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

In the wilderness, Su Ming drove Tank 10000 towards Cave 2.

The off-road vehicle's engine emitted a deep and powerful roar, like a steel behemoth.

Inside the car, Su Ming gripped the steering wheel, his eyes fixed on the road ahead, while inwardly analyzing his own combat capabilities.

"I currently have 434 Qi and Blood, and a base combat power of 4340 calories. When I unleash the perfected Cloud-Piercing Spear, my instantaneous burst power can reach 21700 calories, just crossing the threshold of a third-tier martial artist."

"However, the defense and vitality of a third-tier ferocious beast far exceed those of a second-tier beast. With an explosive power of 21700 calories, it may not be enough to kill a ferocious beast in the early stage of the third tier. We must attack its vital points."

"Moreover, my current D-grade fish scale spear probably won't be of much help in killing early-stage Tier 3 ferocious beasts."

Su Mingsi glanced at the fish-scale spear placed on the back seat out of the corner of his eye.

After twenty days of intense fighting, his D-grade weapon had suffered considerable damage, with even some chips appearing on the tip.

These were all caused by his previous battles with those powerful late-stage second-tier ferocious beasts in Cave 2.

Although the surge in his blood energy last night gave Su Ming considerable confidence in his battle against the third-tier ferocious beast, he did not become blindly arrogant.

The difference between third-order and second-order is much greater than the difference between first-order and second-order.

Under normal circumstances, at the peak of the second tier, whether it is a martial artist or a ferocious beast, the combat power is around 18000 calories.

However, the threshold for Tier 3 is 20000 calories, which is a difference of 2000 calories.

Don't underestimate the difference of 2000 calories. This difference of 2000 calories is enough for a ferocious beast that has just entered the early stage of the third tier to defeat ten ferocious beasts at the peak of the second tier.

Rumble rumble rumble!

The 80-kilometer journey was completed in less than twenty minutes thanks to the Tank 10000's powerful performance.

Su Ming slowed down and drove into the military base surrounding Cave 2. He then grabbed his weapons and large backpack and headed towards the entrance.

In Cave 2, there were significantly more troops guarding the entrance, and the guards at the entrance were much more heavily armed than in Cave 3. The soldiers stationed there also exuded a stronger aura, and almost all of them were first-tier martial artists.

The soldier captain exuded an aura no weaker than that of second-tier martial artists like Xin Menghan and Cheng Xiong.

With the firearms these people are equipped with, and the heavy weapons of the army stationed around the entrance to the cave, even if a third-tier ferocious beast rushes out of the cave, it will be eliminated by these stationed troops.

There were significantly fewer martial artists entering Cave 2 than in Cave 3. Su Ming only saw two vehicles belonging to martial artists in the parking area, which was less than one-tenth of the number in Cave 3.

Su Ming was not surprised, after all, the ferocious beasts in Cave 2 were much stronger than those in Cave 3. To ensure their safety in Cave 2, they would need at least a third-level martial artist to lead the team, and the team members would all need to be second-level martial artists.

Third-tier martial artists are already top-tier experts in Linjiang City, and their numbers are limited, so naturally fewer martial artists come to Cave 2 to hunt ferocious beasts.

"Young man, are you really going to enter Cave 2 alone?"

"The beasts in this No. 2 cave are incredibly powerful. With your strength as a first-level awakened being, entering rashly will only lead to your death. It would be better to wait until you are stronger before coming back."

At the entrance, the captain of the soldiers verifying Su Ming's identity glanced at Su Ming's martial artist certificate, which still showed him as a first-level awakened person. Considering Su Ming's young age, the captain of the soldiers couldn't help but offer some advice.

He wasn't looking down on Su Ming, but seeing that Su Ming was already a first-level Awakener at such a young age, he was a rare genius, and he didn't want to watch such a genius go to his death.

"Sir, I just didn't have time to go to the Martial Arts Association for a follow-up strength assessment. I am capable of protecting myself in Cave 2."

Su Ming remained unmoved upon hearing this.

Seeing this, the soldier captain stopped trying to persuade him, returned the documents to Su Ming, and ordered his men to let him pass.

"Sigh, young people are too arrogant. This time, Linjiang City will lose another genius."

As Su Ming entered the passage, the surrounding soldiers couldn't help but shake their heads and sigh.

Inside the cave.

As Su Ming passed through the passage to Cave 2 and entered Cave 2, he felt a wave of heat wash over him.

Unlike the environment of Cave 3, the entire Cave 2 is reddish-brown, with volcanoes rising into the distance, their steam rising high. The temperature in the cave is over 40 degrees Celsius, and the air is filled with the smell of sulfur.

Feeling the harsh environment of Cave 2, which was like a fiery mountain, Su Ming had a thought, and a wisp of cold air appeared, instantly lowering the temperature around him.

"That feels much better, let's go!"

Feeling the temperature drop around him, Su Ming took out the map of Cave 2 that he had prepared. After determining the direction, he found the area where the early-stage Tier 3 ferocious beasts were active, which was closest to the entrance of the passage. He then picked up his gun and walked towards the depths of Cave 2.

The beasts in Cave 2 were indeed stronger than those in Cave 3. Su Ming encountered many beasts along the way, most of which were second-tier beasts.

In Cave 3, second-tier ferocious beasts can only be found deep within the cave.

Facing these second-tier ferocious beasts, Su Ming almost always killed them with a single shot, instantly eliminating them all.

Only peak-level second-tier ferocious beasts could exchange a few blows with him, but even they couldn't escape being killed by Su Ming and having their materials harvested.

About an hour later, Su Ming arrived at an area covered with reddish rocks, cracked ground, and a faint smell of sulfur in the air.

According to the map, this is the habitat of the Tier 3 early-stage ferocious beast, the Two-Headed Fire Lizard.

Upon arriving at the area inhabited by third-tier ferocious beasts, Su Ming became even more cautious, maximizing his mental perception as he advanced on foot.

"Hiss—!"

Not long after, a hissing sound, like a venomous snake flicking its tongue, came from behind the huge rock in front.

Su Ming sensed a scorching heat emanating from behind the boulder. His eyes narrowed, and he immediately stopped, ready for battle.

Soon, a giant lizard, over three meters long, covered in dark red scales, and with two ferocious heads, climbed onto the rock and appeared in Su Ming's sight. It was a Tier 3 early-stage ferocious beast, the Two-Headed Fire Lizard.

The two-headed fire lizard stood on the rock, its two heads constantly flicking their forked tongues, and its two pairs of yellow vertical pupils looked down coldly at Su Ming, who had intruded into its territory not far away.

The two-headed fire lizard sensed a chilling aura emanating from Su Ming that it found extremely repulsive.

The environment in Cave 2 resulted in almost all the ferocious beasts in the cave being fire-resistant.

The two-headed fire lizard is a fire-attribute ferocious beast that can breathe fire from both heads, and it is naturally averse to cold.

Su Ming has now intruded into the territory of the two-headed fire lizard without cause, and is surrounded by a chilling aura that the two-headed fire lizard finds extremely repulsive. This immediately puts Su Ming on the two-headed fire lizard's kill list.

"roar--"

Without any warning, the two-headed fire lizard simultaneously unleashed a deafening roar from both heads.

The next moment, it leaped off the boulder, landing on all fours, and then charged towards Su Ming.