The onlookers were clearly divided into two groups. One group was the students that I would meet every day in school. They were currently looking at the center of the circle with angry expressions. The other group was the noble students from Canglan Private High School, who were rarely seen here. Their expressions were much more varied. Some looked like they were watching a good show, some looked disdainful, and some looked like they were filled with righteous indignation. However, none of them had any intention of stepping forward.
There was a large gap between the two groups of people. I could easily see what was going on inside.
The first person I saw was a young man with an arrogant expression. From his clothes, I could tell that his family wasn't ordinary. At the very least, the suit that he was wearing, which I couldn't even name the brand of, wasn't something that the students on my side could afford. Behind the young man were two students that seemed to be around the same age as him. Although their clothes were also extraordinary, I could tell from their flattering expressions that they were the lackeys of the rich kid in front of me. In front of this group of three stood a male student with evasive eyes. I vaguely remembered that he was a second-year high school student in our school. I decided to name him Soy Sauce Bro.
It was obvious that this was a typical case of bullying.
This kind of situation wasn't common, at least from the time I came to this school, I had never seen such a thing. Even though the school in front of me was a famous noble school, the school's motto was famous for being strict, and the children of rich families weren't as arrogant as the average person imagined them to be. For these children of rich families, a good upbringing was an essential part of them, but no matter where, there would always be scum. The young master in front of me who brought his underlings to bully the weak was a classic example of scum.
Regardless of whether this rich kid would be punished by the school when he returned, it seemed like the boy in front of him was going to be unlucky today.
The surrounding people were discussing among themselves, but no one stepped forward. The boy who was surrounded in the middle had obviously thought of this. He just shrunk his neck and quietly waited for the other side to vent their anger and leave.
Most of the students on my side didn't dare to provoke the other side. This wasn't a cowardly thing. The other side were all rich and powerful people. To them, making ordinary students like us disappear from the school was as easy as blowing off dust. Although some of the people on the other side were very disdainful of the actions of the rich kid, they did not intend to cause trouble for an ordinary student. After all, no matter what, that arrogant young man was also a member of their circle.
I didn't expect to encounter such an unpleasant thing early in the morning.
"Ah Jun." Shallow Shallow tugged on my shirt lightly and said softly, "Let's go. Don't cause any trouble."
I gritted my teeth, but nodded and prepared to leave.
There was no need to guess what would happen next. Any random reason would cause a one-sided beating or humiliation. Then, that arrogant young man would get a twisted pleasure from the process. As for the unlucky boy in our school, which was soy sauce bro, who would help him?
It wasn't that I didn't have sympathy, nor was it that I didn't have a sense of justice. It was just that as an ordinary student, there was nothing I could do in this situation. Moreover, if I forcefully stood out at this time, not only would I not be of any use, I might even implicate my sister. Those influential people could easily destroy the family that my sister and I were struggling to support with just a finger.
But … I really couldn't accept it.
Before leaving the crowd, I turned my head again and stared at the rich kid. The latter was currently unscrupulously insulting the cowering boy in front of him. From time to time, he would turn his head back, as if he was showing off his power.
"Scumbag," I muttered. "I really want to beat him up."
Unbeknownst to everyone, at the same time, a small solar wind explosion occurred in the star above us, causing some information belonging to the planet to change. In that instant, my thoughts were amplified countless times, and then it was received by a time-lapse communication system in a distant world.
There seemed to be a click. Of course, in reality, I didn't hear any sound. It was just an impression, as if something had been activated.
A wave of dizziness hit me without warning. The image of the gray, lifeless metal world that I always dreamed of at night suddenly flashed across my mind. Then, a slightly robotic female voice rang in my heart.
"Receiving external command set … Authorization confirmed … Fuzzy command analysis … Executing … Target confirmed. Activating the Zenith's long-range space attack system. Prepare for probing attack … Begin!"
Following the voice in my mind, a translucent energy pillar as thick as an arm descended from the sky like a stream of water, finally disappearing under the feet of the rich kid in the middle of the crowd.
