"All right, are the both of you ready?" Dean Xiao asked.
"Not exactly," I muttered. "But let's just do this."
"Ha ha ha!" Xing Er Song laughed. "So are you ready to lose?"
"No I'm ready to sing a song."
"You…!" Xing Er Song snarled, but Dean Xiao stopped him by clearing his throat. He gestured for the both of us to get onto the stage.
"All right, let's begin," he said.
"I've been waiting for this!" Xing Er Song exclaimed with relish. He held both of his hands up the moment we both got onto stage and began gathering mana into them. A few seconds later, earth spikes burst from the ground to impale me.
