Chapter 88
Chapter 88
Just as Qin Lan had expected, the Dean of Students was an anomaly focused entirely on mental attacks.
The instant he touched the mass of black matter, an incomparably violent mental shock destroyed his consciousness.
He had been as helpless as a tiny boat caught in a storm.
But what did that matter?
If there was one thing Qin Lan did not lack, it was extra lives.
“Again!”
Having his consciousness crushed was excruciating, but he could hardly turn down free attributes.
This time, however, Qin Lan did not target the Dean of Students itself. Instead, he attacked one of its two summons.
To be precise, he attacked Xue Chuan’s dear old father.
“Hmph. You dare call me bad company…”
Qin Lan looked thoroughly displeased. He flashed in front of Xue Chuan’s father and shouted, “Taste my Monkey Steals the Peach!”
The words had barely left his mouth when he drew his cursed weapon, Whatever Your Deal Is, Eat My Baton First, and swung it down.
That was the name Qin Lan had invented for the weapon moments ago.
Unfortunately, the blow dealt no damage.
Wreathed in flames, the baton passed straight through Xue Chuan’s father as though it had struck nothing but air.
Yet Qin Lan clearly sensed the curse energy infused into the blow being neutralized.
“A purely mental entity, immune to physical and elemental damage?”
Qin Lan paused, but by the time he reacted, it was already too late.
Another terrifying mental shock descended. Qin Lan barely resisted for a moment before his consciousness shattered again.
[Spirit permanently increased by 5.]
[Current Spirit: 40 > 45]
“Phew…”
Qin Lan calmed himself and stopped attacking recklessly.
At present, the only way he could harm the opponent was by using the copied Verbal Condemnation to clash with it on the mental plane.
But in a contest of Spirit, the opponent would crush him without question.
“In that case, don’t blame me for using my ultimate move.”
Qin Lan wore the resolute expression of a man forced into desperate measures. Then he abruptly grabbed Xue Chuan’s hand.
“?”
Xue Chuan stared at him. “Buddy… When did you develop this preference?”
“I know I’m irresistible, but this is much too sudden. You should start by sending me good-morning and good-night messages, check on me every day, then invite me out for dinner and karaoke. Only after raising my affection high enough should you try to trigger the special scene…”
“That’s how dating sims are supposed to work…”
He soon understood why Qin Lan had taken his hand.
“I choose you!”
Curse power surged around Qin Lan as he bellowed, “Go! Xue Chuan’s father!”
As Qin Lan’s voice fell, a second copy of Xue Chuan’s father appeared.
“What the fuck is wrong with you?!”
Xue Chuan immediately lost his temper. “Who summons his teammate’s father to fight for him? Are you even human?!”
Indeed, this was the third ability Qin Lan had just acquired.
Call the Parents.
[Call the Parents (4-Star)]
[Description: After making direct contact with a target, the user can extract fragments of the target’s memories and manifest the image of the target’s father or mother. The manifestation launches mental attacks and inflicts an intimidation effect. Damage and intimidation intensity are calculated based on the user’s Spirit and the amount of curse energy infused into the ability.]
Xue Chuan looked as miserable as though he had eaten filth.
“You’re inhuman!”
“I may not be close to him, but he’s still my father…”
Qin Lan was unconcerned. “What’s there to worry about? No matter which summon is stronger, your father wins either way.”
Xue Chuan froze.
Then he considered it seriously. “Huh. You have a point…”
Unfortunately, the father summoned by Qin Lan was clearly weaker. After a single collision, it burst apart and dissolved into invisible mental waves.
A stronger mental wave followed.
[You lost the Battle of the Two Fathers. Killer: Dean of Students.]
[Spirit permanently increased by 2.]
[Current Spirit: 45 > 47]
“Forget it. I can’t beat that thing.”
Upon resurrecting this time, Qin Lan chose the full three-minute limit.
Without another word, he grabbed Xue Chuan with one hand and fled.
He headed toward the most classic hiding place on any campus–the restroom.
“Uh, buddy, I understand hiding in a restroom…”
“But why the women’s restroom?”
Xue Chuan wore a complicated expression as Qin Lan dragged him into a stall. “Are you trying to make up for some youthful regret?”
“You’re probably going to be disappointed. The men’s and women’s restrooms aren’t that different. One of them just doesn’t have urinals…”
Qin Lan gritted his teeth and kept his voice low.
“First, sneaking into the women’s restroom to spy on people is not one of my youthful regrets. I also don’t want to know how you learned the difference between the two.”
“We’re hiding here because that damn Dean of Students sounds like a man.”
His voice made it obvious that he was on the verge of punching Xue Chuan.
“Second, if one more piece of nonsense comes out of your mouth, I’ll ram Whatever Your Deal Is, Eat My Baton First right up your ass.”
At Qin Lan’s threat, Xue Chuan’s expression turned solemn.
“Look at you getting worked up again…”
The two squeezed into the cramped stall and listened as a bubbling sound drew closer outside. Eventually, it entered the men’s restroom next door.
Just as Qin Lan had expected.
Earlier, he had wondered where anyone could hide when the corridors were sealed with bars and the classrooms refused to let them enter.
Recalling his own school days, Qin Lan immediately thought of the sole viable option.
The announcement from before had made the Dean of Students sound like a man, with a rough, deep voice–unless it happened to be a woman blessed with a truly exceptional smoker’s rasp.
So far, it appeared that the “students” were not the only ones bound by school rules.
The teachers had to obey them as well.
Qin Lan had therefore placed a bet that the Dean of Students would not dare enter the women’s restroom to search for them.
If he had bet wrong, he could simply start over.
“Judging by the time, the second class will begin soon.”
Qin Lan frowned. “If we don’t enter the classroom before the deadline, we may trigger an attack from some other anomaly in the instance.”
“We’d better hurry and–”
Before he could finish, water suddenly began running from the sinks outside the stall.
Someone had turned on a faucet.
Then a clear female voice spoke.
“Xiaoxue, did you fail your essay again?”
What was going on?
Qin Lan, who had been about to move, immediately stopped.
Xue Chuan also jolted and pricked up his ears.
The two shared a rare moment of perfect understanding. Realizing they had accidentally triggered an additional scene, they both remained silent.
Another “girl” answered with a laugh.
“Yeah. I accidentally wandered off topic again. Hehe…”
Her voice alone painted the image of a bright and cheerful student.
“What did the Chinese Teacher say? Did she scold you?”
“Of course not. She’s so kind. She even praised the essay for being creative… She only told me to be more careful during the next exam because the standards for exam essays are stricter.”
The water stopped. The two voices gradually receded, leaving Qin Lan and Xue Chuan staring at each other.
“Uh…” Xue Chuan began weakly. “That Chinese Teacher they were talking about…”
“Was she really the same one we met?”