Ch. 330 - Beat Him Every Time I See Him, Until He Cries

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"People actually wear psychiatric gowns out in public now? Is that the new trend?"

"I really don't get kids these days."

"I knew it — Huaxia Academy really does attract all kinds of talent!"

The crowd on the drill ground buzzed with chatter, and the camera flashes never stopped for a second.

A'Liang and Wang Jue took a deep breath. It had caught them a bit off guard, but in their hearts, they had already started to accept it.

Chen Shu draped his arms over both their shoulders.

The corners of all three mouths curled upward, as if they were attending a fan meet-and-greet...

"Alright! Quiet down! Everyone back to your positions!"

Vice-Principal Qin Tian spoke up, casting an odd look at the three of them.

This wasn't just social brazenness disorder anymore — these guys were social terrorists!

Qin Tian said, "For the safety of the other students, you three go stand a bit farther away!"

The three of them silently shuffled to the very back of the line. Every so often, someone turned their head to look.

Yu Yi turned around, a mocking look in his eyes.

"The hell?! Thumbing your nose at us?!"

Wang Jue fired back with an international gesture of his own.

Chen Shu narrowed his eyes. Too bad Liu Feng had forced him to come.

He hadn't brought his combat backpack, or else a urea bag would've gone right over that punk's head.

Just then, Qin Tian cleared his throat. Standing at the podium, he began to speak:

"Today, Huaxia Academy is deeply honored to welcome all of you!"

"And as the nation's top students, you too shall receive the academy's full-hearted cultivation!"

"But it comes at a price!"

Qin Tian's gaze swept over every face. Slowly, he said, "Responsibility!"

"You will hold the highest social status. You will consume vast beast taming resources. And what you must bear in return... is responsibility!"

"China currently has 535 dimensional rifts. Of those, 374 are Common-level, 106 are Dangerous-level, 36 are Nightmare-level, 18 are Destruction-level, and the single highest, Disaster-level... there is one!"

The students' expressions turned solemn as they listened in silence. The textbooks had never actually recorded the exact number and classification of the dimensional rifts.

"China has a massive population, and its strong are like clouds. Yet on Blue Star, you rarely see Gold-ranks — even Silver-ranks are few and far between."

Qin Tian continued, "That is because the vast majority of the strong spend their lives stationed inside the dimensional rifts. They are Blue Star's invisible guardians!"

"The stability we enjoy today is all thanks to them. But a human lifespan is far too short. Even a King-rank Beast Tamer lives only a hundred years!"

He let out a sigh. "They will grow old. They will die. And the future... needs you to take up their mantle!"

Below, every student's heart grew heavy. Heavy is the head that wears the crown!

But Chen Shu and his two companions were a completely different story!

"Looks like the future needs me to step up!"

A'Liang kept muttering to himself: "As the main carry, grabbing a few extra resources is only fair and reasonable."

Wang Jue was also mumbling under his breath: "So I have to shoulder such a heavy responsibility... I need to find a chance to empty out Huaxia Academy's storage warehouse..."

Chen Shu, meanwhile, had his head down, muttering, "If I stockpile a hundred thousand nukes, I could definitely take out a Disaster-level dimensional rift, right?"

Standing beside the three, Liu Feng's body jolted. He stared at them with an unblinking gaze.

"Do you three have some kind of serious illness?!"

The damn principal's speech had everyone's blood pumping.

And now it had become justification for you three to wreak havoc?!

Also, a nuke was something a student could get their hands on?! And a hundred thousand of them at that!

Up on the podium, Qin Tian was inspiring the new generation of students, completely oblivious to the three sinners' wicked thoughts.

He was concise. In no time at all, the opening ceremony came to an end.

"Alright! That will be all for today!"

"Next up: the entrance exam! All Academic Track students, please exit in an orderly fashion!"

A glint of anticipation shone in Qin Tian's eyes.

Before long, the crowd dispersed, and only five hundred Beast Taming students remained on the drill ground!

"The exam's about to begin?"

Everyone exchanged glances, their eyes filled with excitement and fighting spirit!

Clearly, they had all heard about Huaxia Academy's entrance exam!

"There's really an exam?"

Chen Shu looked at the other two. "I didn't bring a pen. Did you guys?"

"What kind of proper student carries a pen around?"

"Professor Liu, do you have a pen?"

"?"

Liu Feng's expression turned strange. "You three seriously don't know about the entrance exam? It's obviously a practical combat exam. What the hell do you need a pen for?"

"Also, what kind of proper teacher carries a pen around?"

"..."

Right at that moment, Vice-Principal Qin Tian spoke up:

"This year's exam format is different from previous years. It will be a grand melee!"

"A grand melee?! Not one-on-one anymore?"

The crowd below erupted in shocked cries, their eyes full of disbelief.

But while they were still reeling from the news, someone had already made the first move!

A figure suddenly burst out and charged straight into the crowd.

"A grand melee... looks like we can team up—"

Yu Yi patted the guy next to him on the shoulder, but before he could finish his sentence, a flying kick sent him tumbling out of the crowd.

"??"

Everyone turned to look, their minds going completely blank.

This was the opening ceremony — and someone was starting shit right under the vice-principal's nose?!

Chen Shu's expression was perfectly calm. He sprinted forward and sent Yu Yi flying another several meters with a second hit.

"What the hell are you doing?!"

Liu Feng's mouth dropped open. He hadn't reacted in time at all.

He kicked off the ground, arriving beside Chen Shu in a flash, and immediately stopped him from continuing the beating.

"Uh..."

Chen Shu put on an innocent face and said, with righteous conviction, "The principal said it's a grand melee!"

"..."

Up on the podium, Qin Tian was completely dumbfounded.

I said a beast taming grand melee — what the hell do you mean by getting physical yourself?!

Liu Feng barked, "Get back in line!"

Your comprehension skills are truly something else!

Chen Shu got up, unwilling and full of resentment.

"I'll let it slide this time. Next time I catch you giving me that provoking look..." He pointed at Yu Yi. "I'll beat the crap out of you every time I see you — and I won't stop until you're crying!"

"..."

Yu Yi's mouth twitched. What the hell did beating someone until they were crying even mean...

He kept his mouth shut and turned his head away, not daring to look at Chen Shu anymore.

This bastard simply refused to play by the rules. Nobody could handle that!

"Ahem..."

Qin Tian coughed and spoke:

"My phrasing may have been a bit imprecise. What I meant by grand melee was, naturally, a battle between contract spirits. You are all Beast Tamers, not bandits — there is absolutely no need to fight personally!"

His gaze landed on Chen Shu. He might as well have called him out by name!

He had the distinct feeling that Chen Shu knew exactly what he was doing!