"Great, great, now we have new companions," Diao said, clapping her hands.
Li Ang smiled at her, and she reciprocated with a big grin.
No scheming at all? This girl was all silly smiles, seemingly not very intelligent. Li Ang thought.
Diao was also wearing the Mistrem school uniform, but the hem of her top and skirt were shortened as if she was deliberately dressing like a trendy girl, wanting to appear more fashionable.
However, her braids were still done in the tribal style. Whether she wore an old Magic Robe or the new Druid Feather Armor, it suited her well before, but now it seemed out of place. It gave the impression of someone trying to integrate into a big city group without knowing the way.
"Wait, you shouldn’t just trust him like that," Othella said.
"That’s right. What if he’s a spy?" ALulu added.
"Oh." Diao nodded earnestly.
"I can prove it, watch this."
Li Ang used a simple Curse Art, summoning a water ball through spirituality.
"I’m a witch, I wanted to go to Oktos, but..."
Li Ang shrugged, showing a bitter smile.
"He did indeed accomplish this Magic through spirituality, not lying," Diao said.
It seemed the tan-skinned girl was the easily gullible type.
"Pretending to be a certain Profession isn’t hard at all. Besides, this doesn’t directly relate to your academic credits. What about your transcript?"
ALulu squinted at Li Ang, her previously genuine and kind demeanor now somewhat sharp and aggressive.
"We just couldn’t learn Mistrem’s courses, so we need to transfer. Plus, we’re strong enough to fight the school. You seem quite weak," Othella said.
ALulu nodded, "You also can’t prove your determination to transfer."
She weighed the wooden stick in her hand, "If you can catch my strike, then maybe we can consider it."
"No way I could catch that," Li Ang said.
Observing Xiaoniu’s panel and spirituality, she was just a step away from Excellence Realm. She was already immensely powerful, her Strength not aligned with Magic Tier; although Li Ang had plenty of ways to counter the strike, using physical strength alone without Dragon Transformation Promotion wouldn’t withstand it.
Moreover, pretending to be weak means certainly unable to withstand her strike.
"Then let’s leave this forest."
Xiaoniu pointed the wooden stick behind Li Ang.
"Sorry, you don’t know who we’re fighting. Besides, life in the group is tough," Diao said, seeing her companions’ firm stance, having no choice but to say this to Li Ang.
"All right then."
The Bloody Hand suddenly emerged behind Li Ang, and in the moment of shock for the three, Force Field Pressure and Spiritual Grasp simultaneously arrived, lifting the young girls amidst their screams.
"You bastard—"
ALulu was the first to react, swinging her Weapon at Li Ang. Her Giant Power could oppose the Spiritual Force Field, not entirely grasped but able to make movements.
However, even with additional fat making her heavier than girls of the same height, her weight remained conventional, easily lifted into the air without support, unable to break the hold.
Li Ang looked at the reversed three again.
"Hey! Let me down!" Among the reversed ALulu, whose eyes turned red from agitation, but once facing him directly, she looked away. Her subconscious action seemed to stir some inner turmoil, causing her body to tremble more wildly, sweat mist steaming.
"Handsome, you’re so powerful, please talk nicely," Diao said, her silly grin exceeding normal limits, making Li Ang feel she had a strong personality for pleasing others.
"Suit yourself, when you’ve played enough and decide to kill me, do it cleanly, don’t make it too ugly." Othella, constrained, looked indifferent, as if her previous arrogance masked a disregard for her life and other matters. Since she couldn’t resist Li Ang, she might as well be resigned.
"Quiet down, all of you."
With a gentle pinch of Spiritual Asphyxia, Li Ang temporarily suppressed their Spiritual Activity, rendering the three unconscious.
He aimed to use Spiritual Manipulation to lift the reversal from them.
Recalling his own process of liberation, Li Ang started examining their spiritual structure and began Casting; after a while, he stood up with a shake of his head.
It’s not working.
It’s not that he couldn’t find the reversal part; in fact, it’s quite simple. Their memory and thinking spirituality were directly reversed like looking in a mirror, visible at a glance.
But no matter how much he lifted, their spirituality quickly reverted.
He immediately understood the reason — the entire city was trapped in a Reversed State, the city’s Magic Power connected together. He was now like trying to control water flow with individual strength against the breach in the dam.
His own liberation was possible, firstly because he was a Spiritual Forger with Spiritual Defense instinctively operating, so not deeply affected, and secondly due to the sudden ringing of the bell.
Carrying the three deeper into the woods using Force Field, Li Ang saw their tents, likely attacked in the early protests, already ragged and torn, while a fire burned in the camp, seemingly cooking meals. It was when the Disciplinary Committee suddenly attacked.
Looking at the pot on the fire, filled with porridge, Diao’s claim of hardship wasn’t exaggerated.
