83: Chapter 83 A Level 4 Grandmaster riding on the head of a Level 5 Demonic Beast!

Meanwhile.

On another patch of rocky beach dozens of kilometers away from the valley.

Lin Fan looked full of disappointment and regret.

"Sigh, it's all that damn bull's fault. It's too timid."

"As soon as it heard that roar, it ran faster than anyone, and it ran in the wrong direction! It cost me the chance to see what that Level 6 Beast looked like."

Instructor Lei Zhan, who was panting heavily, listened to these words, his brain freezing for a full three seconds.

He slowly asked, word by word: "So… you weren't planning on running for your life just now?"

"Running for my life?"

Lin Fan was stunned for a moment, then retorted righteously.

"Why would I run? That big guy was roaring to expose its position and provoke us! How could I run!"

The corners of Instructor Lei Zhan's mouth twitched wildly.

What the hell with provoking you by exposing its position!

A Level 6 Beast doesn't have anything better to do than provoke a rookie like you.

That was a roar, it wanted to eat people!

He clutched his chest, feeling a tightness in it.

"A Level 6 Beast… that's something that can shatter a mountain with one tail swipe! A single mouthful of venom can melt an entire army!"

Instructor Lei Zhan tried to use the most straightforward way to educate this ignorant kid about the cruelty of the world.

"Your little bit of Defense is no different from paper in front of it!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Fan's eyes lit up even more.

"That fierce? That's great!"

He rubbed his hands excitedly.

"Instructor Lei, if it can really kill me with one punch, then I lose! But what if it can't?"

"Then wouldn't I be making a huge profit?!"

Instructor Lei Zhan gave up on communicating completely.

He realized that reasoning with Lin Fan was as futile as trying to teach a pig calculus.

This guy's brain circuitry was simply not the structure a carbon-based organism should have!

"Enough! Stop talking nonsense!"

Instructor Lei Zhan took a deep breath.

He forcefully suppressed the anger and helplessness in his heart.

Now, he just wanted to quickly take this massive trouble back to the base.

Then lock him up and never let him out for the rest of his life!

"Hurry up and come back with me! The Red Scorpion King has been enraged, and now the entire core area is the most dangerous place!"

After speaking, he grabbed the unconscious Li Laishi on his back and turned to leave.

But Lin Fan stood still in place.

Instead, he stroked his chin with a thoughtful look.

"That's not right, Instructor Lei."

Lin Fan asked suspiciously.

"Logically speaking, even if the Red Scorpion King goes berserk, it should be near its lair, right? How could it suddenly target us? This Gobi Desert is so big, we've run so far, how could it possibly know we're here?"

Instructor Lei Zhan's footsteps halted abruptly.

He turned his head, his expression becoming incredibly ugly.

He also thought of this critical issue.

Unless… there was something that guided the Red Scorpion King!

A traitor… that they had both overlooked!

In Instructor Lei Zhan's mind, the image of that Four-Horned Antelope, which had been violently tamed by Lin Fan and then left behind by him, flashed instantly!

"Damn it!"

Instructor Lei Zhan's face was immediately covered in black lines.

He understood!

That Four-Horned Antelope traitor had gone to snitch!

"Damn it, it must be that Four-Horned Antelope! I should have slapped that traitor to death back then!"

"Moo…"

The Thunder Prison Mad Bull trembled all over and looked at Instructor Lei Zhan with some fear.

"You don't count! You're a traitor on our side!"

Although this sounded strange, Instructor Lei Zhan couldn't think of anything else to say.

"Don't think about it, Instructor Lei."

Lin Fan was quite open-minded and clapped his hands.

"That antelope couldn't take a hit, it clearly didn't have any potential. Since it ran, let it run. Let's hurry back."

Instructor Lei Zhan was stunned.

This troublemaker, why did he suddenly change his nature today? He was actually taking the initiative to go back? This didn't fit his scumbag style at all!

"You… you've figured it out?"

Instructor Lei Zhan asked skeptically.

