Chapter 206: Sparring
[Chapter 205 Comments.]
[Keltic_Spirit: A fight? That's very nice, be 'gentle' with them if you know what I mean. A harem tag doesn't necessarily mean (and likely won't mean) your father gets a harem. However, it can mean a large group of romantic interests…read more.]
[TheTavius08: Keltic is right there hard harem(heh) and light harem.Keltic's example is a light harem.Anyways im cheering for the students to beat ya up,nothing personal i just root for underdogs]
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Theo and the rest of the students had reached the training field. The only difference this time was that Mia was actually standing in front of Theo.
The rest of the students were standing on the opposite side.
Theo was smiling at them, but the students could feel the immeasurable pressure coming from his body.
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"Was I that bad in the past?" Maya gritted her teeth while looking at Theo. She never thought that her teacher was this dangerous. It might be because she had become stronger than she could perceive the danger coming from Theo a bit better.
Serena's expression had recovered a bit, even though she still looked sleepy. She had grabbed a few tubes, wanting to test her new power against the teacher.
Avalon had activated his Knight Link. He couldn't help but look at Theo with a grim expression. He didn't know why, but the pressure coming from Theo was actually much stronger than that of his grandfather.
Haruka, who had been experiencing a lot of fights, could sense the danger. It seemed that Theo wasn't going to hold back against his students this time.
Luca and Lucas had stopped being cheerful as well. Instead of Theo, they were looking at Mia. They might be the first to realize that they should focus on Mia rather than Theo in this fight.
Aurora's spirit had emerged as she was standing at the very back, observing every single movement.
Li Wei took a deep breath. He had heard that Theo was learning martial arts, but he wondered if Theo had mastered them or not. Either way, he wanted to show his new strength.
Oliver's expression turned grim as he couldn't help but think, 'Ah… how much money am I going to burn this time? As long as I can get a single hit on him, I think it will be worth it.'
Jayden raised his stance, looking at Theo as if he were a big cliff that he had to crush.
What they didn't know was that this fight was actually witnessed by the school's principal, Victoria.
Victoria noticed the change in the kids. It was truly a big change from the mid-term exams. "It seems that his teaching has spurred the growth of these kids. Now… let me see how monstrous their strength has become."
Theo pointed at Mia while saying, "Whoever defeats her will get five bonus points. And if you can injure me, I will give you ten bonus points. That should be enough to motivate all of you… but I guess you are pretty pumped up already."
"Alright. Let's begin." Theo made a coin with an illusion and tossed it into the air.
All the students knew that this would be the start of their fight.
They all heightened their senses, waiting for the coin to reach the ground. It felt like the time had become slower as these several seconds felt like an eternity.
And it happened.
*Clink!*
The moment they heard that clicking sound, Avalon and Li Wei charged forward. Avalon's speed was slightly higher, but Li Wei was utilizing his essence dangerously.
"It seems that both of you are eager to fight my father. But you should pass me first." Mia stomped the ground as if she wanted to summon something.
However, both Avalon and Li Wei knew Mia's abilities. The moment they got distracted by that stomp, they turned around and slashed anything behind them.
It turned out that giant scissors had appeared and almost cut them. Fortunately, they reacted fast enough to stop the blade. And they went one step further by utilizing all their strength to snap the scissors into two.
Seeing that their attack was unsuccessful, Jayden jumped into the air, using gravity to pull him back to the ground. At the same time, he was charging his strength into his fist.
Mia summoned the teddy bear's paws and wore them as her gloves. With a big smirk on her face, she jumped into the air, clashing with Jayden.
*Bam!* Their fists collided, causing a powerful shock wave that shook the entire training field.
"!!!" Jayden looked surprised. His fists managed to destroy almost everything during his training, but to his surprise, Mia wasn't being pushed back.
However, it seemed that he was mistaken, as Mia soon fell at high speed, even though it was still much slower than he imagined. At the very least, his strength was working…or so he thought.
The moment Mia landed on the ground, Lancelot moved forward with his sword and shield.
"What's wrong, Lancelot? You are not going to use your flame? Do you think I'm so weak that your flame will harm me?" Mia grinned.
"I'm simply trying to measure your real strength." Lancelot quickened his pace. The moment he was about to reach Mia, he slashed diagonally.
