Chapter 223: The Novel is Real… (4k)
As the room door opened with a “click!”, Bairnis’s figure appeared in Hu Ling’s sight. Hu Ling, who was about to mock her, stopped, squinted, and said with a faint smile, “Why is it you? Where is your master?”
She dared to challenge Su Jiu not only because she brought someone, but also because she learned through some family connections that secret techniques like Su Jiu’s usually have huge side effects.
Her opponent might only be at the Initial Stage Battle General level now.
“Don’t worry about why it’s me, if you want to fight, just do it.”
Grasping a sickle formed by energy, Bairnis gently closed the door. The aura of an Initial Stage Battle General emanated from her, casually scanning the people around, her eyelids slightly drooping.
Besides Hu Ling, who was a High-Rank Battle General, there was also a Mid-Rank Battle General exuding a powerful aura, and four Initial Stage Battle Generals… The one who had been shouting earlier was Liu Yu, the Mid-Rank Battle General.
“It seems your master wants to be a turtle hiding in its shell? Is the injury from last time not healed? Or have you been backlashed? Hahaha!”
Seeing Bairnis come out to fight for Su Jiu, Hu Ling smiled as if she knew everything, further convinced that Su Jiu was suffering severe repercussions and needed a lot of energy to recover. It was highly likely that Su Jiu was healing inside for so long.
Bairnis quietly watched them, not bothering to explain. If it provoked their jealousy of Su Jiu’s breakthrough and they insisted on disturbing Su Jiu, that would be the worst outcome.
After all, the fact that Su Jiu was a Priest was already known to everyone, so Hu Ling’s speculation was understandable.
“Your strength isn’t enough…”
Liu Yu, wearing a blue vest, raised his eyebrows and looked over. He noticed Bairnis’s unparalleled beauty, a blend of freshness and elegance. His eyes widened slightly, and the sarcasm on his lips turned into flattery:
“Heh heh, why be someone’s Beast Pet? That woman has everything we have. Why don’t you follow us and enjoy the good life.”
“Hahaha! Haven’t even started fighting, and Liu Yu, you’re already trying to poach someone else’s pet!”
“If you kept her at home as a canary, that would be excellent too.”
Following his words, the surrounding students started laughing, their eyes falling on Bairnis, lamenting her beauty and appraising her like an object.
Hu Ling, the leader, also a faint smile bloomed, and with a burning gaze, said, “I heard that the contracts signed by your higher-class races are usually equal contracts that can be dissolved. How about you dissolve your contract… and come with me? Given Su Jiu’s family background, you probably haven’t eaten enough following her, right?”
“Heh heh, you dare? A bunch of petty people taking advantage of others. Even a Mischievous Monkey wouldn’t look down on you!”
Upon hearing their mockery of Su Jiu, Bairnis’s face instantly darkened. Her somewhat cold gaze swept across their faces, and her clear voice floated out faintly.
“Ungrateful. As expected, demonic beasts follow their master’s temperament. If the master is a mad dog, it’s likely to be a mad dog too.”
Hearing Bairnis’s extremely calm words, Hu Ling’s face fell. He took a deep breath, suppressed the anger in his heart, and suddenly smiled, turning to point down the corridor with a malicious grin.
“Since Junior Schoolmate Su Jiu is willing to be a coward, why don’t you fight Liu Yu on her behalf? Come with us if you have the guts!”
Then, he turned and walked towards the fighting arena downstairs, his External Qi surging out uncontrollably. The crimson External Qi emitted a scorching aura, appearing somewhat terrifying in the dim interior.
The people behind him understood their Chairman’s intentions. They exchanged glances and grinned before making their move. The surging auras mixed together, and the pressure from several Battle Generals was directed at a single person – Bairnis.
“Heh heh, come at me, I’ll take it.”
With a gentle swing of the sickle in her hand, Bairnis cut through the oppressive aura and said calmly. She then followed behind them, dragging the sickle, making a “kacha…” sound as she walked.
Light surged again, and soon everyone arrived at the side of the arena. Bairnis looked around and saw sparsely populated areas, but the stage was empty, and the snub-nosed old man was nowhere to be seen.
She glanced at Liu Yu, who had just challenged her, then lightly tapped the ground with her left foot and sprang onto the stage.
