Chapter 64: Wilderness Zone! The Desire for Killing Is Rising!

Different places have different rules.

The school's rules are study and training.

The wilderness zone's rule is the strong preying on the weak, the big fish eating the small fish.

Even the supply bases outside the wilderness zone operate under the same principle of the strong preying on the weak.

Because of the immense profits from ferocious beast flesh, rare flowers and herbs, and exotic fruits.

Supply bases are generally a mix of all kinds, with various factions deeply entrenched.

Under this order, even the Public Security Bureau responsible for crime and lawbreaking cannot reach here.

This is a truly gray zone.

As long as you're strong enough and don't go too far, no one will care.

Of course, if you're blind enough to provoke someone you shouldn't, no one will help you.

Zhao Chunlin was in this situation, relying on his Second-Stage Mid-Level strength to crush Xu Jingming.

But he didn't expect Xu Jingming was a dragon, and he himself was the ant being crushed.

After scanning his adventurer's credential at the wilderness zone entrance, Xu Jingming successfully entered the wilderness zone.

"Roar—"

"Howl—"

"......"

Compared to the Wu Ke Gaokao test site, this Source Water Wilderness Zone is clearly much larger.

The ferocious beasts are also more brutal and bloodthirsty; barely inside, Xu Jingming heard the roars and shrieks of ferocious beasts.

The shrieks were distant, yet still powerful and imposing.

"At least Fourth-Stage ferocious beasts."

Xu Jingming thought silently.

The higher the rank of a ferocious beast, the higher its intelligence.

A Fourth-Stage ferocious beast's intellect is comparable to that of a teenager, capable of defending its territory.

The occasional roars serve as warnings that this is its domain.

If another beast of the same rank intrudes, it will face the most terrifying retaliation.

Of course, these humans—especially talented ones—were naturally also prey.

"The Source Water Wilderness Zone is roughly divided into two areas: the ruins town and the mountain forests."

Xu Jingming opened the map on his smartwatch and examined it carefully.

Although his current rank was only First-Stage Upper, his actual combat power resembled that of a Second-Stage Peak.

He needed to find a place with many ferocious beasts but few high-rank ones, to hunt freely and harvest talent points.

Relatively speaking, the ferocious beasts active in the ruins town within the Source Water Wilderness Zone were slightly weaker.

The ferocious beasts living in the mountain forests were slightly stronger.

Xu Jingming's current target was naturally the ruins town.

"City A has many ferocious beasts, but most are First-Stage—too low-ranked."

"Town C has mostly Second-Stage ferocious beasts, but traces of Third-Stage and even Fourth-Stage beasts have appeared nearby—higher risk."

"Let's check other towns..."

"......"

After careful selection, Xu Jingming ultimately chose a ruins town called "Ping'an County."

This ruined county town mostly contained Second-Stage ferocious beasts, with very few First-Stage ones.

There were no Third-Stage or Fourth-Stage ferocious beasts at all.

And it was very large, housing at least five to six hundred ferocious beasts!

It was the most suitable location for his current hunting needs.

"Ping'an County—that's where I'm going."

Xu Jingming's gaze sharpened; after confirming the direction on the map, he darted forward like a sleek cheetah.

Ping'an County was about twenty kilometers from the wilderness zone entrance.

At full speed, he could reach it in under forty minutes.

But this was the dangerous wilderness zone, not a plastic running track where you could sprint freely.

Xu Jingming moved cautiously along the way, carefully avoiding areas where high-rank ferocious beasts might appear.

It took him over three hours to arrive.

"Ping'an County... arrived..."

Before Xu Jingming's eyes appeared a ruined city resembling the Wu Ke Gaokao test site.

The once-gleaming high-rises in the city were now utterly dilapidated.

On the ground, vehicles abandoned by people fleeing for their lives were scattered everywhere.

After decades of weathering, most of these vehicles had reduced to mere iron frames.

The original cement roads were overgrown with weeds, and among the weeds, even some completely gnawed-clean skeletons could be seen.

Some belonged to ferocious beasts, others to humans...

"Roar roar—"

"Howl—"

"......"

A series of terrifying roars rose from the ruined city, one after another.

Unlike the ferocious beasts confined in the Wu Ke Gaokao testing grounds, this place was a true paradise for ferocious beasts and humanity's nightmare.

Merely the savage, frenzied roars alone were enough to make some weak-willed adepts' legs tremble.

Xu Jingming showed no reaction at all; his eyes burned with fierce combat intent.

He could even feel a deep craving within his heart for the coming slaughter!

"Is this the negative emotional influence of Lei Ting?"

The Dark Cloud Gale Spear was already gripped tightly in Xu Jingming's hands.

"But this time, I don't have to hold back anymore—let the slaughter begin..."

Holding the long spear, Xu Jingming flashed forward and entered the county town.

Ping'an County Town was vast, and within it lurked many ferocious beasts.

Although Xu Jingming possessed peak second-rank power, he could at most handle two or three peak second-rank ferocious beasts at once.

If their numbers grew too large, even he would have to flee.

Therefore, he must not create too much commotion.

Otherwise, if hundreds of second-rank ferocious beasts in the entire county united to chase and block him, even with Thunder Flash, escape would be difficult!

Thus, after entering Ping'an County Town, Xu Jingming prioritized targeting solitary ferocious beasts.

Or groups of ferocious beasts numbering fewer than ten, and containing no more than two peak second-rank beasts.

"Ding, slain one second-rank lower-tier Shadow Cat, gained 18 ability points."

"Ding, slain one second-rank mid-tier Unicorn Rhino, gained 22 ability points."

"Ding, slain one second-rank lower-tier Arm-Knife Tiger, gained 19 ability points."

"Ding, slain one second-rank mid-tier Shadow Cat, gained 21 ability points."

"......"

Thus, Xu Jingming, one man and one spear, moved like a ghost through Ping'an County Town, unleashing a frenzy of slaughter!

Whether due to the influence of Lei Ting's blood or not, throughout the entire process,

he felt no fatigue whatsoever—on the contrary, the more he killed, the more exhilarated he became.

And as Xu Jingming's slaughter began, the ability points on his system panel surged at a terrifying rate!