Chapter 25: KILL! PROVISIONAL PROVINCIAL TOP SCORER!

"Right off the bat, it goes berserk—looks like it's desperate to kill me as soon as possible."

Xu Jingming clicked his tongue in amazement.

Rare and high-tier ferocious beasts often possess skills similar to human combat techniques.

And 【Berserk】 is one of the more common skills ferocious beasts wield.

According to research.

During Berserk, the beast's limited intelligence is completely extinguished, transforming it into a killing machine driven purely by instinct.

In exchange, the beast's physical strength is greatly enhanced during Berserk.

Normally, ferocious beasts only activate Berserk when fighting for their lives.

But right at the start of this battle, the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear immediately went Berserk.

Clearly, it was furious over Xu Jingming's earlier dog-walking stunt.

"But I'm no fool—whether or not you're in Berserk, I won't clash with you head-on."

Xu Jingming's original blood qi reached 180 points, and with cellular activation, it surged even higher—his strength was astonishing!

Yet even so, he had no intention of directly confronting the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear.

He was only 1.86 meters tall; the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear was now over six meters high—was he going to challenge it to a strength contest and invite death?

"The best strategy is still to rely on agility."

In a flash of lightning, Xu Jingming's figure holding the long spear blurred and vanished from its original spot.

The Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear instinctively sensed something wrong, but before it could react, it felt a searing pain in its leg!

Slash—

A massive, razor-sharp wound streaked with purple lightning erupted violently along the bear's left thigh!

Puff—

Bright red blood gushed forth like a geyser from the arterial wound!!

"Roar!"

In agony, the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear smashed its massive fist down at the tiny human figure beside its foot.

Compared to the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear's height of over six meters, Xu Jingming's mere 1.86 meters made him vastly more agile.

Added to that, Doushen Shenlei continuously stimulated his entire body's cells, granting him a constant flow of power.

Under these conditions, Xu Jingming's agility was terrifying!

Thus, before the bear's fist could land, Xu Jingming had already dodged behind its right leg.

Compared to Doushen Shenlei, the sharpness of the Black Glint Spear was clearly better at piercing defenses.

So Xu Jingming replicated the move—sweeping his spear across the bear's right thigh, leaving a long, deep gash.

And at this moment, the clumsy Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear still hadn't even caught sight of him!

"Roar!!!"

The searing pain from its twin wounds sent the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear into a frenzy, swinging its Xiong Zhang in wild, indiscriminate attacks!

Yet by then, Xu Jingming had already dodged to the side!

Boom—

The crazed Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear became a rampaging demolition machine, smashing numerous ferocious beast corpses into pulp around it.

At that very moment, Xu Jingming pushed Doushen Shenlei to its absolute limit!

Countless purple lightning bolts erupted from his body, striking the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear.

The Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear was already slower than Xu Jingming; now with both legs wounded, its speed plummeted further.

Although Berserk erased the bear's intelligence, its basic instincts remained clear—it knew the lightning couldn't deliver a fatal blow.

So it simply hunched in place, adopting a defensive posture.

Zzzt—

Boom—

Thus, Doushen Shenlei struck for over half a minute!

The bear's gray-white fur was completely charred black from the relentless strikes.

"That should be enough."

Xu Jingming flashed forward, appearing less than three meters in front of the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear.

Three meters was barely a step for the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear to reach and strike.

Yet just as it moved its legs, intending to vent its rage on the tiny human before it—

It was stunned to find its legs had vanished—unresponsive, useless!

Even more terrifying, its arms felt impossibly heavy, unable to lift at all!

"You took over half a minute of Doushen Shenlei and thought nothing happened?"

Xu Jingming shook his head.

Though the Bloodthirsty Berserk Bear's fur had strong defense, the Black Glint Spear had already pierced its legs.

During those over half a minute of bombardment, though many lightning strikes were blocked,

some still traveled through the wounds into the bear's body, paralyzing its nerves.

And this was precisely the effect Xu Jingming wanted.

"Unable to move? Then you're just a stationary target now."

Xu Jingming gripped his spear and launched his counterattack!

The fifty-kilogram Black Glint Spear swung wildly, its lightning-wrapped tip striking again and again!

Puff!

Pfft!

Xu Jingming, wreathed in violet lightning and enveloped by the primordial aura of Doushen Shenlei, now looked like a god.

The spear became a phantom, leaving dozens of bowl-sized wounds on the Bloodthirsty Bear within just three or four seconds!!

Within the wounds, countless bolts of lightning flickered, inflicting secondary damage.

If this were an ordinary ferocious beast, it would be dead beyond revival!

But for a two-stage Bloodthirsty Bear, over six meters tall with thick, tough hide, these wounds were merely minor injuries.

Just then, the Bloodthirsty Bear suddenly regained sensation in its arms!

As it was about to unleash a sinister grin on its massive bear face and counterattack,

the human before it leapt upward, level with its chest, eyes sharp and clear, filled with icy calm.

At the same time, a low, authoritative voice echoed in its ear: "Lightning Wind Break!"

With a booming thunderclap, the black spear unleashed a surge of lightning energy that filled it with terror!

It instinctively tried to raise its arms to block—but it was already too late!

Then, with a thunderous crash, this bloodied Bloodthirsty Bear received its heaviest blow!!

Violent violet lightning erupted from its chest, the immense force sending it flying backward like a cannonball!

Boom boom boom...

It finally stopped after smashing through the ruined central flowerbed and carving a trench over ten meters long into the ground.

There, on its left chest, a charred, gaping hole had been blasted open!

The heart that had once resided there was utterly extinguished, leaving only lingering violet lightning swirling within.

The Bloodthirsty Bear felt its strength draining rapidly, its consciousness growing dim.

It instinctively tried to rise, staggering to its feet.

Before it could take its first step, it crashed heavily to the ground.

This terrifying ferocious beast, capable of destroying a small town, lost all life force at this moment.

'Ding~, defeated one two-stage lower-tier Bloodthirsty Bear, Energy Points +24.'

Hearing the system's notification, Xu Jingming, still standing with spear in hand, exhaled: "Finally over."

That battle had pushed his current strength to its absolute limit!

Though the fight lasted less than two minutes, the immense combat intensity and unrelenting mental strain

had nearly overwhelmed even his 180-point Qi and Spirit.

Fortunately, the outcome was good.

Of course,

even if that combo had failed to kill the beast, Xu Jingming had a backup plan.

That was to spend Energy Points to boost his base attributes.

One could say, the two thousand-plus Energy Points resting on his system panel had sealed the Bloodthirsty Bear's fate from the start.

Xu Jingming exited Cell Activation mode; the lightning in his eyes vanished, and the Doushen Shenlei swirling around his body retracted.

Without the Doushen Shenlei's enhancement, Xu Jingming immediately felt his body grow weak.

But he knew this weakness was an illusion of fading power—he had merely returned to his pre-Cell Activation strength.

"If I kill all the ferocious beasts in the core zone, how many points will I have?"

Xu Jingming opened his smartwatch to check his score:

'Rank 1: Xu Jingming, Score (Jiangcheng No. 2 High School)

Rank 2: Zhou Mingyang, 1103 points (Jiangcheng No. 1 High School)

Rank 3: Wu Hao, 945 points (Jiangcheng No. 1 High School)

......'

'Over ten thousand points!'

Though he had anticipated it, Xu Jingming was still stunned by this score.

After the shock, a smile of delight spread across his face:

'Indeed, the ferocious beasts in the core zone yield the highest points.'

'I remember last year Jiangsu Province's top score was only around eight thousand points. Does that mean I've already secured the provincial top rank?'