“Are you Su Jiu? But your appearance doesn’t match at all. School doesn’t allow proxy fights.” A female voice suddenly rang out from a corner of the stage.
Upon hearing this, Liu Yu chuckled and looked at a female teacher in black robes, who appeared to be an overseer. He cupped his hands and said repeatedly, “Teacher, this is Su Jiu’s Beast Pet. She doesn’t dare to fight and sent a monster to fight on her behalf.”
Hearing Liu Yu’s explanation, the female teacher cast a suspicious glance, noticing that Bairnis’s ears were indeed pointed, and the back of her fingernails emitted a faint red glow. Moreover, she showed no signs of using an Avatar.
She then nodded slightly and said faintly to Liu Yu, “Since student Su Jiu dares not to fight, let her Beast Pet fight!”
Hearing the female teacher’s words, Liu Yu’s lips curled into a faint smile. With a leap, he landed on the stage, his gaze intensely fixed on Bairnis’s face. He said softly, “You’re really beautiful, tsk, what a shame you’re already a contracted monster, otherwise raising you…”
“You keep calling me a monster, yet you show no respect or etiquette in your dealings.”
Hearing his words, for the first time, a faint chill appeared on Bairnis’s elegant and delicate face. With a wave of her sleeve, azure External Qi surged from within her body. an aura almost rivaling that of any combat-type Initial Stage Battle General pressed down on the surroundings.
“Heh heh, the life energy surging from you… you must be a healer, right? I remember Junior Schoolmate Su Jiu seemed to be going to the Medical School.”
Liu Yu also manifested fragments of thick earth, which constantly attached themselves to him, forming an earth armor. a heavy pressure emanated from him.
“Let me show you what combat is all about, you’re no match for women who rely on secret techniques!”
Then, with a flash of white light in his hand, a spiked gauntlet suddenly appeared. His fists clashed, creating a violent whirlwind that smashed outwards, emitting the sound of metal clashing.
His Mid-Rank Battle General strength was displayed, instantly suppressing Bairnis’s entire momentum.
Outside the arena, Hu Ling waved his hand and shouted to the surroundings, as if afraid no one knew Bairnis was a monster: “Tsk, it seems our little beauty monster’s momentum has been suppressed? Come on, everyone record it.”
However, in reality, apart from the Student Union members raising their phones to take pictures, many people were just watching indifferently. In fact, anyone who could come here, as long as they weren’t part of the Student Union, disliked their overbearing way of handling things to some extent.
“Alright! People outside the stage, don’t interfere with the smooth progress of the duel!”
Seeing their actions, the black-robed teacher frowned slightly, but considering Hu Ling’s background and glancing at Bairnis, who resembled a Blood Clan member on stage, he only reprimanded them briefly and did nothing to stop them.
“Earth Splitting Fist!”
Under the gaze of countless eyes, the young man named Liu Yu was the first to attack Bairnis. however, his movements seemed rather clumsy. he leaped straight up, a yellow light condensing on his right fist, and smashed fiercely towards Bairnis, as if possessing the power of an Earth Dragon flipping over.
“Whoosh!” The sound of breaking wind.
The fist actually burst into intense sparks in the air!
“God Slaying Blood Slash!”
Bairnis’s pretty face was cold. The long scythe in her hand swayed gently. Her feet were slightly off the ground by half an inch. Her waist-length hair behind her stirred in the wind. She then raised her head sharply, swirling the scythe, and charged forward with a swarm of crimson butterflies.
She didn’t like killing, but that didn’t mean she couldn’t use her sister’s skills! Nor did it mean she didn’t have the strength to defeat a student of a higher level.
The crimson butterflies, like a roaring blood dragon, fiercely tore at the man’s fist. The moment they made contact, a brilliant light erupted, “Boom!”
“What a powerful skill!”
Liu Yu’s expression changed dramatically. He first spat out a mouthful of blood, and then, under the stunned gazes of several people, he was bitten by the blood dragon and thrown out of the arena, lying straight on the ground, falling into a deep sleep like an infant.
Bairnis gasped lightly, and the faint stinging pain in her abdomen caused a trace of cold sweat to break out on her forehead. She muttered to herself, “As expected, I can’t casually use such a powerful skill.”
Gritting her teeth lightly, she straightened her back and looked at the stunned black-robed female teacher beside her, saying softly, “Teacher, please announce the result.”
