[Restart Volume] Chapter 254: I Got Ganged Up On

"Student Ling Ke, from now on you are the monitor of our class!"

As soon as Mentor Chen Musi spoke these words, all the students were taken aback, including Mo Xing.

"Teacher, why did you choose me?" Ling Ke asked, somewhat puzzled.

"Just now, when Mo Xing and Student Xiaofeng were sparring, I observed the expressions of all of you and found that Student Ling Ke appeared the most composed," Mentor Chen Musi nodded slightly. "Coupled with your rather outstanding freshman assessment scores, I believe you are capable of holding your ground and keeping order."

"Thank you for the mentor's recognition, but don't you think this decision is a bit hasty?" Ling Ke asked. "Although it might not sound very pleasant to say so."

"It's fine, just serve in the position temporarily for a while," Mentor Chen Musi smiled. "I'll see whether we need to change to someone else after a while."

With that, Mentor Chen Musi turned slightly to look at Mo Xing.

Mo Xing felt a sudden wave of panic inside. How did he end up being targeted?

No wonder the great Zhang Zhihao said this mentor was indescribable—she was completely an arbitrary and capricious queen!

Sometimes passionate, sometimes cold, even more complex and changeable than the weather.

"Musi Mentor~ Why didn't you choose me? I'm quite outstanding too!" Student Xiaofeng beside him said, pretending to cry. "I feel I'm quite suited to be the monitor—"

"Alright, do any other students have objections?"

Mentor Chen Musi ignored Xiaofeng, instead tossing her hair back, causing her white earrings to sway slightly.

"No objections!" said one student.

"Of course no objections!" another student chimed in.

"We support the teacher's decision!"

"I vote in favor with both hands!"

"I support Student Ling Ke as monitor!"

"Me too!"

The students successively voiced their agreement.

"What about Student Mo Xing?" Mentor Chen Musi paused. "What do you think?"

"Me? No objections!" Mo Xing waved his hand.

"That settles it." Chen Musi smiled. "Then let's continue with the next lesson content—"

"Challenging Student Mo Xing."

"Huh?"

Mo Xing was stunned for a moment. Why was his name called again?

"Why... why are we challenging me again?" Mo Xing asked with a wry smile.

"Because you just said you had no objections," Mentor Chen Musi smiled.

"The no objections I spoke of just now meant I had no objection to Student Ling Ke becoming the monitor," Mo Xing scratched his head.

"It's useless even if you do have objections. So many people have already agreed, the minority submits to the majority." Mentor Chen Musi tucked a strand of falling hair behind her ear.

"This..." Mo Xing was at a loss for words.

What kind of routine was this?

You just don't pit your students like this, do you?

Mentor Musi, are you a demon?

The others were even more baffled, completely unable to make head or tail of Mentor Musi's unique teaching style. Of course, none of them dared to question it, after all, standing right before them was one of the top ten most popular mentors at St. Sky Royal Academy, who had taught quite a number of outstanding students at a very young age.

"What? Do you have objections?" Chen Musi asked.

"No, no, I just feel like I'm having a sense of déjà vu," Mo Xing explained. "Before, Mentor Tianqi also had the students challenge me one by one like this..."

"You misunderstood. I'm not having them challenge you one by one and wear you down with a wheel war," Mentor Chen Musi smiled, and her next sentence left Mo Xing dumbfounded:

"It's to have them gang up on you, oh~"

"What the heck?"

Mo Xing was extremely shocked. Such a "violent" behavior described so gently?

Are you kidding me?

Who did I offend?

Letting so many people gang up on me?

This is simply campus bullying!!!

Is there a reporting channel? I want to report this!

"Student Mo Xing, you now have one minute to run away. The range is unlimited. Once the time is up, the other students will come to catch you. The earlier you get caught, the heavier your punishment will be, oh~" Mentor Chen Musi smiled.

"What the hell? This is way too ruthless! Then don't they have any punishment if they lose?" Mo Xing smiled bitterly. "And with so many people coming after me, isn't that too unfair?"

"None," Mentor Chen Musi said coldly. "Countdown fifty seconds—"

"What the hell? Why has the countdown started already?" Hearing this, Mo Xing turned around and bolted.

Watching Mo Xing run far away, a student asked, "Mentor Chen Musi, should we just go and catch him like this?"

"That's right, whoever catches him first gets a prize." Mentor Chen Musi nodded, then pointed at Student Xiaofeng, whose hands were frozen in ice.

"Before the ice melts."

By this time, Mo Xing had already run to the exit of the Hades Training Ground.

Through the devilish training of the past few days, his speed had significantly improved, and coupled with the fact that the practical class location was not far from the exit, he arrived there quickly.

There were a total of twelve entrances and exits in the Hades Training Ground, and Mo Xing did not choose the closest one. Instead, he ran a bit further ahead and turned toward the second exit.

He had previously looked at the school map. If he chose the first exit, he would run out into the spacious academy plaza, making his whereabouts extremely conspicuous. As long as the other students divided the work properly, he would be caught in no time.

The second exit led toward the Windmill Valley, which was the school's back garden with plenty of flowers and plants, making it a very good hiding place.

Every time Mo Xing ran for a bit, he would release [Cold Water · Spiral Storm] for a brief flying movement, feeling a bit like a tiny character in an endless running parkour game.

As soon as Mo Xing ran into the Windmill Valley, a refreshing floral fragrance rushed toward him. Placed in the garden were fiery red scarlet sage and blooming chrysanthemums, piecing together beautiful patterns. These flowers were one by one charming, graceful, full of vitality, and brilliantly colorful. Gazing at these flirtatious little blossoms, he couldn't help but feel dazzled.

