A Knife to the Butt—Open Your Eyes

"I... I admit defeat..."

Yang Ziyu saw the state of her Purple-Tailed Fox, and her eyes began to mist.

The slime bounced off the battle stage, rubbing against Chen Shu's shoulder.

Out of kindness, Chen Shu softly comforted her, "The deceased wasn't injured, right?"

"..."

Yang Ziyu could no longer hold back, her face full of grievance as she said, "You tricked me?!"

Chen Shu scratched his head and said, "No, I said little sisters are meant to be cherished. Doesn't your heart hurt now?"

"Hahaha!"

Upon hearing this, everyone present burst into laughter.

Those who knew Chen Shu, like Xu Xiaoyu and the others, weren't surprised — this was exactly something he would say.

...

...

"Alright! The school will cover all medical expenses, so it won't affect your learning progress!"

Shen Wushuang stepped forward. As students in the special training class often engage in real combat training, injuries were inevitable — the school would, of course, provide support.

"Free treatment?!"

Many people sighed in relief, not expecting it to be so humane.

Just then, the slime that had been rubbing against Chen Shu's body suddenly rolled over, collapsed on the ground, twitched violently, and began to ooze a colorless liquid from its mouth.

"Teacher, my slime has suffered internal injuries!"

Chen Shu shouted loudly, while pointing incredulously at Yang Ziyu: "Your contract beast really is powerful! I'm impressed!"

"..."

The whole crowd was petrified. They had seen shameless people, but never someone this shameless.

You just sat on her beast so hard its organs almost ruptured, and now you're claiming internal injuries?

Shen Wushuang's mouth twitched as he spoke, "Can you stop drooling already..."

"Put away your drama king slime — next match begins!"

Shen Wushuang didn't want to deal with Chen Shu at all. It was only the second day of teaching, and he already felt this class was going to be tough.

The next battles finally returned to normal, and Shen Wushuang felt a slight sense of relief,

Until Xu Xingxing entered the stage...

Because the Mutated Thunder Bird was an A-rank contract beast, Xu Xingxing's opponent was assigned a B-rank beast.

This was to avoid highly talented students meeting too early.

As for Chen Shu — was his F-rank really a normal F-rank?

At this moment, the battle on stage had entered a stalemate.

The Mutated Thunder Bird and the Iron Armored Turtle were locked in a stare-down. The bird couldn't break through the turtle's defense,

And the turtle couldn't hit the bird. Moreover, it was a defensive type with low attack power.

The Iron Armored Turtle had a gentle temperament and high obedience, so it didn't lose its mind.

Even with the Thunder Bird's constant taunting, the turtle remained unmoved. Eventually, it just retracted into its shell.

Be as annoying as you want! I'm not reacting!

"Can this get any more boring?!"

The students were losing their minds — in all their years, they'd never seen a beastmaster battle like this.

"Let's go, time for lunch."

Chen Shu and his friends were already planning to go eat.

Xu Xingxing also stopped paying attention to the match, letting the Thunder Bird act on its own.

As the three linked arms and prepared to leave the Beastmaster Arena—

"Alright! Enough!"

Shen Wushuang finally couldn't take it anymore and helplessly announced a new rule: "If no winner is decided within one hour, victory will be based on the beastmaster's level and the contract beast's potential rating!"

"Liu Feng, you okay with that?"

The Iron Armored Turtle's owner nodded — he didn't want to continue either.

The originally half-day competition was dragged all the way into the afternoon — all thanks to Xu Xingxing.

"Everyone come back after lunch for the afternoon classes!"

The special training class quickly dispersed, heading in groups toward the cafeteria.

Because of the dorm arrangements, the class had naturally split into small cliques early on.

Chen Shu suddenly asked, "Hey, Old Xie — let me ask you something."

"What is it?"

"How the hell have you survived this long?"

"..."

If it had been someone with a shorter fuse, that glowing green light on their head would've ended in a fight to the death with Xie Sunan.

With a serious face, Xie Sunan replied, "Strength, courage, wisdom… none of that matters. The key is: running fast!"

The three of them laughed and joked their way into the cafeteria. Though it wasn't officially break time, as special training students, they had their privileges.

"Chen Shu, with your slime that strong, you aiming for first place?"

The three chatted casually as they shoveled food into their mouths.

Chen Shu said, "Of course. The world's too arrogant — I can't stay low-key anymore."

"You're Chen Shu?"

Just then, Tang Lie approached with arms crossed.

Not only were Wang Yun and Hong Ming behind him, but even the new transfer student Du Long was following him.

Chen Shu smirked and, without even looking up, said, "No need to be so formal. Just call me uncle."

Tang Lie paused, then quickly reacted. He said coldly, "You attacked my guys?"

"Huh? These two are your guys?"

Chen Shu turned and looked at Wang Yun and Hong Ming, his tone dripping with sarcasm.

"What's the deal between you three? Kinda gives off weird vibes, don't you think?"

Tang Lie took a deep breath and forced his anger down. "I've done my research. You've got talent — rose up from a regular class and made it into the special training class."

"As long as you stay away from Xu Xiaoyu, I'll let everything slide."

"There's no need to go easy on him, Tang Shao," Du Long sneered. "It's just an F-rank beast."

Even though Chen Shu's slime had defeated B-rank contract beasts, Du Long didn't take it seriously at all.

He was the owner of an A-rank dragon-type contract beast — his bloodline superiority was unquestionable.

Chen Shu suddenly stood up. His tall and imposing frame gave off instant pressure.

He sighed and looked at Du Long. "Lil' Dragon boy, I really just want to stab your butt with a knife right now."

"What?" Du Long frowned, confused.

"Obviously to open your damn eyes!"

Du Long's eyes flared with anger, fists clenched. A fight seemed imminent.

Just then, Tang Lie raised his hand, smiling coolly. "Let's see if you're still this cocky in this afternoon's match."

Suddenly, a system screen appeared before Chen Shu:

[Option 1]: Calmly say, "I'll always be this hard."

— Reward: Moderate Beastmaster Energy

[Option 2]: Turn to Xie Sunan and say, "Old Xie, spread some love!"

— Reward: +5% Slime Jump Power

[Option 3]: Rally the regular students to gang up on Tang Lie!

— Reward: +5% Slime Size