What surprised Lu Yuan even more was,
during this time, he had actually managed to understand 10% of the skill book "Ice Blast Technique"...
That meant an entry like this had appeared on his panel.
[Ice Blast Technique (S) (Beginner)]
It was just a little unfortunate that moments ago, Lu Yuan had used the Evolution Points he'd only recently saved up to break through to advanced proficiency in Spear technique.
He had only 10 Evolution Points left, not enough to raise Ice Blast Technique to beginner proficiency.
Lu Yuan had already asked the system in advance,
and the Evolution Points required to raise a skill from beginner to elementary proficiency were extremely low.
"S-rank Skill 'Ice Blast Technique'!"
Lu Yuan rubbed his hands together, anticipation written across his face.
Early one morning.
Lu Yuan set out with the others from Fire Fox Team to search for signs of nearby ferocious beasts.
Today, Lu Yuan seemed especially enthusiastic compared to usual.
Before long,
Lu Yuan found several little Bamboo Leaf Snakes curled up beneath patches of fallen leaves.
The moment Lu Yuan lifted the dead leaves, the little Bamboo Leaf Snakes bared their fangs, trying to scare him away.
"What's wrong with me? How could I think their fangs look kind of cute..."
Lu Yuan thought to himself.
But the next moment, they realized that the human before them wasn't the slightest bit afraid. Instead, he wore a delighted expression!
They had just begun to flee,
when Lu Yuan swung the long spear in his hand. A tiny glint of cold light grew larger and larger in their green pupils!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
The next second, the little snakes were instantly pierced through by the spear!
[You killed a First Order Lower Rank ferocious beast, Bamboo Leaf Snake. Evolution Points +10!]
[You killed a First Order Lower Rank ferocious beast, Bamboo Leaf Snake. Evolution Points +10!]
[...]
At the same time, the system's pleasant notifications rang in Lu Yuan's ears.
Lu Yuan instinctively opened his panel and saw that there was still no "↑" after the skill "Ice Blast Technique." That meant he didn't have enough Evolution Points.
Then Lu Yuan began another round of searching.
But whether or not fate was deliberately making things difficult for him, over the next half hour, Lu Yuan couldn't find so much as the shadow of a ferocious beast!
"Lu Yuan, I've got a First Order Lower Rank Red Fur Rat here."
Just as Lu Yuan was using his spear to poke around in some nooks and crannies, Xu Lu's melodious voice suddenly rang out.
"Coming."
Lu Yuan smiled knowingly and hurried over.
He'd made an agreement with the others in Fire Fox Team: whenever they found signs of a ferocious beast, they should call him over if they could!
Naturally, the others had agreed.
Once he got there, Lu Yuan took a closer look.
Before him was a Red Fur Rat covered in dark red fur.
The Red Fur Rat looked vicious.
The next second, it lunged straight at Xu Lu, who looked noticeably more delicate than the two of them.
"You're asking for it."
Lu Yuan raised an eyebrow, swung his spear, and thrust.
Whoosh!
Blood dripped onto the ground, staining the emerald-green grass red.
As for the Red Fur Rat, it was already dead beyond any doubt!
Against low-rank ferocious beasts like this, Lu Yuan could not only kill them with a single effortless thrust, he didn't even need to use his supernatural ability.
He could kill them simply by striking with the force of his spear.
[You killed a First Order Middle Rank ferocious beast, Red Fur Rat. Evolution Points +10!]
Another 10 Evolution Points in the bag. Sweet.
Their luck wasn't very good today. They were clearly in a habitat where Black Flower Deer were found in high numbers,
yet the entire Fire Fox Team had spent all morning without spotting a single one.
"Could all the nearby Black Flower Deer have been killed, or are they hiding?"
Zhou Wan couldn't help wondering to herself.
So she took a folded map from her pocket and opened it, then called everyone from Fire Fox Team over.
"We probably won't find any Black Flower Deer here. How about we look farther in?"
Zhou Wan suggested.
"According to the map, the farther in we go, the more likely we are to encounter Second Order ferocious beasts. Around here, here, and here, we might even run into Second Order Middle Rank beasts. Going in recklessly could put us in serious danger!"
Xu Lu frowned and pointed at the open map with her slender, pale fingers.
"What do you think?"
Zhou Wan turned and asked the other members of Fire Fox Team.
"What's there to be afraid of? You've forgotten we have Lu Yuan on our team. He took down the Second Order Lower Rank Black Flower Deer leader with just a few thrusts. If we run into a Second Order Middle Rank beast, we can just run away!"
Huang Hao said with a cheeky grin.
Without even realizing it, he had become the strongest member of Fire Fox Team.
When he'd first joined the team, he'd still been an Awakened, not even a proper supernatural ability user.
Looking at himself now... it was almost enough to make his head spin.
"Don't worry. Leave it to me."
Lu Yuan patted his sturdy chest, a confident smile on his lips.
"What about you, Wang Hu?"
Zhou Wan asked the last person who hadn't spoken.
"I don't have any objections."
Wang Hu also felt that, judging by Lu Yuan's earlier performance, they weren't very likely to run into danger with him around.
"Good. Let's head to this area first, the Purple Fang Snake habitat." Once they'd made their decision, Zhou Wan, the captain of Fire Fox Team, announced, "Rest here for half an hour. We leave in half an hour!"
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