153: Chapter 153: Going to buy goods again?

The morning sun had just pierced through the clouds when a familiar military bus pulled up once again at the foot of the "Wall of Sighs."

Chen Xi, accompanied by his three beautiful teammates, stepped off the bus with practiced ease.

This time, when they walked up to the massive alloy city gate, the attitude of the guards had undergone a complete transformation.

"Captain Chen! Morning!"

The veteran who had teased them yesterday was now standing straight as a ramrod, his face beaming with an enthusiastic smile.

He glanced at the new mission information on Chen Xi's wristband—it was another C-Rank Mission, and this time, it was to hunt 20 Third-Tier Frost Giant Pythons.

Had this been yesterday, the veteran would certainly have thought this group of students was crazy.

But now, his eyes held only undisguised admiration, and perhaps even awe.

"Going to restock again?"

The veteran opened the city gate and said, half-jokingly, "Stay safe. It's been chaotic Outside the Border lately."

"Thank you for the well wishes."

Chen Xi smiled and nodded, then led his teammates with heads held high as they walked out of the quarantine zone and stepped into the desolate land Outside the Border.

About two kilometers away from the city wall, the surroundings had completely turned into a no-man's-land.

Chen Xi, who had originally planned to trek to the Cold Pool, glanced at his map and frowned slightly. "The Cold Pool is still quite a distance away. If we walk, it will take at least two or three hours. That's too much of a waste of time. We might not be able to transport the goods back in time later. We need to figure something out."

"Captain, we don't need to walk."

Ye Fei, who had been following behind, suddenly spoke up, her face filled with eager excitement.

She walked to the front of the team, and the golden tattoo on her right wrist began to glow faintly.

"Come out, Little Si!"

"Awoooo—!!!"

Accompanied by a deafening wolf howl, a massive black whirlwind rose from the ground.

When the dust settled, everyone widened their eyes in astonishment.

The little black dog, which had only been half a person's height, had now grown exponentially in size, transforming into a terrifying giant wolf with a shoulder height of three meters and muscles rippling all over its body!

Its fur stood up like steel needles, and its four paws were burning with eerie blue netherfire.

"My god... isn't this just too cool?!"

Li Murou exclaimed, unable to resist reaching out to stroke the smooth fur.

Ye Fei proudly lifted her chin and explained, "Ever since I advanced to a [Beast Tamer], every time I use 'Revival Blessing' on Little Si, it not only heals its injuries but also stimulates its bloodline to undergo ancestral evolution."

"And, Captain, it's not just bigger now."

Ye Fei smiled mysteriously and gently patted Little Si's head. "Little Si, Shadow Clones!"

"Roar!"

The giant wolf roared again, and its shadow suddenly began to squirm as if it were alive.

Immediately after, three phantom giant wolves, identical to the original, split out from the shadow and solidified into form. Although they didn't possess the same combat power as the main body, they were more than sufficient to serve as mounts.

"We can ride them to move; our speed will increase by at least three times!"

Ye Fei looked at Chen Xi expectantly. "This is much more convenient and saves more effort."

Chen Xi looked at the four imposing giant wolves and nodded with satisfaction. "Well done, Ye Fei."

"This is what a Beast Tamer should look like. It seems that those 100 military merit points were well spent."

Receiving the captain's praise, Ye Fei's little face turned rosy, and she felt as sweet as if she had eaten honey.

Having been in the team for so long, she finally felt that she was no longer just a mascot who could only shout encouragement; she could also make a substantial contribution to the team!

"Mount up! Let's go!"

Chen Xi vaulted onto the lead wolf with a smooth and agile motion. Su Xiaoxiao and Li Murou also each chose a phantom wolf and climbed on.

"Giddy up!"

The four giant wolves kicked off the ground with their hooves, transforming into four streaks of black lightning that sped across the desolate plain.

Along the way, although they encountered some blind fierce beasts attempting to intercept them, most low-tier fierce beasts could only watch in despair when faced with these giant wolves emitting terrifying auras. Occasionally, a few foolish Third-Tier Fierce Beasts would try to give chase, but after running for a few kilometers, they could only eat dust while watching the figures disappearing into the distance, eventually giving up dejectedly.

This was the charm of a top-tier mount.

The journey that originally would have taken several hours took less than ten minutes, and the Cold Pool area, which radiated bone-chilling cold all year round, was already right before their eyes.

The Cold Pool was located in a basin covered by ice and snow.

The temperature here was extremely low, and the surrounding plants were covered in icicles.

A pool of bottomless, ink-green water lay silently in the center, with white cold mist drifting across the surface, yet it mysteriously remained unfrozen.

"We're here. Everyone dismount, prepare for battle."

Chen Xi vaulted off and gently patted the giant wolf's neck.

Ye Fei waved her hand, and the clones merged back into Little Si's shadow.

The four of them had just approached the shore.

"Splash—!" The calm water surface suddenly exploded.

Three or four giant pythons, as thick as water buckets and covered from head to tail in ice-blue scales, burst out from the pool with a spray of water.

They opened their gaping maws, revealing sharp fangs, and their vertical pupils stared coldly at the humans who had trespassed into their territory as they slowly swam onto the shore.

[Frost Giant Python] (Third-Tier)

If this were in the past, facing a monster of this level, the Nirvana Battle Team might have been a bit nervous.

But now.

Chen Xi didn't even take out his cards; he just calmly spat out one word: "Kill."

"Understood!"

Ye Fei was the first to move. She did not retreat; instead, a golden light flashed in her eyes.

[Eye of Spirit Vision] activated instantly.

In her field of vision, the energy flow within the seemingly impregnable giant pythons was clearly visible.

"The weak point is three centimeters below the seven-inch mark! That's the spinal connection point, and it's not covered by scales!"

Ye Fei shouted out the coordinates.

"Understood!"

Li Murou was already well-practiced, and she held her ancient zither horizontally.

[Sorrowful Elegy]!

Zheng—! A familiar sound wave swept across. The giant pythons, which were just preparing to spew cold air, instantly froze in their movements.

Su Xiaoxiao tapped her magic staff lightly, her eyes icy.

[Sword Prison]!

There was no wide-range bombardment; there were only a few ice swords, condensed to the extreme, that pierced precisely into the "weak point" indicated by Ye Fei, just like scalpels.

"Puchi! Puchi!" The sound of blades piercing flesh was clearly audible.

To ensure the "spinal integrity" that Wang Shan had mentioned, Su Xiaoxiao specifically avoided the bones and instead severed the giant pythons' central nervous systems.

"Hiss..." The giant pythons only had time to let out one final, weak hiss before their massive bodies collapsed limply onto the ground, completely losing their vitality.

From making contact to the end, the entire process took less than a minute. It was smooth and fluid, with seamless coordination.