Chapter 384: One Month! Black Dragon Legion Five-Star Squad!

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A golden lightning bolt, as thick as a bowl's mouth, shot forth from the crystal core atop Yao Lei Zhang!

It struck the largest of the White Bone Wind Wolves, a fifth-rank mid-tier ferocious beast.

That White Bone Wind Wolf had no time to react—it was instantly obliterated!

Immediately afterward, a slightly dimmer bolt of lightning lashed out at another nearby White Bone Wind Wolf!

Thus, this thick bolt of lightning ricocheted through the beast pack a total of twelve times!

Only after slaughtering all the beasts did it slowly dissipate into the air.

'Ding~~, slain one fifth-rank mid-tier White Bone Wind Wolf, Ability Points +500!'

'Ding~~, slain one fifth-rank low-tier White Bone Wind Wolf, Ability Points +450!'

'......'

A string of system alerts rang in his mind, instantly bringing a smile to Xu Jingming's face.

'This is the A+ rank combat technique Lightning Chain—its power is truly formidable!'

Fifth-rank White Bone Wind Wolves possess intelligence comparable to an eighteen-year-old youth.

When facing a strong enemy, they do not charge recklessly like mindless common beasts—they scatter and flee separately.

Know that the White Bone Wind Wolf wields the power of wind and moves with incredible speed.

If one were to approach with Liuyun Jin Feng Qiang in close-combat form,

without using Lei Long Yi to pursue, killing six out of twelve beasts would be considered excellent.

But using an Elementalist's methods is different—you can obliterate them from hundreds of meters away!

And with instant-kill power!

'Compared to training room conditions, Lightning Chain's power has increased by roughly 30%.

No wonder it's a high-grade elemental weapon—this boost is terrifying.'

In essence, with Yao Lei Zhang in hand, Xu Jingming might as well have Gu Wan sui by his side—a helper with support abilities!

Constantly enjoying the boost!

Moreover, compared to the Warrior path, using Elementalist methods to kill beasts is vastly more efficient.

This single burst of twelve fifth-rank beasts granted him a total of 5,450 Ability Points!

'Though fifth-rank beast packs aren't common even in the No. 4 Demon Cavern, I should encounter one every few days.

If so, over this period, I'll harvest a massive wave of Ability Points.'

Xu Jingming, wielding Yao Lei Zhang, his body wreathed in golden lightning, walked smiling into the depths of Nankang Ruins...

Compared to close-quarters combat, the Elementalist path is an entirely new way of fighting!

Elementalist combat emphasizes precise control over spell-based techniques, movement, and accurate spellcasting.

Thus, during this period, Xu Jingming rarely used his Liuyun Jin Feng Qiang.

Instead, he switched entirely to fighting with Yao Lei Zhang.

Undeniably, the Elementalist's long-range obliteration ability is terrifying.

Most beasts never even saw Xu Jingming's figure before being instantly killed!

Nankang Ruins housed roughly five to six hundred beasts.

About half were fourth-rank or higher; the rest were low-rank beasts.

Xu Jingming spent eleven days there, nearly wiping out every single beast.

In the end, he gained 120,000 Ability Points.

Immediately afterward, he headed straight to the next location to continue his slaughter.

This time, the harvest was slightly worse.

After spending twelve days nearly eliminating all beasts, he gained only 100,000 Ability Points.

Even so, the combined total of 220,000 Ability Points met the promotion requirement.

Xu Jingming ultimately spent 180,000 Ability Points to advance from fourth-rank high-tier to fifth-rank low-tier.

With his power surging, Xu Jingming immediately headed to the next location to continue his killing...

On July 26th, over a month later, at 11:00 a. m.

A six-member Ability User squad was sprinting rapidly through the urban ruins of the No. 4 Demon Cavern.

They wore uniform black combat suits, each bearing on the back a massive emblem of an Eastern dragon.

They appeared young—not over thirty—but each member's power reached sixth-rank!

On the left chest of each was five glowing, pale-yellow five-pointed stars.

Black Dragon Legion!

A powerful legion with official backing from the Great Xia Nation!

Within the legion, besides its vast army of Ability User soldiers, there were many elite Ability User squads!

These squads were divided into seven ranks, from one-star to seven-star.

The five-star emblem on these individuals marked them as an elite five-star squad—even within the Black Dragon Legion.

'Boss, we just got back from Senbai Gorge—why are we being sent out again? What's the mission this time?'

One slightly shorter member of the squad complained.

Since the peace agreement between beasts and humans decades ago, large-scale wars have ceased.

But small-scale conflicts have been relentless.

Senbai Gorge is a frontline battlefield within Great Xia's borders, directly facing beast horde assaults.

The daily combat intensity is terrifying!

They had just been pulled off from there, so of course they wanted to rest properly, but unexpectedly, they were assigned another mission.

"This mission is simple."

The team leader said with a smile, "A mysterious electric-type powerhouse has appeared near Cave 4."

In just one month, he has already wiped out all the ferocious beasts in three ruined cities.

According to the latest intelligence, he is currently stationed at Hengyang Ruins.

All we need to do is go and capture him."

"Wiping out three ruined cities in a month? He must be a sixth-rank adept!"

A tall, slender young man snorted, "Our Great Xia Nation has long banned any adept above sixth rank from indiscriminately slaughtering low-rank ferocious beasts in any wilderness or cave zone."

"Yet someone still dares to break this rule!"

There are indeed many wilderness zones within Great Xia's borders, and some even harbor terrifying eighth-rank peak ferocious beasts!

But for Great Xia, which boasts over a dozen ninth-rank powerhouses, this is no real threat.

A single ninth-rank adept, spending a few months,

could easily erase these wilderness zones from Great Xia's map.

The reason they haven't done so is precisely to preserve these wilderness zones as training grounds for low-rank adepts to undergo life-or-death trials.

Only then can enough strong adepts be forged.

High-rank adepts need ferocious beast materials; killing a few of their own rank is sufficient, and no one will question it.

But if a high-rank adept slaughters all the low-rank beasts, what's left for other low-rank adepts to kill?"

Thus, Great Xia's high command specifically issued this ban to prevent such situations.

"Slaughtering low-rank ferocious beasts carries no life risk and yields money faster than printing bills—it's practically a money machine!"

Many high-rank adepts take this risk annually; it's not unusual.

Let's go. Move quickly—capture him sooner, and we can return to rest sooner."

The team leader said with a smile.

The remaining members all nodded and accelerated toward Hengyang Ruins.

PS: I drove on the highway all day to return home and just finished writing—apologies for the delay.