Issuing a Death Duel

The rule Ling Zhan had always adhered to was simple.

If people do not offend me, I do not offend them.

If people offend me, I offer a polite concession.

If people offend me again, I cut the weeds and dig up the roots!

Currently, Ling Zhan's situation was that of a lone wolf.

His parents had died heroically while saving students.

His grandmother had passed away due to illness.

As for those so-called relatives, Ling Zhan had called them once, but the moment he stated his name, the phone was slammed down.

From that moment on, Ling Zhan understood his current standing.

He had no one to rely on.

He could only rely on himself.

But he was still too weak.

What could he do?

He could only endure.

Mock me? Endure.

Slander me? Endure.

Look down on me? Endure.

Curse me? Endure.

Bully me? Endure.

But there were some things that simply could not be endured.

Even a lone wolf had a reverse scale!

And Ling Zhan's reverse scale was his family!

You, Fang Bo, had no right—absolutely no right—to curse my parents!

At this moment, Ling Zhan felt a murderous intent surging within him like never before.

Throughout the entire conference room, everyone clearly felt the temperature plummet.

When they turned to look at Ling Zhan, who had been mocked and insulted as a clown, their hearts trembled.

What kind of gaze was that?

Violent, icy, hateful, bloodthirsty... all sorts of negative emotions gathered together.

His originally honest and simple expression had vanished.

In its place was a face filled with the aura of slaughter!

Qi Mu, who knew Ling Zhan well, couldn't help but twitch at the corner of his mouth; even when facing those monsters, Ling Zhan had never displayed such an expression!

That damn Fang Bo!

Fang Bo was also startled by Ling Zhan's expression.

He hadn't expected his vicious words to cause such a massive change in this simple-looking person.

But he wasn't afraid.

This clown was nothing more than a Jobless Freelancer.

Was a clown's anger of any use?

Even if an ant were filled with rage, could it bite an elephant to death?

It was just impotent fury.

"What? I'm talking about you, and you're still not convinced?" Fang Bo sneered.

"Yes, I am very unconvinced." Ling Zhan lowered his head, murderous intent gathering wildly in his eyes.

He took a deep breath.

The murderous intent was perfectly suppressed.

His expression returned to calm.

Yet, beneath that calm, a vicious dragon slowly raised its head, revealing its hideous face.

"And then? What do you want to do?" Fang Bo's expression grew even more mocking.

Ling Zhan looked at him with icy eyes and slowly spat out two words that made everyone present change color: "Death duel!"

Everyone: "!!!"

As if afraid that everyone present hadn't heard clearly, Ling Zhan's chilling voice rang out once more: "City No. 1 High School senior student Ling Zhan hereby formally requests a death duel with Huaqing Academy freshman Fang Bo!"

Everyone: "..."

No one had expected things to reach this point.

Even less did anyone expect that a student who had appeared so simple and honest just moments ago would, in this instant, transform into a god of slaughter.

His eyes were filled with only one word: kill!

Qi Mu wanted to offer a word of advice, but Zhong Wenshan held him back, the principal shaking his head at him.

Zhu Xiaoshan, like the other teachers, looked grave to the extreme.

Su Rou looked at Ling Zhan with worry.

Sun Ze felt a sense of schadenfreude in his heart.

Only Zhu Yaoguang, that fearless young lady, stared at Ling Zhan with glowing eyes.

"Ling Zhan, Fang Bo's words were indeed a bit excessive. I will make him apologize, and we can let this matter rest, how about that?" Mu Yutian said, rising with a headache.

"Teacher, I didn't say anything wrong. I won't apologize!" Fang Bo naturally refused to back down.

"Shut up!" Mu Yutian barked.

Everyone was watching this, and anyone with eyes could see that Fang Bo was in the wrong. At the same time, he didn't want to let things escalate to a death duel.

This world was, in truth, very cruel.

Existing laws could only constrain ordinary people. For the strong, ordinary laws were useless.

In the same Secret Realm, it was common for two teams to kill each other over the scramble for rewards and resources.

Could one judge who was right and who was wrong? Obviously not.

Therefore, to prevent the hatred between the strong from escalating and affecting the balance of the situation, the Dragon Kingdom had established the fairest method of resolution: the death duel!

Every school had a simulated Secret Realm. In these simulations, one could engage in 1v1, 3v3, 5v5, and so on. Usually, the arena was used for students to train, aiming to hone team coordination and skill mastery, with bouts ending at the point of contact.

But a death duel was also conducted within the simulated Secret Realm.

The prerequisite for both parties in a death duel was that they must be adults. Then, they had to fill out a form, upload it to the Dragon Kingdom's legal platform center, and have it officially approved and stamped; only then would the death duel officially take effect.

During a death duel, no one was allowed to intervene. The two sides would fight until one was dead, or until both parties agreed to dissolve the death duel contract.

If one side died, neither their family nor their friends could hold the victor responsible for anything.

To summarize it in one phrase: one is responsible for their own life and death!

Mu Yutian hadn't expected such an honest student to be so fierce once provoked.

"Teacher Mu, it doesn't matter if you stop me."

Facing Mu Yutian's dissuasion, Ling Zhan's emotionless words drifted through the air:

"There will always be opportunities in the future. People die even in low-level entrance exam Secret Realms, let alone in leagues between combat academies."

"Even if you, Fang Bo, don't participate in the league, that's fine. You will graduate eventually."

"After graduation, you'll have to join a team, right? You'll have to enter trial Secret Realms to kill monsters, right?"

"I will keep my eyes on you until I kill you!"

Hiss!

A viper!

This kid was a viper!

Whoever offended him, he would fixate on them and bite until they were dead!

Damn it! I was fooled by this kid's honest appearance!

At this moment, everyone's perception of Ling Zhan had undergone a complete upheaval.

Bang!

Mu Yutian, his face full of anger, slammed the table and shouted: "Ling Zhan! Don't go too far! I'm stopping you because I'm afraid you'll die! Don't be ungrateful!"

"Teacher, stop trying to stop me. He wants to die, so I'll send him to his death!" Fang Bo was also furious.

A mere Jobless Freelancer dared to be so arrogant in front of him. Did he really think he was invincible just because he got the title of top scholar?

"Everyone has seen it; it is this ignorant guy who initiated a death duel against me!"

"And he even threatened that if I don't agree now, he will hunt me down until I'm dead."

"If I refuse at this time, it will bring shame to the reputation of Huaqing Academy!"

"When people mention Huaqing Academy in the future, they will mock us, saying that the students of this academy are afraid of a Jobless Freelancer!"

"Teacher Mu, I implore you to agree to let me have a death duel with this arrogant kid!"

Fang Bo's words were indeed logical.

Someone had threatened to hunt him down to the death. If he didn't react, it would truly be inappropriate, and it would also shame the academy.

In fact, while death duels were serious, they weren't unheard of in major academies. Some students developed grudges in Secret Realms that couldn't be resolved, leaving a death duel as the only option. They were all adults, responsible for their own actions.

Listening to Fang Bo's words, Mu Yutian didn't hesitate and nodded directly.

"Fine, I agree to let you and Ling Zhan engage in a death duel!"