However, it seemed that no one noticed the pillar of light. Everyone's attention was focused on the few people in the middle, to the point that the almost transparent 'pillar' was neglected. Originally, it was impossible for me to notice such a hidden thing, but for some reason, I could clearly see the trajectory of this' stream of water '.
Then, I noticed that at the place where the 'stream of water' disappeared, there was an additional dark red hole on the ground that was originally decorated with pebbles. Around the small hole, the melted ground was slowly flowing into the hole that appeared due to the vaporization of the ground.
Astonishing destructive power!
My brain crashed within three seconds. I didn't know what to do with the abnormal situation in front of me that was most likely caused by me.
What exactly is going on? Supernatural phenomenon? Supernatural phenomenon? A passing Ultraman practicing his shooting skills? Or did I suddenly possess superpowers?
Every explanation was so unbelievable, but the scene in front of me made me suspect that I had encountered something rather dramatic.
Perhaps it was just an illusion, that was what I thought. However, what happened next made me confirm that the scene in front of me was real.
The arrogant young man suddenly took a step forward, as though he was intending to personally take action. However, the moment he lifted his foot, he just happened to step on the small patch of ground that was covered in lava.
A few seconds later, a miserable shriek like that of a pig being butchered sounded.
Cloth was originally a relatively flammable material, and the ground that was completely melted by the mysterious energy far exceeded the ignition point of the cloth. Not long later, the young man's pants started to burn. He frantically slapped the flames on his pants, but the expensive looking pants seemed to be too suitable as fuel. As he slapped it, not only did the fire not weaken, it grew stronger and stronger. At this moment, the surrounding people finally reacted. One after another, they picked up the drinks (those belonged to their side), clothes (those belonged to their side), half a brick (those belonged to our side …) and went forward to help extinguish the fire.
However, I couldn't pay attention to the chaotic scene in front of me.
The voice that sounded in my head made me panic.
"Probing attack completed … Recalculating parameters … Calculation complete, switching to official attack mode … Main weapon array charging … Secondary weapon array charging … Ready, all combat units firing at will in ten seconds … Ten, nine, eight, seven …"
No matter what was going on, there was only one thing that was certain: I had awakened something extremely dangerous. Regardless of whether it was the wild Ultraman from M7 or the Megatron that was just passing by Earth, in theory, everyone here would be killed by that energy pillar in no time.
Judging from the fact that the previous "probing attack" was enough to melt a small patch of the ground into lava, the all-out attack in ten seconds would undoubtedly kill everyone here.
"Damn, does this thing not have a pause?!" I shouted in my mind, but no matter how hard I tried, that magical state from before didn't reappear. The countdown continued at an unhurried pace.
"Ah Jun, what's wrong? Why do you look so pale? " Shallow Shallow noticed the abnormality of the person beside her and immediately asked anxiously. However, I didn't have the time to answer her.
Damn it! Damn it! What in the world is that thing! Why isn't it listening to me now!
"Six, five …"
Cold sweat began to trickle down my face.
"Four, three …"
"Shallow Shallow!" I shouted loudly before pulling her along and running towards the periphery — — even though I knew that with our speed, it would be impossible for us to escape from the all-out attack that was about to come.
But no matter what, I couldn't let anything happen to Shallow Shallow because of me!
"Ah Jun, what …" The girl was shocked by my sudden movement and couldn't help but shout.
"Two, one …"
Bastard! I don't care what you are! Stop it right now!
While I was running at full speed, a small piece of paper suddenly appeared in front of me. Before I could make out the string of numbers on it, I felt a sharp pain on my forehead, and then … there was nothing else.
Shallow Shallow's panicked voice could be vaguely heard.
"Critical System Error, External Instruction Set Anomaly, Highest Clearance Lost … Zenith Long-Range Space Attack System has stopped operating …"
Damn it, the old Chinese doctor's advertisement was plastered all the way to the school's entrance.
That was the last thought I had before I crashed into a telephone pole and fainted.
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