the entire nest for several days with some left over, then at the smug-looking Mia, and the silent, cloaked kobold beside her, their brains went blank.
The two female cat-people responsible for cooking were so startled that they almost dropped the ceramic pots they were holding.
Mia nodded to one of the older female cat-people and said, "Aunt Mona, I have some game here. There's some meat we can't finish eating today, so please process it and marinate it using the old method."
"This—this—" Mona came to her senses, so excited that she was somewhat incoherent.
"Mia, you—you guys—good heavens! Three matsutake pigs, and flamingos! I—I'll go get more people to help right away."
She immediately grabbed another cat-person in charge of cooking, and while calling out to the few kobolds who were still in a daze, she began excitedly organizing the moving of this amazing harvest.
A gasp of amazement and cheers erupted from the crowd, their gazes toward Mia and Leon filled with unbelievable reverence.
The abundance of meat was a more powerful stimulant than any words in this precarious underground world. Jimmy's face went from flushed with pride to turning ashen, and finally pale.
He stared intently at the pile of prey on the ground, then looked at Mia, his lips trembling: "No—it's impossible—Mia, you—how could you—"
Based on his understanding of Mia's hunting abilities, there was absolutely no way she could bring back so many large prey on one trip, especially since the prey included flamingos, which are among the most difficult to catch.
Mia, seemingly just to annoy him, slightly raised her chin and gestured in Li Ang's direction, saying boastfully, "I didn't catch these. Ah Huang, oh no, this 'Li Ang' caught them. He's better than you..."
She paused, then emphasized each word, saying, "Ten thousand times stronger."
"You—!" Jimmy was so angry that his fur stood on end, his pure white tail was taut, and his sharp claws popped out from his paw pads, only to be forcibly retracted.
He glared fiercely at Li Ang, his eyes filled with jealousy, the shame and anger of being outdone, and a hint of humiliation at being overshadowed by the "dog-headed man".
In the end, he said nothing, stomped his foot, picked up his cloud rabbit which looked particularly shabby in comparison, turned and squeezed through the crowd, disappearing into the dimly lit passage.
As night fell, several bonfires were lit in the open space in the center of the Lost Nest, and the aroma of roasted meat mixed with the sweetness of mushroom soup filled the entire underground space.
At this moment, except for those who were unable to move, almost all the residents had gathered here to enjoy this rare and sumptuous dinner. The pork from the matsutake mushrooms was roasted until it was crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, and the dripping fat was carefully collected. The breast meat of the flamingo was sliced into thin pieces and grilled on a stone slab, looking incredibly fresh and tender. The mushroom soup in the large pot, mixed with some kind of root and the oil dripping from the grilling, was simmered and smelled very fragrant.
Li Ang sat next to Mia and Lillian and received a small piece of perfectly roasted pork and a bowl of thick soup.
He took off his hood, but the disguise on his face was still there. Although the people around him were still looking at him curiously, the wariness in their eyes had lessened considerably, replaced by gratitude and a vague sense of awe. After all, it was this man who had brought the abundant food.
An elderly kobold man with scars on his face gnawed on a meat bone and asked indistinctly, "Young Ah Huang—uh, Li Ang, right? You—a kobold, how come you're so amazing? How did you catch so many big guys?"
He clearly hadn't fully accepted the fact that Leon wasn't a kobold, or rather, he didn't quite understand what "human" really was.
Before Li Ang could speak, Mia interrupted, chewing on the fragrant bird meat, her tone filled with a sense of pride: "I already told you he's not a kobold, he's human. He disguised himself like this to avoid attracting the attention of those long-eared creatures outside."
She swallowed her food, her voice growing louder, as if announcing something extraordinary about hope Yao.
"Li Ang is amazing! He can use miracles! Those matsutake pigs and flamingos were all caught by him using miracles. He's better than any hunter I've ever seen!"
The moment the word "miracle" was uttered, the surroundings fell silent for a moment, with only the crackling of the campfire.
Those who had seen Li Ang during the day showed expressions of sudden realization and certainty.
And for the residents who had only heard about it or were only just finding out, their gazes towards Li Ang immediately changed.
It wasn't just gratitude for eating someone else's prey; it was also mixed with an instinctive awe of powerful forces.
Jimmy, who was sitting by another campfire, naturally heard it too. He had been engrossed in gnawing on his meat, but upon hearing this, he paused and looked up at Li Ang.
When he confirmed that Li Ang was indeed not a member of the orc race, but a so-called human, the complex jealousy on his face subsided somewhat. He seemed to find it less unacceptable to lose to an outsider.
As night deepened, the feast ended, and the residents, satisfied and weary, returned to their homes.
Li Ang was assigned to a vacant little mud house next to Mia and Lillian's cottage.
The mud house was extremely simple, with rammed earth walls and dry moss on the floor. Inside, there was a bed made of mud, covered with thick straw and several fabricated animal hides of unknown origin, which was all the family's possessions.