Lin Fan chuckled, rubbed his hands, and leaned in, his face wearing a slightly embarrassed expression.

"Well… Instructor Lei, it's mainly because I feel that experience packs like a Level 6 Beast are rare and hard to come by."

"We can't pin all our hopes on ethereal luck, right?"

"People should live in the moment and seize the happiness within reach!"

Instructor Lei Zhan was confused: "What on earth are you trying to say?"

Lin Fan cleared his throat, his expression instantly becoming incredibly sincere, even carrying a hint of fawning.

"What I mean is, a Level 6 Beast far away is not as good as a Level 6 Martial Saint right in front of me!"

"Instructor Lei!"

He suddenly grabbed Instructor Lei Zhan's hand, his gaze burning.

"Look, you're Level 6, it's Level 6, rounding it up, your strengths are about the same!"

"Instead of risking my life to find that scorpion, why don't… you hit me!"

"You hit me, it's safe, controllable, and it can enhance the bond between teacher and student. Three birds with one stone, it's simply perfect!"

Instructor Lei Zhan: "…"

Looking at Lin Fan's "begging to be beaten to death" expression, he couldn't catch his breath and almost suffered a myocardial infarction on the spot.

This kid… was targeting him again!

"Get lost!"

Instructor Lei Zhan kicked Lin Fan in the butt.

[Defense + 3!]

Lin Fan was not angry but happy instead.

"Instructor Lei! That won't do! You need to bring out the momentum of that kick that ended the beast!"

"Instructor Lei, as long as you promise to beat me after we go back, I promise to go back with you obediently!"

"Otherwise, I really won't be reconciled!"

He planned to level up a hundred times, and he had only leveled up once now, how could that do!

Instructor Lei Zhan looked at him and fell silent.

He knew that playing hardball with this kid was useless.

The only way was to stroke his fur the right way.

To lure him with what he desired most.

And what this kid desired most… was to be beaten.

A look of extreme complexity appeared on Instructor Lei Zhan's face.

There was anger, helplessness, humiliation, and a trace of… resignation.

He was a dignified Level 6 Martial Saint, the Devil Butcher! The living Yama of the army! How could he be reduced to selling his looks—pah, I mean, selling his physical labor to coax a rookie?

If word got out, how would he, Instructor Lei Zhan, ever show his face again? But… looking at Lin Fan, who was eager to try and seemed like he would turn around and rush back to the core area the next second.

Instructor Lei Zhan gritted his teeth.

"Fine!"

"I promise you!"

"As long as you go back to the base with me right now, and don't cause any more trouble before the military training ends."

"I guarantee that I will personally step in every night to help you train!"

To emphasize his sincerity, he even stressed the pronunciation of the words "train."

Lin Fan's eyes lit up instantly!

"Really?!"

"A gentleman's word is final!"

"Even a team of horses can't catch it back!"

"Fine! Deal!"

Lin Fan was afraid he would go back on his word, so he agreed immediately.

Instructor Lei Zhan carried Li Laishi on his back, with Lin Fan following behind. The two walked one after another towards the direction of the base.

They hadn't walked far when Lin Fan remembered something.

So he stepped back a few paces.

"I almost forgot my good little bull!" Lin Fan went over and kicked it, "Get up! The Red Scorpion King is coming!"

The exhausted Thunder Prison Mad Bull suddenly stood up! "Moo—!" It ran away extremely fast in an instant.

Lin Fan grabbed the bull's tail, "Wait!"

He quickly placed the injured Li Laishi on the back of the Thunder Prison Mad Bull.

Li Laishi was a bit scared: "Is this… safe?"

He was a Level 4 Grandmaster riding on the head of a Level 5 Monster! No matter how you looked at it, it was very dangerous!

"Don't worry, Instructor Li! Instructor Chen has enjoyed this before too!"

"We'll go back the same way we came! Perfect!"

Lin Fan slapped the Thunder Prison Mad Bull on the butt, "Giddy up!"