Silently upgraded, indestructible for 100 million layers!

The three slowed their pace, lowered their profile, and crept toward the direction from which the sound came.

Ahead, the bushes are dense.

Jiang Lan carefully parted a clump of trees before she could see her target.

It was a colossal beast, entirely dark brown, measuring four or five meters in length, almost the size of a small passenger vehicle. Its limbs were as thick as pillars, and a ring of red mane covered its neck.

Jiang Lan's pupils contracted slightly.

Red-maned lion.

Fourth-tier ferocious beast.

Jiang Lan had seen an introduction to this creature in the academy's database before. It was extremely fast, had great explosive power, and was one of the most ferocious predators in the surrounding area.

He turned around and glanced at Zhao Xuan and Lin Wan.

Zhao Xuan had already gotten into position, looking ready to rush in and cooperate at any moment.

Lin Wan gripped the hilt of her knife, her eyes fixed on the red-maned lion, awaiting Jiang Lan's instructions.

"You don't need to do anything," Jiang Lan said. "I'll do it myself."

Zhao Xuan was taken aback: "Are you sure?"

Jiang Lan didn't answer. Instead, she moved her feet and used the Windwalking Step to disappear from the spot.

On the opposite side, when the Crimson Lion sensed the movement, Jiang Lan had already appeared beside him.

The red-maned lion reacted extremely quickly. Almost instantly, it roared and lunged at Jiang Lan, its front paw whistling as it slammed down on his head.

But Jiang Lan was faster.

After being trained by Wei Chong for ten days, this kind of attack speed was not difficult for him to catch, even if it wasn't slow motion.

He sidestepped the red-maned lion's front paws, while simultaneously raising his right leg high, lashing it like a whip towards the lion's side.

"Snapped!"

With a sharp crack, the massive body of the red-maned lion was struck as if by lightning, and immediately tilted to the side.

But it didn't fall completely. Instead, it quickly adjusted its center of gravity, then opened its blood-red maw and turned to bite Jiang Lan.

But how could Jiang Lan possibly give it a chance?

He activated his Windwalking Step again, his figure flashing beneath the Red Mane Lion's head. His fist, brimming with power, slammed into the Red Mane Lion's jaw.

"boom!"

The red-maned lion's massive head was thrown upwards by the punch, its body flipped backwards, and it slammed heavily onto the ground.

Immediately afterwards, its limbs convulsed violently for a moment, and then it stopped breathing.

Seeing how easily the red-maned lion died, Zhao Xuan and Lin Wan exchanged a glance behind the bushes.

Both of them could see the horror hidden in each other's eyes.

How can someone be so strong?

Although they knew that Jiang Lan's strength had improved a lot and that he had changed his mentor.

But they didn't know how formidable Jiang Lan was!

From the moment they met to the moment the red-maned lion fell, it only took about ten seconds, right?

You should know that last time, the three of them worked together to defeat a level 4 armored bear, and it took them almost five minutes.

Now, Jiang Lan single-handedly killed a ferocious beast even more ferocious than an armored bear in less than half a minute.

outrageous.

On the other side, Jiang Lan squatted next to the corpse of the Crimson Lion, took out a collection bottle, and began to collect essence blood and crystal cores.

Zhao Xuan walked through the bushes and stood beside him.

"Dude, tell me the truth, are you on drugs?"

Jiang Lan looked up: "?"

Zhao Xuan smiled somewhat embarrassedly.

"I meant, where did you buy the medicine? Could you get me some too?"

Jiang Lan: "..."

He spoke earnestly:

"Brother, I, Jiang Lan, have gotten to where I am today through relentless hard work and unparalleled talent, not by taking drugs."

Zhao Xuan: "..."

"Dude, you're really good at showing off."

Jiang Lan smiled.

He was just joking.

To be honest, he didn't think he had any relentless efforts or invincible talent.

To put it bluntly, Jiang Lan's success today is entirely due to the system's awesomeness.

Jiang Lan wasn't embarrassed to admit this.

Having a system is an incredibly awesome thing in itself, can't he be proud of it?

"But brother," Zhao Xuan said again, "next time, could you consider our feelings?"

"How does it feel?"

"A sense of participation." Zhao Xuan said seriously, "Don't you think we're being superfluous, just sitting here watching?"

Jiang Lan looked up at him and smiled.

"The next three tiers are all yours, alright?"

"Good brother! You're loyal!" Zhao Xuan nodded immediately.

The two exchanged a couple more jokes, then Jiang Lan carefully collected the essence blood and stood up.

The three continued to move forward.

In the following days, the number of ferocious beasts in the dense forest increased.

Tier 3 Greymane Leopards, Rocktooth Boars, and occasionally Tier 3 Ironhorn Sheep, appear one after another.

Zhao Xuan and Lin Wan finally had a chance to prove themselves. The two worked together quite well, one drawing aggro and the other flanking from behind. Under their combined efforts, the third-tier ferocious beasts could barely last a minute.

Jiang Lan wasn't idle either; whenever he encountered a fourth-tier opponent, he would rush in alone to deal with them.

Around noon, the three of them stopped by a stream, drank some water, and ate some dry rations.

Zhao Xuan leaned against a rock, counting on his fingers.

"Three fourth-tier animals, five points each, fifteen points in total. Twelve third-tier animals, one point each, twelve points in total. That's twenty-seven points in total."

After he finished speaking, he smacked his lips.

"Only half a day? That's amazing speed."

Lin Wan sat beside him, wiping the bloodstains from the blade with a cloth, and said without looking up:

"Take a break, we'll continue this afternoon."

Jiang Lan nodded.

After a short rest, the three continued their journey.

The afternoon's battles were similar to those in the morning.

As usual, Zhao Xuan and Lin Wan dealt with the third-tier ferocious beasts, while Jiang Lan took care of all the fourth-tier ones.

Around 3 p.m., the three of them took down two more level 4 monsters and seven or eight level 3 monsters.

Just as Jiang Lan was preparing to continue forward, a fighting sound suddenly came from not far ahead.

The sounds of clashing weapons were mixed with the roars of ferocious beasts.

The three exchanged a glance, slowed their pace, and moved toward the direction of the sound.

Through the gaps in the bushes, Jiang Lan saw a clearing ahead.

Four people are besieging a fourth-tier ferocious beast.

The ferocious beast was a red-maned lion, about the same size as the one Jiang Lan had fought before.

The four people were all dressed in black training uniforms and their teamwork was quite good, but they still struggled to win.

Zhao Xuan stood next to Jiang Lan and muttered in a low voice:

"Four against one and they still can't beat them? Do they even know how to fight?"

Lin Wan rarely chimed in, saying, "They don't have your Brother Jiang."

Zhao Xuan was stunned for a moment, then nodded vigorously: "That makes sense."

Jiang Lan didn't respond, but silently glanced at the four people fighting, and had no intention of going up to help.

If there is a life-threatening situation, he might help out of humanitarian considerations.

But now, although they are struggling a bit, they are clearly still holding on.

Besides, if we help now, who gets the loot and points?

Jiang Lan has always abhorred things that bring no benefit and may even cause her trouble.

"Let's go, let's take a detour."