All of Them Were Grinding While I Lay Flat—Last Place on the Points Board? This Script Was Wrong!

The instant the words fell!

Buzz—!!!

The massive teleportation array at the center of the plaza suddenly blazed with light!

Dazzling white radiance instantly swallowed everyone from sight!

Immediately after.

A dizzying sensation of weightlessness swept over them.

Amid the flashing light, everyone felt as though their bodies were being torn apart, stretched, then violently hurled away!

When their vision cleared again, they had been scattered to the four corners of the world.

Gu Ningxue found herself at the edge of a damp, shadowy forest.

Towering ancient trees blocked out the sunlight, and the air was thick with the stench of rotting branches and leaves. From the distance came the occasional eerie cry of some unknown creature.

Without the slightest hesitation, her longsword flashed from its sheath. The instant she landed, she entered her most vigilant combat stance and carefully began surveying her surroundings.

Elsewhere, Chen Yu and Liu Mingxuan were clearly blessed with excellent luck.

The two of them had actually been teleported together into a relatively open stretch of hills.

"Quick! Send a signal! Gather our people!"

Liu Mingxuan made the decision at once.

Chen Yu immediately pulled a specially made signal flare from his robes and fiercely yanked its fuse!

Whoosh—!

A crimson firework bearing a willow-leaf mark shot into the sky!

Song Yao, meanwhile, landed atop a precipitous mountain peak.

The biting gale whipped at her ice-blue battle suit.

Cold Moon Whip in hand, she stood high above.

Her Sharp Eyes swept over the vast Wasteland below like an eagle's, already rapidly mapping out the most efficient hunting route in her mind.

As for Lin Yuan.

His luck was not bad. He landed in a place of breathtaking scenery.

Birdsong and floral fragrance filled the air, bees and butterflies fluttered about, and the sunlight was bright, warm, and gentle.

Let alone a third-tier Demonic Beast, there was not even a single aggressive first-tier Demonic Beast within several miles.

Lin Yuan slowly Crawled Up from the flower bed, patted the dust from himself, and gave a huge yawn.

He casually plucked an unknown wildflower beside him and held it between his lips. Then, with both hands in his pockets, he strolled unhurriedly through the beautiful sea of flowers like an Old Man taking an after-dinner walk.

Before he had gone far, he spotted three rabbit-like Demonic Beasts with their heads lowered as they gnawed on a type of spirit herb.

[First-tier Demonic Beast: Windchaser Rabbit]

[Points: 1]

Lin Yuan did not even spare them a glance and casually waved his hand.

Hiss! Hiss! Hiss!

Three invisible currents of spiritual force sliced precisely across the three Windchaser Rabbits' throats.

Blood sprayed.

They did not even have time to cry out before dying instantly.

[ Ding! Successfully hunted a first-tier Demonic Beast! Points +1! ]

[ Ding! Successfully hunted a first-tier Demonic Beast! Points +1! ]

[ Ding! Successfully hunted a first-tier Demonic Beast! Points +1! ]

The Wristwatch on his wrist mechanically chimed three times.

Lin Yuan dug at his ear as though the noise had disturbed him, then continued onward.

After walking for a few more minutes, an intense battle finally shattered the tranquility.

Seven or eight massive wolves with powerful builds, their entire bodies wreathed in crimson flames, had surrounded a trembling white fawn.

[Second-tier Demonic Beast: Crimsonflame Wolf]

[Points: 10]

Lin Yuan frowned impatiently.

Annoying.

Seriously annoying.

They had ruined this Young Master's pleasant walk!

He could not even be bothered to walk over.

He merely flicked a finger.

Whoosh—!

A strand of azure Sword Intent, thinner than a Hair Strand and nearly imperceptible, crossed several hundred meters as if it had teleported!

That strand of Sword Intent carved an incomparably profound trajectory through the air. Like Death's scythe, it effortlessly pierced through every Crimsonflame Wolf's skull!

Puff puff puff puff...

After a series of dull impacts.

Those seven or eight ferocious Crimsonflame Wolves suddenly stiffened. The flames in their eyes extinguished in an instant, and they all crashed to the ground in perfect unison!

From beginning to end, they had not even seen how they died!

[ Ding! Successfully hunted a second-tier Demonic Beast! Points +10! ]

The Wristwatch sounded another notification.

Lin Yuan's Points rose from a pitiful 3 to an equally pitiful 13.

After doing all that, as though he had merely completed some trivial task, he swept his gaze around and quickly found a large tree with luxuriant branches and dense shade.

As though this were second nature, he walked over, adjusted himself into a comfortable position, and leaned against its thick trunk.

Sunlight streamed through gaps in the leaves, scattering mottled flecks of light.

Breeze Blew Past, carrying waves of floral fragrance.

Lin Yuan contentedly closed his eyes and began basking in the sun.

He had absolutely no intention—not even the tiniest bit—of actively hunting Demonic Beasts.

Meanwhile, at the spectator plaza beyond the Wasteland.

An enormous light screen floated in midair, displaying the real-time Points rankings of every participant.

At that moment, the numbers on the screen were rapidly changing.

[First Place: Liu Mingxuan, Points: 30]

[Second Place: Xiao Long, Points: 28]

[Third Place: Gu Ningxue, Points: 21]

...

Liu Mingxuan and Xiao Long, relying on the strength of their teams, had joined forces to hunt several second-tier Demonic Beasts in the brief half-hour since the hunt began, temporarily claiming the top spots.

Just Then!

The rankings on the light screen suddenly trembled!

[First Place: Song Yao, Points: 100]

Hiss—!

The entire spectator area erupted with sharp intakes of breath!

One hundred Points!

That meant that in such a short time, she had independently slain a third-tier Demonic Beast!

"As expected of the Song Family's eldest young lady! That strength is terrifying!"

"It looks like the champion of this hunt can be none other than her!"

While everyone marveled at Song Yao's power, Gu Ningxue's Points steadily climbed as well, quickly surpassing 55 and firmly securing third place.

While all the Prodigies fought desperately, racing against every second.

At the very bottom of the light screen, one name stood out like a thorn in the eye.

[250th Place: Lin Yuan, Points: 13]

Dead last!

And those pitiful Points had not changed in the slightest for nearly twenty minutes!

In the spectator seats, the higher-ups of the various Lineages wore all manner of expressions as they watched.

"What is wrong with that boy from the Lin Family? Has he gotten carried away?" The Old Man from the Su Family could not help frowning. "Does he really think that making a little splash in the league means he is invincible under heaven? This Wilderness Hunt is not children playing house!"

"I think he is simply too lazy!" Xiao Longtian, the Martial God of the Xiao Family, let out an undisguised sneer. "With this kind of temperament, no matter how high his talent is, he will sooner or later take a disastrous fall!"

Chen Tianhao and the Liu Family head wore even more gloating expressions.

In their eyes, Lin Yuan was simply bringing humiliation upon himself!

Amid the chorus of discussion and mockery.

Only Lin Jianguo, seated in a corner, remained expressionless, his eyes as still as an ancient well as he watched the little red dot representing Lin Yuan on the light screen.