"Compared to Pang Hu, Li Ziyang is far inferior; he was already scared senseless at the start. It will be difficult for his father to face the attacks of Pang Hu and his father alone!"
"I wonder how Li Ziyang and his father will withstand the coming onslaught."
Teacher Zhang speculated that in the remainder of the match, Li Ran would only be able to scurry about, relying on agile footwork to dodge the attacks of Pang Hu and his father. In this way, he would be trapped in an infinitely passive position, and since Li Ziyang could not help him, one mistake would be inevitable. Once a mistake was made, it would be the end.
And this was exactly the result Teacher Zhang wanted most.
Once Li Ran and Li Ziyang were dead, Su Bingyao would return to being alone, and at that time, she could take advantage of the situation to return to Su Bingyao's side.
She would use her sincerity to move her, letting her know that they were the only ones in this world meant for each other.
Sure enough, Li Ran on the field fell into a state of passive evasion.
He narrowly escaped the claws of the Giant Demon Tiger several times.
Just as she thought Li Ran and his son would choose to keep dodging, Li Ran took out his dagger and stood his ground, patting Li Ziyang on the back to soothe him: "Son, watch how Dad fixes them."
After speaking, a blood-red glint appeared in Li Ran's eyes, and the Thunder Dagger was imbued with a baleful blood aura.
Facing the Giant Demon Tiger as it lunged again, Li Ran grabbed the dagger with a backhand grip and slashed down from above.
"Blood Sickle Flying Blade!"
A blood-colored crescent slash collided directly with the incoming tiger claws.
With a loud "Bang!"
The massive body of the Giant Demon Tiger slid back five meters, and a shocking wound appeared on its paw, with blood dripping down onto the ground.
Li Ran was very satisfied with the knockback and bleeding effects triggered by the Blood Sickle Flying Blade.
"How is this possible?" Pang Hu's father's pupils trembled as he re-evaluated Li Ziyang's father; he hadn't expected him to be this strong.
"Dad, go for it!" Pang Hu, riding on the back of the Giant Demon Tiger, urged him on, feeling a bit embarrassed.
"ROAR!!"
The Giant Demon Tiger let out an angry roar, and a terrifying dark aura surged throughout its body.
It lunged at Li Ran again, its claws sweeping repeatedly, emitting streaks of black claw light. The terrifying tearing sound seemed to shred the very air, and deep, shocking claw marks were left on the ground.
The continuous fierce lunges, combined with the bone spikes thrown by the Mad Demon Porcupine, forced Li Ran and his son to retreat repeatedly.
This storm-like offensive left those outside the arena breathless.
"Thud, thud, thud!!"
Bone spikes, like bone spears, pinned themselves into the spots where Li Ran had just dodged.
"Bang, bang, bang!"
The black tiger claws of the Giant Demon Tiger destroyed the arena beyond recognition. After such a relentless, torrential assault, it had to stop for a brief rest.
The Giant Demon Tiger looked at Li Ran, who had jumped to a distance. Seeing him supporting the Ghost Hand Demon Child behind him with one hand and holding the dagger with the other, he wasn't even flushed or panting, and not a single drop of sweat had fallen.
On the sidelines, Teacher Zhang felt a sense of unease; she never imagined that Li Ziyang's father would be this formidable.
The voices of the supporters for Pang Hu and his father outside the arena gradually faded. Anyone could see that under the fierce offensive of Pang Hu and his father, Li Ziyang's father had dodged all their attacks using only one hand, all while carrying his terrified son.
"Could it be that Pang Hu and his father are going to lose?"
An ominous thought popped into everyone's minds.
Only Su Bingyao had changed from holding her bag with both hands to a look of pure adoration, no longer worried, just like a young girl admiring an older brother who could play basketball, her eyes filled only with Li Ran's figure.
On the field, Li Ran slowly set down the now-calming Li Ziyang. Although this competition was called "Horseback Battle," there were actually no rules, and there was no such thing as losing just by falling off.
The true rule was that the person standing on the field at the end would be the winner.
This was no longer a normal parent-child activity; it was more like a duel in a death cage!
Only by killing the enemy could one win!
Of course, for the natives of the Weird World, this was still just a normal parent-child activity.
Li Ran stared coldly at the Giant Demon Tiger and the Mad Demon Porcupine.
"You've been attacking for so long, it's my turn to attack."
"It's time to end this match!"
Li Ran stood in the shadows of the arena, his body slowly sinking into the darkness as if falling into quicksand, before his entire form submerged into the ground, merging with the shadows.
In fact, Li Ran could have used Shadow Escape to do this much earlier.
The Weird World was almost always overcast, rarely seeing the sun, and the arena was shrouded in dark clouds, with shadows everywhere.
It was just that his skill, Shadow Escape, could not carry Li Ziyang along with him.
That was the only reason he had been forced to dodge under the torrential attacks of Pang Hu and his father earlier.
"Where did he go? Where did he go?" The Mad Demon Porcupine panicked the moment Li Ran disappeared.
The Giant Demon Tiger's gaze was like lightning, scanning the field sharply to search for Li Ran's figure, but after a full sweep, it couldn't find him.
"Dad, take out Li Ziyang first!" Seeing that they couldn't find Li Ran, Pang Hu decided to target Li Ziyang first.
And so, Pang Hu and his father turned and lunged directly toward the isolated Li Ziyang.
But, before he could finish speaking, an invisible silhouette behind the Giant Demon Tiger struck like lightning with a cold glint towards its spine.
"Roar!!"
The Giant Demon Tiger let out a scream, its entire body crackling with thunder marks and electric arcs. In pain, it stood up, causing the Mad Demon Porcupine to roll off its back and onto the ground.
