For the Bounty, She Had to Die!

There were many fools in the world.

But there were definitely no shortage of smart people either!

Chen Ye could think of such a wicked plan, so naturally, others could think of it too.

Therefore, Chen Ye was not surprised that someone had used such a plan before.

He just had not expected it to cause such severe consequences...

"By the way, Class Monitor, did Teacher Liu tell you which country the people behind this tragedy came from?"

"Our neighbors, the South Koreans."

Chen Ye was somewhat surprised by Tang Zichen's answer.

He had thought that the people capable of doing something like this were most likely the notoriously vile Japanese.

He had not expected it to be those little Koreans!

Tang Zichen continued, "That man is called Li Zhongxi. I heard he came from a prominent South Korean family. During the peaceful era, his family was one of South Korea's most famous conglomerates."

"Later, when the monsters invaded, South Korea was among the first to suffer devastating blows because of its geographical location. It never recovered after that. By now, most of its territory has become a playground for monsters, with only its last city still barely holding on."

"Most of their country's powerful figures fled South Korea, changed their nationality, and became citizens of other countries."

"For some reason, Li Zhongxi's family did not choose to flee South Korea. But clearly, they made the wrong bet. The Li family is in dire straits now..."

"Teacher Liu guessed that Li Zhongxi's actions were very likely secretly supported by the South Korean government. Otherwise, the fallen Li family could not possibly have made several S-class talent holders work for him."

"With other countries struggling just to protect themselves, the South Korean government needed powerful people if it wanted to save itself!"

"Li Zhongxi was probably the hope they pushed forward. It was just that the plan failed and triggered even worse consequences..."

Chen Ye could not help asking, "Teacher Liu told you all that?"

Seeing Tang Zichen nod, Chen Ye sighed inwardly. Old Liu was still a little biased.

He was not dissatisfied, though.

If he were Old Liu, he might have favored Tang Zichen too.

After all, Tang Zichen carried the expectations and hopes of many people...

"Let's catch more fish today and preserve them. Then tomorrow, we'll try our luck in the valley ahead. It looks heavier with yin energy over there, so there might be more Jumping Corpses."

Chen Ye said.

The other freshman teams all wished there were fewer zombies. Zombies were difficult to kill, and even two people working together still faced plenty of danger against one. If there were too many zombies, they would run as far away as they could.

Only Chen Ye and Tang Zichen thought there were not enough zombies.

The two of them knew the zombies' weakness. Killing zombies with peachwood swords was as easy as slaughtering chickens.

And when it came down to it, that was all thanks to Chen Ye.

So Tang Zichen did not object to Chen Ye's decision and nodded in agreement.

In the woods.

More than a hundred people had gathered there, yet the place did not seem lively.

This plan would offend a major country, so everyone involved was an elite from their respective nations.

Their goal was to kill in one strike and leave no survivors.

By then, even if Xia Country knew they had done it, it could only swallow the loss without evidence.

"Is everyone here?"

"People from Canada and North Austria still haven't arrived. Their teleportation points may have been too far from us."

"Forget it. We won't wait for them. With this many people, we have enough to sweep through the entire secret realm."

"Then let's make our move tonight!"

"That's a good idea. I agree."

"What talent does that woman's companion have? Have you investigated it clearly?"

"Ha! Just mentioning it makes me laugh. That woman's companion is actually an idiot who bonded with a C-class hero talent!"

"A C-class talent? Stop joking. How is that possible?"

"It's absolutely true. We captured a freshman from a martial arts university. He told us that the Joker is called Chen Ye and bonded with a C-class hero talent. Because of that, he became a laughingstock online for a time."

"Is your intelligence accurate? Wu Mu University is a prestigious school. How could it let a piece of trash with a C-class hero talent slip in?"

"That's because the Joker has a great daddy—the president of the Esper Association! Daddy used his connections to send his son into Wu Mu University."

"Even so, the target has the most outstanding hero talent. How could she choose a C-class piece of trash as her companion?"

"The captive I caught said that although the Joker's talent was poor, he was very handsome and knew how to sweet-talk women. The target was deceived by the Joker and fell in love, which was why she made such a foolish decision."

"Huh? Something like that actually happened?"

"A stupid woman blinded by love? How ridiculous. Even if we did not make a move, I don't believe she could grow into a powerhouse like Qin."

"Whether she is truly foolish or not, the plan must continue. If nothing else, for our bounty!"

"That's right! For the bounty, they must die!!"

When night fell.

The temperature in the secret realm dropped rapidly.

Moonlight from somewhere unknown shone through the clouds and onto the ground, making this place seem even more sinister.

The secret realm seemed a little cold tonight.

Colder than it had been in the past few days.

Chen Ye and Tang Zichen had started a campfire early and sat beside it eating dinner together.

Dinner was, of course, grilled fish!

Honestly, after eating fish for several days straight, the two of them were getting a little sick of it.

But they had no choice. No matter how sick of it they were, it was still better than eating only wild fruit.

After finishing two fish and several wild fruits, Chen Ye said, "It's a little cold tonight. Class Monitor, you should get some rest early."

Tang Zichen nodded upon hearing that and found a comfortable position before lying on her side.

After ten days of spending every day and night together.

The two of them had built complete trust!

Tang Zichen knew that after she fell asleep, Chen Ye would at most stare at her little millstone for a few hours...

He would absolutely never take advantage of her!!

After Tang Zichen lay down.

With nothing better to do, Chen Ye opened his status panel:

Name: Chen Ye.

Constitution: 267.

Spirit: 11.

Strength: 269.

Agility: 269.

Talent: Saitama Physique.

During his time in the secret realm, Chen Ye had not stopped training. He still persisted every day without missing a single day.

Therefore, his current attributes were utterly explosive!

Attributes like these were enough to make him a formidable expert.

I wonder what rating I could get if I took a strength test with my current power?

Esper strength was globally divided into six levels.

And every level had a detailed set of evaluation standards.

For example, if someone followed a pure strength-focused path, they could simply test their punching power.

A normal person's punch could produce roughly one hundred pounds of force.

As long as one's punching power exceeded three hundred pounds, one would be considered a Level 1 Esper.

Exceeding five hundred pounds counted as Level 2.

Reaching one thousand pounds meant Level 3.

Level 3 was also considered a dividing line.

Once one reached Level 3, one could be called an expert and become talent that all major factions wanted to recruit.

Chen Ye had never tested his punching power.

However, he knew that a full-force punch from him now definitely far exceeded one thousand pounds!

Just then.

Tang Zichen, who had been preparing to sleep, suddenly opened her eyes...