Horikita, You Don't Want To...

His good mood had been interrupted, so Ye Yunchuan saw no reason to hold back. He immediately summoned his armor.

"Flame Dragon Armor—combine!"

"Armor, combine!"

In an instant, the sleek Flame Dragon Armor covered Ye Yunchuan.

"Clang!"

It blocked the attack for him.

"What's going on? How did he suddenly put on a suit of armor?"

Tachibana Akane stared in shock.

"Die!"

"Bang!"

Ye Yunchuan didn't waste a second. He raised his fist and smashed the Destroyer's head.

[Ding~ Killed Destroyer *1. Strength *1. Obtained random draw *1. (Note: Rewards for killing monsters of the current strength have reached their limit. Further kills will no longer provide lottery fragments.)]

"Have I already hit the limit?"

Ye Yunchuan frowned.

He'd expected as much.

After all, this was the More Children More Blessings System. Having children was how he grew stronger; straying from that path would clearly defeat the purpose of the system.

Fortunately, although killing Sprinters no longer gave him lottery fragments, he could still earn attribute points.

More importantly, the Killing Magic Mirror could still do its job.

After absorbing the Destroyer's soul and flesh, the Killing Magic Mirror's life energy had reached four-fifths full.

If he killed just one more Destroyer or Sprinter, Ye Yunchuan would be able to duplicate an item.

At the thought, Ye Yunchuan couldn't help turning his gaze toward the Sprinter fighting Horikita Manabu.

"Please, you have to save President Horikita!"

Seeing that Horikita Manabu was about to lose, Tachibana Akane was clearly panicking. She immediately called out to Ye Yunchuan for help.

"Save him? Why should I save him?!"

Ye Yunchuan's expression was cold. He wasn't some lovesick fool who'd save people at any cost.

"But didn't you save me?"

Tachibana Akane looked puzzled.

"That's because you're a beautiful girl who can bear my children. Why should I save some stinking man?"

Now that he'd dropped the act, Ye Yunchuan saw no reason to keep pretending.

"You..."

Tachibana Akane was furious at his words.

She'd thought a great hero had come to save her, but instead, he was a despicable scoundrel.

"What do you mean, 'you'? Do you really want to save him?"

Ye Yunchuan wasn't some gentle, caring man. He had no intention of indulging Tachibana Akane.

"Well... Of course I do!"

Tachibana Akane's gaze was resolute.

"Hmph. In that case, you should know what you'll have to pay for me to save him, right?"

"I understand, darling. I'll have your children, but only if you save President Horikita."

Tachibana Akane looked at Ye Yunchuan with pleading eyes.

Unfortunately, Ye Yunchuan wasn't the sort to go easy on a pretty girl.

He immediately deactivated his armor, lifted Tachibana Akane's chin, and leaned in to kiss her.

"Eh?!"

Taken by surprise, Tachibana Akane's eyes widened.

Her heart raced, and a tempting blush spread across her pretty face.

It was her first kiss.

She hadn't expected to give it to a stranger she'd met only once.

"Consider that my down payment. You're not allowed to take it back afterward!"

Ye Yunchuan wasn't stupid. By kissing Tachibana Akane right in front of him, he'd effectively shut off her way out.

Even if she wanted to go back on her word afterward, Horikita Manabu might not accept her. And even if he did, she probably wouldn't be able to accept what had happened herself.

Horikita Manabu seemed to have seen the scene, too. Caught off guard, he was slammed away by a charging Sprinter.

After knocking Horikita Manabu aside, the Sprinter immediately pounced on him, ready to finish him off.

"Armor, combine!"

Seeing that Horikita Manabu was about to be killed, Ye Yunchuan instantly summoned his armor.

Then he quickly placed one palm over the other in front of the Taiji Vortex.

"Zen Seal!"

As the sound effect rang out, the world seemed to hit the pause button.

Everyone and everything except Ye Yunchuan froze in place, stuck in the previous second.

That included Horikita Manabu and the Sprinter about to bite into his head.

"Flame Blade!"

With time frozen, Ye Yunchuan leisurely walked toward the Sprinter and summoned the Flame Blade.

Then he stepped in front of Horikita Manabu and slashed at the Sprinter.

The next second, time began to flow again.

