Published: February 19, 2025
In the middle of the night, Chen Chu, who had been 'fighting,' opened the door. He was still a bit drowsy after sleeping for a while, rubbed his eyes, and greeted, "Good morning, Luo Fei."
The girl urged, "Hurry up and get dressed. Let's see if we can take on more tasks today." As she spoke, she handed Chen Chu the battle armor she was holding.
After returning last night, she had taken the battle armor to wash and dry it.
Luo Fei knew that Chen Chu was waiting to contribute points to exchange for advanced techniques, so they needed to get there early to grab tasks. Otherwise, there might not be any third-level ones left later.
"Wait for me a moment."
Soon, Chen Chu put on his battle armor and strapped on his battle knife before heading to the mission hall with Luo Fei.
When the two entered the mission hall, they noticed many classmates had undergone some changes.
Having faced mutated beasts in battle yesterday, those who had seen blood now appeared more resolute, with a chilling aura surrounding them.
Of course, not everyone had completed their tasks.
Some freshmen had struggled when faced with the fierce mutated beasts for the first time, their combat abilities faltering, and many had even been injured.
They were not like Chen Chu, who had combat prowess far beyond his level.
Below the fourth level of heaven, low-level cultivators actually had no advantage against mutated beasts, and due to their size and strength, they were at a distinct disadvantage.
At this moment, Chen Chu spotted Li Wenwen and Lu Haitao not far away and walked over.
"How did it go? No accidents yesterday, right?"
The slightly plump girl beamed with excitement, "Thank you, Chen Chu! If you hadn’t reminded me to lure that mutated beast to open ground first, we might not have been able to kill it."
"That mountain forest berserk ape was too agile and strong. It would have been troublesome if it stayed in the trees," Lu Haitao sincerely expressed his gratitude, "Chen Chu, thanks."
Chen Chu smiled slightly, "No problem, we’re all classmates, and I’ve dealt with ape-type mutated beasts before, so I know their strengths and weaknesses."
At this point, Luo Fei also smiled slightly, "Now that you’ve experienced a real battle, you’ll be more composed in the future, but still, be careful when choosing tasks."
Li Wenwen nodded gratefully, "Yes, we’ll be cautious."
As they spoke, the four looked at the tasks that had refreshed on the large screen today.
For many years, the authorities had established secret monitoring points in the deep mountains and forests, constantly observing the situation of mutated beasts in the area.
They differentiated levels based on size and the energy waves emitted.
In uncertain situations, or when large mutated creatures were detected, high-definition satellites could be deployed to decide whether to eliminate them in advance.
In addition, the local residents would report clues, which ultimately formed these tasks.
However, these tasks were mostly first-level, scattered along the mountain’s edges, while second-level tasks were fewer, and there were even fewer tasks for third-level mutated beasts, mostly located deep in the mountains.
Those mutated creatures weren’t foolish; after multiple exterminations over the years, they had learned that the 'humans' outside the mountains were terrifying. The stronger they became, the more they would avoid the cities.
This morning, only five third-level tasks had refreshed, and seeing this, Chen Chu and Luo Fei exchanged glances and separately took on the three that were closest.
However, 'closest' meant that the farthest two were still over seventy kilometers apart, and the other two had already been claimed by other students at the third level of heaven.
Soon, Chen Chu and Luo Fei quickly completed the formalities and drove away.
Along a river deep in the mountains, surrounded by dense rainforests and relatively flat terrain, a mutated mountain leopard, three meters tall and seven meters long, covered in black scales, lay in ambush behind the trees, watching below.