76: Chapter 76 Arrogant at First, Obedient Later

The moment the girl saw Lin Fan, a smile that reached the depths of her eyes bloomed on her face, and she ran over with cute, small steps.

"Senior Lin Fan, I've been waiting for you for so long!"

Her voice was as sweet as honey.

But no matter how much the girl pretended to be cute, Lin Fan's expression remained cold.

He was trying hard to recall who this person was; she felt somewhat familiar.

Old and new memories flashed rapidly through his mind.

He finally remembered.

The next moment, a surge of emotion rushed to his heart.

It was anger!

This student was named Guo Li'er, a second-year.

She had enrolled two years after Lin Fan.

She had once been friends with Lin Fan and Qin Xiaoxiao, at least on the surface.

It was because of her that many students bullied Lin Fan and Qin Xiaoxiao with increasing severity.

She would always pretend to protect them, but in reality, she took pleasure in it.

Only after others had bullied them enough would she hypocritically step in to stop them.

Until a year later.

She grew tired of this game of manipulating others, so she told the truth in front of the whole class and then left without looking back.

Lin Fan's gaze turned cold.

'What does she want now?'

"Something up?"

Lin Fan's tone was blunt.

Guo Li'er, however, acted as if she hadn't heard it at all. She stopped in front of him and reached out to hold his hand.

Lin Fan pulled his hand back directly, leaving her grasping at air.

Guo Li'er chuckled, not feeling the slightest bit embarrassed.

"Why are you avoiding me, Senior? Did I do something wrong?"

She looked innocent, her finger pressed against her lower lip.

But Lin Fan just looked at her coldly.

He had to admit that this girl was indeed cute, and it was precisely because of this that she could easily toy with others.

If he hadn't known her true colors long ago, he might have actually been fooled.

Although, the original owner of this body was the one who had been fooled.

Lin Fan didn't say anything more.

He tried to walk around her, but the girl immediately blocked his path.

She put on a wronged expression, her eyes reddening and her lips trembling slightly, as if she were about to cry the next second.

"Senior Lin Fan, are you still angry about what happened last time?"

"I did that only to stop those people from bullying you and Senior Qin Xiaoxiao. Everything I said before wasn't what I truly meant."

Her eyes were sincere, and she spoke rapidly.

'What great acting. It's a pity she isn't an actress instead of a mage,' Lin Fan sneered inwardly.

"Then why are you looking for me now?"

When Guo Li'er heard this, her expression changed instantly.

She shyly twirled a lock of hair with her finger, her gaze dropping to his waist and abdomen, looking bashful.

"I saw that Senior Lin Fan has changed; you won't be bullied by others anymore."

"I was thinking, we could go back to how things were before... Ever since I stopped being with you guys, I've been very lonely at the academy."

"But I kept my distance before, all to protect you."

Lin Fan's eye twitched as he listened.

He wished he could just strike her face with a lightning bolt.

She spoke as if they weren't in the same academy.

Lonely?

It was pure nonsense.

Since enrolling, Guo Li'er had always been the second most popular student in the academy.

Her appearance was second only to Su Linlin, and one could even say they each had their own merits.

Su Linlin was the cold, aloof goddess.

Guo Li'er was the cute, well-behaved junior type.

Su Linlin was more popular only because she was the academy's top genius and had enrolled earlier, so her fame was naturally greater than Guo Li'er's.

Lin Fan felt disgusted listening to her lies.

She wanted to get close to him now only because he was no longer a loser.

Dream on.

Lin Fan took a step forward, leaned over slightly, and whispered in her ear.

Guo Li'er blushed instantly, her body stiffened, and she smiled shyly.

But Lin Fan's next sentence made her tremble all over.

"Don't come near me again. If you dare to bother me again, I'll make you regret it."

He finished speaking softly.

Without waiting for the girl to react, he walked right past her.

Guo Li'er froze in place.

Her eyes were wide open, and her cute face was covered in cold sweat.

For some reason, Lin Fan's words made her feel a chill from her very bones.

A few minutes passed, and Guo Li'er was still standing there, staring fixedly at the ground as if looking at something.

"Isn't that Guo Li'er? What is she doing standing there?"

"Could she be looking for Senior Lin Fan?"

"It's possible. They used to be close, until she did that thing... Maybe she's here to apologize?"

Many students coming from the training grounds saw her and began to gossip.

But Guo Li'er didn't react; she just kept standing there.

After a while, she slowly raised her hand and looked at her trembling fingers.

"This feeling... I, I like it so much!"

She suddenly spoke, a crazy smile appearing on her face.

On the other side, Lin Fan was on his way home.

Although there were fewer matches today and they ended earlier than the previous two times, Lin Duo's school let out earlier, and she had already gone home on her own.

A few minutes later, Lin Fan arrived home.

There was no one inside; Lin Duo had probably gone shopping with their mother.

He took a quick shower, changed into casual clothes, and went out again.

It had been a while since he went out alone.

Today he wasn't going to the Wave Squad; he was going to... grind EXP!

Following the old route, Lin Fan took a taxi to the vicinity of the border and found a place to change into his "Chen Ping" gear.

He put on his mage robe, put on the mask, and walked toward the border.

Just like usual, guards were stationed there.

A few of them recognized him and let him through directly without asking questions.

Walking out of the safe zone, Lin Fan saw that desolate land again, with an endless forest in the distance.

For some reason, he felt like he hadn't been here in a long time and actually missed this place a little.

"Alright, time to start leveling up."

Lin Fan leapt toward the forest.

Not long after, he encountered a magical beast.

It was a one-eyed wolf, a common grade magical beast.

"Space Bullet."

Bang! Bang! Bang!

Three invisible Space Bullets shot out from the Star Pattern above his head.

They instantly pierced through the one-eyed wolf, killing it on the spot.

[Mission complete, gained 10 EXP!]

"Too easy."

Lin Fan stored the wolf corpse into his storage ring.

"common grade magical beasts are no longer difficult for me at all. Should I go deeper into the forest?"

Now that he was a Tier 3 Mage, killing common grade magical beasts was no different from bullying a child.

As soon as he thought of this, the figure of that red-eyed giant bear suddenly surfaced in his mind.

Lin Fan immediately shook his head. No, that's too cocky!

Why be in such a rush to go deep into the forest?

Who knows what terrifying entities are hiding inside?

If he encountered a magical beast stronger than a Saint-grade one, he might lose his life directly.

Although the probability was almost zero, it wasn't completely non-existent.

"Anyway, there are enough magical beasts here for me to level up and get stronger; no need to rush."

As for that bear he encountered last time... Once he reached Tier 3, he would come back and kill it!

With that thought, Lin Fan continued hunting.

"Thunder Strike!"

[Ding, mission complete, gained 10 EXP!]

"Eat my fist!"

Bang...! Awoo...!

[Ding, mission complete, gained 10 EXP!]

"Lightning Spark!"

Zhi...!

[Ding, mission complete, gained 10 EXP!]