72: Chapter 72 That wasn't legwork, it was gunwork.
Outside the city, in the desert.
Yan Binwen looked at Yun Zhuo, getting angrier the more he watched him.
It's true that I was the one who crippled Gu Xiandeng, but you, kid, also bear an inescapable responsibility.
With that thought, rage rose from his heart and malice sprouted from his gut; he raised his blade and swung a Wind-Breaking Slash toward Yun Zhuo.
Gu Xiandeng is crippled now, so you might as well be crippled too. If I'm having a hard time, don't even think about having it easy.
Seeing that half-moon-shaped blade light, all the students were startled.
Teacher Yan actually attacked Yun Zhuo!
He's a teacher! How could he hit a student? And his first Move is a lethal killing technique like that.
The students couldn't understand it. Has this Teacher Yan gone mad?
Facing the blade light whistling through the wind, Yun Zhuo simply shifted his body to the side, causing the attack to miss completely.
Earth Rank Martial Skills aren't as fast as imagined. Aside from looking cool, they're honestly less practical than just running over and delivering a slash.
Only then did the teachers from Seventeenth Middle School react, running over to try and hold back the crazed Yan Binwen.
"Yan Binwen, are you freaking crazy?"
"All of you shut the hell up! If you dare interfere again, believe it or not, I'll kill you all too!"
The teachers from Seventeenth Middle School immediately fell silent. It wasn't that so many of them couldn't beat one Yan Binwen, but rather that this guy was insane, and there was no need to risk their lives against a madman.
As for that kid Yun Zhuo...
Pah, he's not my son. Why should I risk my life against a lunatic for him?
As for being his teacher, I've already made the phone call anyway. I've done what I should and fulfilled my duty; no one can find fault with me.
Just as Yan Binwen turned back to curse at the Seventeenth Middle School teachers, he suddenly sensed a sharp wind rising behind him.
Turning his head sharply, he saw Yun Zhuo's long spear was already less than an inch from the back of his head.
This scoundrel, he actually dares to fight back?
As a student, you dare to raise a hand against a teacher? This time, even if I beat you to death, you'll have deserved it.
Yan Binwen swept the spear tip away with his blade, but his heart suddenly sank. This kid's spear was so heavy that his own long blade nearly flew out of his hand due to his underestimation.
The students on the side, whether from No. 3 Middle School or Seventeenth Middle School, were now completely dumbfounded.
Teacher Yan is crazy, and Yun Zhuo is crazy too—he actually dares to hit a teacher!
Teacher Yan is already Level 35. What level is he?
Yun Zhuo is Level 16. Teachers don't tell students that there is a skill in this world called the Qi Observation Technique.
Before engaging in battle, it allows one to know oneself and the enemy.
Although it's not taught in high school and can only be learned in university...
...it's also sold on the black market. It could be of great help in their upcoming big exams.
Furthermore, outsiders don't know when this skill is being used, so there's no need to worry about the bullshit regulation regarding using skills without a license.
But because of this regulation, unless the relationship is very close, teachers won't teach the Qi Observation Technique in advance.
Level 16 fighting Level 35—the teachers also felt that the kid Yun Zhuo was crazy, and quite seriously so.
Yun Zhuo wasn't crazy. Back when his talent was still Heaven Rank Middle Grade and his level was only 10, he had fought with the Chen family's lackeys who were over Level 30.
Granted, at that time, those two lackeys had exhausted a lot of physical and spiritual energy against Mutated Beasts.
But now, he had already ascended to Imperial Rank, and his level had increased to 16.
He still couldn't kill a trash whose talent was only Earth Rank Middle Grade?
After the two exchanged three Moves, Yan Binwen's heart sank further the more they fought.
Yun Zhuo, however, felt completely settled, his confidence multiplying.
I can kill this guy!
Next, he boosted his Gravity Manipulation to a triple-fold enhancement. His speed instantly tripled, and simultaneously, the kinetic energy carried by the long spear also tripled.
Seeing Yun Zhuo's spear about to pierce his throat, Yan Binwen twisted his body desperately, trying to dodge.
