Ben10: A Romantic Adventure with a Gender-Swapped Class

Mo Bai slowly chewed on the last French fry coated in bright red chili sauce, her fingertips still glistening with oil.

He followed Xiaoban and strolled over to Xiaowen, who was engrossed in her laptop.

The cold light from the screen reflected Xiaowen's furrowed brows, and the keyboard made a dense and crisp sound under her fingertips, which seemed particularly abrupt in the desolate wind.

"Why are you always on the computer? Are you searching for spells online?" Xiao Ban leaned closer to the screen, looking at the strange characters scrolling rapidly, and couldn't help but complain.

Xiaowen didn't even look up; her fingers continued to fly across the keyboard like a spider weaving its web, her voice carrying a focused urgency.

“Not really”

"I wrote a spell that can use a pre-test decoding algorithm to guess Regidmon's real name before his true anonymity changes again."

As soon as she finished speaking, she finally stopped what she was doing, her sharp gaze locking onto the line of distorted text that had finally settled on the screen.

She took a deep breath, looked up at the massive stone gate that stood as silent as a mountain, and her clear voice pierced through the howling wind.

“???? ?? ????”

The lingering echoes of the incantation swirled and dissipated atop the cliff.

However, the stone gate remained unmoved, its cold stone surface reflecting the sunlight, like an ancient tombstone, ignoring the calls from before.

Xiaowen's eyes narrowed, but she showed no sign of discouragement as the characters on the screen changed.

She immediately spoke again, even faster: "?? ?? ???? ?????? ?????? ????"

The result remained the same.

The stone gate stood silently, its tightly closed cracks letting in no light, keeping people at a distance.

Xiaowen pursed her lips. Time was of the essence, and the situation was changing every second.

She took a deep breath, preparing to pronounce the next predicted name—

“?????????”

A slightly languid voice, carrying the aroma of fried French fries, sounded beside her.

Mo Bai had somehow moved closer to the screen, glanced at it casually, and then fluently pronounced the tongue-twisting name.

The voice was not loud, but it was exceptionally clear, as if it carried some kind of peculiar rhythm.

The next second, a sudden change occurred!

The stone door, silent for countless years, suddenly lit up with a series of strange, flowing symbols that emitted a faint glow on its heavy stone frame.

As if they possessed a life of their own, they spread and intertwined rapidly, finally clearly outlining the name that Mo Bai had just uttered—"Regidom"! Light flowed across the rough stone surface, and an ancient and mysterious aura instantly spread.

It worked!

Xiao Ban, Xiao Wen, and Kevin all turned their eyes to the culprit—who had just stuffed the last bit of fries into his mouth and was licking the foamy bits of hot sauce off his fingers.

He met everyone's gaze with an innocent expression, shrugged, and mumbled something indistinctly.

"Don't look at me, I'm just guessing."

As if to confirm his words, accompanied by a low and distant friction sound, the huge stone door slowly and heavily opened inward.

Behind the door was not a real scene, but a surge of pure purple energy, as deep and profound as a cosmic nebula.

The light was so dense it was almost impenetrable, like a pool of viscous purple liquid, flowing slowly and radiating powerful celestial energy, completely obscuring the view behind the door, leaving only a chilling unknown.

"Hurry up, or the door will close again!" Xiaowen made a quick decision, her voice filled with an undeniable urgency.

Xiao Ban and Mo Bai exchanged a glance, and without the slightest hesitation, followed Xiao Wen's figure, plunging headfirst into the surging purple light curtain, their figures instantly swallowed up.

Kevin stood there, staring at the purple vortex that seemed capable of devouring everything. His lips twitched, and he resignedly complained loudly.

"I'm going to regret this so much!"

Having said that, he steeled himself and stepped into the portal.

My vision was instantly filled with blinding purple light, followed by a strong feeling of weightlessness.

It felt as if I had been plunged into a bottomless abyss.

As the light faded, a completely unfamiliar sky came into view—the sky was a deep and dreamlike purple, as if spilled violet juice had soaked the entire canopy.

There was no sun, no clouds, only this pure purple flowing overhead.

Beneath the purple sky are countless floating boulders, varying in size and shape.

Some of the boulders are connected to each other by slender stone beams, forming winding, ancient stone paths that seem to float in mid-air.

The four of them were plummeting rapidly from a great height toward a huge floating rock below!

