Volume 1: The Gate of Flesh and Blood Chapter 30: First Lesson
The sudden question made Goethe stunned.
Then he shook his head.
He originally thought that Mrs. Pence was targeting Kyle.
"have no idea."
Goethe answered honestly.
"The secret technique is the 'supernatural power' that 'gifted people' can exert by speaking the corresponding language in a special arrangement. Most of them require hand gestures and some corresponding objects, and only a few can be performed with language alone."
Mrs. Pence said in a deep voice, then looked at Kyle.
"What is 'baptism'?"
The other party continued to ask.
"I, I don't know, I haven't studied it yet..."
Kyle wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Mrs. Pence.
"Baptism is the stage where a 'gifted person' is truly separated from ordinary people. After a 'gifted person' has gone through the 'baptism' ceremony, his physical fitness will be twice or even several times that of an ordinary person, and he will gain extraordinary power. Unlike 'secret arts', after baptism, a 'gifted person' no longer needs language, gestures, or the coordination of corresponding objects to exert this extraordinary power."
"All they need to do is think about it, and the corresponding extraordinary power will appear."
"This also means that under normal circumstances, the gifted people after 'baptism' are far superior to ordinary 'secret arts' users."
Mrs. Burns explained, but her tone became increasingly worse, with undisguised disappointment on her serious face.
"I thought you guys, who were recommended by Morey, would give me a surprise."
"result?"
“What a surprise!”
Mrs. Burns ridiculed Goethe and Kell.
Goethe remained silent.
However, Kyle, who had just seemed a little cowardly, raised his head.
"This is my own mistake. I didn't prepare for the lesson in advance. It has nothing to do with Morey!"
Kyle protested.
Such a rebuttal made Goethe look at the other party in surprise.
Mrs. Pence laughed out loud.
But it was a sneer.
She looked down at Kyle.
"You think you're being a gentleman by taking the blame all on yourself?"
Mrs. Burns asked back.
Then, without waiting for Kyle to answer, he announced loudly—
"You are truly the worst class I have ever taught."
"Teaching you guys like this will definitely require me to put in more effort."
"I have to repay Morey's favor, but I don't want to waste unnecessary energy , so I think I have to set a level for you!"
The old woman's voice was still low and there was disgust on her face.
She glanced at Goethe and Kyle, with a hint of malice in her eyes.
Then, the words continued—
"Under normal circumstances, a user of the 'secret technique' will never be able to fight against a gifted person who has been 'baptized'. However, there are exceptions to everything, and 'supernormal' is no exception!"
"When you risk your life, accidents like this will happen."
"Or rather..."
“It’s a miracle!”
At this time, Mrs. Burns' voice had already become cold, and her serious face was even colder than ice. A suffocating pressure began to emerge from her, enveloping Goethe and Kell.
Then, two slender daggers flew out from the corner and stopped in front of the two men.
The sharp breath made Goethe and Kyle's hair stand up.
"Now I'll give you a chance to create a miracle!"
"Fight me!"
"You only need to hold on for ten seconds. Even if you pass, everything will remain the same. I will still teach you Tufu language. But if you fail to hold on for ten seconds, you will fail and you will not learn anything from me."
"or……"
"Apologize to me and admit that you are unworthy of my teachings!"
"Don't worry, I will still give you the opportunity to learn Tufu language, but you need to learn it on your own!"
"I'll give you three seconds now."
As he spoke, Goethe's expression remained calm, but his hand had already grasped the handle of the gun.
Kyle sat there with his head down, like a frightened quail.
Kyle realized that he had screwed up.
If I hadn't casually contradicted Mrs. Pence in front of me, there would have been no obstacles at all.
More importantly, he implicated Goethe.
Kyle felt extremely uncomfortable when he thought of this.
"Feel sorry."
Kyle turned his head and his voice was as soft as a mosquito.
Goethe did not respond directly, but just touched Kyle with his elbow imperceptibly.
Kyle was startled and subconsciously looked at Goethe's arm. Suddenly, he understood what Goethe was thinking.
Without any hesitation, the young man gently touched Goethe with his knee.
At this point, Kyle had no other thoughts.
He had already put aside some of the unpleasant experiences that had occurred before.
He only wanted to redress the misfortune that Goethe had suffered because of him.
so!
He chose to listen to Goethe.
At this time, Mrs. Pence's countdown began——
"three!"
"two!"
"one!"
"How are you thinking about it?"
As Mrs. Burns asked the questions, the two slender daggers began to approach Goethe and Kyle, as if they were about to pierce their necks in the next moment.
Goethe immediately rolled on the ground, keeping his distance, and pulled the trigger of the revolver in his hand repeatedly.
Bang, bang, bang!
He didn't know whether what Mrs. Pence said about holding on for ten seconds was true or not, but he knew that he should never put his life and death in the hands of others, even if the other party said it was just a test.
Kyle's reaction was not slow either. The moment Goethe fired the shot, he rolled over and came behind a chair. He kicked with his feet, and the two chairs directly blocked the flying knife shot by Mrs. Pence.
"As a gentleman, you shouldn't remain silent in the face of unnecessary accusations!"
"As a gentleman, if you make a mistake, you should take the responsibility alone!"
Kyle shouted loudly and fired the revolver in his hand repeatedly.
Bang bang bang!
The bullet hit Mrs. Pence but had no effect.
Two more flying knives flew out from the corner.
Ding ding ding!
Sparks flew everywhere, and the two new flying knives cut the bullets accurately.
The two chairs that were blocking the way were cut into pieces by the two flying knives.
As the wood chips fell, the two flying knives pointed directly at Goethe and Kyle.
Goethe and Kyle's faces turned tense, but they did not stop shooting. One of them continued to shoot at Mrs. Burns, while the other shot at the flying knife. Then, they both headed towards the door together.
This was the first time the two of them worked together, but they had a good understanding of each other.
Because, both Goethe and Kyle knew very well that the two ordinary people were no match for the "superhuman" Mrs. Burns.
The only thing they can do is work together to hinder each other.
Then?
Escape from here.
This is the best choice.
The bullets were blocked one by one by the flying knives around her. Mrs. Pence stood still and watched the two people getting closer and closer to the door. The old woman's breath became stronger and stronger, and even blew the candles around her, causing the flames to swing rapidly and almost go out.
Mrs. Burns' shadow, illuminated by the remaining candle, almost covered the entire classroom at this moment.
However, just when Goethe and Kell's fingers touched the door handle, everything stopped.
“Congratulations!”
Mrs. Burns laughed.
The serious and gloomy face was like melting ice and snow.
The cold gaze also became warm.
She looked at Goethe and Kyle and spoke in a gentle tone.
"I'm sorry if I scared you."
"But, this is the first lesson I teach you about the 'supernatural world' -"
"Courage and cooperation!"
