108: Take Kurosawa back to the academy

"This... what's going on?"

Jiang Banxia looked at the several people lying on the ground, spitting blood, somewhat stunned, almost losing her ability to think.

The Consultant shook his head and said with a slight smile, "Let's go out first, I'll explain to you later."

"But they..."

Jiang Banxia looked at Zhang Rui and the others, her expression somewhat hesitant.

The Consultant thought Jiang Banxia was worried about them and was about to speak when Jiang Banxia looked at him and said, "Should we finish them off before we leave?"

"...Uh."

The Consultant lightly coughed, speechless at his overthinking. "Don't mind them, let's go. They're already crippled."

"Oh, okay..."

Jiang Banxia was obedient. She ran to a corner, picked something up from the ground, and then returned to the Consultant's side, even deliberately stepping on Zhang Rui on the way.

Jiang Banxia grabbed the Consultant's wrist. "Alright, Brother Gu, let's go!"

The Consultant glanced at what she picked up; it seemed to be a magical beast crystal core, but before he could clearly see it with his system's ability, Jiang Banxia had already put it into her space ring.

Jiang Banxia seemed to be intentionally hiding something, and the Consultant wasn't in the mood to bother with it.

He nodded and walked towards the Black God Grotto entrance with Jiang Banxia. In a place where no one could see, the Consultant subtly flicked his hand.

A small black snake slid down his wrist and onto the ground.

Until the Consultant disappeared, Black Marsh looked at Zhang Rui and excitedly flicked its tongue.

Zhang Rui and the others didn't have the strength to stand up, nor did they notice the black snake's presence. They just kept struggling to get up, their faces filled with terror.

"Cough, cough... This Consultant... why is he so powerful?"

Their injuries weren't fatal, but since their four-person team had no support-type professions, they couldn't easily leave this place for a while.

At this moment, Black Marsh had slowly crawled to their side, scanning each of them, seemingly deciding whom to start with.

Zhang Rui finally noticed Black Marsh. "Go away, go away, get lost! Where did this worm come from?! Get lost, or I'll chop you up with my knife!"

Zhang Rui irritably cursed at Black Marsh, but Black Marsh didn't leave; instead, it smiled.

A snake smiling... such a scene was unimaginable.

When Zhang Rui and the others noticed, they instantly fell silent, their minds blank.

And then, Black Marsh not only smiled but also let out a laugh: "Hehehe, alright, a bunch of scumbags dare to curse at me?"

"Don't worry, I'll swallow you into my belly, foot by foot!"

After Black Marsh finished speaking, it began to sway its body. With a gust of demonic wind, its body suddenly transformed into dozens of meters in size!

Seeing Black Marsh in this form, Zhang Rui and the others momentarily even forgot their fear. It wasn't until Zhang Rui was the first to be swallowed into Black Marsh's belly that a terrifying scream echoed from within the Black God Grotto!

"What was that sound?"

Jiang Banxia had just crossed the Scarlet Marsh outside the Black God Grotto with the Slime's 'help,' and she turned her head to look, puzzled by the scream.

The Consultant, of course, also heard the tragic cry, but he smiled calmly, placed the Slime on his head, and casually replied, "Nothing, maybe those few couldn't hold on anymore?"

Jiang Banxia obviously pouted when she heard this explanation, muttering, "Tsk, if it weren't for... oh, never mind!"

The Consultant was listening for Jiang Banxia's next sentence, but then Jiang Banxia hugged his arm and, once again, put on a feigned sweet voice, "Thank you for saving me, Brother Gu, you're amazing!"

"…"

The Consultant found Jiang Banxia's abnormal behavior a bit hard to accept, but over time, he had gotten used to it.

"You're welcome."

He calmly withdrew his arm and walked towards the way they came.

Jiang Banxia curiously caught up, "Brother Gu, how do I feel like your stamina is much better than before?"

"Uh, it's probably an illusion."

The Consultant currently didn't want to expose the fact that he had subdued Black Marsh. An Eighth-Order Magical Beast would be difficult to explain and would inevitably cause trouble.

Fortunately, Jiang Banxia didn't pay attention, only thinking that she was a bit tired, and then followed the Consultant's footsteps.

At the same time, a black shadow flashed behind the two, like a bolt of lightning, climbing up the Consultant's trouser leg, burrowing into his clothes, and finally coiling around his right arm.

The Consultant, of course, knew this was Black Marsh returning, but he showed no reaction on the surface. After a slight pause, he continued towards the academy as if nothing had happened.

All the way back to Dragon County Academy, Jiang Banxia bid him farewell before the Consultant could even speak.

The Consultant was happy to see it, as he still had things to do.

Few students passed through the academy at night; it was very quiet, so the Consultant was a little bolder.

"Come out."

He raised his hand and shook it slightly. With a cold touch, a snake's head emerged from his sleeve.

In the pitch-black night, a pair of snake eyes were colder than the night, flickering with a sinister glow, silently surveying the surroundings.

"Heh, I didn't expect that after so long, your human aesthetics are still as bad!"

If you dislike it so much, then don't look. Your eagerly extended tongue has already exposed your excited inner self.

The Consultant grumbled inwardly, but of course, he didn't say it out loud.

The Consultant didn't exactly dislike this garrulous black snake.

Moreover, this was an Eighth-Order Magical Beast. If he could establish a good relationship with it, he might even gain some benefits.

So, for the next while, the Consultant intentionally took Black Marsh for a stroll around the academy.

"Human, what is that building?!"

"A restroom."

"What's that? Hey, let's go over there, let's look over there!"

"That's the girls' dormitory."

"Tsk, why do you humans even have separate dormitories for males and females?"

"…"

Due to their differing understandings, the Consultant spent a lot of effort explaining various common sense things along the way.

Unfortunately, Black Marsh's personality remained as arrogant as ever.

"Alright, alright, you humans are still as boring as ever!"

"Do you know humans well?" The Consultant asked curiously.