Won't You Even Help Her Up or Give Her a Single Glance?

After dealing with those guys, Zhang Haoran turned his gaze toward the Battle Platform, his eyes flickering slightly.

Qin Chen's talent had been a little beyond his expectations.

His progress was so astonishingly fast that he even outshone Chen Qing, the student from Muyang First Middle School who'd been hailed as the most talented in the past decade.

Naturally, Zhang Haoran was very happy to see a genius like that at Muyang Third Middle School.

But at the same time, he felt a little pressed for time.

As soon as the competition ended, he'd call Qin Chen over to discuss how the school would support his development.

If he didn't invest in Qin Chen now, when would he? Once Qin Chen made it big, Zhang Haoran would be too embarrassed to use him for publicity.

While everyone's thoughts were all over the place, the final battle for first and second place began on the Battle Platform.

Normally, this short amount of time wouldn't have been enough for Jiang Ruohan to recover her strength.

But she wanted to enjoy the thrill of getting beaten up as soon as possible, so she brought her Money Power into play. After downing several Recovery Potions, she was back to peak condition.

Facing the calm-eyed Qin Chen, Jiang Ruohan's expression turned incredibly grave.

She'd watched his earlier fight with Zhou Feng.

To be fair, he'd surprised her a little. Qin Chen was even stronger than she'd imagined.

But even so, she wasn't the slightest bit afraid.

It wasn't as if she'd never beaten someone at the Body Tempering Fifth Layer!

Thanks to the excellent training she'd received since childhood, she'd fully absorbed all the advantages she'd built up during this time after awakening.

In just a short time, she'd trained three D-rank Combat Skills to the minor mastery level.

Cloud Dispelling Palm was fierce and powerful!

Silk Entangling Force was uncanny, binding its targets in layer upon layer!

Willow Catkin Movement Technique was nimble, drifting with the wind!

In battle, she would close in on her opponent at once and fight him at close range.

She'd use the nimble Willow Catkin Movement Technique to dodge his attacks, then use Silk Entangling Force to restrict his offense, and wait for the right moment to finish him with Cloud Dispelling Palm.

Jiang Ruohan was running through a storm of calculations in her mind, repeatedly working out how to deal with Qin Chen.

As her calculations grew more detailed, her eyes grew brighter, and her confidence swelled.

After carefully working it all out, she had the advantage!

She could win!!

At the referee's call to begin, Jiang Ruohan shot forward.

As she drew closer to Qin Chen, excitement rose in her expression.

That's right, just like this!

The situation was unfolding exactly as she'd calculated. Next, all she had to do was... Thump!

A dull sound rang out, and a figure flew through the air.

Then she slammed hard into the Battle Platform.

The fierce pain in her abdomen and the burning sting across her back made Jiang Ruohan suck in a sharp breath. Beads of sweat seeped from her forehead.

Her face had gone pale!

Her mind was still a little dazed. She had no idea what had happened.

Why wasn't it going the way she'd expected?

Just as she'd closed in on Qin Chen and was about to use Willow Catkin Movement Technique, she suddenly felt a pain in her abdomen, followed by a tremendous force.

And then she'd ended up like this.

It had all happened so fast that she hadn't even had time to react.

"Tap, tap, tap!"

The soft sound of footsteps came from ahead, drawing Jiang Ruohan's attention back. She looked up instinctively.

Qin Chen was walking toward her slowly, his face as calm as ever.

Jiang Ruohan struggled to her feet. Though the pain in her abdomen made her legs tremble, she still said firmly:

"I won't give up so easily!"

"It's not over until the very last moment. Who knows whether you'll win or I will!"

Qin Chen's steps abruptly stopped. He looked at her curiously.

"What difference does it make?"

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Jiang Ruohan blinked a few times, a hint of adorable bewilderment appearing on her cool little face. The next moment, her cheeks flushed slightly.

She'd blurted that out without thinking!

She shook her head, casting off the awkwardness, then stepped forward and charged at Qin Chen again.

Just like she'd said, she wouldn't give up so easily... Thump!

Another dull sound rang out, and Jiang Ruohan's figure flew back once more, crashing hard onto the ground.

The arena fell silent for several seconds. Then earthshaking shouts burst out.

"Qin Chen, are you even human? How could you hit Goddess Ruohan, a girl that beautiful, so hard?"

"Exactly! Are you even a man? Do you have no compassion at all?"

The crowd around the arena was now filled with voices condemning Qin Chen. The boys glared at him, faces red and necks bulging.

They looked as if Qin Chen had done something unforgivable.

The first punch had come too fast. Caught off guard, they hadn't reacted in time to start shouting.

Now that they'd had time to react, of course they had to stand up for their goddess.

But the moment they spoke, the girls around them began yelling at them instead.

"Seriously! What kind of simps are you?"

"This is a competition! They're fighting on the Battle Platform, and you're still saying Qin Chen hit too hard?"

"Exactly! These guys are just jealous that Qin Chen is handsome, so they're slandering him on purpose!"

"Ughhh, what a bunch of pathetic men!"

When the girls unleashed their fighting spirit, the boys immediately fell silent one by one, instinctively shrinking their necks.

When it came to arguing, girls really did have the upper hand.

Jiang Ruohan wasn't the only one with male fans. Qin Chen had a whole crowd of female fans of his own now, too.

After all, a strong, handsome man was popular with the ladies as well.

On the Battle Platform.

Qin Chen flashed over to Jiang Ruohan. He was just about to deal a little more damage when she suddenly held up both hands.

"Stop! I give up!"

"Hm?!"

A strange look appeared on Qin Chen's face.

"Didn't you say you wouldn't give up so easily?"

"Do you think giving up now counts as giving up easily?"

Jiang Ruohan gritted her teeth as she spoke.

Both punches had landed in exactly the same spot. Now it felt as if her abdomen were about to split open.

Maybe an unmedicated C-section would hurt about this much?

She was in so much pain she could barely stand. How was she supposed to keep fighting?

"Oh!"

Qin Chen nodded, then turned and walked straight off the platform without looking back.

He left Jiang Ruohan sitting alone on the platform, utterly bewildered.

She didn't blame Qin Chen for injuring her like this, because they were fighting, not playing house!

She could understand him hitting hard in a fight, but...

A beautiful girl was sitting in front of him, her face twisted in pain, and he wouldn't even help her up or give her a single glance?

Jiang Ruohan was furious. She stared at Qin Chen's back, grinding her teeth.

But Qin Chen had no idea her mind was racing with so many thoughts.

His head was full of the reward he'd soon be getting.

A beautiful girl? What was that? Could she compare to five hundred thousand Star Coins?

The competition might not have been easy for the others, but for him, it really had been like taking a stroll.

Ten days had passed, and he'd already opened up a huge gap between himself and his classmates.

He could take down anyone in his year with ease.

Perhaps

he should turn his attention to the students from the previous year...