"They didn't hit me or throw stones at me," Sphinx said in a dull voice.

  Hearing this, Shari was surprised. She quickly said to Sphinx: "Sphinx, don't be afraid of them. If they really bullied you, I would definitely seek justice for you and help punish them."

  "I know, and I'm very grateful to you, but it's really not necessary. I'm just a monster, not a human. You don't need to help me like this," Sphinx looked at Shari and said timidly.

  "Discipline committee member, did you hear that? He said it himself. How are you going to punish us now?" Wang Daxiong looked at Shari with great satisfaction.

  "Hmph, you guys dare to do it but don't dare to admit it. What a bunch of scoundrels," Shari stamped her foot and said angrily, though she felt helpless despite her anger.

  "Discipline committee member... no, Miss Shari, don't be angry," Wang Daxiong looked Shari up and down with frivolous eyes, then said in a gentle voice, "How about this: tonight I'll invite Miss Shari to dinner, any restaurant will do, no matter how much it costs. Let me properly apologize to Miss Shari."

  "No thanks, I'm not interested," Shari pursed her lips and looked toward Sphinx. "Let's go, Sphinx. We shouldn't stay with these people."

  As Shari spoke, she walked toward the exit of the forest with Sphinx standing up and following her on his four strong legs. At that moment, Wang Daxiong quickly stepped in front of Shari, spreading his arms to block her way.

  "What do you want?" Shari reflexively took a step back, looking at Wang Daxiong warily.

  Wang Daxiong chuckled and said: "Miss Shari, please do me the honor. Don't you remember that my father and your father have a pretty good relationship? They attended a banquet together a few days ago and had dinner together. We were both there too. My father even praised you, saying that Miss Shari is beautiful with a good figure, and that he likes you very much. Don't you remember?"

  "So what?" Shari said with disdain.

  Wang Daxiong cleared his throat, raised his head, and said very arrogantly: "Miss Shari, you should know that my father is the richest man in Blue Sea City. He knows many high officials and senior personnel in the Sanctuary. After I graduate from school, I can directly enter the Sanctuary as an official. Your family is not much inferior to mine, so you and I can be considered a match. We are simply a perfect pair made for each other, don't you think?!"

  "Is that all you wanted to say? I have things to do and no time to listen to your nonsense," Shari still looked disdainful and walked past Wang Daxiong. At that moment, Wang Daxiong stretched out his hand and grabbed Shari's hand, not letting her leave.

  "Let go! What are you trying to do?!" Shari's face showed panic. She struggled to wave her arm, trying to shake off Wang Daxiong, but Wang Daxiong held her tightly and wouldn't let go. Shari's strength was not enough to break free.

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  Wang Daxiong stared at Shari's pretty face with lecherous eyes and said: "Shari, why are you so stupid? When I join the Sanctuary, my wife can also join the Sanctuary with me. Combined with the wealth and status of our two families, we might be able to go live in the Sanctuary homeland and gain the power of immortality. By then, Shari, you'll be smiling even in your dreams, hehehe..."

  Hearing Wang Daxiong's words, Shari was stunned for a moment, then her face showed contempt as she said: "Stop daydreaming. This kind of thing will never happen because I will never be with you. Let me go now!"

  Although Wang Daxiong was rejected by Shari, he didn't care at all and continued shamelessly: "Shari, don't deceive yourself. I know you love me. I get it, you must be shy. Come on, don't be so shy. We're not children anymore, hahaha..." As he spoke, he kept touching Shari's smooth arm, taking advantage of her.

  "Good, that's how a man should be. Go for it, Wang, I support you!" Liu Jiu clapped his hands on the side and said with a grin.

  "Oh, oh, get together, get together!" Others also joined in the commotion, laughing loudly.

  "You, you are all bastards!" Shari's face turned red as she shouted angrily. Although she was angry, she felt helpless. Tears welled up in her eyes, and Shari was so distressed that she was about to cry.

  "So many people ganging up to bully a girl, what a bunch of animals," a young man's voice suddenly rang out above the crowd. Hearing this voice, everyone was startled. They quickly looked up, only to see a thin man in black clothes wearing a white smiling face mask standing on a nearby large tree trunk.

  "Damn, where did this wild monkey come from? Get the hell out of here, or I'll break your legs!" Wang Daxiong thought this person was a student from the school and directly shouted at the masked man.

  "You're the ones who should leave. Get out of here now, or your fate will be miserable," the masked man said coldly.

  "Oh, you're quite arrogant. Come on, get down here and fight me," Wang Daxiong released Shari and walked toward the masked man with murderous intent.

  "Someone like you isn't worthy of making me act. Get out quickly. Don't force me to make a move, or I'll make you regret being born into this world," the masked man said in a sinister tone, his words full of threatening undertones.

  "You have no idea what's good for you. I want to see who will regret it," Wang Daxiong got angry too. He shouted angrily at Liu Jiu: "Little Liu, teach him a good lesson. It's fine if you kill him. I'll take responsibility if anything happens."

  "Alright, now we've got something fun," Liu Jiu said excitedly. He took out three black spheres from his body and threw them forcefully at the masked man in the tree. With a "pong" sound, the three spheres burst into flames, transforming into three orange-red fireballs the size of soccer balls, flying toward the masked man in the tree.

  "You dare to use such a small trick in front of me," the masked man snorted coldly. He stood motionless on the big tree, not dodging. A violent gust of wind howled around him, blowing toward the three orange-red fireballs.

  When the three fireballs were hit by the gust of wind, they immediately changed direction and flew back, hitting Wang Daxiong. Seeing the situation turn bad, Wang Daxiong quickly turned around, trying to dodge. With two "poof" sounds, two fireballs hit Wang Daxiong's back and buttocks, instantly setting his body on fire.

  "Help! It's so hot! I'm going to be burned to death!" Wang Daxiong was terrified. He fell to the ground and kept rolling, trying to extinguish the flames on his body.

  However, there were many easily combustible twigs and fallen leaves on the ground nearby. Wang Daxiong's rolling ignited all the twigs and leaves on the ground. The fire on his body not only didn't decrease but grew stronger. Wang Daxiong seemed to have turned into a man of fire, lying on the ground, rolling constantly, and letting out painful screams like a slaughtered pig.