I'm in a real religion, why are all the people who confess to me girls?

Jiang Yan glared at Tian Ze, who looked completely indifferent, and asked loudly with a tone of violent rage.

"Do you think we can win the special exam just because you're here? You don't even have a tenth of your sister's ability, yet you're spouting nonsense. Do you know why so many people are risking being beaten by you to stand by me today?"

Tianze sneered, crossed his arms, and looked mockingly at Jiang Yan, who was like a volcano about to erupt at any moment.

"You bribed them."

"No, it's because they're afraid of living in your shadow in the future."

Whoosh!

With a whooshing sound, Tianze Yixia didn't even look and threw a punch directly at his own face.

As expected, Tianze successfully blocked Miyako Masahiko's angry attack without even seeing Masahiko's movements. Although he was knocked back seven or eight steps before stopping, this at least showed that Masahiko was not an invincible being.

"I knew you'd throw a punch at my face. You always do the same thing, without any variation. Miyako Masahiko, don't you even use your brain when you fight?"

Tenze made a face at Miyako Masahiko, which ignited Miyako Masahiko's anger. With a roar, Miyako Masahiko shot out like a cannonball, trying to defeat Tenze in one fell swoop with his speed and strength.

"Hey! What are you all looking at? Aren't you going to make a move?"

As Amasawa spoke, Yagami, Utsunomiya, Ishigami, Takahashi, and Amasawa simultaneously launched an attack on Masahiko from different directions and positions.

"A bunch of defeated wretches dare to talk back to me! They deserve to die!"

Masahiko threw a punch, but it was neutralized by Yagami and Utsunomiya working together. The huge impact made both Utsunomiya and Yagami's expressions change, but they managed to block it. Meanwhile, Amasawa pulled out paintballs and launched a sneak attack from behind. In order to avoid being eliminated and causing the school staff to force him to leave, Masahiko was forced to divert his energy to dodge Amasawa's paintballs. Ishigami and Takahashi, whose combat power was average, could only be responsible for sneak attacks from behind.

Amamiya, who was standing nearby, wanted to step forward to protect Masahiko, but was blocked by someone they had been ignoring.

"Your opponent is me."

With a single kick, Qi Shang instantly defeated Amamiya, who was also skilled in kicking techniques. Although both of them were defeated by Amane, their skill levels were actually vastly different.

Taking advantage of the chaos among the group, Tsubaki Sakura released Nanase.

"Nanase-san, we need your..."

"Tianyin!!! Waaaaaah, I was kidnapped by that bastard Jiang Yan, I miss you so much!!"

Watching Nanase run headfirst into Amane's arms and act all cute without even turning her head, Tsubaki Sakura's expression was simply indescribable. She had originally hoped that Nanase could help deal with Miyako Masahiko, but now it seemed that she was the one who was really colluding with the second-year students...

Speechless, Tsubaki Sakura had no choice but to resort to the last option.

"I'm sorry, Sangyuan, I'm troubling you again this time."

Tsubaki Sakura looked apologetically at a thin, pale-faced girl in the group.

"It's okay, Tsubaki. I'm already happy to be able to help Class C. I never thought someone like me would be recognized one day... Just thinking about this makes me... Well, well, I won't say anything more. I'm going now."

Sangyuan grasped the wooden stick that Chunyingzi handed her, and in the next moment, her aura instantly overwhelmed Yagami and the others. Holding the wooden stick, Sangyuan stabbed Jiang Yan's wrist with her spear, interrupting Jiang Yan's attack.

Seeing that Sangyuan had joined the battle, Jiang Yan vaguely sensed that things were going to get tricky. He couldn't help but look at the side where he was gently comforting the crying Nanase.

He secretly hoped that Tianyin could help him, but deep down, Jiang Yan kept reminding him that if he encountered difficulties again and Tianyin had to stand in front of him, then his promise to protect Tianyin all these years would truly become a joke.

Distracted, Jiang Yan was struck on the knee by Sang Yuan's exquisite spear technique, causing him to buckle and kneel on the ground.

Upon seeing Jiang Yan fall, everyone immediately unleashed their most proficient techniques at him.

"You think you can defeat me?"

Jiang Yan, veins bulging, grabbed Ishigami by the neck and hurled him like a javelin at Sang Yuan. Sang Yuan, caught off guard, was knocked to the ground. Yagami punched Jiang Yan in the face, and bright red blood began to flow from Jiang Yan's nose. Jiang Yan's ferocious expression clearly demonstrated how powerful Yagami's punch was. However, what sent a chill down Yagami's spine was that Jiang Yan just stared at him intently without uttering a sound of pain.

