All Heavens: Starting with the Predator, I'm No Longer Human

Get off the maglev train.

After parting ways with the elder, Chu Cige walked along the gate. Along the way, Tie Xue kept giving him strange looks, which made him a little confused.

After passing through a passage marked by the passage of time, the scene suddenly opened up before us. The walls, built of yellowish-brown stone, bore various mottled carvings, making the amphitheater appear even more ancient.

The oval-shaped internal structure allows spectators in the stands to clearly observe every detail of the battle taking place.

A new award platform has been built opposite the entrance, and there are two rooms behind the platform.

After the renovation, this place became a training ground for the new recruits' combat and weapon skills. The shouts and cries of sparring that used to fill the air were silenced on this special day.

The graduation ceremony for this year's cohort will be held here.

The members of the Iron Blood Society, who were familiar with each other, gathered in twos and threes to discuss their performance in their coming-of-age ceremony.

Chu Ci Ge looked around, trying to find a familiar figure.

The Celts and Zhanbo arrived early from afar, and they were surrounded by several Ironbloods who were asking them to recount their experiences.

Especially Scar, who was usually taciturn in the training camp, suddenly became so powerful in their mouths.

Although there had been rumors that Scar was no weaker than Celtic and Kane, they never believed such rumors.

Surprisingly, Scarface was even more valiant than the other two during this coming-of-age ceremony.

Although they didn't see it with their own eyes, judging from the Celts' praise and their lack of rebuttal to Scar's slashing, Scar's performance in this coming-of-age ceremony truly convinced them.

I don't know what he did to make Celtic and Zhanbo speak up for him like this.

Zhanbo, thoroughly annoyed by the ruthless soldiers, saw Chu Cige alone and felt like he'd seen a savior: "Scarface is here!"

"Where is it?"

"Is he really as strong as you guys say?"

"..."

Seeing that all the Ironbloods' attention was drawn away, Zhanbo quietly left the encirclement and walked towards Chu Cige.

"You bastard Zhanbo, you actually ran away secretly..." Celtic cursed Zhanbo inwardly for being disloyal when he saw that Zhanbo didn't call him and walked towards Chu Cige alone.

It's not much better than Zhanbo. Although it doesn't hate socializing as much as Zhanbo, it's still annoyed by being asked questions by these few iron-blooded people every day.

Ever since they let it slip on the spaceship, these Ironbloods who were on good terms with them have been surrounding the two of them, tirelessly asking them for details every day.

The problem is, I didn't even see how Chu Cige dealt with the Empress. What did it say? Did it mean that I and Zhanbo were just there for show, and Scarface took care of the Empress all by himself...?

They could only give a perfunctory answer, saying that Scarface had performed exceptionally well in the coming-of-age ceremony and had been bestowed the Elder's Spear by the elder. If you wanted to know the details, you could ask him yourself or wait for the graduation ceremony.

Unexpectedly, none of these iron-blooded individuals had a good relationship with Scarface. They didn't dare to go up and ask him, or rather, they couldn't find him, so they had to come to him every day, which made him a bit mentally exhausted.

"Hey! Why did Zhanbo run off like that?" The sharp-eyed Tie Xue looked at Zhanbo's figure, wondering why it had suddenly run off to Chu Cige.

"Celt, you..." The other Ironbloods naturally didn't want to miss the opportunity to befriend Chu Cige and wanted Celt to introduce them.

"What about the Celtics?"

"..."

But the Celts were nowhere to be seen; they'd vanished long ago...

After breaking free from the Ironblood horde, Zhan Bo went straight to Chu Cige's side: "Big Brother!"

"Hmm...hmm? What did you call me?" Chu Cige was a little doubtful that she had misheard.

Zhanbo: "Big Brother!"

He looked at Zhanbo, whose face was serious, and couldn't understand what it was thinking. Just because he had saved its life, it shouldn't be like this: "Why did you call me big brother?"

"In this training camp, I've never truly respected anyone, but you're the first. And in the trial grounds, if it weren't for you saving my life, I might have died long ago, and there wouldn't be the Zhanbo I am today..."

This was the first time Chu Ci Ge had ever heard it say so much.

You know, inside the pyramids, all you get for saving someone's life is a thank you.

After he defeated the alien queen, he and Celt carried him up from the glacier. Celt kept asking questions, while Zhanbo remained silent like a taciturn man.

"Are you serious?"

Zhanbo nodded, but there was another reason it didn't mention. After Chu Cige was taken away by the elder guards, Celt's words made it think a lot.

Later, on the spaceship, because he couldn't find anyone else for a long time, Zhanbo waited until now.

This was not a spur-of-the-moment decision, but a well-considered one.

Chu Cige did not answer immediately this time. Looking at Zhan Bo's determined eyes, he recalled what the elder had said about the century-long competition, which required finding two teammates.

Although he said he would let the elders make the decision, as his teammate who fought alongside him, he still had the final say.

He originally preferred the Celtics.

First, Celtic, as a true top student, is the strongest Predator in this class besides himself. His poor performance in the movie was entirely due to carelessness, underestimating the enemy, and misjudging the equipment, which was easily corroded by the alien blood.

Secondly, of course, there has been communication and cooperation, and they know that as long as the Celtics consistently perform well, they won't be a burden.

While Zhanbo's strength is certainly not as good as Celtic's, the difference is not significant. He is in the upper-middle tier of the training camp, just like Celtic.

Its biggest flaw is its arrogance, but after surviving the alien attack and nearly dying, it should be much better now...

However, it's too early to talk about these things now. The elder probably already has a suitable teammate in mind. Let's see what teammates it has arranged for itself first.

If it doesn't suit his taste, he'd rather choose Zhanbo. Just based on the fact that it recognizes him as its elder brother, it will be an obedient tool during the competition, far better than those Ironbloods who don't listen to orders...

Just as he was pondering the Chu Ci song.

"What's wrong, Scarface?" Celtic walked up from behind Zhanbo and asked, noticing the awkward atmosphere.

"It's nothing!"

He didn't know if the Celtics knew about the Centennial Tournament, and it was best not to reveal something he had already decided.

Besides, Zhanbo is still around. Inviting Celt separately would hurt the feelings of his newly recruited subordinate, and he wouldn't do such a thing.

Seeing that he didn't want to talk about it, Celt didn't press further. Instead, he told him some important news he had recently heard from other Ironbloods: "Do you know Kane, who is my equal in the training camp?"

Kane?

Chu Cige searched his mind for a while but couldn't find a Predator that matched him.

Seeing him shake his head, Celtic continued, "It's been asking around about you lately."

Chu Cige looked bewildered: "Why are you asking about me?"

"I don't know either, but it was always at odds with me during the training camp. It's not an easy enemy to deal with."

Celtic didn't know the reason either, but it could guess: "It probably heard somewhere that you did well in your coming-of-age ceremony, and it's not convinced and wants to compare itself with you."

Celtic had a clear understanding of Kane's strength; he estimated their match to be 60/40, with each having their share of victories. However, that strength was insufficient against Chu Cige; it was more like 90/10.

Seeing Chu Cige's serious expression, it comforted him, "But you don't need to worry about anything. Its strength is about the same as mine, so it's definitely no match for you."

Chu Cige didn't care about Kane or Kyle. With his current strength, none of the Ironbloods who had just graduated from the training camp took him seriously.

If this guy named Kane is looking for trouble, I wouldn't mind giving him a good beating to prevent any other Tom, Dick, or Harry from coming to provoke me later.