14: Qi Tian's Apology

The Man-eating Flower stood three or four meters tall; Fang Bai and the others looked like raw recruits in front of it!

Several of them circulated the Alien Energy within their bodies, focusing intently.

"Roar～"

The Man-eating Flower opened its terrifying, serrated mouth, viscous saliva dripping down, and then it lunged fiercely at Fang Bai and the others!

"Attack!"

Fang Bai gripped his battle saber and charged forward!

Xiao Yuan took the lead; his chest was covered in earth armor as he leaped straight up, clenching his fist and smashing it toward the stem of the Man-eating Flower.

His massive fist slammed into it, but Xiao Yuan was instead knocked back repeatedly by the impact.

His Alien Energy was still at the first tier, making it difficult to break through the defense of a Second-Tier Demonic Beast.

However, this did restrict the movements of the Man-eating Flower.

Suddenly, the space behind it trembled, and A Xiu appeared expressionless, slashing with her blade!

Although A Xiu was also at the first tier, she possessed natural-born divine strength, and her blade successfully left a mark on the Man-eating Flower!

"Roar!"

The Man-eating Flower felt the pain and twisted frantically. Suddenly, several vines pierced out from the ground, attacking the four of them!

"Eight-Part Light Wheel!"

Qi Tian's attack finally arrived; with the power of the second tier, it instantly severed those roots and stems!

"Old Bai, take this chance, feed it into its mouth!"

Qi Tian shouted.

Fang Bai's figure nimbly circled behind the Man-eating Flower; he circulated his Alien Energy and leaped three or four meters high.

"Thunderball! Instant Detonation!"

The basketball-sized Thunderball was shoved directly into the Man-eating Flower's mouth.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

As the Lightning Power raged, the Man-eating Flower spat out a mouthful of thick smoke, and its aura instantly weakened.

"Xiao Yuan!"

Fang Bai suddenly shouted.

"I'm coming!"

Xiao Yuan started jogging, his tall body stomping on the ground as if causing an earthquake. He leaped high into the air and then brought his body down directly onto the Man-eating Flower!

Boom!

Dust rose everywhere. The other three teenagers surrounded it with their blades and hacked fiercely at the Man-eating Flower!

The Man-eating Flower let out a miserable shriek and was hacked to death by the flurry of blades just like that!

It felt as if it had arrived at a place called Causeway Bay, being ruthlessly hacked hundreds of times by a group of thugs, each strike fatal!

After finishing off the Man-eating Flower, the four of them sat slumped on the ground in a sorry state, gasping for breath.

"Damn! That was so freaking exciting!"

Qi Tian simply lay down, completely exhausted.

Fang Bai stood up, walked over to the corpse of the Man-eating Flower, dug out the valuable parts, and then collected the corpse into his space ring.

"Old Bai, why are you collecting its corpse?"

Qi Tian asked curiously.

Fang Bai grinned: "This is a Second-Tier Demonic Beast; the corpse should be worth a fair amount. I'll take it out to sell, and we can split the proceeds."

He would need quite a lot of resources for his cultivation in the future, so he should take the opportunity to gather more now.

【Ding! Congratulations, Host, for killing a Second-Tier Man-eating Flower. You have gained a small amount of Alien Energy!】

【First kill of a Second-Tier Demonic Beast. Obtained additional reward: Lightning-attribute skill -- Thunder Domain!】

【Thunder Domain: Within the domain, Lightning Power is increased by 50%! Current domain range: 10 meters. (Note: As the Host's strength increases, the domain range can expand!)】

The system's notification sounded in his mind, and Fang Bai was startled.

Does this count as him killing it?

He didn't kill the Man-eating Flower alone, but the system had credited it to him!

"Old Bai, what are you spacing out for? Let's go!"

Qi Tian's reminding voice rang out.

"Oh, oh, coming."

The four of them did not stay in place and quickly left.

The sky gradually darkened, and the four of them found a cave to spend the night.

"Let's take turns standing guard. Xiao Yuan, you go first; the rest of you get some rest."

After making the arrangements, Fang Bai, Qi Tian, and A Xiu entered the cave.

Using his Lightning Power to start a fire, Fang Bai took out a piece of Demonic Wolf meat and set it up to roast directly.

Qi Tian sighed with admiration: "I, this young master, never thought that I would ever have a day like this."

Come to think of it, all of them were still feeling lingering fear; during the day, their adrenaline was surging and they were extremely excited, but now that they had calmed down, they felt a bit of lingering dread.

A Xiu hugged her knees, staring blankly at the campfire.

