A few seconds later... Just as Eze entered the elevator...
The main door soon began to crowd with cars and some media vans. Soon reporters and a large mass of people stormed the hallway. The security of the association protocol soon took over the scene, bringing order by placing tapes across the room, but not stopping the crowd at all.
Soon an SUV zoomed by, followed by another... Security men in suits soon entered the scene, before a more sleek SUV parked right at the door.
The chauffeur walked out the passengers seat and opened the back door.
What followed were the click of cameras and the roaring of the crowd. The masses lifted their placards and screamed in delight at the figure that came out of the car...
Coming out was a woman who could command the crowd through half her beauty alone.
She was the same woman Eze saw at the airport. She walked out elegantly, marching towards the reception, amidst the cheers of her fans
'Lady Li we love you...'
'Lady Li sign my shirt...'
'Lady Li... I'm your biggest fan'
'Lady Li marry me'
The generic cries filled the supposedly large hall, suffocating it in sound. The young lady in question walked up to the reception, before nodding. She then spoke in fluent Chinese from under her veil, before nodding to her interpreter, the chauffeur, to answer.
"My lady asks to prepare a room so she can take the test for D-Class license".
The receptionist on the other hand seemed to be in a world of her own.
'Oh my God, it's the little fox mistress, she... She's here... In my branch... I... I have to ask for her autograph'
"Excuse me... Can we get a room for..." The chauffeur raised his voice snapping the receptionist back to reality.
"Oh... Uh... Yes, you can have a broom, I mean uh room. Please..." She stuttered whilst typing on her computer. Then, she pointed at a door and continued
"The door by the left ma'am room number 1..."
The lady nodded, before going to the door alone. As she was to enter, her chauffeur gave her a large briefcase.
"My lady, your gear"
"Mhmm, wait for me Lao Feng, I'll be back in about five minutes"
"Yes ma'am"
And soon, she went through the door. There she met the woman with the tab, who looked carefully at the young lady... Shock filled her face...
"L...l...l...Lady Li Meiyou... What brings you to our humble association here in the west?"
The Lady tilted her head and answered in English, with such a voice that it felt like bells were ringing from heaven down to earth...
"I came to start my journey here... Far from my families influence. But it seems..." She ended her words with a tired sigh. Who knew she would be so popular both in the east and west. She couldn't catch a break.
"W..well. mhm mhm" the woman coughed before stretching her hand for a shake
"My name is Hermione Cottonwell, I appreciate you for coming, you've been assigned to room number 1 right"
"Yes. I have" she spoke sparingly
"Ok, please the changing rooms are on the Eastern exit... I hope you come out on top"
"Mhm" she nodded again, before walking away with her briefcase.
Just as she rounded the corner, Hermione's wrinkled face brightened up, a hint of colour flowing into her cheeks.
'I just shook the Mei Mei... I can't wait to tell the girls about this.
And so she scurried out the hall, elated and satisfied.
***
Inside a dome, Li Meiyou walked out of a set of blast doors. Her attire had been changed from a suit on trousers to a one piece suit that hugged her petite figure, accentuating them perfectly.
On her hips were two daggers as dark as night, having hooks at the tip of the blade that didn't affect its piercing and stabbing ability.
She had tied her short hair up into a pony tail, and wore toe cut tabi's meant for easy movement.
Phase one initiated... Please be prepared for combat
Li Mei nodded and sighed, before dashing ahead towards a clearing not far from where she stood. She entered into the shadow of a tree and his behind it, waiting for her opponent. And she didn't have to wait long.
The roar of a wild cat sounded across the forest, piquing her attention. She drew her daggers and circulated her Quather, instantly melding into the shadow of the tree. Soon, the Evo-Beast that looked like a cross between a cheetah and a Jaguar bounded at high speed towards the clearing. Just as it brought it's nose up to sniff the air for a trace of sent, it's shadow moved
SHINNKKKK!!!