But his shoulder armor was still pierced through by Yun Zhuo's spear.
Yun Zhuo wanted to pull the spear back to stab again, but Yan Binwen grabbed it with his left hand while slashing down with his right hand.
You kid finally got careless!
In terms of combat experience and fighting will, I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice. How can you compete with me?
Clang!
With a crisp sound, Yan Binwen was dumbstruck.
He saw Yun Zhuo holding the spear with one hand and delivering a clean, sharp outer crescent kick against Yan Binwen's incoming long blade.
The metal stiletto heel, like a spearhead, struck the opponent's long blade and snapped it into two pieces.
After kicking through the blade, that long leg swung upward with the momentum, using the heel to hook the spear shaft and press it down.
For this high axe kick, it was lucky Teacher Su was in mecha form; otherwise, she would have definitely been exposed.
The power in the legs is much greater than in the arms. As the heel hooked the spear shaft, the spear tip embedded in the opponent's shoulder slashed downward with the momentum.
Seeing that his arm was about to be severed, Yan Binwen instinctively dropped to one knee and used his hand to prop up the spear.
The moment the spear tip stopped, Yun Zhuo gave a cold smile.
Now that the opponent's height had dropped, he could switch feet and step directly onto the spear shaft.
Squelch!
The spear tip slammed heavily into the ground, and Yan Binwen's arm snapped accordingly.
The pain was so intense he knelt on the ground, letting out a scream like a slaughtered pig.
"Teacher Yan actually lost!"
"Is that brother really from your Seventeenth Middle School?"
"What a ruthless guy. How long has it been since he Awakened? Beating a Level 30-plus teacher is like beating a grandson."
"No, he can kick through a Level 30-plus blade with a high heel? If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes, would you dare believe it?"
Many people looked at the blades or swords in their hands and suddenly felt they weren't so great anymore.
Because Yun Zhuo's Move of kicking the blade and pressing the spear just now was simply too cool.
A real man should play with spears.
In the scene, only the spear technique instructor, Teacher Ma, saw clearly that Yun Zhuo's kick wasn't a leg technique at all, but the 'Pear Flower Head-Sway' from the Six Harmonies Great Spear.
In a frontal confrontation, the swaying spear tip can shatter the weapon in the opponent's hand from the side.
It sounds simple, but to shatter the opponent's weapon, both the strength and the timing must be handled with extreme precision.
Otherwise, if the strike misses, you'll be the unlucky one.
He asked himself if he could have achieved that in that lightning-fast instant—and the answer was no.
It wasn't because he wasn't wearing high heels; it was because if he missed, his leg would be gone.
That kid Yun Zhuo is not only ruthless, but his spear technique attainment is also far above mine. Only absolute confidence in his own spear technique could make him so bold.
While everyone was in shock, Yun Zhuo had already used the spear tip to tilt up Yan Binwen's chin.
"Teacher, did you really want to hack me to death?"
"You're finished, you know? You're done for! Do you know who you just hit? He is the hope of the entire No. 3 Middle School, and the hope of all Dawn City.
Since you've injured him like this, not only will No. 3 Middle School not let you off, but the sponsors behind him won't let you off either."
"Do you think everyone is blind? You're the one who slashed that person.
Look at how badly you injured him!
And you're even his teacher. How can your heart be so cruel to strike so heavily?
He's only eighteen! The best years of his life have been ruined by your hands. Is your heart made of stone? Don't you feel any guilt at all?"
"You... you!" Yan Binwen couldn't outtalk him, and the key was that he himself was in the wrong; there were people from both No. 3 and Seventeenth Middle School present.
He wanted to turn his head to call for help, but his chin was held by the spear tip and he couldn't Move, so he could only shout loudly to the No. 3 Middle School teachers: "What are you all standing there for?
If this kid leaves today, you'll all be responsible.
The people above won't care who injured Gu Xiandeng; no one present will escape."
The No. 3 Middle School teachers present were startled and instinctively looked toward Yun Zhuo.
Yun Zhuo looked at those teachers and stabbed his spear into Yan Binwen's neck. "Come if you're not afraid to die!"