Chapter 9
Trial, Night 1
As dusk approaches, a fiercer battle is about to unfold deep within the misty forest.
Dressed in sportswear, Tang Zihan stood atop the shoulder of a nearly ten-meter-tall earth bear, calmly watching the three powerfully auraed beasts charging towards her. She then spoke to a red figure beside her:
"Three excellent-quality Awakened-level Gale Wolves! We can't let them get past us, Little Red, take care of them!"
brush!
Upon receiving Tang Zihan's command, the fiery red fox beside her flashed and transformed into a streak of crimson light, shooting towards the three swift wolves that were much larger than itself.
Although the Fiery Red Fox was not as large as the three Gale Wolves on the other side, the aura emanating from the Fiery Red Fox completely suppressed the three awakened-level Gale Wolves.
It is also faster than the three Gale Wolves.
Sizzle!!
In a single glance, the Blazing Fire Fox arrived in front of the Gale Wolf at the forefront, nimbly dodging the Gale Wolf's bite, and then its sharp claws slashed across the Gale Wolf's body.
A flash of light appeared as the two figures passed each other, and the smell of burnt protein wafted out with the thick smoke.
The lead swift wolf had a scorched wound around its abdomen.
The wound spread from the front leg to the hind leg, almost tearing open the entire abdomen of the Swift Wolf, with its intestines and other contents spilling out onto the ground, causing the Swift Wolf to suffer a fatal injury.
After the attack, the Blazing Fire Fox didn't stop and leaped towards the remaining two Gale Wolves.
The same scene played out twice more.
The battle lasted only two seconds before all three Gale Wolves were killed.
After dealing with the three Gale Wolves, the Fiery Red Fox skillfully used its claws to pry open the wolves' heads and found three cyan crystal cores the size of longan.
Back by Tang Zihan's side, the Fiery Red Fox handed over the three Gale Wolf Crystal Cores to Tang Zihan without any hesitation.
"Well done!"
Tang Zihan carefully put away the three Gale Wolf crystal cores and praised them to the Blazing Red Fox.
All three Gale Wolves possessed strength around the third level of awakening, and their awakened-level ferocious beast cores sold for at least 10,000 Federal Coins on the market.
These three ferocious beast cores of the Gale Wolves are worth over 30,000, which is a considerable income.
"Ah Da, bury the corpses of these three Gale Wolves to prevent the smell of blood from attracting more ferocious beasts."
After carefully storing the three Gale Wolf Crystal Cores, Tang Zihan patted the Earth Bear beside her and said softly.
"roar--"
Upon hearing this, the Earth Bear let out a low roar, and dense earth elemental energy swirled around its body.
The next moment, the ground near the corpses of the three Gale Wolves suddenly surged, and the corpses of the three Gale Wolves began to slowly sink.
Only after the entire creature had disappeared beneath the ground and the Swiftwind Wolf was nowhere to be seen did the ground stop churning and return to its original state, showing no signs of change.
"The first day of field combat training is coming to an end. I wonder how many students have managed to persevere until now. It's truly something to look forward to!"
"I really want to see how Su Yuan and the others perform."
"Unfortunately, I have to hold my own line of defense and can't leave."
Tang Zihan watched the Earth Bear finish doing all this, looked up at the gradually darkening sky, and sighed softly.
She then instructed the Earth Bear to lead her and the Fiery Red Fox to continue patrolling their assigned area, preventing the powerful beasts from the depths of the Misty Forest from rushing into the student trial area behind them.
Soon, night fell, and a bright moon rose in the sky.
Due to the fog above the Misty Forest and the obstruction of the tree canopy, moonlight can hardly penetrate into the forest.
This made the misty forest even darker in the night, to the point where you could hardly see your hand in front of your face.
As night falls, the ferocious beasts in the misty forest become increasingly active.
Within the combat training area of Tianyang No.1 Middle School, the students who have persisted to this point dare not relax in the slightest; on the contrary, they are even more vigilant.
Nighttime is the domain of ferocious beasts; this is common knowledge in this world, even elementary school students know it.
However, even with sufficient vigilance.
The darkness still had a significant impact on the students participating in the training.
In the darkness, distress flares flashed across the night sky from time to time, and more and more students withdrew from the live-fire training in the dark.
Bang! ! !
Deep within the trial grounds, a burst of fireworks exploded in the air.
The intense light is extremely penetrating, illuminating an even greater distance in the darkness, and can attract the attention of all creatures within a radius of several kilometers, even if obscured by the trees of the misty forest.
One student was eliminated.
"It seems that the Misty Forest at night is still too dangerous for most students who have only been Beastmasters for a month."
"This is still the result of school teachers keeping powerful beasts from the depths of the Misty Forest outside the trial area."
"If the school teachers hadn't kept those powerful beasts away, I'm afraid no one would have survived tonight."
Under a towering tree, Su Yuan looked up at the light coming from afar, sighed a few times, and then turned his gaze back to the campfire in front of him.
On the campfire, a large piece of roasted meat, golden brown and sizzling with oil, was being grilled.
This is a thigh that Su Yuantian removed from a wild boar beast that he had killed before nightfall.
They started baking before dark, and it's been baking for almost two hours now.
The rich aroma of meat wafted around Su Yuan, and even Xiao Xuan beside Su Yuan stared intently at the roasting meat on the campfire, his eyes filled with longing.
"It's almost done. It's been baking for so long, it should be fully cooked by now."
After another ten minutes or so, Su Yuan finally took out his knife, cut off a piece of roasted meat, skewered it with a twig he had prepared beforehand, blew on it to cool it down, and took a small bite.
The rich aroma of meat immediately filled the entire taste buds, making Su Yuan's eyes light up.
"Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside, rich but not greasy, it tastes great even without any seasoning!"
"Xiao Xuan, you should try some too."
As he spoke, Su Yuan picked up another branch and skewered a large piece of roasted meat that he had cut off with a knife.
It was shaken in the air a few times to cool down before being handed to Xiao Xuan.
Upon seeing this, Xiao Xuan immediately opened his mouth and grabbed the piece of roasted meat, quickly devouring the two-plus pounds of roasted meat that Su Yuan had cut off.
Then he looked at Su Yuan expectantly.
Su Yuan, who had just taken a bite of roasted meat, couldn't help but smile when he saw Xiao Xuan's gaze.
"I knew you had a big appetite; this huge piece of leg meat was prepared just for you."
As he spoke, he was about to cut off another piece of roasted meat.
call! ! !
However, just as Su Yuan was about to cut the meat, Xiao Xuan suddenly stood up, turned around, and made threatening noises in one direction.
Water elements rapidly gather around him, ready to attack any enemy that appears in front of him.
Upon seeing this, Su Yuan stopped what he was doing and became equally vigilant.
Throughout the day, he and Xiao Xuan had gone through dozens of battles, so he naturally knew what Xiao Xuan's reaction meant.
At the same time, Su Yuan also noticed that Xiao Xuan's reaction was too intense, and that he was more nervous than any of the ferocious beasts they had encountered before.
"Although Xiao Xuan is only an ordinary seventh-tier beast, its true combat strength is definitely no less than that of an ordinary ninth-tier beast of excellent quality."
"For Xiao Xuan to be so nervous, the opponent's strength must have made Xiao Xuan feel threatened!"
Su Yuan quickly analyzed the current situation, his eyes fixed on the bushes ahead, his right hand already on the signal flare at his waist.