Blessed Land

Few Sequence Holders were like Zhang Xuezhou and Ren Anran, able to use the advantage of firearms to fight opponents of a higher Sequence. Huang's arrival had also freed Zhang Manqian from fear of the Sixth Sequence's mental intimidation, making up for her disadvantage in close combat.

Another important reason Zhang Xuezhou and the others had defeated Montes Arthur's group was that they had only been in Qinmeng for two days. Their supplies were plentiful, and their firearms had ample ammunition.

If any one of those things had been missing, then no matter how capable they were, their fate would have been little different from Zuo Teng's group, or perhaps even worse.

"Why are you back again?" Zuo Teng asked, rubbing his head.

"We put the exotic beast on the ship, but it felt like a waste to just head back, so we decided to make another trip around Qinmeng," Zhang Xuezhou said. "I just didn't expect to run into you on the way."

"You have my sincere thanks," Zuo Teng said.

"Don't thank me. Helping others is our duty," Zhang Xuezhou said, waving a hand. "Now that you're awake, we'll be on our way!"

"Wait!"

Zuo Teng hadn't expected Zhang Xuezhou to cut ties the moment he'd voiced his thanks, leaving him no chance to ask for the favor he had in mind.

"Give us a ride, please!" Zuo Teng pleaded.

"Back to the port?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"Well..."

Zuo Teng and the others had been robbed of much of their equipment and lacked the food and other supplies to sustain a long journey.

But Zuo Teng was reluctant to slink back to the port and leave just like that.

Zhang Xuezhou's group had already started their second round of hunting, while his group had lost to others and