All Debts Cleared

Right when Meng Chao pounced, Zuo Haoran shrank his body, changing his power style again, from the extremely strong and unyielding "Raging Bull Force" to the power-accumulating "Dragon Snake Force".

Crackling, a series of firecracker-like explosions burst out in his body, as if a python dormant for ten years had finally transformed into a true dragon.

Even his spine bulged high from between his flesh and blood, like a dragon baring its fangs and claws, about to soar into the sky.

A fierce and excited expression appeared on Zuo Haoran's face. With a low roar, he swung his spine and thrust out his right fist in a bizarre manner.

Like a steel nail piercing through bone, it stabbed straight at Meng Chao's ribs.

Before the "Heart Crushing Hammer" even hit, the image of Meng Chao collapsing, convulsing, vomiting, and crying already appeared in his mind.

The best part was that when his father taught him this move, he also taught him several variations, allowing the hidden force to remain in the body for a long time, undetectable without the most thorough examination.

In the next few days, Meng Chao would only feel a hidden pain in his ribs and wouldn't notice anything else amiss.

By the time he did, it would be too late. Without evidence, and with his own denial, who could do anything to him?

This kid's old wounds had just healed, and now he'd be injured again, haha, now it's hard to say whether he can even get into an Undergraduate program, let alone an Undergraduate First Trial!

Zuo Haoran thought gleefully.

Then he saw those eyes.

Those eyes, as cunning as a hunter, as cold as a butcher, as ferocious as a monster, as calm as a doctor.

Meng Chao, who possessed these eyes, seemed to have transformed in an instant.

From a high school student, into a survivor returned from the apocalypse.

His power exertion method also switched from "Ripple Force" to "Raging Bull Force", even more smoothly and secretly than Zuo Haoran's switch just now.

No, not "Raging Bull Force", but the "Wild Bull Technique" from the future, master level!

That's right, the Contribution Points exchanged for with the future "Ripple Force" these days were enough for Meng Chao to raise several basic skills by another level, and his first choice was the powerful, heavy, and indestructible "Wild Bull Technique"!

Zuo Haoran felt as if his chest had been violently rammed by a charging rhinoceros.

Meng Chao's fist was like the rhinoceros's horn, the force penetrating from his chest all the way to his back.

With a crack, Zuo Haoran's spine was severely damaged.

He flew out high like a kite with a broken string, snapped a sapling in half, and then fell crookedly to the ground, like a pool of mud that Meng Chao had trampled on.

"..."

Zuo Haoran stared wide-eyed, blankly looking at the sky.

The sky was still the same sky, but his world was collapsing rapidly.

Confusion, annoyance, regret, unwillingness, pain, hatred, bitterness, sweetness, sourness, all kinds of emotions flowed freely on his pale face.

He opened his mouth wide like a fish washed ashore by the waves, breathing frantically but unable to inhale any oxygen. His upper body was burning with pain, while his lower body gradually became cold and disappeared. The two completely opposite sensations made his eyes widen even more, his mind filled with crazy and desperate thoughts.

Meng Chao walked over, slowly wiping the blood from his nose, and incidentally blocking his view of the sky.

"You—" Zuo Haoran's face was full of resentment, and he gradually understood.

"Well, during the test just now, I held back my strength and just went up and made a couple of random moves," Meng Chao admitted generously.

"Why?" Zuo Haoran couldn't understand it no matter how hard he tried.

"This is just the Undergraduate First Trial. I'm not interested in showing off at such a low level. Besides, what if I perform too well and you don't want to fight me?" Meng Chao shrugged.

"You did it on purpose, you set me up!" Zuo Haoran's eyes almost cracked.

"That's right, I deliberately got second in the class and took the gun test with you, so we could leave the exam hall together. The head teacher and the other students are still there, so no one can disturb our 'sparring'."

Meng Chao squatted down and sighed, "However, I still gave you a chance. Before sparring, didn't I say that we should stop when we've made our point, and then all grievances would be written off? Don't you believe me, I was serious. If you hadn't been so despicable and tried to cripple me with such heavy-handed tactics, you wouldn't have suffered the consequences."

"I, I..." Zuo Haoran's face was filled with horror.

The unknown is the greatest fear.

Now, he was filled with uncertainty about everything below his waist.

"Your spine should be fractured, but there's no major internal bleeding, so your life isn't in danger, don't worry."

Meng Chao said, "With Dragon City's medical technology, even a spinal fracture isn't incurable. Hire a famous doctor and take a good two years to recuperate, and you should be able to regain the ability to move like an ordinary person—cultivation, Undergraduate, and Superhuman stuff will naturally be difficult, but I think it's better for you not to be a Superhuman. It's better for both you and society."

"You—" Zuo Haoran trembled uncontrollably.

In his eyes, Meng Chao, who had devoured half the sky, was like a demon in human skin.

But Meng Chao was telling the truth.

