Chapter 140

At this moment, a shout suddenly came from ahead.

Jiang Li glanced curiously and found a small squad fighting monsters.

"Hmm... so this is a monster after corruption..."

Jiang Li could not help but stop.

He looked at the monster they were dealing with... it was a pitch-black leopard.

"Detect!"

A gleam flashed in Jiang Li's eyes. He immediately obtained the black leopard's information.

【Monster: Corrupted Shadow Leopard!】

【Level: Lv. 3!】

【Attack Power: 500!】

【Health Points: 800!】

【Introduction: A monster living in the dark forest, eroded by dark power, becoming infinitely mad with endless bloodlust. Its attack power has risen greatly, but as a price, its vitality drops significantly.】

"Five hundred points of attack power?"

"This is almost comparable to an elite monster, isn't it?"

Having seen the Shadow Leopard's information.

Jiang Li clicked his tongue in amazement.

The elite Fire Goblin he had met before had an attack power of only around 600 points.

Yet this ordinary Shadow Leopard before him had already reached roughly that level.

However.

As the price of corruption.

The Shadow Leopard's health points were much lower than those of monsters of the same level.

In a sense.

It traded vitality to obtain stronger, more ferocious power.

"Chain Fireballs!!"

At this moment.

The mage in the squad finished chanting. Several fireballs shot out in succession, crashing heavily into the Shadow Leopard's body. With a wail, the Shadow Leopard collapsed to the ground, its health bar emptied instantly.

"Phew."

"Finally killed it!"

Seeing this scene.

The warrior class member immediately relaxed.

This Shadow Leopard had put considerable pressure on him; a single swipe could strip away a good chunk of his health.

Afterwards.

The few of them stared tightly at the Shadow Leopard's corpse.

Jiang Li was also somewhat expectant, wondering if a Natural Crystal would drop this time...

But the result was clear.

Until the Shadow Leopard's corpse respawned.

No loot was seen nearby, and a hint of disappointment appeared on the faces of the few.

"It seems the drop rate is indeed not high."

Jiang Li withdrew his expectations accordingly.

In fact.

This was not the first time he had witnessed others' battles. Since sneaking this far, there had been at least seven or eight such instances, yet without exception, no Natural Crystal had dropped.

"Looking at it this way."

"The one hundred points of reward for saving the Dark Elves must be considered very generous."

Thinking of this.

Jiang Li became even more firm in his own thoughts.

Rather than relying on luck and grinding monster after monster, it would be better to strike straight at the heart of the matter!

Thus.

Jiang Li withdrew his gaze.

He slipped back into the Shadow World once more, searching for the location of the Dark Elves.

"Look quickly!"

"Someone has earned points!"

At the same time.

Outside.

Teachers from dozens of high schools were all paying attention.

Suddenly, someone shouted loudly.

The others instinctively looked at the leaderboard...

A team surged to the top of the leaderboard at incredible speed.

As for the names within that team, most people felt quite unfamiliar with them.

But quickly.

Everyone realized this must be because they had obtained a Natural Crystal through luck.

But immediately after.

Under everyone's gaze.

names of teams rose up from below again—one, two, three...

Teams that had earned points were like a geyser erupting.

In the blink of an eye, the top seats of the leaderboard were quickly filled.

"So fast!"

"Hahaha, I see a student from our class. Great, finally there are points..."

"It's painful. The students in our class who awakened three-star professions haven't shown any movement yet."

"No rush, no rush. The first mission to obtain a Natural Crystal clearly tested luck at the very beginning. Once the base number of monsters killed increases later, Natural Crystals won't be rare, and the power gap between teams and between profession holders will reveal itself."

"..."

Looking at the packed leaderboard.

Some teachers showed excitement, while others were still searching carefully, attempting to find a familiar name, but after searching for a long time, they gave up in despair.

And more teachers remained calm and composed.

Because they knew very well that gaining points in the early stage relied entirely on luck.

Only when it reached the later stages.

would a true contest of strength take place.