44: Counterattack

Jiang Yao's call.

Tang Xia quickly pinched Su Yan's back.

"Is it over? Let's go eat!"

Su Yan immediately woke up from his slumber and made to stand up.

Tang Xia was speechless.

Teacher Wang was speechless.

Jiang Yao was also speechless.

A burst of laughter erupted in the venue.

Su Yan was a bit dazed,

but when he looked up and met Jiang Yao's smiling gaze, he instantly understood what was happening.

"Damn, I knew it!"

In fact, from the moment Jiang Yao spotted him,

he had already guessed how things would play out.

He was definitely out to get me!

Just then, mocking voices rang out from the neighboring class:

"Senior Jiang Yao, you'd better not. Su Yan just has a useless Talent."

"There's absolutely no instructional value in having him do a practical combat session. It would be better to let me go instead!"

"Exactly! Senior Jiang Yao, please choose someone else! Su Yan definitely can't do it!"

The smile vanished from Jiang Yao's face, and he shook his head solemnly:

"How can you think that way?"

"Everyone should know that real combat is cruel, and there's often only one chance."

"The winner lives, and the loser dies."

"In the eyes of the Demon Race, no one is spared from combat just because their Talent is good or bad."

These words immediately won another round of thunderous applause.

The students from the neighboring class all lowered their heads in shame.

Even Su Yan was impressed by Jiang Yao's silver tongue.

"Stop talking, I'll go up, alright?"

Su Yan shrugged and stood up again.

He wanted to see how the other party planned to mess with him.

Tang Xia looked worried and whispered, "Su Yan, what Rank are you? Can you handle this?"

"Don't worry, in this venue, I am invincible."

Su Yan gave Tang Xia a reassuring gesture.

"Hey, what time do you think it is? You're still bragging!"

Tang Xia glared, naturally assuming he was just boasting.

As Su Yan walked up, a sinister smile flashed in Jiang Yao's eyes, and he then asked loudly:

"Who is willing to come up and have a practical combat spar with Student Su Yan?"

"Me, me, me!"

Immediately after, everyone raised their hands, including Tang Xia.

"It seems everyone thinks Student Su Yan is an easy target, huh?"

Jiang Yao joked with a smile, saying, "In that case, I'll just have to call out a name."

Since the plan had reached this stage, Jiang Yao stopped being subtle and called out directly:

"Jiang Hao, you come!"

...Whoa!

The basketball gym was suddenly filled with chatter.

"No way? Having Jiang Hao go up? Is there even a point to this fight?"

"I heard Jiang Hao is already Rank 20 and is fully decked out in B-grade equipment. How can he fight that? Fight with his head?"

"It looks like Senior Jiang Yao wants to demonstrate an instant-kill playstyle for us!"

"I say, don't you guys feel like this is a bit like settling a private grudge?"

"I feel the same way. Speaking of which, Jiang Hao just had a verbal spat with Su Yan..."

The chatter soon reached Tang Xia's ears.

Tang Xia couldn't help but recall how Jiang Yao had looked at Su Yan in front of the teaching building.

She suddenly realized the truth, and her expression changed drastically.

She hadn't expected Jiang Hao to level up so fast; he was already Rank 20.

Even with her B-grade fire Talent, she was only Rank 15 despite leveling up desperately.

Su Yan's Rank would definitely be even lower; it was hard to say if he had even reached Rank 10.

"What should I do? Su Yan is in danger..."

Tang Xia was anxious.

Suddenly thinking of something, she quickly stood up and went to the back row to find Teacher Wang, hoping she could stop the spar.

Meanwhile, on the basketball court!

Su Yan and Jiang Hao stood facing each other, twenty meters apart.

Su Yan had his hands in his pockets, looking indifferent.

Jiang Hao looked up proudly and said:

"Su Yan, don't say I'm bullying you. I'll give you three free moves. If you can hit me even once, I'll count it as my loss!"

Su Yan didn't back down. "I'll give you three moves. If I move even once, I lose."

"Hmph, stubborn to the end!"

"You asked for this!"

Without further nonsense, Jiang Hao swung his fist, flames appearing as he stepped forward and charged!

