"Yo, isn't this Principal Fan? Long time no see, hope you've been well?"
A subtle ripple passed through Li Jiayu's eyes, an unbearable agitation stirring deep within him!
Fan Haiqiang?
This shameless old dog!
Heaven has truly been kind to you, sending you right before me... If I don't entertain you properly, how can I justify the 'care' you showed me in my past life?!
"You students came just in time! Block the insect for me first! I'll go get reinforcements!"
Fan Haiqiang saw Li Jiayu and the others standing right at the corridor entrance. Although surprised by Li Jiayu's peculiar appearance, he composed himself, put on his principal's air, and commanded Li Jiayu in a deep voice.
Actually, he knew very well that at such a critical moment, these few students probably wouldn't be foolish enough to stay behind and help him block the insect. But Fan Haiqiang still wanted to try. After all, there were plenty of naive young people among college students nowadays. With just a little coaxing, there was more than a twenty percent chance they'd throw their lives away for him.
Twenty percent chance... Mm, not low.
If these few before him were hot-blooded youths with sick brains, then letting them "fight to the death protecting their beloved Principal" would also be an honor – these days, college students who sacrificed themselves for others were most worthy of praise.
Li Jiayu put on a righteous expression and said:
"Why panic, Principal Fan? It's just an insect. Nothing scary. With me here, a mere insect won't harm you!"
"Jiayu... this..."
Sun Weiwei muttered softly, very confused as to why Li Jiayu suddenly became so strange... As far as she knew, Li Jiayu wasn't such an easy-going person, right? Moreover, Vice Principal Fan Haiqiang had just done such an ugly, selfish thing... How was someone like him worthy of Li Jiayu's rescue?
Could it be, Li Jiayu really was a hopelessly nice guy?
"Good! Then I'll leave everything to you. I'm leaving first, you guys be careful!"
Fan Haiqiang nodded with considerable authority and turned to run. In fact, as he ran, he was muttering inwardly – When did Xijiang University get such a white-haired student? Damn, looks like a fairy, almost thought it was a girl. And what's with that giant octopus? Ah, forget it, escaping is more important.
"Why is Principal Fan in such a hurry to leave? Won't you stay and admire how I bravely kill the enemy? Without Principal Fan watching the battle, wouldn't it be terribly dull?"
Li Jiayu suddenly smiled, holding Hyorinmaru horizontally, blocking the Vice Principal's path. This "convince people with virtue" Vice Principal immediately froze. His slightly plump face trembled, and he glared at Li Jiayu:
"Get out of the way! I still need to go to the thirteenth floor to command the students and organize a resistance army! Without me, the students on the thirteenth floor are like scattered sand, unable to fight the insects at all! Mm, just help me block it properly. If everything goes well, I'll fight for the 'Provincial Triple-A Student' quota for you later!"
"Provincial Triple-A Student? What a grand gesture! That's a quota countless college students fight tooth and nail for. With it, naturally, large enterprises will appreciate you... Hehe, should I be moved to tears with gratitude?"
Li Jiayu still smiled, smiling beautifully, charmingly. His fair, delicate face looked sunny and cheerful because of that smile. But in reality, the more beautifully he smiled, the fiercer the storm brewing in his heart!
At this moment, the Red-Crested Beetle had finished gnawing on the department head's skull and turned its attention to the fleshy Fan Haiqiang. It let out a sharp cry and charged ferociously towards Fan Haiqiang again!
"Fuck! Move quickly! This principal doesn't have time for you!"
Fan Haiqiang's face changed drastically. He couldn't maintain his principal's facade to fool people anymore. He directly reached out, wanting to push away the Hyorinmaru blocking his path. But the moment his hand touched Hyorinmaru's blade, he felt his palm go numb. First came a bone-chilling cold, then he couldn't feel anything at all – he realized his entire hand had completely frozen solid!
"I already advised Principal Fan not to panic, why didn't you listen?"
Li Jiayu sneered, simultaneously delivering a whip kick, sweeping Fan Haiqiang sideways for two meters. He crashed into the staircase railing with a loud clang, his glasses falling to the floor. Fan Haiqiang rolled his eyes in pain, his internal organs churning – Li Jiayu, with Hyorinmaru's "Double Strength" aura, possessed immense strength, and he had accurately kicked Fan Haiqiang's waist, causing extremely high damage. Fan Haiqiang's abdominal organs were likely severely injured.
