You call this a healer?

Axi's short hair was a little messy from the wind, her oval face was full of grievances, and tears dripped down her cheeks. She stood there, stunned, not knowing what to do.

She had always been proud of her profession as an assassin, but now, facing a mere useless healer of the same level, she couldn't even scratch or pierce him.

She vowed that her career as an order-keeper was entering a dark period.

The darkest part is yet to come—

"Snapped!"

Zhou Ming raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face. "What are you standing here for? Don't think I won't hit you just because you have a good figure!"

Axi staggered from the blow, covered her face, breathed heavily, and shed even more tears.

Zhou Ming has no offensive power, so his attacks don't hurt much, but the humiliation is greater than the damage!

The surrounding crowd of onlookers was deathly silent.

"?"

Not far away, Ye Chen's pride and confidence crumbled once more on the maple tree. He felt as if Zhou Ming's slap had landed on his face. "What kind of defense is this, Zhou Ming?!"

Bai Muwan took a deep breath: "Axi, the water-type assassin from Class 3, has a strength of at least 18. An assassin's initial strength is 2, so it should be around 5 now! Why can't she break through Zhou Ming's defense?"

A senior student exclaimed, "Zhou Ming's defense is at least 22, maybe even higher! That's the initial defensive power of a Level 2 Order Being!"

……

Chen Guiqi, who was engaged in battle in the distance, was also taken aback. His mind went blank for a moment, and in his haste, he was struck in the chest by several heavy blows from Liang Bucheng. Blood gushed from his chest, and he could only retreat while shouting angrily:

"Hey, forget about him. If ganging up on Liang doesn't work, Chestnut, you go give it a try!"

Chestnut is that earth-elemental "mage" girl.

She frowned, abandoned Ma Liang, lightly touched the ground with her feet, brushed past A Xi, and flashed close to Zhou Ming. Her hands quickly formed hand seals, and she muttered something under her breath.

The spiritual mage's energy rapidly spread in all directions, and in the blink of an eye, centered on Zhou Ming, it transformed into thirty-eight half-meter-high earthen cones, like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, sharp and pointed.

An ordinary person would be riddled with thorns in an instant if they bumped into it.

"Ground... nail?"

Zhou Ming paused for a moment, then raised his mental cultivation technique again, and pale white vital energy enveloped his entire body.

"puff……"

All earth-based spells, the moment they touched him, were like clods of earth meeting steel; they all turned to dust and scattered on the ground.

The girl named Chestnut widened her eyes, immediately created a safe distance, and gritted her teeth, shouting, "No way, I can't break through his defenses either!"

Attack on the Healer 2.0 failed!

Chen Guiqi's face paled slightly, his expression gloomy: "Forget it, let's take down Liang Bucheng and Ma Liang first. I want to see how much vital energy this bastard healer has stored up. This kind of damned skill must consume a lot of vital energy!"

Chestnut had no choice but to turn back.

Thus, the situation returned to its previous state.

Zhou Ming sensed the energy stored in his body and found that one-third of it had been consumed, which was indeed a serious depletion. However, he was born with several times more energy stored than these other Order beings of the same level, so outlasting them shouldn't be a problem.

With a wave of his left hand, he reactivated the [Spiritual Battle Activation] spell on Liang Bucheng and the other person, while also using healing magic to repair their injuries.

Just then, Ma Kun, panting heavily, shouted from not far away, "Third brother, give me that insane skill of yours too!"

Zhou Ming glanced at him: "A slight hardening, as a sign of respect?"

Ma Kun's face flushed red: "Who do you think you are? I can't stay a useless person forever. I feel like... something's not quite right!"

Zhou Ming thought for a moment, then followed his lead, raising his left and right hands, and the light of the circular red runes shone down on him.

Ma Kun staggered back three steps, his body enveloped in a pale red light. He carefully sensed a certain change in his body, then suddenly threw his head back and laughed loudly: "The battle ended the moment I made my move!"

Then, under the gazes of Zhou Ming and countless others filled with doubt, he stepped forward, closed his eyes, his head trembled slightly, and circles of pale white, visible circular ripples appeared between his brows, moving in a "wave propagation" trajectory, heading straight for the six people fighting.

Zhou Ming had no idea what kind of bizarre skill Ma Kun had used, but he had a bad feeling and shouted, "Liang Bucheng, Ma Liang, lie down!"

