Published: February 21, 2025
The Reversal of the Senior Genius
Just ahead, when Chen Chu heard the roar of the mountain giant bear, another group of people in a different direction also heard the roar of this mutated beast.
Five second-year students from Dragon Mountain Martial High stood on a hillside.
Each was clad in battle armor, and the leader's armor was more ornate, crafted from the scales of an unknown golden creature, exuding a halo.
It was clearly an Extraordinary Battle Armor, with defense capabilities far superior to ordinary battle armors.
The burly young man in the lead squinted his eyes as he looked into the distance, "The roar shakes the mountain, its momentum is majestic. That mutated beast is at least level four, likely late stage of level four."
Having killed many mutated beasts, Zhang Lin estimated the level of the mutated beast based on the powerful aura contained in its roar.
A girl in red armor smiled, "I didn't expect such good luck today. We encountered a fourth-level mutated beast before even leaving the Nine Ring Mountain Range."
The Nine Ring Mountain Range stretches over a thousand kilometers, with fifty-nine Martial High Bases distributed along it, and the nearest Martial High Bases are only dozens of kilometers apart.
With tens of thousands of 'geniuses' delving deeper into the mountains to hunt continuously, the advanced mutated beasts in the Nine Ring Mountain Range have become increasingly scarce.
Within a 200-kilometer radius of the base, there are mostly first or second-level ordinary mutated creatures. Only after delving 300 to 400 kilometers into the Nine Ring Mountain Range can one encounter third-level mutated beasts.
Fourth-level mutated beasts in this area are quite rare, and to find mutated creatures above level five, one must venture into the even further Cloud Mist Mountain Range.
Moreover, over the years of continuous human hunting, many nearby mutated beasts have become more cunning and cautious.
It's rare to see an advanced mutated beast roaring to declare its territory like this one; generally, such creatures have migrated from other places.
After discovering that the living environment here is good, the mutated beast roars to declare its territory, and then...
It attracts Martial High geniuses out for training.
With this thought, Zhang Lin said in a deep voice, "We should hurry over to take a look. If we're late, someone might snatch that mutated beast away."
"Yes, let's go."
The other four nodded, and with a flash, they followed Zhang Lin as they charged down the mountain.
Among the five, Zhang Lin was the strongest in aura, at the late stage of four heavens near the peak, followed by two at the mid-stage of four heavens, and two at the early stage of four heavens.
Therefore, they didn't pay much mind to the suspected late-stage fourth-level mutated beast.
As geniuses of the second year at Dragon Mountain Martial High, each of their weapons had been refined into Extraordinary Battle Soldiers, and they had practiced more than two secret techniques.
Coupled with two years of practicing advanced techniques and battle skills, their combat power could surpass a minor realm.
Not to mention Zhang Lin, who was listed on the Battle Achievement Ranking. A month ago, he single-handedly killed a late-stage fourth-level mutated beast with a hint of king-level bloodline.
He even used that mutated beast's Heart Scale along with extraordinary materials to craft a set of Extraordinary Battle Armor.
But as they rushed down the slope for several kilometers, they suddenly heard the angry roar and tragic cry of the mutated beast ahead, and their expressions changed slightly.
"Not good, someone got there first."
"Quick, let's go and take a look!"
As they spoke, the girl named Tang Tian moved the fastest; surrounded by Azure True Power in her mid-stage of four heavens, she dashed like a gust of wind through the forest.
In just a few breaths, she dashed out of the forest, turned back, and shouted, "Zhang Lin, that mutated beast is right ahead, hurry and keep up."