The bridge of her nose throbbed.
Leanna gritted her teeth and got up from the ground.
She stared at his retreating back, her eyes filled with humiliation and anger.
She had actually felt grateful to this bastard just now!
It was infuriating!
Still, Leanna did not rashly attack Qin Ran.
She knew very well who the real enemy was.
"It hurts!"
"It hurts!"
"So you're this year's top freshman?"
The fallen figure struggled to his feet. His chest had completely caved in, and a large bulge protruded from his back. Injuries like those would have killed a normal person, but for the attacker before them, they apparently caused nothing more than pain.
As he spoke, a series of sharp cracks came from the bones inside his body.
Crack, crack, crack.
After the cracking stopped, his body returned to its original shape.
"H-how is that possible?!"
Pegis's eyes widened in horror.
Even in the perilous Secret Realm, he had never seen a monster like this.
If Pegis had never seen one, the others certainly had not.
Sweat beaded on Joyel's forehead as she stood beside Leanna, who tightened her grip on her long saber.
The upperclassmen who had recovered from the ringing in their ears and dizziness stood frozen, as helpless as the freshmen.
"A m-monster?"
The muttering rose from the crowd and reached the attacker clearly. He opened his mouth, which seemed unhindered by cheeks, and another burst of piercing laughter rang out.
Everyone's expression changed.
Having only just experienced that dizziness, they knew exactly how terrifying his laughter was.
The smarter ones had already begun covering their ears.
But it barely helped!
The laughter kept pouring into their ears, and the ringing and dizziness returned.
"Stop him!"
Leanna gave a low shout and moved into a flanking position with