"Black-level Mecha Pilots."
"And two of them!"
Mu Chen's face showed astonishment as he noticed the approaching figures. These were... Black-level Mecha Pilots?
But there was only one Black-level Mecha Pilot in all of Eastsea City—the Soul Douluo beside him, Gu Jingtian, who was also the president of the Mecha Master Association.
When had two more appeared at once?
Moreover, they didn't seem to be here for the Mecha Pilot who had come to pick a fight with Luo Chuan. Could it be... these were people Luo Chuan knew?
"Luo Chuan, you little rascal..."
"You truly are an extraordinary child."
Mu Chen couldn't help but marvel. Gu Jingtian's arrival alone had already exceeded his expectations, let alone the current situation.
That little Tang Luochuan was truly remarkable!
"Might I ask who you two are...?"
Gu Jingtian was even more baffled. He glanced toward the two mechas and instinctively asked the question.
But the moment he remembered this was a child even the big shot Mu Ye had taken an interest in, his brows furrowed, and he inwardly cursed his own foolishness.
How could a child who had caught the attention of such a big shot be ordinary? It was only natural for his family to have Mecha Pilots!
"Who we are doesn't matter."
"Tell me..."
"Which one of you is Guang Biao?"
Inside the mecha, Tang Ziran's expression was grim. Only when he saw his children safe and sound did he finally let out a sigh of relief. As long as the two kids were unharmed, nothing else mattered.
His gaze swept over Mu Chen and the others. He didn't recognize any of them. All he wanted to know was...
Who had dared to bully his child!
"A couple?"
"Guang Biao!"
"Look at the mess you've made!"
Hearing this, Gu Jingtian immediately understood. Since they were a couple, these two were clearly the child's parents!
His eyes turned toward Guang Biao, filled with disappointment. This guy had been nurtured by the Association, and now look at the trouble he'd stirred up!
"..."
Guang Biao couldn't utter a single word. This was the first time he'd faced so many big shots at once—figures he'd rarely even glimpsed before, now all gathered before him.
The people around him trembled in fear. A Soul Douluo expert, Black-level Mecha Pilots...
They'd only come to seek justice!
How had they ended up facing enemies so powerful they couldn't possibly handle them?
"So you're Guang Biao, is that right?"
Tang Ziran's face inside the mecha was icy as he stared in Guang Biao's direction. Lang Yue couldn't hold back either and spoke up.
The captain of Eastsea City's Mecha Brigade, a Purple-level Mecha Pilot!
Instead of focusing on self-improvement, he'd resorted to bullying children!
If this hadn't been at the entrance of Eastsea Academy, they wouldn't have hesitated to teach him a lesson.
"Everyone."
"I am Mu Chen, president of the Forging Master Association. Since we're all here for the children's safety, I don't think this is the right place to discuss matters..."
"Shall we move elsewhere?"
Listening to the implications in the words of the two Black-level Mecha Pilots, Mu Chen pondered for a moment before stepping forward with his suggestion.
"Then let's follow President Mu Chen's suggestion."
"Everyone, let's go."
Tang Ziran and his wife glanced toward Tang Luochuan and the others, then nodded faintly before speaking.
After speaking, the two of them took the lead and left, with the others following closely behind. Xie Tianhai, who was still inside the Purple-level Mecha, snapped out of his daze after a moment and hurriedly trailed after them.
Being around so many big shots was truly an unfamiliar experience for him.
"..."
Watching this scene unfold, Wu Zhangkong was momentarily at a loss for words. As the children's teacher, he felt he should join the conversation, but...
His strength seemed insufficient.
Having lived in Eastsea City for so many years, this was the first time he had encountered so many powerful individuals at once. Perhaps, as someone who had studied under a Super Douluo, seeing Soul Douluos wouldn't normally shock him, but...
