BUTTERFLIES (Arc 2&3; The Undefeatable Class 192)

Chapter 98: Chang vs. Tang

Author's note: Please reread, if you've read this chapter already. There has been a mistake in characters that I've adjusted.
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  I made an awkward smile which Roy definitely could not see, or did not care to see.

  I felt eyes watching my back, intensely, and quickly whipped my hair around, only to meet Ruby biting her lower lip, and staring at me enviously. When she saw that she'd been found out, she quickly dropped her eyes to her hand, suddenly seeing something interesting about them.

  How childish.

  "Tang!" Teacher Haggz looked at his direction, as he called the name. "Read your lot."

  Tang walked to one end of the field in long strides, grinning to show his half yellow teeth set, while waving at us as though we were clapping. I heard Xueyi face palming.

  At the moment, there was a notable whist amongst the class. It could have been because of Toby's statement of everyone having their secrets, well I wasn't brave enough to ask. The only noise right now came from Tang's deliberate dragging of his legs as he walked.

  On getting there, with all the current wicked stares at him for keeping everyone in suspense, he finally drew out the slip of paper from his pocket. Next he cracked his voice and... "Hahaha, so it's my boy. Come up here let this dada dust your buttocks. Chang boy!"

  Chang. So he was fighting against Chang. Seems everyone just like provoking their opponents. I wonder who I'd be provoking when it's my turn...

  Their cultivation levels were both in the Transcendent Mortal realm pinnacle stage, so there shouldn't really be a great disparity in their physical abilities.

  Let's watch the guys do their things.

  The side of Chang's mouth twitched. He was probably wondering when he became Tang's "boy". I couldn't help puff a suppressed laughter.

  Tang, at the other side of the field, was in a weird un-boyish posture; hand on waist, and legs as though a girl waiting for a late bus at the bus stop.

  "Have you met my twin brother?" he suddenly asked at the top of his voice.

  Chang who had already reached his side of the field retorted, "What twin brother?"

  "Oh, he's standing right behind me." Suddenly, a replica stepped from behind Tang in a real cool way. He had obviously used his clone Gift.

  The clone waved his hand. "Hey everyone. I'm Tobias!"

  Toby at the other side rolled his eyes.

  "Yeah!" Tang roared and slapped hand with "Tobias".

  Chang rolled his eyes. "Are you going to joke all day or what?"

  Tobias said, "Hey bro, who's this jerk?"

  Tang pointed at Chang leisurely. "Oh, he's just the boy we're going to pummel."

  "Start!" Teacher Haggz yelled when he noticed that they were simply stalling for time doing nothing.

  Tang and his clone looked at each other, grinned then began to charge forward with an astonishing shockwave.

  Chang did something that amazed us all. He didn't even flinch as he watched Tang sprinting over. He only simply remained calm with his brows furrowed.

  None of us had forgotten what his Gift was. It was only just the Eagle Eyes.

  Tang's smile grew wider.

  Slowly, he and his clone advanced, each with a fist aimed at Chang. The wind howled in its wake. The whole place was unusually silent. Zhaohu was literally peeking through his fingers as he face palmed in disbelief. Everyone knew the strength of a Transcendent Mortal realm cultivator wasn't something to joke about.

  It took ten seconds of  explosive speed for Tang to cross the field to the other side.

  'Whoosh!' both fist had aimed for Chang's head.

  Chang would have been courting death to not dodge that attack. He immediately pushed his head back causing his body to form an arc curve, then sent his right foot into the gap between Tang clone's legs.

   "Weeeeeee!" the clone immediately shot for the sky and turned into smoke, while Tang, on noticing his fist had struck thin air, quickly shot a kick at Chang, but was one second slower, because Chang had already adapter the posture by pulling himself into a backflip, and flipping backwards four times!

  Tang was agitated and had already been weakened by Chang's first move. It seemed like when a clone died, the owner suffered quite a bit, as evident with that Shadow Clone dude I met earlier.

  Chang wasn't making too many complicated moves. Yet, whenever he struck, it was always spot-on.

  Tang fought roughly, but with Chang's amazing eyesight, he was able to dodge everyone of Tang's blows.

  "Since we're all claiming elites, have a taste of my clan's fist technique." Chang suddenly made a summersault, then crooked all his fingers in a claw-like way. His long fingers suddenly had this sharp edge to it, if one looked intently.

  Tang from below was already pushing a fist of his own, but how would he know that Chang had other things in store for him?

  The claw suddenly transformed into a spread palm, where Chang had perfectly aimed for Tang's elbow, grasping it and giving it a tight twist. The sound of bone crushing resettled upon my ears as I stared not knowing what expression I should have on my face.

  Chang then used the force from Tang's ascension to push Tang's back as they both fell, and with a front flip, landing athletically on both feet. There was a loud crash behind him and no one had to look before they could tell that Tang would be gathering his teeth real soon.

  Chang wins.