The comments said I was deeply affectionate, I just added points by using an alternate account.

Shan Heng's breath caught in his throat. He looked at Chen Guan, only to find that the other party was merely watching, showing no intention of making a move.

boom!

A dull thud interrupted Charles's spellcasting.

It was the sound of a fist hitting metal.

A fiery red figure descended from the sky with the force of wind and thunder, crashing down between Charles and the two students from North City College. Shards of cement flew everywhere, creating a jagged, shallow crater.

"Who gave you permission to harm my Chinese people?!"

Long Ao raised his head, shook his fist, his knuckles still smeared with engine oil, and his eyes burned with rage.

Charles's smile froze.

At the other end of the street, An Changqing and Su Yuehe appeared.

An Changqing's expression remained gentle, but the long sword in his hand was already drawn, its tip pointing at Charles.

Su Yuehe quickly ran to the two injured students from Taipei Academy and whispered incantations. A soft green light flowed over them, and their injuries healed at a visible speed.

"You may leave."

Su Yuehe did not take advantage of the situation. After all, they were both academies in China, and there was no need for them to start a civil war so early.

"Chen Guan"

An Changqing's voice came through; he had already spotted the coffin hiding in the shadows.

Chen Guan then came out.

"Where have you been, you little rascal!"

Upon seeing him, Long Ao immediately exclaimed, "We've been looking for you for ages!"

"Sorry, I ran into Hiiragi Seihachi."

Chen Guan responded, while Charles's face was so gloomy it could drip water. He hadn't expected that Hua Qing's people would have completed their reunion so quickly, and that the strongest of them would arrive right away.

The ordinary students might not know, but the captain knew very well that the strongest students in Huaqing's current class were not the fourth-year students, but this group of second-year students.

His gaze swept over Long Ao, paused for a moment on An Changqing's longsword, and finally fixed firmly on Chen Guan.

He just heard it; the kid said he bumped into Hiiragi Seihachi.

Since he's still here, Hiiragi Seiba is probably in grave danger.

"Walk."

Charles made a decisive decision and quickly evacuated with his two teammates.

Long Ao wanted to chase after him, but An Changqing stopped him.

The other party is, after all, a top student, so we should still show some respect. The most important thing right now is to meet up.

An Changqing sheathed his sword, walked up to Chen Guan, and patted him on the shoulder: "It's good that you're alright."

He looked at Shan Heng, smiled gently, and nodded in greeting: "Junior Brother Shan, you must have had a long journey."

Shan Heng was a little embarrassed by the scene and waved his hands repeatedly: "No, no, it's all Senior Chen Guan who's taking care of me."

"Alright, alright, stop with the mutual flattery."

Long Ao leaned closer, looking Chen Guan up and down: "You ran into Qiu Qingbai? What's his strength like?"

Chen Guan pondered for a moment: "He's quite strong."

If I don't temporarily add some cheat codes, I probably won't be able to win easily.

Long Ao nodded in deep agreement: "After all, that guy is two years older than us, it's normal that we can't beat him."

He naturally assumed that Chen Guan was no match for Hiiragi Qingbai, and of course, he also believed that Hiiragi Qingbai couldn't do anything to Chen Guan.

Chen Guan smiled but didn't explain, lest Long Ao become withdrawn again.

Poor Ao-ge, he still doesn't know that Hiiragi Qingbai made Guan-ge a minion to farm.

We still don't know the upper limit of Chen Guan's strength.

[That Charles is quite clever; he knows he's no match for these guys.]

"Alright, let's find a place to rest and exchange information."

An Changqing's gaze swept across the desolate city, and his expression turned serious.

……

The abandoned bank lobby was covered in a thick layer of dust. The group cleared a space and sat down.

Su Yuehe took out several bottles of water from her storage space and handed them over, finally placing one bottle in front of Shan Heng, who subconsciously shrank his shoulders.

"Thank you, senior."

Shan Heng thanked him quietly and accepted the gift with both hands.

"Don't mention it."

Long Ao sat down cross-legged, his arms resting on his knees. He stared at Chen Guan and got straight to the point: "By the way, what exactly happened on your end? How did you end up running into that charlatan, Hiiragi Qingbai?"

All eyes were focused on Chen Guan.

Chen Guan unscrewed the bottle cap and took a sip of water, not understanding why Long Ao was so persistent about this matter and kept asking.

"Random teleportation, the landing point just happened to be very close."

"and then?"

Long Ao pressed for more information, already mentally rehearsing a scenario where Chen Guan fought a long battle and ultimately escaped with some kind of trump card.

"Then, he was sent back," Chen Guan stated the facts.

You asked it yourself, so you can't blame me.

"..."

A deathly silence enveloped everyone.

Long Ao opened and closed his mouth several times, but couldn't utter a single word.

He... shouldn't have misunderstood, right?

"You...you eliminated him?"

This was completely different from the script he had envisioned; he knew all too well Hiiragi Seiba's abilities.

"Oh, and Ross from Zero Academy was also sent away while I was at it," Chen Guan added casually. "It's like getting revenge for last year."

"puff!"

Long Ao choked on the mouthful of water he had just poured into his mouth. He hunched over, pounding his chest and coughing until his face was red. When he looked up again, the way he looked at Chen Guan had completely changed.

"You brat...when did you become such a monster?"

"It was just good luck. I might not be able to win if we meet again." Chen Guan attributed the credit to metaphysics.

However, he did have some luck involved. Hiiragi Seihachi was too arrogant. He insisted on a one-on-one fight when he could have ganged up on others, and ended up being defeated before he could even unleash his ultimate move.

Having just tricked Su Yuehe into giving him a meal, Leopard very obediently came over, rubbed its head against Chen Guan's trouser leg, and let out a satisfied burp.

[Coffin Bro: Basic procedure, don't be silly, everyone sit down.]

[Long Ao's CPU was about to burn out; he was still thinking about how Chen Guan would escape, but then Chen Guan just instantly killed the BOSS.]

[I'd like to know the extent of Ao Ge's psychological trauma right now.]

"In that case, Kamiya Academy is basically finished this round." Su Yuehe quickly analyzed the current situation.

"That Charles ran fast, otherwise I would have wanted to keep him here too." Long Ao pouted, looking unwilling.

"No rush."

An Changqing waved his hand, signaling him to calm down: "We haven't heard from Senior Qin Wu and the others yet, so we can't act rashly."

An Changqing was well aware that they were considered the main force, and losing even one of them would be a problem. The four of them were just easy targets in the second year.

He turned to look at Shan Heng, who had been silent, and his tone softened.

"Junior Shanheng, have you discovered anything along the way?"

Shan Heng adjusted his glasses, and when he heard An Changqing call his name, he instinctively sat up straight: "I... I've been hiding in the jungle and didn't dare to go into the city until I met Senior Chen Guan."

An Changqing pondered for a moment, then looked at Chen Guan: "Chen Guan, what do you think?"

Chen Guan stroked the leopard's head and looked outside.