Liang Bucheng and his companion were now completely convinced of his abilities, and upon hearing this, they lay down on the spot.

The four people, including Chen Guiqi, reacted a beat too slow and even tried to take the opportunity to kill Liang Bucheng and his companion. At that moment, they were hit by the "ripple".

The four men froze for a moment, then their faces flushed, their eyes glazed over, and they revealed a lewd and intoxicated smile!

"Psychological attack?! Can reproductive specialists use psychological attacks?"

A senior student's hoarse cry came from afar.

Zhou Ming laughed loudly: "It's over! Kill!"

……

Vice Principal Wang's office.

The fragrance of sandalwood incense rises gently, carrying a refreshing and non-irritating scent.

Vice Principal Wang, Song Wugong, Qin Moyu, and five other teachers remained silent.

Su Yi sat opposite him, his suit impeccably tailored, his long fingers holding a teacup, a gentle yet confident smile on his face.

The atmosphere wasn't very friendly.

After a long pause, Vice Principal Wang finally asked, "The reason?"

Su Yi released his teacup and smiled faintly: "Associate Su was appointed as the Dean of Education by the State Council yesterday, in charge of all education-related matters at the base! Is that reason sufficient?"

Qin Moyu said in a deep voice, "I don't think there's any necessary connection between the two!"

"Then I'll give you another reason!" Su Yi straightened his tie. "Zhou Ming is Councilor Su's child. A strict father like me wants to give his child a better education, so I'm planning to transfer him to a different school!"

"Are you kidding me?!" Qin Moyu slammed his hand on the table and suddenly stood up.

Su Yi remained calm and composed, only glancing at Vice Principal Wang and asking in return, "Now it's my turn to ask you, what's the reason for not releasing them?"

Vice Principal Wang was speechless.

The office fell silent once again.

Su Yi seemed to have lost his patience and said earnestly, "Even an upright official can't settle family disputes. Besides, Zhou Ming is just a worthless healer. No matter how good the resources and education he receives, he is destined to be a useless piece of trash. Fellow teachers, why bother getting into unnecessary trouble for such a piece of trash!"

At the end of the year, the ten schools will be evaluated, and your school is very likely to be dissolved. You should think carefully about this!

Vice Principal Wang had sweat on his forehead.

Song Wugong coldly looked at Qin Moyu: "Teacher Qin, to be fair, that kid is indeed a good-for-nothing. Besides, the Su family has every reason to take him away. Throw him out!"

"Go to hell, you hypocrite!"

Qin Moyu pointed his finger at Song Wugong's nose, "What you call fairness is just bullshit. Anyway, he's not your student, but my student. If you won't protect him, I will."

"Anyone who dares to lay a finger on her, I, Qin Moyu, a fifth-level talent sword cultivator, am willing to spill my blood in the long streets. If I can't defeat the elders of the Su family, I'll slaughter every last member of the Su family!"

"Enough!" Vice Principal Wang slammed his hand on the table and angrily rebuked Qin Moyu, "You're not a child anymore. Think before you speak. Are you the only one here? You've taught so many students, and there are so many senior students still alive. Can't you call someone else?"

Your headmaster/teacher is a level seven peak summoner!

"?"

The smile on Su Yi's face gradually disappeared.

Just then, an older student rushed in, glanced at everyone, and whispered something in Qin Moyu's ear.

Qin Moyu's pupils contracted, then a bright smile bloomed on her face as she said to Su Yi, "Manager Su, if my student isn't a good-for-nothing, but rather exceptionally talented, wouldn't that give me a reason not to release him? It's stipulated in the Federal Regulations, you know!"

Su Yi's expression was gloomy: "How outstanding are they?"

Qin Moyu pointed to a building not far away: "A five-story building, that's impressive!"

……

Vice Principal Wang, Su Yi, Qin Moyu, and a group of teachers arrived outside the mangrove forest and were greeted by this scene—

More than a hundred university students, who were supposed to be part of the Order Guard, stood on maple trees in all directions, dumbfounded.

In the middle, Zhou Ming and his three companions were kicking the bloodied Chen Guiqi and his group while cursing incessantly:

"Serves you right for being so cocky!"

"Let's see how arrogant you all are!"

"Kneeling, huh!"

"A grain of light compared to the bright moon, right?"