Days of the Hunt

After trying it once, Su You shifted his target to an intermediate-level beast soldier. He followed the same method, bracing himself to take the charge of an intermediate-level Tiger Cat head-on.

This time he was sent flying much further. Although his blood and qi were churning, his body remained completely unharmed; the defensive properties of the Eight-Nine Profound Art were truly terrifying.

Su You drew his longsword to finish off the Tiger Cat as it charged again and muttered, "Next, an advanced-level beast soldier."

On a street not far from where Su You was, a small-sized monster was leaping repeatedly. Its fur was snow-white, but there was a deep wound on its abdomen that had stained the surrounding fur red.

At this moment, the monster was bounding continuously, covering vast distances with each leap, its speed incredibly fast.

More than a hundred meters behind it, a petite figure was sprinting across the tops of buildings in pursuit, her speed in no way inferior to that of the monster.

On the other side, Su You was weaving through a herd of Alpaca using Lingbo Microsteps. After landing over a dozen strikes, only the single advanced-level beast soldier remained in the herd.

"Baa—" The advanced-level beast soldier Alpaca bolted, its two horns pointed forward as it charged directly at Su You.

Just as Su You moved his hands into a defensive stance, he noticed a Snow Rabbit approaching the level of an intermediate beast general appear to his side. However, the Snow Rabbit ignored him, leaping away into the distance in a single bound.

Su You was startled, thinking the Snow Rabbit was about to attack him, but it turned out to be fleeing.

By now, the Alpaca was only five or six meters away. Su You adjusted his position to dodge the two horns, preparing to take the impact head-on.

"Puchi!" A throwing knife, fast as lightning, struck the Alpaca's neck from the side. The force shifted the beast's body, causing it to veer off to Su You's right for over ten meters before crashing to the ground with a boom.

"?" Su You looked at the petite figure chasing the Snow Rabbit and slowly projected a question mark.

"I went through all that trouble to find an advanced-level beast soldier for testing, and you just killed it with one knife? What kind of grudge is this, Zhang Yue?" A surge of anger rose in Su You's heart; he felt like grabbing her and spanking her.

"Wait, something's not right!" Su You realized that Zhang Yue must have seen the Alpaca about to hit him and killed it with a throwing knife to save him.

"So, Zhang Yue thought she was... saving me?" Su You couldn't help but look up at the sky in speechlessness.

"Usually it's the hero saving the beauty, how did it become the beauty saving the hero in my case?" Su You grumbled to himself.

"But then again, this gives me a chance to visit her." Su You chuckled and pulled the throwing knife from the neck of the advanced-level beast soldier Alpaca.

"With this thing in hand, she surely won't keep me out of her door, right? Then I can use the 'life-saving grace' as an excuse to thank her. One thing leads to another, and won't we get to know each other?"

Su You thought happily, his anger having long since vanished.

After collecting the materials from the intermediate-level beast soldier Alpacas, Su You left to find another advanced-level beast soldier for his test.

As for the materials from that advanced-level beast soldier Alpaca, they were Zhang Yue's spoils of war, and he could not collect them; otherwise, it might be seen as a private transaction.

According to the training camp's rules, students were not allowed to help others increase their combat points. Since that Alpaca was killed by Zhang Yue, only she could collect those materials.

Because of this rule, many students in the training camp who held grudges would snatch each other's prey; such disruptive behavior did not violate the camp's regulations.

Not long after, Su You found an advanced-level beast soldier Mangniu. After taking one charge head-on, he was sent flying over thirty meters, crashing through two walls before spitting out a mouthful of blood upon landing.

Su You stood up quickly, shifted his feet, and with a flash of his sword, a mist of blood sprayed from the Mangniu's neck.

Although the Mangniu's charge made him spit blood, it was only a minor injury and had very little impact on his combat effectiveness.

"The impact from monsters of the same level has very little effect on me. Combined with my movement technique, as long as I don't get hit head-on by a beast general-level monster, I can absolutely venture into herds led by primary beast generals!"

With Su You's current strength, killing advanced-level beast soldiers was the fastest way to increase his combat points. Intermediate-level beast soldiers were worth too little, and primary beast generals were too complicated.

Students in the training camp with physical fitness at the advanced warrior level usually looked for lone advanced-level beast soldiers or those with only two or three followers, but such efficiency was not enough for Su You.

These thoughts flashed through Su You's mind, and he quickly made up his mind.

His movement technique had already reached the pinnacle of subtlety, so the danger was minimal. His body could withstand the impact of advanced-level beast soldiers, which added another layer of insurance. As long as he dodged the attacks of beast general-level monsters, he could move through the herds as if they weren't there.

Action followed thought. Su You went directly to the rooftop of a nearby hotel and began choosing his next targets.

Around 8:30 in the evening, Su You carried his bulging backpack and sprinted toward the outside of the city. Thanks to the uniqueness of the Eight-Nine Profound Art, his stamina and energy far exceeded those of warriors at his level; even after fighting for a whole day, he was still full of vigor.

Seven or eight minutes later, Su You arrived at the place he had left that morning. Only one vehicle remained, and Su You stepped onto it.

There were only three students on the bus. Su You glanced at them and realized he didn't know any of them, so he walked straight to the counter at the front of the cabin, where materials were purchased and combat points were recorded.

A beam of light swept over Su You, instantly locking onto his information.

The staff member from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall pointed to a metal basin nearby and smiled.

"Hello, student Su You. Please pour the materials from the monsters you hunted here."

Su You nodded slightly, took off his backpack, pulled the drawstring, and poured the contents out.

The staff member opened a nearby safe, took out some tools, and began scanning the monster materials one by one. The names, quality, prices, and the number of combat points earned for these materials all appeared on the screen nearby.

"The total value is 35 million Huaxia coins, the contribution points are [redacted], and the combat points are 1814."

Su You nodded; he wasn't surprised by the high price. Among this batch of materials, there were five from primary beast generals. If sold at the HR Alliance, each one would be worth tens of millions.

He had raided five beast herds today. After his sword technique reached the mastery level, he could completely suppress primary beast general-level monsters. Coupled with his pinnacle movement technique that allowed him to utilize every part of the surrounding environment, the numerous beast soldier-level monsters not only posed no threat to him but actually hindered the performance of the beast general-level monsters. It was the combination of these factors that allowed Su You to slay those primary beast general-level monsters one by one.