15: Beast horde riot! Base raiding squad!
Late at night, Fang Bai was guarding the cave.
Feeling bored, he directly summoned the Virtual Panel.
[Demon Slaying Rebate System (Speedrun Edition)]
[Slay Demon Beasts to earn Rebates!]
[Character: Fang Bai]
[Age: 18]
[Talent: ???]
[Attribute: Lightning Element (Current)]
[Level: First-tier Intermediate]
[Skills: Tenfold Drop Rate! (Permanent), First-tier Attached Attribute Skill—Lightning Bomb, Thunder Domain...]
[Main Quest: Slay ten First-tier Demon Beasts within one month! (9/10)]
[Quest Failure Penalty: System Self-Destruct!]
[Evaluation: Studying is not the only path; how could slaying demons and saving the world be a mistake?]
Less than half a month had passed, yet he had already advanced from First-tier Novice to First-tier Intermediate, and his Alien Energy was currently increasing very quickly, meaning he was not far from First-tier Advanced.
“Just one more Demon Beast, and the quest will be complete. I really look forward to the Quest Reward! How about I launch a sneak attack right now?”
Fang Bai muttered to himself, but then decided to hold back for now. What if a Demon Beast broke in while he was gone? Wouldn't they all be wiped out?
The night passed without incident.
The next morning, Fang Bai, who was sound asleep, was woken up by Qi Tian.
“Lao Bai! Something happened! Wake up!”
Fang Bai looked at him groggily. “What is it?”
Qi Tian said with a solemn expression, “The Alien Space is rioting!”
Hearing this, Fang Bai's sleepiness instantly vanished, and his expression became serious. “What's going on?”
Qi Tian stated seriously, “Just half an hour ago, a large group of Demon Beasts charged in one direction, and there were quite a few Third-Tier Demonic Beasts among them!”
Fang Bai was startled. “That many?”
Qi Tian said worriedly, “What I'm worried about is whether the Demon Slaying Army has been discovered by the beast horde?”
Although they weren't very familiar with the Demon Slaying Army, they were all of the Human Race, and their deeds were worthy of respect.
Fang Bai pondered for a moment, then said, “Let's go take a look.”
Upon reaching the cave entrance, Xiao Yuan and A Xiu were lying prone on a rock, observing the distance.
Fang Bai also lay down and looked into the distance.
His eyesight was excellent; he immediately saw a pitch-black mass of Demon Beasts. With that quantity, you didn't even need good eyesight—anyone could see it.
Leading them was a massive White Tiger, which also had a pair of wings growing on its back, and the aura emanating from it was extremely terrifying!
It was even more powerful than Qi Zhen!
“Fourth-tier Demon Beast?!”
Fang Bai's expression instantly turned serious.
Didn't they say the strongest creature in a C-rank Alien Space was only a Third-Tier Demonic Beast? How did a Fourth-tier one appear?
The intelligence was wrong!
Besides that Fourth-tier White Tiger, there were several Third-Tier Demonic Beasts!
If Qi Zhen's team encountered this group of Demon Beasts, they would definitely be finished.
“Lao Bai, what do you think?”
Qi Tian asked.
Fang Bai calmly replied, “I'm watching while lying down.”
“???”
Fang Bai said indifferently, “What else can we do? We are just a few rookies. If we go out, we will definitely be torn apart and eaten by these beasts in minutes.”
“Then Captain Qi and the others...”
Fang Bai thought for a moment and said, “Don't panic. It might not be Captain Qi and his team, and even if it is, we can't help anyway. They definitely have their own reinforcements.”
He watched the massive Demon Beast Army gradually move away, and his eyes suddenly lit up. “We can go to the Demon Beasts' Lair!”
Hearing this, Qi Tian was startled. “Are you crazy?!”
Fang Bai said with a smile, “Looking at this formation, they must have mobilized their entire force. Their lair definitely won't have many troops. We can go Raid the Base. Maybe we can pick up some treasures.”
Hearing this, Qi Tian also showed signs of being moved.
“Let's go! Fortune Favors the Bold!”
