27: Chapter 27 The Tragic Hao Qiang Enters a High-Risk Zone

At this moment, Hao Qiang was leading four teammates in an attack against a massive Wasteland Bear.

Judging by its size, this Wasteland Bear appeared to be just as strong, if not stronger, than the one Jiang Sheng and his group had faced before.

Hao Qiang also saw Lin Yuan and Jiang Sheng walking over and immediately frowned; how did those two end up together?

"Jiang Sheng, are you here to snatch the beast?"

Hao Qiang stopped his attack and spoke to Jiang Sheng, completely ignoring Lin Yuan.

"Heh—of course not, I'm just here to watch the show," Jiang Sheng shrugged, his expression looking quite peculiar.

"It better be. Lin Yuan, I'm surprised you actually made it to this area. It's good for you to follow Jiang Sheng around and see the world."

Hao Qiang glanced at Lin Yuan and spoke with disdain; in his eyes, Lin Yuan had only just barely entered the City-level Top 1,000 List.

"Hahahaha—Hao Qiang, you really are hilarious, actually daring to mock Lin Yuan. Back at the training camp, Lin Yuan firmly suppressed you. What? Did being number one in the camp for a while make your confidence explode?

Lin Yuan isn't following me; I'm following him. How long has it been since you checked the rankings?"

Jiang Sheng laughed loudly, speaking with contempt.

Hearing this, Hao Qiang hurriedly opened the Points Ranking on his wristband to check Lin Yuan's rank.

"What? How is this possible? How much time has passed? How could you have rushed to nineteenth place?"

Hao Qiang's eyes widened in shock, and when he looked at Lin Yuan again, his face was full of disbelief.

"Hao Qiang, do you realize the gap between you and Lin Yuan now? This ranking is only temporary; Lin Yuan is bound to stand at the very top. Don't you think you're being ridiculous? Heh—"

Jiang Sheng didn't miss the chance to mock Hao Qiang. He had some history with Hao Qiang, and Hao Qiang had always suppressed and frequently mocked him in the past.

He had finally caught an opportunity to mock Hao Qiang back, and he wished he could mock Hao Qiang until his Martial Dao Heart shattered.

"Alright, that's enough. They still have a bear to fight. Don't talk so much that he performs poorly and gets beaten by the bear; that would be so embarrassing."

Lin Yuan spoke to Jiang Sheng, but no matter how one heard it, the words sounded strange. Hao Qiang's face turned flushed and pale in turns as he listened.

"Right, right, right, we're just spectators. Hao Qiang, please continue. Please start your performance," Jiang Sheng made a 'please' gesture.

Then, he stifled a laugh while watching him.

"Humph!"

Hao Qiang gave a cold laugh, turned around, and attacked the Wasteland Bear with every ounce of strength he had, clearly wanting to vent his frustrations.

Roar—!

The Wasteland Bear suddenly roared at the sky. This group of humans had truly hurt it, and it was now thoroughly enraged. With a crimson, fierce light flickering in its eyes, it lunged toward Hao Qiang's group.

"Heh—the Wasteland Bear has gone berserk. Hao Qiang's going to have his hands full now," Jiang Sheng said with a smile upon seeing this.

Lin Yuan, meanwhile, stood with his arms crossed over his sword, a trace of a smile hooking the corner of his mouth.

"Block it! It's berserk! Don't hold back, give it everything you've got!"

Hao Qiang let out a great roar and charged forward. Seeing this, his four teammates also braced themselves and charged.

However, a Body Tempering Peak Wasteland Bear in a berserk state had strength approaching that of a first order initial stage beast. It wasn't something a group of students who hadn't even reached the Body Tempering Peak could withstand.

The Wasteland Bear stood upright, its pair of massive paws carrying whistling winds as they continuously swiped at everyone.

Puff! Puff!

The two students at the very front immediately spat blood and were sent flying. Seeing this, the other two students turned tail and ran.

"Don't run! Come back! If we withstand this wave of frenzy, we can kill it!" Hao Qiang roared at them in anger.

"If you want to withstand it, do it yourself. We're just here for an exam, there's no need to risk our lives. I quit!" With a flash of light, one person disappeared.

"We quit too!" Subsequently, all four disappeared from the spot.

