Novel Lived
Chapter 87: Public Outrage
Chapter 87: Public Outrage
Chapter 87: Public Outrage
"Haha! Brother Bai, give it up. Even if Qin Fan tries his hardest, he can't beat you!"
"Yeah! You solo-cleared the dungeon, which is even more impressive than Luo Hao and Xu Niannian's team efforts!"
"Huh? Why do I feel like the deans and teachers are looking at Brother Bai weirdly?"
"Um, yeah, their looks are really strange…"
Bai Wushuang's admirers originally intended to keep echoing his praises.
But soon…
They sensed something was off.
The deans and all the teachers were looking at Bai Wushuang with eyes full of amusement and mockery.
That kind of look…
They were all too familiar with it.
It was a look they had seen when they considered their high school classmates as fools.
This…
What was going on?
Logically speaking.
As the top scorer of this round of assessments, shouldn't he be directly praised and appreciated by many deans and teachers?
Luo Hao, Xu Niannian, Fang Tairan, and others were also puzzled at this moment.
"Interesting, young people nowadays are so full of themselves, huh?"
"But since you youngsters are so eager to see the rankings…"
"Fine! I'll grant your wish!"
At this moment, Dean Liu Boming slowly turned around, his majestic gaze sweeping over the crowd.
With a wave of his sleeve.
Buzz!!
The holographic screen, which had been showing the freshmen's dungeon attempts, suddenly changed!
In the next second…
Swipe!!
Like a waterfall, the ranking information smoothly slid across the screen!
Hmm!!
And when all the freshmen present clearly saw the ranking list, their faces instantly changed drastically!
The first name on the screen was surprisingly 'Qin Fan'!!
Bai Wushuang's name was once again trampled by Qin Fan!
[Student Name: Qin Fan; Mode: Solo Challenge; Clear Time: 2 minutes 07 seconds; Overall Rating: SSS; Rank: First.]
[Student Name: Bai Wushuang; Mode: Solo Challenge; Clear Time: 8 minutes 52 seconds; Overall Rating: SS; Rank: Second.]
[Student Name: Luo Hao; Mode: Team Challenge; Clear Time: 9 minutes 03 seconds; Overall Rating: S; Rank: Third.]
…
"This…"
Bai Wushuang's eyes widened, and he felt like his brain was buzzing.
At this moment.
He finally understood why the deans and teachers looked at him like they were looking at a clown earlier.
It turned out he was self-righteous!
The top scorer had beaten him by more than six minutes!
The ridiculous part was he smugly walked up to the person and humiliated himself!
Even Luo Hao, Xu Niannian, and others were stunned, staring at the screen in disbelief!
"Impossible!"
"Absolutely impossible!"
"This data is obviously fake!"
"How could there be such an exaggerated clearance time!"
"Even if the first five stages were completed in one minute each, how could he clear the extremely difficult final boss stage in a minute?"
"I even suspect the school is openly helping this Qin Fan! Or is Qin Fan an illegitimate child of some national high-level official?"
As everyone was trapped in disbelief and shock.
Chen Wei's loud voice echoed in the arena.
"I also suspect there's an inside deal going on!"
Another freshman with dyed yellow hair stepped forward at this moment, loudly supporting Chen Wei.
If there was anyone who hated Qin Fan the most.
It was undoubtedly Chen Wei and Ma Qingfeng.
Chen Wei had been knocked out by Qin Fan in front of everyone and later disfigured by Qin Fan's unknown ice and fire magic.
Although he was restored to normal by a priest's healing, the loss of face made Chen Wei sleepless for several nights.
More crucially…
When he reported Qin Fan for malicious injury to the school, the teachers ultimately blamed him for 'deliberately provoking and obstructing others first,' without holding Qin Fan accountable.
Ma Qingfeng felt even worse.
Before he could finish speaking, he was hit by a poisonous punch, and when he complained to the school, he became the villain for sexual harassment under the testimony of the cheongsam senior sister, while Qin Fan became the hero who saved the day.
Frustrating!
So damn frustrating!
Chen Wei and Ma Qingfeng came from prominent families, pampered since childhood, and were seen as outstanding in middle and high school.
Now, in college, they were trampled by an orphan from Anning City's orphanage.
Who could tolerate that?
It was because of these two's sudden protest.
That many freshmen, originally in shock, suddenly realized!
Yeah!
Who the hell would believe these results!
Even a top player like Bai Wushuang, with a contract dragon, only scored 8 minutes 52 seconds!
Luo Hao, the top scorer of Fengtian Province, took 9 minutes 03 seconds with a team!
This gap…
Was too big!
So big it was hard not to doubt!
It was like a world record of 30 seconds in a sport suddenly being raised to 5 seconds.
