[Self-Destruct!] [Description: Buu's ultimate move at his current stage. Deals massive damage to all targets within range, including allies, with the goal of taking everyone down together!]
"Don't!"
Lin Xia stared at the skill description only he could see. Panic filled his eyes as he reached out, palm aimed at Buu, whose body had swollen to its limit. His face was a picture of helplessness!
He had never expected Buu to use Self-Destruct!
When Lin Xia had gotten this guy, he'd focused on the [Chocolateification] skill.
He hadn't paid any attention to Buu's second skill, [Self-Destruct].
Because unless he had no other choice, Lin Xia had no intention of using a skill that hurt the enemy a thousandfold while dealing the same damage to himself!
But who could've guessed that Buu would choose to self-destruct on his own!?
Still, Lin Xia quickly caught on. Buu's thought process was strange to begin with, so it made sense that he'd self-destruct out of nowhere...
After all... Buu could use the cells left in his body to restore himself!
But what about Lin Xia!?
He couldn't remake himself!
"What... what are you doing?!"
Zhu Tingyu's throat bobbed. She tore her gaze away from Buu and stared at Lin Xia in disbelief.
"Holy crap, that move looks familiar!"
Xu Jian sat in the corner, his round, pudgy hand buried in a bag of chips for ages. His eyes were wide as saucers.
"Has that kid gone crazy?!"
The teachers on the high platform looked just as shocked.
Wu Ziyang clutched his head with both hands, utterly confused.
The students on the field were drawn by the huge commotion behind them and all turned to look.
But before they could get a clear look at Buu's body—
"Boom—!"
A deafening blast rang out as dazzling red light swelled at incredible speed, instantly filling the entire space and making it impossible to open their eyes!
Then a searing heat swept over them, and one scream after another rang out!
The next moment, when the students opened their eyes again,
they were astonished to find themselves on the high platform!
"Holy crap?!"
"Where the heck are we?!"
The students exchanged bewildered, shocked looks.
They couldn't understand it. One second, they'd still been fighting on the field.
How had they been eliminated in an instant?!
"Oh my god, look! Someone's still on the field!"
Someone's sudden cry
made everyone turn their eyes to the field in unison.
A pink, doughy blob—like a lump of modeling clay—was gradually taking shape into a figure!
"Who is that? How did they avoid getting eliminated?"
"Wait, don't you think... that thing... looks kind of familiar?"
As everyone watched with bated breath, Buu's figure slowly came into view!
"Yoo-hoo! I won!"
Fat Buu planted his hands on his hips and let out a goofy laugh. A jet of air even shot from the top of his head.
"Isn't that Lin Xia's summon card?!"
A cold, angry voice rang out.
Everyone turned toward Lin Xia, their gazes as bone-chilling as vengeful spirits.
"This... this was an accident!"
Lin Xia hurriedly turned Buu on the field back into a card and recalled him.
Then he stammered, at a loss for how to explain.
All he could do was smile awkwardly but politely.
[Vegeta's favorability +50%!]
Lin Xia: "??!"
Wait... Vegeta, you think this is fun?
You've self-destructed before too, so... does that mean you're fond of this kind of thing!?
And you raised it by 50% in one go!
Lin Xia wasn't the least bit happy right now.
He'd noticed Zhu Tingyu standing with her arms crossed and Liu Yucheng gritting his teeth. Both of them were staring daggers at him!
Thankfully, the suffocating atmosphere didn't last long. Director Xie Feng stepped in to save the day.
"Ahem... students, listen up..."
Xie Feng began speaking, trying to draw the students' anger away from Lin Xia.
He was shocked by Buu's power too.
But he could tell Lin Xia hadn't done it on purpose. In fact, he'd pulled off this wild move that blasted everyone out of the competition without even knowing what would happen!
As for the other three teachers, they stared at Lin Xia, their faces drained of color.
The male teacher stood there with his mouth hanging open, while the female teacher covered hers, trying to maintain her composure.
But both their faces were full of shock and disbelief!
In all the years since the Imperial University was founded, this was the first time a single student had wiped out the entire field in the freshman competition!!
This was absolutely a historic moment worthy of going down in the school's annals!!
"Am I dreaming?"
The female teacher pinched her thigh.
"Ah—!"
The male teacher yelped and looked at her in disbelief. "If you're dreaming, why are you pinching my thigh?!"
"Does it hurt?"
"Obviously! Of course it hurts!"
"Then I guess I'm not dreaming!"
A smile spread across the female teacher's face. She looked at Lin Xia as if she'd struck gold.
Meanwhile, Director Xie Feng was getting to the important part.
"...No matter what happened, we'll still assign students to classes according to the order in which they were eliminated. That's been an unchanging rule at this school since its founding!"
As soon as Xie Feng finished speaking,
the crowd erupted into an uproar.
The students' reactions were sharply divided.
Those who'd been far from the blast were overjoyed, jumping around without trying to hide it.
Those who'd been close to the blast looked at Lin Xia again like vengeful demons.
Zhu Tingyu and Liu Yucheng were the most resentful.
Xu Jian (Pang Pang), on the other hand, gave Lin Xia a look of admiration and a thumbs-up.
Wu Ziyang was the same. A smile appeared on his face, and most of his earlier disappointment faded away.
As long as he could stay in the same class as Lin Xia, he'd have plenty of chances to complete his mission.
...Ten minutes later.
Everyone finally learned that the four teachers who'd been watching from the high platform were the homeroom teachers for the four classes!
So, following the order in which they'd been eliminated, the students lined up in front of their respective homeroom teachers.
The only female teacher present was the homeroom teacher of Class Four, the class with the fewest resources.
But the usual coolness had vanished from her face. It was now filled with joy and excitement.
With an appreciative look, the female teacher began inspecting the students one by one, starting with the first in line.
Liu Yucheng—S!
Xu Jian—S!
Wu Ziyang—SR!
Zhu Tingyu—SSR!
Lin Xia—SSR!
"All five of this year's strongest freshmen are in our class!!"
The female teacher elbowed her colleague and raised an eyebrow smugly.
"Tch, you just got lucky!"
The male teacher rolled his eyes, but envy soon crept onto his face.
Especially when he looked at Lin Xia—he couldn't seem to tear his gaze away.
Next, the homeroom teachers began explaining the students' upcoming tasks.
"Tomorrow morning, you'll have theory classes. In the afternoon, we'll take you to the secret realm...
"So do your best to raise your rank as much as possible.
"If anyone can reach Bronze rank by the time we enter the secret realm on your second day at school, the school will give you a reward!
"Of course, no one's ever earned that reward in all the years since the school was founded!
"I hope one of you can pull it off!"
As she spoke, the female teacher glanced over the talented students, her gaze finally settling on Lin Xia.
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