Chaos Secret Realm

"Ahem... let go of me!"

Liu Kun's eyes went wide as he struggled desperately.

"Sharingan!"

Zhou Fan immediately cast Genjutsu on him.

"Aaargh!"

Within the Genjutsu, Zhou Fan made Liu Kun see the terrifying scene he least wanted to face.

It scared him into howling hysterically on the spot.

[Fear from Liu Kun +500]

[Terror from Liu Kun +500]

"That many Emotion Points? Looks like he really is scared."

Zhou Fan tossed Liu Kun onto the ground, leaving him to savor the taste of fear inside the Genjutsu a little longer.

Liu Kun lay sprawled on the ground.

His body twitched from time to time.

His eyes rolled back, and drool streamed from the corners of his mouth.

He looked utterly broken.

This defeat CG... was something else.

The water vapor around them gradually dissipated.

Most of Liu Kun's lackeys were also on the ground, groaning nonstop.

Not one of them could put up a fight.

Zhou Fan left them behind and headed out of the city.

All that remained were the stunned spectators around them.

Zhou Fan had gone out of the city purely to hunt monsters this time, without starting a livestream.

Streaming once in a while was enough.

It wasn't as if he really intended to launch a career as a streamer.

He couldn't keep doing Mutant Beast challenges either, or his audience would become harder to excite, and the results would get worse and worse.

Doing one every so often was plenty.

After a day of hunting outside, Zhou Fan had killed another dozen or so Mutant Beasts and reaped a rich haul.

Once home, he ate dinner, took a shower, and went to bed.

He got up early the next morning, ate breakfast, and prepared to head out.

But the moment he opened the door, a smiling face as wrinkled as old tree bark appeared right in front of him.

"Holy shit!"

Zhou Fan jumped in fright and threw a punch.

"Ow, fuck!"

The other man immediately crouched down, clutching his nose in pain.

"What kind of monster are you? Take another hit!"

"Zhou Fan, it's me! Your principal!" the man hurriedly called out.

"Principal?"

Zhou Fan stopped his fist in midair and finally got a clear look at the man.

It was Wang Daochuan!

"Principal, why were you standing silently outside my door? I thought someone had come to break in and have their way with me."

Zhou Fan hurriedly helped Wang Daochuan up.

"I was just about to knock. Who knew you'd suddenly open the door and punch me without a word?" Wang Daochuan clutched his nose, his face contorted with pain.

That punch had nearly disfigured his handsome old face.

"Ahem... mainly, your face was just too scary back there, Principal. It was a reflex, just a reflex."

"Anyway, Principal, what brings you here all of a sudden?" Zhou Fan hurriedly changed the subject.

"I need you for something. Come with me."

"Couldn't you have sent someone else, or just messaged me? Why come tell me in person?"

"I happened to be passing by, so I came up. If I'd known I'd get punched for coming to see you, I wouldn't have bothered."

Zhou Fan looked awkward. "Still, I didn't expect your reactions to be so slow, Principal. You couldn't even dodge my punch."

"Hm?" Wang Daochuan immediately turned to look at him.

"What's that supposed to mean? Are you mocking me for being weak?"

"How about I spar with you?"

"No, no, of course that's not what I meant." Zhou Fan hurriedly shut his mouth.

Wang Daochuan gave a light snort and let it slide.

The two returned to school.

"By the way, Principal, don't you have to teach the students today?"

"Teaching students is the teachers' responsibility. Besides, apart from you and Qianqian, the rest of those useless brats aren't worthy of having me teach them personally," Wang Daochuan said.

He was the principal, after all!

Not just anyone deserved lessons from him.

"Right, Principal, what did you need me for?"

"You'll find out in a moment."

The two arrived at the principal's office.

Only after stepping inside did Zhou Fan notice someone else in the room-Lin Qianqian!

She was here too.

It had been a few days since Zhou Fan had last seen Lin Qianqian.

She wore a short cape over a white shirt, paired with a gray-blue miniskirt.

She stood quietly to one side, like a snow lotus in bloom.

Zhou Fan gave her a casual once-over.

He had to admit that Lin Qianqian's looks were beyond reproach.

Her face was exquisitely beautiful, flawless and ethereal.

Her breasts were just the right size, rounded and firm.

Her waist was gracefully curved, slender enough to encircle with his hands.

Her legs were fair and long, perfectly proportioned.

He couldn't find a single flaw.

If Zhou Fan absolutely had to find something to criticize...

It was that Lin Qianqian's long legs were bare, which was a bit of a shame.

If those legs were clad in black stockings...

Damn, I don't dare imagine how lethal that would be!

"Xixi, Zhou Fan, what level are you two now?" Wang Daochuan asked.

"I reached First Tier, four stars last night," Lin Qianqian replied calmly.

"Zhou Fan, what about you?"

"I'm also First Tier, four stars," Zhou Fan said.

He had only reached First Tier, four stars the night before last.

Beside him, Lin Qianqian glanced at him out of the corner of her eye, slightly surprised.

This guy... he's reached First Tier, four stars too?

Interesting.

Only someone like him is worthy of being my benchmark!

If she could crush Zhou Fan effortlessly, it would take some of the fun out of it for her.

Only a victory over an evenly matched opponent would bring the greatest sense of accomplishment!

"Good, good. I knew neither of you would disappoint me," Wang Daochuan said with a chuckle.

"Then let's get down to business."

"Do you know about the Southern District Esper Bureau?"

Zhou Fan and Lin Qianqian nodded.

"The Southern District Esper Bureau is the strongest Esper organization in our Southern District, and it's also our school's direct superior."

"Recently, the Esper Bureau discovered a 'Chaos Secret Realm' near our Tianhai City. They've sent people to investigate."

"A Chaos Secret Realm?" This was Zhou Fan's first time hearing the term.

"A Chaos Secret Realm is a breeding ground for Mutant Beasts. Without intervention, it will eventually spawn a Beast King-level Mutant Beast that wreaks havoc on the world."

"And this Chaos Secret Realm is right near our Skysea City. If we don't eradicate it, it will eventually pose an enormous threat to our city."

"So we have to destroy the entire secret realm before the Beast King is born!"

"The Esper Bureau asked me to choose two people to help."

"In other words, I want you two to defeat the Beast King!" Wang Daochuan looked at them solemnly.

The office fell silent.

After a while, Zhou Fan finally spoke.

"Principal, you're giving us way too much credit."

"We're only First Tier, four stars, and you want us to eliminate the Beast King inside the Chaos Secret Realm?"

"You're kidding, right?"

"Besides, the Esper Bureau's people are already here. Why would they need our help?"

How could the two of them possibly be qualified to fight a Beast King?

Wang Daochuan explained, "The Beast King inside the secret realm is still incubating, which has caused the realm to develop a special protective mechanism. Only Espers below the second tier can enter."

"The Esper Bureau's people can't get in, so we can only rely on you."