“Just a formality, suit yourself.”
Facing the two-pronged attack from Lu Ran and Chen Xinyu, Chu You’s face showed not the slightest sign of panic.
She swiftly drew the military knife from her waist, gently biting the spine of the blade with her teeth, while her hands expertly tied her long hair into a neat ponytail.
Then, she flipped the knife in her hand, holding it firmly in reverse grip.
“In novels,” she raised her eyelids, her gaze sweeping over the two, her tone laced with faint mockery, “villains like you who jump out this early usually don’t last past two chapters.”
Before Chu You finished speaking, Chen Xinyu, blocking the door, flashed a sharp look in her eyes as her Divine Oracle power activated.
“Oily words and slippery tongues!”
An invisible yet overwhelmingly heavy air barrier instantly condensed, crashing down from above like a crushing force towards Chu You, who was leaning against the wall!
Almost simultaneously, Lu Ran silently unleashed his Divine Oracle as well.
The classroom’s temperature was normal, but Chu You felt her own body heat rapidly draining away.
How is this possible?!
Chu You’s pupils constricted sharply, her body trembling slightly under the sudden immense pressure.
The strength of these two’s Divine Oracles…
had both broken through to the Ember tier in just a single day?
Even more terrifying, Lu Ran was already approaching the threshold of the Eclipse tier.
“Boom—!”
The air barrier slammed down fiercely, the tremendous impact kicking up a cloud of dust that obscured vision.
Chen Xinyu’s lips curled into a smug smile as she glanced toward Lu Ran with cruel excitement.
“The professor said, as long as it’s alive, it’s good enough, right?”
Her mind raced through countless tormenting methods, eyes full of anticipation—already eager to hear Chu You’s wails and pleas.
“Don’t cause extra trouble…” Lu Ran’s voice was low and warning, “The professor’s instructions must not be failed.”
Chen Xinyu pouted in displeasure, shooting Lu Ran a sharp glare and waving irritably, “Fine, fine, your way! Just hurry up and tie her up, hide her well, then send her to the professor tonight.”
Without further words, Lu Ran strode steadily toward the spot where the air barrier had just fallen, the dust still not fully settled.
“Hum—!”
Suddenly, an invisible psychic shock radiated fiercely from the center of the dust cloud, like a stone thrown into a still lake, stirring the stagnant air.
Lu Ran’s step froze mid-air, and behind him, the cruel smile on Chen Xinyu’s face also stiffened.
“Cough, cough…” Chu You coughed as she slowly emerged from the thick dust, her once clear eyes now transformed into seductive, eerie peach-colored pupils, a restrained fury simmering within them.
“Is that all you’ve got? Did you ever ask for my opinion?”
She was very angry now.
Partly because she had underestimated them—although she had suspected a trap before coming, she hadn’t taken Lu Ran and Chen Xinyu seriously.
Partly because these two forced her to unleash her demon clan’s original power in response.
Without her own Divine Oracle’s suppression, using this power recklessly was extremely likely to cause loss of control—the blood-soaked lesson from last night still fresh in her mind.
Especially since, after this fight, she’d probably have to rely on feeding from Lin Mo’s blood again to suppress the original power’s agitation…
Just thinking of Lin Mo’s sarcastic, condescending expression irritated her.
Suppressing her inner turmoil and the discomfort caused by her original power surging, Chu You maintained her psychic assault, advancing step by step to deal with the bigger threat, Lu Ran.
“You little brat, still need to train more…”
However, just as she neared Lu Ran, her fingertips about to touch the side of his neck—
A cold, twisted, ominous aura suddenly sprouted and exploded from within Lu Ran’s body.
Almost simultaneously, the same terrifying aura surged from Chen Xinyu’s body beside him.
“What the hell?!”
Chu You quickly withdrew her hand, retreating half a step with a horrified expression.
