Lin Xia had barely finished speaking when Zhang Peng's brows knitted tightly.
But the sight that followed made him instinctively take several steps back.
The crowd and the teacher gaped in shock!
They watched as Lin Xia easily stood up, still wrapped in vines!
Then a powerful burst of air erupted from him, blasting the vines into powder!
The teacher's vine skill was only Level 1, to be sure.
But its stat value was an impressive 74 points!
How could Lin Xia have broken free so easily!?
Zhang Peng couldn't help wondering what had happened while he'd been away.
"Is this the charm of having all your stats at 82 points?"
Lin Xia looked down at his hands. He hadn't expected to break the vines so easily. The difference in stats felt both unfamiliar and unmistakable.
Then he snapped his head up and fixed his gaze on Zhang Peng, who had stolen his Card. "The duel starts now!"
"Y-you... what are you going to do!?"
At the murderous look in Lin Xia's eyes, Zhang Peng's legs immediately went weak.
And when Lin Xia approached with the oppressive presence of a mountain, Zhang Peng felt an overwhelming urge to drop to his knees and beg for mercy!
Lin Xia ignored his fearful question and suddenly kicked off the ground!
The teacher realized something terrible was about to happen.
But before he could intervene, it was already over!
Lin Xia was too fast!
The teacher hadn't even seen when he appeared in front of Zhang Peng!
It seemed to happen in the blink of an eye—maybe even faster!
"Splurt!"
Lin Xia's left hand, sharp as a blade, pierced Zhang Peng's chest and tore out the red organ that was still beating!
"Crack!"
Lin Xia crushed the heart in his hand, a smile of vengeance curling his lips.
Then he quickly pulled his hand free and shook it in the air until the blood was no longer sticky.
"What... what?!"
Zhang Peng's face twisted in terror. He hadn't felt any pain at all.
He looked down at the gaping hole in his body, but before he could even process what he was seeing, his vision went black and he fell to his knees in front of Lin Xia.
Then he slowly collapsed to the ground, blood spreading around him.
[Mission complete!]
[Rewards have been automatically stored in your inventory!]
"Ah—!"
A girl in the crowd screamed, and the students completely lost control!
Some were so terrified that they dropped to their knees, muttering to themselves.
Others looked almost thrilled and shouted, "That was awesome!"
The teacher stood motionless, staring blankly at Zhang Peng's corpse like a soulless walking corpse.
Then someone in the crowd shouted:
"Lin Xia, run!
"Zhang Peng's family will definitely come after you!"
That made several people who had been bullied by Zhang Peng chime in.
"Run? Where do you think you can go?"
The teacher's lifeless voice rang out. "The chairman of Zhang Corporation finally had a son, and now you've killed him... You and I are both going to die with Zhang Peng!"
At that, the teacher slumped to the ground, his eyes filled with fear and unease. "They're here. They're here!"
Lin Xia frowned and turned around.
A dozen or so people in black suits were floating in the air.
At their head was a beautiful woman in her twenties.
Lin Xia noticed that only the woman had a red glow beneath her feet.
That meant she wasn't very powerful and was using an item Card to fly.
The other black-suited figures were another matter. Anyone who could fly freely was at least in the Silver Realm!
(Black Iron—Bronze—Silver—Gold—Platinum—Diamond—Master—Grandmaster—King)
"That's Zhang Peng's second sister, Zhang Ting!"
"They got here so fast. Were they waiting nearby all along?"
A sharp-eyed student in the crowd recognized them.
"Little brother!!"
Zhang Ting landed beside the body and lifted him up. Seeing that Zhang Peng had long since stopped breathing, she burst into tears.
As the only boy in the family, Zhang Peng had been spoiled rotten.
Now, faced with his cold corpse, Zhang Ting's fury was unmistakable.
"What are you standing around for?" Holding her brother's body, Zhang Ting screamed in anguish, "Kill him for me!!"
At her command, the black-suited figures rushed toward Lin Xia.
Even though he knew he was no match for them, Lin Xia still assumed a fighting stance, showing no fear.
He didn't regret it, either.
Even if he could start over ten thousand times, he'd kill Zhang Peng ten thousand times!
This wasn't just about completing the system mission!
Whatever the consequences—even death—Lin Xia was willing to accept them!
But just as the black-suited figures were about to reach him, several figures appeared in front of Lin Xia.
They formed a barrier, forcing the attackers to stop.
Lin Xia was just as surprised. The people who had suddenly appeared included men and women, old and young, and he didn't recognize a single one.
But from their different uniforms, he could tell they were all connected to various guilds.
A guild was an organization where people treated one another like family. They could explore dungeons together, share experience, and help each other out.
"Hello, Lin Xia. I'm Wang Jie, president of the Blazing Blade Guild."
A tall, thin man in a white uniform, somewhere in his late forties, spoke first.
The others introduced themselves in turn.
"I'm the president of the Blue Map Guild..."
"I'm the president of the South Mountain Guild..."
"I'm the vice president of the Lingran Guild. My father is unwell, so he sent me in his place..."
"...Hello, everyone."
Lin Xia wasn't stupid. He knew they had come to help him.
Still, seeing the leading figures of all the major guilds in the city show up at once left him feeling a little overwhelmed.
"What are you people trying to do?!"
Zhang Ting gently set her brother's body on the ground, then stood and glared at them.
"Miss Zhang, we both know that Young Master Zhang was the one who challenged him to a duel," Wang Jie said, calm and courteous. "The person responsible for this tragedy should be the teacher who allowed them to fight."
"Exactly!" the young vice president pouted. "Besides, it was your Zhang family's young master who was too weak and got killed in a second. You can't blame anyone else, can you?"
"What did you say?!"
Zhang Ting clenched her fists, ready to lash out, but a black-suited man behind her stopped her.
"Miss, the chairman wants us to return first. We'll deal with the young master's matter later."
The man spoke into Zhang Ting's ear.
At that, the eldest daughter of the Zhang Family regained some of her composure.
She knew that continuing to make a scene would only make her look bad—and she had no case to argue.
So she picked up her brother's body, shot Lin Xia a vicious glare, and left with the others.
Seeing them go, Lin Xia finally relaxed.
[ding!]
[Personal skills unlocked!]
[Energy Bullet automatically learned!]
[Dance in the Sky Technique automatically learned!]
[Dragon Ball Universe All Characters Encyclopedia unlocked!]
[Now issuing the SSR Character Card Welcome Gift Pack!]
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