Chapter 166: Hunting Class Disruption

The teacher continued to talk about some huge beast. Normally, Wang Zen would be excited to her about this beat during Hunting Class but he was too worried about passing the very class he was currently in. He had been gone for too long and as a result, he had fallen back in all his classes, putting him in a desperate scramble to pass the Period… more desperate than usual at least.

He knew there were two ways he could pass the class, he would have to pass the written exam with flying colours or, he would have to collect over 200 beast cores. Last year, he and Chu Jiahai had collected nearly a hundres each, all he had to do was push a little more. And it would be good training for him and Shibi, they could train their coordination.

“Yay,” he said under his breath, “One out of eight classes passed, my father will be so proud.”

There was screaming. Zen straightened up and his eyes widened. The screaming grew louder, this was a chorus of male and female voices rising in panic. The panic spread like an infection and soon enough, his own class was engulfed in it. Zen did not know where the danger was coming from, was it outside? Was it inside? All he knew was that he, like the rest of his class, should obey his basic instinct, the instinct to move!

They all evacuated the classroom and when Zen got outside, he only grew more confused. Students were running about, some were fighting and amongst them were the blue robed city enforcers, taking some of the students out. He looked around, it seemd the A Class of his year was also involved with skirmish with the blue robed men. He saw his cousins, the Jao twins, trying to get away from the violence. Fuu led her brother away, knocking away any body that got in their way. Zen knew they would be safe, especially if Jao Fuu was leading.

He was about to get away too when he saw something worrying.

Xue Shaonu.

She was on her knees, looking dazed. He looked behind her and understood why she was dazed, one of the enforcers had knocked her down with shaft of his long spear. Zen gritted his teeth and dashed to assist her.

Before he could arrive, Chen Jian appeared and took out the enforcer. Two more enforcers came from opposite sides. Shaonu was getting up to face one but Zen already knew she was moving too slow. He dashed past her and met the enforcer head on.

“Blits Fist!” His hands blurred into many as 80 fists throttled into the enforcers in the space of a second.

The guard stumbled back but his armour protected him from the worst of Zen’s attack, however, it did buy Zen some time. He looked back over his shoulder.

“Xue Shaonu, are you o…” he stopped when he noticed that Shaonu was no longer behind him. Instead she was being led away by Chen Jian who glanced back at him. Zen clicked his tongue in annoyance before he turned his attention back to the guard. But it was already too late as the guard hit him over the head with the shaft of his spear, sending his world into black…

Zen sat with other kids, nursing the bump in his forehead while groaning. He could not believe how careless he had been in the fight. He was lucky that the enforcer decided to use non lethal force because if not, he would have already been dead.

He was in a long dimly lit hall with other kids sitting around him, along the hallways. For the first hours o began being taken away by the teachers until some time passed and no teachers came. He looked around and noticed that the kids remaining were all commoners… except for him of course. Why had no one noticed that he was a noble and taken him away?

Lu Daomeng walked past the hallway. His eyes widend when he saw Wang Zen.

“You, come with me.” He said.

Wang Zen got to his feet and Lu Daomeng led him away roughly by the arm. Once they were outside, Wang Zen had to squint as the sun was blinding.

“What the hell are you doing?” Lu Daomeng said once they were outside and out of earshot of anyone. “You’re suppose to stay low and not get noticed! Did Hue Yi put you up to this?”

“Put me to what?” Zen said. “I didn’t do anything.!”

“You weren’t rebel rousing?”

“No!”

“You didn’t attack an enforcer?” Lu Daomeng said.

“No! Well… yes but attack isn’t the right word.” Zen said. “I was just protecting a friend.”

“Next time your friend is in danger from an enforcer… let him die!” he said. “Honestly, your as troublesome as your father. Leave now and meet me tomorrow night where I trained you…”

“Lu Daomeng.”

They stopped and looked to the side at Lou Shan.

“And the Boy?”

“Lou Shan?” Lu Daomeng said.

Lou Shan was flanked by some enforcers. “What are you doing with the boy?”

“He was not involved.” He said. “I’ve left only the commoners involved back there.”

“The fact that he is a noble does not excuse him from the crime.” She said.

“I know but I assure you he is not involved.” He said before looking at Zen, “Go!”

Zen walked away, hearing Lou Shan and Lu Daomeng continue their conversation. He sped up, lest Lou Shan wins in her argument against Lu Daomeng about his guilt. He got further away, with one goal, he needed to make sure Xue Shaonu was okay.