Establishing a Temporary Sanctuary, Rejecting the Offer Once More

Not only was Liu Yan doing something to the corpses, but he was also picking up the tattered clothes on the ground.

Only then did they notice that Liu Yan was half-naked, and there were many wounds on his body.

The students were all shocked.

Liu Yan, the center of attention now, calmly took out weapons and food from the arms of the corpses.

"So it's because of this. I was thinking that this fellow likes corpses..."

"I thought he was going to eat them up!"

"I heard from a few students who escaped from sanctuaries that before they awakened, many of the refugees were slaves to the awakeners in the sanctuaries. Seeing how thin and frail he is, I guess he must have gone crazy from the torture."

Li Cheng didn't say anything. When the two of them arrived, the Academy didn't give them any training and didn't even prepare food for them. It was understandable for Liu Yan to be so crazy in plundering supplies.

"Liu Yan, I think I brought a few fire rabbits with me. Let's split them for food," Li Cheng suggested.

"Can mutant beasts be eaten?" Liu Yan looked at him in surprise.

"Yes. Back in our sanctuary, some would go out to catch mutated rabbits and rats. They don't taste much different from before the mutation."

Liu Yan had never eaten a mutant beast before, and the people back in his sanctuary had never eaten one either. However, it was more likely that they wanted to, but just couldn't...

Li Cheng said confidently with his hands on his hips, "Since we have to stay here, I think we can set up a temporary sanctuary instead of running around randomly. We'll coordinate with each other's talents and form two teams, one to stay behind and the other to kill mutant beasts. Moreover, the poison on this blood wolf's body should be able to ward off some exotic beasts. It's a natural protective barrier. Right?"

Liu Yan was quite impressed with Li Cheng. This guy really had the style of a leader. To think he could even tell that the blood wolf had been poisoned by the poisonous powder.

"I'm not joining the team. My talent is useless to you," Liu Yan shook his head.

"It's fine," Li Cheng laughed, "You should at least have a full meal."

He really was a good person.

Liu Yan had been in a sanctuary for so long, but this was the first time he had seen such a good person.

"Alright."

"Then help me out. Let's move the blood wolf over there."

"Brother Cheng, you're asking him to help, but can he move it?" A few people were jeering at him.

The blood wolf was huge, about the size of two people. Compared to Liu Yan, who was as thin as a matchstick, it was a giant.

"That's right. Brother Cheng, you've awakened a strength talent, so you have to be careful when you move it, don't crush him to death."

Li Cheng just wanted to give Liu Yan something to do so that the other students wouldn't think that the latter was a freeloader and look down on him. He was too strong and had forgotten that the people around him had not awakened a strength talent. It was not easy for them to lift the blood wolf.

However, the two students who had spoken were immediately rendered speechless.

Liu Yan had already picked up the blood wolf and threw it directly at the designated location.

"F*ck..."

"F*ck! This can't be real, right?"

Some people were not convinced and wanted to try carrying the blood wolf.

Liu Yan didn't want to say anything at first, but for Li Cheng's sake, he still opened his mouth, "This wolf is very light. I advise you not to try. If you accidentally touch the poisonous powder, you will die."

"Then how come you're fine after touching it?" Everyone was still unconvinced.

"I've already been poisoned before," Liu Yan said as a matter of fact.

Li Cheng also nodded in agreement.

With Li Cheng's confirmation, they panicked again.

They had been wearing defensive gloves when killing the blood wolf, so they didn't pay much attention to the poisonous powder. Hearing of the risk of death, they were so scared that they quickly found a place to wash their hands.

Then, the group buried the bodies of the two students. After that, they set up simple tents.

Students who had awakened grade-E camouflage talents surrounded the blood wolf and made some simple tree branch camouflage barriers. Then, the students who had awakened grade-F enhancing talents strengthened the barriers. This way, they could barely reduce the possibility of being discovered by mutant beasts.

It had to be mentioned that the taste of the fire rabbits was indeed not bad.

Liu Yan sat there and ate in big mouthfuls. At the same time, he opened his attribute panel and counted his gains from the half-day he had spent in the Tower.