However, the cold glint did not retreat. Instead, it circled around the Giant Demon Tiger's spine and appeared directly in front of it. With incredible speed, it plunged into the Giant Demon Tiger's throat!
"Roar... Roar roar... Roar..."
The Giant Demon Tiger panicked instantly, swatting wildly in front of it.
But Li Ran was nowhere to be seen.
"Dad!" Pang Hu stared in disbelief at the Giant Demon Tiger writhing on the ground.
At this moment, blood gushed from the Giant Demon Tiger's throat like a spring, as if a water bucket had been smashed open.
Li Ran's Shadow Assault backstab had dealt a heavy blow to the Giant Demon Tiger, and the throat slash was the ultimate finishing move to end the match.
Even though the Giant Demon Tiger was massive and its hide was thick.
In the face of Li Ran's surprise backstab and fatal throat slash, all its defenses were rendered useless.
When they turned their attention to Li Ziyang, Li Ran had already decided to eliminate Pang Hu and his father completely.
After all, in the Weird World, mercy towards enemies was cruelty towards oneself.
Moreover, this world had no rules to bind them.
Theoretically, as long as you were strong enough, you could do whatever you wanted in this world.
"Roar... Roar..."
The Giant Demon Tiger's roars grew weaker. The entire arena was a bloody mess, the scene terrifying. Until the Giant Demon Tiger's breath grew increasingly faint and it could no longer move.
The area outside the arena fell into dead silence!
The children and parents were dumbfounded.
No one had expected Li Ziyang's father to so easily defeat Pang Hu's father, and with just one counterattack, he had easily defeated the seemingly invincible Pang Hu's father who had been acting so arrogantly.
"Pang Hu's dad actually lost to Li Ziyang's dad. Doesn't that mean Li Ziyang's dad is the strongest in the entire school?"
This thought suddenly flashed through everyone's minds.
Those who had looked down on Li Ziyang's family felt immense regret. They shouldn't have offended such a formidable parent; how would their children be able to get by in school from now on?
Meanwhile, some of the female parents had different thoughts. Pang Hu's father's physique was clearly all show and no substance. Li Ziyang's father, on the other hand, was pleasing to the eye and powerful. In certain aspects, he must also be very strong, perhaps...
Teacher Zhang's entire face turned dark, her molars grinding together with a "crunch, crunch" sound.
"Su Bingyao, you managed to escape this time!"
On the field, Pang Hu's expression changed drastically when he saw his father no longer moving. He ran to his father's corpse and shook him in panic, "Dad, get up."
"Have you forgotten, this match isn't over yet!"
Li Ziyang's voice came from behind Pang Hu.
At this moment, Li Ziyang, transformed into the Ghost Hand Demon Child, stood behind Pang Hu.
Pang Hu, transformed into the Mad Demon Porcupine, was filled with hatred. Seeing that it was Li Ziyang, he sneered, "Hmph, without your dad protecting you, you're still a piece of trash!"
Pang Hu clearly understood that his chances were gone. If Li Ziyang's father made a move, he would surely die. Thus, he deliberately provoked him, trying to incite Li Ziyang's anger and duel him, to get the adult out of the picture.
Li Ran saw everything. How could Pang Hu's petty thoughts escape his eyes?
He wasn't falling for that. Now, as long as he killed the Mad Demon Porcupine in front of him, he would win first place in this parent-child activity.
Li Ran stepped forward, dagger in hand, and was about to make his move.
"Dad, I want to handle this myself!"
Li Ziyang said with extreme calmness.
Li Ran looked at his son in astonishment. He saw that his son's appearance had changed again.
At this moment, his son's head healed automatically. The ghost hand that had grown from his neck had moved to his back, spreading out like a pair of wings behind him.
His eyes were still as black as obsidian, without a trace of white, but his gaze was no longer fearful; it was filled with fighting spirit.
(Li Ziyang (Advanced))
(B-Class Mental Infector)
(Weird Power: 80...90...100)
Li Ran looked at his son in disbelief. His Weird Power had jumped three levels, reaching 100, and he had successfully advanced from C-Class to B-Class.
"Dad, I can't always grow up under your wing. I can handle my own matters!" Li Ziyang said with a determined expression.
As if in an instant, Li Ziyang had become much more sensible and had grown significantly.
Li Ran said with relief, "Your mom and I will wait for you at the sidelines."
With that, Li Ran walked off the field and came to Su Bingyao's side. He naturally took Su Bingyao's uneasy little hand and held it in his palm, reassuring her, "I believe in our son."
"I believe him too!"
On the field, Li Ziyang wore a resolute expression as he slowly walked toward Pang Hu.
"In the past, I always chose to run away when faced with trouble, making all sorts of excuses whenever I encountered difficulties. Now I realize that blind weakness and avoidance are meaningless, because the trees desire stillness but the wind will not cease. The more they perceive you as weak, the more they will bully you, seeking amusement from you just like squeezing a soft persimmon."
"Only today do I see clearly that you are just like me, throwing your weight around by relying on your father as a backer. Once you lose that support, you are no different from the students you bullied—you are nothing at all."
"My father taught me one thing: I do not offend others, and others shall not offend me; if others offend me, I will cut the weeds and dig up the roots!"
"Only when one is strong enough and one's fists are hard enough will others refrain from encroaching."
Li Ziyang quickened his pace, charging rapidly toward Pang Hu.
Seeing this, Pang Hu immediately pulled two bone spurs from his back and hurled them at Li Ziyang.
Worried for her son's safety, Su Bingyao screamed in panic.
"Ziyang, dodge! He'll kill you!"