You said you'd fail to awaken your powers, but you're actually a master of top-tier abilit

Su Ming looked in the direction of the sound and saw a four-person team walking towards them. The leader was a tall woman with a high ponytail and a cool demeanor.

The woman wore a combat uniform with the "Extreme Martial Arts School" logo and carried a long sword on her back, looking very heroic.

"Coach Xin?!"

Su Ming was taken aback and recognized the woman as Xin Menghan, one of the instructors at the Extreme Martial Arts Gym where he used to work part-time as a sparring partner. She was a second-level martial artist.

"What are you doing at the Martial Arts Association?"

Su Ming worked very hard as a sparring partner at the Extreme Martial Arts Academy, and his energy and blood were quite high. Xin Menghan had a good impression of him, and when she saw him at the Martial Arts Association, she couldn't help but ask him about it out of curiosity.

"To be honest, Coach Xin, I urgently need some money right now, so I thought I'd try to become a porter." Upon hearing this, Su Ming gave a helpless, bitter smile.

Upon hearing Su Ming's words, Xin Menghan frowned slightly.

"Su Ming, you should think this through. The underground cave is very dangerous. With your current strength, you would be in mortal danger if you encountered even a first-level ferocious beast."

"I know it's dangerous, but I really need the money right now."

"In that case, you can come down to the underground cave with us. We need a porter, and I'm too lazy to waste time looking for someone else."

Looking at the eagerness and determination in Su Ming's eyes, Xin Menghan remained silent for a moment before extending an invitation to him.

"Thank you, Coach Xin. Don't worry, I definitely won't hold everyone back."

Su Ming was overjoyed upon hearing this and immediately patted his chest to assure Xin Menghan.

"Hey, isn't this the beautiful Xin from the Extreme Martial Arts Gym? What's wrong? Couldn't find her? You even brought in this pretty boy who hasn't even grown his pubic hair yet? Hahahaha!"

Just then, an untimely laugh rang out.

A burly, bald man with a face full of scars, dressed in the uniform of "Thunder Martial Arts School," led his team over, arms crossed, staring at Su Ming and Xin Menghan with a mocking expression.

Thunder Martial Arts School and Extreme Martial Arts School have always been at odds, and the team members behind the burly man also joined in the commotion.

"Brother Xiong, look how skinny that kid is, he probably couldn't even fill the gaps between a ferocious beast's teeth, right?"

"Is there no one left at the Ultimate Martial Arts Academy? They dare to bring this kind of trash into the underground. Don't let him wet his pants in fear and drag others down with him."

Xin Menghan's face turned cold, and she glanced coldly at the bald, burly man: "Cheng Xiong, it's none of your business who I hire. Just mind your own business!"

"Su Ming, let's go."

After saying that, Xin Menghan ignored Cheng Xiong and the others and left with Su Ming and her team.

"You filthy bitches, I hope you all die in the crypt!"

Cheng Xiong watched Xin Menghan and the others leave, then spat out a curse.

On the other side, Xin Menghan led Su Ming away from the Martial Arts Association and then drove Su Ming and the others to the entrance of Cave No. 3.

"Su Ming, these are Fang Mo, Guan Shan, and Xia Mu. They are all first-level martial artists."

On the way, Xin Menghan introduced the three team members beside her to Su Ming one by one.

Fang Mo is a short-haired woman in her early twenties wearing black-rimmed glasses. Her weapon is a long spear, and she is very capable.

Guan Shan and Xia Mu were both young men around thirty years old, and their weapons, like Xin Menghan's, were long swords.

"Welcome to the team, Su Ming."

After Xin Menghan's introduction, Fang Mo greeted Su Ming with a smile, and Guan Shan and Xia Mu also nodded to Su Ming.

Su Ming greeted them one by one.

"Su Ming, I remember you're good with a gun. Luckily, I have a spare black iron gun in my trunk. Remember to take it with you when you get your bag. It'll be good to have some support when you go into the dungeon."

After everyone had greeted each other, Xin Menghan spoke to Su Ming.

Upon hearing this, Su Ming gratefully said "thank you".