The first impression would be that the other party must have cheated!
This instantly stirred up public outrage!
"I don't accept it either!"
"Not convinced +1!"
"A prestigious top-tier school openly engaging in such behind-the-scenes manipulation—is that really okay?"
"If you had a 5-minute clearance time, I might have believed it. But just over 2 minutes? Who are you trying to fool, a three-year-old?"
"Hah! There's no need to continue this freshman grand exam. No matter how it's conducted, Qin Fan will still come out on top!"
"......"
Facing these freshmen who had mustered up the courage to question the school, several deans and all the teachers were initially slightly stunned. Then, as they exchanged glances, they didn't get angry but instead smiled.
This was how it should be!
If you're not hot-blooded when you're young, can you still call yourself young?
If you're dissatisfied, if you're indignant, then stand up and speak out loud!
The five top-tier academies have always encouraged fierce competition among students!
Even...
The school openly has a rule: Anyone who has a conflict should resolve it in the arena!
Once, there was a freshman who, after a strenuous effort in an outdoor map, was about to successfully slay a monster. At the last moment, a sophomore swooped in and stole the kill.
In real outdoor maps, the experience and loot belong to whoever lands the killing blow!
That freshman went to the teacher to complain.
The teacher smiled faintly and said, "That's easy to handle. Challenge him in the arena and beat him up to vent your anger!"
Freshman: "But I can't beat him..."
The teacher's smile faded: "You know you can't beat him? Then just swallow your pride and suck it up! Get lost!"
Did you think the school would stand up for you?
Don't be ridiculous!
Survival of the fittest, might makes right!
This is the rule upheld by all top-tier academies!
Of course...
This doesn't mean students can fight privately or maliciously harm others.
All competitions must be officially approved by the school before they can proceed.
"Still not convinced, huh?"
"Alright! I was worried that seeing Qin Fan's score might turn you into cowards, too scared to speak up!"
"Everyone, get up on the arena!"
"You're questioning the school for supposedly helping Qin Fan behind the scenes? You're unhappy with your initial rankings?"
"Then get up there and prove yourselves!"
"We're allowing free challenges! Lower-ranked students can challenge higher-ranked ones!"
"And higher-ranked students must not refuse challenges!"
"If a lower-ranked freshman wins, they can take the loser's current ranking!"
"Alright, no more talk!"
"Now, I, Dean Liu Jinhua, declare the second round of the freshman grand exam officially begins!"
The Dean of the Combat Academy, Liu Jinhua, stepped forward, his authoritative gaze sweeping over everyone, his powerful words echoing.
As his words fell, a wave of astonished exclamations erupted from the freshmen!
Excitement and exhilaration were written on every face!
And then...
Swish!!
Numerous hostile gazes simultaneously fell on the tall figure standing beside the deans and teachers!
Qin Fan!
From beginning to end, despite being subjected to everyone's doubts, mockery, and disdain, Qin Fan's expression remained as calm as a still lake, completely unmoved.
This attitude, as if he was ignoring everyone, only fueled the crowd's discontent to its peak!
Do you think that with the protection of the deans and teachers, we can't do anything to you?
Now that free challenges are allowed, you, a phony backed by connections, will be pushed back to where you belong!
"I, Ma Qingfeng, challenge the freshman top ranker, Qin Fan!"
"I, Chen Wei, challenge the freshman top ranker, Qin Fan!"
"I, Bi Dejiang, also challenge the freshman top ranker, Qin Fan!"
"I, Tong Jiajia, challenge Qin Fan too!"
"I, Zhang Shan, challenge Qin Fan!"
"......"
Dean Liu Jinhua had just finished his announcement when several freshmen immediately challenged Qin Fan!
And these challengers were all ranked within the top hundred!
"Damn! He's really angered everyone, huh?"
"Damn it! I want to challenge Qin Fan too! But my ranking is too low, so I have to let others go first!"
"It's over! Qin Fan is totally screwed! Today, he's going to get beaten up by who knows how many people!"
"......"
The surrounding crowd voiced their gloating comments.
Su Rou, worried, looked at the figure that remained calm and collected from start to finish, wanting to say something.
Luo Tao and Feng Yuanyuan had already stepped forward!
"Perfect! I'm pissed too. Let's use Qin Fan to vent some anger!" Feng Yuanyuan said coldly.
"Together!" Luo Tao said, cracking her knuckles.
They were both itching to beat up Qin Fan!
Chen Wei.
Luo Tao.
Feng Yuanyuan.
Bi Dejiang.
Tong Jiajia.
Zhang Shan.
Tao Qian.
Ma Qingfeng.
A total of eight top hundred ranked freshmen publicly declared war on Qin Fan!
Even the deans and teachers were surprised to see such a situation in the freshman grand exam!