Scummy Alpha CEO Keeps Courting Death [Transmigration into a Book] - Chapter 9
“Huh?” Zhu Xiaotao stretched her neck forward, mouth agape, as her skin hardened from her neck up to her face, eventually covering even her eyes with a layer of solid stone-like plates.
Lu Xibie leaned in curiously. “Can you see me?”
“Yes.” Zhu Xiaotao nodded stiffly, taking over ten seconds to complete the motion.
“Then let’s go to the training room.” Lu Xibie stood up and beckoned her.
Zhu Xiaotao hesitated. “You really want me to hit you?”
“Yeah. Your innate skill is hardening, right? I want to see how far my Absolute Defense can go.” Lu Xibie pressed the training room’s open button, revealing a pale gray space inside.
“I…” Zhu Xiaotao couldn’t move her feet.
The “Little Tyrant” was asking her to hit her—something about that felt off.
“It’s just to test my defense. Come on.” Lu Xibie coaxed.
A fight—even if it was one-sided—still counted.
“This—”
Zhu Xiaotao took a step forward, still unsure.
“Just think of it as doing me a favor. The training room has smart monitoring, nothing bad will happen.” Lu Xibie added, “It’s just a simple test.”
“…Alright.” Zhu Xiaotao entered the training room.
Lu Xibie casually picked a spot and stood there. “Go ahead.”
“You’re not activating your skill?” Zhu Xiaotao looked at her in confusion. If her innate skill was Absolute Defense, shouldn’t there be some kind of shield?
“No need. Mine’s passive.” Lu Xibie explained.
She thought to herself—if only it were active. Then she could choose not to activate it and die on the battlefield.
“Oh, so I’m really going to attack?” Zhu Xiaotao clenched her right fist, her mountain-like arm stirring the air as she swung.
“Come on.” Lu Xibie twisted her neck and crossed her arms, waiting for the blow.
Bang! A basin-sized fist slammed into Lu Xibie. A faint light shield appeared around her, then vanished, leaving her standing as before.
“It really is passive!” Zhu Xiaotao blinked, the stone eyelids making a scraping sound.
“Yep. So don’t hold back. Keep going.”
Bang.
Bang—
Bang——
…
Each strike hit harder than the last.
At first, Zhu Xiaotao was nervous, but as each blow was absorbed by Lu Xibie’s mysterious shield, she got serious.
She ran to the corner of the training room, then charged at Lu Xibie with a roar: “Jagged Pierce!”
The resulting impact echoed louder than all previous attacks combined, shaking the entire building.
The damage detector at the training room’s entrance hit its limit and flashed red: “Warning: Training paused.”
“Warning: Training paused…”
White mist sprayed from the ceiling, instantly obscuring Lu Xibie and Zhu Xiaotao’s view of each other.
“What’s going on?”
“An earthquake?”
“An earthquake at Zhigu Military Academy? That’s a joke. Seismic isolation tech’s been standard for centuries!”
“Then what is it?”
“Probably some savage newbie going all out on day one.”
“Judging by the tremors, it’s from the freshman floor.”
…
Ding ding ding—
“Please remain calm. A teacher is investigating. Students, stay composed.”
The broadcast echoed through the building.
“What do we do?” Zhu Xiaotao deactivated her hardening and waved her hand in front of her, trying to clear the mist—but it wouldn’t budge.
She’d only meant to test her attacks, but when they kept failing, she had no choice but to use her strongest move. Now look—she’d summoned a teacher on her first day.
“It’s fine. We didn’t do anything wrong. Just sparring. Neither of us is hurt.” Lu Xibie replied. The mist was strange—she could hear Zhu Xiaotao, but couldn’t locate her by sound.
“Okay.” Zhu Xiaotao felt a bit reassured.
Beep— The training room door opened from the outside.
“Mist, disperse.” A man in his thirties wearing black combat gear stepped in. He waved his hand at the doorway, and the mist obediently flowed into his palm.
[Zhou Wuxing: Zhigu Military Academy Level-One Instructor. Innate Skill: Mist Control]
A red frame appeared again.
Lu Xibie: “Hello, teacher.”
Zhu Xiaotao followed: “Hello, teacher!”
“What happened?” Zhou Wuxing stared at them. Freshmen causing this much commotion on day one?
His gaze lingered on Lu Xibie. If it was her, then it wasn’t surprising.
