As soon as they arrived at the bar, Wang Dadong realized it was time to go home and asked Xia Xiang to go back with him.

Xia Xiang nodded, and was about to hitch a ride back when she stopped.

"What's wrong?" Wang Dadong asked, puzzled, when he saw that she wasn't getting into the car.

"Um, can I use the restroom?" Xia Xiang turned and walked into the bar.

The three waited by the roadside for a short while, and then they heard the sounds of fighting coming from the alley next door.

Several students from Balala High School ran out of the alley in a disheveled state.

"How dare you bully our school's students!" Wang Dadong was immediately filled with anger and went outside the alley with Wang Yase and Ding Xiaoyu.

The alley was quiet for a moment, then the sounds of fighting, even more intense than before, came from below.

"Wait!" Wang Yase stopped Wang Dadong, who was about to go in.

“There’s one person inside with a very strong killing intent, and his combat power index is at least over 10,000,” Ding Xiaoyu analyzed. “I can’t sense the other two, but they are very strong.”

Wang Dadong had already taken out the dragon-patterned griddle and walked a few steps inside.

A dark figure brushed past him at lightning speed, delivering a punch to Wang Arthur in the process.

Wang Yase: ...Why was he the one who got hurt?

Two black figures then gave chase.

——

After entering the bar, Xia Xiang sent a message to Wang Dadong saying that she had something to do at home and was taking a taxi home first. She then quickly changed into black clothes and entered the alley through the back door to meet up with Ji An.

"It's him." Xia Xiang sensed the familiar aura of this guy.

The man was very cautious; as soon as he noticed them, he tried to slip away, but Xia Xiang naturally couldn't let him go.

She was furious that the two-on-one fight ended in a draw, and the other person even managed to escape.

Xia Xiang: It must be because the alley is too narrow, making it impossible to move around freely!

"Are you sure you can handle this, bro?" Xia Xiang was now like someone who had lost a video game and felt that Ji An was a terrible teammate who was constantly dragging her down.

"Let's sign up for a class, okay? We'll reimburse the tuition from Bamo Island."

Ji An: My companion dismissed me from the island with just one sentence?

Xia Xiang got annoyed by that guy's dawdling, so she immediately raised her superpower index to the maximum and blocked his way.

"Got you~" Xia Xiang was a head shorter than the man in black, wearing a black hooded sweatshirt and a black mask, leaving only her two bright black eyes showing.

"You are KO.1?" the man in black said, his voice processed with a voice changer and accompanied by a hissing electrical sound.

"Pfft~ I didn't expect you to be shorter than you are agile."

"You said I'm short!" Xia Xiang jumped up in anger.

The man in black ignored her and extended his arm from behind his back, revealing a silver weapon glove that gleamed with a greenish-black light.

"The Hand of Ares!" Xia Xiang exclaimed.

“I used to treat you like a little mouse to play with, but now I’m annoyed,” the man in black said. “It’s an honor for you, as KO.1, to be killed by the Hand of Ares.”

Xia Xiang: Damn it, I can't stand it anymore, I want to kill him, but I can't right now...

"You haven't tamed it yet, have you?" Xia Xiang retracted her fist.

"What?" The man in black was puzzled as to why she said that.

Xia Xiang said, "The Hand of Ares is said to be the weapon of Ares, the god of war. Once it is put on the hand, it will surely draw blood. It is an extremely cruel and bloody weapon, and the nemesis of all divine weapons."

"Such a proud weapon, if used by someone with a weak mind, will gradually control their mind. Do you really think you can tame it?"

"Don't delay any longer. If you wait for your companions to arrive, it will only result in one more person dying. It's a piece of cake."

Xia Xiang: Why isn't Ji An here yet?!

If she relied solely on her fists and feet, it would be very difficult to defeat the man in black wearing the Hand of Ares, especially since she was currently unable to use the Demon Slayer.

The man in black teleported closer and attacked her neck, trying to snap it.