"I've been used to this kind of pain since I was twelve."

After saying that, Yan grabbed Yagami's wrist and threw him to the ground. Yagami's body twisted in an extremely strange way. Takahashi was so frightened by this horrific scene that he backed away and even wet his pants.

"Tianze Yixia!"

Tianze's heart skipped a beat when his name was called. He turned around and tried to run away, but Jiang Yan leaped up and chased after him, stepping on the bodies of the mulberry garden and the stone. Jiang Yan, who was like a war god, swung his blood-stained fist at Tianze.

Realizing that she had no chance of taking the punch, Tianze had no choice but to stop and face it head-on. If she were hit on the back of the head, she might faint on the spot, and then she would have no chance to escape.

Just as he braced himself for being beaten black and blue, a figure appeared in front of Tianze faster than Jiang Yan.

"Let's stop fooling around here."

"Sister Tianyin!!!"

Jiang Yan showed no intention of backing down and threw a straight punch at Tian Yin. Realizing that Jiang Yan's control over his body was too poor, Tian Yin frowned slightly, then lowered her body and threw a punch back.

boom!

The two iron fists collided in mid-air, and the huge impact made Jiang Yan stagger. Tian Yin, who remained unmoved, punched Jiang Yan's fist away and then quickly took a step forward. Then, she punched Jiang Yan in the face, knocking him to the ground.

"Wow, that's amazing..."

When Tsubaki Sakura saw Amane's unparalleled punch, she was completely stunned.

Those of them who had never truly fought against Tianyin previously thought that those whom Tianyin defeated were all trash. But today, they witnessed firsthand how Jiang Yan, who had swept them away, was actually defeated by Tianyin with a full-force attack. What was even more terrifying was that Tianyin's expression didn't change at all, as if she couldn't feel any pain. How strong must one's pain tolerance be to do that?

"Ichika, are you alright?"

"Ah, I'm fine, it's just that... Senior Tenon, it seems you knocked Miyako Masahiko unconscious."

Tianze pointed to Jiang Yan, who was lying motionless on the ground.

"Hmm... Jiang Yan is in good physical condition, he should be fine... probably."

Tianyin approached Jiangyan, picked up the stick from Sangyuan's hand, and poked Jiangyan, who was lying motionless on the ground. After seeing that Jiangyan did not react even after she poked him several times, Tianyin realized that something was wrong.

"Um... you guys remember to take Jiang Yan with you, don't let him catch a cold. Yi, Yi Xia, let's go back first."

"go back?"

"Huh? You're already at my doorstep, do you really want to go back?"

Tianze looked at Tianyin, who had a big smile on her face, then at Jiangyan, who was still unconscious, and then at Tianyin again.

In the end, I chose to follow my heart.

Hopefully... she won't end up like Jiang Yan, collapsing into bed with Tianyin.

"Hehehe, I haven't slept in my tent yet. Ichinose-senpai found me a really cute tent... Oh, I think Miyako Masahiko kicked it away back then, I wonder if it's broken or not..."

Nanase couldn't help but want to kick Masahiko a few times in the face whenever she thought about the scene where Masahiko kicked away the small tent she had painstakingly set up when he came to rescue her.

"Don't worry, I've fixed the tent and prepared a sleeping bag for you. You can move in right away when you get back."

"Really? I knew Tianyin was the best to me, hehe..."

Seeing Nanase practically clinging to Amane, Tenze pouted jealously. She and Amane were the ones who got intimate first, so why did this guy come out on top? No way, I'll have to figure out some new ways to play when I have time.

……

Watching the group of people walk further and further away, and the second-year students who had already dispersed to go back for breakfast, Yagami, clutching his wrist and slumped on the ground, looked somewhat unreal at Miyako Masahiko lying next to him.

"So this means we...won?"

Chapter 220: Feigned Surrender

After Masahiko fell into a coma, the students of Class A who supported Masahiko tried to take him back from Yagami. Just when the internal strife in Class A was about to break out, a sudden downpour interrupted the battle.

As the first-year students scattered to escape the torrential rain, this infighting, which began with a conspiracy but was ultimately defeated by the wickedness of human nature, finally came to an end.

As soon as the first-year students returned to the base, they quickly started arguing again about the division of power.

Yagami's side has the support of many skilled class leaders and special talents, plus Hayasaka, a first-year leader recognized by the school, who also stands by Yagami's side.