“We were sparring. No one got hurt.” Lu Xibie answered.
“Really?” Zhou Wuxing looked at Zhu Xiaotao, his eyes filled with sympathy.
“Yes.” Zhu Xiaotao nodded.
“Are you sure, student? This is Zhigu Military Academy. If you’re being treated unfairly, you can tell a teacher. Don’t be afraid.”
“Really!” Zhu Xiaotao nodded again. Honestly, she was the one who got carried away.
Before Lu Xibie enrolled, the teachers had already heard about her temper and past misdeeds. Privately, they worried about how to handle this troublemaker for the next three years.
Zhou Wuxing didn’t see fear in Zhu Xiaotao’s expression, but he still suspected coercion. He turned to Lu Xibie: “Student Lu, are you considering changing dorms?”
“No no no, please don’t make her switch!” Before Lu Xibie could respond, Zhu Xiaotao grabbed Zhou Wuxing’s arm. “We were really just sparring. Look, we’re both fine. Her skill is Absolute Defense. We wanted to see how strong it is. I used my strongest attack, and it still didn’t work.”
Zhou Wuxing looked at Zhu Xiaotao. “Turn around, let me see.”
Zhu Xiaotao obeyed. No injuries.
“And you?” Zhou Wuxing looked at Lu Xibie.
“I’m fine too.” Lu Xibie spun around in front of him.
Absolute Defense. Interesting.
“You really have no conflict?”
“No, teacher.” Both girls answered in unison.
Seeing their responses, Zhou Wuxing couldn’t press further. He gave a few reminders: “You can use the arena after the first month. Keep it controlled in the training room. Don’t cause this kind of commotion again.”
“Yes, teacher.” They nodded obediently.
After Zhou Wuxing left and the door closed, Zhu Xiaotao exhaled and patted her chest. Just as she turned around, she froze again.
“Plot Point 3 completed. Reward: 100 Evolution Points.”
A pale blue screen appeared before Lu Xibie. She glanced at the frozen Zhu Xiaotao but didn’t rush to redeem her cleansing potion. She studied the screen.
…
[Plot Point 2: Deviation 50%, Rationality 90%, Judged Complete]
[Plot Point 3: Deviation 89%, Rationality 65%, Judged Complete]
“Plot deviation? Plot rationality?”
“You completed the plot point, but it deviated.” Golden House stammered.
“What’s wrong? Didn’t it say complete?”
“Yes, but…” Golden House stammered again.
“Completion is enough.” Lu Xibie clicked [Redeem].
[Redeem Cleansing Potion?]
[Yes]
[Quantity]
[1]
[Confirm Redemption]
Lu Xibie grabbed the potion bottle and drank it all. As the last drop entered her mouth, Zhu Xiaotao turned around. “You got another bottle?!”
“It’s real medicine! Tastes awful. Bitter.” Lu Xibie looked sincere.
“Really… tastes bad?” Zhu Xiaotao smacked her lips. After all that exertion, she suddenly felt hungry.
“Of course. Medicine never tastes good.” Lu Xibie noticed Zhu Xiaotao clutching her stomach. “You’re hungry? Want to eat?”
“Hehe, how’d you know?” Zhu Xiaotao smiled shyly and tugged at her bright red dreadlocks.
“Let’s go together.”
Ding ding ding—
“Earlier tremors were due to sparring among vibration-type students. No need to worry.”
The broadcast played again. Lu Xibie and Zhu Xiaotao exchanged smiles.
On the way to the cafeteria, Lu Xibie asked the question that had been puzzling her: “Xiaotao, why do you admire Dan Ruijing? You seem more interested in food.”
Zhu Xiaotao giggled. “Everyone says she smells amazing. One time she walked past me—wow, super fragrant. She must taste great!”
“She’s a person. You can’t eat her.” Lu Xibie’s face darkened.
“But she smells so good! Makes me hungry! Wow—I think I could eat two bowls of rice!” Zhu Xiaotao’s eyes sparkled as she looked at the cafeteria ahead.
Dan Ruijing had fused with a mutated mandrake. Of course she smelled good. Not just fragrant—also poisonous.
Lu Xibie sighed and shook her head. She hadn’t expected Zhu Xiaotao’s public admiration to be based on that reason.
“You… better stay away from her.” Lu Xibie couldn’t help but warn.
Zhu Xiaotao wrapped her arm around
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