30: Chapter 30 Two Promotions in One Go, Desert Town

Its tail was also thicker and larger, possessing a certain degree of aggression.

Both its speed and defensive power had been significantly enhanced.

However, as long as Yun Zhuo managed to stab it, one shot was enough to kill it.

Teacher Wu had lured out three of them for him in total.

Seeing that he was indeed fine, he let him enter the ruins.

He followed behind, watching from a distance, which was also to help Yun Zhuo keep an eye on his back.

Not long after entering, a Mutated Beast lunged out from the ruins.

Just as Yun Zhuo instinctively dodged to the side, a second one immediately lunged out beside him.

The ruins were not like the open wasteland where Mutated Beasts could be seen at a glance.

Here, the ruins blocked his line of sight, and Yun Zhuo did not know how many Mutated Beasts were around, so he had to finish the fight quickly.

One downward thrust solved one, he turned to avoid the pounce of the second, and used a "Cat Pouncing on a Mouse" thrust to quickly strike horizontally, killing the third.

But the remaining Mutated Beasts, as if smelling blood, became more and more numerous.

With a "Pulling Grass to Find the Snake" move, he swept away three Mutated Beasts, then immediately burst forth with Corrosion Energy.

Arcs of electricity bloomed on the spear tip, and with a "Covering Step Three-Thrust" move, he stabbed the three Mutated Beasts in front of him to death in mid-air.

With an "Erlang Carrying the Mountain" move, he turned to face the enemy.

Teacher Wu, who was watching the fun from behind, said to his wife, "How long do you think that kid can hold out?"

"Five minutes, maybe. At most, it won't exceed ten minutes."

"I don't think so. It has to be at least an hour."

"It's his first time, and he's fighting Rank 5 Mutated Beasts. Do you think that's possible? Besides, this is the Temple of the God of Wealth, which the school has strictly forbidden us from coming to."

Teacher Wu laughed, "Hey, school rules are rigid, but people are flexible. Before today, did you think it was possible for a freshman to fight Rank 5 Mutated Beasts on their first day?"

"There's a ruthless streak in this kid; he doesn't look like an eighteen-year-old high school student at all."

"Indeed. Which of those brats in the school knows how to buy me cigarettes?"

Amid their idle chatter, an hour passed.

With his astonishing recovery, Yun Zhuo was still killing as if he were tireless.

The Mutated Beasts here seemed endless, and Yun Zhuo wondered to himself how Teacher Wu had managed to lure just one out earlier.

Two hours passed, and the rate at which new Mutated Beasts appeared showed no sign of slowing down.

This could not go on; he had killed so many Mutated Beasts, yet he did not even have time to pick up the loot.

He did not even know if any runes had dropped.

Just then, Yun Zhuo suddenly seemed to have a flash of inspiration.

His spear style suddenly became even sharper, and the connection between moves became fluid.

This feeling was not unfamiliar to Yun Zhuo; he had achieved a Breakthrough.

The "Six Harmonies Great Spear" had broken through to Mastery.

It seemed his martial Dao talent wasn't bad after all; he had saved himself thirty thousand just like that.

Teacher Wu, watching the battle from afar, also noticed the anomaly.

"That kid seems to have had a Breakthrough."

"A Breakthrough? So fast? Isn't it said that the 'Six Harmonies Great Spear' is the hardest to practice?"

"That is indeed true among Earth Rank spear techniques, but doesn't this further prove that my teaching philosophy is correct? Actual combat is the fastest path to improving one's strength."

"Stop being so smug. I think it's clearly his talent that's good, and you just got lucky."

"Impossible. It's clearly my teaching method that's good."

"Heh, is that so? Someone previously said that the kid could only hold out for an hour at most, but now two hours have passed, and he's still full of vigor."

Teacher Wu did not refute her, even though he had originally said Yun Zhuo could only hold out for ten minutes.

He retorted, "What does this prove?"

"It proves his corrosion energy furnace is stronger than yours, and his talent is better than yours."

"Isn't it a good thing for a student to be better than their teacher?"

"You... Hmph."

Just as they were speaking, a faint light shone on Teacher Su's mecha; it had leveled up.

Seeing this, Teacher Wu laughed, "Heh, it leveled up. It seems fighting for another three hours won't be a problem."

Just like that, Yun Zhuo kept killing until dusk and reached Rank 7.

Seeing that it was getting late, Teacher Wu went over, smashed a few piles of rubble, and used tons of concrete blocks to block the surrounding holes.

