"You three girls!"Flender was furious, nearly coughing up blood. He hadn't expected the three girls to so quickly side with Zhang Fan.
"I'm standing with Zhang Fan too!"Liu Erlong said seriously.
"..."Flender was hit with another wave of anger.
"Qin Ming, Zhao Wuji, Xiao Gang—what about you three?"Flender turned to the three standing off to the side.
"Teacher... I'm afraid I can't stand with you on this one. I'm with Zhang Fan! Without him, Shrek wouldn't have today's glory."Qin Ming sided with reason—after all, he'd left Tian Dou Royal Academy for this very reason.
"You..."Flender was caught off guard again.
"I stand... with Flender!"Yu Xiaogang smiled sweetly, speaking in a voice so shrill it was painful to hear—like a eunuch.
"Xiao Gang, I didn't expect..."Flender was deeply touched by Yu Xiaogang's words.
"I'm with Brother Flender!"Zhao Wuji, who always called Flender his big bro, chose to stand with him despite knowing Zhang Fan was right. Their years of brotherhood couldn't be ignored.
"I stand with Teacher too!"Ma Hongjun, having taken Flender as his master, naturally stood with him.
"I'm with Dean Flender!"Tang San didn't even hesitate.
"Me too—Dean Flender's side!"Dai Mubai said seriously.
"Heh, doesn't this make it five versus five?"Flender was pleased to see the numbers evenly matched.
"Heh, you're wrong. Don't forget the four substitutes from Blue Tyrant Academy."Liu Erlong suddenly smiled.
"Ugh!"
Flender's face shifted slightly. Those four were all originally from Blue Tyrant Academy—a result he didn't want to see.
"We stand with Dean Liu—that is, with Zhang Fan!" the four said in unison.
Flender's face darkened to an extreme—this outcome was totally unexpected. He had still lost. But he wasn't willing to accept it.
"But... our side is stronger! I think... in the face of overwhelming power, shouldn't you all submit?"
"You're seriously thinking of using force?"Liu Erlong was stunned at how shameless Flender was being.
"I've been a simp for years, and in the end I have nothing! I can't take it!"Flender roared in frustration.
"Such a love-struck fool."Zhang Fan rolled his eyes at him.
Flender's face turned extremely dark. Zhang Fan had just called him a love-brained idiot—did he know about his falling out with Erlong?
"You brat! If it weren't for me bringing you into Shrek, would you even be here today? I handed everything over to you, and this is how you repay your teacher?"
"What did you ever teach me? It was always me leading everyone forward, giving the commands! What merit do you have? You even made a bunch of gold soul coins off our victories! Without me, you'd be nothing!"
Zhang Fan stared at Flender with utter disdain.
"I..."Flender was so enraged he couldn't even speak.
"Ding! Triggered: Alter Plot Mission.**
[Flender, enraged to the point of internal combustion, grabs a cup of tea and gulps it down.]You may change up to four characters.
Zhang Fan immediately changed the word "tea" (茶) to "chili water" (辣椒水).
"Ding! Plot alteration successful. Minor chaos caused. Reward: 20 Modification Points.**
Flender, enraged beyond reason, grabbed a cup of chili water and gulped it down. "Gulp..." The next second, his face turned bright red, all the way to his neck.
"Pfff..." He sprayed the mouthful of chili water all over Yu Xiaogang's face.
"Ahhh..."Yu Xiaogang's face was immediately on fire from the burn.
"Flender, what the hell?!"Yu Xiaogang screamed.
Flender started spitting uncontrollably—it was so spicy! His whole face and neck were flaming red. "Huff, huff..." He jumped around in agony, his mouth practically spewing fire.
Meanwhile, Yu Xiaogang was also having a miserable time. He hadn't expected to get a face full of chili water.
Tears streamed down his face from the pain.
"Damn it! Flender, are you insane? Why'd you spray me?!"Yu Xiaogang was furious, shouting at Flender again as he forcefully expelled the spicy liquid with his soul power.
Flender also used his soul power to force out the heat in his mouth.
It nearly killed him.
"I have no idea how a cup of tea turned into chili water!"Flender was utterly speechless. How could a normal cup of tea suddenly become liquid fire? It was bizarre. He couldn't help but suspect Zhang Fan—after all, strange things always seemed to happen to those who opposed him.
But he refused to believe it. Today, he would stand his ground—for love, consequences be damned.
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"Zhang Fan, did you do this? Swapped my tea for chili water?"Flender's soul rings rose beneath him, his martial soul summoned, as a powerful aura blasted toward Zhang Fan.
"Why are you losing it? Clearly, you did this yourself. Zhang Fan was standing right here—how could he have swapped your tea without touching it? You two must be putting on a show! Even if it's chili water, you swapped it yourselves!"
Liu Erlong also summoned her martial soul. "Roar..." Her intense and fiery soul power clashed with Flender's, making her look stunningly fierce.
"Why would you think Zhang Fan did it?"Yu Xiaogang looked at Flender, puzzled.
"Don't you know? Anyone who goes against Zhang Fan ends up humiliated or hysterical!"Flender huffed. "So I'm guessing it was him!"
"If he were really that powerful, wouldn't he be invincible? Then why are you still picking a fight with him?"Yu Xiaogang, after hearing that, took a few steps back, eyeing Zhang Fan with a hint of fear.
"I'm just guessing—I don't actually know for sure!"Flender admitted.
"Then what are we waiting for—let's get him!"Yu Xiaogang, now furious from the humiliation, wanted Zhang Fan torn to pieces if he really was behind this.
"Ding! Triggered: Alter Plot Mission.**
["Alright!" Flender replied coldly, unleashing his full soul power at Zhang Fan and his group.]You may change up to four characters.
Zhang Fan immediately changed "Zhang Fan" to "Tang San".
"Ding! Plot alteration successful. Minor chaos caused. Reward: 20 Modification Points.**
"Alright!"Flender replied, his eyes cold as he unleashed his full soul power toward Tang San's group.
Yu Xiaogang looked smug—Flender was the strongest among them, and they still had Zhao Wuji on their side. Surely Zhang Fan's group was finished.
But just as Flender's powerful energy seemed like it would strike Zhang Fan, it suddenly turned toward Tang San's group instead.
Their expressions all changed drastically. "Ahhh..." They bent down in pain and shock.
(End of Chapter)