Next Time We Must Go Even Harder

"Old Shen, what's going on?"

The commander of the Spirit Guard Army recognized Shen Wushuang and asked.

Shen Wushuang explained, "It was the earlier explosion. It killed six lord-tier beasts. This guy over here is just bragging."

He didn't dare tell the truth—Chen Shu's berserk potion was simply too outrageous.

The commander of the Spirit Guard Army nodded and said, "By the way, do you know anything about the explosion?"

The four of them visibly tensed and replied in unison, "Absolutely no idea!"

"..."

The commander didn't seem suspicious and said, "Ice Canyon might be temporarily closed off. You all should leave for now."

Since there was an unexpected incident, an investigation was clearly necessary to ensure there were no further dangers before reopening the area.

Shen Wushuang twitched at the corners of his mouth and gave Chen Shu a long look.

...

...

Damn it, the guy enters the secret realm once and nearly shuts it down...

Chen Shu ignored the glance and happily ran over to the fallen lord beasts.

With a butcher knife in his right hand and a bag of urea in his left, he skillfully began harvesting valuable materials from the beasts.

"We're rich… we're rich…"

Chen Shu kept muttering. He had only intended to hunt one lord beast, but ended up taking down six.

If there's a next time, he definitely had to go even harder!

The Spirit Guard Army didn't linger. They proceeded toward the explosion site and began notifying all beast tamers in the area to evacuate.

"Let's head back to base!"

Shen Wushuang led the three of them away from the scene.

Carrying a military backpack, Chen Shu asked, "Why are we walking back? Let's ride the bird!"

Shen Wushuang's mouth twitched again and summoned the ice luan once more.

The once majestic creature now lay flat on the ground like a dead dog…

"Forget I said anything!"

Chen Shu turned and started walking toward the base.

"Oh right, just now only that one ice ape survived, while the other six lords who fled in panic all died. What lesson do you think this teaches?"

Shen Wushuang asked, trying to get them to understand the importance of not abandoning teammates.

"I know!" Xie Sunan was the first to respond, "You can't trust a beast's integrity—just like you can't trust Chen Shu!"

Shen Wushuang: "..."

"Old Xie, you clearly didn't get the message!" Xu Xingxing chimed in. "I think it's that you shouldn't throw a party! If they hadn't gathered together, we wouldn't have wiped them all out!"

Shen Wushuang rubbed his temples, feeling a bit dazed. "Forget it, stop talking, let's just go back."

Chen Shu asked, "Teacher, aren't you going to let me answer?"

"You? I'm afraid my heart won't take it."

Shen Wushuang strode ahead, having given up on educating the three of them.

Chen Shu had a thoughtful look in his eyes. "Actually, I did gain some insight."

"Oh?"

Shen Wushuang turned around, with a bit of hopeful expectation on his face.

Chen Shu said seriously, "I think the explosive wasn't strong enough. Next time, we need to go even harder!!"

"???"

Shen Wushuang looked completely dumbfounded. Was that really the point?

Xie Sunan and Xu Xingxing also looked over and gave him a thumbs up. As expected of you, South River Madman…

...

Although the ice luan was severely injured, the black-and-white giant python could still hold on for now, so the group didn't face any immediate danger.

After two days, they successfully returned to the Spirit Guard Army's base.

The atmosphere there had clearly changed. Patrols had been strengthened, squads were being dispatched regularly, and the entire base was shrouded in tension and seriousness.

Chen Shu thought silently to himself, "Looks like things really did get a bit serious…"

"Teacher!"

"Teacher!"

The students from the special training class had been waiting patiently.

Shen Wushuang looked at the twenty-one students and nodded in relief.

As long as there were no casualties, that was enough.

"Chen Shu, you three return to formation!"

The three of them rejoined the team.

Tang Lie stared hard at Chen Shu, clenching his fists.

He was furious—he'd been tricked again. Right from the start, they were hit with an avalanche and got wiped out.

"Chen Shu, I have a question for you."

From beside him, Xu Xiaoyu nudged Chen Shu and asked softly.

Chen Shu replied, "Hmm? What's the question?"

"Be honest… was the Ice Canyon explosion your doing?"

Instantly, Xia Bing and Wang Qinghan also turned to look at him—they all wanted an answer.

The three of them happened to be in the same group, happily hunting together—until a sudden explosion scared them into retreat.

"Me?"

Chen Shu shook his head, smiling helplessly as he pointed to himself. "You suspect me?"

"Do I look like that kind of person?"

Xu Xiaoyu and the other two nodded firmly, full of certainty.

If anyone had the guts to do something like that, it could only be Chen Shu.

Give him a nuke, and he'd probably blow up the whole Blue Star!

"This round of training in the alternate realm has to end early—because of someone," Shen Wushuang said with a tone of judgment. "Only a terrorist would do something like this. Frankly, I think such a person deserves a thousand cuts. Chen Shu, what do you think?"

"..."

Chen Shu's mouth twitched. "I think…"

His voice trailed off into an awkward pause.

What the hell am I supposed to say? Curse myself?

I think the berserk potion underperformed—why didn't it just take out your ice luan completely?

Shen Wushuang raised an eyebrow. "Chen Shu, don't tell me you know the person. Why else would you be dodging the question? That's not like you."

After thinking for a while, Chen Shu finally replied with a serious face: "Sorry, teacher. I don't know how to curse."

"..."

At that, the entire class turned to look at him, their expressions all weird. It was like he hadn't said anything… yet also like he'd said everything.

So—can't curse, only beat people up, is that it?

"Alright! Let's leave Ice Canyon!"

Shen Wushuang didn't push him further and led the group out of the alternate realm.

Just before leaving, Chen Shu glanced back and muttered under his breath, "I'll be back."

Smack!

Shen Wushuang thumped him on the head and said, "On behalf of the entire nation, thank you—don't come back. We don't have many more alternate realms left for you to blow up."

"..."

The group arrived in Ice Valley Town, planning to rest for the night and return to school the next morning.

Shen Wushuang was busy calling the students' parents to reassure them that everyone was safe.

Everyone else was free to do as they pleased.

Most returned to the hotel—after the high-stress environment in the alternate realm, now that it was over, the exhaustion hit them hard.

Of course, Chen Shu and his two teammates were full of energy and headed straight to the Beast Tamer Association.

"Turnin' in the mission!"

With a urea bag in his left hand and a dramatic wave of his right, Chen Shu shouted loudly and confidently.

Every beast tamer in the hall turned to look at him.

He was so loud it was like he was afraid someone might not hear.

When they saw the urea bag in his hand, everyone's eyes widened, and the corners of their mouths twitched.

Since when did the Beast Tamer Association start collecting local farm goods…?