[Liu Yan]

[Level: 1]

[HP: 150/150]

[MP: 85/105]

[Strength (offense): 14.2]

[Physique (defense): 13]

[Agility (speed): 14.2]

[Vitality (mana): 13.2]

[Adaptability (magic resistance): 12]

[Luck (probability): 43]

[Talent: Divine Extraction (grade SSS) Times: 1/5 (recovers once every hour)]

[Skills: Strength Enhancement (grade D), Quick Steps (grade F), Tyrant King Kong Body (grade D), Spirit Vision (grade E)]

[Equipment: Federation's beginner defense set (grade E), federation's beginner dagger (grade E)]

His various attributes had increased by quite a bit, and his equipment and skills had also become richer.

But to think there was a limit to the number of times Divine Extraction could be used?

It could be used up to five times, and after that, the usage would recover once an hour. Currently, Liu Yan only had one chance left.

It was a good thing he didn't randomly extract flowers, plants, or anything else. It would have been a waste.

However, Liu Yan also guessed that the grade-SSS talent, Divine Extraction, should be far more than this. There must be other powerful abilities. It was just that he had not discovered them yet. He needed to slowly explore them himself.

Li Cheng had indeed laid out a good plan. His team of eight people was divided into two small teams, one to stay in the base camp, and the other to explore.

After all, just hiding would bring them no benefits. If they did not improve their strength, once they lost the protective umbrella of the scaled-winged poisonous powder, they would completely lose the power to resist.

Unfortunately, all the mutant beasts within a 200-meter radius took the initiative to retreat from the area where the scaled-winged poisonous powder was present.

Some low-level mutant beasts passed by, but they all left while baring their teeth.

Li Cheng cut off a part of the blood wolf's skin so that he could use it to counterattack at a critical moment.

Then, the team they formed went deeper into the forest.

Liu Yan stayed in the base camp and did not receive any death notifications.

He wouldn't be able to level up if this continued.

"Hey, Liu Yan, I heard that you brought a girl to our Academy. Was the sanctuary not good? You don't have any ability, so why did you come to the Tower to die?" Someone couldn't help but ask.

One of the girls immediately covered his mouth, "What do you know?"

"How can I not know? Do you think that entering the Tower is different from staying in the sanctuary? After entering the Tower, disaster is everywhere. Everything you encounter in the sanctuary will also happen here."

"At least I can become stronger," Liu Yan replied indifferently.

The two of them were stunned.

"You? You don't even dare to fight a single mutant beast, yet you're thinking of getting stronger?"

Liu Yan lacked combat experience and had only fought once so far. He had to be more cautious, and choose mutant beasts he was confident in killing in the future.

For the next two days, no mutant beasts came to harass them.

On the other hand, Li Cheng and the others took the initiative to find some mutant beasts and fought them in a team, actually managing to defeat the beasts!

This made the team excited!

In contrast, Liu Yan was wearing clothes stained with poisonous powder, so there were no mutant beasts anywhere he went.

Two days passed, and no one died.

Helplessly, he took off his clothes and put on the equipment given by the Academy.

At that moment, a few notifications appeared on his smart wristband.

[An awakener has died in battle, located 800 meters southwest of you!]

[An awakener has died in battle, located 800 meters southwest of you!]

...

Several system notifications rang out in succession. To think many awakeners had died at the same time and in the same position.

It seemed that the team had encountered a group of mutant beasts or some powerful mutant beast.

Liu Yan naturally wouldn't miss such an opportunity.

He immediately stood up and ran in that direction.

"Hey! Hey! I'm not done yet!"

"Where are you going? There's no barrier there, it's very dangerous! Hey!"

Liu Yan went straight to the scene of the incident.

He sped up and used Spirit Vision, so he quickly found his destination!

When he arrived, the ground was charred with traces of battle. The surviving awakeners had already fled, and there were several mutant beasts where the other awakeners had died.

Mutated pythons that were as thick as a person!

A few of them had bulging abdomens, and it was clear that they had just swallowed people!