"Quickly chase after him!"

"He ran out through this passageway!"

A shout came from the passageway not far away. Mo Xing snapped out of it and hurriedly looked for a place to hide.

"Strange, where did he go?" The student in the front looked around.

"There are way too many flowers and plants here. Shall we split up and search?" a student suggested.

"Sure, sure! We'll search this way, you guys go the other way!" another student chimed in.

Thus, the students split into four groups on the spot and searched in different directions.

This entire scene was taken in by Mo Xing. Right now, he was hiding in a dense patch of bushes, and absolutely no one noticed his direction.

Of course, hiding here wasn't a long-term solution either, because he would be discovered sooner or later. He needed to find a way to relocate.

As the saying goes, the most dangerous place is the safest place. If he could find a way to run back to the class location, they wouldn't be able to find him. After all, that group of students kept assuming he was staying in the Windmill Valley.

The ideal is beautiful, but reality is cruel. His current position was more than twenty meters away from the Hades Training Ground passageway, and how to secretly run to the passageway without drawing attention was also a problem.

"Search this way and take a look!"

A voice came from not far away. Mo Xing looked back and found two students walking along the nearby path, getting closer and closer to his side.

Mo Xing hurriedly gathered water elements to form two ice balls and hurled them quickly toward the other side of the bushes. The moment the ice balls landed, they were accompanied by a rustling sound.

"Over there!"

One student ran in that direction, and the other student followed closely behind.

The feint to the east and attack to the west strategy succeeded!

As expected of the classic military stratagem of our great Cathay!

Useful!

Everlasting!

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Mo Xing hurriedly shifted his position.

Relying on the concealment of the bushes, he kept his head down and moved through the flora and fauna, looking just like a guerrilla fighter.

Just as he wanted to poke his head out to check the nearby situation, seeing a student standing not far away, he immediately pulled his head back in.

Twice Mo Xing was almost discovered, but he repeated his old trick, using the feint to the east and attack to the west strategy to slip away successfully once more.

Advancing slowly in this manner continuously, he got closer and closer to the Hades Training Ground entrance and exit passageway.

"It's Mo Xing!"

Suddenly, someone called out his name from behind. Without looking back, Mo Xing bolted. Several students rushed out from both sides, and he released [Cold Water · Whirling Strike] to disrupt their advance, immediately followed by releasing [Cold Water · Spiral Storm] to break out of the encirclement and fly briefly for a distance.

As soon as Mo Xing landed, another student ran out from ahead. With a sharp turn, he released [Pillar of Freezing Ice] to freeze that person's feet to the ground, and then dashed into the entrance and exit passageway.

Mo Xing gathered water elements, looked back, and released [Ice Seal]. A row of tall "ice roadblocks" formed in the middle of the entrance behind him, and the students chasing after him were all blocked outside.

Mo Xing repeatedly gathered water elements, forming more and more "ice roadblocks" behind him.

The new students now should all be at the Cyan Wood tier standard, and basically no one had mastered flying skills like the [Wings of the Dragon God], so they wouldn't be able to catch up for a while unless someone was waiting ahead like a hare waiting for a stump.

Of course, that kind of possibility shouldn't happen—

"I've been waiting for you for a long time."

A figure walked out from the end of the corridor, and Mo Xing hurriedly stopped in his tracks.

What the heck?

Someone was really here waiting to ambush him?

The opponent was... Student Ling Ke!

"Class Monitor, we sprout from the same root, why be so eager to fry each other?" Mo Xing smiled bitterly, never expecting it to be this guy.

"I'm here to drag you back to complete the mentor's mission," Student Ling Ke paused. "However, there is a gap in strength between you and me. I can go a bit easy on you; as long as you can cross past my body, it's your win."

"Is that so? Then many thanks, Class Monitor!" Mo Xing smiled. "However, I still want to rely on my own strength to cross past you."

Mo Xing released [Blade of Freezing Ice], several rows of sharp ice thorns thrusting forward, and he himself began running from the flank. Student Ling Ke released his dual pistols, black and white interlaced shadows manifesting behind him, quickly keeping pace with Mo Xing.

Flash Shadow Step!

The running-attack skill of dual pistols!

Mo Xing released [Pillar of Freezing Ice], and a circle of ice pillars smashed down around him, intending to restrict Student Ling Ke's movements. Naturally, his opponent was no pushover either, executing a graceful turn to evade the attack.

Mo Xing hurriedly dashed forward, only for Student Ling Ke to use another [Flash Shadow Step] to blink right in front of him.

Oh my goodness, this guy's speed was way too fast!

Mo Xing released [Ice Seal] again, a burst of chill erupting from the sword blade and rapidly extending in all directions, only to be shattered by the opponent with a single move of [Psionic Burst].

"What the heck? Are they this strong?" Mo Xing asked in surprise.

"So-so, just the tenth place among freshmen," Student Ling Ke said.

"Awesome, awesome," Mo Xing smiled bitterly, casting a sidelong glance.

"Grasp of Cold Water!"

Mo Xing gathered water elements into a giant claw.

"You missed your skill again!"

Student Ling Ke dodged with yet another [Flash Shadow Step].

"That's not necessarily true, oh!"

Mo Xing smiled, leaning his body forward.

"What?" Student Ling Ke knitted his brows, only to see the giant claw grab onto the upper-left wall, and Mo Xing's entire body swung across along with the giant claw.