On the other hand, the most tense side of Class 1-A was Takahashi and Ishigami. Normally, it wouldn't be their place to interfere, but the situation was different now. Yasuhiko was knocked unconscious by Amane, and Amasawa Ichika, the second-in-command of Class 1-A, also went to the second year with Amane. This turned Class 1-A, which could have smoothly handed over the reins, into a mess.

Ishigami and Takahashi are capable, but neither of them can command respect. Not to mention, there are also die-hard fans like Amamiya and other supporters of Masahiko. Amasawa's departure has ruined Yagami and the others' plans. They originally wanted to use Amasawa's prestige to intimidate Class A after losing Masahiko, but while Masahiko was indeed defeated, the morale of Class A also collapsed.

Just as Yagami was preparing to integrate Class A, Ishigami and Takahashi, who had usually been quiet, suddenly jumped out to challenge him. Watching the two arguing heatedly with Utsunomiya, Yagami's patience was gradually running out.

If he weren't afraid of provoking Class A's anger at this moment, he would never have allowed those two clown-like guys to spout nonsense here in front of him.

Instead of wasting time fighting for command here, it would be more practical to consider how to deal with Miyako Masahiko.

Located deep within the first-year base, near the edge of the cliff, two tents of completely different styles sit quietly in the dead woods near the cliff.

This place was originally where Nanase was imprisoned, but now it has become the prison where Miyako Masahiko is held.

Inside the white tent, Qi Shang, whose face was bruised and swollen from being beaten by Jiang Yan, was carefully applying anti-swelling spray to the bruises on her body, her eyes occasionally glancing at Miyako Jiang Yan, who was tightly bound and thrown into the corner of the tent beside her.

Since it's raining, and the only places that can imprison people are the granary and the meeting room, the students in Class A who support Masahiko have already taken over the granary under Amamiya's leadership. This is partly to avoid the rain, and partly to use food as leverage to get Yagami to release Masahiko.

Meanwhile, a heated argument was raging in the conference room, leaving no room for Masahiko. After much deliberation, Yagami simply abandoned Masahiko there. Escaping from here would be extremely difficult. Nanase had tried several times before, but all her attempts ended in failure. It was only when Masahiko reluctantly agreed to let her correspond with Amane to stop her from causing trouble that Nanase, who was constantly thinking about escaping, finally calmed down.

This also fully demonstrates the immense difficulty of escaping from here. Even someone as unrestrained as Nanase couldn't escape, let alone Masahiko, who was bound like a dumpling.

In another pink tent lived Sangyuan and Tsubaki Sakura. Now, Class A was almost entirely composed of girls. Originally, the group of girls, including Nanase and Amasawa, seemed quite presentable, but after Amasawa and Nanase left with Amane, only Tsubaki Sakura, Sangyuan Mai, and Hayasaka Miyabi remained as first-year girls.

Hayasaka, being a first-year commander, naturally had her own tent. Tsubaki Sakura and Sangen didn't have such good treatment. They used to share a tent with other girls. Now that Amasawa left, Tsubaki Sakura moved here so that she and Sangen could look after each other and share a tent with Sangen, who was ordered to guard Masahiko.

This tent originally belonged to Nanase. Nanase's tent was much larger than a regular tent, and all the daily necessities inside were also very well prepared. So, Sangyuan and Tsubaki Sakurako only needed to bring their sleeping bags and daily necessities to move into the tent without having to pack.

The distance between the two tents was only about five meters. Apart from them, the other students lived on the front half of the cliff and rarely came here. Logically speaking, since they didn't have cell phones or books to pass the time, chatting with each other should have been a way to pass the time. However, since Qi Shang and Chun Yingzi were not in the same class, and Qi Shang was rather taciturn, the three of them hadn't said a word since they arrived. It was always Chun Yingzi and Sang Yuan, who were in the same class, who were whispering to each other, completely excluding Qi Shang from their conversations.

Qi Shang didn't mind this situation and just sat there quietly waiting for Jiang Yan to wake up behind him.

Rumble!!!

Dense rumbles of thunder echoed again from the clouds in the sky, followed by the howling of strong winds.

Seeing this, Qi Shang quickly zipped up the tent to prevent the cold wind from blowing back into the small tent. After searching for a while, Qi Shang lit the candle in his hand and carefully placed it on the wooden table.

Seeing a little warmth and light finally appear inside the tent, Qi Shang felt a slight sense of comfort.

