17: Chapter 17 Su Wan's Plan: First Battle Against the Alien Beast!

Lu Cheng raised an eyebrow.

"Do these people not need to sleep?"

He casually tapped in, scrolled up, and immediately understood.

Part of the group was in an abnormally active physical state due to the day's training and the tempering from the medicinal liquid.

Usually, they would be too sleepy to keep their eyes open at this hour, but today, they were all as energetic as if they had been injected with adrenaline.

[Holy crap, I'm not sleepy at all right now!]

[Me too, I feel like I could go downstairs and run ten laps.]

[Is this the feeling of Qi and blood rising?]

[By the way, was Zhou Lize carried away today?]

[Hahahaha, it's true, he was carried away on a stretcher.]

[Lu Cheng was way too fierce today.]

[He's definitely strong, but I've never heard of Seeking Good Fortune and Avoiding Bad Luck increasing stamina.]

The group chat was bustling with activity, and messages popped up one after another.

But then, a message made Lu Cheng frown slightly.

[Have you guys checked the forum?]

[What forum?]

[The Rong City Martial Artist section, someone just posted a scoop.]

[It seems something happened...]

[Really?]

[My brother is in the field team, he said something really big happened outside the city tonight.]

Lu Cheng's eyes narrowed slightly. He swiped up and quickly saw a screenshot that had been forwarded into the group.

The content of the screenshot wasn't long, just a single bolded headline.

"In the Wasteland Zone west of Rong City, the 'Red Cedar' C-rank Martial Artist team confirmed dead."

Below it was a blurry photo of the scene, seemingly taken at night. It showed only half of an overturned off-road vehicle, with a large area of ground nearby that looked as if it had been torn apart by something, covered in dark stains.

The class group chat instantly exploded.

[C-rank Martial Artist team???]

[Wiped out???]

[Wait, aren't C-ranks already in the Source Gathering Realm?]

[Meridian Opening Realm, holy crap, even people of this level can be completely wiped out?]

[Is it real? Is the news verified?]

[It's been pinned on the forum.]

[My dad said that since Rong City was built, there hasn't been a case of an entire official Martial Artist team being wiped out for many years.]

[Is the Wasteland Zone about to have a major problem?]

To be rated C-rank, one must be at least in the Meridian Opening Realm. In the eyes of ordinary people, they are already considered true powerhouses.

People of this level usually venture deep into the Wasteland Zone, hunt exotic beasts, and handle pollution incidents; they lack neither experience nor strength.

The monster levels in the Wasteland Zone around Rong City aren't very high. Even if they couldn't win, it would be impossible for them not to be able to run away.

Meanwhile.

On the other side of the street.

Su Wan sat cross-legged in the center of the room, her long hair slightly disheveled. Cold air swirled around her, and the temperature in the entire room was terrifyingly low.

A thin layer of frost had formed on the corners of the table, the windowsill, the bookshelf, and even the hooks on the wall, though it was unclear when it happened.

Pale white cold mist slowly diffused as she breathed in and out, and the floor beneath her feet seemed to be covered in a thin layer of frost.

The next instant, she slowly opened her eyes.

Her eyes, which were originally cold and quiet, were now shockingly bright.

"It's done."

She softly uttered these two words, her voice very low, yet filled with irrepressible joy.

[SS-rank Breathing Technique: Nine Cold Heavenly Breath Art]

[Current Realm: Proficient]

Aside from rapidly enhancing Qi and blood, an SS-rank Breathing Technique provides a massive boost to one's combat capability.

Su Wan slowly exhaled a breath of cold air and raised her hand, clenching it gently.

Crack.

A faint sound of freezing actually came from the air.

She looked down at her palm. There wasn't much joy on her usually calm face; instead, a look of gravity slowly emerged.

"Sure enough..."

"It still happened."

She got up, walked to the table, and picked up her phone.

On the screen was, unsurprisingly, the news about the C-rank Martial Artist team being wiped out.

In her past life, on this day, this Martial Artist team also died.

And their death was just the beginning.

Tomorrow, the Zhou Family will take advantage of this to transport several exotic beasts they used for field experiments into the city.

Those exotic beasts had long been eroded to a very deep level by pollution, and extremely dangerous alienation sources remained inside them.

The Zhou Family used methods to tamper with the test reports, forcefully sneaking that batch of things into the city.

Not long after, the first small-scale pollution runaway incident broke out in the city.

This time, they must not be allowed to succeed so easily.

...

