Chapter 7 of 10

Chapter 7

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Earth, Yuecheng Mechanized High School, the back mountain.

A beam of light flashed, and Yun Fan returned to Earth, right where he had left from.

The Space-Time Crystal allows for fixed-point spatial travel; wherever one leaves Earth, that is where they return. The same applies to the Qianyuan Continent.

Looking at the sky and land ahead, although it lacked the rich spiritual energy of the Qianyuan Continent, it felt incredibly familiar.

Earth was Yun Fan's birthplace, his home!

A month ago, Yun Fan stood in the same spot, in the same position.

At that time, he participated in the preliminary round of the High School Mechanized League and was defeated and humiliated by Cui Yushi!

Back then, Yun Fan's life was filled with despair, and his spirit was extremely dejected!

But today, Yun Fan is the complete opposite, his life is full of hope, and his spirit is invigorated!

During the month on the Qianyuan Continent, Yun Fan underwent a transformation, not just in strength but in his mindset, a complete elevation of his spirit, energy, and vitality!

The former Yun Fan's greatest wish was to become an outstanding mechanized warrior, to bring glory to his ancestors, and to improve his family's life.

When his sister Yun Xuan was infected with the gene virus, Yun Fan decided to win first place in the High School Mechanized League, but for him, it seemed like an unattainable dream.

Now, winning first place in the High School Mechanized League is no longer an unattainable dream. With his strength and mechanized combat skills, winning first place is almost certain!

For the former Yun Fan, those noble families were like an unscalable mountain, something he could only look up to for his entire life!

But now, Yun Fan has seen the martial arts of the Qianyuan Continent. Just mastering the 'Daluobao Manual' would allow him to establish a first-class noble family and become a dominant force on Earth!

With the Space-Time Crystal, he can travel between Earth and the Qianyuan Continent, making his future full of hope and boundless possibilities.

Ding ding!

...

As soon as Yun Fan arrived on Earth, his communicator started beeping.

He took out his communicator and saw 1,100 missed calls and 970 messages!

Most of the missed calls were from his parents, some from his sister Yun Xuan, and a few from the school and classmates.

Most of the messages were from his sister Yun Xuan.

Every day, Yun Xuan sent him many messages. The most recent ones were from yesterday, and there were three:

"Brother, are you still alive?"

"Brother, the school says you left the city without permission and were killed by gene monsters, demanding compensation for the loss of X-101. Are you still there? Did you really leave the city without permission? Why did you turn off your communicator?"

"Brother, you are the only hope for our family. If you're gone, Mom and Dad will lose their souls, living like zombies. Are you still there? If you are, come back quickly, come back..."

Yun Fan's eyes moistened. He had been away from Earth for a month, and his family had received no news of him. They must have thought the school's story was true, that he had left the city without permission and been killed by gene monsters. How heartbroken his parents and sister must have been!

Yun Fan's eyes brightened. Leaving the city to fight gene monsters was an excellent reason for his disappearance!

Because of his failure in the preliminary round of the High School Mechanized League, he had been emotionally agitated and made a bold decision to turn off his communicator, leave the city, and fight gene monsters to improve his combat skills. After a month of training, his combat skills had greatly improved, and X-101 had been damaged by a gene monster, leaving a one-centimeter deep scratch.

This reason could explain his disappearance, the damage to X-101, and his improved strength, making it a perfect explanation.

Yun Fan immediately sent a message to Yun Xuan: "Xuan, I'm still alive. Tell Mom and Dad not to worry!"

Ding ding!

Yun Xuan replied immediately: "Brother, is it really you?"

Yun Fan: "It's me."

Yun Xuan: "Brother, where were you this month? Why did you turn off your communicator? Do you know how worried Mom and Dad were? In just a month, Dad looks ten years older, and Mom has been crying nonstop!"

Yun Fan: "It's a long story, but I'm back. Everything will be fine. Tell Mom and Dad I'm safe. I'll be home soon after I take care of some things."

Yun Xuan: "Dad wants to talk to you directly!"

The communicator rang, and it was a call from his father, Yun Chao.

Yun Fan had planned to participate in the preliminary round of the High School Mechanized League first and then call his parents to give them some good news after his month-long disappearance.

He answered the call.

Yun Fan: "Dad, I'm back!"

Yun Chao's voice was沧桑 (weathered): "Where were you this month?"

Yun Fan: "Outside the city, fighting gene monsters."

The Space-Time Crystal's ability to travel between Earth and the Qianyuan Continent was too incredible, and before returning to Earth, the Space-Time Crystal had specifically instructed him not to reveal any information about it to anyone.

Yun Fan understood the principle that a person without great virtue can be harmed by possessing great treasure. If the Space-Time Crystal's existence were known, it would bring disaster.

Yun Chao knew how dangerous it was to fight gene monsters, and his voice trembled: "Are you okay? Are you hurt?"

Yun Fan felt a warmth in his heart. He had been missing for a month, with no contact with his family, yet his father, Yun Chao, did not scold him but was concerned about his safety.

Yun Fan: "I'm fine, Dad. I gained a lot this month. I will participate in the High School Mechanized League and win first place. Then, Yun Xuan's gene virus can be cured."

