28: The true chosen one

The Consultant watched the other party's panic, sneered, and raised a hand to rub the Slime on his head.

The venom the Slime had just sprayed was one of its skills—Poison Violet Juice.

This move could kill people!

But the Consultant wasn't a great villain; he deliberately controlled the Slime's speed, which gave Zhang Chi just enough time to barely 'dodge' it!

Zuo Dao saw the Consultant cleverly defuse the provocation, grinned, walked a few steps to the Consultant's side, and taunted Zhang Chi:

"Heh heh, why are you running, Zhang Chi?"

Zhang Chi realized his lapse, snorted coldly, regained his previous chilling demeanor, and leered at the Consultant and Zuo Dao, "Very well, you two wastes have formed a team. I'd like to see how you pass the exam this time!"

With that, Zhang Chi turned his head, his expression instantly changing to one of fawning flattery. He looked at Sun Wen and said, "Xiao Wen, don't get too close to this waste. Also, there's still a spot in my team; do you want to join? I can protect you!"

In terms of team composition, a Swordsman and a Priest are indeed a natural combination, but... "No need!"

Sun Wen's face held no smile, her gaze coldly fixed on Zhang Chi, and she moved closer to the Consultant. She said coldly, "I'm also a useless profession; no need for you to worry. The three of us will find others to help!"

Zhang Chi's smile immediately froze upon hearing this.

The lackeys behind him also dared not speak, looking back and forth between the two.

After a long while, Zhang Chi's face flushed red. He glared fiercely at Sun Wen and the Consultant.

"Good, very good. You three like to stick together, so stick tight. Let's see who dares to join you!"

After saying this, Zhang Chi, in front of the Consultant and the others, unreservedly spouted wild words—

"Go, tell everyone participating in this Awakening Exam that if anyone dares to team up with them, I will break their leg during the exam!"

As a Level 13 Swordsman, Zhang Chi's strength could be said to be among the best in this Awakening Exam; he had the confidence to say such words.

As soon as he said this, the lackeys behind him immediately nodded, revealing sly smiles, and went to spread the word.

Zhang Chi then glared fiercely at the Consultant, a sinister smile on his lips, and left without a word.

His threat, to the Consultant, sounded... well, truly childish!

But these words affected Zuo Dao and Sun Wen; their expressions were not good.

"Damn it, that grandson is really vicious. We need to find an opportunity to give him some medicine!"

Zuo Dao watched Zhang Chi's retreating figure and couldn't help but curse.

Sun Wen didn't think that way; she just rationally said, "It's okay, as long as we hurry, we can definitely find other offensive Awakened professions to join us!"

Zuo Dao quickly nodded, "You're right, then let's act quickly!"

There were a hundred students participating in this Awakening Exam, many of whom had already found their team members. The Consultant and his companions could only look for those who were alone.

However, this was not easy.

Not to mention the intimidation spread by Zhang Chi and others, which was enough to make many people avoid the Consultant, but just considering the professions... an Apothecary, a Priest, plus a Beast Tamer with only a Slime.

With three support-type professions in the same team, others simply dared not join.

The three of them, the Consultant, wandered around the venue for a long time, asking many people, but the result was predictable: either they already had a team, or they directly refused their invitation.

Some even not only had no intention of joining them but also wanted to poach from the three of them.

After all, both Zuo Dao and Sun Wen were Level 10.

The importance of a Priest in a team was self-evident, and an Apothecary could also provide various medicinal auxiliary effects.

Only the Consultant was disliked by everyone... until finally, after asking everyone in the entire venue, the three ultimately set their sights on a less familiar person.

It was a boy with long black hair, sitting alone on a stone, holding a short sword, his expression indifferent, like a wandering swordsman.

His name was Zhu Ming, and he was the one who awakened as a Magic Swordsman during the Awakening Ceremony!

Many people had actively extended invitations to him, but Zhu Ming had not joined any team.

There were also others who chose to go solo like him, and these people usually had one characteristic: they were strong enough themselves!

Unknowingly, the Consultant and the two others arrived beside Zhu Ming... [Name: Zhu Ming.]

[Race: Human.]

[Awakened Profession: Magic Swordsman.]

[Level: 18.]

[The system's evaluation of this: The true Chosen One. When yin and yang are in chaos, his demonic blood will stain the azure sky!]

"That's too much!"

The Consultant's mouth twitched as he looked at this evaluation, unable to express his dissatisfaction for a moment.

Even though Zhu Ming's Magic Swordsman level was higher than his, there was no need to praise him so much, right?

While the Consultant was secretly cursing the system for being unfair, Sun Wen had already walked up to Zhu Ming... well, Sun Wen, as the class monitor, was quite beautiful, considered one of the top beauties in the academy.

But even so, Zhu Ming merely lifted his eyelids, his eyes completely devoid of emotion.

"Student Zhu, we wanted to ask you if you'd like to join us?"

Zhu Ming, holding his short sword, emotionlessly swept his gaze over Sun Wen, then looked at Zuo Dao, and finally landed on the Consultant.

And in his eyes, a faint azure, representing magic power, subtly flickered... When he looked at the Consultant, a ripple of emotion flashed in his eyes, but it quickly vanished without a trace.

The Consultant noticed Zhu Ming's momentary expression, but he couldn't tell if it was disgust or surprise.

"No need, I'm more convenient by myself. You should find people closer to your level."

Zhu Ming's voice was low, and his tone was flat, but the arrogance in his words was undeniable.

Undoubtedly, in his eyes, the Consultant and his two companions were not on the same level as him at all!

Perhaps this was the arrogance of the strong!

Zuo Dao and Sun Wen's faces darkened, but they weren't angry.

Zhu Ming's words made sense; he was a Magic Swordsman, how could he team up with three support-type Awakened Ones?

Zhang Chi and his lackeys, not far away, had been watching the Consultant's group. Seeing the trio fail again, they couldn't help but sneer:

"Heh heh, three support professions together, not even a Magic Swordsman would dare to join!"

"Exactly, how could anyone carry three support professions?"

"The main thing is that kid Consultant's Beast Tamer is useless. If he had another profession, maybe their team cooperation would be stronger."

At this point, the preparation time had ended, and the Consultant and the two others could only return to their class.

In the entire Longjun Awakening Academy, there were a total of 96 Awakened Ones in this cohort, divided into several classes arranged on the outskirts of Lange Forest.

To prepare for the upcoming Awakening Exam, each class's homeroom teacher began registering the current profession and relevant level of the Awakened Ones.

This time, the Consultant did not report his Magic Swordsman sub-profession, only registering as a 'Level 1 Beast Tamer'.

And this once again drew ridicule from the crowd—

"Haha, this Consultant, still Level 1 after all this time?"

"Has he been sleeping at home all this month?"

"Who knows? Look at his Slime, it's changed color. I wonder what the Consultant did to his beast at home?"

"That's enough, or he'll forfeit!"

"It's good if he forfeits. Then maybe we can get Sun Wen over here. She's a Priest; teaming up with the Consultant and Zuo Dao is a waste!"

At the sneers of others, Zuo Dao and Sun Wen's expressions were not good, but the Consultant himself seemed not to hear them. After registering, he continued to hold and play with his Slime... Besides them, there were many other students from Longjun Awakening Academy around.

They were not Awakened Ones, just ordinary people, in short, they were just there to watch the excitement... One of them asked a question—

"Who do you think will be first this time?"