Chapter 165 | The Otherworld Journey That Starts From a Slime

Looking at the members of Class Two led by Gajeel, Zhang Ye raised an eyebrow.

Why was Class Two here?

The students of Class One also gathered around, standing behind Zhang Ye.

“To what do we owe the pleasure of Class Two's visit?” Zhang Ye asked with a smile.

“It’s nothing, really. We just came to check out Class One’s training environment,” Gajeel shrugged, a look of contempt on his face. “Seeing it today, it’s certainly... remarkable.”

“A place like this seems perfect for playing hide-and-seek, doesn’t it?”

“Hahaha!” The group of Class Two students immediately burst into laughter.

The students of Class One frowned.

It was obvious these guys were here to pick a fight.

Although Class One’s training ground was a forest combat field, after these days of training, they had come to feel that this place was better than those fully equipped training grounds. They couldn't stand seeing the Class Two students belittling their own training site.

A few hot-tempered students were already prepared to step forward and argue.

However, Zhang Ye suddenly reached out his hand to stop them. The students were stunned for a moment, but they still held back their anger.

This showed Zhang Ye’s prestige within Class One.

Basically, no one dared to disobey him.

Meanwhile, Paige, who was in the Class Two group, quickly sent a mana transmission to Zhang Ye.

“I’m sorry, Mentor. I couldn't stop them...”

Zhang Ye replied nonchalantly, “It’s fine. Just watch how I handle them.”

Zhang Ye then looked at Gajeel and chuckled. “Heh, you actually guessed right. We usually do play hide-and-seek here. Want to give it a try?”

Gajeel chuckled in response. “No thanks. That kind of childish game isn't for us.”

Zhang Ye feigned confusion. “Is that so? Do little kids play hide-and-seek with Tier Nine Golems?”

The group from Class Two was instantly stunned.

What the heck?

Hide-and-seek with Tier Nine Golems?

Before they could even process their confusion, Zhang Ye snapped his fingers. A hundred Tier Nine Golems appeared in the surrounding area, standing in neat rows. The ten golems at the front were even at Tier Ten!

The Class Two crowd was shocked.

During their usual combat classes, Leona also had everyone practice against golems. Not only that, there were team battle requirements later on, asking students to team up and challenge a Tier Ten Golem.

The combat power of a Tier Ten Golem was on a completely different level compared to Tier Nine. A group of students would often be beaten to a pulp by just ten Tier Ten Golems.

Only Zhang Ye and his group could still manage to cope.

In the end, Leona had simply handed the golems over to Zhang Ye for him to control.

Controlling the golems was simple; one only needed to connect with their cores. Once an order was given, the golems would move on their own. With Zhang Ye’s power, he was fully capable of managing a hundred Tier Nine Golems or ten Tier Ten Golems.

Looking at the tall, imposing golems, the faces of the Class Two students turned pale.

Holy crap!

That many golems?!

You had to realize that Class Two only had fifty Tier Nine Golems provided for auxiliary training. Here, there were a hundred, plus ten Tier Ten Golems?!

What they didn't know was that for Lina’s sake, the Lionheart Empire had directly donated two thousand golems to All Souls Academy, specifically entrusting them to Leona. That was why Class One had so many golems for their cultivation.

It was all thanks to the little rich girl, Lina.

Other students, even if they were from some imperial royal family, wouldn't be pampered by their empire to such an extent.

Thus, they didn't have such “privileges.”

“We usually play hide-and-seek with them. It gets pretty nasty if you get caught,” Zhang Ye said with a slight shake of his head and a smile. “Fortunately, we can basically beat them now.”

“So, how about it? Want to give it a try?”

“After all, this is just a childish game. You wouldn't be unable to play it, would you?”

The faces of the Class Two students turned a sickly shade of green.

A hundred Tier Nine Golems plus ten Tier Ten Golems would beat the crap out of them. Play?!

Play my foot!

Gajeel’s expression was also unsightly.

Clearly, he had shot himself in the foot.

