The thin young man's face was filled with shock and fury. "You're fucking vicious! Going straight for the kill from the start—and you have the nerve to call yourself an outstanding youth of the new era?!"
Were students these days really this brutal?
The bald man sneered. "Blame yourself for touching someone's interests!"
In an instant, a black shadow lunged toward Chen Shu.
His pupils contracted. His reaction speed was lightning-fast—a single roll brought him behind the slime.
"Another Level 9 contract spirit. A D-rank Shadow Leopard?"
The killing intent radiating from both men was intense. They clearly wanted him dead.
The slime's eyes were squeezed shut. It had actually fallen asleep in the middle of combat.
This ability to fall asleep anywhere really was a talent!
The slime snored away, and the Thick Armor effect instantly tripled, causing its defensive power to skyrocket.
The Shadow Leopard's claws swiped down, actually sparking on impact.
"What the hell?"
The thin young man could immediately feel the Shadow Leopard's pain. It was taking continuous rebound damage.
Not only had it failed to hurt the slime—its own claws were bleeding.
The Shadow Leopard leaped back to his side.
"Useless piece of trash!" The bald man barked, then instantly commanded his Black-tailed Scorpion to attack.
"Black Light Sting!"
In that instant, the scorpion's tail began glowing with an eerie black light as it stabbed toward the slime with blinding speed.
Hiss!
The sound of defenses being breached rang out. The slime had no choice but to wake from its slumber.
Though it was furious, there was nothing it could do against the Black-tailed Scorpion. All it could manage was hopping around anxiously.
Chen Shu, who had been hiding behind it, suddenly stepped forward. His eyes blazed with fury as he shouted, "You two forced me to do this!"
In an instant, the slime canceled its Gigantification, shrinking back to its original size.
At the same time, its mouth swelled up as if preparing to unleash a devastating attack.
Whoooosh!
The next moment, fierce winds raged and leaves scattered everywhere.
There was no actual damage, but at least the dramatic effect was maxed out!
The bald man offered a warning. "Careful! This kid is worth five million. He's no pushover."
Both men stood firm, wanting to see what technique the slime was executing.
Chen Shu leaped up and sat on the slime's head.
"If you two have any guts, don't move! Just accept your deaths!"
Chen Shu's hands frantically rubbed across the slime's body, desperately searching for a grip point.
Meanwhile, his mouth kept spewing tough talk: "My fury as the Nanjiang Bandit is something you two can't handle!"
The thin young man muttered to his companion, "Brother Liu, what do you think? He seems pretty fierce."
"Don't panic! I refuse to believe an F-rank slime can turn the tables!"
Chen Shu finally found a grip point. Both hands hooked directly into the slime's nostrils.
He'd never even noticed the slime HAD nostrils until now!
"Prepare to die! You two scrubs!"
Chen Shu threatened them once more. The next moment, he commanded the slime to use a combination skill.
"Take off!"
The slime's body lifted off the ground and instantly shifted into flight mode!
"Not good! The kid's trying to run!"
The bald man realized what was happening the moment he saw the slime leave the ground.
He'd thought the opponent was about to unleash a big move. Turns out he was just greasing his heels to escape.
The Black-tailed Scorpion's tail lashed out again at blinding speed, but the distance was already too great.
"Son of a bitch! How can a slime FLY?!"
The man's face twisted with rage. He'd calculated everything except this.
A slime flying was like a pig climbing a tree—who'd ever seen that?
"Say cheese!"
Chen Shu shouted from the air, one hand hooked into the slime's nostril while the other pulled out his phone.
"Eggplant!"
Click!
Chen Shu snapped a rapid burst of photos, capturing both their faces.
Riding the Golden Slime, he successfully escaped the street. Flight capability meant he could both attack and retreat!
"Brother Liu, was I photogenic just now?"
The thin young man had maintained his photo pose throughout, even throwing up a peace sign.
