Silently upgraded, indestructible for 100 million layers!

Zhao Xuan and his companion exchanged a glance, then immediately turned around, tiptoed, and lowered their breathing.

The aura, in the perception of the three, was like a mountain pressing down from afar.

After walking for about five minutes, Zhao Xuan couldn't resist turning around to take a look.

Behind them, the dense forest was pitch black, and there was nothing there.

However, that aura remained there, neither too close nor too far.

Jiang Lan also focused his mind, sensing the change in the location of that aura. Seeing that the other party did not move, he breathed a sigh of relief.

Perhaps they failed to attract the attention of that ferocious beast.

If they were to encounter a fifth-tier ferocious beast, even he would have a hard time withstanding a single slap from it, and the three of them would almost certainly face total annihilation.

But clearly, the ferocious beast didn't care about them.

The three of them dared not stop and continued walking briskly for more than ten minutes before the aura finally began to weaken.

A few minutes later, the breath completely disappeared.

The three of them breathed a sigh of relief almost simultaneously.

Zhao Xuan leaned against a tree, panting heavily, and wiped the sweat from his forehead.

"That one just now... Tier 5?"

"It should be." Jiang Lan nodded.

"Damn it," Zhao Xuan cursed under his breath, "I almost thought I was going to die here."

Lin Wan's expression was also not good, and her hand holding the knife was damp with sweat.

She took a deep breath, her expression returning to calm, and said, "Let's go, let's retreat outwards, let's change direction."

The three continued to retreat to the outer perimeter.

On the way, the three encountered two more third-tier ferocious beasts. After dealing with them, they didn't say anything to each other.

The three of them still haven't forgotten the feeling of encountering a fifth-tier ferocious beast.

Jiang Lan was well aware of this as well.

The fifth rank is equivalent to the Divine Power Realm; it's a level where a mere graze will kill you, and a single touch will injure you.

Let alone being hit, even taking a single blow would be too much for his current defenses to handle.

To deal with a fifth-tier opponent, he would need to level up at least three to five more times.

However, encountering a fifth-tier opponent this time can be considered an encouragement for him.

After all, knowing the gap makes the desire to become stronger even stronger.

Jiang Lan didn't want to experience that feeling of not being able to control her own destiny a second time.

An hour later, the three returned to the meeting point.

The other two groups had already arrived and seemed to be in good condition, though they were a bit tired.

Fang Duo's group was the last to arrive.

Fang Duo himself looked normal, but one of his teammates had a bandage wrapped around his arm, clearly indicating that he was injured.

After six hours, the supervising teachers began to tally the hunting results of each group.

After killing the ferocious beast, everyone would cut off a piece of its body tissue, such as ears or scales.

Moreover, no one would fabricate something like this.

The results came out in less than five minutes.

"First place, Zhao Xuan's group, 125 points."

"Second place, Fang Duo's group, 63 points."

"Third place, thirty-seven points. Fourth place, thirty-one points."

One hundred and twenty-five to sixty-three.

The difference is almost double.

When they heard the results, everyone present was stunned and looked at Zhao Xuan in disbelief.

One hundred and twenty-five points means that at least two fourth-tier monsters were killed.

Otherwise, there simply wouldn't be enough time.

The other three groups combined only scored 131 points, which was just slightly higher than Jiang Lan's group.

Everyone present was a specially admitted student, so they weren't fools. They knew it couldn't possibly be Zhao Xuan's doing.

After all, Zhao Xuan had come out more than once or twice. Although he was not weak, it was impossible for him to create such a big gap with others.

Therefore, the problem must lie with the newcomers.

Thinking of this, everyone turned their gaze to Jiang Lan.

How could a newcomer achieve such a good result on his first hunting mission?

Zhao Xuan, beaming with joy, gave Jiang Lan a thumbs-up.

"Awesome! Number one!"

Although he already knew the outcome, knowing it and Qin'er hearing it were not the same thing.

Jiang Lan simply smiled at this.

All I can say is that he had no intention of showing off.

"Alright, get in the car, let's go back."

Upon hearing the teacher's words, everyone got on the bus.

On the bus, Zhao Xuanhua opened his flower stand:

"Bro, we have a mission next month. How about the three of us team up again?"

"No problem." Jiang Lan nodded.

Both teammates are strong and have good teamwork. They already have experience playing together once, so their synergy will gradually improve in the future.

Therefore, he naturally had no reason to refuse.

Moreover, there is strength in numbers; he alone might not be able to deal with a fourth-tier ferocious beast.

Upon hearing Jiang Lan's agreement, Zhao Xuan looked at Lin Wan in the front row.

"Sister Lin Wan, what about you?"

Lin Wan didn't turn around, but simply uttered a single word.

"OK."

The surrounding scenery rushed past.

A moment later, the bus stopped in the school's sports field.

After getting off the bus, the three of them divided the spoils equally.

The score is 125 points, which will be split equally among the three, with 40 points each. The extra 5 points will be directly allocated to Jiang Lan.

The crystal cores and essence blood that were just obtained will be divided equally.

Lin Wan put away her spoils and said, "I'll sell them tonight and then split the profits equally. If you're worried, you can come along."

Jiang Lan and Zhao Xuan naturally wouldn't be worried.

No matter how you look at it, Lin Wan doesn't seem like the kind of person who would secretly take advantage of others.

As for points.

On the way back, the teacher already said that every point can be exchanged for a bottle of second-tier essence blood or crystal core, five points can be exchanged for third-tier, and twenty points can be exchanged for fourth-tier.

Jiang Lan was too lazy to bother with the trouble, so he went directly to the exchange window and exchanged all of his blood for second-tier essence blood.

There are forty-five bottles in total.

Carrying the suitcase back to his residence, he found Shen Qingqiu already back, sitting on the sofa.

Hearing the noise, she looked up at Jiang Lan, her gaze sweeping over him to make sure he wasn't missing any limbs, before asking:

"How is it?"

Jiang Lan replied with a smile, "Not bad, I've gained quite a bit."

Upon hearing this, Shen Qingqiu glanced at the box in his hand, but did not press further. Instead, she said:

"Have you got a meal yet?"

"not yet."

"I've finished eating. You came back too late, let me heat it up for you."

"No need, no need, I can go by myself!"

Jiang Lan quickly replied.

He's a grown man; he can't expect Shen Qingqiu to handle everything.

Shen Qingqiu didn't say much, letting Jiang Lan do it herself.

Jiang Lan took the leftovers and went into the kitchen, where she started tinkering.

After a while.

"Bang!"

Shen Qingqiu suddenly stood up, walked quickly to the kitchen door, opened the door, and saw the food in the pot, with the pot on the ground.

However, it was turned over.

Taking a deep breath, Shen Qingqiu stared at Jiang Lan and said, "Wasn't this supposed to be a hot dish? Turned into house-demolition?"

Jiang Lan smiled sheepishly.

"Hehe, I was just thinking of showing off my wok-flipping skills, but... well, you saw the result, so Auntie..."

"Get lost!"

"Okay!"