“The challenge match is over, Su Jiu’s side wins, successfully defending the stage.”
The black-robed female teacher snapped back to reality, immediately took the stage, announced the end of the match, and then was about to take Liu Yu for treatment.
Those Student Union members were shocked silly. They knew that Liu Yu was the strongest in earth-elemental defense, yet he was defeated in one blow. If they went up, wouldn’t they just be fodder?
“Such a powerful skill, this isn’t a healing type at all, is it? But looking at her, her consumption must be quite large too?”
Hu Ling muttered to himself, shifting his gaze from Bairnis to the Student Union members beside him, and then said faintly, “You guys take turns to wear her down. I’ll give each of you a Beginner Magic Crystal.”
The few of them exchanged glances. one of the male students gritted his teeth, thinking that people die for wealth and birds die for food. He suddenly shouted at the black-robed female teacher above, “Teacher, I want to challenge Su Jiu’s room!”
“This student, this is not appropriate…”
The black-robed female teacher narrowed her eyes and was about to refuse such a challenge method, as it was not very ethical. Suddenly, her phone rang. As soon as she picked it up, she saw the transfer record within…
“Teacher, the rules allow it, don’t they?”
Seeing Hu Ling waving at her, the black-robed female teacher pondered for a moment, nodded slightly, took the identity card handed over by the male student, and then shouted into the arena, “The arena match continues, Zhang San challenges Su Jiu!”
Although it was not very ethical, it was indeed allowed by the rules. After all, when it was designed, no one expected a group of weaklings to gang up on a stronger opponent. Moreover, even if you got the room, the stronger person could beat you up and take it back.
“WTF, what’s the point of this? A bunch of people ganging up on a weak woman.”
“The Student Union is as shameless as ever!”
The bullying method of many against one immediately caused some people to express their indignation on Bairnis’s behalf. However, out of respect for the Student Union’s prestige, they did not step forward, as they did not want to be the next Bairnis.
Bairnis had not rested yet when she faced the male student again. The latter’s figure suddenly disappeared, and a fishy breath wafted towards her. He transformed into a blue human figure and flashed eerily in front of her.
“Monster, eat my sword!”
As the male student swung his long sword, it carried a blue water mist and blasted towards Bairnis.
“Clang clang clang!”
Facing the direct collision, Bairnis’s face remained expressionless. The sickle in her hand was raised and lowered slightly, choosing to meet the attack head-on. Every clash of weapons would emit a piercing energy explosion.
After more than ten consecutive strikes, with an uppercut like a dragon emerging from the sea, the man was sent flying. However, this time, her face was even paler, and the stinging pain in her abdomen made her vision blurry…
Next, she faced theremaining three Initial Stage Battle Generals. Bairnis, like Su Jiu, fought while healing, but due to the internal injuries, she sustained many external wounds, with long scratches on the back of her hand bleeding.
“Huff… huff… I can’t hold on any longer.”
She barely managed to throw the last man holding a mace down. She could hardly stand upright and could only rely on the scythe for support. Forcing down the腥甜 taste in her mouth, she lowered her head to look at the person walking towards the stage again, but could only see the crimson flame long whip dragging on the ground, her vision blurred by the secreted tears…
“Weren’t you very arrogant just now? A monster, do you want to be more arrogant than your master?”
The man’s somewhat playful voice also reached her. The long whip, when swung on the stage, was exceptionally crisp.
“Get down! Stop defending. It’s just a room, is it worth it?”
“Damn, the dog-like Student Union is truly shameless!”
Someone couldn’t stand it any longer and shouted. Although Bairnis being a monster wasn’t wrong, she was still in human form. What they were witnessing was a group of people ganging up on an injured girl.
“Hoo…”
Feeling the sharp pain from her internal organs, Bairnis bit her lip tightly, wiped the tears from her eyes with her sleeve. Just as she was about to support herself, she was suddenly hugged from behind. That familiar voice made her body tremble, and her nose tingled slightly, but she managed a faint smile.
“Sorry, the breakthrough took too long…”
“Not late.”
Bairnis leaned softly against the body behind her, her eyes slightly closed, a small curve still on her lips. Her body slowly blurred, clusters of butterflies emerging and gradually forming the prototype of a scythe.
So, it turns out novels in the Dragon Country are real… In times of crisis, the hero in one’s heart truly arrives on a rainbow-colored cloud.
