Chapter 16: Jier, the Human Fireball
The four upperclassman were indeed older than Alan Duo, so it was appropriate for Mi Li to address them as seniors. These seniors all had a good impression of Alan Duo so they looked at Feng Wu sharply when they heard what Mi Li said.
Where did this girl come from? And how dare she touch their school goddess? She must not want to live.
Alan Duo smirked when she noticed the look in their eyes. Let’s see you escape from this.
Not all the male students at Baixing Academy were besotted with Alan Duo though. Two of the more level headed students exchanged glances mutually agreeing not to fight.
“Calm down. Let’s figure things out first.” The boy who spoke exuded an air of authority, like a natural leader. He appeared to be about fourteen or fifteen.
One of the boys that liked Alan Duo spoke up saying, “Luo Ge, what is there to figure out? Just look in front of you. Look at what that girl has done to Alan Duo and Ai Lu. No matter what the reason, she went too far.”
The other boy knew Luo Ge wasn’t the type to get involved in personal grudges so he phrased his comment differently. “Yeah they’re students of Baixing Academy. To let outsiders beat our students up like that, that would be like letting them look down on us.”
Since the matter involved the school Luo Ge decided to intervene. “Young miss, you heard what the others said. What can you say for yourself?” His tone was neutral and he didn’t express any hostility towards Feng Wu.
Feng Wu turned her face to look up at him. “They wanted to kill me.”
“Ha! I knew it! They made the first move.” Tian Ke knew there was no way Feng Wu would have attacked unless she was provoked first. It was definitely that these girls attacked her first. Trying to kill her even! Of course Xiao Wu had to defend herself.
“They wanted to kill you?!” Jier whipped his head towards the girls and looked at them with ice cold eyes. He had unconsciously gripped his hands into fists without realizing it.
“Wah! Wah!” Little Bun was feeling squished. He wiggled his body and cried out in dissatisfaction.
It was only then that Mi Li noticed the red-haired boy was holding a baby.
Not wanting to be outdone by that cold gaze that got everyone’s attention Yali yelled in a loud voice. “Ah! I didn’t notice it but that’s your man isn’t he? Tch! To think you’d hook up with someone at your age. Even having a kid together. You’re really scum! No wonder you’d spy on people in the bathroom.”
“Oh my god, people like you should just die. If I were you, I’d kill myself. So shameful!” Mi Li also jumped in hoping to score some brownie points with Alan Duo.
“Hahaha! What stupid women. You’re all really disgusting.” Jier smirked in an ugly way. The hair on his head looked a little singed. In fact it was emitting a distinct burning smell. The formerly red color looked more intense and lifelike, as though he was wearing a head of flames. The temperature in the area also rose, making the place feel hotter than before.
Who was this guy? He couldn’t be normal! That the girls' stupidity could have offended a really strong person annoyed Luo Ge.
Jier made the temperature rise so much that people started to sweat. He was like a ball of fire. What kind of magical talent was he?
Alan Duo felt uneasy with the situation. Those two idiots! Why did they have to pull in someone so strong? Alright she would just use her charms and play the delicate damsel, then pull him over to her side.
“I’m sorry, I’ll hand them over to you-” Before Alan Duo could finish her sentence a big hand shaped flame grabbed her by the neck and raised her completely off the ground.
Little Bun suddenly stopped crying. He wasn’t scared or hot. What he saw with his little peepers really caught his attention. It was such a curious sight! He was engrossed!
“Agh… sa… save… save me…,” Alan Duo couldn’t speak in a coherent manner and could only make vague sounds with her mouth. Breathe! Can’t breathe! Help! This was the first time Alan Duo felt so close to death.
“Let go of Alan Duo!” Screamed Mi Li and Yali. Neither knew how the guy managed to get around everyone and attack Alan Duo. She and Yali dropped Ai Lu to the ground and drew their swords intending to attack him.
Jier had Little Bun in one hand and Alan Duo’s neck in the other. He didn’t have a third with which to fend off the girls. So what was he going to do? Drop the baby? Release Alan Duo? To everyone’s surprise he did neither! Instead a magical shield appeared around him completely blocking the girls’ attacks.
It was a very unusual shield with an incredibly high amount of fire elemental magic. The strength was so great that the observers nearly dropped their jaws to the ground in astonishment.
The shield not only protected him, it even returned fire! Two fireballs emerged from the shield aimed at Mi Li and Yali. One was hit closer to her face while the other was hit closer to her chest. Both screamed in agony the moment the fireball hit. Their faces burned with a heated fury they couldn’t bear. The hair on their heads completely gone. The one hit on the chest had her clothes utterly destroyed and her skin burnt a crispy black.
Jier was immovable like a mountain. It seemed like the tragedy of the two girls had no effect on him.
Seeing that Alan Duo was gasping for air, the two boys that liked her rushed to her aid. They feared Jier’s strength but found the will to fight when they looked at the face of their beloved. They could not let their goddess come to further harm!
Luo Ge and his companion were more cool headed opting to observe Jier some more before taking action. Luo Ge thought: looking at him, he’s probably around fourteen or fifteen. To have so much power at such an age… how is he not famous? Why haven’t we heard of him before? He’s seriously like a human flame, so much terrifying heat from head to toe. The area affected by Jier had spread so that even the corridor was affected. It made the passageway feel like a desert.