Ren agreed. The most excited among them were his classmates. *If a few of us can't beat you, surely a whole group of us can, right?*
Everyone was eager to jump in. Sora, however, spoke up at that moment: "Wait before we fight. Let Asuna recover first, otherwise..."
*I'm afraid we'll just go up and get kicked away one by one by Ren.* Sora didn't say the last part out loud. If she did, the others probably wouldn't be too happy about it.
Hearing Sora's words, Ren immediately said, "Asuna, come here, I'll heal you. You too, Yukino."
He had learned healing magic, so he could easily handle this kind of thing himself.
Hearing Ren's call, Asuna and Yukino both walked over to him. Ren released his healing magic to help Asuna recover first.
Immediately after, he helped Yukino Yukinoshita recover. Yukino's expression was incredibly sour, looking as if Ren owed her a massive debt.
After all, the location of her injury was a bit awkward. Ren, however, couldn't care less. He directly cast a healing spell. A Magic Circle appeared over his hand, emitting a warm green light.
He didn't reach out to touch her. If he did, he would just be acting like a pervert. Ren still had a proper sense of boundaries. After healing both of them, he stepped back to get ready again.
The surrounding classmates were already raring to go. Asuna felt her fully recovered arm, stretched her joints, and then looked at Megumi Kato and Yukino Yukinoshita.
The two nodded, indicating that they were perfectly fine now. The others also sprang into action, completely surrounding Ren.
Without needing anyone to give an order, the crowd launched their attack, besieging Ren from all sides. The class was currently ganging up on him like he was a great demon lord.
Shizuka Hiratsuka watched from the sidelines. Her gaze shifted from its usual laziness to something much more serious. She was worried that with so many people attacking Ren at once, if he couldn't hold back his strength, there would be severe casualties.
If that happened, it would be a major dereliction of duty on her part. She absolutely wouldn't allow such a thing to occur. Shizuka braced herself, ready to intervene at a moment's notice.
Soon, a student made the first move. Leo launched the initial attack, shooting forward at a terrifying speed as he charged at Ren.
Led by him, students attacked Ren from the front, back, left, and right simultaneously. Facing their coordinated assault, a white energy suddenly permeated Ren's body, instantly covering him from head to toe.
The next moment, he moved too. His figure vanished from his spot. Moving at a speed far surpassing any of the students, Ren instantly appeared right in front of Leo, pressed a single hand against his face, and slammed him down with brutal force.
"Boom!" Leo was driven straight into the ground by Ren. His head buzzed violently, and he nearly fainted on the spot.
Taking out one, Ren quickly spun around to deal with the other rushing students. Regardless of who it was, the moment he saw it was a guy, Ren threw a ruthless punch right at his cheek.
With a single punch, several teeth flew into the air, and the unfortunate student flew right along with them. A punch here, an elbow strike there—the charging students couldn't even get close. Anyone who dared to approach was directly sent flying.
"Fighting is so satisfying!" Taking down his classmates one punch at a time, Ren was completely thrilled. Many were already beaten to the ground, wailing in agony.
Some students had faces swollen like pigs and were cursing his name. Others clutched their bruised cheeks, gasping in pain, contributing their own hot air to global warming.
At this moment, the girls in the class also charged in. Facing the girls, Ren had absolutely no intention of holding back. Seeing Sora rushing at him, Ren reached out to grab her delicate fist.
But the next moment, Ren was surprised. Sora dodged his grasp with an incredibly bizarre burst of speed and threw a punch straight at his face.
Ren could clearly see her excited little expression; she seemed very eager to punch him in the face. Ren dodged her attack with a slight sidestep and slammed into her with a brutal Iron Mountain Lean.
"Bang!" Sora was knocked back several meters. Just as Ren was about to pursue her, Asuna, Yukino, and Megumi charged at him together.
As Ren prepared to turn and face them, Sora, who had just been knocked away, rushed back with that same terrifying speed. This once again plunged Ren into a state of being besieged.
Sora's sudden burst of speed piqued Ren's interest. *Is this her talent?* That punch just now was exactly like this, and this sudden burst confirmed it—her talent was definitely speed-related.
