The bald man stared fixedly at Lu Fang, the mockery in his eyes vanishing completely, replaced by deep wariness and even stronger killing intent.
"On his very first day of awakening, he can already summon monsters of this caliber..."
The dagger in the effeminate man's hand trembled slightly, his voice icy enough to chill the bones.
"This boy must not be allowed to live!"
"If he's allowed to grow, how will our Blood Wolf Association have any chance of survival?"
"We have to kill him!"
Although the arrival of the ten Money Ghosts had instantly reversed the situation on the ground, Lu Fang knew very well that the true deciding factor was still in the sky.
Once those three Blood Wolf Association leaders above level 100 freed themselves up, the advantage on the ground would vanish in an instant.
Lu Fang looked up at the principal and vice principal, who were being utterly suppressed by blood mist, shadows, and curse auras in the sky.
By now, the phantom giant of light was battered beyond recognition, and the vice principal's massive flaming axe had also grown dim. Both men were covered in blood, their auras feeble in the extreme. Clearly, they were already at the end of their rope.
He couldn't wait any longer.
Lu Fang took a deep breath, sank his qi into his dantian, and roared toward the battlefield in the sky.
"Principal! Vice principal!"
"Whatever it takes, lock down one of them for me! Even if it's only for one second!"
"I can kill him!!"
His powerful roar cut through the explosions of skills filling the sky and reached the heights above with perfect clarity.
Hearing this, the principal and vice principal, who were barely holding on, abruptly faltered. The first thought that arose in their minds was: Absurd.
This was the most ridiculous thing imaginable!
A student who had awakened less than half a day ago-even if he was a genius who had received an SSS-rank rating, even if he could summon those bizarre golden monsters-was ultimately just a newcomer!
And who were their opponents?
The three great leaders of the Blood Wolf Association!
Powerhouses over level 100!
That gulf in levels was like the difference between heaven and earth.
Never mind killing one of them-even Lu Fang's strongest attack probably wouldn't leave a mark on their protective gang qi!
"Has he gone mad... Has this child been frightened out of his mind?"
The vice principal felt desolate, nearly losing his grip on his massive axe.
As for the three Blood Wolf Association leaders facing them, they looked as though they had heard the greatest joke in the world.
"Hahahaha!"
The bald leader wreathed in blood mist swung his blood-colored saber to suppress the principal, laughing so hard that tears nearly came out.
"Listen! Just listen!"
"What's that little ant saying? He says he's going to kill one of us?"
Beside him, the effeminate assassin's lips also curled into a cruel smile, his dagger tracing streaks of deadly cold light through the air.
"Has fear muddled his brain so badly that he's started babbling?"
"How pathetic. At death's door, and all he has left is arrogance and ignorance."
Boom!
The instant they mocked him, the curse witch seized the opening, striking the vice principal precisely with an aging curse.
"Pfft!"
The vice principal's movements slowed instantly. With a vicious grin, the bald leader planted a heavy kick in his chest.
Accompanied by the sound of shattering bones, the vice principal hurtled toward the ground like a cannonball. Although he barely steadied himself and avoided falling, blood gushed from his mouth. He had clearly been grievously injured.
"Old Li!"
The principal's eyes nearly split with fury.
"Aren't you ready yet?!"
Lu Fang's urgent shout rang out again.
This time, there was not the slightest panic in his voice, only a chilling calm and resolve.
"Trust me just this once! If you don't want to die, do as I say!!"
The principal looked at the young man on the ground with the icy gaze.
In those eyes, he could see neither the slightest fear nor any hint of a joke.
It was absolute confidence.
As though what he had said was not madness, but a truth about to unfold.
"Fuck..."
The vice principal wiped the bloody foam from the corner of his mouth, a ruthless gleam flashing in his eyes.
"Old Zhang, we're dead either way! Let's trust this kid once!"
"It's a desperate remedy for a desperate situation!"
Looking at the defensive line already on the verge of collapse, the principal gritted his teeth.
"Fine! Let's take a gamble!"
The next second.
The two did something no one had expected.
They actually dropped every defensive skill protecting them at the same time!
They abandoned all precautions against the effeminate assassin and curse witch, allowing those deadly daggers and curse auras to come at them.
They furiously burned the last life essence within their bodies, pouring all of it into their control skills and locking onto the bald leader, who was both the most arrogant and the farthest forward!
"Shackles of Light: Holy Imprisonment!"
"Hand of Earth: Absolute Restraint!"
Boom!
Boom!
A thick chain of holy light emerged from the void, instantly winding around the bald leader's limbs.
At the same time, two enormous stone hands appeared out of thin air and clamped tightly around his legs.
"What?!"
The bald leader's expression changed.
He hadn't expected these two old fellows to go mad, risking their lives just to restrain him.
Shlick!
"Aargh!"
The instant the control skills took effect, the effeminate assassin's dagger plunged viciously into the principal's shoulder, while the curse witch's poison orb exploded against the vice principal's back.
Both men were drenched in blood, their auras instantly plummeting to rock bottom. Yet their hands remained locked in their seal-forming positions as they roared themselves hoarse:
"Lu Fang!!!"
"Do it!!!"
They didn't actually need to shout.
The very instant the bald leader was immobilized, Lu Fang had already moved.
He stood on the ground, black hair whipping wildly in the gale, his pitch-black eyes instantly locking onto the bald leader in midair.
He raised his right hand and extended his index finger.
The movement was simple, yet carried an indescribable majesty.
Ten thousand gold coins instantly vanished from his account balance.
Skill: [Spend a Thousand Gold in One Throw].
Activate!
In midair.
Held fast, the bald leader looked at the young man pointing a finger at him from below, the astonishment in his eyes instantly turning into utter disdain.
"You?"
"I could stand here and let you hit me! Could you even break through my Blood Demon Gang Qi?!"
As a level 115 Bloodthirsty Asura, his physical defense was as high as eight thousand. With this additional layer of protective gang qi condensed from blood energy, even a full-powered strike from a powerhouse of the same level might not break through.
However.
Before that thought had even finished running through his mind, his expression suddenly changed.
An aura so terrifying that it made his very soul tremble descended out of nowhere.
It was neither a fluctuation of magical elements nor an eruption of battle qi.
It was a kind of... law that seemed capable of piercing everything.
Hum!
A beam of incomparably brilliant golden light, seemingly bright enough to blind everyone, pierced through heaven and earth!
The bald leader raised his head.
He saw the last, and most terrifying, sight of his life.
An enormous gold coin.
More solid and even larger than the phenomenon that had appeared when Lu Fang awakened.