Mia took a deep breath and used her left hand to block the sword. After that, she stepped a bit harder to gain some strength from her lower half before directing that energy to her right hand. This time, she was punching Lancelot as the latter tried to block this punch with his shield.
What he didn't know was that Mia had been using the Reverse Fist that she'd gotten from the Fist Emperor Luo Tian. To neutralize Jayden's powerful fist, she used soft strength.
And of course, to beat the crap out of Lancelot, she was going to use the Hard Strength.
It looked like a normal fist, but the principle was the same as what Luo Tian had shown back then. Even when he touched the wall lightly, the wall was destroyed.
*Bam!*
Lancelot was suddenly launched back and forced to roll a few times on the ground with his shield being blown away to the sky.
"!!!" All of the students couldn't help but widen their eyes, taking a look at Lancelot.
"Oi. Are you alright?!" Maya gasped. Just for a second, the danger she perceived from Mia increased several times. There was something wrong with that technique.
"I am alright…" Lancelot gritted his teeth, his left hand felt numb from blocking that attack. It seemed that he truly needed the fire to get a chance to fight Mia.
Luca and Lucas surrounded Mia from both sides.
"As expected…"
"You have to be eliminated first."
"Barrier Lock!" The twins pointed their arms toward each other. A cylindrical barrier appeared and isolated Mia inside. If one took a closer look at the barrier, they would notice that the barrier actually had more than ten layers. Even Mia wouldn't be able to break free from it easily.
What they didn't expect was that Mia had learned a martial art perfect for this technique.
"Watch out!" Maya shouted as she positioned herself next to Luca. All of a sudden, the one inside the barrier disappeared as the real Mia appeared next to Luca. This was the Fleeting Steps.
When Mia was about to hit her with the Reverse Fist, Maya covered herself with a smaller but more compact exoskeleton and pushed Mia's wrist at the last moment.
The Reverse Fist ended up being launched to the side, producing a blast that caused the training field to reverberate.
"Stop her. We will get Teacher in the meantime." Li Wei shouted as he and Avalon ran past Mia. Both of them realized that while Mia's strength was powerful, their teacher was the most dangerous. And he hadn't made a single move in this fight.
"No! You're going to stay with me." Mia summoned a human-sized teddy bear to stop them.
"Now!" It seemed that someone was ready to spoil her plan. That voice actually came from Haruka.
Her familiar spirit had entered the teddy bear, causing Mia to lose control over her teddy bear.
"!!!" Mia widened her eyes in shock.
The teddy bear suddenly released a blood-colored ray from its eyes.
"Divine Possession." Haruka clapped her hands before placing them on the ground. "Twin Stars Method!"
Both Mia and Theo lowered their heads as a star symbol appeared underneath their feet.
At the same time, Maya and Luca retreated from the area, leaving Mia.
Mia wanted to take this chance to go back to her father or at least stop Li Wei and Avalon, but all of a sudden, numerous steel bars appeared above her, raining the area around her so that she would remain in that place.
"Oliver…" Mia clicked her tongue. Only Oliver's inventory would store these useless things.
At the same time, both Li Wei and Avalon were closing in from both sides.
"I will protect you guys!" Serena tossed two tubes that shattered the moment they were about to hit Avalon and Li Wei. The liquid suddenly expanded and turned into an outer layer of their bodies, implying that this liquid would protect them from Haruka's attack.
At the same time, Aurora also released her arrow. "Artillery Style, Arrow Cannon."
Haruka's ability was also activated as the star symbol released a light pillar that shot to the sky, engulfing Theo and Mia.
Avalon and Li Wei pushed through this light to hit Theo, but could they?
"!!!" Both Avalon and Li Wei felt their weapons actually slide on something, which caused their blades to hit each other. More importantly, the point of impact was actually right in the arrow's trajectory, causing the arrow to knock both of their swords and almost make them lose their grips.
The light from Haruka's ability had gradually disappeared, showing Theo, who remained standing as if nothing had happened.
In fact, he was actually smiling.
"It seems that I can join the fight now. Don't worry, a certain someone asks me to be 'gentle' to you guys."
All the students couldn't help but feel chills down their spines from seeing that smile.