Everyone Tames Beasts, So Why Are You Taming Goddesses? - Chapter 6

As the light curtain faded, Su Yu slowly opened his eyes.

Gone were the clear skies of Magic City. The sky above was a dim, yellowish hue, with dead leaves drifting aimlessly in the air. The desolate scene stretched endlessly, with deep pits, broken trees, and a post-apocalyptic bleakness, as though a great battle had ravaged this land.

Is this… the demonic lair?

A faint blue text screen appeared before Su Yu’s eyes.

【Location: Bluestone Gorge
Mission Name: The Last Informant
Difficulty: S
Background and Mission Introduction: A traitor has emerged among the human defenders of Redstone City, selling critical information to the Bloodthirsty Ants and Green Vine Treants. They are plotting a beast tide to devour humanity. As the sole survivor of the reconnaissance team, your task is to deliver this intelligence back to Redstone City and expose the traitor!

Redstone City: A frontline human fortress built within the demonic lair.
Mission Items: One map, one list of names, one species introduction document.

Do you accept the mission?】

“Yes,” Su Yu replied.

Alia arched her delicate brows. “Bluestone Gorge? What terrible luck.”

“Oh? Why is that?”

“Generally, first-rank Beastmasters are only allowed to operate outside the lairs or around Redstone City’s perimeter. Bluestone Gorge is restricted to third-rank Beastmasters or exceptional second-rankers.”

A faint trace of suspicion crossed Alia’s face.

“And the mission itself is highly unusual. New students typically receive F- or E-level missions. An S-level mission is not only absurdly dangerous but also meaningless. I can’t fathom what those old geezers are trying to pull,” Alia muttered to herself.

—

Outside the simulated demonic lair, the crowd of upperclassmen and faculty erupted into chaos.

“My god! How did someone get assigned an S-level mission for the entrance test? That’s practically sending them to their death!”

“Dean, this doesn’t make sense! Isn’t the simulated lair supposed to calibrate difficulty based on the participant’s abilities?”

Shangguan Ling, the Dean of the Alien Beast Department, frowned lightly and prepared to inquire further when Wang Yue, the Dean of the Combat Department, preemptively stepped forward to explain:

“Silence, everyone!”

“The simulated lair is functioning perfectly! Look, this student’s pet beast is humanoid. Given that it belongs to a high-tier sequence, the lair’s system must have deemed him capable of completing this mission.”

One senior sister scoffed. “But this is so unfair! Wang Hongxi, who’s playing the role of the traitor, has a hundred people to block Su Yu. Meanwhile, Su Yu has to complete the mission alone, all while being pursued by Bloodthirsty Ants and Green Vine Treants.”

“Are you sure there’s nothing wrong here?”

Another senior brother whispered conspiratorially, “I heard Wang Hongxi is Dean Wang’s nephew. And wasn’t there some kind of conflict between Su Yu and Wang Hongxi yesterday?”

“Wait, seriously?”

“Of course! I saw it with my own eyes at the school gates. They even got into a fight, and rumor has it Wang’s… uh, lower region was destroyed.”

“Apparently, it was all because of some cliché love triangle.”

“Ah, no wonder—this is definitely payback!”

The gossip quickly spread, rippling through the crowd like a tidal wave.

Wang Yue’s face darkened.

Damn it, Wang Feng! If you want to defend your son, at least don’t make it this obvious.

Still, Wang Yue quickly adopted an air of righteous indignation. “Nonsense!”

“I’ve overseen the simulated lair for over a decade without a single error. Do you think I’d misuse my authority over some petty squabble?”

“Besides, what happens if you receive a difficult mission on the battlefield? Will you retreat because it’s unfair? If you find yourself in a dire situation, will you give up? How, then, have the veterans sacrificed and defended humanity against the invasion of the demonic lairs?”

His words dripped with righteousness and fairness, leaving the students feeling uneasy, though they couldn’t quite argue against him.

The real issue was that Su Yu’s mission was utterly insane. Facing strong enemies ahead and relentless pursuers behind, it was practically a death sentence.

