562: What's the point?

"Are you threatening me?" Lu Ran asked, raising an eyebrow.

Behind Zhang Pan were some so-called lackeys.

Not as many as Liang Shaoyu had.

After all.

Following Zhang Pan didn't offer the same access to resources that following Liang Shaoyu did.

Following Zhang Pan was purely for the sake of using his father, Zhang Huaiyang, to act tough.

"Not really. I just want to make friends with you. If you're not willing, then we'll be enemies," Zhang Pan said with a sinister grin.

Even the so-called lackeys around Zhang Pan started chiming in.

"Lu Ran, I advise you to be sensible."

"Even though you have a hidden class, you don't even have a level."

"It would be a pity if you were accidentally assassinated."

"It is your honor to be friends with Young Master Zhang."

...

Honestly, Lu Ran was quite curious.

What was Zhang Pan's purpose in coming here?

If he really wanted to be friends with Lu Ran, this attitude certainly wouldn't lead to friendship.

Could it be purely a threat?

Did he want to find a sense of existence through Lu Ran, the academy's top genius?

That was probably the only possibility.

"Zhang Pan, right? I remember you said your class was the standard class, Thief, correct?" Lu Ran asked.

"Yeah, so what?" Zhang Pan said, frowning.

Clearly, Zhang Pan was also very dissatisfied with his own class, but there was no helping it. Once awakened, this thing couldn't be changed; that was fate.

"That settles it then. A mere Thief wants to be my enemy? Have some shame. Who do you think you are?" Lu Ran said bluntly.

It could be said that he was being completely impolite, which left Zhang Pan and his group a bit stunned.

In the past, although Lu Ran didn't get along with them, he wasn't this reckless or arrogant. Unexpectedly, his attitude was like this now. He completely disregarded them!

"So what if I'm a Thief? I have my dad. Do you know the consequences of provoking me?" Zhang Pan threatened.

That's why, making friends or whatever was completely out of the question. Zhang Pan was still the same as always, liking to act tough everywhere.

Now that he had awakened a common class, he was probably feeling upset and had nowhere to vent, so he came to find Lu Ran, the top genius who had just awakened a hidden class, to vent.

He wanted to regain a sense of existence from Lu Ran.

"That's it. In the end, it's all because of Zhang Huaiyang. The lackeys around you are also here because of Zhang Huaiyang. If you didn't have Zhang Huaiyang, what do you think you would be?" Lu Ran asked.

"You... what nonsense are you spouting? Even without my dad, with my connections and influence, I could easily handle you!" Zhang Pan said angrily.

Honestly, this situation made Zhang Pan very unhappy. He came to find a sense of existence, not to be retorted by Lu Ran.

In his perception, although Lu Ran had awakened a hidden class, his personality was dull, and he would definitely remain silent in the face of his provocation. He would be able to perfectly enjoy his sense of superiority. But unfortunately, he failed.

Lu Ran didn't stay silent; instead, he left Zhang Pan speechless with just a few words.

"Have some shame. Your own connections and influence? With these lackeys around you, if Zhang Huaiyang were gone, do you think they would still stand with you? I'm actually quite curious: if Zhang Huaiyang were gone, after you've ordered them around in the academy for so long, would they hold a grudge against you?" Lu Ran asked.

"Hmph, what's the point of saying so much? My dad is right here in Black Fire City; it's impossible for him to not be here," Zhang Pan said smugly.

Anyway, using his father to act tough wasn't a secret. There was nothing to hide.

"Come on, let's do this. Do you have your father on your friends list?" Lu Ran asked.

"I do, why? Isn't that a stupid question?" Zhang Pan said.

"Open your communicator and stare at your father's name, right now," Lu Ran said.

"What do you mean? My father is online. I can have him come and deal with you at any time," Zhang Pan said.

Lu Ran sighed. This kind of person wasn't exactly young anymore, yet he spent every day shouting, 'Let my dad come beat you up.' It was simply ridiculous. Didn't he feel embarrassed himself?

Lu Ran shook his head helplessly and said, "You probably know nothing about my background. Then I'll let you see for yourself."

"What? What do you mean? What background do you have?" Zhang Pan looked at Lu Ran in confusion.

"Do you really think I'm just a poor student from the Poverty Area?" Lu Ran asked.

"Isn't that what you are?" Zhang Pan looked at Lu Ran with disdain.

"Of course not. I can immediately have my people kill your dad. After all, your dad isn't exactly a good person himself, and his reputation is well-known. I'd be ridding the world of a menace," Lu Ran said.

"Haha... you're cracking me up. Are you just pretending to be calm to scare me?" Zhang Pan was completely unmoved and laughed out loud.

Lu Ran, however, had a cold gaze. He raised three fingers and said, "Whether I'm scaring you or not, you'll know soon enough. I only need three seconds."

Having said that, he didn't even give Zhang Pan a chance to react and started counting down directly: "Three." "Two." "One!"

...

The moment the countdown ended, Zhang Pan was still confused and wanted to retort with a few words. But out of the corner of his eye, he saw his open communicator. His father's name had turned gray.

Huh? Gray. There was only one possibility: either he was dead, or he had gone invisible. But at a time like this, why would he go invisible for no reason?

Moreover, it was timed so precisely with Lu Ran's countdown! Could he be dead? How could that be possible!

"No, it's impossible. My dad just went invisible. It's impossible for you to have killed him!" Zhang Pan said angrily. But it was clear that he was on the verge of a breakdown.

Lu Ran just looked at him with cold eyes and didn't explain.

"It's impossible. Although my dad's name turned gray, it's a coincidence. It must be a coincidence, it must be!" Zhang Pan said tremblingly. At the same time, he kept sending messages to Zhang Huaiyang, but all the messages sank like a stone in the ocean.

In the middle of the day, as long as a person was alive, they would be able to receive messages; there was no such thing as being unable to reply. Yet, there was absolutely no response. This...

At this moment, the lackeys around Zhang Pan were also dumbfounded.

"No way, it really turned gray?"

"It turned gray in a three-second countdown? Don't mess around."

"He isn't actually dead, is he?"

"Damn, if he could kill Zhang Huaiyang, he must have heaven-defying means!"

"Zhang Pan, ask again and see what's going on."

...

Lu Ran glanced at this group of people and said, "Get lost. If you don't get lost, I'll kill you all too. I mean what I say. If you don't believe me, feel free to try."

With that sentence calmly spoken, the lackeys in front of Zhang Pan scattered completely.

Looking at the communicator panel with absolutely no reply, Zhang Pan was completely stunned. He didn't even know when Lu Ran had brushed past him and left.

After a brief silence, he took his lackeys and bolted back.

Meanwhile, his father, Zhang Huaiyang, was still in the posture of eating, slumped over the table, his health bar already emptied.