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

Different places have different rules.

The school’s rule is to study and train.

The wilderness zone’s rule is the strong prey on the weak, the big fish eat the small fish.

Even the supply bases outside the wilderness zone follow the same law of the strong preying on the weak.

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

Supply bases are generally a mix of all kinds of factions, with tangled interests and deep-rooted power structures.

Under this order, even the Public Security Bureau, responsible for law and order, cannot control this place.

This is a true gray zone.

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

Of course, if you’re foolish 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 Jing.

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

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

“Roar—”

“Howl—”

“......”

Compared to the Wu Ke exam site, this Yuan Shui Wilderness Zone is clearly much larger.

The beasts are more brutal and bloodthirsty; barely inside, Xu Jing heard the roars and snarls of beasts.

The roars were distant, yet still powerful and thunderous.

“At least Fourth-Stage beasts.”

Xu Jing thought silently.

The higher the beast’s rank, the higher its intelligence.

A Fourth-Stage beast’s intellect is roughly equal 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, humans like us—more delicious as energy users—are also prey.

“The Yuan Shui Wilderness Zone is roughly divided into two areas: the ruins of towns and the mountain forests.”

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

Although his current rank is only First-Stage Upper, his true combat power resembles that of a Second-Stage Peak.

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

Relatively speaking, the beasts active in the ruins of towns within the Yuan Shui Wilderness Zone were slightly weaker.

The beasts living in the mountain forests were slightly stronger.

Xu Jing’s current target was naturally the ruins of towns.

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

“Town C has mostly Second-Stage 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 Jing ultimately chose a ruin town called “Ping’an County.”

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

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

And it was vast, with at least five to six hundred beasts lurking inside!

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

“Ping’an County—that’s where I’m going.”

Xu Jing’s gaze sharpened; after confirming the direction on the map, he darted forward like a sleek hunting leopard.

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 a dangerous wilderness zone, not a plastic running track where you could sprint freely.

Xu Jing moved cautiously, carefully avoiding areas where high-rank beasts might appear.

It took him over three hours to arrive.

“Ping’an County... arrived.”

Before Xu Jing’s eyes appeared a ruined city resembling the Wu Ke exam site.

The once gleaming skyscrapers were now utterly dilapidated.

On the ground lay abandoned vehicles, left behind by people fleeing for their lives.

After decades of weathering, most had reduced to rusted frames.

The original cement roads were overgrown with weeds, and among them, he could see skeletons stripped clean.

Some belonged to beasts, others to humans...

“Roar—roar—”

“Howl—”

“......”

Terrifying roars rose from the ruined town, one after another.

Unlike the caged beasts at the Wu Ke exam site, this was a true beast paradise and a human nightmare.

Just the savage, frenzied roars alone could make weak-willed energy users tremble in fear.

Xu Jing showed no reaction; his eyes burned with fierce combat intent.

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

“Is this the negative influence of Thunder Dragon blood?”

The Dark Cloud Gale Spear was already gripped tightly in Xu Jing’s hand.

“But this time, I don’t have to hold back anymore—let the slaughter begin...”

Holding his spear, Xu Jing flashed forward and entered the county town.

Ping’an County was large, and the beasts within were numerous.

Although Xu Jing had Second-Stage Peak strength, he could handle at most two or three Second-Stage Peak beasts at once.

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

So he couldn’t make too much noise.

Otherwise, hundreds of Second-Stage beasts would unite to chase and corner him—even Thunder Flash wouldn’t save him!

Thus, after entering Ping’an County, Xu Jing targeted lone beasts first.

Or groups of fewer than ten beasts, with no more than two Second-Stage Peak beasts.

“Ding, slain one Second-Stage Lower Shadow Cat, gained 18 energy points.”

“Ding, slain one Second-Stage Mid Dujiao Rhino, gained 22 energy points.”

“Ding, slain one Second-Stage Lower Arm-Knife Tiger, gained 19 energy points.”

“Ding, slain one Second-Stage Mid Shadow Cat, gained 21 energy points.”

“......”

Thus, Xu Jing, one man and one spear, moved like a phantom through Ping’an County, unleashing a frenzy of slaughter!

Whether due to the Thunder Dragon blood’s influence, throughout the entire process,

he felt no fatigue—instead, he grew more exhilarated with each kill.

And as Xu Jing’s slaughter began, his system panel’s energy points surged upward at a terrifying rate!