To everyone else,

Ye Yunchuan seemed to teleport in front of Horikita Manabu, while the Sprinter was split in two by some unseen force.

[Ding~ Killed Sprinter. Obtained Spirit *1.]

Once the kill was complete, the Killing Magic Mirror absorbed the Sprinter entirely, and it vanished in a flash of red light.

After absorbing the Sprinter's soul and body, the Killing Magic Mirror's life energy was completely replenished.

"Thank you for saving me. Who exactly are you?"

Horikita Manabu was stunned by Ye Yunchuan, clad in armor.

"Ye Yunchuan, Class 1-D. I doubt you've heard of me."

Ye Yunchuan had no intention of chatting with Horikita Manabu.

After all, in his eyes, Horikita Manabu was practically a dead man.

The reason was simple: the Sprinter had scratched him.

It was only a matter of time before he turned into a Zombie.

"Brother!"

Just as Horikita Manabu was about to say something, Horikita Suzune's voice came from the doorway.

"Suzune, what are you doing here?!"

Horikita Manabu's expression was complicated when he saw Horikita Suzune.

First came joy. He'd been worried about his sister's safety, and naturally, he was glad to see her again.

But he'd been scratched by the Sprinter and infected with the Zombie virus. His death was only a matter of time.

"Brother!" Horikita Suzune hadn't given it much thought. The moment she saw her long-lost older brother, she ran straight toward him.

Ye Yunchuan didn't watch the siblings catch up. He fixed his gaze on the last Destroyer.

But more important than killing it was using the Killing Magic Mirror's duplication ability.

Once the Killing Magic Mirror's life energy was full, it couldn't absorb any more. Rather than waste the Destroyer by killing it right away, he'd duplicate something first.

After all, Destroyers weren't easy to find.

Especially on Academy Island. Every one Ye Yunchuan killed was one less, so he couldn't waste them.

He immediately deactivated his armor and rematerialized the power of the Light and Shadow Stone within him as the Fire Shadow Stone.

Whether the Killing Magic Mirror could duplicate the Fire Shadow Stone, which had the power to dominate, was an important question for Ye Yunchuan.

If it could, he'd save himself a great deal of effort and increase the combat strength of his harem in a short time.

At the thought, Ye Yunchuan wasted no time. He immediately used the Killing Magic Mirror's ability on the Fire Shadow Stone.

"Vmmm..."

The Killing Magic Mirror activated, and a red glow spread over the Fire Shadow Stone.

After scanning it for a while, it quickly printed out another Fire Shadow Stone beside the original one...

Horikita, You Wouldn't Want...

"Duplication complete. Now let's see if you'll accept my control."

At the thought, Ye Yunchuan immediately tried to control the newly duplicated Fire Shadow Stone.

To his surprise, this Fire Shadow Stone was also affected by his power of domination. It easily turned into energy and merged into his body.

"Interesting. In that case, let's see whether armor summoned with two Fire Shadow Stones will be even stronger."

Without hesitation, Ye Yunchuan absorbed the original Fire Shadow Stone into his body as well.

"Armor, combine!"

In less than a second, Ye Yunchuan had transformed.

"Roar!"

Seeing two of its kind killed one after another, the remaining Destroyer sensed danger and immediately turned to flee.

"Trying to run? Not a chance."

As the Destroyer was about to escape, Ye Yunchuan unleashed his newly acquired ability.

"Divine Fire Clone!" At Ye Yunchuan's command, his body dissolved into a ball of flame.

Whoosh~~

As the flames flared up again, Ye Yunchuan suddenly appeared in front of the fleeing Destroyer.

With nowhere left to go, the Destroyer could only charge at Ye Yunchuan, leading with its shoulder.

Whoosh~

But with a flash of fire, Ye Yunchuan vanished again.

The Destroyer charged right past him.

When he reappeared, he was already behind the Destroyer.

"Fengmo Slash!"

At the same time, the sound effect of the Kill Seal rang out.

[Ding~ Killed Destroyer. Obtained Spirit *1.]

A streak of scorching fire flashed by, and the Fengmo Slash reduced the Destroyer to ashes.

The overflow of life energy was absorbed by the Killing Magic Mirror, increasing its energy by another fifth.

After filling the Killing Magic Mirror with energy by killing the Destroyer, Ye Yunchuan deactivated the Flame Dragon Armor.