Chapter 646 - A Huge Stir (1/2)

Nie Yan had long since anticipated Fu Guangtao would lower his head. Few people would be willing to stick it out until the very end in the face of absolute strength.

Fu Guangtao had two paths ahead of him. The first was to continue butting heads with Nie Yan. There was only one possible conclusion to this path; he would be PKed back to Level 0 until he ultimately deleted his Conviction account. This was something he couldn’t bear. Close to half-a-year’s worth of blood, sweat, and tears would go down the drain. The second path was to plead for Nie Yan’s forgiveness. But from then on, he could never raise his head in front of his fellow students again.

Even though Fu Guangtao was still internally quite conflicted, he still decided to lower his head to Nie Yan. This was his only option.

“Fu Guangtao, weren’t you always so arrogant? When did you become so meek?” Xu Yan sneered.

Xu Yan’s words cut like a sharp blade. Fu Guangtao clenched his fists. He was deeply reluctant, but he could only submit. He turned back to Nie Yan, who still hadn’t given a response.

Xia Tianyu and Fei Zhe were about to say something as well. They also loathed Fu Guangtao and wanted to get a few jabs in too.

Nie Yan raised his hand, signalling Xia Tianyu and Fei Zhe to back down. He glanced at Fu Guangtao and said in an insipid tone, “If it happens again, you know the consequences.”

“Thank you…” Fu Guangtao suddenly felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders. Shooting a grateful look at Nie Yan, he made a deep bow, then quietly trudged away. He really didn’t have the face to stay any longer.

After Fu Guangtao apologized to Nie Yan, Zhao Shiyu and Bai Jun couldn’t hold back any longer either. They also went up to plead for his forgivenesses. From now on, these people would never dare to stir trouble with him again.

When Zhao Shiyu and the others left, Nie Yan withdrew his gaze. He pulled open his monitor and started browsing the web, the Top Military Academy’s forums, and so on.

The drama in the command faculty had finally come to an end. Nie Yan lazily stretched his limbs. He could finally get some peace and quiet.

The sunlight shining through the window gave him a warm feeling. He let out a yawn, on the verge of falling asleep.

“Bo- er, I mean Nie Yan, quickly look at the forums!” Xu Yan quickly corrected himself after Nie Yan shot him a glare.

“What’s up?” Nie Yan asked.

“The school’s social board, you’re famous!” Xu Yan exclaimed.

“What!? War God Lei Su challenges the command faculty’s Nie Yan. Why is he challenging you all of a sudden?” Fei Zhe cried out in shock.

Xia Tianyu turned to Nie Yan and asked, “Do you know him?”

Nie Yan shook his head. This was out of left field for him too. He had heard a few things about War God Lei Su before. Lei Su was some kind of fighting champion and widely recognized as the strongest student in the Top Military Academy. He was undoubtedly an influential figure. However, why would a person like that suddenly challenge him? This was too strange. He was only a first-year student and kept to himself. By all rights, no one outside the command faculty should even know his name. The only exception, of course, was his love-dovey behaviour with Xie Yao.

“A love rival?” Xu Yan’s eyes lit up. This was certainly a possibility. After all, Xie Yao was undoubtedly a top beauty among the first years. Meanwhile, War God Lei Su was a famous playboy. Perhaps he had set his eyes on her.

“Yeah, that might be it,” Fei Zhe agreed.

“Stop making random guesses. We don’t even know if this is really him,” Nie Yan said. He still maintained a cool-head in this situation. Coming up with wild theories before getting the facts straight was definitely a foolish action.

News of War God Lei Su’s challenge to Nie Yan spread like wildfire, quickly disseminating among the student populace. Practically everyone in the Top Military Academy knew Lei Su. As for Nie Yan, only a few had heard his name in passing. He was a freshman who scored first overall in this year’s entrance exams. But how was he worthy of making the War God take action?

Nie Yan instantly became a hot topic of discussion. Suddenly, everyone in the school knew about him. The person in question only felt endless grief. This was the last thing he wanted. He rubbed his temples in annoyance, feeling a headache coming on. Just what the hell was going on!?”

Oftentimes, matters would develop outside of one’s expectations. When it occurred, there was nothing you could do to run away.

After sulking over his bad luck, Nie Yan could only helplessly accept reality. Since War God Lei Su was challenging him, he would have to respond.

I should just directly refuse! This sort of pointless battle has no meaning anyway, Nie Yan thought.

If people knew what Nie Yan was thinking, the entire Top Military Academy would erupt into an uproar. He actually dared to ignore the War God’s challenge!? This was the same as giving the other side no face!

Nie Yan suddenly recalled how Lei Su had approached Muslin about joining Asskickers United last time during the in-game school gathering. However, before joining the guild, Lei Su wanted to meet him face-to-face first. Just what was this guy planning?

Most of the students in the Top Military Academy weren’t aware that Nie Yan was Nirvana Flame. Their information was fairly limited. However, people at Lei Su’s level likely already knew his secret identity. Luckily, it was unlikely these individuals would go around telling others.

Nie Yan reconsidered for a moment before deciding to still refuse. This kind of duel wasn’t his cup of tea. It was like two gladiators fighting in a colosseum for the entertainment of the crowd. It held no meaning. If Lei Su had challenged him in private, he might have been willing to accept. After all, this kind of opportunity was hard to come by. He wanted to experience Lei Su’s strength first-hand and see where his own fighting skills were on the totem pole.

The student populace were all discussing the duel between Lei Su and Nie Yan. The entire Top Military Academy was bustling with noise and excitement. They all wanted to see if Nie Yan really was that outstanding for the War God himself to issue out a challenge on the forums without a care for his own status.

At this moment, in the governing faculty, Xie Yao and five of her female classmates were chatting together. They were talking this and that, anything that crossed their minds. After familiarizing themselves with each other, they’d become a lot less reserved around each other and so had much more to talk about.