Shrek Remembers This Grudge!

Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun lay collapsed on the ground, unable to get up for a long time. Their bodies burned with pain, and the slightest movement made blood seep out.

Dai Mubai, in particular— the wound on his chest had already dyed a large patch of his clothes red. Whether on their arms or their faces, both Dai Mubai and Ma Hongjun had suffered serious injuries.

The two of them had really been beaten up by someone who looked young, and after beating them, the other party had not even been out of breath, as if dealing with them had been easy.

Looking at the sharp claws on Wu Siduo's hands, it seemed that if they stayed here any longer, they would continue getting beaten. The two hurriedly got up and left, returning to Shrek Academy.

"...Boss Dai."

Ma Hongjun's voice had changed, carrying an indescribable grievance.

"Are we dreaming?"

"Do you feel pain?"

Dai Mubai asked through gritted teeth.

Ma Hongjun reached up and touched the wound on his face. He hissed, and his tears almost fell.

"It hurts."

"Then it isn't a dream."

The two fell silent for a moment.

Then Ma Hongjun spoke again.

"Boss Dai, do you think... if Dean Flender finds out that the two of us couldn't even beat a little girl, will we be kicked out of the academy?"

They definitely would not be kicked out. After all, Shrek Academy only had this many people, and Dai Mubai was currently Shrek Academy's strongest combat force, a three-ring Soul Elder. As for Ma Hongjun, Flender had picked him up in the first place, and his talent was decent too, aside from the problem of his evil fire.

But... Flender would definitely use this as an opportunity to lecture them.

The moment Dai Mubai thought of this, his expression turned extremely ugly. He had entered Shrek Academy, which claimed to only accept monsters. And the result? The two of them had gone to fight and had been beaten into pig heads instead.

"In short, Dean Flender absolutely cannot find out about this."

Dai Mubai said in a low voice.

Ma Hongjun nodded hard.

"Right, right, right. We absolutely can't let the dean know."

The two fell silent for a while again, then looked at Wu Siduo standing opposite them.

"I'll remember what happened today."

Ma Hongjun also plucked up his courage and shouted.

"Right! We'll remember it! Just you wait! This isn't over!"

However, Wu Siduo had no interest in what the two had to say and directly shut the door.

The muscles on Dai Mubai's face twitched. He somehow felt even more humiliated. The two quickly rushed back to Shrek Academy.

"Xiao Ao, where are you?!"

Dai Mubai looked around, but the moment he spoke, his face hurt again.

Ma Hongjun plopped down on a tree root, baring his teeth as he lifted his clothes to look at his wounds. His stomach, arms, and back were covered in dense claw marks. In some places, the skin had even flipped open, and beads of blood were oozing out.

"That woman really hit hard."

Ma Hongjun cursed under his breath.

"My handsome face! How am I supposed to go to the pleasure quarters in the future? Won't the girls run away scared when they see me like this?"

Dai Mubai leaned against the tree trunk, his gaze vicious.

"Sooner or later..."

"I'll get my revenge."

He replayed the battle just now over and over in his mind. He was a dignified thirty-seventh-rank Soul Elder, with the Evil Eye White Tiger martial soul. That woman...

Dai Mubai narrowed his strange, twin pupils.

"And what exactly is her relationship with the Zhu Family?"

The Nether Civet was the inherited martial soul of the Zhu Family of the Star Luo Empire. Was it possible for people from other places to possess this martial soul?

Perhaps it was, but... at least Dai Mubai had never seen it.

So Dai Mubai still connected Wu Siduo with the Zhu Family. Their martial souls were the same; their relationship definitely was not shallow.

And just what the hell was that pirated Shrek Academy?

The more Dai Mubai thought about it, the more irritated he became. He shook his head hard, as if trying to throw all these messy thoughts out.

Ma Hongjun secretly glanced at him and spoke cautiously.

"Boss Dai, do you think... we should have Teacher Zhao make a move?"

Dai Mubai looked at him.

Ma Hongjun counted on his fingers.

"Teacher Zhao is a Soul Sage, after all. In a little place like this, he can basically do whatever he wants. If we have him go across and deal with that little woman, wouldn't it be easy? He could tear down that crappy door in one move!"

Dai Mubai was silent for a while.

Then he shook his head.

"No."

"Why not?"

Ma Hongjun grew anxious.

"So we just take that beating for nothing?"

"Are you stupid?"

Dai Mubai glared at him.

"If we ask Teacher Zhao to make a move, isn't that the same as telling him the two of us couldn't beat one little girl even two against one?"

Ma Hongjun opened his mouth, but no words came out.

Dai Mubai took a deep breath, his tone dark.

"And besides... that knockoff Shrek Academy dared to set up right across from us, and they even chose the day before enrollment to hang up their sign. It's obvious they're here to steal our business. For a provocation like this, there's no need for us to go looking for anyone. They'll naturally pay the price."

"Boss Dai, you mean..."

"Tomorrow is enrollment day."

A cold curve tugged at the corner of Dai Mubai's mouth.

"When the time comes, Dean Flender and Teacher Zhao will both be there. I'd like to see what that knockoff academy can use to compete with us."

Ma Hongjun thought about it and felt it made sense, then nodded hard.

"That's right! Once the dean and the others make their move tomorrow, let's see if they still dare to act so arrogant!"

He climbed up from the ground and patted the dust off his backside.

"Xiao Ao doesn't seem to be here. Come on, Boss Dai, let's put on some medicine first. These injuries hurt like hell."

The two of them limped into the dormitory. Ma Hongjun dug out a small porcelain bottle filled with low-grade wound medicine. Flender was stingy; even the medicine he bought was the cheapest kind.

The two helped each other smear it onto their wounds. The instant the powder was sprinkled on, that sharp sting made Dai Mubai suck in a cold breath, while Ma Hongjun nearly burst into tears.

"Hiss—go easy, easy, easy!"

"Don't move! Can you reach your own back?"

"My arms are short!"

After fussing around for quite a while, they finally managed to apply it everywhere it needed to go.

Dai Mubai picked up a small bronze mirror and looked at the scar on his chest left by Nether Slash. Even with medicine applied, it still looked horrifying.

He frowned, put down the mirror, then stood and walked outside.

Ma Hongjun froze for a moment.

"Boss Dai, where are you going?"

Dai Mubai did not even look back.

"To find that pair of twins, of course. The appointment's already made. Can't let it go to waste."

Ma Hongjun's eyes nearly popped out.

"Huh?!"

"Boss Dai, aren't you way too amazing? You're covered in wounds and you're still going to find the twins?"

Dai Mubai snorted and patted his clothes, which were still more or less intact.

"What's that matter? A real man doesn't care about shedding a little blood."

He puffed out his chest and strode forward, his steps steady and powerful. He really did look like nothing had happened.

Ma Hongjun stood behind him, his eyes full of little stars.

"Boss Dai really is Boss Dai! Too strong! When will I ever be as fierce as Boss Dai?"

Dai Mubai held his head high and his chest out, but after taking a few more steps, he still sucked in a cold breath.

"Hiss—"

The pain made the veins on his forehead throb. He hurriedly braced himself against the nearby wall, bent over, and panted for a long while before recovering.

"...That fucking hurts."

He cursed under his breath, then gritted his teeth and continued walking toward Rose Hotel, one step at a time.

[Detected an increase in key figure Dai Mubai's recognition of Shrek Academy as a monster academy!]

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[Detected an increase in key figure Ma Hongjun's recognition of Shrek Academy as a monster academy!]

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