The fat man was a little worried. Although Jiang Fan was very talented, he was only a freshman who had just entered the martial arts school, unlike him, who had a trump card like Xiao Gang.
If Li Zhichao were to cause trouble for Jiang Fan in the wilderness, that would be disastrous.
"No need to trouble Teacher Xing," Jiang Fan said calmly.
In his eyes, the Inner Wilderness Zone was practically his second home. For someone Li Zhichao to try and make things difficult for him on his turf was a pipe dream.
Seeing Jiang Fan's completely nonchalant attitude, the fat man was surprised and suspicious, not understanding what was going on with Jiang Fan's inexplicable confidence.
Soon, Jiang Fan set off with Li Zhichao and his group.
Their team had three leaders, all of whom were third-year students.
Besides Li Zhichao and Xu Dai, there was another person named Zhou Ming.
Of the three, only Li Zhichao was at the Late-Stage Second Rank, while Xu Dai and Zhou Ming were at the Middle-Stage Second Rank.
The remaining fifteen were new students.
It must be said that Yuanwu's grouping was quite reasonable: three senior students and fifteen freshmen, averaging three freshmen per senior student.
After driving for more than an hour, the armored vehicle stopped in front of a dense Red Maple Forest.
Li Zhichao stood with his hands behind his back, his nostrils flaring, and his tone of voice was full of superiority.
"You freshmen have probably never been to the Inner Wilderness Zone before. Don't go in and wet your pants in fear. After all, you are all geniuses who were admitted to Yuanwu, and some of you are even highly regarded martial arts champions. If you get so scared in there that your legs go weak and you wet your pants, that would be incredibly embarrassing."
Although Li Zhichao didn't name names, anyone with a sound mind could tell that his words were directed at Jiang Fan.
They couldn't help but silently curse Jiang Fan. Seriously! Of all people to offend, he had to pick on a third-year genius! Wasn't he just asking for trouble?
It's worth noting that these freshmen had never been to the Inner Wilderness Zone before, while Li Zhichao, as a senior, had definitely been here many times, so this place was practically Li Zhichao's home turf.
Tsk tsk tsk! Jiang Fan is going to be badly injured, if not killed.
Jiang Fan, the person involved, stared blankly at Li Zhichao, which made Li Zhichao feel powerless, like punching cotton, and he was so angry that his back teeth were grinding together.
Let's see how long you can keep this up!
"Listen to me, this place is fraught with danger, especially the Red Maple Forest. Its warm and humid environment is perfect for Red Maple Ant to live and reproduce. Although most of them are only One Star demonic beasts and their individual strength is not strong—you could say they are among the weakest of all demonic beasts—even though you are not Martial Artist, you might be able to kill one if you gang up on them. But they often appear in swarms, so if you encounter them, you must retreat immediately. Do not linger in battle, or if you are surrounded, you will be devoured by the Red Maple Ant until not even a bone fragment remains."
Li Zhichao said these words intentionally to scare the group of newbies, and their terrified reaction did not disappoint him.
But when he looked at Jiang Fan, he found that the other party's expression remained unchanged, without showing the slightest sign of fear.
" Jiang Fan, you don't seem scared at all."
Faced with Li Zhichao's repeated provocations, Jiang Fan sneered.
"Compared to the ugly, Ghost Domain, and monstrous nature of humanity, monsters are far more adorable."
Li Zhichao clenched his fists. This guy really had some nerve. Even now, he still dared to provoke him indirectly.
Are you talking about me?
"Is there anyone else?" Jiang Fan replied without any attempt to hide his answer.
The girl next to him anxiously reminded him, " Jiang Fan, don't argue with him here. He's our team leader."
Jiang Fan's attitude towards the girl's kindness naturally softened considerably.
"Thanks."
Looking at such a handsome face, the girl blushed involuntarily, and at the same time became even more anxious, fearing that Li Zhichao would continue to cause trouble for Jiang Fan.
"Very good! Jiang Fan, you really have guts!"
Li Zhichao's chest heaved. "Since you're so bold, I don't think you need me to lead the team. You'd better act alone."
"You're right. Rather than worrying about you making things difficult for me, it's much safer for me to act alone."
Jiang Fan's words caused a huge uproar. Everyone, whether freshmen or seniors, could hardly believe what they had just heard.
Especially Li Zhichao, he was just saying that casually, but he didn't expect Jiang Fan to actually fall for his provocation.
" Jiang Fan, don't fall for Senior Li's provocation. We're all freshmen just entering the Inner Wilderness Zone; going it alone would be suicide!"
The girl who had spoken earlier became even more anxious, fearing that Jiang Fan would leave alone at any moment.
Jiang Fan turned to look at her. "Like I said, thank you."
After saying that, he stepped into the Red Maple Forest.
Everyone stared at Jiang Fan's departing figure, their faces filled with disbelief.
Zhou Ming approached Li Zhichao, frowning, and said, "I know you have a grudge against him, but you can't let him act alone. If something really happens to him, you'll be in deep trouble."
Li Zhichao looked displeased. He knew the seriousness of the matter. He did indeed want to make things difficult for Jiang Fan, otherwise he wouldn't have bribed the group leader to assign Jiang Fan to his group.
But if Jiang Fan Jiang Fan is kicked out of the group so openly, and something really happens to him, he will definitely be punished during the investigation.
If it were discovered that he had bribed members of his team, he would be in even more serious trouble.
Thinking of this, he suppressed his anger and shouted at Jiang Fan.
Jiang Fan, are you really not afraid of death?
Jiang Fan stopped and turned around to look at him with a half-smile.
"What, are you afraid I'll die?"
Li Zhichao choked for a moment, his face showing signs of constipation.
"Return!"
Jiang Fan raised an eyebrow, a mocking smile playing on his lips.
"You can ask me to come back, but only if you beg me."
"You—" Li Zhichao's eyes widened and bulged, as if his eyeballs could fall out at any moment.
Jiang Fan's smile faded, and he said calmly, "You tell me to leave and I have to leave, you tell me to come back and I have to come back. Do you take me, Jiang Fan, for granted? You're really underestimating me!"
His determination to leave was not due to Li Zhichao's so-called provocation, but rather he was taking advantage of the situation to act alone.
To be honest, after leaving the Inner Wilderness Zone near Fortress No. 31, he hadn't fought any monsters for two or three days, and his points were pitifully low. He really missed the Inner Wilderness Zone.
Seeing that Li Zhichao remained silent for a long time, looking as if he was about to vomit blood, Jiang Fan deliberately feigned impatience.
"I'll give you three seconds. If you don't bow and apologize to me, I'm going into the Red Maple Forest right now."
Li Zhichao was furious! This kid was threatening him with his life! He was so angry he wanted to pin the kid to the ground and beat him up!