"Eh? Where did he go?"
"Another one? Who are you?" Welt II tilted his head, looking between Fu Hua and Fu Lin with a confused expression.
Hearing Welt II's voice, Fu Shi looked down and saw Fu Lin now standing between Fu Hua and Welt II, stealing the spotlight.
Fu Shi crossed her arms and said speechlessly, "Tsk, he actually ran down without a word."
"A completely ordinary history teacher." Fu Lin also showed a disdainful smile, and under Welt II's shocked gaze, beckoned him with a finger.
"How dare you humiliate me like this!"
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As Welt II extended his palm and looked at the unmoved Fu Lin, everyone's expressions at the scene became exceptionally solemn. Kiana, extremely anxious, shouted toward Fu Lin, "Quick, dodge, Fu...!"
"Too late, turn to ashes for me...!" Welt II slowly clenched his fist, and just when everyone thought Fu Lin would be splattered with blood on the spot...
Fu Lin flashed to Welt II's front, punched his tightening hand outward, then moved behind him and carried the floating Mei.
Fu Shi floated down from the rooftop with a calm face. Looking at the motionless crowd, then at Fu Lin who was walking over, she said, "Fu Lin, you're playing dirty~ When will you fight upright and fair?"
Fu Lin placed Mei into Kiana's arms, then turned to look at Fu Shi, shaking his finger,
"I did fight fair once, but the opponent cheated too. That made me realize something..."
Fu Shi tilted her head curiously and asked, "What realization?"
"One can't be too naive; you must learn to play dirty." Fu Lin clasped his hands behind his back, looked up at the sky, and showed a sly, crafty smile.
Meanwhile, far away on Mount Taixuan, Kiana☆ was drinking the chicken soup Yae Sakura had made for during pregnancy. She looked up into the distance when she noticed everyone suddenly frozen.
Kiana☆ gripped her spoon tightly, her aura dispersing all around, murmuring, "Time has stopped. Fu Lin ran into trouble?"
Facing Kiana☆'s sensing gaze was Fu Lin, who was sweating profusely and maintained a half-risen posture, not daring to move at all, terrified that Kiana☆ would realize he could still move.
The time stop lasted only 10 seconds. As everyone returned to normal, Kiana☆ also withdrew her aura and nonchalantly continued sipping her chicken soup.
Only Fu Lin, drenched in sweat, knew how tormenting that short 10 seconds was...
"Mei... Mei?" The recovered Kiana only felt her arms sink. She stumbled and, looking at the unconscious Mei in her arms, shook her head in confusion and looked around.
Fu Hua looked at Mei in Kiana's arms, then at Kiana, asking seriously, "Kiana, what happened just now? Why is Mei suddenly in your arms? Have you already mastered the Herrscher of the Void's powers to this extent?"
Without giving Kiana a chance to refute, Fu Hua nodded to herself, speaking earnestly, "Looks like we can intensify your training in the future."
"Squad Leader Fu Hua, that's not it! I didn't use the Herrscher of the Void's powers at all! I have no idea why Mei suddenly appeared in my arms!"
Kiana, holding Mei with both hands, collapsed to her knees, crying out in despair. Yet before her cries faded, an even more tragic scream echoed and overwhelmed her voice.
"Ah!" Everyone turned toward the source of the scream.
Upon a closer look, they saw Welt II grimacing in pain. He clutched one of his hands tightly — the hand now looked utterly mangled.
His fingers were twisted outward, as if forcibly bent by an overwhelming force.
Everyone's hearts tightened. They suddenly realized something major must have happened in that fleeting moment.
In such a short time, someone not only rescued Mei but also forcibly broke Welt II's fingers, and no one at the scene had noticed a thing...
It all happened too fast.
"Who?! Get out here!!!" Welt II trembled with rage, blue markings slowly surfacing on his forehead. He glared fiercely at every member of St. Freya, his eyes burning with fury.
At this moment, his rage completely drowned his reason, leaving him utterly out of control.
While roaring furiously, he waved his still-intact hand wildly, his attacks aimless and uncoordinated, purely instinctive venting.
"This offense of mocking me shall be repaid with your lives!!"
Everyone at St. Freya scrambled to dodge, fearing accidental injury.
Himeko looked at the devastated apartment and fell silent, unsure what to say. Theresa, staring at Welt II in the sky, pulled out Judah and hurled it at him while shouting,
"Ah!!! This bastard! My St. Freya! How much is it going to cost to rebuild again?!"
However, before Judah could even touch Welt II, it was deflected and slammed heavily into the ground.
"Has this guy gone crazy? It's just a little injury. When I got hurt, it was way worse than this! I didn't make such a big deal out of it!" Kiana, hugging Mei, hid behind the others, complaining speechlessly while watching Welt II's indiscriminate attacks in the sky.
Then, suddenly realizing something, she looked around but didn't see Fu Lin's figure, so she asked the others,
"Wait, where's Fu Lin? He's gone! Could he have really turned into ashes?!"
"Kiana, what nonsense are you talking about? How could I die so easily!" Fu Lin's figure appeared behind Welt II, speaking as he sent his glowing fist for a close encounter with Welt II.
"Wa, wait—!" Before Welt II could even react, he was blasted away like a cannonball, crashing heavily onto the distant ground.
Watching the thick smoke and dust rise where Welt II landed, Fu Lin twisted his wrist, casually ripped off his white shirt, and dove into the dust cloud.