A blade went right through its throat, instantly killing it. Mei appeared just under the Evo-Beast, before jumping out.
Phase Ended... Second Initiated
"As expected, let me see how far I can go as a D-Class. Would I be able to kill a C-Class usually at the end?" She spoke to herself, before she looked at a part of the dome covered in trees.
"So that's where they're coming from?" She asked herself, looking across the battlefield. Then she said and spoke
"I have to finish this in less than five minutes, I'm hungry!" She blew air into her cheeks, causing her mask to bloat...
"Let's end this quick then "
She dashed towards the place she sensed enemies and what followed next...
Was a slaughter.
***
Just as Li Mei was undergoing her test, another vehicle came and parked itself just outside the premises of the association. It was a black Jeep with two figures inside.
One of the figures was a woman in black with an eye patch, wearing a large coat over her shoulders. Just inside the coat she wore a formal suit and skirt. Mikaela.
As for the next figure was the giant, Tarkov, who looked across the road into the parking lot.
"You think she'll break the records?" Tarkov spoke, preparing an envelope with a sheet of papers inside.
Mikaela pulled out a cigarette and placed it in her mouth. Then she lifted her left hand, which seemed robotic than human, and created a flame on it, lightning the cigarette.
She took a slight drag and puffed into the air, before replying back in a nonchalant way.
"If she didn't, nobody deserves to actually be up there"
"Hmmm! Must be easy now to grade ones potential. Not like the old days were we had to find out how strong we were in live combat"
Mikaela shuddered, a distant memory jolting her slightly. She took one last drag, before crushing the cigarette in her hand.
She then opened the door of the jeep and came down. A weary look in her eyes.
"But would she agree to the contract?" She spoke to herself as she looked into clear sky.
She wasn't the only person gunning for the signature of such a prodigy like Li Meiyou of the Li clan. Almost all of Europe, when they found out that baby of the Li Family not only awakened, but also announced that she would not base herself in the Eastern Front, but looked to join the ERSF, went into a blood frenzy.
She herself was one of these sharks who wanted to hunt in troubled waters.
Just then, her phone buzzed.
It was a call from her partners at her company.
"Hello... Yes... That's what I'm doing right now... Wait, what?... You can't be serious, is that possible?"
Tarkov hooked his brow in curiosity, wondering what was being said over the phone. He could use his Quather to enhance his hearing, but opted against it.
"Ok... I'll be right over" she cut the call and looked at Tarkov, her eyes beaming in delight and shock
"Wh...what? Something bad happen"
"No... Yes... Maybe. I don't know." Her voice shaken.
"What, did the Li girl break the all time clear record?" Tarkov asked offhandedly. The answer he received was silence. Absolute dead silence...
"Well, shit!" He cursed in Russian, before slapping his palm on his face.
"We have to hurry, cover me"
Tarkov nodded as he dashed towards the crowd, escorting Mikaela with his large body as a shield.
***
Just as Eze finished butchering his prey, and also eating it's brain matter, he cut it open quickly, pocketing it's core.
'This could come in Handy's he thought to himself, smiling at the profit he could make with a C-Class core.
He then walked to the blast doors and exited the underground dome through its elevator.
He reached the surface, unperturbed by anything except how to get his license.
Just then, a smell washed over his nose, grabbing his attention firmly.
"Such a nice smell" he thought. His eyes trailed down the hallway, before landing on the figure of Li Meiyou. He lifted his brow and nodded to himself.
'Smells nice, and strong. Must be a legacy family kid. Don't want to mess with her' he thought to himself. Then his nose was assaulted by a myriad of smells so pungent, he swooned slightly.
'Damn, did the hole army show up or something?' he said, pinching his nose. Even after his awakening, he still couldn't gain full control of his nose.
Just then, he walked into the reception. Seeing as it was crowded, he speculated that the lady he saw was probably very popular.
'none of my concern' he thought, before going to the reception to take his license.
What he didn't know was... He himself had done the impossible...