Ryuen gave the order.
Yamazaki, Albert, and Ibuki Mio seemed to have made up their minds.
Yi Chen's eyes turned cold as he assumed a fighting stance.
Albert stepped forward with a left-right straight punch combination.
Yamazaki leaped in and slammed a Monkey Fist toward Yi Chen.
Seeing this, Yi Chen first sidestepped Yamazaki's Monkey Fist.
Then he immediately seized Albert's wrist.
He followed with a right hook, leaving Albert stunned.
Albert staggered backward two steps.
He stared at Yi Chen in disbelief.
He thought to himself:
"What's going on? This strength. This speed. He's clearly completely different from before."
Yamazaki charged in with a front kick.
Yi Chen dodged to the side and swept at Yamazaki's legs.
Yamazaki fell with a pained cry.
Ibuki Mio stepped forward with a Sun Character Punch.
Yi Chen retreated to dodge and slapped the punch aside.
Albert advanced with a Vajra Arm.
Yi Chen ducked to avoid it.
Ibuki Mio kicked high.
Yi Chen blocked with a bent arm.
Ibuki Mio kicked high again and again.
Yi Chen took the kicks head-on and retreated.
Yi Chen stared at them in disbelief:
"I can't believe they've all gotten this strong in a month."
"Why hasn't the Primordial Flower Hand I've been practicing for so long helped me suppress them?"
Angel suddenly appeared.
As Yi Chen observed the situation, he listened to Angel speak:
"Once you've practiced the Primordial Flower Hand to a certain level, it stops increasing your physical strength. It trains your qi instead."
"Hadn't you noticed that you'd become more composed?"
"Besides, they must have trained quite a bit over the past month."
"Now you can suppress them without even breaking a sweat."
"That's the charm of the Primordial Flower Hand."
"Hahaha, hic."
"Keep it up, young man. I look forward to seeing you complete your mission."
Yi Chen couldn't be bothered to comment. He continued the fight.
Albert stepped forward with a left-right jab combination.
Yi Chen dodged, redirecting the force as he blocked.
Albert headbutted him.
Yi Chen retreated, then used a Clinch Knee Strike.
That was enough to bring Albert down for good.
Yamazaki, who was on the ground, immediately grabbed a wooden stick he'd somehow gotten hold of.
He spun the stick one-handed and charged in with a heavy swing.
Ibuki Mio threw left and right hooks.
Seeing this, Yi Chen sidestepped, then dodged again and again.
He unleashed a Whirlwind Triple Kick.
Yamazaki was kicked away, and the stick fell from his hand.
Only Ibuki Mio remained. Yi Chen's expression was impassive.
He used a Calf Kick.
Ibuki Mio dropped to one knee.
Ibuki Mio lowered her head in pain.
Ryuen watched Yi Chen with excitement.
Kushida's eyes widened, her expression vicious.
Kushida snapped:
"Ryuen, what's wrong with your lackeys?"
"How did they get beaten like this by some disgusting shut-in?"
Ryuen pushed up his bangs as he stepped forward with a smirk.
"Oh, my, Miss Kushida. Don't be so impatient."
"It's true that it's my fault my lackeys got beaten like this."
"I'll teach them a lesson."
Yi Chen glanced casually at Ryuen.
Ryuen stepped up to face Yi Chen.
Kushida watched from the side with disdain.
As the three of them stood on the verge of a fight—
The rooftop door opened.
Airi stood there with a camera in her hands.
Her voice trembled as she said:
"Please, stop!"
When Yi Chen saw Airi, his expression was cold.
Ryuen smirked at the sight.
"Well, well. What an unlucky day."
Ryuen stepped over and patted Yi Chen on the shoulder, his expression darkening.
"Angela Yi Chen."
"You've certainly hogged the spotlight today. Let's call it here for now."
"I look forward to a proper fight next time."
"Just live in fear and wait for me."
Yi Chen gave a disdainful smile.
Ryuen glared at him angrily.
Yi Chen looked at Airi and said calmly:
"Airi, did you record everything just now?"
Airi nodded, trembling.
Ryuen turned to leave.
Yi Chen grabbed Ryuen by the shoulder and said coldly:
"Ryuen, you seem to have gotten one thing wrong."
"Fear? You clearly don't understand me at all."
"Do you know what the most powerful weapons in the world are?"
Ryuen scoffed.
"Angela Yi Chen, what are you trying to say?"
Yi Chen smiled.
"Airi's camera recorded everything that just happened."
Ryuen's expression darkened.
"So what? Are you trying to use that to threaten me?"
"Don't forget, you're the one who got physical."
