"Flender, what happened to that person?"
On Suotuo City's main street, a commotion had broken out.
After all—
Dai Mubai had died right there in the middle of the street. It was an extremely rare occurrence in the city, and the city guards had already been alerted.
"You go on ahead. Leave that guy to me."
Lin Chen glanced at Oscar, who lay in a pool of blood, then at the other man whose legs had been broken.
There was no trace of emotion in his eyes.
If they killed that person right here in the middle of the street, under everyone's watch—
It would surely attract unwanted attention from the authorities. Lin Chen wasn't afraid of that, but now wasn't the time to get tangled up with Suotuo City's law enforcement.
"Ruoxi, you and Qian Ling'er should head back to the academy first."
Lin Chen turned and said calmly to the two women.
"I'll stay and help you..."
"But Dai Mubai is dead. We should take Oscar back to the academy first!"
Mi Ruoxi nodded awkwardly.
She looked at the blood-soaked street, then at Oscar, whose life was hanging by a thread.
A pang of sympathy welled up in her heart.
"I want to stand with Zhuqing, too. I want to change my own fate."
Thinking of that—
Mi Ruoxi's clear eyes fell on Oscar, who lay on the ground, barely alive.
That bastard deserved to die!
"Let's go. I'll take you back to Shrek Academy."
Lin Chen looked toward Zhuqing and said.
As long as they kept a low profile, he could deal with Oscar and Dai Mubai as easily as crushing a pair of ants.
With a flash, he disappeared into the alley.
Zhuqing said nothing and followed behind Lin Chen. Her steps were light and quick, but she moved with a restrained grace.
At the entrance to Shrek Academy, before its dilapidated wooden gate.
"Bang! Bang!"
Lin Chen casually tossed them aside.
The dull thuds of two heavy bodies hitting the ground rang out, strangely muffled.
Then he threw Dai Mubai down as well, smashing straight through the academy's signboard.
Zhuqing stood at the school gate.
She looked at the shattered signboard bearing the three large characters "Shrek Academy," then gazed deeply at Lin Chen.
Moonlight fell on her delicate, cold face.
It softened the chill in her features.
"Deputy Dean, back in Suotuo City... thank you for helping me find that scum, Oscar."
Zhuqing's voice was slightly hoarse.
She knew very well just how wildly Oscar had been acting.
Even if she could have killed Dai Mubai herself, she would certainly have been severely injured.
It was Lin Chen who had given her the chance to settle everything without a scratch—and the satisfaction of getting her revenge.
Lin Chen smiled faintly and waved his hand.
"Don't mention it, Zhuqing. He deserved it. You don't need to thank me."
"Besides, you stayed at my place last night. I was just doing what I should. How could I let you get hurt?"
Zhuqing's cheeks reddened slightly.
"You..."
Lin Chen grinned and teased her, "When are you coming over next time?"
Zhuqing said nothing, but the flush on her face deepened.
She silently made a promise to herself.
At last, she glanced at Oscar, who was still twitching on the ground. The resentment in her eyes faded, and she turned to follow Lin Chen. Without looking back, she disappeared into the darkness, heading toward the center of Suotuo City.
Not long after Lin Chen and the others left, a series of startled cries rang out from inside Shrek Academy.
"Xiaogang! Oscar! Tianqing! What... what happened?!"
Yu Xiaogang held a pile of tattered ancient books in his arms.
When he saw the mangled bodies on the ground, he let the books tumble from his hands. His face turned as white as paper.
Oscar's legs had been twisted into a horrifying angle.
Everyone else had been knocked unconscious by the pain.
"What the hell happened?! Who did this?!"
Flender rushed out of the academy.
When he saw his prized students reduced to such a state, his eyes instantly filled with bloodshot fury.
Even the soul power that usually kept him calm seemed to stir violently around him.
"Dean—!"
Zhao Wuji followed behind him. He, too, was shocked by the sight.
"First Tang San and Xiao Wu left, and now even Xiaogang and Oscar are hurt! Mubai's dead, too!"
"Do they really think I'm easy to bully? Damn it! I'll tear that bastard limb from limb, even if I have to turn Suotuo City upside down!"
Yu Xiaogang crouched down and examined the scene.
A moment later, a trace of fear surfaced in his eyes.
"This isn't the work of an ordinary Soul Master..."
Yu Xiaogang's voice trembled.
"The force behind Oscar's injuries... his bones and even his tendons were completely crushed."
"Flender, I think... we've provoked someone terrifying."
The three men fell silent.
How could they have provoked someone like that?
"Could it have been Mi Ruoxi?!"
Flender gritted his teeth. He had been planning to teach Mi Ruoxi a lesson from the very beginning.
"Who else could it be?" Yu Xiaogang said.
The three men fell silent. If Mi Ruoxi really had done it, then—
They could only swallow their anger.
At that moment, on the streets of Suotuo City.
Lin Chen walked beside Zhuqing.
Suddenly, Lin Chen stopped, his brow furrowing.
"That aura..."
"Qian Ling'er?!"
In his perception, a power brimming with divine light appeared on a nearby street.
It had appeared without warning in the street ahead!
That aura was too familiar. It belonged to a god, noble and lofty, like an angel's power—an aura unique to the Angel Martial Soul!
"Qian Ling'er is here?"
Lin Chen turned to Zhuqing.
"No. She's at the Heaven Dou Imperial Palace right now."
"Could she have come with us?"
Just then, a tall, golden-haired girl stepped out of the shadows.
She wore a close-fitting white dress, and her golden hair flowed like a waterfall, shining brightly in the moonlight.
Her face bore a striking resemblance to Qian Ling'er's.
But unlike Qian Ling'er's gentle beauty, this girl before them had a faintly proud, aloof air.
"That isn't Qian Ling'er?"
"Is she someone else from the Angel Clan?" Lin Chen asked, somewhat puzzled.
By rights, there shouldn't be another expert in the Angel Clan as young as she was. And this girl looked to be no more than sixteen or seventeen, yet her soul-power fluctuations were astonishing.
She had already reached the Soul King realm.
The golden-haired girl didn't seem to notice Lin Chen. Looking somewhat dazed, she walked down the streets of Suotuo City.
"..."
Zhuqing noticed Lin Chen's unusual expression.
"What's wrong?"
"Nothing. I must have sensed wrong."
Lin Chen gave a slight shake of his head.
"I'll head off first."
He left Zhuqing to her own devices.
In this era, there weren't many people who possessed an Angel Martial Soul. The Spirit Hall had an Angel Legion, after all.
But—
The Angel Legion definitely wouldn't send someone like her out here.
"Even if a Soul Douluo came all this way, that would be ridiculous."
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