Outside Jiang Zhan City.
The moment he stepped out of Jiang Kan City, Lu Yuan sensed something was off!
High!
The oxygen concentration outside was simply too high!
The first time he had come to another world, Lu Yuan found himself dizzy from the exceptionally high oxygen levels.
Xu Lu reassured him from the side. "Lu Yuan, don't worry. You'll get used to it after a while. I felt about the same when I first came here."
"Just get used to it..."
Lu Yuan could only endure it, doing his best to keep his mind clear.
Gradually... little by little...
It was as if the Primal Energy in his body had formed some sort of pact with the oxygen in the air.
Lu Yuan could feel the discomfort in his body fading.
Once he was no longer affected by the oxygen concentration, his dizziness disappeared.
He couldn't help looking around.
It was a primeval forest!
The branches and leaves of towering ancient trees were layered thickly overhead, nearly blocking out the entire sky.
Only a few scattered rays of sunlight fell like scattered gold across the thick carpet of decaying leaves, which rustled softly beneath their feet.
Shrubs grew all around them, making Lu Yuan feel as though a ferocious beast could leap out at any moment.
So he stayed especially alert!
So far, though, the Fire Fox Team hadn't spotted a single ferocious beast.
The group kept to their formation.
Team leader Zhou Wan and Wang Hu, who was responsible for taking hits, walked at the front.
Xu Lu, their support, and Lu Yuan, their new addition, were in the middle.
Huang Hao, who also wielded a spear like Lu Yuan, brought up the rear.
They continued onward...
Suddenly, Zhou Wan stopped and studied the map. "We should turn left now!"
At her words, the others immediately turned left.
They had only just started walking again when—
A ferocious beast sprang out of the bushes and appeared before them.
Lu Yuan focused on it.
The beast had sharp fangs and long claws, a conspicuous crescent-shaped mark on its forehead, and exceptionally fine fur.
A cat's tail swayed gently behind it.
This, this...
Lu Yuan recognized the beast. His teacher had covered it in class: it was called a Shadow Cat.
This Shadow Cat was small, too—a juvenile, at the First Order Lower Rank!
Zhou Wan stopped and turned around. Her eyes filled with anticipation as she spoke to Lu Yuan. "There's a First Order Lower Rank Shadow Cat up ahead. Go practice on it and get a feel for things."
Lu Yuan nodded and smiled. "No problem."
Then Xu Lu gently waved her staff, and a faint blue glow appeared around Lu Yuan. "This is a buff I've given you. It'll increase your damage output!"
Lu Yuan nodded slightly to show he understood.
A First Order Lower Rank Shadow Cat could be called one of the weakest ferocious beasts around!
If he couldn't beat it, then there was no point coming to the Underground World to hunt ferocious beasts. He might as well go straight back to school!
And Xu Lu was even giving him a buff.
So Lu Yuan raised his spear, smiled confidently, and strode toward it with a light step.
As Lu Yuan approached, Zhou Wan said to Wang Hu, Huang Hao, and Xu Lu, "I'll get a little closer and keep an eye on him, in case anything happens. Watch our surroundings for any beasts trying to ambush us!"
The three nodded knowingly at the same time and answered in unison, "Got it!"
Over by Lu Yuan.
Holding his pitch-black spear, he sauntered right up to the Shadow Cat.
When the Shadow Cat spotted him, it let out a sharp cry of its own, bared its fangs, and raised its bone-white claws!
It pushed off with its hind legs and pounced at Lu Yuan!
Seeing this,
Lu Yuan didn't panic in the slightest. He aimed his spear at the Shadow Cat's belly.
He channeled the Primal Energy in his body, coating the spear with it.
His arm suddenly tensed, and he thrust hard!
The spear cut through the air with a howl!
Whoosh!
The sound of alloy piercing flesh rang out!
Meow!
A pained cry rang out!
The Shadow Cat's entire body was impaled on Lu Yuan's spear.
Then Lu Yuan lowered the spear tip to the ground.
Lu Yuan planted his boot on the Shadow Cat's body.
He put his strength behind it and yanked out the spear, bringing some of its "guts" with it.
If an ordinary person with a weak stomach saw those guts, they might throw up on the spot!
A huge hole had opened in the Shadow Cat's body. Before long, it bled to death.
[You killed a First Order Lower Rank ferocious beast, Shadow Cat. Evolution Point +10!]
Hearing the system notification, Lu Yuan felt pleased.
Zhou Wan, not far away,
watched Lu Yuan act so decisively, without the slightest hesitation, and nodded repeatedly. Her eyes were full of approval.
It seemed their new teammate wasn't just highly talented. He had a solid foundation, too.
And, most importantly, he was remarkably composed.
Behind them, Wang Hu lowered his head, lost in thought.
Xu Lu looked on admiringly. That spear thrust had been so cool!
Then she glanced at Huang Hao beside her, who was always fooling around.
Honestly, there was no knowing how bad something was until you had something better to compare it with!
Huang Hao, meanwhile, hadn't noticed Xu Lu's gaze.
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