Chapter 113 Zhang Fan is the next Dragon Elephant Cultivator
On a barren mountain in the distance.
Liu Heping sat back down.
It seemed he didn't need to take action at all. For the first time, a look of surprise appeared in his usually calm eyes; Zhang Fan's strength far exceeded his expectations.
"Have me protect Zhang Fan? It seems Liu Qing has no idea about Zhang Fan's true strength; I've come for nothing."
Liu Heping shook his head.
At that moment, the communicator on his wrist vibrated and connected.
"Second Uncle! How is the situation over at the Southeast War Zone? The support troops we've assembled have already departed..."
"No need to come," Liu Heping interrupted Liu Qing.
"Huh?" Liu Qing was stunned. "Second Uncle, what did you say? No need to come? What do you mean?"
"The crisis has been resolved," Liu Heping said succinctly. "Zhang Fan handled it all by himself."
"What?!" Liu Qing's eyes widened, thinking she had misheard.
"I've sent you the footage of the battle just now. See for yourself."
After saying this, Liu Heping cut off the communication.
Soon, a segment of battle footage—though distant and somewhat blurry, yet still clear enough to see the general course of events—was transmitted to Liu Qing's communication device.
When they saw that twelve-meter giant casually instakilling the three powerhouses Yan Kui, Tang Dao, and Jing Nan with a few hammer strikes, and then driving dozens of giant fire dragons to ravage the battlefield...
Inside the fighter jet's cabin and the command vehicle, there was dead silence.
Everyone fell silent.
The crowd collectively looked at Liu Qing. This was the person she said needed special protection, the one who had just started growing, yet another Dragon Elephant Cultivator?
When Liu Qing was assembling this large force, she had been incredibly anxious, saying there was a new Dragon Elephant Cultivator who had just begun to grow! If they didn't go to the rescue, it would be a massive loss for humanity.
That was why they had scrambled in a panic, cooperating with Liu Qing to quickly assemble the army group and rush over.
As it turned out, looking at the video, that twelve-meter-tall giant Zhang Fan was practically a walking natural disaster of a beast. Did he even need them to save him?
Even the several Sixth Heaven powerhouses present asked themselves: if they faced any one of those three like Yan Kui, it would take considerable effort, and they would even need to respond with caution.
But Zhang Fan had simply crushed them one after another!
"Is this the terror of the Wanxiang Dharma Image overlaid with Dragon Elephant Power?"
After being speechless at Liu Qing, everyone simultaneously fell into contemplation.
"Liu Qing, you were right. Zhang Fan very likely is the next Dragon Elephant Cultivator!"
"Look at his growth speed... based on what you said, he actually broke through to the Sixth Heaven right there on the battlefield!"
"Zhang Fan's growth ceiling and future achievements will likely be even more terrifying than that Dragon Elephant Cultivator who was known as the Guardian God of the Human Race back then."
Listening to everyone's words, a smile also appeared on the corners of Liu Qing's mouth.
Since Zhang Fan was this strong, she could rest easy.
"Withdraw the troops and return to the garrison."
"We are no longer needed here."
...
On the battlefield, the roaring that had lasted for about an hour finally began to subside.
"Tally the battle damage, treat the wounded, and clear the battlefield!"
Tan Qiao's command spread across the battlefield via loudspeaker, and the logistics personnel moved into action efficiently.
Zhang Fan looked around at this massive "ocean of attribute points," the corners of his mouth curling up uncontrollably.
Although at the final moment, some guys who saw things were going south and were quick on their feet managed to escape in the chaos, the vast majority of the attacking enemies had been left here by him.
After looting all the corpses...
The numbers on the panel finally settled.
[Available Attribute Points: 32,480]
"Thirty-two thousand four hundred and eighty points!" Zhang Fan felt a surge of wild joy in his heart.
This harvest was even richer than he had anticipated! The main forces of the Crimson Group, Shadow Hunt Society, and Scarlet Society, plus the elites they each brought and some other factions joining the fray, had contributed a massive amount of attributes to him!
"The battlefield is the fastest way to farm points, bar none!"
With the crisis completely resolved, everyone's gaze was involuntarily drawn to that shimmering, beautiful space directly above the base.
The Large Treasure Area!
Previously, the sudden appearance of this area had attracted countless hungry wolves, nearly dragging the base into a desperate situation.
But now, the external enemies had been swept clean, and this ownerless treasure had completely become something already in their pockets!
"Zhang Fan!"
Tan Qiao walked over quickly, his face carrying an irrepressible excitement as he patted Zhang Fan's shoulder hard.
"This time it's all thanks to you! Without you, the base would have been in dire straits today."
He looked up at the Treasure Area, excitement flashing in his eyes.
"Now, it's time for us to harvest!"
"According to Alliance regulations, the preliminary exploration rights and the first year's development rights of a newly discovered, unmarked Large Treasure Area belong to the discovering and garrisoned party."
"With such a stable high-level resource point, our Southeast War Zone base can completely split off half its functions to be permanently stationed here, building it into a resource fortress!"
He looked at Zhang Fan and the approaching Tan Yi: "There's no time to lose. Organize the elites immediately and enter the area for preliminary exploration! Zhang Fan, this first batch of treasure resources is the most abundant. Whatever you can find is yours!"
Soon, the group entered the Treasure Area.
"It's 'Starlight Grass,' an auxiliary ingredient for refining high-grade energy potions. It's hard to find even a single stalk outside, but a whole field has descended here!"
"And Molten Fire Crystal Ore! Preliminary judgment shows extremely high purity!"
Exclamations of surprise rose one after another.
Moreover, there were no competitors, which meant there was no danger.
This exploration was as relaxed as an outing.
Zhang Fan, on the other hand, accepted everything that came his way, taking whatever he saw.
After exploring for several hours, the group finally withdrew.
Back at the base, they tallied their gains.
Everyone had a satisfied smile on their face.
Zhang Fan also checked his harvest. Aside from things for personal use, most were hard currency that could be exchanged for high amounts of contribution points.
Zhang Fan chose to exchange them.
A short while later, the Alliance-specific watch on Zhang Fan's wrist vibrated.
Information about contribution points being credited popped up one after another.
[In view of your outstanding achievements in the Southeast War Zone Base Defense Battle, including the killing of leaders and numerous elites from organizations that defected to the Calamity Beasts such as the Crimson Group, Shadow Hunt Society, and Scarlet Society, and resolving a Zone-Extinction Level crisis, the Alliance Headquarters and Southeast War Zone have jointly decided to award you 280,000 contribution points.]
[You have turned in rare resources obtained from exploration, including 127 Molten Fire Crystal Cores and 89 stalks of Starlight Grass... After appraisal by the Research Institute, the total value has been converted to 570,000 contribution points.]
[Your current total contribution points are: 912,000 points.]
"Nine hundred and twelve thousand!"
Even though Zhang Fan was mentally prepared, his breath hitched slightly when he saw this number.
The 280,000 from killing powerful enemies plus the 570,000 from exploring for treasures made him an overnight millionaire!
This was several times more than all his previous contribution points combined!
"Finally, things are a bit more comfortable."
Zhang Fan felt refreshed!
He began to allocate his attribute points!
On the panel: [Available Attribute Points: 32,480].