He Only Killed a King Slime

Luo Feng had been miserable these past few days. He had originally planned to cause trouble for Lin Yu and Zhu Fugui after the Awakening Ritual, but who would have thought that Zhu Fugui had an S-rank talent while Lin Yu had an unknown-grade golden talent? Although he had awakened a B-rank talent himself, it was nothing compared to theirs. Causing them trouble? He would be lucky if they did not come looking for trouble with him.

So these past few days, he had gone out of his way to avoid Lin Yu and the others, terrified of running into them. Yet the entire school had been discussing Lin Yu's talent, and the principal and teachers had clearly been treating Lin Yu differently. The resentment in his heart had only grown stronger, and this time, he could not hold it back and blurted out a sarcastic remark.

But Luo Feng regretted speaking the moment he opened his mouth. Especially when he saw Lin Yu looking at him with that calm gaze, his heart skipped a beat. I already decided not to provoke them, so why couldn't I keep my mouth shut?!

"Luo Feng, you want to spar? Come on, Fat Master will keep you company. Fat Master hasn't had his fill yet!"

Zhu Fugui's eyes lit up when he heard Luo Feng speak. If you had not jumped out, Fat Master would have nearly forgotten about you. And you still dared to pick a fight!

"Zhu Fugui, don't think I'm afraid of you. So what if you have an S-rank talent? If you've got the guts, go bully magical beasts!"

By this point, Luo Feng could only force himself to reply.

"Heh. I just want to bully you. What are you going to do about it?"

Zhu Fugui said disdainfully.

"You..."

"Enough, Fatty. Don't lower yourself to his level. Boring."

Lin Yu tugged on Fatty, stopping him from continuing the argument. Honestly, he truly did not think much of Luo Feng now.

"Tch, consider yourself lucky. I won't waste my time on you!"

Luo Feng's expression was extremely ugly, but this time he forcibly held himself back from retorting. Doing something stupid once was enough. If they really set their sights on him, he would be doomed!

"Teacher, may I ask about Lin Yu's results?"

A voice suddenly rang out loudly. Lin Yu looked over and saw Yu Sisi giving him a playful wink. Lin Yu helplessly rolled his eyes. He did not think there was anything worth showing off about it. It was only a low-level magical beast.

Seeing all the students below staring at him curiously, Lin Yizhong cleared his throat.

"Since you're all curious, I'll tell you. This time, student Lin Yu only killed one Slime, but it was a peak second-stage King Slime!"

Luo Feng had already perked up his ears when Yu Sisi asked the question. When he heard that Lin Yu had only killed one Slime, his eyes immediately lit up. But the words "peak second-stage King Slime" that followed stunned him completely!

"That's impossible! Peak second stage? How did he do that? How is he so strong?"

Luo Feng was filled with disbelief. Thinking of the mockery he had just made, his face burned with embarrassment. Damn it, so he really was the clown. Lin Yu's results had not been included in the rankings because they were not even on the same level.

"Cough... What a monster!"

Luo Feng sighed. This time, he completely gave up any thought of competing with Lin Yu. How was he supposed to compete? There was simply no comparison!

Lin Yizhong's words also caused a complete uproar among the students. They had all seen Lin Yu's performance during the Awakening Ritual, but they had all been ordinary people then and had no real concept of what it meant.

But today, the students had personally encountered magical beasts and gained a more direct understanding of their strength. In short, the higher a magical beast's level, the stronger it was.

Most newly awakened students only possessed Level 1 strength. They could handle Level 1 magical beasts with ease, Level 2 ones were somewhat difficult, and they needed to form teams to kill Level 3 ones.

So when they heard that Lin Yu had killed a peak second-stage King Slime, their first reaction was disbelief. Was this a joke? That was second stage, not Level 2. They had all just awakened, so why was he so absurdly outstanding?

Yet the news had come from a teacher's mouth, leaving them no choice but to believe it.

"My god, I had a hard time even fighting a Level 2 magical beast, while he's already killed a second-stage King Slime!"

"Hehe. Our group of six only managed to take down a Level 3 Slime together. Compared to that, why do we seem so useless?!"

"Brother, don't worry, you're not the only one who feels that way! Sigh! We all went through nine years of compulsory education, so why does it feel like his was different from ours? How is he so outstanding?"

"Handsome and strong, he's totally male-lead material! I want to be his girlfriend!!"

"Miss, wake up. That's a man you can't have!"

"Who says so? With this young lady's beauty, I think we'd make a pretty good match!"

"..."

The many boys nearby looked at the girl, whose weight seemed comparable to Fatty Zhu's, gazing lovingly at Lin Yu. They silently edged farther away and shuddered violently, suddenly feeling a little sympathy for Lin Yu.

"Alright, students. The trial is over. Take a short rest first. Later, just as when we came, board the buses in an orderly manner and return to school!"

After Lin Yizhong finished speaking, he quickly headed toward the guard station beside the secret realm with several teachers.

"Principal, all the students have come out!"

Lin Yizhong entered the guard station and spoke to the old principal sitting in a chair.

"Mhm. Did any of you notice anything unusual while you were in the secret realm?"

The old principal nodded first, then asked.

The teachers looked at one another, not knowing what had happened. They exchanged puzzled glances before all shaking their heads.

"Principal, did something happen in the secret realm?"

One of the teachers could not help asking. The trial ending early, along with the principal's strange question now, all indicated that some unknown change might have occurred in the secret realm.

"Teacher Lin, tell everyone what happened!"

"Alright! This is what happened..."

Lin Yizhong then briefly explained the situation with the King Slime.

"Principal, could that King Slime have simply been an accident? Maybe it isn't as serious as we think?"

"It's better to be safe than sorry. If something really happens, it will be too late. Teacher Xu and Teacher Wang will stay behind with Teacher Zhu to investigate the secret realm. Find out as soon as possible whether there is any special situation!"

"Alright!"

The Teacher Xu and Teacher Wang mentioned by the old principal answered at once. They could also sense the seriousness of the matter and agreed without any nonsense.

"As for the teachers whose names were not called, take the students back first!"

"Alright!"

"Mhm, that's all for now!"

After all the teachers had left, the old principal fell into deep thought. He had a feeling that this matter was not simple. He picked up his phone and dialed a number.

"Old Fang, I need to tell you something..."

The old principal explained the situation to Fang Tianhai over the phone.

"Old Fang, I think it's necessary to investigate the secret realms around Banyan City. This matter isn't simple!"

Fang Tianhai's expression on the other end of the phone also became somewhat grave. He believed that Murong Hongchen would not sound an alarm without reason.

"Mhm. Investigate things on your end first. Report to me immediately if anything comes up. I'll report this matter to Prefect Cao first."

"Alright!"

After Fang Tianhai hung up, he immediately called Cao Yiming.

"Prefect Cao! There are some things I need to tell you!"

Fang Tianhai then rattled off the situation, and Cao Yiming promptly decided to send people to investigate every secret realm!

"By the way, didn't you go speak to Commander Huang about Lin Yu? How did it go?"

"Commander Huang will personally come over in a couple of days. We'll know then!"

"Commander Huang is coming personally? It seems Lin Yu's awakening will soon completely alarm the higher-ups!"

"Mhm! Alright! You should also send people to thoroughly inspect the secret realms under the Ministry of Education. If something really happens, we can respond in time!"

Fang Tianhai nodded, then hung up.

"Cough... These are troubled times indeed!"