The slime couldn't possibly have jumped that high on its own weight and elasticity; the impossible leap was the effect of its skill, 'Violent Sitting Kill.'
Simultaneously, it activated Gigantification. The now four-meter yellow sphere plummeted from the sky. The entire sequence unfolded so quickly that no one had time to react. The Green Feathered Eagle's eyes contracted as it tried to flap away, but it was too late.
BOOM!
The ground shook with enough force for everyone outside the arena could feel it.
"Fuck! You played me!" Zheng Nan's expression was beyond ugly as the golden slime's body expanded, completely pinning the Green Feathered Eagle. Though fast and able to fly, the eagle had no hope of breaking free now that it was trapped.
"Crush that flat-haired beast to death!" Chen Shu grinned wickedly.
"Goo-ji!" The normally good-natured slime was furious after the beating it had taken. It began to wiggle its giant butt continuously, eliciting painful screeches from the Green Feathered Eagle, which felt its internal organs being crushed. Being sat on by a slime was a horrifying fate.
"How is this possible! An F-rank slime can't have two active skills!"
Zheng Nan clenched his fists, his eyes filled with disbelief.
In just a short time, the Green Feathered Eagle had suffered heavy injuries, blood pooling on the ground.
The role reversal happened so fast that everyone else was dumbfounded.
"This slime is so devious!"
Wang Yu muttered. Everyone thought the slime was severely injured, but now it was lively as ever, showing no signs of weakness at all.
Although it was an F-rank contract spirit, slimes had one advantage that couldn't be ignored—their incredibly strong vitality.
Because the Green Feathered Eagle was so powerful, everyone had forgotten about its vitality.
It had to be said—like master, like contract spirit...
"I lost..."
Zheng Nan looked utterly defeated as he finally spoke weakly.
As he was about to recall his Green Feathered Eagle, the golden slime bounced off on its own, no longer pinning the eagle down.
"Hm?"
Zheng Nan's eyes flickered, not expecting the opponent to voluntarily give up their advantage.
As long as the Green Feathered Eagle was on guard, the slime couldn't sit on it again even with its skill.
The Green Feathered Eagle flapped its wings weakly, still feeling like it had a concussion, dizzy and disoriented.
"Chen Shu, don't let it fly!" Xu Xiaoyu reminded him.
But in the next moment, Chen Shu had already made his move.
The golden slime's eyes blazed with fury, its body trembling slightly before shooting forward like an arrow.
The skill 'Charge' activated!
The Green Feathered Eagle, which had barely managed to fly half a meter up, was startled to see a yellow blur rushing toward it.
Then its body went flying.
When dealing with contract spirits, Chen Shu showed no mercy—he wouldn't care even if it got killed in the process.
The Green Feathered Eagle's body coincidentally flew toward Zheng Nan.
BANG!
Master and contract spirit flew several meters through the air together before crashing heavily to the ground.
Little Nan, fly with confidence—the wheelchair will push itself!²
"Cough... cough..."
Zheng Nan clutched his chest in pain, coughing continuously.
"You lost."
Chen Shu said lightly. The Green Feathered Eagle had been forced out of the combat area, which naturally counted as a loss.
"Three skills! Why do you have three skills! This isn't scientific!"
Zheng Nan clenched his fists. Despite the physical pain, he couldn't hide his shock.
An F-rank slime having at least three combat skills was simply preposterous—absolutely ridiculous!
But that was exactly what had happened.
Xu Xiaoyu delicately covered her mouth with her small hand, looking just as equally shocked.
Even her A-rank Fire Bird only had two combat skills.
"Because it's Nanjiang Second High's Yellow Flash!"
"???"
Chen Shu recalled the slime into his beast space and left with Xu Xiaoyu.
"Brother, are you okay?"
Zheng Yi suddenly ran over, concern in his eyes.
"Cough... cough... I'm fine. I won't be at Nanjiang Second High anymore after this. Don't provoke Chen Shu again."
Zheng Nan's face was pale as he coughed continuously.
But his expression was stern as he warned his younger brother.
Chen Shu might do things unconventionally, but his strength was formidable. Combined with how deeply he'd been hiding his abilities, he really wasn't someone the Zheng brothers could handle.
After so many attempts, they hadn't gained any advantage even once.
"I understand."
Zheng Yi sighed, defeat in his eyes as he gave up on causing trouble for Chen Shu.
...
"Chen Shu, is your contract spirit really F-rank? It feels even stronger than my Fire Bird," Xu Xiaoyu pressed, her curiosity getting the better of her.
"Of course not," Chen Shu said mysteriously. "Actually, my contract spirit is the SSS-rank 'Cosmic Invincible Turd.'"
Xu Xiaoyu was speechless. "No contract spirit is named that. Show me its information if you want me to believe you."
"I'm trying to keep a low profile," he replied with a straight face.
"Hmph!" Xu Xiaoyu pouted, then her expression changed as a thought occurred to her. "You're already a Level 5 Beast Tamer. If you can improve just a little more, you might get into the special training class."
"Yeah, we'll see how it goes," Chen Shu nodded, though he had his doubts. With his current strength, he could probably make the top twenty. But in the final week before the selection, everyone would be pulling out all the stops. Whether he made it or not would come down to luck—and even if he didn't, he was confident he could ace the college entrance exam regardless.
"You should buy some Beast Orbs to cultivate during this time. If you can reach Beast Tamer Level 6, you'll definitely get in," Xu Xiaoyu suggested.
"We'll see," Chen Shu said vaguely.
His beast taming talent was mediocre, and his cultivation efficiency was too low. There was no way he'd actually cultivate.
The two parted ways.
With the battle over, Chen Shu's contract spirit had comprehended a new talent: 'Thick Armor.'
Thick Armor:
Defense moderately increased.
When the contract spirit is sleeping, the effect triples.
It was definitely a good defensive skill, perfectly suited for the golden slime.
Chen Shu arrived outside his classroom to find a young teacher lecturing on key points for the biology final.
"We're almost at finals, why are we still having class?" he muttered to himself. He quietly opened the back door, trying to slip back to his seat unnoticed.
"Hm? And who might you be, young man?" The biology teacher suddenly turned, his eyes locking onto the conspicuous Chen Shu.
"..." Chen Shu froze.
I'm the protagonist, aren't I? How can I have this little presence?
He recovered instantly. "Teacher, I'm a student in this class. I had an upset stomach... I was in the bathroom witnessing a waterfall cascade three thousand feet."¹
The biology teacher was utterly speechless.
"...Just sit down."