At the No. 3 High School in Rong City, on the playground, it wasn't time to assemble yet, and everyone was whispering to each other.

Lu Cheng looked left and right. Xia Xi didn't come today, so his ears were a lot quieter.

"Line up!"

Instructor Qin Feng walked to the podium at the front. With a cold shout, the students of the seven classes immediately scrambled to stand in formation.

After yesterday's day-long torture, no one dared to be cheeky in front of this scar-faced instructor today.

Instructor Qin Feng stood at the very front, his gaze sweeping over the crowd, scraping across everyone's faces like a knife blade.

"Group by class."

"Seven classes, seven groups."

Soon, the seven classes were separated, with enough open space between them.

The soldiers moved extremely quickly, and in less than a few minutes, the venue was rearranged.

Instructor Qin Feng stood in the center and suddenly spoke:

"The original plan was to teach you martial arts today."

Many students on the playground felt their vision go dark. It's over. The original plan was to teach martial arts, which means the plan has changed...

Judging by this instructor's expression... it doesn't look like a good thing...

Instructor Qin Feng looked at the students below and pulled the corner of his mouth slightly, revealing an expression that didn't look like good news no matter how you looked at it.

"But you are very lucky."

"Last night, we collected some good things from the Wasteland Zone."

As his voice trailed off.

Several soldiers behind him stepped forward simultaneously.

Clang! Clang! Clang!

The sound of metal scraping against the ground rang out one after another.

Seven huge iron cages were carried out directly from the back.

The moment the cage covers were lifted, the playground instantly exploded.

"Holy crap!"

"What is that?!"

"Ferocious beasts?!"

"It really is a ferocious beast!!"

Inside the cages, creatures with ferocious appearances were crouching low, their fangs protruding, eyes bloodshot, constantly emitting low hisses from their throats.

There were black-furred beasts like enlarged hunting dogs, gray wolves with bone spurs growing on their backs, and the sturdiest one had front limbs as thick as two iron pillars, making a harsh scraping sound when its claws gripped the bottom of the cage.

Even separated by the cage, it made one's scalp tingle.

Many students' faces turned pale on the spot.

No matter how hard the training was yesterday, it was just exhausting. If they had to spar with these things today... people would die...!

Instructor Qin Feng tapped the cage behind him, his voice indifferent.

"First-order Ferocious Beast!"

Lu Cheng swallowed his saliva. This was his first time seeing such big guys, but for some reason, he wasn't afraid; instead... he felt a little excited!

Instructor Qin Feng said coldly:

"Scared?"

No one made a sound.

But those pale faces already explained everything.

Instructor Qin Feng continued:

"Your task today is very simple."

He raised his hand and pointed to the cages.

"One class, defeat one Ferocious Beast."

"These Ferocious Beasts have been restrained, their strength suppressed, and their movements limited."

"What you need to do is learn how to kill it."

The students were completely stirred up now.

"What if something goes wrong?"

"Instructor, are we really fighting them?!"

Instructor Qin Feng was expressionless.

"Nonsense."

"Do you think I brought them out for you to sightsee?"

Soon, several soldiers pushed out a row of weapon racks.

Long staffs, short knives, steel spears, alloy shields, practice battle axes... although they were all basic standard weapons, they still felt very oppressive in front of the students.

"Everyone, pick a weapon you are comfortable with."

"Even if you don't know how to use one, you still have to take one."

"Otherwise, with your bare hands... you won't even be able to break through the fur of these guys!"

Upon hearing this, the students immediately went up to choose their weapons.

Ma Dachun hesitated for a long time, finally picked up a long staff, and practiced with it a couple of times.

"How is it? Do I have the aura of a grandmaster?"

Lu Cheng took a look.

"Yes."

"The aura of a Monkey King."

"..."

Ma Dachun walked away with a dark face.

Lu Cheng stood in front of the weapon rack but didn't reach out.

He didn't know any other martial arts.

The Three Styles of Crushing Fist is a fist technique, and Wandering Step is a movement technique. If he were really forced to use a knife or a spear, not only would he be unable to exert his combat power, but he would also feel restricted.

It would be better to be empty-handed.

Instructor Qin Feng noticed he didn't take a weapon and his gaze fell upon him.

"You aren't using one?"

Lu Cheng nodded: "Report, Instructor, it's not needed."

Instructor Qin Feng looked at him for two seconds, the corners of his mouth slightly curled up. This kid is quite arrogant!

He gave Lu Cheng a thumbs up and said.

"I hope you can still be this arrogant when you fight the exotic beasts later!"