But if they didn't play, their momentum would be completely crushed.

For a moment, they seemed somewhat at a loss.

Seeing this, the students of Class One felt immensely satisfied.

Who were they looking down on?

“A perfect place for hide-and-seek”?

Now that you’re invited to play, why don’t you dare?!

You’ve really stepped in it now!

As expected of the Class Monitor!

“We aren't here to play games,” Gajeel finally said.

He had no choice. Losing face was better than being beaten to a pulp...

“Is that so? That’s really a shame,” Zhang Ye said with a look of regret, then put away the golems.

Without the oppressive pressure of the golems, the Class Two students immediately breathed a sigh of relief, though they now looked at the Class One students with wariness.

Originally, they had mocked Class One in their hearts for having a forest as a training ground, but now it seemed that wasn't the case at all!

To have over a hundred golems for training—they didn't even have that kind of treatment!

Moreover, according to Zhang Ye, they could even “play” with these golems. Although they were a bit skeptical, if it were true, how powerful must the Class One students be?

Gajeel looked at Zhang Ye and said coldly, “I came here today to deliver a challenge.”

“A challenge?” Zhang Ye asked, somewhat puzzled.

“The Monthly Test at the end of the month,” Gajeel stated directly. “How about a wager?”

“Let’s hear it,” Zhang Ye said.

“In the Monthly Test, we compare the two classes. Whichever class has the smaller sum of their students' rankings wins.”

“The winning side gets half of the points from every member of the losing side. How about it?”

Zhang Ye thought it sounded interesting, but he still asked, “Private wagers between students are fine, but for a wager involving the entire class, doesn't your mentor care?”

“Heh,” Gajeel sneered. “Our mentor said that this world is full of competition, the law of the jungle where the strong prey on the weak. This wager itself is a form of competition, so she agreed to our plan. As long as your Class One agrees, it’s a deal.”

“I see.” Zhang Ye nodded and turned to ask the others, “What do you all think? Do we agree?”

“I agree! Why wouldn't I? It’s a good thing if someone wants to hand us points!” Connor said.

“I agree too! They have the nerve to come to our territory and challenge us; if we don't show them who’s boss, they’ll never learn!” Kaya said, waving her small fist.

“I agree. If someone wants to give us points, it’d be a waste not to take them. Our Class One isn't afraid of them!” Renomon added excitedly.

“We’ll do whatever Ye-ge says!” Lina followed.

Seeing that everyone chose to agree, Zhang Ye also nodded.

As for Leona’s side, he didn't even need to think to know what choice that martial-obsessed beauty would make.

“Alright then.” Zhang Ye looked at Gajeel and nodded.

Gajeel immediately broke into a smile, but before he could laugh out loud, he heard Zhang Ye speak again.

“But this wager seems a bit unbalanced.”

“How is it unbalanced?” Gajeel asked.

Zhang Ye looked at the Class Two group calmly and asked, “Do you... even have that many points?”

“What do you mean?” Gajeel’s voice instantly turned cold.

Zhang Ye shrugged. “I don't mean anything else. It’s just that if we add up all our class's points, it’s so much more than your Class Two. If we both wager half our points, we’re at a huge disadvantage.”

“The top five freshmen are all in our class. A-Nan’s points alone are probably more than ten of yours combined.”

“Do you have enough points to match us?” Zhang Ye looked at the Class Two group with an innocent face. “You should know that since it’s a bet, you should at least put up a stake of equal value, right?”

The Class Two students immediately felt they were being looked down upon, but... damn it, he actually had a point!

Gajeel gave a cold laugh. “You don't need to worry about that.”

“The guild I’m in can provide points to fill the gap.”

“Besides, you’re bound to lose anyway, so why care how many points you can get?”

His words were filled with contempt and confidence.

Zhang Ye laughed loudly. “Well, that’s great then!”

Everyone was stunned.

What’s so great about it?

The next moment, they heard Zhang Ye say, “Adding up all our class's points, it should be around three million. So, you’ll also need to put up three million for the bet.”