"Are you fucking stupid?! Pack your things—we're getting out of here!"
Both men were wanted criminals by the Spirit Suppression Bureau. If Chen Shu reported them to the authorities, they'd be done for.
Who would've thought two Level 9 Beast Tamers working together would still fail!
Chen Shu left the street behind. Seeing the bustling crowds, he finally let out a breath of relief.
"Hey! Uncle Wang! There are assassins!"
"What?"
"Someone tried to assassinate me! I'm sending you the photos—these two are definitely suspicious as hell."
Chen Shu didn't elaborate further, just sent the photos to Wang Qian's ChaoXin.
A moment later, Wang Qian called back.
"You ran into them? These are wanted criminals from the Spirit Suppression Bureau! They've never been caught."
Chen Shu replied, "Yeah, in Nanjiang City. A street not far from my house."
"Investigate as soon as you can. My legs are still shaking!"
Chen Shu's voice still carried traces of lingering fear. Then he added, "When is the Spirit Suppression Bureau going to pay me my psychological trauma compensation?"
"We'll discuss that later. I'm leading a team to investigate immediately!"
Wang Qian's hand trembled, and he hung up on the spot.
If Chen Shu really decided to extort them, even the Spirit Suppression Bureau would have a hard time dealing with it.
Chen Shu sighed. He hadn't expected Wang Qian wouldn't give him any compensation at all.
He hailed a car, specifically asking the driver to avoid that street and take the long way home.
Carrying all his daily necessities on his back, he returned to school that night without further incident.
"Chen Shu, why are you back so late?"
Xie Sunan was on the balcony sharpening his butcher's knife, looking toward Chen Shu as he returned to the dorm.
"Don't even mention it. Ran into two criminals."
Chen Shu sighed, made his bed, and lay down to think things over.
Reasonably speaking, he shouldn't be a target for assassination.
Though he'd offended plenty of people, almost none of them could put up five million.
"Touched someone's interests?"
Chen Shu closed his eyes, thinking hard. Suddenly, a flash of insight struck him.
The Strength Potions?!
The only ones whose interests he could have damaged were the companies selling Strength Potions.
After all, he'd been selling Strength Potions like crazy on the black market—cheap prices, guaranteed quality. He'd naturally cut into someone else's pie.
In terms of motive and financial capability, only those pharmaceutical companies fit the bill.
Was it really necessary? Putting up five million for my head!
By that logic, I'm worth more than a Black Iron-tier Lord Beast?
What Chen Shu didn't know was that his crazy selling spree had caused the Strength Potion market to still not recover.
Summer Star Potion Company, whose main product was the Strength Potion, had already suffered immeasurable losses.
"Looks like I need to ask Zhou Shi about this."
Chen Shu stroked his chin. He wasn't familiar with Nanjiang City's pharmaceutical market, but Zhou Shi, as a high-ranking executive at 666 Potion Company, would know everything.
Just then, the other two walked in from the balcony.
Chen Shu immediately noticed what they were wearing. His mouth twitched. "Look, can you two NOT wear psychiatric hospital gowns as pajamas? I'm honestly scared too, you know!"
Xu Xingxing scurried over, gesturing enthusiastically. "They're seriously comfortable! This material, this fabric, this craftsmanship..."
"Get lost!"
Xie Sunan put away the butcher's knife. "Chen Shu, why don't you try them? I didn't believe it at first either."
"Give me a break! I, Chen Shu, would rather freeze to death or run outside naked than wear those things!"
A few minutes later, Chen Shu was sleeping peacefully in a blue-and-white hospital gown, looking utterly content...
Xu Xingxing lay on his bed and murmured softly, "Chen Shu grew wrathful, pointing at the bed and proclaiming: 'I, Chen Shu, would sooner suffer the bite of frost and run naked through the streets than don your hospital garments!' Moments later, Shu smiled and said: 'Truly fragrant...'"