“Heh heh…” The eyes of both Lu Ran and Chen Xinyu instantly filled and spread with blood-red, until they turned into a sea of crimson.
Black, web-like veins crawled across their exposed skin at a chilling speed, twisting and writhing, exuding a nauseatingly cold and distorted aura.
Under the shock of this sudden power burst, Chu You’s psychic restraint was forcibly broken.
Lu Ran and Chen Xinyu’s stiff bodies moved again, their blood-red eyes devoid of any human emotion, locked mercilessly onto Chu You.
“What a strange aura…” Lu Ran squinted slightly, “Even stranger than ours…”
Stranger than you?
Disgust filled Chu You’s eyes—this brat had lost his sanity, how dare he say that?
More importantly…
Lu Ran and Chen Xinyu’s sudden transformation made her almost certain of the truth behind the incident.
Their bodies were grotesquely mutated, yet they retained their rationality.
The professor they mentioned was the mastermind secretly conducting forbidden mutation experiments at the school.
And Chen Xinyu and Lu Ran were not only accomplices but were also his personally crafted… experimental subjects!
Chu You retreated while reaching into her pants pocket.
She wasn’t sure if the call with Lin Mo had been disconnected, but she kept urging him in her mind—if he didn’t arrive soon, she was done for.
How to fight two Eclipse-tier opponents?
If her Divine Oracle hadn’t gone dormant, she was confident she could take them down.
But now…
Her only option was to use the demon clan’s original power.
Yet after the Divine Oracle’s silence, only a tiny fraction of her original power could be summoned, and as time passed, Chu You clearly felt her power stirring more uncontrollably.
Her time was running out.
“Whoosh!”
Chen Xinyu’s figure flashed like a phantom, her arm covered in black veins sweeping through the air with a screeching rip.
Chu You narrowly ducked to avoid it, her eerie peach pupils locked onto the gap in her opponent’s movement.
However, on the other side, Lu Ran gave her no chance to catch her breath.
As Chu You focused all her strength to counter Chen Xinyu, a sudden extreme cold froze her…
The power of [Frozen Bone] enhanced by mutation became unbearably vicious, not only draining her body heat but seemingly freezing her blood and soul directly.
Chu You’s movements inevitably stilled for a moment.
“Bang—!”
That tiny flaw was precisely seized by Lu Ran.
A heavy kick infused with mutative corruption slammed hard into Chu You’s waist and abdomen.
“Cough ah—!”
Severe pain scrambled her mind; Chu You flew backward like a kite cut loose, crashing heavily against the back wall of the classroom before sliding limply to the floor.
Her throat tasted sweet, warm blood uncontrollably spilling from the corner of her mouth, staining the pale skin of her jaw with a vivid red streak.
Her vision blurred, ears buzzing.
Chu You struggled to stand, but her body felt unbearably heavy due to pain and the strange freezing aura.
Lu Ran and Chen Xinyu advanced in stiff, synchronized steps.
Shadows cast down as Lu Ran slowly raised his black-veined hand, targeting Chu You’s slender neck with intent.
It was over…
Chu You’s heart sank, her demon power raging inside but unable to condense, her consciousness beginning to scatter.
At this critical moment—
“Rumble!!!”
One side of the classroom wall suddenly exploded, blowing a huge hole.
Debris rained inside like a torrential storm!
A figure bathed in the dim light and drifting dust from the breach hovered quietly in midair.
Crisply dressed in a sword-wielding uniform, with a golden sword emblem emblazoned on the chest.
“You bastard…” Chu You weakly turned her head to meet those eyes burning with dazzling golden light, her gaze slowly fading, “If you’d come just one second later, I would have died before you.”
Lin Mo said nothing, but his Divine Oracle aura erupted violently after seeing Chu You’s miserable state!
Gripping a jet-black spear, he precisely aimed at the black-veined hand of Lu Ran that was about to grasp Chu You’s neck.
“Don’t touch her with your filthy hands.”