122: Of the Thirty-Six Stratagems, the best is to flee.
The shouting from both sides grew more intense, like dry wood in the heat of midsummer—it was ready to ignite at any moment.
The Chenxi Superpower Society members standing in the middle even took a couple of punches from their own people, with nowhere to complain.
Eventually, the Superpower Society found themselves short-staffed, and the President went to the side to ask:
"Mentor, what should we do? Do we fight?
Everyone is fuming right now; we can't hold them back much longer.
Look at my eye—some heartless person just gave me a punch. It's not right for them to vent all this anger on us."
"Grant their wish. Those in the First Rank and Second Rank can join the fight, but those in the Third Rank are only allowed to watch and must not interfere."
After thinking for a moment, he added:
"Don't kill him, but beat him half to death! Make him pay the price for his arrogance!"
With the Mentor giving the word, the Superpower Society stopped blocking them.
Then, the crowd on this side...
...was like a group of little lambs breaking out of their pen, delivering themselves right into the wolf's mouth.
Su Chen remained calm and composed, the black silk blindfold still covering his eyes.
He fought the enemies with the longsword in his right hand while occasionally using the microphone in his left to explain Move techniques.
One girl was sent flying backward, clutching her chest in anger: "I'm already flat enough and you still hit me there! You dared to hit my chest! You rogue!"
As soon as she said this, several young men who admired her were immediately triggered.
They suddenly felt no pain in their backs or legs, their spiritual power doubled, and they launched desperate attacks at Su Chen.
"How dare you hit our goddess! Die!"
Su Chen shouted that he was being framed: "I'm blindfolded! How am I supposed to know who's who? You can't blame me!"
He was truly being wronged. Right now, he was fighting a hundred people at once, and not only did he have to Face the enemies, but he also had to analyze the pros and cons of every Move for Xia Weiyu.
With countless things to do every second, how could he have the leisure to check if the opponent was male or female?
Besides, based on the impact of that punch earlier, it felt like a rib. He really felt they were framing him... "Don't hit the Face! Su Chen, do you want to die!"
"You dared to kick my crotch! I'm going to kill you today!"
"You dare drink a healing potion to recover? I'll have your life!"
Su Chen: "?"
Friend, that excuse is just ridiculous. You guys are drinking them too, so why can't I?
Besides, this is just water. My throat is dry from talking so much; can't I take a sip to moisten it?
...The crowd came wave after wave, using exhaustion tactics to deny Su Chen even a moment's rest.
Half an hour later, he was also getting a bit tired.
He had been able to hold out until now thanks to the extra strength and recovery provided by the Azure Dragon Heaven Control Physique; otherwise, he would have already downed two bottles of healing potion.
It was so frustrating not being able to use his Abilities!
Otherwise, with a single Shinra, I could level Chenxi Academy to the ground!
One Qilin Move could turn you all into dust, one... forget it, this is a lesson. I promised to only use the sword, so using other abilities wouldn't be right.
After another ten minutes, he didn't want to fight anymore.
Because the supply of lottery tickets had stopped.
The people from Chenxi Academy had long since run out of lottery tickets to give.
Xia Weiyu might have stopped giving lottery tickets because she was worried about him and her mindset had shifted.
The profit was now zero, so what was the point of continuing? He would call it a day.
He had taught her a lot, and it was enough for Xia Weiyu to digest for a while.
He would let her consolidate what she'd learned, then come back... or go to other academies to spar.
He couldn't come back to this academy again. He couldn't keep shearing the same sheep; if the sheep got angry, it would be trouble.
Against another wave of attacks, Su Chen put the microphone in his left hand back into his Storage Space and swapped it for his phone.
He sent a text message to Xia Weiyu.
Fearing she might not be in the mood to look at it, he also gave her a call.
Upon hearing it, Xia Weiyu nimbly got into the car and started the engine, then sat in the passenger seat holding Xiao Qian.
Thinking it wasn't enough, she rolled down the window and thrust her palm forward, releasing a powerful water shockwave that sent the crowd tumbling in all directions.
With Xia Weiyu's support arriving, Su Chen didn't delay any further.
He used Dragon God Deterrence to temporarily stun the surrounding crowd; a few of the weaker ones even fainted.
The hundreds of people surrounding Su Chen were shocked by this sudden Move. It was like a blow to the head; their consciousness blurred and they could barely stand, let alone continue fighting.
While the crowd had yet to recover from the deterrence, Su Chen quickly made his escape.
Seeing the Principal and the Mentor standing in front of his car, he slowed down slightly.
The Principal of Chenxi Academy snorted coldly:
"Leave quickly. We'll make an exception and spare you this time. If you people from Dawn dare to come looking for trouble again, we will show no mercy!"
Su Chen gave a placating smile, knowing the other party was just trying to save Face; there was no point in talking back now.
Otherwise, if he truly annoyed them, he'd be the one suffering.
He was the one who benefited; he'd earned lottery tickets, and Xia Weiyu had achieved her goal of sparring and grown in strength.
Since he'd gotten the benefits, he'd let them say whatever they wanted.
As for coming back?
Unless they invited him back next time, why would he come here if he had nothing better to do?
"Then goodbye, Principal. Goodbye, Mentors. Thank you for staying your hand and sparing my life this time."
'Ding, obtained...'
'Ding, obtained...'
"As long as you know. Go."
Su Chen quickly got into the car, floored the accelerator, and left with a tail-whip.
He didn't forget to explain to Xia Weiyu:
"This Move is called 'Running away is the best stratagem'.
In battle, you shouldn't just think about fighting; you must also be prepared to retreat at any moment."
'Ding, obtained Xia Weiyu's favorability, lottery ticket +666.'
...The moment Su Chen got into the car and left, the crowd regained their strength in unison.
They chased the car's exhaust for several hundred meters, only giving up once the car had vanished without a trace.
They acted as if they would have truly taught Su Chen a lesson if he hadn't used a trick to run away.
"Su Chen, if you ever dare to come back, I'll definitely teach you how to behave!"
"I'll spare you this time, but I'll beat you every time I see you from now on!"
A little boy on the side of the road pointed at the group and shouted:
"Mama, look at all the black eyes! What kind of Ability is that? There are even several pig-Faces!"
After being mocked by the child, the crowd felt resentful and decided they must have their revenge!
"Su Chen, just you wait. If I ever see you again, I'll make sure you suffer..."
The young man's words trailed off, and like the others, he hurriedly shut his mouth.
Because the calamity star was back!
Oh no, why is he back? Did our cursing annoy him? What should we do? Mentor, save me!
The car slowly stopped beside them, and two people were already trembling so hard their legs shook.
They really couldn't win this fight; they only chased him to save some Face. He didn't have to actually come back, did he?
Su Chen rolled down the window and asked, "Hey guys, is there a gas station nearby? My car is almost out of fuel."
"Also, this is a public place, and brawling is not allowed. If you want to fight, let's pick another day."
He's just fueling the car! He gave me a heart attack!
I thought you really came back for another round.
'Ding, obtained...'
'Ding, obtained...'
"We know that, otherwise you'd be waiting to be carried back today.
For a gas station, go east. There's one at that intersection.
Today is a discount day, so it's a bit cheaper. Now fill up and get going!"
Watching Su Chen leave once more, the crowd fell into a collective silence, fearing that one wrong word would bring the calamity star back again.