Deciding to act immediately, Fang Bai was the first to sneak over.
Xiao Yuan followed unconditionally. “Big Brother, wait for me!”
Qi Tian's mouth twitched. “Seriously? That bold?”
A Xiu said lightly, “He is the Captain, listen to him.”
Saying that, she quickly followed suit.
Qi Tian sighed helplessly. “You guys are making me look like a coward! Even though This Young Master is clearly the Powerhouse of the team.”
He could only follow them.
Soon, the group sneaked into the depths of the mountain range.
Just as Fang Bai had said, there were almost no Demon Beasts visible here.
Instead, there was a patch of precious spirit plants.
“Oh my goodness! We're rich!”
Fang Bai and the others swallowed, then frantically harvested the spirit plants like hungry wolves pouncing on prey.
Where they passed, not a blade of grass remained!
In just a short while, this entire area was completely stripped bare by them.
“We're rich! We're rich!”
Fang Bai held a pile of spirit plants, his smile resembling a Chrysanthemum.
Qi Tian was also pleasantly surprised. “Holy crap! It turns out the feeling of getting something for nothing is this amazing!”
After the four stayed in place for a while, they ventured deeper again.
“Xiao Yuan, hurry! Climb up! That fruit can be exchanged for ten books!”
“And that flower can be exchanged for a set of practice questions! Knowledge, it's all knowledge!”
“...”
After half an hour of searching, all the spirit plants in this area were pulled clean by them!
Fang Bai directly threw out the corpse of the Man-eating Flower. There was no choice; his Storage Space was insufficient, and he needed to clear some memory.
spirit plants were much more valuable than Demon Beast corpses.
Just as they were getting addicted to their free spoils, a figure descended from the sky and landed in front of them.
“Why did you run all the way here?!”
The person who arrived was actually Director Liu, who had been missing for two days. At this moment, he looked utterly bewildered at Fang Bai and the others.
This was the depth of the mountain range, the territory where the strongest Demon Beasts of the Alien Space gathered! How did these brats manage to run here?
“Leader, why are you here?”
Fang Bai looked at him curiously and asked with a grin.
Director Liu said with a serious expression, “Something has happened. The Demon Beasts in the Alien Space have rioted, forming a Beast Tide. Your Assessment is terminated...”
“Wait a minute! Uh, what exactly does 'terminated' mean?”
Fang Bai's expression was quite dramatic: “We worked so hard to survive until now! Leader, do you know what we went through these last two days? We almost died, that feeling...”
“Stop! Stop! Stop!”
Director Liu immediately interrupted him, his mouth twitching. “Your Assessment is passed. From now on, you are Second Year Students of the Martial Arts Academy.”
Hearing this, Fang Bai and the others immediately showed surprised and delighted expressions.
They never expected to successfully advance so smoothly!
Director Liu said sternly, “Enough. Don't stay here. Follow me and leave the Alien Space!”
Fang Bai looked reluctantly towards the depths of the mountain range. They had only advanced a short distance and hadn't reached the absolute deepest part. He had a hunch that if they went further, there would be even more precious treasures!
Director Liu seemed to read his mind and snapped, “Brat, be content! Having this many gains on your first trip into the Alien Space is enough for you to brag about for a whole year!”
“Hehe, then we'll listen to the Leader. Let's go home, go home.”
The group followed Director Liu back.
“Leader, what happened in the Alien Space? Why did it trigger a Beast Tide?”
Director Liu said calmly, “I don't know either, but if it can trigger a Beast Tide, it means an extremely powerful Demon Beast is instigating it. This situation is not very uncommon.”
“Oh, okay. Then it probably has nothing to do with Captain Qi and his team.”
Fang Bai didn't think much more about it.
As they were rushing back, just as they were about to exit the forest, Director Liu suddenly spoke up, “Something's happening!”
Fang Bai and the others immediately grew alert.
Director Liu frowned, then immediately sped up and rushed forward.
When the group crossed the dense forest and reached the open ground, they were stunned by the scene before their eyes!