Meanwhile, the Red-Crested Beetle had already rushed out of the corridor. Like a rampaging train, its momentum was terrifying, its size, larger than a Spanish bull, covered in human blood, with several colorful intestines hanging from its long horn, everyone except Li Jiayu felt their scalps tingle, almost wanting to turn and flee reflexively!
"All of you, fall back! Find a safe place and stand there!"
Li Jiayu roared, smoothly shifting Hua Xiaolu from his back into Han Xiaoqi's arms, then charged towards the Red-Crested Beetle with Hyorinmaru raised, shouting simultaneously:
"Octopus! I'll go first, find a chance to control it, understand!?"
"Understood... I... will... perform... well... its... brain matter... must be fragrant..."
Facing this daunting behemoth, Li Jiayu felt no fear, nor did he need to!
Because, in his past life, he had fought Red-Crested Beetles far too many times. Before Li Jiayu even became an apprentice summoner, he had killed dozens of Red-Crested Beetles with his own flesh and blood, to the point where Red-Crested Beetles were just another dish in his eyes!
He knew all its attack patterns, weak points, blind spots, strength, and speed like the back of his hand. It was like playing an action game: fighting a high-difficulty boss for the first time is extremely hard, but when you've farmed the boss dozens, hundreds of times, you'll feel that the boss, previously unbelievably strong, is just a living target!
When a Red-Crested Beetle charges, it always relies on its long horn to ram enemies. So, as long as you keep your eyes fixed on its horn, you can predict its attack direction and dodge!
In just half a second, Li Jiayu closed the distance with the Red-Crested Beetle. The beetle's body was heavy and cumbersome, its speed considerably slower than the Scythe Beetle's. Thus, Li Jiayu safely rolled on the ground under the horn's impact, not only dodging the attack but also smoothly circling around to its left side!
"Swish!"
Li Jiayu swung his sword, slashing at the Red-Crested Beetle's leg. A long gash immediately opened up on the leg, revealing tender white insect meat.
Don't be fooled by the Red-Crested Beetle's ferocious appearance; its meat was extremely delicious, simply a supreme delicacy, top-tier in texture and taste, a hundred times better than salmon. Especially when roasted, sprinkled with a little salt and pepper, the oily fragrance overflowing, incredibly tasty.
(Ugh... now is not the time to think about eating meat! The Red-Crested Beetle still poses a great threat to me, must focus on dealing with it... Damn it, the Red-Crested Beetle's shell is too hard, I thought I could cut off its leg with one slash...)
The pained Red-Crested Beetle became enraged. It wanted to tear this human who dared to harm it limb from limb!
Quickly changing direction, the Red-Crested Beetle aimed its horn at Li Jiayu again. At the same time, its front two legs spread open, stretching two or three meters long, trying to block Li Jiayu in!
However, it was useless.
Li Jiayu's movements were as slippery as an eel. Every time the Red-Crested Beetle was just about to hit him, he would dodge narrowly, simultaneously delivering a backhanded sword strike, adding another wound to the Red-Crested Beetle in an instant!
After seven or eight seconds, several deep wounds dotted the Red-Crested Beetle's body, abdomen, and legs. The icy aura had also permeated its flesh, destroying its blood vessels and nerves. It could already feel its body becoming increasingly unresponsive!
Just then, the Dark Octopus finally seized the chance to attack. Its nine tentacles weren't just for show; with a whoosh, they wrapped around the Red-Crested Beetle's long horn and front legs!
The Red-Crested Beetle was both shocked and enraged, struggling forcefully. Its strength ranked in the top ten among high-Tier 1 insects, naturally terrifying. Even with the Dark Octopus desperately coiling around it, the Red-Crested Beetle almost broke free.
However, even controlling the Red-Crested Beetle for just one second was enough!
Because Li Jiayu had already circled around to its back!
At the lower end of its back abdomen, there was a ring of white soft tissue – that was its weak point!
"Die!"
The Hyorinmaru in Li Jiayu's hand traced a fine line of cold light, like a crescent moon arc, directly slashing down towards the white tissue at the Red-Crested Beetle's tail end! Where the sword energy passed, it actually severed the beetle's tail end, spraying green fluid!
