Choosing a C-Class Hero: Three Years of Ridicule Across the Internet - Chapter 19

Chapter 19: The Monster Only Chen Ye Knows

“Secret realms exist in an unknown and mysterious space.

No one knows when secret realms first appeared. Some speculate that they may have appeared alongside the hero meteor in the Blue Star.

The first time secret realms were revealed to the world, someone was forcibly transported into the secret realm after successfully aligning with the hero talent…

The hero alignment ceremony occurs in May each year, and the secret realm begins in early July. Today is June 1st, and you have one month to prepare! Once the secret realm opens, everyone who successfully aligns with hero talent will be forcibly transported into the secret realm to battle monsters!

Only those who successfully pass through the secret realm three times will have the right to enter and leave the secret realm freely, no longer subjected to forced transport.

These details are public and can be found online. I won’t dwell on them here. What I want to focus on is the information inside the secret realm! The monster image you see now is from the first secret realm, the creature you will soon face!

Over the next month, remember everything I’ve said and familiarise yourselves as much as possible with this kind of monster!”

After saying all this, Teacher Liu paused, allowing students to carefully observe the image on the blackboard.

Simultaneously, he observed the students to see their reactions upon seeing the monster they would face.

The image depicted a terrifying monster, eerily resembling a human with similar limbs, a head, and even facial features. However, the monster’s face was horrifying, with desiccated and decaying skin resembling dehydrated bark. Hollow eye sockets contained blood-red eyes, captivating and unsettling.

The most terrifying feature was the pair of exposed, sharp canine teeth in the monster’s mouth, providing a sense of oppression.

“Blue Face Fangs!”

This monster was named.

In the classroom, students frowned upon seeing such monsters. They would face these creatures in person in a month, leading to fear in some, particularly timid girls who displayed visible anxiety. Only a few students with strong mentalities, such as Tang Zichen and Zhao Zheng, remained composed.

Chen Ye’s expression was the most exaggerated — dumbfounded. He recognized this monster. Moreover, this monster wore a worn official uniform.

A zombie!

This monster’s appearance was exactly like the zombies from the horror movies Chen Ye had seen on Earth!

“Chen Ye!”

Teacher Liu on the podium noticed the students’ reactions. Seeing Tang Ziwu composed and unmoving like a mountain, he nodded approvingly. However, upon seeing Chen Ye’s expression, he immediately frowned and questioned, “What expression is this? Scared silly?”

Chen Ye was perplexed. He thought he had a shocked expression, which was entirely appropriate.

Seeing Chen Ye not speaking, Teacher Liu sighed, “From the moment you successfully aligned with the hero talent, you should have anticipated this situation! Fear is a destructive emotion. Under fear, people can easily make wrong decisions, especially in dangerous situations. Chen Ye, the teacher’s suggestion is to face all of this bravely and improve yourself in the next month. There is no other way for you now.”

After the teacher spoke, everyone looked at Chen Ye, and many displayed disdainful expressions.

Even behind Chen Ye, there were hushed conversations.

“Is this guy foolish? Clearly scared, yet he chose a C-level hero talent. Doesn’t he know the success rate of C-level hero talents is close to 100%?”

“Yeah, he’s scared now, so why did he choose it in the first place?”

“What kind of hero is President Chen? How can he have such a son?”

“Looking at him now, I’m afraid he won’t survive the first secret realm.”

“Okay, we’re all classmates; don’t say too much.”

Chen Ye remained silent. He wanted to say he wasn’t afraid, but explaining seemed troublesome, so he chose to stay quiet.

At that moment, Chen Ye noticed a pair of unusually bright eyes fixed on him — Tang Zichen!

She probably heard Chen Ye’s name when Teacher Liu mentioned it. She had agreed with President Chen to protect someone named “Chen Ye” during the first three secrets. When Chen Ye turned around to meet Tang Zichen’s eyes, she looked away, maintaining a calm expression.

“Okay, let’s continue with the class!”

Teacher Liu operated the computer again. This time, the projection on the blackboard showed a video.

“This video was created by a senior artist based on the characteristics of that monster, using computer simulation. It includes the monster’s movements and attack patterns. Pay attention, everyone.”

With these words, Teacher Liu pressed the play button.

The monster in the video immediately started moving.

The creature lifted its arms forward, beginning to hop forward.

“Did everyone see that? This is the monster’s walking pattern!”

Teacher Liu’s voice sounded, “This type of monster has a stiff body and can’t use its limbs flexibly. It can only move forward by hopping!”

“Due to this, it’s officially named the ‘Jumping Stiff’ monster!”

“Don’t underestimate this method of movement. Although it seems slow, the Jumping Stiff’s forward speed is far faster than a running human. Therefore, running away when facing a Jumping Stiff is absolutely foolish. It will only expose your weak point, the back, to the monster.”

Students listened attentively, including prodigies like Tang Ziwu, not wanting to miss a single word from Teacher Liu.

Only Chen Ye’s expression seemed a bit abnormal at the moment.

At this moment, Chen Ye felt numb!

If, previously, one could argue that it was a coincidence based on appearances alone.

Now, the distinctive walking style of the Jumping Stiff was enough to confirm Chen Ye’s judgement.

This is exactly the zombie from the imaginary works on Earth!

Now, Chen Ye had a huge question in his mind.

What kind of big shot transferred elements from Earth’s imaginary works to this parallel world?

And turned them into real existences!

Truly… amazing!!

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