The situation of the Transfer Society is also quite strange; ordinary students think they are avoiding professors, but in fact, they wish to be noticed by the prominent figures of Mistrem, which has yet to happen.
Li Ang opened the Dimensional Rift, took out supplies, cooked a meal for them, and then placed the three back into their respective tents. These guys’ styles are too conspicuous; anyone’s tent can be spotted at a glance.
They won’t be unconscious for long; the food will still be hot when they wake up.
There was a fourth tent in the camp; Li Ang went in to take a look, and it was full of mechanical parts, so there was no need to guess who it belonged to.
Andasu, the Star Flower Travel Corps member yet to be seen.
As for Livi and Anna, it’s unclear whether they haven’t been encountered, or if there’s another situation.
Li Ang planned to look for the White Wolf to see her situation.
Since he couldn’t directly reverse it, for now, he should first understand the principles and logic of this Reversed World. Perhaps he could find additional information on Andasu.
Just as Li Ang was about to leave the camp, a burst of colorful light suddenly appeared in the woods not far away. Amidst the flashing light, Sruder rushed towards him.
"Li Ang, Li Ang! I finally found you!"
"Sruder? You came in too?" Li Ang caught the Fairy Dragon pouncing towards him.
"Yes, after you entered the city, you neither spoke nor paid attention to me, and ran directly here without stopping."
Li Ang frowned, surprised that the Little Dragon was not affected by the Reversed World.
Does it only affect the Human race?
"What about Liluliss, who came with us?"
"She ran off in another direction; you went this way, but you were all so fast that I couldn’t catch up. I hid in the woods, saw ALulu and the others, but they didn’t recognize me, so I could only watch them secretly on the side, sob, sob."
The Fairy Dragon made a soft, sharp cry, continuously nudging Li Ang with its head. As he comforted her, they moved out of the woods.
"Stick with me, and we’ll find out what’s going on."
"Alright."
Just as they reached outside the woods, Li Ang’s Magic Guide Terminal emitted a sound, a Communication Device that came with his identity as a Mistrem student in the Reversed World.
In Thousand Tower City, these small terminals can communicate freely, even construct storable short messages, much like early mobile phones.
The caller was, of course, Fimis. Li Ang could imagine the fury of this female lecturer, so he directly rejected the sound message.
Since he’s skipping class, he might as well skip thoroughly. What a joke, when I’m about to be hired as a guest professor, go to your class?
"Did you know where Andasu went, near the camp of ALulu and the others?" Li Ang asked the Fairy Dragon.
"I remember the direction she left in."
Sruder led Li Ang in one direction, where he saw the school building.
Is the White Wolf still in class? The other three members of the Transfer Society seemed to have completely abandoned classes.
The plot of this Reversed World is quite fitting: a Paladin, a Sub-grade Star Soul, an Ancient Witch, and an Assassin cum Mechanical Engineer. Never mind Mistrem, it might not even fit with the whole Thousand Tower City.
The school building Sruder pointed out is for Identifying Magical Creatures, Andasu was no longer here, but with a bit of inquiry, students told Li Ang her whereabouts, even with winks and glances.
The comments from others made Li Ang feel that she was very popular, completely different from ALulu and Othella, who were treated like eccentric ladies.
When he arrived at a sports field, he just saw Andasu in a physical education class.
Among the Three Major Schools, apart from Oktos, which is most like a traditional gathering of wizards, both Mistrem, which pursues the practicality of magic, and Akenna, which explores the principles of magic, value physical education classes because Mages also realized that the body is the vessel of the mind, and a good body allows for vigorous energy and active thinking.
Upon reaching the edge of the sports field, a sharp cry immediately pierced his eardrums.
The agile White Wolf was elegantly leaping over hurdles, climbing high racks, crossing numerous obstacles, and dashing to the finish line.
Comprehensive obstacle training is a subject taught in these Magic Academies around Thousand Tower City. After all, they know that Mages can’t really rely on their physical bodies to run the entire obstacle course, so they can use some magic.
However, none of these could trouble the Yunxiang Race’s Evil Assassin.
When Andasu went through the obstacles, she relied entirely on her physical capabilities, enough to crush ordinary students of Mistrem.
"Is this the White Wolf Prince?" a female student clasped her hands, eyes full of stars.
"Indeed, a beautiful girl with a unique appearance and strength, no wonder she ranks among the top three in school discussions," the boys discussed her beauty from another perspective.
Prince... based on her appearance, she indeed possesses this attribute. Li Ang thought.
Unexpectedly, she is being adored precisely for this appearance attribute.
Andasu was surrounded by a crowd of girls, while, in the distance, boys watched eagerly.
In the past, Andasu would have coldly dismissed them, throwing out a barbed comment before leaving. If forced to stop her, she’d knock them all down, regardless of identity or gender.
However, she now appeared very troubled, unable to refuse verbally, having to respond perfunctorily to those around her.

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