The screams were torn apart by the sound of the falling wind.

Xiaowen reacted the fastest! She gave a low shout and pressed her hands down sharply.

A powerful purple celestial energy instantly condensed beneath her feet, forming a circular platform about one meter in diameter that shone with a stable purple light.

Her body landed steadily on the platform, offsetting the force of her fall.

Immediately afterwards, she leaped lightly, landing as accurately as a swallow on a wide pumice surface below.

Kevin wasn't so lucky.

He flailed his arms and legs, trying to grab something, but to no avail. In the end, he fell heavily onto the hard rocky ground with a "thud" in an extremely embarrassing manner, wincing in pain.

However, even worse was yet to come.

Mo Bai followed closely behind, like an out-of-control sandbag, slamming squarely into Kevin's back as he had just propped himself up!

Kevin let out a painful groan and was once again pinned to the ground.

That wasn't all! Xiao Ban's figure also landed rapidly, and with a gasp, he landed precisely on Mo Bai's back!

The three of them were stacked on top of each other like a human pyramid. Kevin, who was at the bottom, was under double the weight. His face was pressed tightly against the cold rock, and he felt like he was about to be crushed into a meat patty.

"I'm starting to regret it now!" Kevin's voice came muffled from the bottom, filled with a sense of despair and resentment.

Xiao Ban and Mo Bai scrambled to their feet from the crowd, brushing the dust off their clothes.

After the little boy stood firm, he looked around at this strange, familiar yet unfamiliar purple world. Huge floating stones floated in the boundless void like islands, and in the distance were more connecting stone paths and unknown shadows.

"It looks a little different from last time," she murmured, her tone a mixture of curiosity and wariness.

Xiaowen also looked around and explained, "This is a quadrant constructed of magic, and it's constantly changing."

As soon as she finished speaking, Kevin rubbed his sore shoulder and subconsciously looked up at the sky.

Upon seeing this, his pupils constricted, and he shouted loudly.

"But they haven't changed!"

Under the purple sky above, a large, dark mass of shadows was rapidly swooping down towards the floating rock where they were.

Those were not birds, but a flock of bats made of magical stones.

They flapped their hard stone wings, making a teeth-grinding "click" sound, and their empty eye sockets gleamed with a cold purple light, like a swarm of hungry locusts!

Everyone's hearts tightened, and they instantly looked up!

Almost instinctively, Xiao Ban raised his wrist, his fingers about to tap the Ultimatrix watch face!

But Xiaowen moved faster. A purple glint flashed in her eyes, and she raised her hands, palms aimed at the swarm of stone bats that were swooping down.

A thick, condensed, and tangible beam of purple celestial energy shot out like a purple cannonball, accompanied by a piercing shriek that tore through the air!

"boom--!"

The beam of light struck precisely into the center of the swarm of stone bats, instantly blasting several of them into dust.

However, the powerful recoil was far beyond Xiaowen's expectations.

She felt as if she had been struck by an invisible giant hammer. With a muffled groan, her feet slid uncontrollably backward more than ten steps on the rocky ground before she could barely regain her balance. Two shallow grooves were plowed into the rock beneath her feet.

"Xiao Wen, be gentle!" Kevin quickly turned around and reminded her, his voice urgent, "Your Tian can be incredibly strong here!"

Xiaowen instantly understood the problem. In this magical quadrant, her celestial energy seemed to be infused with extra activity, greatly increasing its power, but also making it more difficult to control precisely.

She immediately changed her strategy, quickly drawing a circle in front of her with both hands.

A surge of purple energy erupted forth, no longer as an offensive beam of light, but rapidly expanding and condensing to form a massive, semi-transparent barrier flowing with purple light patterns, like an inverted bowl, firmly enveloping the four people within it!

"Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!"

The swarm of stone bats crashed violently against the barrier like a raging rain.

Each impact caused violent ripples on the barrier's surface, producing a dull, drum-like roar.

The barrier shook violently, its purple light patterns flickering, but it ultimately withstood the first wave of violent impact.

The swarm of stone bats, disoriented from the impact, retreated temporarily, circling in the air, searching for their next opportunity to attack.

Seeing that the attack had slowed down, Xiaowen immediately removed the barrier, and fine beads of sweat had already seeped from her forehead.

Taking advantage of this brief respite, Xiao Ban placed his hand on the Ultimatrix watch face, his gaze fixed intently on Xiao Wen.

