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Ye Jiang didn't linger at the entrance, ignoring all the discussion, and entered the wilderness area with a tense expression.

Half an hour later, she stood in front of a three-meter-tall two-headed Polluted. The Polluted had skin that looked like brown tree bark, and its two heads were more ferocious than the other, with a mouthful of fangs that were clearly visible.

With such a large size and fierce appearance, this must be a high-scoring Polluted, right?

Ye Jiang stood before the Polluted, deep in thought.

You need to fight high-scoring Polluted. Like yesterday, she did a lot of amazing things, but in the end, she didn't even score 250. She fought so many times, but it's far less effective than fighting a B-Rank Polluted. It's even less effective than fighting an A-Rank Polluted. However, there are no A-Rank Polluted in the wilderness area. A-Rank polluters are rare. The organizers only listed A-Rank polluters there for show. High-scoring ability users still have to rely on B-Rank polluters.

But what kind of Polluted qualify as B-Rank?

Unable to discern the strength of the difference, Ye Jiang was perplexed.

The two-headed Polluted clasped its giant hands together and slammed them down on the human standing in front of it like swatting a mosquito. Ye Jiang leaned back slightly to easily dodge the attack and straightened up to stare intently at the Polluted.

Those massive, powerful hands... this must be a B-Rank Polluted!

Ye Jiang assessed the situation, slowly clenched her fist, and with a fierce Polluted of wind, she hesitated for a moment, reducing the power and speed of her punch.

Bang! -- The Polluted's tissues flew everywhere, like a light drizzle.

The Polluted died.

Despite the reduced power and speed, the Polluted was still easily crushed.

Ye Jiang dodged the rain of organizational rain, but her mood was still tainted.

It's so fragile, it's probably not even B-Rank, let alone C-Rank or D-Rank.

Ye Jiang has a blank expression.

With her eyes drooping and head hanging low, she collected the Polluted's characteristic tissue.

There were no other Polluted nearby, Ye Jiang didn't rush to the next one as quickly as she had yesterday; her enthusiasm was somewhat dampened. She walked listlessly across the wilderness when a Polluted came face to face with her. She lowered her eyes; the Polluted was a creamy corn color, with a petite figure, no more than a meter tall, crawling on all fours like a jade lizard.

Ye Jiang stepped aside, not even bothering to throw a punch at such a small creature.

She went around it.

The Polluted turned to look at her, and after a while, its two bulging eyes suddenly flashed with malice. It stood up straight, revealing a human face on its abdomen, and venom shot out from the face. As if she had eyes in the back of her head, Ye Jiang quickened her pace and dodged the venom just as it was about to hit her.

Polluted: "..."

It shot again, Ye Jiang quickened her pace by two steps; it shot again, and she quickened her pace by two steps again.

Polluted: "..."

The person in front of her still didn't turn around, head down, looking dejected. She just kept looking at the ground beneath her feet and slowly walked forward, appearing utterly defeated and hopeless.

They just couldn't hit the target.

Humans are slowly moving away.

The Polluted straightened Xiuzhen's body, its eyes almost bulging out, a few bloodshot veins popping out. It swung its legs, taking small, blurry steps as it chased after the human. Closer, closer, the human-shaped face on its abdomen contorted, and several streams of venom were about to spray out—sizzle

An arrow pierced its abdomen, and the human face inside it let out a piercing scream, then fell to the ground dead with a venomous expression.

Ye Jiang turned around at the sound and saw the mischievous little thing that had followed her all the way lying sprawled on the ground, completely dead.

"Don't be afraid, it tried to ambush you, but it's dead."

A man walked over, stood in front of the human-faced lizard, bent down, and pulled out the arrow.

The man cut off the human face from the lizard's belly and handed it to Ye Jiang: "Here you go."

Ye Jiang asked, puzzled, "Why are you giving this to me?"

The man said, "This is Polluted within your hunting range. I only acted hastily because I was worried it might succeed in its ambush. The prey is still yours."

Ye Jiang: "..."

Such a well-mannered player.

She took one last look at the lifeless body of the little creature, killed with a single arrow, and refused. "You killed it, you keep it."

The man asked, "Are you really not going to?"

Ye Jiang shook her head; she looked down on it. Such a small thing, taken down in one go, must be F-Rank.

Seeing this, the man put it away. Ye Jiang watched him pack up the Polluted organization and casually asked, "What level is it?"

The man said, "Probably C-Rank."

Ye Jiang has a blank expression.

C-Rank?

This little thing is actually a C

class?

Is it too late for her to ask for it back now?

She hasn't fought C-Rank Polluted yet.

Ye Jiang stared intently at the man's backpack. Noticing her gaze, the man asked, "What's wrong?"

Ye Jiang looked away, deciding to let it go.

The man finished packing his things and was about to leave when Ye Jiang, remembering something, called him back and asked, "Do you know which area has the most dangerous Polluted?"

The man countered, "What level of superhuman are you?"

