At the moment, they were discussing something that could almost be considered confidential, and Lin Yi— even Xu Shunkang—had no idea that Lin Yi's strength had far exceeded his imagination since yesterday morning.

More accurately speaking, his understanding of Lin Yi still lingered at the afternoon Physical Education class on May 9th.

Back then, Lin Yi was undergoing the boss's training, and although he displayed impressive physical strength, overall, it was still not quite enough. While he reached the standard of an initial-stage sports student, he was still significantly inferior compared to their more seasoned sports students.

Therefore, in his cognition, Lin Yi had always been at that level. After all, it is impossible for a person to improve that much in a short period.

A group of sports students all looked at Lin Yi.

Xu Shunkang slightly frowned. Considering the boss's status, he was embarrassed to directly say they were discussing serious matters and asked Lin Yi to step aside: "Is there anything you need?"

Lin Yi then asked: "Senior, where is Li Huiyuan?"

Upon hearing Li Huiyuan's name, Xu Shunkang's brow furrowed slightly, and he asked warily, "Why are you asking about her?"

Seeing this, an ominous feeling grew in Lin Yi's heart: "Did something happen to her?"

"She's fine with the boss around; nothing will happen to her," Xu Shunkang replied, "You don't need to ask more. If you really want to know, you can wait for the Physical Education class and ask the boss."

Regarding Li Huiyuan, Xu Shunkang surprisingly held his tongue, seemingly unwilling to tell the truth.

Lin Yi looked toward Class Teacher-040 for help.

Class Teacher-040 twirled a pen between her fingers and then spoke slowly: "Xu Shunkang, you can speak freely; Lin Yi is one of us."

Xu Shunkang was stunned.

One of us? What do you mean, one of us?

Class Teacher-040 added: "He's official personnel."

Xu Shunkang's face showed a look of surprise, not shock but confusion as the scene of meeting Lin Yi for the first time during the May 6th evening study flashed in his mind...

Official personnel… Why did he seem so… um, foolish back then?

Class Teacher-040 gestured to Lin Yi, indicating that she wanted him to prove his identity in the most straightforward and forceful way.

But what proof did he have? He hadn't any evidence to claim he was official personnel, relying only on Tian Bufan's remark, "We count as official, right?"

However, given the atmosphere was already built up, he had no choice but to tough it out and show some proof.

He reached out his hand to brush his cheek, and immediately, brilliant golden flames burned deep within his dark eyes.

The surrounding sports students were attracted by Lin Yi's action and instinctively looked over, and upon seeing, they saw the golden flames igniting in Lin Yi's eyes.

As soon as the golden flames appeared, an indescribable terrifying oppressive force quietly spread out. The space around Lin Yi's face even seemed to distort slightly, as if warped by high temperature or some unnamed force.

The sports students who saw the golden flames in Lin Yi's eyes also had their eyes ignited with the flames, and when their golden eyes appeared, it confirmed the saying—

Without opened eyes, they saw Lin Yi as a frog at the bottom of the well looking at the moon; with opened eyes, they saw Lin Yi as an ephemeral mayfly glimpsing the sky.

Though they too had golden light in their eyes, it was only a touch of gold that appeared in their pupils, whereas Lin Yi's were engulfed in golden flames, even distorting his face.

The sports students' faces all turned pale, with even Xu Shunkang sweating lightly on his forehead.

Facing Lin Yi, they experienced a sense of facing ghosts and monsters, and not even the Physical Education Teacher gave them such oppressive feelings.

Class Teacher-040 smiled casually while twirling her pen, showing no fear in facing Lin Yi.

"That's enough, Lin Yi, don't scare them."

Only then did Lin Yi brush past his eyes, causing the dazzling flames in that side of his eyes to return to normal.

He looked at Class Teacher-040, but only saw her twitching her lips, likely expressing: Damn it, you actually managed to pull it off.

Once the oppressive force dissipated, the sports students collectively breathed a sigh of relief, though when they looked at Lin Yi again, their expressions were odd.

Two words were written all over their faces: [Respect].

Strength commands respect, though crude, it applies universally.

When that kind of oppressive force pressed upon them earlier, an idea instinctively arose in most people's hearts—Great Saint, please restrain your magic!

However, they didn't have the ability to voice this.

Fortunately, Class Teacher-040 broke the ice by speaking.

"Lin Yi, you… you…" Xu Shunkang's eyes widened, full of disbelief, "With such power, were you really hiding in the cafeteria avoiding a green hat?"

He naturally recalled the times he helped Lin Yi out in the Student Passage, but knowing Lin Yi's strength now, his past actions felt somewhat absurd and laughable.

This scenario is akin to a popular meme from One Piece; if it weren't for Ace stopping Akainu's punch with his life back at Marineford, Luffy might have awakened his Nika form years earlier.

Clown Eiichiro Oda!

However, just like that meme, back then Lin Yi didn't have the capability he possessed now, just like how early on Luffy was still just a regular rubber man.

"At that time… I was actually having my strength suppressed," Lin Yi could only explain this way, "Thanks to the boss helping me, I slowly regained my strength…"

"So, when you first saw me, I truly did seem… um, quite foolish."

Xu Shunkang found it hard to save face too and could only scratch the back of his head sheepishly. Realizing his previous judgment of Lin Yi as foolish, he began to understand now.

"So, you want to know about Little Huixuan's situation, right?" Knowing that Lin Yi was "one of us", Xu Shunkang no longer had time to think about his previous "Soldier, Soldier, General, and Marshal" speculations and quickly brought up news about Li Huiyuan.

Seeing Xu Shunkang's face soften with a warm smile, Lin Yi's lips twitched involuntarily. To be honest, he preferred the more domineering Galaxy Stickman.

"Yes, what exactly happened to Li Huiyuan?"

Xu Shunkang said, "Little Huixuan suffered some injuries last night, but the boss has already taken her to the 'School Clinic'. It's not a big deal; you'll be able to see her during the Physical Education class in the afternoon."

"Is that all?" Lin Yi pressed further; such a minor matter wouldn't have warranted Xu Shunkang's silence, would it?

Xu Shunkang slightly shook his head, "Definitely not just that, but that's all I know…"

"Little Huixuan was always with the boss, but last night… the boss left the Gymnasium, bringing some brothers to reinforce the Art Building. When the boss returned, Little Huixuan was already injured."

Upon hearing the news about Li Huiyuan's injury, Lin Yi's expression immediately tightened, but he remained silent and continued listening to Xu Shunkang.

"Moreover, it was the boss who brought Little Huixuan back."

"We were also very concerned about Little Huixuan's condition because…" He hesitated, glancing at Class Teacher-040.

Class Teacher-040 nodded slightly and said, "You don't need to hold back. He knows far more than any of you… Rather than worrying about influencing his cognition, be more mindful that your understanding doesn't get influenced by his."

Hearing Class Teacher-040 say this, Xu Shunkang and the surrounding sports students couldn't help but purse their lips.

While you're telling the truth, saying it so bluntly makes me feel a bit pathetic…

The most critical part is, when Class Teacher-040 said this, Lin Yi had the audacity to show a "She's not wrong; that's exactly the fact" smug expression.

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