Digitize: Rebirth of the Silver Death God

Chapter 99: The Center of Attention

The Battle Arena was even more crowded than the norm due to the influx of Digitizers who strived to achieve a rank up, each of them being novices that had only just arrived within two weeks.

Curiously, a few of the top tier rankers were also around, characters such as Thunder's Daughter, Crazy Blade, and even that strange Bramble Child were seated in different corners.

Currently, both Crazy Blade and Thunder's Daughter were having a conversation as they ignored the cluster of noises from all around them.

"Miss Thunder, it seems to me that you're pretty much ready to rise on the rankings list, haha, I can see your fighting spirit," Crazy Blade said with a set of sharp-looking eyes on his scaly-looking square-shaped face with shark teeth.

"Hehe, maybe, but I don't think I'm the only one who's filled with confidence," Thunder's Daughter replied with as she played with her flowing hair that sparkled with lightning bolts and glanced at him from the corners of her slender eyes.

Crazy Blade merely grinned without saying anything, showing a smug look on his face; he was about to say something. Still, as if his eyes spotted two persons, they showed surprise before delight as he spoke, "Well-well, looks like we've gotten ourselves the company of the two most popular rising stars."

Thunder's Daughter was a bit intrigued by his words; she glanced in the direction he looked and noticed Nero, who was making his way through the crowd with Elly nearby him.

"Ah, indeed we do, haha, the little tyrant of that family, and that boy who's apparently of no major influence," Thunder's Daughter said with flashing eyes.

"Crazy Blade made a puzzled look as he glanced at her and asked, "Oh, you're saying that after checking his background, that boy isn't from any of those major powers belonging to humankind."

Thunder's Daughter licked her blue lips as she nodded and answered, "Correct, from those sources of mine, it turns out he was merely a common brat a few days ago from the lowest grounds."

Crazy Blade showed a look as if he didn't buy those words; he frowned and spoke, "Tsk, you're telling me to believe that nonsense? Maybe it's those sources that are wrong, after all, we both know just how difficult it is to get clearance in their domain, and even so, those who go will be greatly limited..."

"Hehe, your Sharkian Race might not have the means, but we Thunder Eels aren't so incompetent; if we didn't have such methods, how would we have even survived the conquest of that troublesome Zerax race?" Thunder's Daughter replied with a mocking smile as she turned her attention to him once more.

"You... hmph!" Crazy Blade uttered in anger, but after a moment, he decided to say nothing, any conflict with her wouldn't even be worth it.

Unlike the duo, the mysterious Bramble Child seemed to have taken a keen interest in Nero, the hood from his enchanted mage cloak that shrouded most of his features, as a series of vines with spikes had pricked out from its openings.

As his head shifted towards Nero's direction, two rounded sharp green pupils lit up as a sniffing sound was heard when he pondered to himself, 'It's different from that video, he reeks of death yet his soul carried the charm of a Life Spirit. It is rich to the extent where he can even bond with the spirits of this world... such a fascinating human...'

Bramble Child's eyes only glowed brighter as he stared at Nero, but as if Nero sensed something, he turned his sights towards him at this moment. The two stared at each other with neither saying a word before they both turned away and minded their own business.

"Heh! Quite sharp..." Bramble Child murmured as a slight mouth formed below his hood, curving into a smile.

Nero had already taken his sight from Bramble Child, but as he listened to the discussions, he already learned the name of his stalker.

'So he is that Bramble Child, I wonder, just what did he want from me?' Nero pondered as he recalled the look he gave him, he wanted to think more, but there was a new commotion right now.

"Huh? Isn't that the Silver Boy and the Graceful Tyrant I didn't know they were a pair?"

"Wait a minute; I think you've got it wrong, it's Silver Fiend now."

"No, you're the one who's wrong, I saw the title myself, they're calling him Silver Handsome..."

"Nonsense, how can you know it better than I do?"

A large commotion started a few Digitizers started to curse when they noticed Nero's arrival; it would seem that there were many who knew of his recent berserk phase.

