17: Chapter 17 Shine My Shoes! (Speaking with a Mandarin accent)

Chen Lin rampaged through the beast pack!

There were no fancy moves, just the most simple and unadorned punches and kicks.

Yet every punch and kick carried explosive power!

Those Second-tier Exotic Beasts that made ordinary martial artists' scalps tingle with fear were like paper-mache in his hands!

Knocking them down with a single punch like toddlers!

"This... what the f*ck..." Ye Huang's lips trembled, and he even let a curse slip.

The people around him covered their mouths, their jaws nearly dropping in shock!

There was no helping it—the battlefield below had completely transformed!

In just a few seconds, numerous wounds appeared on Chen Lin's body, but he only fought with greater and greater courage.

His cultivation realm had even risen to Condensing Nucleus Tier 3!

Meanwhile, those seventy exotic beasts went from roaring in anger at the beginning to, now...

...having clear, innocent eyes as they fled in panic.

The moment Chen Lin swung his fist, it almost literally scared the crap out of the exotic beasts.

They had never seen such a ferocious human before.

He was like a f*cking Demon Pill.

Especially when he smiled—"Jie jie jie."

Anyone who didn't know better would think the ultimate arch-villain had arrived.

They really couldn't hold it together!

...

Meanwhile, outside the catacombs.

Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo waited and waited, but he just couldn't shake an uneasy feeling.

His heart felt heavy, and his eyelids wouldn't stop twitching.

"How are Ye Huang and the others doing?"

"Why hasn't there been any news?"

"Nothing bad could have happened, right?"

Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo muttered to himself.

Logically speaking, this catacomb wasn't very dangerous, containing only Second-tier Exotic Beasts. If Ye Huang and the others stuck together, it would be hard for anything to go wrong!

But he was afraid they wouldn't stick together!

Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo knew all too well the fate of those who ended up alone when venturing into dangerous places in this high-martial world!

He was truly afraid that Ye Huang and the others would act individualistically and split up to explore the catacombs!

"No, I have to make a call! Otherwise, I won't be able to put my mind at ease."

Having made up his mind, Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo immediately dialed Ye Huang's number.

...

At the center of the battlefield, boom!!!

With another punch, a massive Mastiff Beast was smashed directly into the ground, its limbs twitching as its eyes gradually glazed over.

Chen Lin was covered in blood, with at least a dozen wounds on his body, the deepest of which even exposed his ribs.

But he didn't care at all.

Instead, he grew more and more excited as he fought!

"Come on! Weren't you guys pretty fierce just now?"

Chen Lin grinned, his mouth full of blood. Coupled with his "jie jie jie" laughter, he looked exactly like an Asura crawling out of hell.

The surrounding exotic beasts took a collective step back.

They were terrified.

Truly terrified.

These Second-tier Exotic Beasts had dominated this ruin for so many years, but when had they ever seen such a human?

This f*cker wasn't human at all!

He was a monster!

A monster in human skin!

"Awoo—"

An exceptionally massive Mastiff Beast King charged out from the depths of the ruins. Its scales gleamed with a dark-gold luster, and its aura was more than a cut above that of an ordinary Mastiff Beast.

Ninghe Realm Level 5!

Ye Huang's face changed drastically. "Chen Lin, watch out! That's the Mastiff Beast King! Ninghe Realm Level 5!"

No sooner had he spoken than the Mastiff Beast King pounced right in front of Chen Lin.

Its bloody maw opened wide, a foul, metallic stench blowing into his face!

And then—

Bang!!!

Chen Lin delivered an uppercut, solidly smashing it into the Mastiff Beast King's chin.

The Mastiff Beast King's massive body was forcibly knocked into the air!

"Whimper???"

The Mastiff Beast King was completely dumbfounded.

The pounce it took so much pride in was broken just like that?

Before it could even react, Chen Lin grabbed its hind leg and slammed it fiercely into the ground!

Boom!!!

The ground cracked!

Dust and smoke billowed everywhere!

"Do you submit?" Chen Lin rode on the Mastiff Beast King, raining down punch after punch.

Bang!

"Do you submit!"

Bang!

"Do you submit!!"

Bang!!

The Mastiff Beast King went from roaring in anger at first, to whimpering in terror, and finally stopped moving altogether.

But Chen Lin still didn't stop.

One punch.

Two punches.

Three punches.

...

Until the system notification rang out.

[Ding! Detected that the Mastiff Beast King was excessively frightened. Fright Value +521]

[Ding! Detected that sixty-three surrounding exotic beasts have collectively broken down. Fright Value +2378]

[Current Total Emotion Value: 2911]

Only then did Chen Lin stop in satisfaction, standing up from the thoroughly dead Mastiff Beast King.

He looked up.

The surrounding exotic beasts were all huddled in the corners of the ruins, trembling.