Yun Chao: "The school has expelled you, but since you're back, you should report to the school first. If the school doesn't accept you, go to the Yuecheng Municipal Center and obtain the 'Outstanding Youth' title. The High School Mechanized League was originally the Youth Mechanized League, and 'Outstanding Youths' from various cities can also register for the High School Mechanized League."

Yun Fan didn't know that there were other ways to register for the competition besides the mechanized high school. Now, whether the mechanized high school would accept him again was no longer important.

Yun Fan: "Okay, Dad. Wait for my good news."

Yun Chao: "Thank you for taking care of Yun Xuan!"

After saying this, Yun Chao hung up. Yun Fan muttered to himself: "Dad, we are a family. You and Mom worked hard to send me to the mechanized high school. Now it's my turn to take responsibility for the family. How can you call it hard work?"

The Space-Time Crystal: "Now that you're back from the Qianyuan Continent, prepare to dominate. I need to sleep and recover energy. If you want to go back to the Qianyuan Continent, it will be a month from now."

Yun Fan touched the Space-Time Crystal under his clothes and smiled: "Thank you, Xiao Kong."

Yun Fan took a deep breath, took a big step toward the school, his eyes shining with confidence.

From now on, his future would be in his own hands. No matter how the school dealt with his month-long disappearance or whether they would accept him back, Yun Fan was fearless.

Once, Yuecheng Mechanized High School was the place where Yun Fan could reverse his fate. Now, his fate was in his own hands, and it didn't matter whether he was at Yuecheng Mechanized High School or not.

Today was May 1st, a holiday, and the students were all at home, leaving the school empty.

Yun Fan used his communicator to contact the head of the school's academic affairs office.

Head of Academic Affairs: "Who is this?"

Yun Fan: "I'm Yun Fan!"

Head of Academic Affairs: "Which Yun Fan? Oh... You're the Yun Fan from Class 7, Grade 3 who went missing?"

Yun Fan: "Yes, sir. I turned off my communicator and trained outside the city for a month, greatly improving my combat skills. I heard the school expelled me because of my disappearance. Can I be reinstated?"

Head of Academic Affairs: "Where are you now?"

Yun Fan: "At the school."

Head of Academic Affairs: "Wait there. Someone will talk to you in person about this."

A few minutes later, two men in security uniforms found Yun Fan.

One had a full beard, and the other was nearly two meters tall.

"Are you Yun Fan?" the bearded security guard asked.

Yun Fan nodded: "Did the head of the academic affairs office send you? What did he say? Can I be reinstated?"

The nearly two-meter-tall security guard sneered: "Want to be reinstated? That's a dream. The head of the academic affairs office sent us to talk to you in person. He wants you to return the mech. The mech belongs to the school. Since you are no longer a student at Yuecheng Mechanized High School, you must return the mech!"

The bearded security guard pointed at the mech bracelet on Yun Fan's left wrist: "Hand over X-101 and get out of the school. For a commoner like you, being able to enter the mechanized high school is a blessing. You didn't cherish it and even took the mech out of the city without permission. Your death is not important, but can you afford to compensate for the loss of the mech?"

"Commoner? A security guard who has practiced for thirty years and is only at the Transformation Realm has the nerve to call others commoners?"

Yun Fan raised an eyebrow, his gaze sharp as he stared at the bearded security guard: "I entered the Hidden Strength Realm at fourteen and got into the mechanized high school through my own efforts. What about you? Did you enter the Hidden Strength Realm at twenty? If I'm a commoner, what are you?"

The two security guards were furious. The bearded security guard shouted: "A student expelled from the school dares to talk back to us? Asking for a beating!"

As he spoke, he slapped at Yun Fan's face.

A Transformation Realm martial artist is much stronger than a Hidden Strength Realm martial artist. This man completely underestimated Yun Fan.

Yun Fan grunted and slapped back, his hand reaching the bearded security guard's face before his.

Slap!

A crisp sound echoed, and a handprint appeared on the bearded security guard's face, causing him to fall to the side.

The nearly two-meter-tall security guard shouted: "You dare to hit me?"

As he spoke, he punched at Yun Fan's head.

Yun Fan didn't dodge but met the punch with an elbow strike, gathering true qi at the tip of his elbow. The two strikes collided.

The nearly two-meter-tall security guard screamed in pain, his fist retracting as if electrocuted, and he stumbled backward.

The two security guards looked at Yun Fan in shock, never expecting a mere high school student to have such strength, easily defeating them both!

Yun Fan's gaze fell on the mech bracelet on his left wrist. He gently touched it. This X-101 mech had accompanied him for three years of high school and had fought alongside him on the Qianyuan Continent. Without X-101, Yun Fan would have died on the Qianyuan Continent.

Now, he had to hand over X-101, and it was hard to let go.

However, X-101 belonged to the school, and students had to return it after graduation. Since Yun Fan had been expelled, he had to return X-101.

Yun Fan took off the mech bracelet and placed it on the ground: "Remember, expelling me, Yun Fan, is not a loss for me, but a loss for Yuecheng Mechanized High School!"

With that, Yun Fan walked out of the school, his eyes filled with anticipation. If he won first place in the High School Mechanized League, he would not only receive a million Federation coins but also a B-class mech!

That would be his personal mech, and no one could take it away from him.

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