Retired for A Hundred Years: Re-Employment for the Apocalypse Bigshot!-Chapter 423 - 418: A Capital F for Principal Zhang
Without waiting for a response, Principal Zhang directly spilled the beans.
"She is a sophomore at Anhe Middle School, and also our guide for this competition. Do you know why a student can be a guide?"
Principal Zhang slightly lifted his chin and, without waiting for anyone to ask, answered his own question, "She is also a high-level superpower user. Do you know what high-level means? It means if she makes a move, even the superpower users protecting us in secret would be done for."
These words were like a thunderclap out of nowhere, leaving everyone momentarily speechless.
The teachers and students from the other two schools, the referees present, and the staff all looked at Ji Ning in disbelief.
No way?
Is a young girl like her really that powerful?
The key is that she doesn’t even wear a mask, just openly moving around right under their noses?
Principal Zhang looked smug, "If I let her compete, the superpower students from your two schools wouldn’t even be enough to rival one of her fingers. So, that teacher just now who looked down on us, what qualifies you to question Anhe Middle School’s achievements? I couldn’t even be bothered to call you out earlier! Go back and learn some self-restraint to avoid making a spectacle of yourself!"
The first teacher who looked down on Anhe Middle School blushed, wanting to argue back but fearing another scolding. Hesitating, he missed the best timing to retort.
"And you!"
Principal Zhang then turned to another teacher who said Ji Ning spoke without thinking, and snapped, "The competing students from Anhe Middle School were trained by Ji Ning and Instructor Ying Huang together. How are they ’mindless’ to you? If you’re so ’sensible,’ why haven’t you awakened a superpower? Also, looking down on young people, do you think your talent is higher at your age?"
The two teachers were left speechless and didn’t want to argue with Principal Zhang in public.
Arguing wouldn’t work...
Principal Zhang then looked at the other teachers, as if searching for the next target to criticize.
The crowd silently averted their eyes, not wanting to confront him.
"I remember someone mentioned being worried about superpower students hurting ordinary students just now? Come, let me see who said those divisive words implying a split among the student groups?"
Principal Zhang’s radar-like eyes scanned the crowd, seeing no one claiming responsibility, he sarcastically mocked, "And you call yourselves teachers? Doubting your students’ abilities like that?"
He pointed at a superpower student from another school who was nearest, "Tell me, would you purposely use your superpower to hurt ordinary students in a competition?"
The superpower student hesitated for a moment, fell silent, and replied, "No."
"Listen to that. Have you thought about how hurtful your words could be to superpower students? And you call yourselves teachers? Speaking without thinking."
The crowd: ...
The superpower student silently swallowed his words.
[He also feared losing control of his superpower and accidentally hurting someone.]
Principal Zhang continued, "I understand superpower students, due to their lower levels, aren’t very skilled in controlling their superpowers. Supervising during the match could lead to them losing control..."
The superpower student next to him nodded immediately, staring at Principal Zhang with bright eyes.
Principal Zhang gave him a reassuring look, "However, since the organizers dared to set this rule, it represents they have foolproof measures to ensure the safety of each student. Otherwise, why would they set this rule? To make things difficult for themselves?"
If the implied organizers heard this, internally, they would definitely scream like a groundhog.
Do you think they want to establish such a rule? 𝒻𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘸ℯ𝒷𝘯𝘰𝑣ℯ𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝘮
If it weren’t for that high-caliber figure beside you demanding it, do you think they’d waste time making trouble for themselves, spending extra manpower and resources?
But Principal Zhang couldn’t hear their inner voices, still resolutely declaring, "You’re just worrying pointlessly. Our competition is in Beijing, and security would be tighter there than it is here. Don’t you think those leaders would attend the event? With them present, even if your third- and fourth-level superpower students’ abilities got out of control, or even in a terrorist attack, it wouldn’t reach us."
The crowd nodded, clearly swayed by Principal Zhang’s words.
Ji Ning, at this moment, genuinely admired Principal Zhang.
This mouth of his, it’s a talent wasted not going into sales, also not burdening the police.
But some teachers still worried, "What if something happens? What if the security personnel can’t handle it..."
Principal Zhang, somewhat tired of talking, pointed at Ji Ning, "Let a high-level superpower user answer your question."
Ji Ning looked at him helplessly, but obliged, "There usually wouldn’t be an ’if’ scenario. For high-level superpower users, low-level superpower users have slow speed and weak energy in controlling their powers. By staying alert, it’s generally possible to nip it in the bud when their superpowers start losing control. This is the gap between different levels of Control System users."
"Then what about support ability users?" Wang Hao asked further.
He himself was a support ability user, his body’s mutation allowed partial beast transformation.
His fingers could turn into wolf claws, whose strength and sharpness could easily cut through ordinary human skin, causing injuries.
Ji Ning smiled slightly, "Now, quickly attack the nearest person."
Wang Hao paused, glanced at Bai Xiaotang, feeling hesitant to move.
Ji Ning’s gaze grew colder, "Are you questioning me?"
"No..." Wang Hao feared Ji Ning, wouldn’t dare question her. Before Bai Xiaotang could react, his claws were already in front of Bai Xiaotang.
Frightened, Bai Xiaotang shut his eyes tightly.
But Wang Hao’s beast claws never landed.
He didn’t stop himself intentionally, but some unseen force stopped his attack.
Even though Ji Ning was two or three meters away from them.
Ji Ning continued, "A high-level Control System user can rapidly alter the surrounding energy environment, forming a temporary defense against certain physical attacks."
Wang Hao, shocked, looked at Ji Ning, along with the other teachers and students from Anhe City.
Did Ji Ning just showcase another superpower?
She... she is a three-ability user?
Ji Ning glanced at them, "This is another form of ability. Don’t overthink it."
She still didn’t want to expose her other abilities.
Only then did everyone suppress the shock in their eyes, but her display still left the nearby teachers and students deeply impressed, speculating on what kind of superpower Ji Ning had.
"Any other questions?" Ji Ning scanned her surroundings.
Students and teachers from the other two schools exchanged glances, with no one daring to voice questions.
To confront a high-level superpower user in person—isn’t that asking for trouble?
Ji Ning knew they still had some reservations but were suppressed by Principal Zhang’s spirited speech and her intimidating strength.
She turned to the referee on stage, "You can continue announcing the competition rules."
Suddenly involved, the head referee’s mind went blank momentarily. After a few seconds, he coughed softly into the microphone.
"Ahem... Um, much of what the principal mentioned aligns with the competitive spirit this final wants to convey. I won’t repeat it all, but I will now proceed with the rules...
Although this competition emphasizes unity and cooperation, it doesn’t mean superpower students will immediately compete with ordinary students. Each school will have a week of training to cultivate teamwork. During this period, students and guides from the fifteen participating schools will travel to Beijing for joint training. After training, we will go to a designated location for the competition.
During the training period, the organizers will cover accommodation and meals for each participating student and guide. Still, if our schools wish to send observers for training, those expenses need to be self-covered."
The head referee, under Principal Zhang’s and other’s resentful gazes, laughed off the moment.
"Finally, from training to competition, a closed uniform management will be implemented, strictly prohibiting all school personnel from leaving. Unless it’s an emergency at home, no one is allowed out. If our staff has no issues with this, please come forward to receive a pre-competition consent form and sign it. If you don’t want to sign, that’s fine, but, you’ll need to sign a voluntary withdrawal agreement here instead..."