A look of pity appeared in his eyes,

thinking, Su Yan, oh Su Yan, do you know you're about to die?

Haha, you don't, do you.

But you'll find out soon enough!

This punch,

was the A-grade skill, Blazing Fire Fist!

Jiang Hao held nothing back; his fist wind carried trails of flaming afterimages, clearly a killing move!

Not far away,

the Old Principal, who had been watching with a smile, suddenly had a change of expression.

It was actually an A-grade skill!

He turned to look at Jiang Yao.

Only to see the latter standing at the front of class three with a grim face, making no move to stop it.

Jiang Yao was very annoyed right now.

He cursed Jiang Hao's stupidity in his heart.

I told you to take the opportunity to act and create the illusion of an accident, not to kill someone in public!

Using an A-grade skill against a waste with a useless Talent—isn't it obvious you're trying to kill him?

"Stop..."

However, the Old Principal had just spoken.

But it was already too late.

Jiang Hao's speed suddenly increased; he seemed to have used an acceleration skill.

His figure turned into an afterimage and rushed in front of Su Yan.

Bang!

The Blazing Fire Fist slammed heavily toward Su Yan's face!

"Hmm?"

However, in the next moment.

Su Yan, who hadn't moved at all, suddenly reached out and blocked casually, catching Jiang Hao's fist with one hand.

The burning, fiery fist was instantly gripped tight, unable to move.

"This—this is impossible!"

Jiang Hao's eyes widened in shock and disbelief.

His A-grade skill, Blazing Fire Fist, had actually been caught by Su Yan!

But he was clearly Rank 20!

What Rank was Su Yan?

"What's so impossible?"

At this moment, Su Yan spoke calmly, a mocking smile on his lips.

But more than that,

there was anger.

Endless anger.

Because just now, this bastard Jiang Hao actually tried to kill him!

Damn, who gave him the nerve?

Was it Jiang Yao? Or the Jiang Family?

At this moment.

Su Yan's eyes were as cold as frost, and he applied a little force with his hand.

Chichi!

Ice Element grew wildly in an instant, immediately swallowing the flames on Jiang Hao's fist.

"Aaaaah!"

As the flames were extinguished, Jiang Hao let out a pig-slaughtering scream.

The power of the Blazing Fire Fist vanished in an instant,

Jiang Hao's arm was like paper before the Ice Element; after being covered in frost, the flesh-and-blood limb exploded into a bloody mist with a bang.

"Stop! Su Yan!"

Seeing this sudden change on the court,

Jiang Yao's expression changed drastically, and he quickly called out to stop him.

At the same time, his figure blurred as he lunged toward Su Yan.

"You wanted to kill me just now?"

Su Yan ignored what was behind him and asked coldly.

Jiang Hao no longer had any of his previous arrogance; his face was full of fear and trembling, his pale lips quivering from the pain.

He didn't know if it was his imagination,

but he actually felt

as though he were as tiny as an ant before Su Yan.

Sensing the strong wind approaching from behind, Su Yan knew that the grudge today was fully established.

So he didn't hesitate at all.

Before the wind reached him, Ice Element gathered wildly on his fist, and he punched Jiang Hao in the head.

Bang!

In an instant.

Brain matter and frost flew everywhere like a downpour. The exploding bloody mist made all the students scream.

"Su Yan!!"

At this scene,

Jiang Yao's eyes turned blood-red, and he roared hysterically.

A Greatsword appeared in his hand, wrapped in violent lightning, and he swung it down toward the top of Su Yan's head.

"Jiang Yao, don't you dare touch my student!"

Just then, however,

a figure suddenly charged out from the side, a staff appearing out of thin air.

With a clang, it blocked Jiang Yao's sword strike.

"Get lost!"

Jiang Yao suddenly exerted force,

and the newcomer immediately retreated several steps, a trace of blood overflowing from the corner of their mouth.

"Teacher Wang!"

Su Yan was surprised.

Seeing that the person who stepped in was actually his homeroom teacher, Teacher Wang, his heart was filled with mixed emotions.

Then,

facing all the horrified and shocked gazes in the basketball gym, he said indifferently:

"It was an accident. Punish me however you want."