Classmate, Help Me

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Looking at the ten corpses of the ten-tailed Red-tailed Rats on the ground, a flicker of excitement flashed through Jiang Fu's eyes.

Then, with a light stir of his Spirit Power, the Fruit Knife sliced down at the base of the Red-tailed Rat's tail.

"Hm?"

The next moment, Jiang Fu froze.

It didn't cut through.

The tail remained perfectly intact, still attached to the Red-tailed Rat's body.

"As expected, this knife won't cut it."

"Good thing I grabbed a real Battle Knife from those guys who were chasing me."

"Otherwise, this would've been a real hassle."

Jiang Fu summoned the Battle Knife he had multiplied by ten.

He gently sliced at the Red-tailed Rat's tail.

It cut through like tofu, easily severing all ten tails from the Red-tailed Rat.

Then, following the same method, he cut off the tails from the other nine Red-tailed Rats.

One hundred crimson tails lined up in a row, neatly arranged before Jiang Fu.

"The gear in my backpack might not sell."

"But these hundred Red-tailed Rat tails? They're guaranteed to bring in money!"

"Two hundred per tail—that's twenty thousand for a hundred!"

Jiang Fu finally let out a breath of relief, his whole body relaxing.

The next moment, a wave of hunger and thirst washed over him.

Ever since leaving the hospital at noon, Jiang Fu's nerves had been wound tight.

He hadn't felt hungry or thirsty at all.

But now, seeing that he had successfully hunted the Red-tailed Rats and obtained a hundred tails, that taut string finally snapped.

The hunger he had been suppressing surged up all at once.

These past few days, he had been on nothing but nutrient IVs in the hospital.

Coupled with being provoked by Guo Xiaofeng twice, he had no appetite at all.

It wasn't until noon that he managed to choke down a few pieces of dry bread.

Jiang Fu quickly pulled an Energy Pill and a bottle of water from his backpack.

"These Energy Pills aren't cheap—998 for just one."

"Hm... Energy Pill quantity, Multiply by Ten!"

As the words fell, the single Energy Pill in his hand instantly became ten.

Jiang Fu put the other nine back into his backpack.

Then he tore open the wrapper on the Energy Pill.

The Energy Pill was about the size of a thumb, shaped like a round chocolate.

Jiang Fu stared at the pill for a long moment, but in the end, he didn't multiply its effect by ten.

This tiny Energy Pill was enough to sustain a Martial Artist's energy for an entire day.

If he multiplied the effect by ten...

Jiang Fu was afraid it might just turn into a bomb.

He stuffed the Energy Pill into his mouth.

The taste of dark chocolate spread across his tongue.

A bit bitter.

Not exactly delicious.

The energy within didn't surge into his body all at once either.

Instead, it melted slowly, like candy.

Replenishing his stamina in a gentle way.

Jiang Fu's body was soon filled with a warm current.

The hunger in his stomach quickly faded.

Jiang Fu grabbed an unopened water bottle.

He hesitated for a moment: "Multiply by Ten!"

Then.

One bottle of water became ten.

After stashing the other nine in his backpack, Jiang Fu twisted off the cap and gulped down the water.

Soon, one bottle was empty.

Jiang Fu glanced at his backpack, where there were still some Energy Pills and water bottles that hadn't been multiplied.

With a candy in his mouth, he muttered softly: "At least I won't go hungry or thirsty."

Then.

Jiang Fu stuffed the hundred Red-tailed Rat tails into his backpack.

After that, he burned the remaining tails on the ground, the water bottles, and the plastic wrappers of the Energy Pills.

Finally, he shouldered his backpack.

And headed deeper into the valley.

Along the way.

His Spirit Power remained on constant alert, scanning the surroundings.

The Battle Knife, now multiplied by ten, hovered close to the ground beside Jiang Fu.

Ready to respond to any sudden situation.

"Wasn't it said that Red-tailed Rats are the most numerous and widespread Mutated Beasts in the Wilderness?"

"How come it took this long to run into just one..."

Earlier, when Jiang Fu had been running all the way here.

Out on the Wilderness plains, he hadn't spotted any trace of Red-tailed Rats.

