Chapter 7 - Locusts vs Wolf Riders

The second day arrived and Han Wu decided to teleport back to school. The students immediately noticed his presence and started talking among themselves.

“Oh, so he showed up? I hope he doesn’t suffer for too long against the Demigod.”

“Does he really think that he can survive a Demigod’s assault because he was a bit smarter earlier? There’s no chance!”

“At least he seems calm. If he's able to keep this up even after losing his Core, I'll be impressed.”

The students continued to discuss the upcoming battle without bothering to keep their voices down. Han Wu was certain that someone had maliciously spread the news of Zhang Gang’s imminent revenge.

That said, this leaked information didn’t affect him in the slightest. Everyone would certainly have learned about the incident regardless of if they had actively pursued the gossip or not. As Han Wu waited patiently for class to start, Qin Shuang approached him. She began to berate him, “You borrowed that much Divine Points from me for this? You idiot! Don’t waste your time. How could you even begin to think about fighting against a Demigod’s army?”

“I have no choice.”

Qin Shuang straightened her back and patted her chest with pride. “Of course you do! All you need to do is become my slave! I will call my family to put some pressure on Zhang Gang. He’s just a single lowly Demigod. Not only have I got twenty-three demigods on my side, but I also have a God! Zhang Gang is too weak to even consider offending me.”

Han Wu was perplexed about how adamant Qin Shuang was in trying to make him her slave.

“I thank you for your kindness, but please head back. I’m preparing for war right now.”

Qin Shuang huffed and stomped back to her seat. She silently cursed Han Wu nonstop for being a dense idiot in her heart. How could he not understand her greatness, and continue to refuse her help!

Unbeknownst to either of them, someone was looking at them from the corner of the classroom with envy.

Han Wu, why are you the only one that’s being treated differently by Qin Shuang? You are just trash! Utterly useless! You must die today!

The class soon started. Liu Letian entered the classroom, guiding Zhang Bin’s parents into the classroom. He didn’t even spare a moment before pointing out which student was Han Wu, the culprit responsible for ruining their precious child, all for a chance to curry even the slightest bit of favor from them.

“You! The one who destroyed my son’s Core! I will rip you to shreds, and not even a soul will consider weeping for your death!” Du Rong shouted.

She wanted to kill Han Wu on the spot but Zhang Gang pulled her back and whispered, “Don’t do it. We cannot go against the agreement we had with the school.”

Even though they had dared to threaten the school, this had not been done without careful thought. They had remained in the moral right, which allowed them to not offend the school’s powerful background. They still had to maintain the school’s reputation.

Du Rong held back, but she didn’t stop glaring at Han Wu.

Liu Letian was acting like Zhang Gang’s subordinate as he called for Han Wu, “Han Wu, come here. Stop wasting Mr. Zhang’s time.”

Even though he was a Demigod like Zhang Gang, there was still a gap in their strengths. He wanted to use this chance to improve his relationship with Zhang Gang so that he might be able to obtain some kind of benefit. He didn’t care about Han Wu in the slightest.

Han Wu calmly responded. “I will wait for Ms. Xu to arrive here as a witness.”

Liu Letian threatened Han Wu, “This is an insignificant matter. You do not deserve to have Ms. Xu as a witness. It’s already an honor for me to be your witness. Start now or I will make you regret your own words.”

“Oh? Who are you threatening now, Mr. Liu?” It was Xu Mei. She had just entered the classroom and overheard everything.

Liu Letian quickly bowed down. “Ms. Xu, this is just a small matter. There’s no need for you to be here. I’m just disciplining my student.”

Xu Mei didn’t buy it as she chuckled. “Liu Letian, don’t forget that you are a teacher here in this school, not a dog of a certain Demigod. Do you understand?”

Liu Letian naturally knew what she meant and smiled sheepishly.

Zhang Gang saw the chance and interjected, “Since you are here, we can start now.”

Xu Mei looked at Han Wu with worry. “Han Wu, are you ready?”

He nodded.

“Fine. Let us begin.”

Zhang Gang then took out an Invasion Card and used it on Han Wu. The card forced Han Wu back into his divine realm. He saw the familiar gate in his divine realm once more, but instead of dwarves, an army of one thousand Wolf Riders were marching out from the gate.

The students and the teachers were spectating this war. They were shocked to see what Zhang Gang had prepared.

“Is that the true strength of Zhang Gang, the Demigod?”

“Surely not. However, all of them are Elite Wolf Riders. Not only that, the general is also a Unique life form!”

“Wolf riders are the combination of orcs and raid wolves! They are also well-equipped! I can’t see how Han Wu plans to survive this ordeal!”

The students started discussing the battle and as before, everyone thought that Han Wu’s odds of surviving this ordeal were dismal.

