The beautiful woman fainted. Fortunately, since it was summer and she was wearing little, it was quickly taken care of. As for this room, forget it, I’m not cleaning up.

“Yo, our Big Hero sure can sleep in!” In the morning, Grace Bennett was even more charming and stunningly beautiful, making my heart race. But I couldn’t lose face in front of Emily, so I held it in!

“The teaching building was destroyed, and the principal was so heartbroken he gave us a day off!” Emily said with a gentle smile. I really like this kind of girl—gentle but not fake, and sometimes a bit mischievous.

William Clark completely ignored us. MN and he were both searching everywhere for my hidden novels. So disrespectful—my privacy!

“Oh yeah, Boss, you’ve got contraband here, huh? Too bad I’m not interested. Heh, heh, the Menglong photo collection, I finally found it!”

At the mention of contraband, the two girls naturally noticed the exaggerated cover. Ugh, it’s just nude art, satisfying a teenage boy’s curiosity about the opposite sex. Besides, it’s art, not contraband!

But Emily still blushed deeply, while Grace Bennett was more natural, even glancing at the woman on the cover. “Not much, really. Her figure and looks aren’t as good as mine or Emily’s.”

Ugh, of course you’re better, but you’d have to let me see for myself!

William Clark kept flipping through the Menglong photo collection, his eyes starting to glow green. Just as he was about to speak, I cut him off immediately: “Don’t even think about it! I went through hell and high water to get this treasure!”

“Boss, just let me have it! I’m willing to give up everything for it!” As he spoke, his two buck teeth stuck out again, and he even tried to look all sincere.

God, spare me! But Walter was clearly determined to take it by force. What a world.

“I really give up on you guys. Enough fooling around, tidy up, we’re starting training today!” Grace Bennett interrupted us, and Walter, taking advantage of Emily’s presence, blatantly put my collection into his own backpack right in front of me.

After a ten-minute walk uphill from the school, we reached the mountaintop. Although it wasn’t a high mountain, it still had that “overlooking all below” feeling. No wonder people love the sense of being on top.

Occasionally, a few unknown wild birds chirped happily, the air was filled with the scent of nature, and we couldn’t help but take a deep breath, enjoying the fresh oxygen. Under the big trees, mushrooms had just sprouted everywhere, their unique aroma tempting us... Too bad we couldn’t tell which were “laxatives” and which were “delicacies.”

“Henry Bennett, your situation is really unusual. It’s the first time I’ve heard of someone who, after awakening, is still like an ordinary person. Maybe you can only transform at a critical moment, but that won’t work in real combat—after all, not every opponent will give you that time!” When Emily called my name, she hesitated a bit. A good sign!

Actually, last night Emily didn’t sleep well either. Her first kiss was just gone like that. At the same age, she had her own dreams too, but at least it was a nice memory.

Of course, there was also William Clark, who slept like a pig. Geniuses always manage to make complicated problems simple, and simple problems complicated.

The Saintess’s barrier opened again, and we were once more in that strange space. Although it hadn’t been long, the feeling this time was completely different.

The Ice Queen and MN appeared before us again. Grace Bennett and Walter controlled their respective envoys to spar. There’s only one way to improve an envoy—battle!

“Henry Bennett, generally speaking, the earlier you awaken—that is, the longer you’ve had your envoy—the stronger your envoy will be. That’s natural growth. The other way is constant fighting, discovering and strengthening your envoy’s abilities in battle. Of course, how far you can go also depends on your envoy’s potential!” While watching their fight, Emily gave me, the rookie, a crash course in the basics.

“The problem is, I don’t feel any different from yesterday!”

“No, there’s definitely a change. Calm down and try to sense it from within your body. If you find something strange, focus on it. If it goes well, you should enter a strange space!” This was Emily’s own experience, and also how most new humans connect to the sub-layer.

Seeing her encouraging gaze, I closed my eyes and tried to sense it, to feel!

At first, it was empty. Gradually, I noticed a bright spot in my mind. Unable to contain my excitement, I focused my mind on that spot. In that instant, a huge vortex appeared. I couldn’t resist at all—I was sucked in!

I couldn’t feel my own existence, yet I felt omnipresent. I “saw” a bewildering and terrifying scene—a strange world, countless tangible and intangible, indescribable demon beasts, some still, some moving. The only word for it was “spectacular.” The moment I saw them, all the demon beasts raised their “heads” to look at me. That instant of attention made me dizzy, and then I lost consciousness.

Chapter 7: The Demon Tamer

“Boss, Boss, are you okay?” I regained consciousness to Walter’s unforgettable, terrifying voice. So soft, so comfortable—at this moment, I was lying in Emily’s arms, her beautiful eyes red. I really wished time could stop right here.