"Pretty good speed!" Dodging Sora's sneak attack with another sidestep, Ren couldn't help but praise her, while silently adding a thought in his mind: *And now it's mine!*
"?" Seeing Ren easily dodge her attack as if he had eyes in the back of his head, Sora was dumbfounded. Then she felt a sharp pain in the back of her neck and instantly lost consciousness.
In the eyes of Asuna and the others, Ren had effortlessly dodged Sora's attack and mercilessly delivered a knifehand strike to her neck. Sora fell straight to the ground like a log.
This made the charging group instantly slam on the brakes. Any further and it would turn into a stampede. The three girls exchanged glances, and Asuna said with utter helplessness, "Forget it, there's no point going up just to get beaten. Sensei, we can't beat him!"
She said it with absolute justification. Even if the whole class attacked together, it was useless. Just look at the other students! Ren was taking them down in one hit, and half the class was already groaning on the floor.
Some who hadn't charged yet were shivering in fear. Without weapons and being forbidden from using magic, they simply couldn't do anything to Ren.
"This is ridiculous. He's actually this strong?" Shizuka had watched the entire fight, and even she was shocked. Ren's rate of improvement was simply absurd.
"Do you want to increase the difficulty? Like allowing you guys to use magic or something? If that's not enough, weapons are fine too, just keep them blunted!" Hearing Asuna's surrender, Ren thought for a moment and decided to up the ante for himself.
"Are you sure?" Asuna's expression turned incredibly strange. Having a weapon and not having one were two completely different concepts. Many in the class probably felt the exact same way.
If they used weapons, everyone's combat power would double, right? Was Ren really sure he could handle it? Being too confident wasn't a good thing.
"I'm sure. It's no problem for me!" Ren looked calmly at Asuna and the others. Without weapons, they couldn't even touch him, so Ren was more than willing to allow them to use weapons and magic.
"Hmm... if that's the case, a few of you come with me. You, heal the others." Seeing this, Shizuka thought for a moment and agreed to the new terms.
She called out to a few students and headed toward another teaching building. Hearing her, the uninjured students quickly followed.
Seeing this, Ren began to heal his fallen classmates. Looking at the male students he had beaten black and blue, the corners of Ren's mouth curled up slightly.
"Damn it, I suspect you did that on purpose... Hiss, it hurts to death, you knocked my teeth out!!" The student who had lost several teeth couldn't help but complain when he saw Ren approaching.
"It's fine, dental technology is super advanced nowadays. Just go get them fixed later!" Looking at his swollen face, Ren couldn't hide his amusement.
This was just too entertaining. He started healing the guy. Ren couldn't fix missing teeth, so he could only heal the swelling on his face. With one healing spell, the puffiness subsided instantly.
Ren ignored the remaining bruises, leaving the guy to use his own True Qi to soothe them—the teachers had taught them how to do that before. After healing him, Ren moved on to the other students.
There was also Leo, who was still lying unconscious on the ground. Ren woke him up. He had been slammed into the dirt in their very first exchange; he was just plain unlucky.
As Ren healed them, they all looked at him with deep resentment. Ren had been way too ruthless, especially toward the girls.
Ren really didn't treat them like delicate maidens at all. Several girls were sitting on the ground, pale-faced and clutching their stomachs. They had finally experienced what Yukino felt when Ren beat her up during their first class.
But they weren't Yukino; they couldn't shift the pain to other parts of their bodies. They just had to endure it. Many of them had never suffered such grievances in their entire lives.
But today, they certainly did. What happened today would probably be etched into their minds forever. They would never forget being brutally beaten by Ren on such a bright and sunny morning!
Ren received plenty of eye-rolls, especially from the girls, who naturally held grudges. Ren had hit them so hard it practically shattered their pride.
The recovered female students pointed fingers at Ren, calling him an insensitive blockhead, unromantic, and way too heavy-handed. It was safe to say Ren had thoroughly made an impression on them.
"Huh? Is it over?" Sora, who had gone out like a light the moment she hit the ground, was woken up by Ren. Opening her big, expressive eyes, she looked around in confusion. She remembered charging at Ren, and then... nothing.