Soon, Xin Menghan and her group of five arrived at Cave No. 3, which was 20 kilometers away from Linjiang City. After putting on their equipment and passing through the strict security check by the defense forces stationed outside the cave, they entered the passage leading to Cave No. 3.

After passing through the passage, Su Ming experienced a brief period of dizziness and weightlessness before the view in front of him suddenly opened up.

The sky was a hazy yellow, and the air was filled with a faint smell of decay and blood.

The surrounding vegetation was mostly a strange dark purple or dark green, and the roar of an unknown ferocious beast could be heard in the distance, making people involuntarily tense.

This is the underground world.

"I'll lead the way, Guan Shan, you bring up the rear, Fang Mo and Xia Mu, watch the flanks, Su Ming, you stay in the middle, you don't need to participate in the battle, just focus on loading materials, understand?"

Upon entering the underground cave, Xin Menghan immediately issued instructions, her gaze finally settling on Su Ming, who was quickly surrounded by the crowd.

Su Ming nodded emphatically, tightening his grip on the black iron spear, a hint of excitement flashing in his tense eyes.

"Set off!"

Seeing this, Xin Menghan took the lead, and the others followed closely behind.

Although Cave No. 3 is the lowest-level cave near Linjiang City, with the highest-level ferocious beasts inside only at the second tier, its danger should not be underestimated.

The team hadn't gone far when they encountered a ferocious beast.

This was the first time in Su Ming's life that he had ever seen a living ferocious beast.

It was a mouse about the size of a cat, with gray-black fur and a pair of sharp teeth that were half a foot long.

Upon seeing Xin Menghan's team, the Sharp-Toothed Rat didn't hesitate at all. Its eyes turned red, and it charged straight at them.

"This is a Tier 1 ferocious beast, the Sharp-Toothed Rat. It is the lowest-level creature in the cave. It has low intelligence and weak attack and defense, but it is fast."

"Many new martial artists enter the cave and start by attacking the lowest-level ferocious beasts, such as the Sharp-Toothed Rat."

Seeing the sharp-toothed rat charging towards them, Xin Menghan calmly explained the facts to Su Ming before turning to Fang Mo.

"Fang Mo, severely injure this sharp-toothed rat, then let Su Ming get used to it."

"Yes, Captain!"

Fang Mo responded, and her blood and qi surged around her. She then took a step forward, and the long spear in her hand rose like a dragon emerging from the sea.

Pfft!

The spear flashed, and the spear pierced right through the sharp-toothed rat.

"Little brother Su Ming, this guy is yours now."

With a painful cry from the sharp-toothed rat, Fang Mo swung his spear, and the rat, with a large hole in its chest, was thrown in front of Su Ming.

At this moment, all four members of Xin Menghan's team were staring at Su Ming, waiting to see his reaction.

Su Ming looked at the sharp-toothed rat, whose body was twitching slightly and was barely breathing, and knew that Xin Menghan and Fang Mo were doing this to let him get used to bloody scenes in advance.

To everyone's surprise, Su Ming did not hesitate at all and directly plunged the black iron spear into the sharp-toothed rat's forehead.

clang!

The spearhead struck the sharp-toothed rat's forehead with a crisp sound.

"So hard!"

Su Ming was startled when he felt the resistance coming from the black iron spear.

Although the sharp-toothed rat is the weakest of the ferocious beasts, it is still a first-tier ferocious beast, and its physical strength is much higher than that of ordinary wild animals.

"Again!"

Having failed in his first attack, Su Ming withdrew his spear and plunged it fiercely into the sharp-toothed rat's head once more.

This time, he mobilized all his qi and blood, and with the burst of qi and blood, the power of this spear was twice as strong as before.

"Pfft!"

This time, the black iron spear successfully pierced the head of the sharp-toothed rat. The rat, which was still convulsing, suddenly stiffened and died completely.

[Ding! First kill of the ferocious beast successful! Conditions met, Deep Blue System activated!]

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Just as Su Ming killed the Sharp-Toothed Rat, a cold and mechanical voice rang in his mind, causing him to freeze in place.