Ye Jiang was puzzled as to why he was asking her questions, but she answered anyway, saying, "I'm D-Rank."

D-Rank? That's probably why they're asking, fearing they might encounter Level B or C Polluted and get into danger.

The man pointed in a direction and said kindly, "Go over there. I just came from there, and the Polluted I encountered there were all alright."

The Polluted over there aren't very strong; she should be able to handle them.

Ye Jiang's eyelids, which had been drooping, finally perked up; she was able to get back to normal.

Just as she was about to leave, the man said to her, "By the way, contestant, the competition doesn't require bringing back the entire Polluted; just a portion of the organization will suffice."

A question mark appeared above Ye Jiang's head. Of course, she knew that she only needed to take a portion of the organization out.

The man touched his nose and just smiled.

The story of a female contestant who misunderstood the rules and led the entire Polluted out of the wilderness has already spread among the contestants. The man glanced at the huge bag on Ye Jiang's back; it seemed that the female contestant who was the subject of so much discussion was...

The two looked at each other for a few moments, and Ye Jiang left with a belly full of questions. The man watched her walk away and only left when he saw that she was not in danger.

Guided by kind-hearted people, Ye Jiang learned that the area ahead was full of high-scoring Polluted. Just moments before, she had been dejected, but now she was bursting with energy. She went on a rampage, killing everything in her path, and her enormous backpack finally started to fill up again.

As the sun rose higher, Ye Jiang dealt with the Polluted in front of him with a single punch, checked the time, felt hungry, and decided to call it a day and head home.

On her way back, she encountered a rocky forest, where a battle stopped her in her tracks. The battle consisted of one superhuman and two Polluted. The superhuman wielded a bow and arrow, suitable for long-range attacks, but he was trapped in the rocky forest and attacked from both sides by the two Polluted, unable to use his skills at all. He looked quite miserable as he was blocked and beaten by the two Polluted.

Ye Jiang spotted her as soon as she got close to the man with the bow and arrow, and gave her a look—run!

He was already at a disadvantage, and yet he still dared to be distracted and pass on a message. On the spot, a Polluted slapped him into a stone pillar, crippling the pillar. He clutched his chest and spat out a mouthful of blood.

Ye Jiang: "..."

The man had considerable combat experience and immediately dodged. The next second, another Polluted being attacked, but he barely managed to dodge it thanks to his experience.

Seeing that Ye Jiang was standing there, frozen in fear, the man sighed inwardly.

He didn't dare to be distracted a second time; he focused on avoiding the Polluted.

Xue Ping frowned, hesitating whether to send a distress signal. Xingyi Technology's wristband could send distress signals, but contestants only had one chance to do so; once sent, they would have to withdraw from the competition.

Xue Ping was unwilling to accept this.

He was set up.

When he passed through the chaotic rock forest, there were no Polluted there, so he stopped to rest for a while. The two Polluted appeared suddenly. A gust of sand carried the two Polluted and landed precisely in front of him. He didn't have time to create distance at all. The two Polluted moved like lightning, and he was completely restrained.

Among those who possess the ability to manipulate sand and wind and are capable of wielding such power, Xue Ping had someone in mind— Wu Jiangshui, ranked third on the leaderboard.

But he had no grudge against Wu Jiangshui and didn't know why the other party was plotting against him like this.

Is it because it's listed before the Wu Jiangshui?

Just because of this?

This is really...

Xue Ping gripped the bow tightly in his hand, using it as a melee tool to stab, chop, and thrust. This bow was formed from his supernatural power and was incredibly tough, but he had never thought of using it in this way.

No, he can't give up like this. It's not time yet. He can hold on a little longer...

Bang!

Bang!

With two loud bangs, the two Polluted in front of him were suddenly thrown out one after the other, with two huge holes in their chests, and lay side by side on the ground struggling.

ah.

So bright.

Without the Polluted attacking him, the world is truly bright.

Xue Ping stared blankly at the two fallen Polluted, then mechanically turned to look at the other side. A slender female contestant was shaking the liquid off her feet. The large holes in the chests of the two Polluted were caused by her kicks. Because of this action, the huge bag on her back bounced back and forth, indicating that she had made a good harvest.

Xue Ping: "..."??

D-Rank?

This female contestant mentioned she was in the D-Rank, right?

She's hiding her level, isn't she?

Ye Jiang shook the dirt off her feet, looked down at the kind person who had shown her the way, and asked blankly, "Are you alright?"

Xue Ping shook his head.

Ye Jiang said "Oh," and then said, "Then I'm leaving."

She said she'd leave, and she was leaving just like that.

Xue Ping snapped out of his daze and quickly thanked her, "Thank you for saving me!"

Ye Jiang raised her hand to indicate that she didn't need it; the other person had saved her before, even though she didn't need to be saved.

Xue Ping asked, "What about the two Polluted? Didn't you take any of their distinctive body parts with you?"

Ye Jiang felt the weight of the backpack on her back but didn't pay it any mind.