"Croak!"
The Red-Crested Beetle let out a piercing, mournful cry. Its tail end housed its reproductive organs and was full of pain nerves. The agony of having it severed instantly almost made it faint. Furthermore, its tail end was also its control center for balance. If severed, its massive, clumsy body would easily fall!
The intense pain made it struggle frantically, shaking off the Dark Octopus in an instant. Just as it tried to turn its head, it lost balance due to excessive force and fell to the ground!
Li Jiayu pressed his advantage, fiercely stabbing several times into the bowl-sized wound at its tail end!
The Red-Crested Beetle trembled all over, emitting mournful cries of extremely high decibels, shaking even the staircase railings slightly. But Li Jiayu, unfazed, pulled Hyorinmaru out from its tail wound. By now, the wound had completely frozen over!
It began to feel the wound stop hurting, but it wasn't happy, because it knew the blood vessels and nerves in its lower body were likely completely destroyed by the frost...
Li Jiayu stomped next to the Red-Crested Beetle's head, smiled slightly, revealing clean white teeth:
"Dear, I'll be taking your Insect Crystal now. See you later, friend!"
As soon as his voice fell, Li Jiayu's Hyorinmaru had already pierced into the Red-Crested Beetle's mandibles, churning violently, completely destroying its mouth!
Its mouth was also relatively fragile. The frost power spread quickly through the tender flesh of the mouth to its brain. In less than two or three seconds, the Red-Crested Beetle could no longer make a sound, because its brain had completely shut down!
Finished with this, Li Jiayu sneered and called out to the Dark Octopus:
"What are you standing there stunned for? Hurry up and eat your lunch... Remember to dig out the Insect Crystal too. I still need to entertain our dear Vice Principal Fan Haiqiang..."
Saying this, Li Jiayu walked over to the dumbfounded Fan Haiqiang, crouched down, looked at him with a grin, and said:
"Vice Principal, the insect is dealt with. Aren't you going to give me my Provincial Triple-A Student award certificate?"
Only then did Fan Haiqiang snap back from his extreme shock. He looked at the white-haired student before him, momentarily speechless. Damn it, that terrifying Red-Crested Beetle was killed just like that by him?
Too strong, simply terrifyingly strong!
Could this white-haired student be Superman?
With his help, maybe they could safely get through this crisis and hold out until the army arrived for rescue?
"Uh... this student, your award certificate... will definitely be given. After we get through this disaster, I will also apply to the state to make you a National Model Student..."
Fan Haiqiang said with difficulty, cold sweat dripping. The pain in his abdomen made him much more honest; he didn't dare put on airs with Li Jiayu anymore:
"This student... thank you so much for saving me... Uh, my tone was a bit harsh earlier, maybe it upset you... But you shouldn't have been so harsh on the principal either. Look, my stomach might be perforated. But I don't blame you; young heroes have true character. I just want to ask you to help me up to the thirteenth floor; the students there still need me..."
A faint curve appeared on Li Jiayu's lips. He spoke slowly, his tone lacking any trace of mockery, instead sounding completely serious:
"Oh? Need you? I don't think so? If Principal Fan sacrificed himself and stayed behind, imitating Buddha cutting his flesh to feed the eagle, using your fat body to fill the insect's stomach, maybe you could actually make some contribution..."
Fan Haiqiang's body stiffened. Li Jiayu's words made him feel as if he had fallen into an abyss. He stared deadly at Li Jiayu, his lips trembling, speaking unclearly:
"What... what are you saying? Don't, don't joke. I am the principal, the head of the entire school. With me here, the flag won't fall... Ouch, my stomach..."
"Yes, your stomach doesn't seem to be giving you enough satisfying pain. How about adding something stronger?"
Li Jiayu's tone suddenly turned cold, chilling like frost emerging from hell. His face no longer held a smile but twisted into a demonic grin, killing intent radiating like blades!
"Swish!"
Hyorinmaru swung. Fan Haiqiang only felt a coldness below his waist, followed by frozen blood spraying into the air... along with his manhood!
Fan Haiqiang froze for half a second, then let out a heart-wrenching wail that echoed through half the building!