The next day, in the Training Room.
Wei Chong and Jiang Lan stood facing each other.
He first looked Jiang Lan up and down, a faint hint of surprise showing in his eyes.
Then he said:
"Not bad, kid."
"Huh?" Jiang Lan did not quite understand at first.
What was not bad?
But he soon realized.
Was he saying I did well in the Wilderness Zone?
After all, word that he had killed a Fifth-Tier Ferocious Beast had already spread, so it was perfectly normal for the Academy to know.
At that thought, he said, "It's all thanks to your teaching."
That was true.
Without Wei Chong's special training, he might not have been able to kill that Fifth-Tier Ferocious Beast so smoothly. He might even have been injured.
Although he had spent his training with Wei Chong getting beaten up, he had to admit that it had helped him improve a great deal.
Wei Chong's face remained expressionless, and he showed no intention of replying. He simply took his stance.
"Come on."
Jiang Lan froze.
This guy changed gears way too fast. He was praising me a moment ago, and now he's transformed already.
Fine, then. Let's do it.
He had spent the past three days in actual combat anyway. It was time to see whether he had improved.
Wei Chong flashed forward, appearing right in front of Jiang Lan and throwing a punch that whistled through the air.
Whoosh!
Jiang Lan's eyes clearly caught the path of Wei Chong's punch. He instinctively ducked aside, narrowly avoiding it.
Wei Chong's eyes flickered slightly. Then he abruptly sped up.
A moment ago, Jiang Lan had felt he could barely keep up with Wei Chong's speed. Now, however, all he saw was an afterimage flashing before him, followed by a dull