Chapter 41: Forming Teams
Black Girl chomped on her gum, looking at me: “You haven’t fought in a while. Are you sure you’re okay for class today?”
I blinked. “No problem.”
“Okay! I’m going back. Oh, and when you guys aren’t busy fighting, come hang out with us. Everyone really wants to meet you.” She tilted her head and skipped back to her companions, another group of students with zombies. They waved at me, and I waved back, happy that so many people wanted to get to know me. Because I belonged with them. We were all mortals.
When Dark Yang appeared, the classroom instantly fell silent. After countless people had been slammed against the wall by him, no one dared to make a sound, not even a peep, in his class.
I was also nervous today. First, I had finished reading the textbook and was afraid of the test. My constitution dictated that I was doomed to fail every exam, guaranteed to get every question wrong! I figured this was a pretty unique attribute.
Second, Fu Su had said there would be a big credit battle today, though I didn’t know when. So I hoped Dark Yang would teach humanities today, otherwise, it would be like prematurely draining everyone’s energy.
Dark Yang looked at us with his usual dung beetle gaze. “Starting today, we will be conducting observational learning.”
“Observational learning?” Everyone was surprised and started murmuring.
“Whose mission will we observe?”
“Or will we observe a competition?”
“Shhh—”
Observe a competition?
I suddenly had a bad feeling, and sure enough, Dark Yang’s contemptuous gaze fell on us.
Si Yi Nuo quickly hid behind Xiao Bai. Mao Mao was already nervously muttering, “It won’t work, it won’t work, it won’t work…”
Qing Ming looked at Mao Mao with concern. Jiang Yan, amidst Mao Mao’s almost overwhelming negative energy, remained unaffected, maintaining his 45-degree upward gaze and frail appearance.
Mo Ming suddenly took my hand. I glared at him, and he looked at me seriously, “Don’t be afraid. I’m here.”
I immediately pulled my hand back. “Which eye of yours sees fear in me? You should be worried about your sister!”
Mo Ming stopped talking and didn’t reach for Mao Mao’s hand.
I turned back, facing Dark Yang’s gloomy eyes. I felt a chill run down my spine.
Dark Yang withdrew his cold stare and scanned the other students. “You will be observing a credit battle!”
“Wow! How exciting!”
“Awesome!”
“Who? Who’s fighting who?”
“A team battle would be even more exciting!”
“Did I give you permission to speak?!” Dark Yang was displeased.
Immediately, everyone’s necks shrunk.
“No!” a boy suddenly shouted, his gloating expression as if saying, “Haha, you’re doomed!”
Dark Yang narrowed his eyes and suddenly raised his hand, flinging it forward!
“Slap!” The boy was yanked from his seat by an invisible force and thrown against the wall.
Everyone gasped and swallowed hard.
I watched stiffly. Dark Yang’s teaching methods were always unexpected! If this were in the mortal world, this kind of tattletale, teacher’s pet student would be the teacher’s favorite, nine out of ten times becoming class president, with the other becoming vice president.
But here, Dark Yang actually slammed him against the wall.
Dark Yang’s gaze grew colder. “Betraying your classmates is shameful!”
“Gulp.” Everyone swallowed hard again.
“You bunch of rookies! Listen up!” Dark Yang floated up, his robes billowing like a dark magician, terrifying everyone. “You will learn from this observation match! Summarize the reasons for winning and losing and submit a paper to me!”
“Yes!” everyone shouted in unison.
Dark Yang nodded and looked to the side. “Fu Su, you can come in and choose your team.”
“What? Fu Su!”
As everyone was surprised, a light flashed beneath Dark Yang, and Fu Su appeared. The entire room was in an uproar!
“It really is Fu Su!”
“He’s here to bully someone again?”
“Oh! My Fu Su-sama!”
Fu Su-sama? Hmph, might as well call him “Mom.”
“It’s Prince Fu Su! Quick, take a picture!”
“The first time I’ve seen him so close. He’s even more handsome than in the pictures~~~~”
I facepalmed. Mo Ming looked unhappy. Was I… jealous of Fu Su’s popularity?
Why was he worshipped like an idol as soon as he appeared, while I was constantly slandered because of him?
Even though everyone was gazing at Fu Su adoringly, that birdbrain wouldn’t acknowledge them. He lifted his chin with his usual “I’m the most handsome” air, arms crossed, looking away with a smirk on his face, as if none of them were worthy of seeing him up close.
At this moment, I finally understood why I was bullied by him and envied by the girls. It was because those girls never had the chance to see him in person!
“In today’s credit battle, one team will be led by Fu Su. For fairness, Fu Su has sealed most of his divine power. He will choose team members from among you to join him.”
“Ah~~~~~~~” The girls screamed. Dark Yang immediately frowned, and Fu Su smirked. “Shut up! You’re so noisy!”
Oh! Still so arrogant in our class! I really wanted to beat him up right then and there. My temper! Flip the table! How could those girls tolerate Fu Su’s arrogance?!