Only then did Yun Zhuo realize that these Mutated Beasts were crawling out from underground; no wonder they had no eyes.

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and clean up the battlefield. Those concrete blocks won't hold for long."

Before he finished speaking, Teacher Wu had already taken his knife and quickly picked up several runes and corrosion crystals, tossing them into his hands.

[Ding! Detected that the host has obtained multiple low-Rank runes. Do you want to synthesize them?]

There was no time now, so Yun Zhuo directly chose No.

After the battle, Yun Zhuo counted that he had killed at least six hundred Mutated Beasts, because he had obtained over six hundred corrosion crystals; killing one Mutated Beast guaranteed one corrosion crystal.

The so-called increase in corrosion crystal drop rate was actually an increase in the quality of the corrosion crystals.

Among these six hundred-plus corrosion crystals, there were over twenty light purple ones; one of this color was worth five of the others.

There were ninety-three runes, eighty-one of which increased the corrosion crystal drop rate.

Each one increased the drop rate by 2%. No wonder no one came to fight; even a Heaven Rank High Grade War Princess only had six inlay slots. Who would inlay this?

There were others that increased the War Princess's Corrosion Energy absorption, added various attack attributes, or reduced stamina consumption or damage stacking.

Perhaps the Mutated Beasts that dropped these runes were too low-level, so none of the bonuses exceeded 2%.

"Why are you looking at me like that? Let's go, it'll be dark if we don't leave."

"No, Teacher Wu, does the Temple of the God of Wealth only drop this trash?"

"Trash? Have you forgotten that runes can be synthesized? Wait, I'll teach you how to synthesize them later."

The four left the ruins but did not return to the camp.

Teacher Wu took them to a Desert Small Town.

This was also a farm for Dawn City, with a huge glass dome that artificially created an ecosystem conducive to crop growth.

Because of its good geographical location, it could rely on the farm for supplies, was close to the road, and had three sentry towers nearby.

Many desert Gold Farmers or adventurers chose to camp here, relying on the farm.

Merchants smelled a business opportunity, and it slowly evolved into a town with both supply and entertainment functions.

It was already dark when the four arrived.

Colorful lights blurred in the dust, illuminating the whole town in a gaudy way.

Just as they stepped into the town entrance, the pungent smell of alcohol, the charred aroma of barbecue, and the sweet, cloying scent of cheap perfume rushed over, mixed with the wind.

The bars along the street glowed with ambiguous warm light, the casino's electronic screens flashed slogans about winning big, and there were many scantily clad women wearing collars, either leaning against shop windows or standing at alley entrances, eyeing passersby with seductive gazes.

"How is it? You've never been here, right?" Wu Song teased, patting Yun Zhuo on the shoulder.

Yun Zhuo did not dare to answer directly and glanced calmly at the Teacher's wife beside Teacher Wu.

Teacher Wu glanced at him and laughed, "Why are you looking at your Teacher's wife? Let me tell you, entering the desert isn't just about fighting and killing. The ins and outs of these places are also a required course for a War Spirit Master!"

"If it weren't for your cleverness, I wouldn't be willing to teach anyone else."

Yun Zhuo forced himself to look less at the scantily clad women, fearing he would not be able to resist asking them how their business was.

Subconsciously holding Teacher Su's hand, he said to Wu Song, "We'd better hurry and find a place to eat. Teacher Su and I only had one breakfast today, and now we're so hungry that our chests are sticking to our backs."

Teacher Su was also afraid that Teacher Wu would lead Yun Zhuo astray, so she followed his lead and said, "We are indeed hungry. Let's find a restaurant and eat first."

The four of them found a nearby barbecue shop. The inside was full, so the four had to sit on the balcony on the second floor.

As soon as the skewers were served, Teacher Wu urged, "Eat quickly, otherwise it will be full of sand once the wind blows."

After saying that, he gave Yun Zhuo a large kidney.

Yun Zhuo looked at the kidney and quickly returned it to Teacher Wu, "Teacher Wu, you work tirelessly day and night, so you should eat more. I'm still young, and eating too much of this will cause internal heat."

Teacher Wu glanced at Su Qingyuan, "Heh, getting pretentious now."

The four ate skewers with iced beer. The neon lights outside the terrace reflected on the foam in the beer glasses, which was quite rare and comfortable.

But before this feeling lasted long, a chaotic sound of fighting suddenly came from the street downstairs.

More than a dozen people were chasing three people, slashing and killing all the way, and it looked like they were about to arrive downstairs.