36: Chapter 36 Robbery?!
"The entire body of this Rank 20 Green Wood Python is a treasure—the snake gall, venomous fangs, and snake skin! Conservatively estimated, it can sell for 300,000."
Liu Xiaoman leaned against the tree trunk, exhausted, looking at the massive corpse of the Green Wood Python on the ground, a flash of excitement in her eyes.
Everyone completely forgot about their physical fatigue and gathered around the corpse of the Green Wood Python, their faces filled with joy.
People like Liu Xiaoman and Xu Ziyan were not short on money, but the sense of accomplishment from personally hunting an Armor Beast far beyond their own strength was something money could not measure.
"Don't just stand there, hurry up and harvest it."
Lin Fan kicked Xu Ziyan.
"We still need to find a place to set up camp before dark."
Xu Ziyan scrambled up and leaned over to the corpse, looking curious.
"How do you harvest this thing? I don't know how..."
Liu Xiaoman rolled her eyes at him.
"Move aside, let me do it."
She crouched down, waved her right hand, and several thin purple threads extended from her fingertips.
The threads wrapped around the fangs of the Green Wood Python, and with a gentle tug, the two huge venomous fangs fell off.
"Amazing!" Xu Ziyan clapped.
Liu Xiaoman ignored him and continued the operation.
She extracted the snake gall intact and placed it into a jade box.
The snake skin was too large to take away, so she only cut off the most complete section, rolled it up, and stored it in her Storage Ring.
"Alright, that's all the valuable stuff."
She stood up and brushed off her hands.
"The rest could sell for a bit of money, but we can't carry it, so forget it."
Lin Fan nodded and walked toward the wood spirit fruit tree.
Three pale green fruits hung from the branches, emitting a faint fragrance.
He reached out, picked them one by one, and put them into his Storage Ring.
"Three of them; we'll sell them and split the proceeds when we get out."
Xu Ziyan chuckled happily.
"We're rich, we're rich..."
As soon as he finished speaking, a round of applause suddenly came from the forest.
"Clap, clap, clap."
Lin Fan frowned slightly and turned to look.
Qin Hao walked out from the shadows of the trees with six people, clapping as he walked, his face wearing his signature arrogant smile.
"Brilliant, brilliant."
He walked up close and glanced at the corpse of the Green Wood Python on the ground.
"A Rank 20 Green Wood Python, taken down by five people; truly impressive."
The people behind him started laughing.
Lin Fan didn't speak, just looked at him.
Liu Xiaoman's expression darkened, and she stepped forward.
"Qin Hao, what do you want?"
Qin Hao laughed.
"What do I want? Just passing by and taking a look."
He pointed at the Storage Ring on Lin Fan's finger.
"I saw those three wood spirit fruits just now. Good stuff."
The tall guy behind him named Zhang Chen also chimed in.
"And these Materials from the Green Wood Python are worth quite a bit, right? Tsk tsk, you guys have quite a haul this trip."
Lin Fan still didn't speak, just leaned lazily against the tree.
Qin Hao took two steps forward, only three meters away from Lin Fan.
"Lin Fan, we're old acquaintances. I won't waste words with you. Hand over the wood spirit fruits and the Green Wood Python Materials, and you can leave."
He paused, the corners of his mouth curling up.
"If you don't hand them over, don't blame us for disregarding our classmate friendship."
Liu Xiaoman's expression changed, and she subconsciously looked at Lin Fan.
Chen Menger and Sun Wei also tensed up, ready to perform Armorization at any moment.
Lin Fan remained leaning against the tree, his hands in his pockets, his expression unchanged.
He looked at Qin Hao for a few seconds, then suddenly laughed.
"If you want to rob us, just do it. Don't play the hypocrite; what, do you want me to give you a chastity award too?"
The smile on Qin Hao's face instantly froze, and his eyes suddenly turned gloomy.
"Lin Fan, you're courting death!"
The four people behind him stepped forward in unison, faint fluctuations of spiritual power appearing around their bodies.
Lin Fan glanced casually at Teacher Zhou standing in the distance, who had no intention of interfering.
The school had a rule that students were not prohibited from fighting over spoils in the Secret Realm.
As long as it didn't result in death or serious injury to classmates, the teachers wouldn't care.
Perhaps this was meant to let everyone adapt to the dangers of society in advance?
Qin Hao suddenly raised his left hand.
Golden light surged, and a layer of golden fur spread from Qin Hao's wrist, quickly covering his entire left hand.