Jiang Sheng had just been thinking the same thing as Hao Qiang, but seeing Hao Qiang's experience now, he felt that he had been too impulsive back then. If Lin Yuan hadn't stepped in, he would have also made a pathetic exit.

"You guys!—I f*cking—"

Hao Qiang's face was flushed red. He glanced at Lin Yuan and Jiang Sheng; one was holding a sword and smiling at him, while the other was grinning and mocking him heartlessly, even waving at him repeatedly.

"I'll be d*mned—"

Seeing Jiang Sheng waving goodbye to him, his blood surged uncontrollably, and he almost coughed up blood from pure rage.

"I—I quit!"

Seeing the Wasteland Bear's massive paw swiping down, Hao Qiang let out a loud shout and disappeared from the spot.

"Haha—that's hilarious. Lin Yuan, did you see Hao Qiang's miserable expression just now? It definitely half-killed that kid with anger. That was so satisfying!"

Jiang Sheng, seeing Hao Qiang disappear, clutched his stomach, unable to stop laughing.

Lin Yuan smiled slightly and then looked at the Wasteland Bear.

Clang!

floating snow was unsheathed.

Slash!

He casually unleashed a Space Dimensional Slash. A dazzling silver blade of light flew out, and the Wasteland Bear's massive head soared into the sky. Its giant body crashed to the ground, making the earth tremble three times.

"Holy sh*t! Brother Yuan, you're my big brother—this—what level is this Martial Arts of yours? This is too badass!"

Jiang Sheng looked at him with admiration, his eyes shining with a strange light that made Lin Yuan feel entirely uncomfortable.

Slap!

Lin Yuan delivered a massive slap to his face, sending him spinning in a circle...

"If you ever look at me with those disgusting eyes again, I'll beat you so hard your own mother won't recognize you!"

Lin Yuan shook his hand and spoke with a face full of disdain, then continued walking toward the "high-risk" zone.

"Brother! Brother Yuan! Wait for me!"

Jiang Sheng shook his somewhat dazed head and chased after him again.

Lin Yuan shook his head helplessly. Jiang Sheng had seemed quite normal before.

How did he turn into such a goofball once he let go of his mental burdens...

...

Along the way, Lin Yuan killed over a dozen more Body Tempering Peak beasts before finally entering the "high-risk" zone.

At this point, his total points reached 1,560, his ranking had climbed to twelfth in the city, and his ability points had reached a staggering 40,000.

Looking at the various "upgradeable" prompts on the system panel, Lin Yuan wasn't in a hurry to use his ability points. With his current strength, the Martial Arts Examination wouldn't be a problem at all.

He would wait until he got out to carefully plan how to use the ability points to enhance his strength as effectively as possible.

After entering the "high-risk" zone, Lin Yuan began searching for traces of beasts. This area was close to the mountain peak, and its size wasn't very large.

Lin Yuan led Jiang Sheng on a search, but they still hadn't found any traces of beasts.

"Brother Yuan, could they have all been killed off by those guys in the top ten?" Jiang Sheng couldn't help but ask as he looked at the barren "high-risk" zone.

"Probably not. Those people's strength is at most Body Tempering Peak; even in a team, they couldn't sweep through the High-Risk Zone. They must be gathered somewhere. Let's keep looking; the High-Risk Zone is only so big, we'll run a lap and see."

Lin Yuan didn't believe the beasts would be wiped out. He wasn't going to give up on these points and ability points.

While Lin Yuan was searching for traces of beasts, three teams were currently gathered in one place.

One was a team led by Han Fei, who was known as the number one genius of Tai Province.

Another team was led by Sheng Yang, whose reputation was second only to Han Fei's.

The final team was led by Wang Jingyu, a genius from the Second High School.

These three teams, totaling fifteen people, occupied the top fifteen city-level rankings, with only one person having been pushed down by Lin Yuan.

At this moment, the three teams were gathered together, all crouching in a patch of lush grass to hide their figures.

Opposite them, no fewer than ten beasts were gathered together resting.

This was a pack of Bloodthirsty Terror Wolves, with cultivations all around the first order initial stage.

None of the three teams acted rashly. Despite their numbers, their highest strength was only at the Body Tempering Peak; a single team could barely manage to surround and kill one wolf.

But with ten of them on the other side, they wanted to act but didn't dare, yet they were also unwilling to leave...