Ch. 261 - A Truly Exhausting Gaokao

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"Amen!"

Chen Shu and the other two lowered their heads, made the sign of the cross, and observed a moment of silence for the Light Flame Hound.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

The husky's five fireballs blasted straight into its skull, instantly one-shot killing it!

Immediately after, a massive ice ball shot out, freezing its shattered skull into a block of ice!

Roasted then frozen — fancy!

The Light Flame Hound's defense wasn't strong, and its only defensive skill, [Light Shield], had been sealed. On top of that, the skull was a weak point — naturally, it got one-shotted.

Chen Shu dug the Beast Taming True Pearl out from inside its body, then made a smooth exit.

As for the other ordinary Light Flame Hounds, they had long since fled without a trace.

The three of them resumed searching for powerful fierce beasts. They spent an entire day without finding a single Lord — only three beasts with variant bloodlines.

"Kinda hard to find!"

As night fell, the three pitched their tent at a small hill.

Lord-level fierce beasts were something you could only stumble upon by luck — encountering the Drill Beast Lord at the very start was already an unexpected bonus.

Chen Shu spoke up. "How about we go deeper in?"

"Doesn't mean we'd run into any deeper in either."

Xie Sunan shook his head. "If only we could engineer another coincidence like Frost Canyon."

Xu Xingxing said, "Forget it. Where are we gonna find that many drama-loving Lord-level fierce beasts?"

The Lords at Frost Canyon had been completely wiped out purely because they loved to gather and watch the drama.

"Let's switch things up."

Chen Shu stroked his chin, a thoughtful look appearing in his eyes. "Starting tomorrow, we hunt ordinary fierce beasts!"

Specifically hunting Lords wasn't actually that easy.

Besides, the Winged Caterpillar was only a Level 9 contract spirit — it couldn't necessarily lock onto a Black Iron Lord's location.

"Done!"

The two nodded in agreement.

Their main objective was the Gaokao, after all.

When the exam footage got uploaded, if it was all just videos of them fucking wandering around, wouldn't they instantly be labeled the "Street Loafer Trio"?

Gaokao Day Six.

Atop a hill stood hundreds of giant red rabbits, their eyes bloodshot and savage — Fire Rage Rabbits, a type of fierce beast.

The rabbit horde kept letting out warning snarls, looking distinctly unsettled.

And in front of them was a terrifying giant yellow sphere, staring at them with stupidly cute eyes.

"Awooo!"

On top of the sphere, a husky bounced back and forth, yet somehow kept its balance without falling off.

The two contract spirits were finally showing the faintest hint of teamwork.

And above both of them was a Mutant Thunderbird.

"Old Xie, Xiao Xing, you think we'll get points for this?"

The three of them were munching on sunflower seeds as if on vacation.

With Chen Shu's Black Iron-rank strength, facing ordinary fierce beasts posed no pressure whatsoever.

"Probably. We've done our best. We really couldn't find any Lords..."

Xie Sunan and Xu Xingxing wore helpless expressions. Their contract spirits were support-type, so presumably the graders would take that into account.

"Is being too strong a sin?"

Chen Shu shook his head, wearing the expression of someone lonely at the peak.

"Ahhh! Ahhh! Ahhh!"

Below, the Fire Rage Rabbits wailed continuously as the giant yellow sphere simply ground them into mosaic — a total steamroll.

But the most outrageous thing was.

The husky in the back kept howling at the top of its lungs, its voice even drowning out the rabbits' agonized screams...

This scene made the Fire Rage Rabbits' eyes go red — they felt deeply insulted.

For fuck's sake, it's not even you being slaughtered, what the hell are you screaming that loud for?!

Unfortunately, they couldn't fight back, and eventually began to rout.

The giant yellow sphere charged in again, slaughtering several dozen more.

"Waiting for you to call reinforcements!"

Chen Shu shouted at the top of his lungs, deliberately letting several dozen Fire Rage Rabbits escape.

The Mutant Thunderbird landed, and the husky bounded forward, expertly carrying the Fire Rage Rabbits in its mouth and dropping them into the urea bag.

Over the past few days,

Chen Shu had figured out another one of the husky's traits — it loved to eat.

Urea bag plus good food — its training was now crystal clear and complete.

Chen Shu could now directly command the husky to use its skills.

With his combat experience and insanely precise predictive ability, Chen Shu clearly already possessed proper fighting strength.

"Rabbit meat for dinner. Not bad."

Chen Shu filled two bags and hefted them — about enough to eat.

The Slime's body shrank. After reaching Black Iron rank, its speed had improved dramatically — now equivalent to a Level 9 contract spirit.

The three of them flew in the sky while, below, the Slime and husky combo roamed the land.

"This Gaokao has completely... lost its flavor."

Du Ming watched the leisurely trio chatting on the bird's back. The whole aesthetic felt... off.

This was a goddamn alternate dimension, not some vacation resort!

Every other student was on maximum alert, one slip-up away from fleeing for their lives — and you three were cracking open sunflower seeds?

Nighttime.

"What an exhausting day!"

Chen Shu sighed and stretched his body.

Beside him, the Slime and husky stared at him blankly. Do you have any shame, you bastard?

"Yeah, sitting too long really does a number on you!"

Xie Sunan and Xu Xingxing nodded in deep agreement, and the three began stretching their bodies.

The Mutant Thunderbird and Winged Caterpillar also glanced over, feeling that their masters had been thoroughly corrupted by the Nanjiang Bandit...

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

Seven or eight giant rabbits on the grill kept oozing oil, making mouths water uncontrollably.

"Awooo!"

The husky bounced around in a circle, eyes full of excitement, wanting to pounce straight onto the grill.

But upon spotting the urea bag nearby, it hesitated — and could only bounce back and forth like a dog having a seizure.

"At this rate, the Gaokao is gonna be kind of boring!"

Chen Shu shook his head. "Could it be that the magnificent style of the Nanjiang Bandit simply can't be put on display?"

He pulled off a roasted rabbit, tasted the crispy skin, and felt the fragrance linger in his mouth.

Fierce beast meat — truly extraordinary!

"It's already pretty good. All our battles have been total victories — we're definitely getting bonus points!"

Xu Xingxing and the other guy also gathered around and began enjoying the feast.

The Gaokao graders couldn't possibly mark them down just because they were too relaxed — that would only prove how extraordinary their strength was!

"Out of 250 points, we can get at least 180!"

Xu Xingxing estimated his score based on previous years' gaokao rules.

Adding the potential assessment and academic subjects, that would be 620 points — already hitting the threshold for a prestigious university.

Chen Shu stroked his chin. With his superior strength, his combat score would definitely be even higher.

Although there was no separate rank exam, Black Iron rank provided a certain score bonus in the combat exam.

"Awooo!"

The husky sidled over, staring pitifully at a roasted rabbit, drool continuously streaming down.

"You spineless thing!"

Chen Shu rubbed the dog's head and tossed a Fire Rage Rabbit to it.

"Awoo awoo!"

But the husky pushed it back, while pawing at the grass restlessly, looking thoroughly dissatisfied.

"Damn, you're actually fancy."

Chen Shu's mouth twitched, and he sprinkled various seasonings on the Fire Rage Rabbit.

Only then did the husky let out a satisfied howl and chow down with gusto.