Just now, two lines of information popped up in his vision:

[You severely injured Ordinary Citizen Zuo Haoran, which may save the lives of a large number of soldiers in the distant future, Contribution Points +99]

[The future is unpredictable, and fate is full of twists and turns. Changes made to the distant future have a small contribution to the current civilization. Only by grasping the present can you create the future]

"Yeah."

Meng Chao thought, "I crippled Zuo Haoran, so he can't take the Undergraduate exam, can't become a Superhuman, and therefore can't be responsible for the defense of an entire front line, and ultimately desert, causing the deaths of many soldiers.

"However, this is just one possibility for the future.

"To use the butterfly effect, my rebirth has already changed too many things. Who can say for sure about the distant future?

"So, there is a contribution, but it's not that big. It's better to teach Elite Citizens future martial arts, which has immediate results."

Thinking of this, Meng Chao glanced at Zuo Haoran with a look of pity.

Did he save the class monitor?

Although he was seriously injured and may never be able to become a Superhuman in his life.

Conversely, he may not have the opportunity to become a traitor, be spurned by thousands of people, and be forever nailed to the pillar of shame.

Living an ordinary life in a thriving Dragon City as an Ordinary Citizen may not be a bad thing.

In any case, his grievances with the class monitor were resolved, and Meng Chao had no more interest in Zuo Haoran.

"You lie down and don't move, I'll go call the school doctor, oh, you can't move anyway." Meng Chao walked towards the edge of the small forest.

Zuo Haoran finally spat out blood.

The once handsome and righteous face of the pretty boy was a mess of tears, snot, and blood.

But Meng Chao, halfway gone, suddenly turned back.

"Almost forgot something."

He patted and groped Zuo Haoran all over, and soon, he pulled a voice recorder from his pants pocket.

Meng Chao whistled. "Look, our great class monitor's learning ability is strong. You've learned to record secretly too, huh?"

Crack!

He crushed the voice recorder, carefully collecting all the parts into his own pocket. He patted Zuo Haoran again to make sure he didn't have a second recorder, and then left satisfied.

Zuo Haoran was completely desperate. All he could do was desperately pound his head against the soft sand, covering himself in dirt.

Ten minutes later.

Not only did the school doctor arrive, but also the homeroom teacher, Devil Yan, the Dean of Students, Principal Sun, and all the Class 6 students who had just finished their tests.

The bloodiness deep in the grove shocked them.

The students gasped. The homeroom teacher was scared out of his wits. Devil Yan also frowned, his face extremely dark. The Dean of Students was even more furious, almost having a heart attack.

Even Principal Sun, who was always dozing off, rarely opened his small eyes and circled Meng Chao and Zuo Haoran a few times.

"Lawless, simply lawless! How dare you beat someone like this?"

The Dean of Students was almost driven mad. Looking at his seriously injured nephew, he wanted to tear Meng Chao apart alive. "Discipline Office, quickly control this offending student! Wang Longjun, how did you teach your students? This, is this still a student? He's simply a murderer, a criminal, a, a—"

He was so angry that he hiccuped, personally leading two teachers from the Discipline Office, rushing menacingly towards Meng Chao.

The homeroom teacher wanted to stop him, but couldn't find a reason, and could only wring his hands and pace around anxiously. "What to do? Meng Chao, you're too impulsive!"

The students looked at each other, speechless.

Yes, the class monitor's words were a bit excessive. Even if the two of them were fighting and bleeding, they would be willing to speak up for Meng Chao, even in front of Principal Sun and the Dean of Students.

But to break someone's spine with such a heavy hand, that was too much, wasn't it?

Of course, some people were also wondering, "How did Meng Chao suddenly become so fierce, even able to cripple the class monitor?"

The person involved was calm and composed, standing with his arms crossed. He didn't even care when the teachers from the Discipline Office came over, only taking two steps back.

"What, you still want to resist?" The Dean of Students said sternly.

"Meng Chao, don't make another mistake!" The homeroom teacher said anxiously.

"No, going to the Discipline Office is no problem. Things have turned out like this, and I do have an undeniable responsibility."

Meng Chao said slowly, "However, some evidence still needs to be brought out in front of everyone. Otherwise, who knows if it will be secretly destroyed—Teacher Yan, I trust you the most. Please go to the small trees tied with cloth strips around and look for them. I placed a total of eight ultra-clear miniature cameras. They should have filmed the fight just now clearly from all angles. You'll know what's going on at a glance."

Everyone was slightly stunned.

The Dean of Students was a little dumbfounded. "Why did you put cameras there?"

Meng Chao smiled. "The class monitor and I weren't fighting to resolve personal grudges, but simply exchanging martial techniques, wanting to improve together. The class monitor is so powerful, it's rare to have the opportunity to spar with him, so of course I had to film it from all angles, 360 degrees, so I can carefully study it afterwards to improve my grades.

"Don't the teachers usually film everyone's cultivation and combat videos to analyze our mistakes for us? What's the problem with that?"