Work-Study Students' Counterattack Battle

Work-Study Students' Counterattack Battle

"Hello, Boss Yuan!" The student they stopped was a third-year self-funded student. Clearly, he knew of Lu Yuan's reputation at Notting College.

"What happened? The atmosphere seems a little off."

"It's like this, Boss Yuan." Seeing that Lu Yuan did not seem to be looking for trouble with him, the student breathed a sigh of relief. "This afternoon, the Work-Study Students challenged the noble students led by Boss Xiao to a one-on-one duel. It seems to have already started."

"Oh!" Lu Yuan was somewhat surprised. He had not expected Tang San and Xiao Wu to move so quickly. They had only brought it up that morning, yet they were already putting it into action that afternoon.

"Where are they dueling?" Lu Yuan asked.

"At the back mountain!" The student pointed in that direction.

"Alright, thanks!"

"No need to thank me, it's only right!" Faced with Lu Yuan's gratitude, the student seemed somewhat restrained.

Watching the student hurry away, Lu Yuan felt rather helpless. He had merely taught a few school bullies a lesson and had never bullied these students. Why did every one of them act as though they had seen the plague god whenever they saw him?

"The back mountain..." Lu Yuan muttered as he headed toward the back mountain.

Back Mountain!

Xiao Chenyu stood with Liu Long, Ling Feng, and several other lackeys, surrounded by a group of noble students. He looked arrogantly at Xiao Wu and the others. "Little rabbit, now that everyone's here, how do you want to compete?"

Xiao Wu looked at Tang San. Tang San stepped forward and said, "We'll have three rounds, best two out of three. How about that?" Tang San's plan was clever. With him and Xiao Wu there, victory in a best-of-three was assured.

"Best two out of three it is. Then let's begin!" Xiao Chenyu waved his hand. "Liu Long, you're up!"

Liu Long's Martial Soul was a staff, and his Soul Power was around level nine.

"Work-Study Students on the other side, which one of you will fight me, Liu Long?" Liu Long held a staff and spoke with great swagger.

"I will!" Wang Sheng gritted his teeth and stepped out. Aside from Tang San and Xiao Wu, he was the strongest among the Work-Study Students present. Whether by sentiment or reason, he had to take the field.

Wang Sheng's Martial Soul was the Battle Tiger, and his Soul Power was around level eight, one level lower than Liu Long's. However, Wang Sheng possessed a beast-type Martial Soul and could take a beating. If he could get close, his chances of winning were high. Of course, that was assuming he could get close.

"Little San, do you think Wang Sheng can win?" Xiao Wu tilted her head toward Tang San and asked softly.

"Difficult." Tang San shook his head. "Wang Sheng's Soul Power is one level lower than his opponent's, and the other guy's Martial Soul is a staff. It'll be hard for Wang Sheng to get close."

"Then what do we do? Just watch Wang Sheng lose?" Xiao Wu was somewhat unwilling to accept that. In her opinion, they should not lose even a single match.

"It's fine. We still have the two of us. We're sure to win anyway—it's best two out of three!" Tang San was quite optimistic. Losing one round was no big deal. As long as they won in the end, that was enough.

"That may not necessarily be unwinnable!" A voice entered their ears.

"Wow! When did you get here? How come you didn't make a sound at all?" Seeing Lu Yuan suddenly appear beside them, Xiao Wu could not help but jump in fright.

Tang San narrowed his eyes as well. He had not noticed Lu Yuan's arrival at all.

Lu Yuan had long since mastered Phoenix Dance Six Illusions to perfection. Landing without a sound was a trivial matter. Besides, the two of them had been busy discussing things, so it was perfectly normal that they had not noticed him.

"I just got here and happened to hear you talking!" Lu Yuan said with a smile.

"Then how do you think Wang Sheng can win?" Xiao Wu asked.

Lu Yuan smiled. "Wang Sheng's Martial Soul is the Battle Tiger. He's tough and sturdy, and his physical strength and ability to withstand blows are far greater than Liu Long's. Liu Long's Martial Soul is a staff, and since the staff is fairly long, it's very easy for him to hit Wang Sheng."

