Chapter 67 – Who?!
Another half an hour passed, and it seemed that all the previous matches had concluded. The noble schools from Qinghai had won with an overwhelming advantage and were preparing to face the victor between Huawen and Huayang.
The rules for the upcoming matches remained the same: the strongest 15 individuals from each side would engage in a battle of attrition. The order of participants would be determined by the teachers in charge of each faction. Lu Nan was naturally the one responsible for Huayang.
At this moment, he watched the stage silently, then glanced at the two individuals seated at the center of the judges’ area. He thought to himself, “It seems the Principal hasn’t seen my message yet.”
Mr. Huang Fusheng, seated at the center, tapped his chair’s armrest rhythmically. Next to him sat a smiling old man who spoke in a gentle tone, “Young people shouldn’t be so restless. Learn from an old man like me.”
Just then, as the referee raised his hand high, a tall, bearded young man who looked like an uncle stepped onto the stage. He was wearing Huawen’s summer school uniform, his muscles bulging, stretching the uniform taut as if it were about to rip.
His opponent was a male student from Huayang. The Huayang student swallowed nervously, and a small monkey with a fiery tail on his shoulder let out a “squeak.”
The male student glanced up, let out a breath, and suddenly appeared confident. He quickly activated his avatar, with floating flames appearing around his body.
“I know him. He’s Hua Yu from our class. He’s also the vice class leader of the training camp. He’s incredibly strong, rumored to be on the verge of reaching the Intermediate Stage Warrior level.”
At the spectator area, watching the two individuals battling on stage, Bai Qianyu and the others could only whisper amongst themselves. Some girls exclaimed in surprise, saying, “That monkey is the Warrior Class creature he contracted during training. It’s rumored to have the bloodline of a potential Battle General. Once the referee gives the signal, it will transform into a fiery long staff… That Uncle student will lose without Beastly Martial Arts.”
Bai Qianyu nodded slightly. She knew Hua Yu. Although not as strong as herself, with the boost from Beastly Martial Arts, he should be able to fight an Intermediate Stage Warrior with an ordinary bloodline to a standstill.
Just as everyone believed this first match was a sure victory, Lu Nan looked at the stage, shook his head, and sighed, “Hua Yu can’t win. There’s no suspense. It seems the people from Huawen are determined to target us.”
“Isn’t the strongest student, Li Yi, not participating?”
Bai Qianyu and the others looked at Lu Nan not understanding, trying to get an explanation.
“Do you know who that Huawen student is?” Lu Nan scanned the surrounding students, then turned to the bearded student with a calm and composed expression, and asked indifferently.
The others shook their heads in confusion. Soon, someone asked doubtfully, “But Hua Yu has Beastly Martial Arts…”
“Beastly Martial Arts? Heh heh…”
Before he could finish, Lu Nan interrupted him. He sighed and gave a wry smile, shaking his head, “I have the opponent’s information from the Principal. This bearded student has been Li Yi’s follower since childhood. Do you think these military scions who have trained in demon battlefields since they were young wouldn’t have Beast Pets?”
“Then why isn’t he using it?” one girl asked, sounding a bit dim-witted.
Lu Nan remained silent. Unlike his garrulous nature in class, he seemed somewhat aloof after taking off his glasses.
“Because… he’s not worthy?”
Bai Qianyu murmured to herself, her gaze fixed on the stage. As the referee gave the signal, Hua Yu quickly gripped the staff, which flashed with white light and twinkled with starlight. He seemed surprised why the opponent wasn’t using the precious time to deploy his Beastly Weapon.
However, it was only for a moment. Hua Yu gripped the staff backwards and lunged to strike the opponent’s waist. He had heard some things about the rivalry between Huawen and Huayang, and he unleashed his full strength in this move.
“Whoosh!”
The staff cut through the air, leaving a faint red afterimage, and then let out a whistling sound.
Some Huawen students on the field cursed him for being shameless. Before their curses could finish, the bearded student suddenly made his move, caught the staff, then bent his body, gathering strength, and punched the opponent’s abdomen.
“Bang!” a dull thud.
The student named Hua Yu was sent flying like a rag doll, vomiting blood as he went, staining the entire stage with blood.
He lay on a cleared area, his condition unknown.
The bearded student on the stage laughed heartily, looking mockingly in Lu Nan’s direction, “Are there no more men in Huayang? Weren’t you making a lot of noise yesterday? If you can’t even beat me, do you think you can still go after my older brother?”
The referee was stunned for a moment and quickly called for medical personnel to take the unconscious Hua Yu away for treatment.
“This strength is probably close to that of an Advanced Stage Warrior.”
Bai Qianyu stared intently at the bearded young man, biting her lip slightly. If she were to fight him to the death, she would likely lose more than win. She had only seen such quick reflexes from Su Jiu.
Thinking of Su Jiu, she took out her phone and looked at the message she had sent, slightly worried that something might have happened to him on the way.
【Where is Sister Jiu?】
Unread.
Bai Qianyu was not alone in her thoughts. Countless people took a deep breath, entirely unable to believe that such a feat could be performed by a student.
The Huawen students who had been cursing earlier now looked around smugly, as if searching for people wearing Zhiyuan High School uniforms to target with verbal attacks.
Luko, who was scheduled to compete next and was eager to begin, suddenly deflated. She looked at the grim-faced Lu Nan, swallowed, and bravely stepped forward to ask, “Teacher Lu, I…”
At this moment, Bai Qianyu suddenly stepped forward and said, “Teacher Lu, let me go. If they go, it will only add to their injuries.”
If they surrendered in the first round, the principal Mr. Huang would be utterly humiliated. Bai Qianyu knew her classmates’ capabilities and knew she had to go herself.
Lu Nan glanced at her, then at Luko, who seemed to want to escape, and could only nod slightly, “Do your best.”
…
“No more matches! Is this person even a high school student? Someone who was raised as a bodyguard from childhood flaunting themselves in front of sheltered students, is that fair?”
At the judges’ area, Mr. Huang Fusheng slapped the table in annoyance and stood up, disregarding his image, his words laced with curses.
“Tsk… Fusheng, you’ve been principal for so long, don’t be so restless. Look, your people are still going up,” the old man squinted his eyes slightly, chuckled, and grabbed Mr. Huang’s wrist, as if preventing him from leaving.
“Let go, old thing! You guys use that spring water every day, but do my students have it? And you haven’t used your specially paired pets… No more matches, I won’t joke with their lives.” Mr. Huang glanced at Bai Qianyu, who was about to step onto the stage, and said coldly.
The old man chuckled. He seemed pleased that Mr. Huang, from a different faction, was backing down. Just as he was about to say something.
Suddenly, as if sensing the arrival of a major figure, the several people at the judges’ area almost simultaneously looked up sharply at the sky. It was a blue streak of light.
A Battle King Level Expert has arrived!
The opponent’s aura is very strong! And much stronger than an ordinary Battle King!
