Chapter 11 The Tragic Story of Sun Liqiang

"Chu Han, come join our team."

At that moment, a clear voice rang out.

Chu Han turned to look, and the one who spoke was actually the class monitor, Jiang Yan.

She had awakened a B-Rank support talent, "Plant Affinity," which allowed her to manipulate plants for combat. She had a gentle personality and was very popular. There were three other students in her team.

"Jiang Yan, why are you bringing him along? He'll just be a burden to our team," Zhang Lin, another girl in the team, complained from the side.

Jiang Yan said, "We're all classmates, it's only right to help each other. Besides, Chu Han isn't a burden; everyone saw the scene where he defeated Sun Liqiang."

She turned to Chu Han with a gentle smile. "Come with us. Be careful, stay close to us, and don't rush forward blindly."

Chu Han looked at this kind girl and nodded. "Thank you."

Joining a team was indeed much more convenient.

He could leave the team and act alone after entering the wilderness.

Although the others were somewhat reluctant, none of them took the initiative to exclude Chu Han.

The team set off, passing through the heavy gates of the base and stepping into the true wilderness.

A primitive, desolate, and dangerous aura rushed toward them.

Ancient trees towered into the sky, blotting out the sun. Shrubs grew in profusion, and the air was thick with the smell of decaying leaves and a faint scent of blood.

The students all grew nervous, tightening their grips on their weapons.

Chu Han's team moved forward cautiously and encountered a few "Sharp-Toothed Rabbits," the weakest of the Beasts.

There was no need for him to act; two students in the team nervously killed them and extracted the Sharp-Toothed Rabbits' distinctive teeth as trophies.

Jiang Yan and the others were responsible for staying alert to their surroundings to prevent attacks from other Beasts.

Chu Han remained silent, simply observing the surrounding environment.

They had just left the city and hadn't truly entered the outskirts of Black Stone Mountain yet, so there was little danger.

Everyone was practicing their Moves and quickly becoming familiar with actual combat.

Chu Han also cleanly killed a few Sharp-Toothed Rabbits, revealing a bit of his strength.

Soon, the squad entered the outskirts of Black Stone Mountain.

Black stones could be seen everywhere on the ground here, which was how it got its name.

Chu Han could feel the vigilance and tension of everyone in the team increase manifold, to the point where they seemed to jump at every rustle of grass.

The peace was soon broken.

The jungle ahead shook, and everyone prepared for battle.

Chu Han frowned slightly because he heard the footsteps of several humans.

Soon, another team emerged, led by none other than Sun Liqiang.

When he saw Chu Han, a gleam of malice and excitement immediately flashed in his eyes.

"Yo, isn't this our 'Genius' Chu Han? You actually dared to come to the wilderness."

Sun Liqiang led his people over and mocked him unceremoniously, "Jiang Yan, I advise you not to protect this waste. Otherwise, when you're besieged by Beasts, he won't save you; he'll be the first to run away!"

Jiang Yan's face darkened. "Sun Liqiang, we're in the wilderness now. This is no time for internal strife!"

"Internal strife? Heh, I just want to tear off the pretentious mask some people are wearing!"

Sun Liqiang stared fixedly at Chu Han. "Three days ago, I was careless and unfamiliar with my talent, which allowed you to win a Move by luck! Do you really think a waste like you can beat me? Today, I'll show everyone your true colors!"

"Sun Liqiang, you intentionally followed us just for this purpose?" Jiang Yan said angrily.

"Don't misunderstand, Great Class Monitor. I just want to have a fight with him. It won't affect your team's score," Sun Liqiang said with a smile.

Except for Jiang Yan, everyone watched the scene, and no one spoke up to stop it.

They all wanted to see if Chu Han really still had strength, including the people in Jiang Yan's team.

"You..."

Jiang Yan wanted to say more, but Chu Han lightly patted her shoulder and looked at Sun Liqiang calmly. "If you want to fight, then fight. Why so much nonsense?"

"You're looking for death!" Sun Liqiang roared and, without hesitation, directly activated his talent!

Beast Transformation!

His body expanded and deformed once again, turning into a hideous monster with a leopard's head and a human's body. His aura was even more ferocious than three days ago. Clearly, he hadn't been idle these past two days, and his control over his talent had deepened!

"Roar! Taste my newly learned Martial Skill, Brutal Claw Strike!"

He bellowed, and a faint blood-red light glowed on his claws. With a whistle that tore through the air, he lunged at Chu Han at a speed so fast only afterimages remained!

His body after Beast Transformation was better suited for claw-type Martial Skills, even saving him the need for weapons.

The power of this strike was extremely terrifying; Sun Liqiang had clearly struck with full force!

Everyone held their breath. Jiang Yan even cried out in alarm, unable to bear watching.

However, facing this violent strike, Chu Han chose to meet it head-on this time.

He clenched his right fist, and the muscles on his arm tightened at a terrifying speed.

At the same time, his Stone Skin talent was activated, and his entire fist was covered in a layer of grey!

Then, he threw a punch.

This punch had no fancy Moves, only the purest power!

With five times the force plus the augmentation of the Stone Skin talent, the power of this punch had already exceeded 20,000 catties! That is, 10 tons!

Fist and claw collided!

Crack!

The clear sound of bone-crushing, enough to make one's teeth ache, rang out!

"Awooo!"

Immediately following that, Sun Liqiang let out a wretched howl that didn't sound human.

Under everyone's horrified gazes, Sun Liqiang's beast claw along with his entire arm twisted instantly.

His whole body flew backward even faster, rolling several times on the ground before stopping, having fainted directly.

Instakill!

It was still an instakill!

It was even cleaner and more violent than back at the Gymnasium!

This time, Chu Han didn't use his movement technique that was reaching perfection to dodge; instead, he completely crushed Sun Liqiang in a head-on confrontation!

The surroundings suddenly became deathly quiet.

All the gazes of doubt, disdain, and schadenfreude froze, instantly transforming into incomparable shock!

Could it be that Chu Han really isn't a waste?

No, he has always maintained the posture of a super Genius; it was just that they had made a misjudgment!

Chu Han slowly withdrew his fist and pointed at Sun Liqiang, who was lying on the ground like a dead dog. "I have a suggestion for you: this waste has lost his combat capability. Hurry and send him back to the base, lest he hold you back."

"Ah, okay, okay..."

Several of Sun Liqiang's teammates replied numbly, then took Sun Liqiang back to the base.

Chu Han ignored these people and looked at Jiang Yan. "Class Monitor, thank you for taking me in this time, but I still prefer to act alone, so I'll be leaving now."

After saying that, he disappeared into Black Stone Mountain without looking back.

Jiang Yan didn't even get to say a word to ask him to stay, while her other teammates felt it was a great pity.

The strength Chu Han just displayed was comparable to an A-Rank Talent user. If he could team up with them, it would definitely take their results to the next level and be very safe.

But now, it was Chu Han who didn't want to team up with them.

If only they had been a bit more welcoming to Chu Han earlier...

Chu Han left the team and walked straight toward the depths of Black Stone Mountain.

Ordinary Beasts on the outskirts had no value for him to kill; he wanted to try his luck further inside.

After going deep for over a dozen miles, the gravel beneath his feet suddenly vibrated slightly.

"Hmm?"

Chu Han's eyes narrowed as he noticed more and more vibrations underground.

"Here it comes!"

He abruptly stepped back.

The ground gave a muffled "thud," and black stones were suddenly pushed up as three pitch-black scorpions crawled out from underground!

"It's Black Stone Scorpions!"