Given a freshman’s typical strength, completing such a mission was outright impossible!

In the simulated lair, death was real. Unless Su Yu chose to forfeit the test…

Shangguan Ling frowned and said, “If that’s the case, Dean Wang, then it’s only reasonable to allow the student to enroll as long as he performs adequately, even if he doesn’t complete the S-level mission. What do you think?”

Wang Yue shook his head. “Impossible!”

“The rule is that one must complete the mission to gain admission. Why should we bend the rules for him?”

“He can choose to forfeit if it’s too difficult! We’re not forcing him to risk his life.”

Shangguan Ling was momentarily speechless.

This was blatant abuse of power for personal revenge!

If Su Yu forfeited, it would ruin his future. Even if he applied to another Beastmaster university, it would take a year—and who could guarantee nothing would happen to him during that time?

If he chose to persist, he might genuinely die in there!

The Wang family’s maliciousness knew no bounds!

Shangguan Ling secretly instructed her pet beast to deliver a feather imbued with a message to the principal’s office. Investigating a dean required the principal’s involvement.

The students, meanwhile, could only watch as Wang Yue’s decision stood unchallenged. Their attention shifted to the screen displaying Su Yu’s mission. Suddenly, someone exclaimed:

“Wait, does anyone else think that humanoid figure next to Su Yu looks familiar?”

—

Inside the simulated lair.

After reviewing the mission details and species manual, Su Yu pinched the bridge of his nose. “This is definitely targeted at me.”

Alia tilted her head as she spotted Wang Hongxi’s name on the list of traitors. It didn’t take much for her to discern the Wang family’s malicious intent.

This wasn’t a mission.

It was an outright death trap!

The task was straightforward, with no room for subtlety.

Wang Hongxi and one hundred others were tasked with stopping Su Yu from returning to the city.

Even a fool could see this was a setup by the Wang family—a blatant attempt to kill Su Yu under the guise of a legitimate test, or to force him to forfeit and drop out.

Could he avoid it?

No. Pursuers with sequence numbers no. 182 (Bloodthirsty Ants) and no. 355 (Green Vine Treants) were on his trail, and a massive beast tide could engulf him at any moment.

Winning was simple: Su Yu only had to single-handedly defeat all one hundred Beastmasters.

Alia’s beautiful eyes blinked as she grasped Su Yu’s hand. “Do you need me to wait another year with you?”

A glimmer of determination flickered in Su Yu’s eyes. He raised Alia’s hand and kissed the back of it gently. “There’s no need, my queen. Let their schemes come—I’ll deal with them.”

“Alia, as long as I’m with you, I’m not afraid of facing anyone.”

“Hmm~”

—

Outside the simulated lair.

The moment Su Yu called out the name “Alia,” the entire Rose Plaza fell silent. The gathered students and supervising teachers alike froze in stunned disbelief, their eyes as wide as lanterns.

“Wait… what name did he just say?”

“Alia? Isn’t that the campus belle? Why isn’t she here to watch the tests today?”

“No way… no way!”

The crowd collectively gasped, their throats trembling as they pieced together an unimaginable possibility.

The previously boisterous plaza fell into a deathly silence.

Then, like an explosion, the silence was shattered by thunderous commotion.

“Holy crap! Wait, does that mean Su Yu’s pet beast is… Alia?”

“I knew she looked familiar! Look at her eyes—they’re the same deep purple as the campus belle’s!”

“The contrast is so huge, I didn’t recognize her at first!”

“Hey! You bastard! How dare you hold Alia’s hand like that?!”

“Junior, you’ve chosen the path to your own demise!”

“Ahhh! Just die already! I can’t believe I was worried this was unfair to you. Screw it! Just stay in there and die!”

“Dean! Principal! We demand an explanation!”

Even Shangguan Ling was utterly dumbfounded.

Alia Tepes, the prodigy adored by all, the ice queen who had ascended to fourth-rank Beastmaster in under a year, had somehow become Su Yu’s pet beast?

What in the world is going on?!?