"Whoosh..."
Xiao Wu suddenly dashed forward and delivered a flying kick straight toward Ma Hongjun's face.
"This guy is just too disgusting!"
Even Ning Rongrong couldn't stand it anymore. She immediately activated her spirit:
"Seven Treasures Glorious, First: Strength! Second: Speed!"
A burst of multicolored light radiated from her delicate hand as the Seven Treasure Glazed Tile Pagoda spun on her palm.
Three beams of colorful light shot out from the tower and landed on Xiao Wu.
Then, three more beams fell on Zhu Zhuqing.
"Whoosh..."
Zhu Zhuqing's feet glowed with light, two soul rings appeared, and her eyes changed color—her left eye turned dark green, and her right eye became clear blue.Her long hair laid neatly against her back, and her hands turned into feline claws.
As she moved, she left behind a trail of phantom afterimages, making it hard to pinpoint her exact location.
"Whoosh..."
She charged straight at Ma Hongjun.
"A level 31 Soul Exalt!"
Ma Hongjun was startled when he saw the pink-dressed beauty with three soul rings. So young and already a Soul Exalt?
Then he looked at the cold, black-skirted beauty—level 27 Soul Grandmaster.And the one in white, level 26 Soul Grandmaster, and an auxiliary type at that!
Ma Hongjun's confident face instantly turned dark.
"Thud..."
He knew these girls were not to be messed with, so he dropped to his knees without hesitation.
He who knows how to adapt is a true hero.As long as he kneeled, maybe they wouldn't beat him. That was acceptable.
"Bam! Bam!"
But Xiao Wu and Zhu Zhuqing had no intention of going easy on him just because he knelt down.
They started mercilessly punching and kicking him.
"Aaaaahhh—!"
Ma Hongjun screamed in agony.
"Please, no—!"
Hearing his cries, Cuihua's heart ached. She rushed over,pushed away the two girls, and shielded Ma Hongjun in her arms.
Seeing Ma Hongjun's bruised and swollen face, tears welled in her eyes:
"I apologize on his behalf... I'm really sorry...He may be perverted, but he's always been good to me. Please don't hurt him!"
"Fine then."
Xiao Wu didn't expect Cuihua to defend him like that.
"Hmph..."
Zhu Zhuqing snorted and turned to leave.
"Ding! Story Modification Mission triggered."
[Ma Hongjun, in his heart, bitterly thought: These three bitches are awful. Just wait—I'll make them pay!]
Zhang Fan noticed Ma Hongjun's inner thoughts were surprisingly bold.
However...
Of course he wouldn't let that happen. Self-harm might be more interesting, right?
He quickly willed a change, modifying the words "them" to just "me."
"Ding! Plot modification successful. Minor Madness. +60 modification points."
Ma Hongjun, in his heart, bitterly thought:
These three bitches are awful. Just wait—I'll make me pay!
He thought he was being clever.So brilliant, in fact, that even a woman like Cuihua would shield him from harm.
"Eh? What are you guys doing?"
Dai Mubai's surprised voice came from the side.
He had just stormed out of the dorm after being disgusted by Tang San,
went out for a walk, and ended up running into Zhu Zhuqing, Xiao Wu, and Zhang Fan.
Seeing Ma Hongjun lying on the ground, bruised and beaten, he was stunned:
"What happened to Ma Hongjun?"
"He was..."
Xiao Wu quickly explained the situation.
"That fatty really asked for it. These girls are our academy's new monster students—every single one of them is insanely strong. You think you can harass them? Serves you right!"
Dai Mubai scolded him harshly:
"Cuihua, even you can't stand him anymore? Then just leave him. I guarantee he won't bother you again!"
"Thank you, Brother Bai!"
Cuihua thanked him and turned to leave.
"Cuihua!"
Ma Hongjun was heartbroken, remembering their past. Cuihua had been his longest-standing girlfriend. He felt devastated.
"Slap!"
Suddenly, Ma Hongjun slapped himself. Everyone was stunned,thinking he was blaming himself or was heartbroken about the breakup.
"Slap!"
Then he slapped himself again.
"Thud!"
He punched himself hard in the stomach.
"What the hell are you doing? It's just a breakup! There'll be more girls in the future!"Dai Mubai scolded as he watched Ma Hongjun's breakdown.
"Boss Dai... I can't control myself!"
Ma Hongjun started crying in fear.
"Slap slap!""Bam bam!"
Left slap. Right slap. Left punch. Right punch.
Zhang Fan twitched at the corner of his mouth. Everyone else stood frozen.
This guy's gone crazy, hasn't he?
Why was he beating himself up like this?
"You... don't need to blame yourself! Don't punish yourself like this! Love takes two!"
Dai Mubai thought Ma Hongjun was just being overly remorseful.
"This guy's actually gone mental, huh?"
Xiao Wu furrowed her brows and whispered to Zhang Fan in confusion.
"Could be!" Zhang Fan smiled slightly.
"This is too bizarre!"
Ning Rongrong was dumbfounded:
"But this fat bastard is kinda impressive like this."
"Mhm!" Zhu Zhuqing nodded.
"By the way... where's the cafeteria?"
Xiao Wu looked over and asked Dai Mubai.
"Wait, you guys came out just to find the cafeteria?"
Dai Mubai was a little surprised.
"Yep..."
Ning Rongrong smiled sweetly.
"That way!"
Dai Mubai pointed them in the right direction.
"I'm starving, let's go eat!"
Xiao Wu turned to Zhang Fan and the others.
"Yeah, sounds good!" Zhang Fan nodded.
The four of them turned and left.
Leaving only Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun.
Ma Hongjun continued beating himself up.
Dai Mubai stood still for a few seconds, then shouted:
"That's enough!"
He thought that with his usual aura, Ma Hongjun would be intimidated like always.
But this time, Ma Hongjun didn't respond at all.
"Bam bam!" He kept punching himself.
"Sigh! There are plenty of flowers in the field. Why cling to just one?"
Dai Mubai kept trying to comfort him, but Ma Hongjun cried out:
"Boss Dai, I'm scared! I'm afraid I'll beat myself to death!I really can't stop!It's like I took some cursed drug...My body isn't listening to me at all!Boo hoo...I miss my mom...I'm so scared..."
"..."
Dai Mubai stared blankly at the insane Ma Hongjun for a few seconds.
Then immediately found a rope and tied him up tightly from head to toe.
He was wrapped like a zongzi dumpling.
No matter how much he struggled, he could no longer hit himself.
Dai Mubai sat beside him, breathing heavily.
What the hell is going on lately? Why is everyone going crazy?
He'd either go bald...
Or get his butt smacked by Teacher Zhao...
And this morning, he was even... violated by Tang San!
The thought alone made him nauseous.All the madness was happening to him!
And now Ma Hongjun had gone off the deep end too—self-harming like a maniac.
And completely out of his own control.
This was beyond bizarre.
Could it be... there's a powerful supernatural entity messing with them all?
If that were true, it'd be terrifying.
That thought sent chills down his spine.
He felt like his life was being manipulated by something... sinister.
His heart turned cold, and he started to panic a little.