Xu Mei frowned because she never expected Zhang Gang would exploit a loophole so brazenly as a Demigod.

While he did send only 1000 units, the Wolf Riders were technically two different units, which meant the actual number of units he sent was 2000!

Zhang Gang’s visage appeared above his army as he snarled at Han Wu, “You bastard. Yesterday, you destroyed my son’s Core. Today, I will avenge him.”

Zhang Gang then ordered his Wolf Riders to charge.

Han Wu’s visage was also floating in the air as he observed the Wolf Riders charge towards his army. He waved his arm to order the 6.8 million Elite Bomber Locusts to fly up. Hidden within the red cloud were the 550,000 Magma Locusts.

“He has close to 7 million Elite locusts! Wasn’t he down to 20,000 yesterday?”

“The locusts are famous for their reproductive capabilities. To think that he could raise 7 million Elite locusts in just a single day. What a terrifying concept.”

“Even though they are one of the weakest life forms, they can still become a powerful force if they increase their numbers enough. It’s a shame that he didn’t have time to grow. With only these forces, there’s not a chance for him to stop the charge of the Wolf Riders.”

As expected, the tide of the war wasn’t in Han Wu’s favor the moment their troops clashed.

He had a lot of Bomber Locusts, but their destructive powers were too weak. The Wolf Riders were wearing excellent armor. The regular Bomber Locusts couldn’t do anything to their defenses.

Han Wu sacrificed a million of his Bomber Locusts but only some of the Wolf Riders suffered minor injuries.

The teachers spectating the war prayed for Han Wu, though his defeat was inevitable. They admitted to themselves that Han Wu was a genius. Unfortunately, escaping the current predicament was impossible for him. But if he were to survive? He would certainly become one of their strongest students.

Everyone thought Han Wu was a goner for certain when suddenly, something unexpected happened.

The Magma Locusts, which were hidden within the cloud of locusts, detonated. Their explosions were far stronger than that of the Bomber Locusts, and they even released flaming magma upon their deaths.

The Wolf Riders were clad in armor, but there were still gaps in between the joints. They suffered severe burns wherever the magma was able to leak in. The magma even formed a burning field around them.

The injured Wolf Riders struggled desperately to escape from the burning magma field, but were constantly pestered and corralled by the remaining Bomber Locusts. They rapidly began to fall, one after the other as they suffered from their burns. The spectators were shocked when they saw the battle turning in Han Wu’s favor.

“Wait, what’s happening? Those aren’t regular explosions! What kind of locusts can spew magma? Is it a Unique life form?”

“Are there any students or teachers with an inspection-type Divine Skill? Can someone let us know just what kind of locust was responsible for these explosions?”

“I just inspected them! Those are Elite Magma Locusts!”

Xu Mei never thought Han Wu had hidden a weapon like the Magma Locusts.

She chuckled and cheered him on. “Good job, Han Wu!”

Zhang Gang’s visage was frowning when he saw what was happening. “You think you can win against my Wolf Riders with such a basic tactic?”

He then ordered the general of the Wolf Riders to use its abilities. The general received the order and howled. The raid wolves howled in unison too.

A cold aura spread out from their bodies. This was the skill of the general: Frozen Ring!

The ring expanded to a radius of 200 meters and rapidly cooled the temperature within that radius. As a result, the magma on the ground swiftly solidified into black rock.

Without the magma damaging them, the remaining Wolf Riders rallied and once again charged. As a result, the battle once again tipped decisively in Zhang Gang’s favor.

Some of the students who looked down on Han Wu started to cheer.

“A Demigod being defeated with such a crude trick? Unthinkable!”

“Unique life forms are so strong! It’s so amazing when it released that wide area-of-effect skill!”

“Han Wu is down to 500,000 locusts. He has also exhausted all of his Magma Locusts. He’s dead for sure this time.”

Zhang Gang thought the same too.

He was down to less than 200 Wolf Riders, but it was enough. He was certain that he had enough troops to search out Han Wu’s Core and destroy it for the sake of his son.

“You brat. I will show you the true meaning of despair! Once I shatter your Core, you will get expelled and I will have my way! I will torment you until you pray for the release of death.”

Zhang Gang began to fantasize about how he would torture Han Wu.

Without the magma, the remaining Wolf Riders charged past the weak locusts and reached the center of Han Wu’s divine realm.

His Core was floating defenselessly within the vicinity and was completely exposed to attacks.

The general roared and called for his troops to charge again. They only needed to charge one final time in order to shatter the Core.

Some of the students and teachers who favored Han Wu closed their eyes because they couldn’t bear to see Han Wu’s Core shatter.

Just then, someone suddenly shouted with surprise, “Wait! Who is that in front of Han Wu’s Core?”