But, I was wrong. They were very tolerant…
“Ah~~~~” Fu Su telling them to shut up had no effect. Instead, they screamed even louder. “I finally heard Prince Fu Su’s real voice!”
Oh my god. Your obsession has reached new heights. I’m impressed.
“Fu Su-sama is so cool!”
“I’m so excited, I want to be Fu Su’s person!”
Fu Su smiled wickedly. “I’ve already chosen my people. Qi Yuan William.” He suddenly called out a name, and the girls immediately quieted down, as if holding their breath, waiting for Fu Su to call their names.
“William?” Mo Ming looked forward in surprise. I also didn’t expect William to be a freshman!
However, since the beginning of school, every class had been a fight, followed by going back to heal. He probably didn’t know anyone besides his roommates, so until now, everyone wasn’t really familiar with him.
Mao Mao also looked at him in surprise. Slowly, Qi Yuan William stood up from the third row on the south side, a look of surprise on his face. “Me?”
“Yes, come out.” Fu Su looked at him arrogantly.
A confident smile immediately appeared on Qi Yuan William’s face. “I won’t disappoint you.”
Fu Su ignored him and glanced around with a smirk. “Hong Ri.”
“Eh? Hong Ri is also a freshman?” I hadn’t noticed.
“Hong Ri is indeed a freshman this year, but because he’s the blood-bonded companion of the God of Light, he’s always been on missions with him,” Mo Ming explained beside me.
“How cunning~~~” Jiang Yan finally snapped out of his melancholic state and narrowed his eyes at Fu Su. “Hong Ri and the God of Light are blood-bonded. Hong Ri participating means the God of Light can also participate.”
“What?!” This time I was really panicking.
Jiang Yan had previously said that Qi Yuan William’s strength was second only to Mo Ming’s, and now, a King’s God of Light was added to the mix! Fu Su’s divine power was sealed, but the God of Light’s wasn’t!
“This battle will be tough.” Jiang Yan’s expression became serious.
When Mao Mao heard this, she fainted. Something floated out of her crown, and I broke out in a cold sweat. “Mao Mao! Pull yourself together! You can’t die of fright now! Your Qi Yuan William is watching you!”
Instantly, the wisp of something returned to Mao Mao’s body, and she suddenly perked up. “You’re right! We wolf gods have always admired the strong. If I show fear, William will look down on me!”
Phew, I finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Now, including the God of Light, Fu Su’s team had four members.
Fu Su looked at me from afar and smiled wickedly. “The last two, Bing Hu Chi Yue and Black Girl.”
Black Girl!
“Pop!” That was the sound of Black Girl’s gum bursting. I looked at her, and sure enough, the bubble had popped, covering her entire face.
Just then, a voluptuous fox girl stood up not far from her. I recognized her chest immediately!
Uh… something seemed wrong…
Never mind, let’s not dwell on the details. After I recognized her chest, she leaped from her seat. When she landed next to Fu Su, I recognized her face. It was indeed the fox girl who had cleaned the King’s palace with me!
Only, she wasn’t dressed revealingly today. A high-collared, Chinese red cheongsam accentuated her figure while making her look particularly spirited. She wore Chinese knot earrings on her red fox ears, and from afar, she looked like Chun-Li, heroic and valiant!
This further convinced me that hooking up with Xuan Yuan Chen was definitely not her intention.
Then, Black Girl hopped down with her zombie, glancing at me as she passed. “I’m looking forward to fighting you. I won’t go easy on you.”
Ugh… why were all the Gods so combative, basing friendships on battles? I suddenly felt that our mortal ways of nepotism and backroom deals were much simpler and more efficient.
“The division of abilities is quite balanced.” Jiang Yan was already analyzing from the side. “William against Mo Ming, the God of Light against me, the Fox God against Qing Ming…”
“But Qing Ming is a Dragon God!” I looked at Jiang Yan in confusion. He glanced at me listlessly. “Qing Ming is a land dragon…”
“…” I forgot. Qing Ming was afraid of heights and couldn’t fly. He basically ran on the ground.
“The Fox God is the most agile beast god on land. Bing Hu Chi Yue is a descendant of the Nine-Tailed Fox, and her strength is comparable to that of the Azure Dragon clan. Qing Ming, you have to be careful.”
“Yes.” Qing Ming nodded.
Jiang Yan looked at Black Girl again. “The Xiangxi necromancers and Si Yi Nuo’s Gu clan are from the same branch. Si Yi Nuo, your opponent has arrived.”
“She’s not my opponent…” Si Yi Nuo grinned wickedly from behind Xiao Bai, a cold glint in his silver eyes. Seeing his expression, I started to worry about Black Girl.
Dark Yang looked at Fu Su’s team, then turned his contemptuous gaze towards us. “The team Fu Su will be facing today is…” Dark Yang paused. Damn it, everyone was already nervous, and he was still trying to build suspense? This wasn’t a live broadcast! Just say it!
“The Trash Team!” When these three words came out of Dark Yang’s mouth, my heart actually settled. However, the entire classroom erupted.
“Ah——————！！！！”