Only in this small valley did he find that single one.

"Let me look around a bit more."

Jiang Fu checked the Multiply by Ten countdown on the light screen.

Forty minutes had already passed since he left the city.

Jiang Fu crouched low and slowly moved deeper into the valley.

At the same time.

His Spirit Power continuously swept across the surroundings.

Especially underground.

"Found it, the second Red-tailed Rat!"

Suddenly.

Jiang Fu's eyes lit up.

But before he could do anything.

He saw that Red-tailed Rat, about sixty meters underground.

Its body turned into a blur of gray and red.

And in a flash, it vanished from the range of Jiang Fu's Spirit Power.

As if it was fleeing for its life.

Jiang Fu stood there, stunned.

"Could there be some powerful Mutated Beasts hiding in this valley?"

Just as Jiang Fu was about to retreat.

A faint, almost imperceptible scent of blood suddenly drifted over.

Jiang Fu's footsteps faltered.

Then his eyes lit up again.

"No wonder there's never been any other Mutated Beasts in this valley... Could it be that some powerful Mutated Beast was fighting in here..."

Jiang Fu's heart pounded.

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva.

Then, cautiously, he crept deeper into the valley.

Let's take a look first.

If he could pick up a corpse... ah, no, a beast's head, that'd be best.

If not, no loss.

Just treat it as watching the excitement.

As he went deeper, the smell of blood grew heavier.

Before long.

A massive corpse appeared within the range of Jiang Fu's Spirit Power.

It was a Giant Python over ten meters long.

Its body was almost as thick as a water barrel.

At that moment, a hole had already been torn open at its vital spot, and all signs of life were gone.

"Damn, did I really pick up a beast's head?"

Jiang Fu didn't let his guard down.

He still moved step by step, slowly creeping toward the Giant Python.

But just then.

A faint, barely audible female voice suddenly reached Jiang Fu's ears.

"Classmate, help."

Just four words.

They made Jiang Fu almost jump out of his skin before he could stop himself.

"Who's there!"

He growled in a low voice.

At the same time, he mobilized his Spirit Power to scan in all directions.

"...If you walk another ten meters forward, you'll see me."

The voice was still weak.

It seemed to carry a hint of exasperation.

Jiang Fu let out an "Ah."

He cautiously walked forward about ten meters.

Sure enough.

A figure appeared within the range of his Spirit Power.

It was a very pretty girl.

She wore a black baseball cap on her head.

And a blue-and-white Ninth High School uniform, just like Jiang Fu's.

At that moment, she was sitting against a large tree.

Yawning lazily.

Her expression didn't seem like she was asking for help, but rather like she was on a picnic.

But her hands were covered in blood.

Probably the blood of that giant python.

However.

What caught Jiang Fu's attention was...

A Martial Artist badge hung from the zipper of her uniform.

And a rolled-up file folder was tucked into her pants pocket.

...A bit like himself.

"A Psychic Master, stronger than me!"

"She's wearing a Ninth High School uniform..."

Jiang Fu didn't approach immediately.

Instead, he searched his memories for this girl.

Nothing.

The original owner's memories held no trace of her existence.

"Are you a student from Ninth High School?"

The girl's body was stiff.

Seeing Jiang Fu arrive, she visibly relaxed.

A forced smile tugged at her lips. "Yeah."

Jiang Fu frowned. "Which class? How come I've never seen you?"

This girl's looks left Han Ruobing, the class beauty of Class Ten West, in the dust by several streets.

If Ninth High School had someone like this, even if she kept a low profile, she definitely wouldn't be completely unknown.

What's more, she was a Psychic Master stronger than him.

Jiang Fu had to stay alert.

The girl said weakly, "My name is Shi Jiu. I transferred to Ninth High School three days ago, into Class Ten West, Teacher Xu Chi's class."

Jiang Fu silently nodded.

Class Ten West?

His own class?

Three days ago...

He was still lying in the hospital.

Yeah, that checked out.

He asked again, "Did you kill this Giant Python?"

The girl's face was full of the tangled frustration of a pro getting caught off guard.

"Yeah."

"But who would've thought a python could be venomous!"

"How does a python even have venom..."