If it were just him, Ning Beichen wouldn't mind; he could leisurely enjoy life there, treating it like a vacation.
However, people were waiting for him back home. If he didn't return quickly, Ning Beichen couldn't imagine how heartbroken they would be.
Ning Beichen learned the locations of some hunting parties in the city from the hotel staff, so he decided to join one.
Although hunting parties were dangerous, they were the fastest way to earn money. If Ning Beichen wanted to make quick money, joining a hunting party was the only option.
Furthermore, joining a hunting party was the quickest way for Ning Beichen to understand the combat power of this world.
Ning Beichen found out that there were over a hundred hunting parties, big and small, in the city, but only about twenty were famous.
The number one hunting party was called "Holy Hunt." It also had the most powerful members and held a significant position in the city, rumored to be untouchable.
The second-ranked hunting party was called "Thunder Kill." Its strength was just below Holy Hunt, and it also held a high position in the city, second only to Holy Hunt.
The third-ranked hunting party was called "Rage." Its strength was also below Thunder Kill. Although its overall strength ranked third, it was said that their leader's personal strength was the strongest.
After understanding the strength of these hunting parties, Ning Beichen did not choose Holy Hunt or Thunder Kill. Instead, he was very interested in the third-ranked Rage.
The reason was that the top-ranked Holy Hunt might not even bother with him.
And the second-ranked Thunder Kill was rumored to have many factions within the party, making it not entirely straightforward.
Only the third-ranked Rage met Ning Beichen's requirements.
Although Rage ranked third, they focused on an elite approach. It was said that they only had about ten fixed members, and each one was an elite expert.
Besides the small number of people, the most crucial reason Ning Beichen was drawn to them was the absence of factions and the simplicity of their relationships; they all listened to one person.
Hunting parties ranked lower were not within Ning Beichen's consideration.
The reason was simple: any organization followed a pyramid structure. Only those at the top enjoyed abundance, while those below were left with scraps.
Ning Beichen wanted to interact with a major force to quickly understand the situation in this world, not to remain unknown. Therefore, the third-ranked Rage better suited his needs.
So, Ning Beichen soon arrived at the Rage hunting party.
To Ning Beichen's surprise, the Rage hunting party was not located in a prime area of the city but in the slums. Moreover, the camp did not look like that of a third-ranked hunting party at all.
If it weren't for the sign hanging at the entrance, Ning Beichen would have thought he had come to the wrong place.
This place showed no resemblance to a third-ranked hunting party.
However, Ning Beichen would not underestimate them because of this. Since they could rank third, they must have their unique strengths.
Ning Beichen walked to the entrance of the Rage hunting party and told the person at the door that he wanted to join Rage. This caused the person at the door to burst into loud laughter.
"Hahaha… shorty, are you kidding? With your build, you want to hunt? I'm afraid you'd be so scared you'd wet yourself when you see the prey."
Ning Beichen remained calm in the face of their mockery. He had anticipated such an event before coming.
Therefore, Ning Beichen replied to them with neither humility nor arrogance, "Who is the strongest here?"
"The strongest is naturally our leader. What? Do you want to have a competition with our leader?"
The person at the door looked at Ning Beichen with a tone of mockery, calling him overconfident.
"Yes, is that not possible?"
Ning Beichen remained very calm and did not get angry.
In any world, if you lack sufficient strength and ability, why would you expect others to respect you?
"Hahaha… this is too funny. Shorty, our leader won't see you. You should leave."
A burly man, two meters fifty tall, standing at the entrance, laughed loudly and said to Ning Beichen.
"Then how can I meet your leader?"
Ning Beichen still asked very calmly.
"It's very simple to meet our leader. As long as you can defeat me, no, as long as you can push me down, you can meet our leader."
The two-meter-fifty-tall burly man said dismissively to Ning Beichen.
"Is it that simple?"
Ning Beichen smiled slightly and said, looking at him.
"Simple? Hahaha… you shorty truly don't know the immensity of heaven and earth. I won't bully you. As long as you can move me, I'll take you to see our leader."
This two-meter-fifty-tall burly man said to Ning Beichen somewhat angrily. The other burly man beside him also burst into laughter, looking at Ning Beichen with a playful expression, likely finding it very amusing.
"Alright, then stand firm."
Ning Beichen really didn't want to waste any more words with him. A thousand words were not as good as the result and facts to prove it.
"Alright, come on. I promise I won't fight back."
The two-meter-fifty-tall burly man stood in the open space and beckoned to Ning Beichen.
From his perspective, Ning Beichen, who was just over one meter eighty, was indeed a shorty. He didn't believe that a shorty could push him.
It was like an adult and a child; would an adult worry about a child being able to push them over?
"Okay, I'm starting now. Are you ready?"
Ning Beichen stepped forward and stood in front of him.
"Go ahead. If you can push me even once, I lose."
The two-meter-fifty-tall burly man looked at Ning Beichen with great contempt.
"Alright, I'm starting."
Ning Beichen didn't waste any more time. He gently pushed the two-meter-fifty-tall burly man with his hand, appearing as if he exerted no effort at all.
However, the two-meter-fifty-tall burly man felt as if he had been hit head-on by a speeding car.
With a loud bang!
The two-meter-fifty-tall burly man flew backward a great distance, landing more than ten meters away. With a thud, he sat on the ground and took quite some time to get up.
This sudden turn of events stunned the other burly man. His mouth gaped open as if he wanted to eat someone.
"What about you? Do you need me to push you?"
Ning Beichen shifted his gaze to him and asked.
He wasn't here to be low-key. He needed to successfully join the Rage hunting party and, if possible, make the Rage hunting party serve him, to re-establish another Dark King's influence here.
"Alright, I'll do it."
The other burly man accepted, as he couldn't believe Ning Beichen could really push over his companion. He must have been careless just now.
Therefore, he wanted to prove himself that this shorty didn't have the ability.