"Four?"
The training instructor froze at Zhou Fan's words.
The teachers on the platform froze.
The students below and the spectators outside the arena froze too.
Two seconds passed before the crowd erupted in mockery.
"Hahaha! Is this guy out of his mind?"
"Lin Qianqian has an S-rank superpower, and she only challenged three mutant beasts. He wants to challenge four? What's he thinking?"
"He's just saying that to show off, right? Does he really think that'll impress us? What a clown!"
Even Lin Qianqian, an S-rank superpower user, had only challenged three mutant beasts.
And Zhou Fan wanted to challenge four?
It was hardly surprising that everyone laughed at him.
Zhou Fan smiled without a word.
Whether he could actually succeed was beside the point for now.
He had already achieved his goal.
[Surprise +1] [Mockery +3] [Mockery +3]
Zhou Fan's words had sparked heated discussion throughout the crowd.
Mockery, to be precise.
But those emotional fluctuations had earned Zhou Fan quite a few emotion points.
Whether he could defeat four mutant beasts could wait.
The emotion points were already his.
Lin Qianqian also looked at Zhou Fan, somewhat surprised by his words.
"That guy actually wants to challenge four mutant beasts? Xixi, did watching you challenge three just now get to him?" her best friend Li Mengyao asked curiously from beside her.
"Or is Zhou Fan interested in you and trying to get your attention?"
Lin Qianqian rolled her eyes at her. "What nonsense are you talking about? No way."
Still, Zhou Fan wanting to challenge four mutant beasts really did surprise Lin Qianqian.
A C-rank superpower couldn't possibly handle four mutant beasts.
"Zhou Fan, do you have any idea what you're saying?" the training instructor snapped.
"There's a limit to fooling around! Challenging four mutant beasts with a C-rank superpower is asking to die!"
"Don't worry, sir. I'm confident in my strength," Zhou Fan said.
"I want to fight four."
The training instructor looked up at the principal on the platform.
The principal spoke too. "Zhou Fan, I know awakening a C-rank superpower may have affected your state of mind."
"But you need to know your limits. Don't push yourself too far."
He actually felt quite sorry for Zhou Fan.
Zhou Fan could have become an S-rank superpower user, yet he had ended up with a C-rank superpower.
Even though he was now a C-rank superpower user,
The principal didn't want anything to happen to Zhou Fan, considering he had once been the school's top student.
"Principal, I want to test my limits. Please let me challenge four mutant beasts," Zhou Fan said.
He hadn't said it just to stir up everyone's emotions.
The principal hesitated.
In the end, he could only agree helplessly. "All right."
With so many teachers present, they could intervene immediately if Zhou Fan ran into danger anyway.
With the principal's approval, the training instructor released four mutant beasts.
At first, many people had thought Zhou Fan was merely trying to grab attention.
They hadn't expected him to actually face four mutant beasts alone!
"Holy crap, he's really going in? Does he have a death wish?"
"Damn, I thought he was just going up there to show off. He's actually going to fight."
"In that case, I take back what I said earlier. He's got guts."
[Shock +1] [Admiration +1] [Admiration +1]
Zhou Fan focused on the four mutant beasts before him, his Sharingan quietly appearing.
He hadn't challenged four mutant beasts merely to earn emotion points this way.
If emotion points were all he wanted, he could have said he would take on ten.
That would have provoked even stronger emotions.
But he had chosen four because he genuinely wanted to test his strength!
"Awoooo!"
Two black wolves charged first, one behind the other.
The other two closed in from the left and right.
All four mutant beasts attacked at once!
Many of the girls covered their eyes in fear, unable to watch.
"Phew..."
Zhou Fan drew a deep breath, his Sharingan flicking rapidly from side to side.
He could see every movement of the four mutant beasts clearly!
The instant the two black wolves lunged at him,
he formed hand seals with one hand.
"Body Flicker Technique!"
Zhou Fan vanished from the spot, dodging the two black wolves' attacks.
At the same time, he formed hand seals with both hands.
"Fire Release: Phoenix Flower Jutsu!"
Small fireballs shot out in rapid succession, all striking the two black wolves.
The scorching fireballs sent the two black wolves rolling on the ground, their fur ablaze.
The third black wolf charged.
Completely calm, Zhou Fan rapidly formed hand seals and spat a straight stream of flame from his mouth.
"Fire Release: Dragon Fire Technique!"
The scorching flames became a fire dragon that swallowed the third black wolf in one gulp.
Only the fourth black wolf remained.
It immediately lunged straight at him.
Zhou Fan focused his Sharingan.
"Genjutsu: Sharingan!"
Thud!
Caught in his genjutsu, the black wolf toppled stiffly to the ground.
Four mutant beasts.
Every one of them was down!
Silence.
A deathly silence fell over the arena.
Everyone stared wide-eyed in shock, convinced they were seeing things.
Zhao Qiu was the first to recover, shouting,
"Holy shit! Zhou, you're fucking awesome! That was insane!"
His shout finally snapped everyone else out of their daze.
"Holy shit! He really defeated four mutant beasts?"
"He's got to be fucking cheating! How did he do that?"
"I want to report him! Someone's using hacks!"
Up on the platform, the principal sprang to his feet, his face filled with disbelief.
Zhou Fan had fought four at once-and won??
A C-rank superpower was actually stronger than an S-rank superpower?
"That brat was putting on an act for me earlier, wasn't he?"
"How the fuck is that a C-rank superpower?" The principal was so excited that he swore.
That was absolutely not the kind of performance a C-rank superpower should deliver!
"I've got to haul that brat over here afterward and grill him properly!"
Lin Qianqian also stared at Zhou Fan in the arena in shock.
"He actually won??"
She hadn't believed Zhou Fan could win either.
Yet Zhou Fan had done it.
He had delivered a resounding slap in the face to everyone who had doubted him!
[Shock +1] [Shock +1] [Shock +1]
The teachers responsible for scoring on the platform immediately awarded five tens-a perfect score!
A C-rank superpower, plus a victory against four opponents at once.
Those two points alone deserved full marks!
"Not bad. Looks like I'm even stronger than I thought," Zhou Fan said, thoroughly satisfied.
Everyone else's shock had earned him another huge wave of emotion points.
Now that was getting the most out of showing off!
One display, two rounds of emotion points.
Perfect!
This round had earned him a total of 3,450 emotion points!
"He actually challenged four mutant beasts? Xixi, that's one more than you!" Li Mengyao exclaimed in surprise.
Lin Qianqian watched Zhou Fan on the platform, a flicker of surprise crossing her eyes too.
But she didn't particularly care.
Judging by their performances so far, Zhou Fan had indeed challenged one more mutant beast than she had.
But she hadn't used her full strength earlier.
As an S-rank superpower user, she should have been able to challenge five or six mutant beasts if she wanted.
Zhou Fan's performance was indeed better than hers right now.
She could certainly try again and challenge more mutant beasts.
But that would make everyone think she cared deeply about the result.
There was no need.
She was an S-rank superpower user, with the pride to match.
She wasn't about to compete with Zhou Fan.
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