Fang Bai glanced at him and said: "You could clearly enjoy life; why did you insist on joining the Martial Arts Academy?"

Qi Tian shrugged and said: "On one hand, I am a martial artist; in order to improve my strength, I naturally have to join a faction. On the other hand, I also don't want to be a playboy."

Fang Bai sighed with admiration: "If I had half your assets, I'd probably just be living lazily and waiting for death."

Before awakening the system, that was indeed what Fang Bai thought.

Study peacefully, take the national exam in two and a half years, and get into a good university.

As for when the Demonic Beasts would invade, he'd just leave it to fate!

Fortunately, Heaven had not forgotten to favor him.

This was also his first time killing a Demonic Beast; usually, he hadn't even killed a chicken. However, after awakening his ability, he had spent money to go to martial arts gyms for training. Fighting was an instinct, and perhaps he was a militant in his genes.

Qi Tian shrugged: "We might be the most unique students in the Martial Arts Academy. Who else like us would be fighting for their lives against Demonic Beasts right from the start? Come to think of it... Old Bai, do you actually know how to roast meat? It's freaking burnt!"

"Hehe, sorry, sorry, it's my first time roasting meat, I don't have any experience..."

"6, then why did you look like you were so experienced?"

Night fell, and the group began to rest. They extinguished the fire.

Because roars of beasts could be heard not far away; it was clear that those Demonic Beasts were out and active.

At the entrance of the cave, A Xiu leaned against a stone, her small hand clutching the pendant around her neck.

Suddenly, her expression turned cold, and she looked fiercely in one direction: "Who is it?"

A figure walked out of the cave, whispering: "It's me."

A Xiu's expression did not change; she remained cold: "Pervert!"

Qi Tian: "..."

The corner of his mouth twitched, and he said speechlessly: "Little sister, that time was really an accident!"

A Xiu let out a cold snort.

Qi Tian was just about to sit down next to A Xiu when suddenly a blade was held up, pointing directly at his crotch.

Qi Tian: "..."

A Xiu said indifferently: "Sit over there!"

Qi Tian was helpless and could only move a bit further away from her.

"A Xiu, I came here mainly to apologize to you. I really didn't mean it last time, and I really didn't see anything..."

He paused, his gaze glancing at a certain part of A Xiu, and he thought to himself: You don't really have much anyway...

But to be fair, some of A Xiu's skin was still very fair...

A Xiu said indifferently: "Mm, I know."

Qi Tian's eyes lit up: "So you really forgive me?"

A Xiu glanced at him.

Qi Tian said seriously: "I'm just thinking about our team. After all, we are teammates now, and we can't have any conflicts; otherwise, we might die here if we're not careful. So, we must put an end to things that are detrimental to unity."

A Xiu nodded: "Got it, you can go back."

Qi Tian did not leave; he shamelessly moved a step closer to her, a cheeky smile on his face: "I haven't shown my sincerity yet."

As he spoke, he suddenly took out a box of gold and two rings, saying: "This is gold, and this is a space ring; consider it a small token of my sincerity."

A Xiu looked at those items and then said calmly: "I don't need them."

"Don't say that!"

Qi Tian quickly advised: "This is an Alien Space; there must be many treasures. You have to have something to carry them, right? Old Bai and Xiao Yuan both have them, so you should have one too."

A Xiu hesitated.

Qi Tian struck while the iron was hot: "And this gold can be exchanged for money. When the time comes, you can buy a house in the city and bring your grandfather over to live. Wouldn't that be great?"

Hearing this, A Xiu's eyes lit up.

It had to be said that what Qi Tian said last made sense! She was moved!

Her grandfather was her only relative; if she could bring him to the city to live together, her grandfather would definitely be very happy.

After thinking about it, A Xiu finally accepted Qi Tian's items. She hesitated for a moment, then said in a milky, soft voice: "Thank you."

Qi Tian smiled.

It had to be said that A Xiu was suitable for being a voice actress; she should introduce her to it when she had free time.

"What are you guys talking about?"

Fang Bai's chuckling voice rang out. Qi Tian looked at him and asked suspiciously: "Old Bai, you haven't slept yet?"

Fang Bai said helplessly: "Xiao Yuan snores like a cow when he sleeps. I was woken up, so I figured I'd come to change the watch. You guys go back and rest."

Qi Tian's mouth raised: "We're not sleepy, I..."

Before he could finish his sentence, A Xiu stood up decisively and walked into the cave.

Qi Tian: "..."

Fang Bai gave him a strange look.

Strange, why does it feel like Old Qi has a bit of a simp vibe?