"Exactly. If they fight like that, doesn't Wang Sheng have no chance at all?" Xiao Wu continued.

Lu Yuan smiled. "Don't rush. I'm not finished. Liu Long is a tool-type soul master, so his physical constitution is weak. As long as he gets hit once by Wang Sheng's tiger claws, he'll lose his ability to fight. So Wang Sheng only needs to land one strike to win."

"You mean luring the enemy in deep?" Tang San's mind worked quickly, and he immediately grasped the key point.

Lu Yuan nodded. "That's right. Liu Long has followed Xiao Chenyu for a long time. They're cut from the same cloth—arrogant and complacent. Deep down, he looks down on Wang Sheng tremendously. So as long as Wang Sheng shows weakness, then suddenly attacks while Liu Long grows careless and overconfident, he can defeat him in one strike. The only thing is, he'll definitely have to endure a beating first."

"Also, Wang Sheng should use guerrilla tactics instead of facing Liu Long head-on. He should wear down Liu Long's Soul Power while moving around. Once Liu Long's Soul Power has been greatly depleted, the odds of defeating him in one go will be much higher. Of course, Liu Long can't be allowed to notice that, or it won't work. So Wang Sheng still has to take the hits he needs to take!"

"Hehe, as long as he can win, that's all that matters. Wang Sheng's tough enough that he won't break from a beating anyway!" Hearing that Wang Sheng could win, Xiao Wu immediately grinned without a care in the world.

"Wang Sheng, come here!" Xiao Wu beckoned.

"Sister Xiao Wu, what is it?" Wang Sheng had already been preparing to fight in the middle of the field. Seeing Xiao Wu's gesture, he ran back over.

"Come here, listen to me!" Xiao Wu brought her little head close to Wang Sheng's ear and relayed Lu Yuan's words to him word for word. When she finished, she patted Wang Sheng on the shoulder. "Do you understand?"

"Mhm!" Wang Sheng nodded.

He suddenly turned around, carrying the air of a man marching bravely to his death.

Xiao Chenyu's side had noticed Lu Yuan as well.

"Boss, look, that seems to be Boss Yuan!" Ling Feng, standing beside Xiao Chenyu, spotted Lu Yuan at a glance and hurriedly tugged on Xiao Chenyu's sleeve.

"What? Where?" At the mention of Lu Yuan's name, Xiao Chenyu shuddered all over. He was genuinely afraid. The miserable sight of himself being beaten was still vivid in his mind.

"So Boss Yuan has arrived. This little brother Xiao Chenyu failed to welcome you from afar!" Xiao Chenyu hurriedly ran over to Lu Yuan with Ling Feng to pay his respects.

There was no helping it. Not one of Xiao Chenyu's group was unafraid of Lu Yuan.

"Boss Yuan, you are...?" Xiao Chenyu glanced at Tang San and Xiao Wu beside Lu Yuan, terrified that Lu Yuan had come to help the Work-Study Students. If that were the case, what was there left to compete over? They might as well surrender immediately.

"Relax, I'm just here to watch the show. Go ahead and fight as you please. Don't mind me!" Lu Yuan naturally understood Xiao Chenyu's little thoughts and waved his hand.

"That's good, that's good!" Xiao Chenyu felt relieved. "Boss Yuan, then if there's nothing else, I'll head back first?"

"Go on back," Lu Yuan said.

Having received Lu Yuan's permission, Xiao Chenyu happily scurried back to where he had been. For him, standing beside Lu Yuan was truly an ordeal.

"Xiao Chenyu's so afraid of you. Don't tell me you beat him up before?" Xiao Wu asked with interest.

"Mhm!" Lu Yuan shrugged. "That guy throws his weight around at school. Once, he provoked me, so I beat him up badly. He couldn't get out of bed for half a month. Ever since then, he's been scared whenever he sees me!"

"Oh! So that's how it is." Xiao Wu flicked her cute scorpion braid. "Then later, I'm going to teach him a good lesson too and let him know how formidable Sister Xiao Wu is!"

Lu Yuan and Tang San exchanged a glance and observed a minute of silence for Xiao Chenyu.