Ross straightened up when Philip spoke. He released a heavy breath placed both hands on his waist and said nothing. He had no obligation to reply to the angry student as he had already given a warning.
"But he did warn us to get out of the way." A girl spoke from the side and slowly approached. Ross turned to her and knew her as Zephra Leen, the girl who once challenged Julia during their sparring class session.
Zephra winked at Ross as if they had a close relationship. Of course, Ross did not pay her any mind. His attention was on his surroundings and saw that the pressure on the students had decreased drastically after he eliminated that many.
Some had even broken through and escaped, but the rest decided to fight since it was now more manageable.
"So what?" The angry student said, "Just because he's Alex's friend doesn't mean he gets to do whatever he wants. Alex isn't that special either. If he were here, I'd give him a piece of my mind too."
"That's enough, Michael." Another student, a female with and dark sclera, identified the angry student as Michael said to get him to calm down.
"That girl said Ross gave a warning." She said, pointing to Zephra who only observed the loud and angry Michael.
"Nah… He needs to apologize right now. He could have gotten someone killed," Michael was not listening. He moved closer to Ross and stopped about 5 metres away from him. Though shorter than Ross by many inches, he refused to back down.
Philip and Zephra just watched and shook their heads. This was someone who wanted to pick a fight with a class monster. He had no idea how strong Ross was.
'Ignorance sure is bliss.' Philip thought to himself and just decided to watch the show. Most of the remaining void creatures were already taken care of and the rest would soon follow, so they had the luxury of standing around.
Ross looked at the boy sternly for a moment, his thoughts unknown to those watching. They wondered if a fight was going to take place, and this grabbed their attention.
"And what would someone like you do?" Ross replied, his voice deep and menacing. Because of his height and stature, he appeared like a full-grown adult man; add his imposing voice to the mix and you get a scary person.
Ross even turned his back on him once he finished, not wasting another second on him. This caused Michael to seethe with anger and humiliation. The guy had the nerve to turn his back on him.
HIM?!
He was also a Class 1A student just like he was and that came with a sort of pride in oneself. To see someone disrespect him drove him mad, even if they were in Class 1A!
Predicting what was about to happen, Philip and Zephra backed away. The others noticed their actions and did the same, not wanting to get caught up in what was about to happen.
Ross could tell the boy behind him was about to do something stupid like attack him, and he played it cool as if he hadn't noticed.
"How dare you?!"
Michael roared in anger and closed the short gap between them in an instant, his right hand made into a fist and closing in on the back of Ross' head.
Ross sensed the attack coming and, at that moment, released a deep sigh and disappeared from his position, suddenly appearing behind Michael. Of course, Michael failed to see Ross move as his fist made contact with nothing.
The only result from his bunch was disturbed air the power of his punch produced, however, he immediately noticed that his target was behind him, but it was already too late, Ross was much faster than he anticipated.
Suddenly he felt an intense heat cover his neck, making him swallow nervously. "Any moves, and I'll end you." Ross threatened with his right hand on the neck of Michael.
His palm glowed red like iron put in hot flames for a long period of time. Michael understood the danger he was in and just nodded in understanding.
He cursed himself for being so shortsighted. What exactly did he plan on doing when he attacked Ross? He could only wait till Ross let him go.
He was fortunate that Ross did not attack him when he could have, and it would have been one hell of an attack. Michael could tell Ross was in a completely different league, and even though he felt regret, he still gritted his teeth in anger.
The looks he was receiving from the onlooking students made him feel embarrassed and humiliated.
"Mm…" Ross nodded and continued, "I'm going to let go now, so you better behave yourself. Nod if you understand."
Michael could do nothing but agree. The whispers he could hear coming from the surrounding students made the feeling of humiliation run deep.
Ross narrowed his eyes at the boy and slowly retrieved his hands. He was not blind to how the boy felt humiliated, but he didn't care either.
This was his only warning, and if he ignored it and attacked again, it would be his downfall. Once he let go, Michael swiftly moved away from Ross, his hand rubbing his neck to ease the burning sensation he felt there.
Ross looked at the boy briefly before turning around again. He did a quick scan to draw a new path and once that was completed, he looked over to Philip and Zephra.
With a nod in their direction, he zoomed away.
"Well, that was something," Philip muttered with his attention in the direction Ross ran. They would eventually follow as well since they all had the same destination.
"Tch!" Michael snorted loudly and ran, leaving the others. Whether he was alone or with a group, right now he cared less and only wanted to get away from here.
"They just won't listen when you talk to them," Zephra said loud enough for everyone to hear her.
"Haha… That's funny coming from you." Philip sneered and shook his head.
"What's that supposed to mean?" She narrowed her eyes at him. Zephra did not appreciate how Philip came at her, and it wasn't like they had a disagreement.
"Oh, nothing. I just recalled how you once challenged Julia and got your ass handed to you," he replied with a witty smile.
"Fuck you, Philip." She snorted and left the scene. She didn't have to listen to that asshole. As for Julia, well, she would have her rematch, and soon.