Early the next morning.
Jiang Lan was woken by Zhou Yi's voice.
"Up you get. Pack your things. We leave in ten minutes."
He opened his eyes. Through the tent window, he could see that it was still dark outside, everything shrouded in gray.
Although they were out in the wild, Zhou Yi clearly had experience. He had chosen a good spot, and nothing had come to disturb them during the night.
Jiang Lan stretched a little and crawled out of the tent.
"You're out." Zhou Yi took some dry rations from his backpack and tossed them to Jiang Lan. "Have something to eat. We'll be getting to work soon."
Jiang Lan caught them.
Compressed biscuits. Nothing new.
But in conditions like these, he could hardly be picky. He would have to make do.
The others were already up and dressed. They chatted briefly, finished their food, and continued onward.
They had barely taken a few steps before Jiang Lan narrowed his eyes slightly.
Within his perception, there were considerably more ferocious beasts nearby than yesterday.
Although a large proportion of the ferocious beasts were fleeing toward the Base City, quite a few still remained in the Wilderness Zone.
Only a few minutes after they set off, the first wave of ferocious beasts appeared ahead of them.
There were four third-tier Rock-Tusked Boars and two Fourth Tier Red-Maned Lions.
The men exchanged glances. Without waiting for Zhou Yi's orders, they each moved to do their part.
Jiang Lan activated Wind-Walking Step, shooting forward.
The two Red-Maned Lions were still sprinting, completely unaware of the figure charging in from their flank.
Bam!
Jiang Lan kicked one Red-Maned Lion in the side of its belly. Its massive body flew far sideways, smashing through two trees before coming to a stop, dead on