Nicholas stood at the end of the small plaza in a somewhat worn red robe, his face slightly pale.
Opposite him stood a group of Alpha Academy students dressed in white robes. Each of them wore a 3A Club badge on their chest, and they all looked arrogant and hostile.
Not far behind him stood groups of Jiu You Academy students in red robes, gathered in twos and threes. Since this place was close to the library, which was also one of the busiest hubs in Jiuyou Academy, new students were constantly drawn by the crowd in the small plaza and joined them.
Between the two academies, along the lakeshore, dozens of foul-smelling Fishmen had their heads above the water. They rolled their huge protruding eyes and stared fixedly at the young wizards on the shore, occasionally letting out excited hisses.
The Red Birds and white water buffaloes that usually wandered across the lake had long since sensed the unsettling atmosphere in the air and hidden themselves on the other side of Linzhong Lake. The Two-Tailed Squirrels and Tree Spirits in the trees had also scurried into tree hollows, trembling amid the students' uproar.
Relying on his excellent physical fitness and thick skin, Fatty Xin quickly made his way through the crowd, which was not particularly dense to begin with, and reached a spot not far from Nicholas.
Without much effort, he pieced together the general outline of the incident from the snippets of conversation around him.
It was still related to yesterday's practical class conflict.
During yesterday afternoon's practical class, Nicholas had brutally beaten up an Alpha Academy student. Unfortunately, that student happened to be a member of Alpha Academy's 3A Club, which had always been known for its "Bloodline Supremacy."
A pure-blooded wizard had been beaten bloody by