Just as Qi Shang was about to rest for a while, he clearly saw through the transparent window of the tent that an incredibly bright bolt of lightning ripped through the sky, almost illuminating the entire night sky in that instant.

The loud crack of the lightning bolt echoed through the night sky for a long time before subsiding slightly.

Then came the patter of rain. The downpour, which had only just stopped, returned to the mountains of Hida. The dampness made Kijo frown. He hated this earthy, damp smell, which usually meant that the rain would continue for a long time. Moreover, he had heard that July was the rainy season here, and the school had emphasized the possibility of bad weather before the special exams. He never expected to encounter it at this time.

However, the rainy season at this time might be a good thing for the first-year students. The second-year students probably wouldn't do something as foolish as attacking the first-year students' stronghold during a downpour. This means that the first and second-year students are likely to enter a short or long truce period.

There are still twenty days left until the end of the special exam. If this rain can last for ten days to half a month, the first graders can regroup and continue to fight against the second graders.

So although Qi Shang hated the sudden downpour, he was grateful for the timely rain that was extremely beneficial to them.

However, this also meant that his original training plan was completely ruined. On a rainy day with no entertainment, the only thing Qi Shang could do was sleep.

Qi Shang laid out his sleeping bag, then glanced at the candle that had just been lit with complicated feelings. He was a little conflicted. Because it was raining outside and they couldn't light a campfire for warmth, the temperature inside the tent wasn't very high, probably less than ten degrees Celsius.

Although lighting candles doesn't contribute much to raising the temperature inside the tent, the warmth felt subconsciously when falling asleep in the light makes Qi reluctant to extinguish them.

However, letting the candle burn while he went to sleep was quite dangerous; it could easily cause a fire, so Qi Shang felt somewhat troubled.

In the end, for his personal safety, Qi Shang blew out the candle.

Just as he blew out the candle, a bright flash of lightning ripped through the sky again, illuminating Qi Shang's figure. Qi Shang instinctively shivered. Just as he was about to go back to his sleeping bag, another shadow on the tent made Qi Shang's soul tremble.

"Miyako!!!"

Qi Shang let out a scream as Jiang Yan slammed his head into Qi Shang's head, the immense force knocking Qi Shang unconscious on the spot.

Jiang Yan swayed as he approached Qi Shang and began groping around until he finally found a box of matches.

Jiang Yan was somewhat disappointed that Qi Shang didn't have any knives on him, but this difficulty was not going to defeat him. Jiang Yan relit the candle and let the flames burn the ropes binding him.

At the same time, Yan's clothes and skin were all set on fire by the burning candles.

As the smell of burning began to permeate the air, mixed with a hint of meaty aroma, the intense pain caused Jiang Yan's face to contort in agony. Blood seeped from his gums under the intense pressure. Jiang Yan desperately tried to suppress his cries, but the candle's temperature wasn't high enough to burn the rope in one go. He could only press his body against the candle, letting the faint flame scorch the rope and his body.

Every second was torture for Jiang Yan's body and nerves. After an unknown amount of time, Jiang Yan felt the rope binding him loosen. He then pulled hard, and the rope, which had been mostly burned off, was immediately torn off by Jiang Yan.

Having broken free of his restraints, Jiang Yan finally had time to look at his waist. The patch of clothing and skin there was charred black, a truly shocking sight. However, Jiang Yan only glanced at the wound casually before using the medicine left by Qi Shang to perform simple disinfection and pain relief. Although he had never treated burns before, Jiang Yan believed that removing the charred parts, disinfecting, stopping the bleeding, relieving the pain, and then bandaging the wound would be enough. He could deal with the rest after the special exam; he had more important things to do now.

revenge.

After treating Yan's wound, he first wrapped the wound around his waist with his own sportswear to prevent it from getting wet and infected again. Then he took off Qi's clothes and draped them over himself to shield himself from the rain. Finally, he unzipped the tent...

suddenly!

A wooden stick pierced straight towards Jiang Yan's forehead through the tent. Jiang Yan stood there without dodging or flinching, watching the stick rapidly approach him, finally stopping less than a finger's width away from his forehead.

"Miyako-kun, you still... ah!"

The mulberry gardener hadn't finished speaking.

A crisp 'smack' suddenly rang out. The torrential rain seemed to be shattered by the sound of the slap, even pausing for a moment before slowly falling to the ground.

Jiang Yan didn't even glance at Sang Yuan lying on the ground; he stepped over her body and walked into the rain.

"Get out here."

Jiang Yan shouted commands at the dark, withered forest.