The fur had a faint metallic luster, gleaming in the setting sun.
His five fingers transformed into sharp tiger claws, the nails three inches long, glowing with a scorching red light.
Golden Flame Tiger, Armorization part: Left hand!
Lin Fan's left eye felt slightly warm, and information appeared.
[Race]: Golden Flame Tiger
[Aptitude]: Profound Spirit Low-Rank (Upper Limit: Earth Spirit Mid-Rank)
[Rank]: 15
[Attribute]: Metal/Fire
[Armorization Part]: Left Hand
[Armorization Skill]:
Flame Claw (Left hand inflicts intense fire damage, can tear through most defenses)
Golden Flame Body Guard (Left hand can condense a Golden Flame shield, blocking attacks while scorching the opponent)
Tiger Roar (Emits a shockwave similar to a tiger's roar from the hand)
[Evaluation]: Both offensive and defensive, Flame Claw has extremely strong attack power, and Golden Flame Body Guard can be used for both attack and defense. However, spiritual power consumption is extremely high when both skills are activated simultaneously, and it cannot be sustained for long.
Qin Hao is a Rank 15 Armor Warrior, his Armor Spirit, Golden Flame Tiger, is Profound Spirit Low-Rank, Rank 13.
High attack and high defense, indeed tricky.
The four people behind Qin Hao stepped forward in unison, spiritual power surging around their bodies as they performed their respective Armorizations.
Lin Fan's gaze shifted to Zhang Chen, who was also in Class 1, a Rank 13 Armor Warrior.
Zhang Chen raised his left arm, and a layer of thick, brown shell spread from his shoulder to his wrist.
His entire arm thickened by two sizes, the surface covered in uneven patterns.
[Race]: Rock Rhino
[Aptitude]: Profound Spirit Low-Rank (Upper Limit: Earth Spirit Low-Rank)
[Rank]: 13
[Attribute]: Earth
[Armorization Part]: Both Arms
[Armorization Skill]:
Rock Defense (Significantly increases arm defense, can block attacks of the same Rank)
Charge (Arms protect the front while charging, immense power)
Earthquake Stomp (Stomps feet heavily on the ground, creating a small-range shockwave, requires leg coordination)
[Evaluation]: Standard tank, extremely high defense, but very slow speed.
The third one was a short-haired girl from Class 2 named Zhou Ting, a Rank 10 Armor Warrior.
A green light flashed on her right leg, and a layer of pale green feathers covered it from thigh to ankle, with two cicada-wing-thin wind wings extending from her ankles.
[Race]: Swift Swallow
[Aptitude]: Mortal Spirit High-Rank (Upper Limit: Profound Spirit Mid-Rank)
[Rank]: 10
[Attribute]: Wind
[Armorization Part]: Legs
[Armorization Skill]:
Swift Wind Step (Significantly increases movement speed)
Wind Blade (Launches Wind Blade attacks from the legs)
[Evaluation]: Fast speed, strong mobility, but average attack power.
Same model of Armor Spirit as Chen Menger, but three Ranks higher.
The fourth was a Tall Thin Man from Class 2 named Li Hao, a Rank 10 Armor Warrior.
His left eye instantly turned a deep black, his pupils became vertical slits, and his entire aura suddenly vanished.
[Race]: Shadow Cat
[Aptitude]: Mortal Spirit Mid-Rank (Upper Limit: Profound Spirit Low-Rank)
[Rank]: 10
[Attribute]: Shadow
[Armorization Part]: Eyes
[Armorization Skill]:
Stealth (Conceals figure and aura)
Shadow Strike (Launches a surprise attack from the shadows)
[Evaluation]: Assassin-type Armor Spirit, high burst but fragile, recommended to kill in one hit.
The fifth was a chubby boy, also from Class 2, named Wang Kai, a Rank 8 Armor Warrior.
A layer of thick brown shell covered his left shoulder, and two short, thick spikes grew from his shoulder.
[Race]: Iron-Armored Pig
[Aptitude]: Mortal Spirit Low-Rank (Upper Limit: Mortal Spirit High-Rank)
[Rank]: 8
[Attribute]: Earth
[Armorization Part]: Shoulders
[Armorization Skill]:
Iron Shoulder Charge (Uses shoulder to impact enemies)
Hard Skin (Skin defense increased)
[Evaluation]: Defense is okay, attack power is poor, speed is extremely slow.
Wang Kai was the weakest of the five and could basically be ignored.
Lin Fan scanned the five people, having a complete judgment in his mind.