Chapter 147

No matter how she thought, she could not recall anyone she knew who possessed such formidable strength as an archer... If the helper were a warrior, she could still think of Jiang Li.

But an archer... could it possibly be Jiang Li as well?

"Never mind."

"Let's continue."

"Since the other party has not shown themselves, they surely do not want us to know..."

The few of them pondered deeply for a while.

In the end, they still failed to reach a conclusion.

Xiao Ning'er shook her head, cast aside these questions, and signaled the others to begin acting.

"Let's go, let's go..."

Li Mengying and Tang Qianqian rose as well, pushing their doubts aside for the moment.

They focused entirely on the task at hand.

"These Dark Elves are truly hard to find..."

And within the dense forest,

Jiang Li was still moving rapidly.

What troubled him was that he still could not find any trace of the Dark Elves.

"Perhaps..."

"I should change my approach."

Jiang Li suddenly stopped.

He had already wasted quite a bit of time; continuing to search like this would not work...

He vaguely realized.

The relationship between these two missions was exactly as he had worried before... The second mission to save the Dark Elves likely could only be successfully triggered after completing the first mission to collect the Natural Crystals!

"Calm down."

Jiang Li took a deep breath.

He slowly calmed his mind to think, rereading the mission content several times.

"Judging by the two missions,"

"They do not explicitly state the location of the Dark Elves, only that after obtaining a sufficient quantity of Natural Crystals, one can go to save the Dark Elves..."

A bold idea arose in Jiang Li's mind.

"Then what if I think in reverse..."

"Is it possible that only after collecting the Natural Crystals can one obtain location guidance or draw out the Dark Elves?"

Jiang Li frowned tightly.

In that case,

To find the Dark Elves, one would inevitably need the Natural Crystals; there was no way to cut corners...

"Wait..."

At that moment,

Jiang Li's spirit perked up.

He suddenly thought of something.

"The Natural Crystal is a condensed substance of Purification Power."

"Then can it be considered that... possessing Purification Power can trigger the Dark Elves?!"

Jiang Li's mind raced; he felt he had already grasped the key point.

"The key to triggering the Dark Elves..."

"Is not the Natural Crystal... but the essence of the Natural Crystal... Purification Power!"

"If this is truly the case,"

"As long as I release Purification Power, it is very likely I will trigger the Dark Elves!"

Thinking of this,

A trace of excitement appeared on Jiang Li's face.

Purification Power... for other practitioners, this was a power far beyond reach.

He could release it by virtue of the Ancient Life Leaf.

"Let's try it now!"

Jiang Li suppressed his excitement.

He found a safe spot, withdrew from the Shadow World, and took out the Ancient Life Leaf.

Seemingly sensing the area was filled with Dark Power,

the Ancient Life Leaf actively released a halo of light. When the green halo swept over Jiang Li's body, at that moment, all the discomforts such as the chill brought by the Dark Power vanished, and his entire body and spirit became warm.

"Purify!"

Gripping the Ancient Life Leaf tightly,

Jiang Li moved his will slightly... a pure white power, brimming with a holy aura, immediately surged forth...

"Look, many teams have started to exert themselves."

"The team from No. 1 High School, with Xu Meng, has already secured five Natural Crystals, tying for first place with two other teams. Wow, no wonder he's a genius who awakened the Berserker class!"

"Li Mengying, Xiao Ning'er, and Tang Qianqian have also climbed the leaderboard. With four Natural Crystals each, they now rank second, excluding the top three teams tied in score!"

"The leaderboard updates so fast; the teams that were once the quickest to get Natural Crystals have already vanished..."

"..."

As time passed.

It has already been most of a day since the Dark Forest dungeon opened.

On the points leaderboard.

Huge changes have also occurred.

Many teams and examinees with formidable strength have begun to catch up and overtake others.

Meanwhile, at No. 2 High School.

Numerous teachers were thrilled by Li Mengying's rapidly rising scores.

"If this momentum can be maintained."

"Securing a top-three spot is definitely guaranteed!"

"Finally, after more than ten years, our No. 2 High School is about to produce another outstanding professional..."

"..."

Unlike the other teachers.

Cheng Hongyi did not pay too much attention to Li Mengying; instead, he looked at Jiang Li's name, his brows tightly furrowed.

This kid... what exactly is going on?

With so much time having passed, the highest score has already reached five points, yet why is Jiang Li still at zero?

Could it be... something happened inside the dungeon?

"Yo, Old Cheng, you've made it this time."

"Li Mengying from your class has already entered the top three, so why do you still look so gloomy?"

"Yes, yes, I truly envy you; your class produced someone like Li Mengying... you're definitely getting a promotion next year..."

"..."

And at this moment.

Other teachers came forward one by one to congratulate him.

Their faces showed various expressions of envy; seeing Cheng Hongyi's solemn expression, they even started to joke.

However.

One of the teachers seemed to think of something.

Suddenly, he exclaimed in surprise: