Leaving the mining area, Jiang Lan ran toward Jiangnan Base City with three crates of ore on his back.
The ten-odd tons weighing on his back barely felt like anything to him.
The only effect was probably that the crates took up too much space, making him feel a little awkward and preventing him from running at full speed.
Still, it was no big deal.
After all, the terrain in the Wilderness Zone was hardly ideal. If he really ran at full speed, he would not have time to brake before crashing into a hill.
Activating Wind-Walking Step, Jiang Lan skimmed over the ground, the hills and trees on either side streaming backward.
He sensed plenty of ferocious beasts along the way, but the vast majority steered well clear of his path.
By now, the aura Jiang Lan gave off alone was enough to make many ferocious beasts shrink back.
Ferocious beasts were violent, but they were not brainless.
Unless they were very confident in their strength, they would never dare to trouble Jiang Lan.
After running for three or four minutes, Jiang Lan suddenly slowed down.
He sensed several fairly powerful auras gathered not far ahead, seemingly fighting over something.
And the spot where they had gathered happened to lie directly in his path.
Jiang Lan glanced over the surrounding terrain.
Taking a detour would cost him quite a bit of time.
Tsk...
Forget it. I'll just fight them. I can pick up something worthwhile, too.
He pushed off the ground, accelerating as he charged straight toward the gathered ferocious beasts.
The four ferocious beasts had clearly sensed his aura as well.
The one at peak-fifth tier was a Red-Maned Lion.
It reacted first, whipping its head around and fixing its eyes on Jiang Lan. Then it kicked off