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Chapter 9: First Crusade

The deeper you go into the wilderness, the stronger the beasts you encounter.

This is because the higher the level of the beast, the more it knows not to easily provoke humans, so it will try to choose to live in places far away from human cities.

Their existence posed a threat to the weaker beasts, forcing them to stay away from these high-level beasts and even to get close to human cities.

Over time, shallow, middle, and deep layers of the wilderness area were formed.

Most of the wild beasts in the wilderness area around the city wall are less than the first level. This environment is as safe as possible for novices like Bai Chuchen and Luo Wanqing.

Since entering the wilderness area, Luo Wanqing looked around in fear.

Bai Chuchen put his hands in his pockets and walked in front with big strides.

"Hey! Slow down, little brother!"

Bai Chuchen looked indifferent.

"Don't worry, little sister. The beasts around here have already been scared away by the huge crowd of people at the city gate.

At least there won't be any danger in this section, so let's walk faster, otherwise it will be more troublesome if people come from behind."

"Oh~"

…

The two walked for about ten minutes before they saw a ferocious beast.

It was black in color, about two meters long, and about one meter high when lying on the ground. Its two fangs extended out of the corners of its mouth and looked extremely sharp. It had obviously discovered Bai Chuchen and the other person through its sensitive sense of smell. It stared at the two people with its red eyes and bared its teeth, as if it would pounce on them immediately in the next second.

It looked like a saber-tooth wolf of less than the first level. Bai Chuchen and Luo Wanqing immediately took up a fighting stance and prepared to defeat the enemy.

It was the first time that the two of them faced the beast alone. Luo Wanqing looked a little panicked.

Although the school had previously captured some beasts below level one for students to train, they were all guarded by teachers and weakened, so they could not hurt anyone.

"How about it? You want to try it first, little sister?"

"Um!"

Although she was a little nervous and scared, Luo Wanqing still mustered up the courage to try.

My ability level is much lower than Bai Chuchen's, and I can't fall behind in other areas. Otherwise, I'm really not sure if I can keep up with this guy.

Luo Wanqing took a deep breath and felt her own energy.

Then he focused his eyes, raised his hand slowly, and quickly condensed five ice cones in mid-air.

The Saber-fang Wolf clearly sensed the other party's hostility. It growled and rushed towards the two of them before Luo Wanqing could make a move. It jumped towards them in just two or three steps.

"So fast!"

The two were at least 50 meters apart, and they were slightly surprised that a beast less than the first level could have such speed.

After a brief moment of daze, Luo Wanqing quickly came to her senses, waved her hand towards the Saber Fang Wolf, and five ice cones quickly shot towards it.

But the Sabertooth Wolf dodged them with its agility.

"Not good!"

At this time, the Saber-fang Wolf was within a leap's distance of Luo Wanqing.

Luo Wanqing wanted to condense frost again, but it was too late. The saber-tooth wolf attacked before her.

The two sharp teeth were dripping with saliva, and the huge mouth was about to bite towards Luo Wanqing's head.

This scene frightened Luo Wanqing so much that she closed her eyes.

The next moment, Luo Wanqing heard a shrill scream and a heavy muffled sound.

After making sure that she didn't feel any pain, Luo Wanqing slowly opened her eyes.

Then she was surprised to see that the saber-toothed wolf that was about to attack her had become lifeless and was lying in front of her.

Bai Chuchen's fist was wrapped in blue flame-like energy and was resting on a bloody hole in its head.

After making sure that the saber-fang wolf was dead, Bai Chuchen slowly stood up, put away the curse power wrapped around his hands, and smiled at the stunned Luo Wanqing.

"Are you okay, little sister? Don't be so nervous. Didn't I tell you that I will protect you?"

"Ah~ um~ it's okay..."

Luo Wanqing blinked and replied softly.

Bai Chuchen placed his hand on the Saberfang Wolf, and with a thought, he stored it in the system space. He clapped his hands and pulled Luo Wanqing to continue walking away.

"Come on, we need to practice more. From now on, you will make the first move, and then I will make the second move.

We must get familiar with the battle as quickly as possible. I'll be here to protect you, so don't be nervous and focus on the battle."

"Oh~"

Luo Wanqing secretly glanced at Bai Chuchen.

This guy keeps talking about protecting himself. Am I really that weak?

No! How could I be left behind by him? The next one! I will definitely kill the next one to show him!

But this guy is really handsome when he says this~

…

From then on until noon, the two of them searched for ferocious beasts to kill near the outer edge of the city wall.

Luo Wanqing was no longer as nervous as she was at the beginning. She became more and more skilled in using her supernatural powers to kill ferocious beasts. She killed quite a few in half a day. After getting used to it, she even felt a little unsatisfied.

Bai Chuchen was mostly observing. After testing several different types of first-level beasts and confirming he could kill almost all of them with one punch using his fists wrapped in spell power, Bai Chuchen gave all the opportunities to Luo Wanqing. Besides that, he needed to reserve some strength for defense. He had noticed some potentially troublesome situations.

Another reason was that Bai Chuchen was hungry. Because of the Six Eyes, he needed a lot of energy to keep his brain functioning well. Even though he had reduced the amount of information he received, he was still very hungry after not eating for too long and didn't want to fight unnecessarily.

Therefore, Bai Chuchen spent most of his time using the Six Eyes' superb insight to guide Luo Wanqing to find ferocious beasts.

After picking up the last beast's corpse on the ground, the two planned to call it a day and return to the city.

As soon as they got back to the city, they went to eat without saying anything. They just found a restaurant that looked good nearby and walked in.

Afterwards, Bai Chuchen's appetite once again amazed the customers and the owner of the restaurant. Luo Wanqing, who was standing by, was also stunned as he finished four plates of fried rice, two servings of fried chicken, and a two-liter bottle of Coke. He looked like he would starve to death if he didn't eat another bite soon.

After dinner, Bai Chuchen suggested selling the materials they had hunted today and then buying a weapon. Using superpowers to fight all the time would consume too much energy.

Luo Wanqing readily agreed, and then the two of them came to the superpower equipment store under the Ruilan Group.

Ruilan Group is a local company specializing in equipment for superpowers in Hangzhou. Its products are well-liked by superpowers for their high quality and low price.

This is why the two chose this place. For the same price, what they can buy here is undoubtedly the best.

As soon as the two of them walked into the store, a beautiful receptionist in professional attire immediately came forward with a warm face.

Seeing Bai Chuchen's special outfit and the handsomeness that could not be hidden even by the bandages on his face, the receptionist was slightly stunned, but soon she smiled again.

"Hello, welcome to Ruilan. How can I help you?"

Bai Chuchen smiled and nodded.

"Hello, we need to sell some beast carcasses and then buy a weapon."

"Okay! Please follow me, both of you."