She had been knocked out instantly. Was it over now that she was being woken up? Sora felt a bit depressed. She hadn't managed to land a single punch on Ren's handsome face after all.
"No, it's not. The rules changed. I'm allowing you to use magic and weapons. Shizuka-sensei has already gone to bring the gear." Sora was the last one Ren healed. Once he was done with her, the whole class was fully recovered.
Hearing Ren, Sora quickly got up and said, "Hiss, you really are a monster, aren't you? We all awakened at the same time, so why is your strength so terrifying?!"
One person suppressing an entire class—she wouldn't even dare to imagine such a thing, but Ren had done it, and easily at that. This frustrated her to no end. The whole class was completely helpless against him.
Ren ignored her. *So what if I'm a monster? I just copied your talent, getting scolded a few times in exchange for such a good talent is nothing.*
Sora's talent was actually quite impressive. There were probably other hidden treasures in the class. He hadn't studied them much before, but maybe he should take a closer look at his classmates' talents from now on.
This time, the talent Ren copied from Sora using his [Jianjigu] was speed-related—an explosive burst talent with incredibly high growth potential, provided the user's body could handle the strain.
This talent could infinitely boost one's speed. In other words, the stronger the physical constitution, the faster the explosive speed they could output.
And it was an all-around burst. The only downside was that it consumed a bit of True Qi. Without True Qi, it would heavily drain stamina. It was a pretty solid talent.
True Qi? For Ren, it just meant consuming energy, and Ren had an absolute abundance of energy. So this talent was a perfect match for him. Regardless, he really had to thank this classmate.
Seeing Ren smiling, Sora felt a sudden wave of confusion. *What the hell is this guy smiling about? Don't tell me he's addicted to the feeling of beating us up?*
At this thought, a chill ran down Sora's spine. This wouldn't do. She had to find a way to mess with Ren and show him what they were really made of!
"Everyone, come pick your weapons." At that moment, Shizuka returned. She and the students who went with her brought back a large number of training weapons.
These weapons were made of special materials—sturdy, but not lethal. However, getting hit by one would definitely leave you black and blue.
"Just you wait, you're definitely not going to have a good time later!" Sora quickly got up, fixed her messy hair, and ran over to pick her weapon.
Ren watched her, completely baffled. *What's with this girl? Suddenly acting so fierce.* Ren remembered Sora seemed to be from the Sichuan-Chongqing area... *Alright, never mind!*
A fiery Sichuan T-Rex, perfectly normal. And one that was evolving into its final form at that. Being this fierce made total sense. Ren didn't mind. *This talent, paired with this personality... tsk tsk, terrifying just thinking about it.*
The classmates went over to pick their weapons. Those who had just been brutally beaten by Ren were burning with anger, all wanting to get their revenge.
Once everyone had their training weapons and got somewhat used to them, Shizuka spoke up: "Even though you have weapons, there are still a few points of caution I need to mention."
Hearing this, everyone stopped and looked at Shizuka, wondering what she was going to say. Under everyone's gaze, Shizuka slowly said, "During the upcoming fight, you are not allowed to attack the opponent's weak points."
Then, Shizuka listed the eyes, temples, throat, and a *certain* area. These spots were strictly off-limits. Even though the weapons were for training...
...thrusting at these areas would still cause massive damage. She had to give the necessary warnings so these brats wouldn't go crazy and cause a tragedy.
Hearing Shizuka's words, everyone nodded quickly. They naturally understood this. Besides, there was no deep blood feud between them, so why would they aim for those lethal spots?
It wasn't a life-or-death struggle. So even if Shizuka hadn't said anything, they wouldn't have targeted those areas. Now armed, the crowd's gazes toward Ren turned incredibly sinister.
"Classmates, hack him to pieces!!" Someone suddenly shouted. Without a second word, the armed students charged at Ren, eager to get their revenge and beat this guy into the ground.
The crowd swarmed him. This time, the entire class attacked together. Aside from using magic, everyone unleashed their talents, all with the singular goal of teaching Ren a severe lesson!!
The battle began anew. Ren finally got completely serious. What he had to face next was the fully armed and magically empowered siege of his entire class!