Eastsea City wasn't a major metropolis! The entire Eastsea Academy couldn't even muster a single Soul Emperor apart from him, and the only Titled Douluo in the entire city was the master of the Spirit Transfer Pagoda.
Four Soul Douluos appearing at once was simply too rare.
"Wu Lin, you once told me your family was ordinary and that you had to live frugally before. So, those people just now..."
"Luo Chuan..."
"Do you know them all?"
Glancing in Tang Luochuan's direction, Wu Zhangkong couldn't help but ask. Other than this possibility, he couldn't think of any other explanation.
"Hmm?"
"President Mu Chen's daughter, Sister Mu Xi, is very close to me. As for the president of the Mecha Master Association, I do know a powerful Mecha Designer, but it's not him."
"As for the last two..."
A faint smile appeared on Tang Luochuan's face.
He knew Mu Chen, but Gu Jingtian was unfamiliar to him. However, the last two who had arrived...
They were probably his parents, who always insisted they were just ordinary people.
"So you don't know the last two either?"
Wu Zhangkong could only nod in response. At that moment, Xie Xie spoke up with a bewildered expression:
"Teacher Wu, since when was the boss's family ordinary?"
"Those two are the boss's parents."
"..."
"Huh?"
Tang Wulin and Wu Zhangkong exchanged glances, deep in thought.
What?
There was such a thing?!
"..."
"Let's hear it."
"What exactly is your explanation?"
Not long after leaving the entrance of Eastsea Academy, Tang Ziran and his wife deactivated their mecha forms and turned their gaze toward Guang Biao.
To bully someone and target their son...
What a fine Mecha Designer he was!
"This is precisely what we'd like to know as well."
"Guang Biao, what were you thinking?"
Mu Chen and Gu Jingtian also turned their cold stares toward Guang Biao as they spoke.
"..."
"I never intended to bully that child. But my brother was injured by those two. I couldn't just let it go without seeking justice for him..."
Guang Biao looked as if he wanted to cry but had no tears left.
He was genuinely terrified. In all his years, he had never provoked enemies at the level of Soul Sages—let alone two Mecha Designers and two association presidents...
He was truly frightened!
"So you do know fear after all."
"Your brother was injured by the children, but have you ever stopped to consider why he was injured in the first place?"
Xie Tianhai was the one who spoke. Though he wasn't any taller than Guang Biao, at this moment, he was practically shouting in the man's face.
"He went to collect protection money—you knew about this, didn't you?"
"A few good kids couldn't stand by and let it happen, so they tried to reason with him. He was the one who started the fight."
Xie Tianhai said angrily. Xie Xie had already told him the whole story. How dare this bald guy still have the nerve to cause trouble!
Wasn't he ashamed?!
"..."
"What...?"
Hearing these words, Guang Biao's mind went blank. He collapsed to the ground in a daze, his face filled with disbelief...
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
"I was wrong..."
"After my brother was beaten, he falsely claimed it was a few kids who bullied him, and I believed him..."
Guang Biao spoke with guilt written across his face.
When he heard his brother say he'd been beaten, rage had clouded his judgment. He hadn't even stopped to think before believing his brother's story and marching out to demand justice...
"Not only did you indulge your brother's outrageous behavior, but you also took his word at face value."
"Guang Biao."
"You've failed your duty."
Gu Jingtian's voice was filled with anger. This man had once been his subordinate, but his current actions were deeply disappointing.
Now he feels remorse? Only because disaster was narrowly avoided!
If not for that Soul Emperor from the academy intervening, even ten lives wouldn't be enough to atone for what could have happened.
"Forget about becoming Mecha Brigade Captain."
"From now on, you're on your own."
Gu Jingtian's cold pronouncement was the judgment from his former superior. Any thoughts of promotion were now out of the question.
"You two."
"Your turn now."
Turning his gaze toward Tang Ziran and the other, Gu Jingtian spoke again. The previous words had been his judgment on Guang Biao.
But now...
It was time for the parents.