25: Demon Tiger, Points

Xiang Ying politely rejected a large number of students who wanted to team up with her and moved closer to Xu Le with a dark expression.

"We've already broken up, why won't you let me go?"

Her voice carried a faint hint of a sob, three parts grievance, three parts stubbornness, three parts confusion, and one part of the desperate indignation of someone with no way out.

If Xu Le hadn't been the person involved, he would have thought the one forcing her was a total scumbag, the kind of existence that deserved to be executed a hundred times over.

Facing this woman who had brought him three years of happiness, he managed to force a smile and responded in the most peaceful tone possible.

"Yes."

"We broke up a long time ago, and now we are just strangers. I haven't and will never pester you."

"Furthermore, you are the one who came over to find me right now."

Xiang Ying became even more aggrieved, and tears kept swirling in her eyes.

"Then what are you doing here? Don't tell me you truly want to take the entrance exam. Even if you somehow manage to muddle through, no university wants an F-rank class."

"I'm begging you, let me go! Don't be an eyesore, and don't keep making others remember that dark history of mine, okay?"

Thinking of Tang Wei's indifference yesterday, her heart tightened. She felt increasingly panicked and regretful, hating the man in front of her who had pursued her with matchstick magic.

"You're the one reminding them right now," Xu Le responded coldly.

Xiang Ying glanced out of the corner of her eye and sure enough, she saw that the people who had successfully formed teams were watching the drama unfold.

After dropping the words "never meet again," she hurriedly walked to another corner of the Formation, staying far away from the two of them.

It was as if the two were thousand-year-old stinky stones in a latrine; touching them even a little would make one reek unbearably.

"Brother Le..." Li Yang looked at Xu Le with some worry, only to receive a sharp look of contempt.

The three minutes were up.

The Formation on the ground flashed with white light.

Xu Le's vision went black. When he opened his eyes again, he had appeared in an unfamiliar forest, with no one else around.

He released his three contracted beasts and had Little Dog search for Li Yang's trail.

As for Little Peach Tree, its speed was too slow, so it naturally remained in the Contract Space.

Little Dog sniffed the air and chose a direction to start walking.

A rustling sound rang out.

Over a dozen vines wove through the forest, creeping toward the man and his three beasts.

Chirp chirp!

Little Yellow Chicken flew toward the direction of the vines and quickly ended the battle.

[Experience +8000]

[Points +1]

"Is this really a Fallen Zone?"

"Or has it been cleared of powerful and overly dense monsters because it's an exam site?"

Xu Le felt it was the latter.

After all, the spiders farmed by the Zhan Hu Squad in the valley were exceptionally numerous; there was no reason for the monsters here to be so few... When Li Yang was teleported into the Fallen Zone and saw that Xu Le wasn't by his side, he immediately panicked.

He hurriedly followed the instructions Xu Le had given him earlier and found a quiet place to hide.

"Roar!"

A low Tigers Roar sounded. A white-browed, bulging-eyed Demonic Tiger caught the scent of a human and stepped forward majestically.

He quickly held up his heavy shield, eyes fixed on the Demonic Tiger, not even daring to breathe.

The Demonic Tiger didn't seem to notice him and walked straight past the giant rock.

Just as he relaxed, the Demonic Tiger suddenly leaped over and struck down fiercely with its claw.

In the blink of an eye, Li Yang instinctively raised his shield and used the "Shield Defense" skill.

Bang!

He successfully blocked in his haste, but the difference in power between them still sent him flying over three meters away.

A bright red number popped up above his head.

-262.

The Demonic Tiger's strike hit its mark. Not letting up, it chased after him again, using the same simple swipe.

"I'll fight you to the end!"

Li Yang roared, and while activating the "Shield Wall" skill, he gripped his knife with his right hand and stabbed forward fiercely.

The tiger's claw struck the shield again, and the immense force once more sent Li Yang crashing back.

Even as a Heavy Shield Guard focused on defense, he still lost 168 HP after a successful block.

The difference was that this time, the Demonic Tiger was also stabbed.

-82.

The damage wasn't high.

However, it provoked the beast's ferocity.

The tiger's eyes turned red with rage. It no longer had any interest in toying with its prey and began to use its skills.

Ferocious Tiger Leaps the Abyss!

The Demonic Tiger leaped with incredible speed, passing like a ghost. When it reappeared, its bloody maw was already open, biting down toward Li Yang's head.

Li Yang hurriedly used his "Tigers Roar" skill, hastily expanding his chest as a deafening roar erupted from his throat.

Roar!

A sound wave no less powerful than the Demonic Tiger's roar exploded, carrying with it a dizzying force.

The Demonic Tiger's biting motion froze, and a stun icon appeared over its head.

Li Yang went into a frenzy, using both shield and knife to bash and slash.

The Demonic Tiger regained its senses and began pouncing and biting repeatedly.

The man and the tiger were locked in a fierce battle.

Though they seemed evenly matched, Li Yang's health bar was dropping rapidly, and soon only a sliver of health remained.

What was worse was that while the previous burst of power had been impressive, he was now weak all over, and the knife and shield in his hands felt as heavy as a thousand pounds.

"I'm going to die!"

"If I had played it safe, I could probably have held out a bit longer."

"But where's the fun in living cautiously when you can die fighting?"

"Brother Le, remember to avenge me!"

Li Yang let out a roar, about to charge one last time, when he saw Xu Le's figure rapidly approaching in his peripheral vision.

His desire to live immediately took over.

But when he saw his health bar, he was filled with regret.

The distance was too great; Xu Le wouldn't have time to support him.

"Damn it, why was I so impulsive?"

Watching helplessly as the Demonic Tiger's claw struck again, his mind went blank, and he could only instinctively raise his shield.

"Bang!"

Li Yang was sent flying once more.

He closed his eyes in despair, only to find that he could still breathe.

"That's enough."

"What, do you want me to come over and help you up?"

Hearing Xu Le's teasing voice, Li Yang jumped up. Only then did he remember that before he had lost himself to fear, a warm current had flowed through his body.

He had thought it was a deathbed hallucination.

It turned out to be a heal!

Now, his health bar was almost full.

"I survived!"

Li Yang was incredibly excited, tears streaming down his face. "Brother Le, you're amazing. Not only do you have a Phoenix as a pet, but you can even heal."

"With my gear, I have nearly 2200 HP, and you filled it up in one go."

"Amazing, simply amazing!"

"Right, the Demonic Tiger."

He suddenly snapped back to reality and found that the once-invincible Demonic Tiger was being coiled by a Giant Black Snake. Only its mouth was exposed, roaring repeatedly, but to no effect.

Xu Le smiled. "I left it for you. Do you want to take your revenge personally?"

"Forget it, just give it a quick death!"

Li Yang shook his head; his limbs still felt a bit weak.

Receiving the command, Little Yellow Chicken spat a fireball at the Demonic Tiger's head, instantly emptying its health bar.

[Experience +12680]

[Points +0.5]

Xu Le waited for Li Yang to rest for a while longer before heading toward the innermost circle.

The bracelets they had received earlier not only recorded points but also contained a map of monster distribution.

Currently, they were in the outer circle where monsters were sparse; the truly terrifying monsters were still in the middle.