"At worst, I'll get punished. But you, Angela Yi Chen—"
"You'll be expelled."
Yi Chen's expression softened.
"What are you talking about?"
"Classmate Ryuen, I have the recording. I can cut out whatever parts I want."
"I can't guarantee that other people will see the complete recording."
Ryuen glared at him furiously.
"Angela Yi Chen! You wouldn't dare!"
Yi Chen put on an affected look.
"Oh, I'm so scared, Classmate Ryuen."
"You should know that if you're expelled, there'll be nothing you can do to me."
Ryuen clenched his fists in fury.
Ryuen glared at Yi Chen, gritting his teeth.
"Aren't you afraid I'll destroy the camera right now?"
Yi Chen replied calmly:
"The camera's storage chip is tiny. Even if the camera breaks, the chip will be fine."
"Besides, can you guarantee you'll get anywhere near Airi with me here?"
Ryuen looked toward Airi at the rooftop entrance.
Then he glared furiously at Kushida before turning back to Yi Chen in irritation.
"What do you want?"
"Angela Yi Chen!"
Yi Chen looked at Ryuen calmly.
"Three people."
"100,000 points per person."
"Give me 300,000."
Ryuen looked furious, but he had no choice.
After thinking it over, Ryuen gritted his teeth and transferred 300,000 points to Yi Chen.
Then they gathered around Airi and deleted the recording.
Ryuen and the others left the rooftop in a fury.
Kushida stared in disbelief, glaring furiously at Airi and Yi Chen.
Her fists were clenched tight.
Seeing Ryuen and the others leave, Kushida prepared to leave as well.
Yi Chen stepped forward to stop her.
Kushida put on her usual expression again, though her face still looked a little grim.
"What do you want, Yi Chen? The video's gone. Threatening me won't do you any good."
"You got lucky this time."
After speaking, Kushida glared angrily at Airi beside Yi Chen.
Airi lowered her head guiltily.
Yi Chen said calmly:
"Give me your phone."
Kushida replied:
"Why should I?"
Yi Chen said calmly:
"I made a little money off Ryuen. I'll share some with you."
Kushida gave a disdainful smile and held out her phone.
Yi Chen transferred 100,000 points to Kushida.
Kushida stared at her balance in shock.
Kushida cried out indignantly:
"Angela Yi Chen."
"Don't think this will make me like you."
"You've already seen my true colors."
"If you dare expose them, I'll make sure you regret it."
Kushida then gave Airi a vicious look.
"You too."
Airi pressed herself close behind Yi Chen, trembling slightly.
Yi Chen said calmly:
"Kushida, I told you we were even."
"I'll pretend nothing happened today."
Hearing that, Airi hurriedly chimed in too:
"Kushida, I'm sorry. I'll pretend I didn't see anything either."
Airi raised her little hand, trembling.
"I promise."
Seeing this, Kushida immediately put on her usual smile again:
"That's great, Yi Chen and Airi."
"I hope you'll keep your word~"
With that, Kushida left the rooftop, looking delighted.
Yi Chen looked at Airi calmly:
"Thanks, Airi."
Airi said guiltily:
"I'm sorry, Yi Chen. It was all my fault."
"They helped me today. I thought they couldn't be bad people, at least."
"I never expected... I'm sorry, Yi Chen."
Yi Chen said calmly:
"It's fine. Thanks to you, we even made three hundred thousand points."
Airi thought about how vicious Kushida had been just now, and felt a little scared.
Airi said softly:
"I never expected Kushida to be like that."
Yi Chen could tell Airi still hadn't quite gotten over it.
He thought about what Airi had been through, then reached out and patted her on the head.
Airi looked up at Yi Chen shyly.
Yi Chen said slowly:
"It's okay. The world is like that."
"Everyone has their own way of thinking."
"Ten thousand people means ten thousand different ways of thinking."
"Everyone has their own life."
"Maybe Kushida had a hard time before."
Hearing this, Airi nodded.
Airi blushed again.
(???)? and said:
"Yi Chen, you were so amazing just now. So strong, like the main character in an anime."
Yi Chen smiled faintly:
"Thanks."
Airi said bashfully:
"Yi Chen, now that you have a girlfriend, can we still talk like we used to?"
Yi Chen:
"Of course. We have the same hobbies, after all."
"If I'm free, you can come talk to me."
Airi smiled happily.
The two stopped chatting and left together.
Airi clasped both hands to her chest and gazed at Yi Chen with affection.
Afterward, Yi Chen transferred another hundred thousand points to Airi.
Airi tried to refuse again and again, but she couldn't withstand Yi Chen's firm insistence.
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