Nero felt a bit embarrassed at this, now that he was of a calmer mind, he really didn't like the video of him that was up and about the Digitizers Network, causing so many to view him differently.

However, Nero soon shook his head while thinking, 'Hmph! It doesn't matter; if they can change that shitty name Silver Boy, I wouldn't mind slaughtering another batch of those goblins...'

As Nero's had such violent thoughts, his red pupils shone with a slightly ominous light, causing those who watched him from afar to shudder slightly, a few even gulped as they whispered to their friends with fear.

"He truly is as the video portrays, such a violent and strong boy..." A voluptuous beauty said as she stared at Nero with flashing eyes.

"Hehe, sister is right, it's a pity though, he's already taken," One of her female friends said with a hint of sadness on her face as she looked at Elly.

The voluptuous beauty snorted and spoke, "Hmph! So what? Real men are those who can take more than one wife..."

The other girls' eyes lit up as they knew this fact to be true; while human culture was a bit strained due to things called morals and ethics, the various races thought differently.

'Me and him? Why... why do mother and everyone keep saying that?' Elly thought with a puzzled look on her face; she stealthy peeked at Nero but saw that he was indifferent to all things.

'Hmph! As if that will ever happen,' Elly thought with a snort, but as if she liked it a bit, her face turned a bit crimson.

Nero pretended not to hear any of their words, but his eyes couldn't help but glance towards Elly at his side, who was being oddly quiet.

With a suspicious glance, he asked, "Elly, what's wrong?"

Elly, who was still a bit dizzy pondering the previous words, had a red face; she originally wanted to forget them, but couldn't. As if she only now heard Nero's words, Elly soon returned to her senses, even if she had slight thoughts about such things, there was no way on this earth she would expose such thoughts to Nero.

"I-I'm fine, I was only just thinking about the rankings," Elly said while trying to keep a straight face.

Nero wasn't blind or stupid; from his initial understanding of her character, he could infer a few things, but Nero didn't want to think about such topics right now.

With a smile on his face, Nero spoke to shift the mood, "Ah, no wonder; it looks like you've leveled up again; that's good, if you keep at one stage, you never know when even I'll pass you out."

Elly, who wasn't expecting this conversation, gave him a dazed look before her face turned to anger; she shook her slender palms that curled into a fist and pointed one finger forward before she snapped at him, "Hey, I'm not called a genius in my family for nothing! Do you think that just anybody can surpass me? Humph! I'll tell you right now that it won't happen... not today, not ever!"

At this time, Elly, having been moved by her easy to change mood, had apparently forgotten about Nero's battles against the Crimson Blade Mantises.

Nero made a sour look at her current state; his face crumpled up into an expression that showed regret for the peaceful mood that was now ruined as he thought, 'Yeesh, looks like I drew her out in full, maybe I should have stayed quiet and enjoyed that atmosphere...'

As Elly saw Nero turned quiet, she pouted, saying nothing before taking the lead as she moved forward towards the Battle Rings, Nero sighed as he followed behind her, not saying a word.

The crowd looked at the two and chuckled silently as few had looks of envy on their faces, Crazy Blade clicked his teeth as he glanced at Thunder's Daughter from the corner of his eyes, but as if she noticed him, her hair flashed with lightning as she spoke in a cold voice, "Not happening..."

Crazy Blade's face turned ugly as he snapped back, "As if I'd want that soggy flesh..."

A crackle of thunder sounded as Thunder's Daughter grew enraged at his words, making a few looks over towards their direction with interest. However, it would seem that another party was about to do something more alarming.

With a bang, a table was smashed to pieces as a figure stepped out from a corner. His eyes glared at Nero, who was walking with Elly as if he saw his greatest nemesis.

"Huh? Isn't that...?" One person said in alarm.

Bramble Child looked over in silence as he smirked while thinking, 'Ho, looks like we're in for some entertainment..."

Following his words, this large silhouette began to make his way towards Nero with heavy steps, as a tense mood filled within the entire room.

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