Wu Yu couldn't help but laugh when he saw the bearded man's tense posture, as if he was ready to retreat at any moment.

I never expected that I could intimidate the other party just by bluffing. It seems that I am quite good at deceiving people!

Wu Yu reached out and took the parchment scroll. With a flick of his wrist, he unfolded it.

But why is there not a single word on it?

The true intentions are revealed when the truth is finally revealed!

Wu Yu instantly realized what the other party wanted to do, and his passive skill was triggered first.

【dodge】

The bearded man's sneak attack had been brewing for a long time. As soon as he threw a punch, it created a loud bang in the air. Even before the punch arrived, its momentum was already unstoppable.

Without a second thought, the opponent is someone I can't handle. All the dodging strategies I come up with will inevitably cause great damage to my body, and I also have to consider the opponent's next combo.

However, one of the solutions only requires one step: a backstep.

Anything produced by the system is bound to be of high quality. The system is Wu Yu's foundation for survival in this other world, and Wu Yu has absolutely no doubt about its power.

Without hesitation, Wu Yu took a step back, successfully withdrawing his body from the energy shield.

Wu Yu saw that the bearded man looked constipated. Just as his fist was about to touch the energy shield, he turned around and threw a punch in another direction.

"Bang, bang, bang." A sudden surge of waves erupted from the calm lake, and a light rain began to fall from the clear sky.

What “solidified” spewed from its mouth were mysterious and ancient incantations.

【Magic Shaping】

A black disc, as thin as paper, rose above Wu Yu's head. Raindrops hit it and then slid off the edge.

Wu Yu couldn't withstand that terrifying punch, but at least he could maintain the most basic dignity.

"Can't you come out, or are you afraid to come out?" Wu Yu looked at the bearded man with a mocking expression. Although he had already admitted in his heart that he was inferior to him, he still had to criticize him.

"As expected, he's just a brat relying on a divine artifact. Do you dare to come in?" The bearded man believed he had seen through Wu Yu's true nature and was no longer afraid. He tried to provoke Wu Yu.

"I wouldn't dare," Wu Yu honestly admitted.

The bearded man was taken aback. He hadn't expected the other party to back down so readily, which prevented him from delivering the speech he had prepared. However, he followed suit and said, "I wouldn't dare either."

"Ugh, this is such a hassle." Wu Yu complained as he sat cross-legged on the ground. "Let's just leave it at that. There's no need for us to fight to the death here. Once this is all settled, we'll each go home."

"You don't want to save people anymore?" the bearded man asked, puzzled.

"Heh, she's a princess, you know. If you try to lay a hand on her now, I might just barge in and cause you trouble. But judging from the current situation, it's not my turn to make a move," Wu Yu said lazily.

Wu Yu's thinking was simple: since the bearded man didn't dare to come out, he would just wait for the dean and the others to come to his rescue. The only thing he needed to be careful about was that the bearded man might secretly lead him to escape. Wu Yu made this decision entirely because he didn't know that the bearded man could teleport away, ignoring the city's protective array.

"Hmph, do as you please." Seeing that Wu Yu was a coward, the bearded man was naturally happy. He didn't even look at Wu Yu's resentful eyes anymore and sat back down in his previous seat.

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"There seems to be a problem over there," the fat man said suddenly to the skinny man beside him, frowning.

He was also wearing the same earrings as the bearded man, and he had heard everything that had happened on the bearded man's side. Although he couldn't see the whole story from them, he knew that the bearded man must have encountered an unexpected situation.

"It doesn't matter. Didn't you already know what would happen to us? The plan has succeeded. Let's find a way to get out of here." The skinny guy also heard the conversation, but he didn't care like the fat guy did.

"Report, all the storage rings have been collected." At this moment, a man with green markings painted on his face came over to report. He was carrying a small bag in his hand, which was full of the storage rings that had just been confiscated.

Violet's ring wasn't among them, because wearing a ring would affect her combat ability. So during the competition, she hid her family heirloom ring, which she always kept close at hand, in her dormitory, thus escaping this mishap.

The fat man took the small cloth bag, weighed it in his hand, and exclaimed, "You guys are really blessed! My cloth bag almost couldn't hold it all."

He then smiled and looked at everyone present, announcing with a cheerful expression, "Alright, without the life-saving trump card stored in the storage ring, we no longer need to worry about you resisting. So now, before the ransom messengers arrive, let's play a little game."

"Playing games? Didn't you say all we had to do was pay the ransom? How could you suddenly change your mind?" someone in the crowd protested. They weren't stupid; how could they really believe that the game their opponents were talking about was just for entertainment?

"Oh, sorry, I forgot to mention earlier, now whoever objects, please step forward and speak," the fat man said with a roguish air.

The crowd fell silent again; no one wanted to be the first to speak out.

Seeing that no one objected, the fat man continued, "Alright, now I'll announce the rules of the game. Isn't there a ring here? I'd like to invite two students to come up and perform a hand-to-hand combat match. You can't use magic or battle aura, so fight with every part of your body. You're still young, so you may not have appreciated the raw beauty of primitive hand-to-hand combat. This time, I'll open your eyes."

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