Some of the more cowardly ones had even prostrated themselves on the ground, their front paws covering their heads, tails tucked tightly between their legs.

They looked exactly like Huskies being scolded by their owners for doing something wrong.

Is that it?

Chen Lin raised his hands and chopped, cutting all the way from the Southern Heavenly Gate to Causeway Bay, and from Causeway Bay to the Sanwei Study Room.

After seven-times-seven, forty-nine punches, the exotic beasts on the scene had completely lost all their temper!

Most were dead or injured!

Chen Lin stood in place, covered in blood, with arcs of electricity still crackling across his body.

He turned his head to look at Ye Huang and the other eight on the hillside, grinning.

That smile, combined with his blood-covered face, could easily scare a child to tears.

Ye Huang: (⊙ˍ⊙)

Silence.

A deathly silence.

Just then, the phone rang.

"Hello, Instructor Liu?"

"We're fine, everyone is doing great."

"Yes, we're all sticking together. No one is acting individualistically. It's very safe right now."

Ye Huang responded to Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo on the other end of the line.

The latter finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"By the way, where is Chen Lin?"

"What is he doing?"

At these words, the corner of Ye Huang's mouth twitched.

Glancing at Chen Lin, who was laughing "jie jie jie" below, he took a deep breath and said, "Instructor Liu..."

"Chen Lin is currently chasing after seventy-plus exotic beasts, making them shine his leather shoes."

Chief Instructor Liu Jianguo: ???

...

Deep in the catacombs, at the edge of the ruins.

Two sneaky figures hid behind a broken wall, poking their heads out to peer toward the battlefield.

The man was in his thirties, with sharp, monkey-like features and small, bead-like eyes that darted around, exuding a sense of shrewd calculation.

The woman was younger, in her early twenties, with ordinary looks, but her eyes also gleamed with a mercenary light.

They were a brother-and-sister duo who had snuck over.

"Brother, did you check thoroughly? Are those people really just students?"

The woman lowered her voice, asking cautiously.

The man patted his chest with absolute certainty. "Don't worry, your brother checked everything out long ago!"

"Even though they aren't wearing school uniforms, look at their ages. The oldest is only in his early twenties."

"The youngest probably just reached adulthood. If they aren't students, what else could they be?"

"I squatted far away for quite a while earlier and saw them come in from the outside with my own eyes."

"They must be from some Special Training Camp, organized to gain experience in the catacombs."

"These student brats are the juiciest targets!"

The woman's eyes lit up, but she was still a bit worried. "But there are quite a few of them. What if they fight back..."

"Fight back?"

The man sneered. "Sis, use your brain! What do we cultivate? Aura techniques!"

"When we fully unleash our presence, we look just like Shaping Realm big shots!"

"If nothing else, once the two of us stand there..."

"...who would dare to make a move?!"

The more the man spoke, the more excited he became. He rubbed his hands together and said, "Besides, I secretly sneaked a few glances earlier. Those students are seriously fierce."

"They killed a ton of exotic beasts. There are at least forty or fifty lying on the ground!"

"I reckon they can harvest at least twenty-plus beast cores! Maybe even more!"

"Twenty-plus?!" The woman gasped, her eyes instantly shining.

"A single second-tier beast core sells for at least fifty thousand on the market!"

"Twenty of them is a million!"

"If we can get our hands on that..."

"Brother, but will they obediently hand over the beast cores to us?"

The woman was still a little uneasy. "After all, beast cores are so valuable. Why would they give them to outsiders like us?"

"That's where you're lacking experience."

The man smugly adjusted his collar while imparting his wisdom.

"When we go over later, our attitude must be overbearing!"

"Be fierce!"

"Put on a grand front!"

"Just remember this one saying: students fear teachers, and teachers fear big shots!"

"Once we unleash our Shaping Realm aura, we are the big shots!"

"Then we'll just make up some excuse to scare them. For example, illegal hunting in the catacombs, entering without registration, or hoarding strategic resources."

"Just exaggerate as much as possible!"

"These inexperienced students will start trembling the moment they hear about losing academic credits, contacting their parents, informing their teachers, or getting disciplinary demerits."

"Then we'll naturally say we need to confiscate their gains and hand them over to the authorities. Won't it seem completely reasonable?"

"Who would dare to disobey?"

The woman nodded repeatedly as she listened, her eyes full of admiration. "Brother, you really are amazing!"

"You've still got a lot to learn."

The man gave his final instructions. "Remember, your aura must be strong, your gaze fierce, and your tone aggressive!"

"Just follow my lead later. I guarantee we'll have these student brats wrapped around our fingers!"

"Let's go!"

The two exchanged a glance, took a deep breath, put on their arrogant fronts, and walked out from behind the broken wall with a swagger that showed they answered to no one.

They strode toward the direction of Chen Lin and the others.

"You little brats, your big brother is coming!"