"Xiaowen, can you tie the three of us together? Won't we get separated?" Afraid of being thrown off at high speed, she added, "I mean, tie us together with magic."

“Okay!” Xiaowen nodded without hesitation, without saying a word.

She swiftly swept her hands through the air, and three supple yet solid purple celestial energy bands instantly formed, precisely wrapping around the waists of Ben, Wen, and Kevin like serpents. The bands connected end to end, binding the three of them firmly into one.

A purple ribbon of light shone softly, connecting the three people around their waists, both secure and not bulky.

Seeing this, Xiao Ban no longer hesitated and slapped the Ultimatrix watch face hard with his finger!

"Shh!"

A vibrant green light flashed, and his figure instantly grew taller, transforming him into a speedster.

She turned to look at Mo Bai and spoke rapidly.

"You become the fastest runner, let's get away from these stone bats!"

Mo Bai understood immediately and also raised his hand to pat his own Ultimatrix watch face.

A flash of red light, and he transformed into the long-lost Flash Star, intending to reminisce about the wonderful times of his childhood.

Kevin watched the dazzling visual effects of the two transforming, then looked at the swarm of stone bats regrouping in the air, preparing to swoop down again, and alarm bells rang in his mind.

He always had a very bad feeling.

Almost reflexively, he bent down abruptly and slammed his hands heavily on the rocky ground beneath his feet.

"Om-!"

A strange suction force erupted from his palm, and the rocks beneath his feet seemed to come alive. Fine stone chips spread rapidly up his arm and covered it like flowing water.

In the blink of an eye, Kevin was covered in a layer of solid, rough, grayish-white stone armor that was the same material as the floating stones beneath his feet, leaving only his eyes exposed. He looked like a moving stone statue.

This layer of stone armor was clearly prepared to cope with the upcoming "bumps".

as predicted!

Just as Kevin finished petrifying, Ben, who had transformed into a speedster, moved!

"call out--!!!"

Only a blurry blue afterimage and a sharp sonic boom remained in place.

With a speed exceeding the limits of what the naked eye can perceive, the swift-footed creature raced away from the swarm of stone bats.

The speed was so fast that it was like a blue lightning bolt tearing through space!

"Wow--!"

Xiao Wen and Kevin, who were firmly bound to the back of the swift man's waist by the purple light band, were suddenly dragged away by an irresistible and terrifying force.

Kevin's heavy stone body rubbed violently against the rocky ground as it was dragged at high speed, making a piercing "crunching" sound and sending sparks flying!

Fortunately, he was protected by this stone armor. Although he was dragged around and felt like a heavy stone plow, he was not seriously injured.

He could only close his eyes and pray that the roller coaster ride would end soon.

Xiaowen, however, was prepared. The instant her body was lifted off the ground, she was enveloped in a soft purple aura of celestial energy, like an airbag that steadily protected her, shielding her from most of the impact and friction. Only her hairstyle was completely disheveled in the gale.

Mo Bai, who transforms into a flash mob star, is even faster than expected.

He transformed into a streak of blue light that almost blended into the background, leaping and bounding between the suspended stone paths and floating rocks as if by teleportation.

His movements were explosive and fluid, each step causing the rocks beneath his feet to tremble slightly, and blue energy trails lingered briefly in the air, so fast that even the afterimages were blurry! He always charged ahead, paving the way for the three people being dragged behind.

Flash Star (Mo Bai) leaped high into the air with a swift push, using a protruding floating rock as a springboard. His body drew a perfect blue arc in the air as he precisely plunged into a deep cave entrance located on the side of a giant floating rock!

Following closely behind, Speedy (Little Class) dragged Little Wen and Kevin, also turning into a blue shadow, and rushed into the relatively narrow cave entrance with a "whoosh", creating a gust of wind on the cave wall.

The light inside the cave suddenly dimmed, with only the purple light from the cave entrance filtering in.

The sounds of hurried footsteps and heavy breathing echoed inside the cave. However, before they could fully regain their footing from the momentum of their high-speed run and get a clear look at the cave's interior—

A massive, rough figure, made up of countless jagged stones, stands silently in the shadows deep within the cave.

It had no obvious facial features, only two sunken holes that shimmered with a faint purple light, like a sleeping behemoth awakened by an uninvited guest, slowly turning towards the intruder with a mountain-like sense of oppression.