Survival Arena

"Top ten Predatory Kings of the year? That sounds so badass!"

Ye Wukong said enviously, these names were all above the top of the Survival Arena.

Chu Ge was also very aspirational about it.

Probably all the Survivors had heard the earlier announcement.

Famous throughout the entire survival community!

On second thought, all the Survivors would pay attention to the kill leaderboard, and these ten Predatory Kings were already well-known existences to the Survivors.

But now, they were officially recognized by the Survival Arena.

Equivalent to the ten strongest Survivors of the year.

What attracted Chu Ge the most was Mother of Red Blood.

This guy climbed up so fast!

Previously ranked twelfth, this time he made it straight into the top ten.

Incredible.

Could this guy climb to the top three, or even stage a comeback against Evil Dragon?

Chu Ge let his imagination run wild, unsure when he himself would make it into the top ten of the individual rankings.

"When can we become strong like them?"

Nangong murmured to himself, his tone full of envy.

Longing was evident in the eyes of others too, including Arno and Xiao Hero.

At that level, survival might not be the primary task, but rather, how to live a more spectacular life would be their focus.

After some discussion, Chu Ge returned to his own Survival House.

He discovered he had received two friend requests.

He accepted both.

Soon after, both of them sent him messages.

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North American Wolf King: Bro, the conditions I mentioned for recruiting you still stand. This time, I didn't kill your two teammates, partly because of you, whenever you figure it out, contact me.

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General Lie Hao: Bro, does our previous conversation still count? If so, I'm ready to leave my group now.

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Chu Ge raised an eyebrow, first politely replying with a thank you to the North American Wolf King.

Then he focused on chatting with General Lie Hao.

General Lie Hao was the Silverback Gorilla he had encountered before.

Chu Ge really liked General Lie Hao's physique.

It could develop a sense of invincibility in the future, an aura of 'who dares compete with me.'

If on top of Huashan, General Lie Hao, as a member of the Suicide Group, roared at the enemies below like Vajra beating his chest, how imposing that would be!

But General Lie Hao wasn't strong enough yet.

Chu Ge, as the group leader, assigned him tasks in advance, letting him take a powerful and dominant strength route.

This earnest approach excited General Lie Hao.

He was not joking!

General Lie Hao immediately assured he wouldn't disappoint Chu Ge.

After chatting for a while, Chu Ge sent his address and cell phone number to Nangong and Local Snake.

Back in reality, his parents had already gone to work. Chu Ge lay on the couch and browsed through his cell phone.

Not long after.

An unfamiliar number called.

Chu Ge hesitated for a moment, then answered.

"Boss, I've discussed it with Local Snake, we'll come tomorrow, what do you think?" Nangong's excited voice came through.

Chu Ge chuckled, "Of course, I'll pick you guys up."

"No need, Local Snake has a car. He'll pick me up at the station and drive straight to your house."

"Alright, see you tomorrow."

"Great, I'll finally get to see what the boss looks like in person!"

"Watch out, you might feel inferior because I'm too handsome."

"That handsome? Now you're scaring me."

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Chu Ge ended the call to avoid an awkward conversation.

A while later, Local Snake also called.

"Boss, tomorrow night at 7:30, the place is Nanluo Hotel, I'm treating! To put your parents' minds at ease, I'm bringing all kinds of IDs: student card, ID card, driver's license, health certificate, elementary school diploma, high school diploma, Putonghua proficiency certificate..."

Hearing Local Snake going on and on, Chu Ge felt a headache coming on.

He quickly interrupted, "Okay, that's enough, no need to exaggerate so much."

"Hehe, I'm just really excited, boss, you're my idol, and I'm finally going to meet the real you!"

"Stop sucking up, you still have to train as usual. I'm counting on you to turn into a dragon and take us flying!"

"Definitely!"

For some reason, Chu Ge always felt a bit of sympathy for Local Snake.

If he were an Earthworm, always overlooked by people, he couldn't manage to be shameless either.

In the Suicide Group, everyone often joked about Local Snake, saying he was too weak, he didn't need to train, just to lay low and survive. Each time, Local Snake would brag about transforming into a dragon someday, only to be teased even more by everyone.

Although Local Snake never showed anger or unhappiness, Chu Ge felt that he must be hurting inside.

No one wants to be constantly mocked or joked about.

After ending the call, Chu Ge started to order takeout.

He planned to rest well for the day.

Once he moved out, he'd consider redeeming his next Lv4 Survival Skills.

He had a preference in mind.

Should he enhance his strength again?

It's tough to surpass the North American Wolf King with any other survival abilities.

His strength gap with the North American Wolf King wasn't big.

He had already started to treat the North American Wolf King as his imaginary adversary.

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Evening.

Chu Ge mentioned to his parents that Nangong and Local Snake were going to visit.

"Nanluo Hotel? That place is expensive, do we need to go all out like this? Why not just eat at home?" Han Yujuan frowned.

Chu Feiqiang smirked, saying, "Let's go, we'll see if his friends are actually reliable, plus they're the ones treating us."

Han Yujuan glared at him, then looked at Chu Ge with worry, "Why are you in such a hurry to leave?"

Chu Ge said helplessly, "Mom, you both have jobs. It's not like everyone else has no work. The fact they're making time to come and see you is already very respectful."

Han Yujuan thought about it and felt there was some sense to that.

It was just that she couldn't bear to let Chu Ge go.

She had talked it over with Chu Feiqiang the night before; if Chu Ge's friend seemed trustworthy, they would be willing to let Chu Ge leave.

At Chu Ge's age, they had already gone out to work, striving for their own living.

In the last six months, Chu Ge had been very steady, and he had obviously grown up a lot compared to before, which was also reassuring for them.

"I'll come back when I have time, and you're welcome to come visit me too."

Chu Ge reassured them, eager to become independent.

At first, after his rebirth, he had really enjoyed the warmth of his family.

But as time went on, there were too many inconveniences.

Then, Chu Ge changed the subject to lighten the mood a bit.

...

The next day at noon.

Sitting on the couch watching TV, Chu Ge received a call on his cell phone.

Nangong and Local Snake had arrived.

He immediately got up and went downstairs.

Arriving at the entrance of the residential complex, he saw a blue Maserati with two young men standing in front of the car.

They were about the same height, one of medium build and the other a bit chubby, both dressed in formal suits—hmm, they looked decent enough.

As Chu Ge approached, the two exchanged glances, hesitant.

"Is it him?"

"It should be, this kid does look quite handsome, not like a high school student at all."

Muttering among themselves, they weren't sure.

Chu Ge walked up to them and said irritably, "Am I so handsome that you can't even recognize me?"

"Boss!"

They exclaimed in surprise and immediately crowded around him.

By the sound of their voices, Chu Ge could tell them apart.

The chubby one was Local Snake, his skin was very fair, clearly a homebody, and his facial features were quite good; if he slimmed down, he'd definitely be handsome.

Nangong had an unremarkable appearance but was not ugly, and in a suit, he looked like a salesman.

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