Chapter 17

"That must be the final boss of the novice dungeon, right?"

The B-tier Archer in the team panted heavily as he asked.

When facing that giant wolf, he hadn't even had the courage to look it straight in the eye.

He had simply followed his instincts, fleeing behind Jiang Ningyu and the others.

"That's right," Jiang Ningyu said, wiping the sweat from her forehead. "An 8th-level leader-tier monster; it's the only monster in the novice dungeon that hasn't been weakened."

"Not weakened? Isn't that just bullsh*t?"

The support-class practitioner recalled the scene from just moments ago and couldn't help but complain.

"Ye Tao is a B-tier main tank Silver Shield Knight, and he's even built for full stamina. He didn't even last a single exchange; who could possibly withstand a hit from that monster?"

"I think they never intended for us to step into the depths of the forest at all!"

"Putting something like this out here—who would dare to go?"

Hearing this, Jiang Ningyu moved her lips, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

Because she was going to venture deep into the dungeon, Principal Li had told her many things to watch out for in the depths.

Among them was that giant wolf, the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf.

For practitioners,

the novice dungeon is absolutely the initial starter gift package bestowed upon new practitioners by the Federation.

As long as one chooses suitable monsters according to their own strength, there is no such thing as danger, and one can safely pass through their weakest period inside.

A top-tier team like theirs, composed of A-tier and B-tier members, could even crush everything in their path, or even cross levels to come to the depths to level up.

And those practitioners stronger than A-tier, while rare, do exist.

For those true heaven-favored children, facing weakened dungeon monsters no longer serves as a trial.

The Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf was prepared specifically for that group of people.

An 8th-level leader-tier creature.

Just thinking about it felt hopeless.

Jiang Ningyu sighed.

The gap between that giant wolf and her was just like the gap between her and those S-tier practitioners.

Like a natural chasm!

However, Jiang Ningyu was slightly mistaken.

Even a team led by an S-tier practitioner would absolutely be unable to take down an 8th-level leader-tier monster during their novice period without going through a bitter battle.

After resting for a while,

Jiang Ningyu pulled herself together again.

From a mere commoner to the A-tier genius she is today, she would not be easily defeated.

The most important thing right now was to level up as quickly as possible.

She had to strive to become the number one person in Jiangzhou in terms of level!

Jiang Ningyu picked up her staff from the ground, stood up, and said, "If everyone is rested, let's continue to the depths to level up."

"Classmate Jiang, are you crazy? You still dare to go to the depths?!"

Hearing this, the support-class practitioner jumped up from the ground, no longer caring about the "Goddess Jiang" persona.

Jiang Ningyu glanced at him indifferently and said:

"As long as we avoid that direction, there won't be any problems."

To prevent accidental injury to ordinary practitioners, the leader-tier creatures placed into the novice dungeon are all monsters with extremely strong territorial instincts.

Principal Li had said that as long as there is no blood on one's body and one stays more than 700 meters away from the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf, it will not pursue relentlessly.

Wait!

Bloodstains?!

Jiang Ningyu suddenly realized.

The image of Ye Tao having his arm torn off and blood splattering everywhere abruptly appeared in her mind.

It was also at this moment

that in the woods beside them, a sudden sound came—

the rustling of a creature moving at high speed, brushing against tree branches.

Jiang Ningyu did not hesitate, nor did she offer a warning; she simply sprinted in the opposite direction.

The others, seeing Jiang Ningyu fleeing in such a sorry state, were not fools; they quickly followed.

But in that split second of reaction time,

the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf lunged out of the woods and bit down on the support-class practitioner.

"Ahhh!"

The support-class practitioner was not like Ye Tao with his main-tank class; the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf bit directly into his waist and abdomen.

It was only a hair's breadth away from biting him in two!

A white light flashed, and the support-class practitioner slowly disappeared from the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf's mouth.

The moment before he disappeared completely,

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that support-class practitioner endured the excruciating pain, glared resentfully at the direction Jiang Ningyu had fled, and cursed angrily:

"Jiang Ningyu! F*ck your grandfather!"

However, Jiang Ningyu, in the midst of her sprint, did not care at all about the other's curses.

Her mind was filled only with terror.

This is a leader-tier monster!

She couldn't even muster the slightest thought of fighting back; she had to rely on sacrificing a teammate just to escape!

What to do?

What should she do now?

With bloodstains on her, no matter where she fled, she would be targeted by the Bloodthirsty Forest Wolf.

Jiang Ningyu thought rapidly while fleeing.

Should she lead it to the other A-tier teams from other schools, and then find a way to kill it together?

No!

Impossible!

Even if the three A-tier teams were gathered together, they would absolutely be no match for that monster!

Jiang Ningyu herself was an A-tier practitioner and knew the gap between an A-tier practitioner and that monster!

At this moment,

the life-threatening 'rustling' behind her sounded again.

In her desperation, Jiang Ningyu could only think of one way.

She looked gloomily at the few teammates behind her.

The Archer-class practitioner was stunned for a moment, then reacted.

Just as he was about to curse,

he discovered that there was a practitioner ahead, traveling alone in this direction.

This was the deepest part of the secret realm; how could he dare to come here alone?

Jiang Ningyu also discovered the figure that had suddenly appeared ahead.

The two exchanged a glance, reached a consensus, and quickly moved toward him.

"Li Yao?"

Seeing who it was, Jiang Ningyu didn't know why he would be here alone,

but right now,

she could only blame his bad luck.

Li Yao walked slowly forward, while Jiang Ningyu and the others sprinted for their lives.

In the depths of this dense forest, it formed a stark contrast.

Li Yao had naturally discovered Jiang Ningyu and the others early on.

At the same time, through the Void Mantis's perception, he knew of the behemoth following behind them.

In the blink of an eye, ===== CHAPTER 19 =====