Kill one monster, stack one poison, and I alone will poison my way across the world!

After leaving the mage academy, Su Chen did not linger and returned to the dormitory area.

He knocked on Lin Shiqing's door but found no one there. He figured she must have been taken away by her tutor as a laborer.

"Let's send a text message."

Su Chen sent a text message, deciding not to work on his course credits anymore, but instead to conserve his energy and prepare to head to Northern Xinjiang Province the next day.

……

The next morning.

A massive military airship left a gray contrail over the northern Xinjiang province, its airflow tearing through the clouds.

After several hours of flight, the airship landed steadily in a secluded canyon on the outskirts of Takayama City.

The wind here carries a biting chill, and the air is filled with a faint smell of blood.

The temporary military camp was assembled from high-strength alloy plates and surrounded by a dense array of guard formations and machine gun turrets.

Su Chen stepped off the airship's gangplank, his footsteps making a rustling sound on the gravel.

Two heavily armed soldiers stepped forward to verify his identity and then led him to the largest alloy tent in the center of the camp.

As soon as the heavy windproof curtain was lifted, a pungent smell of formaldehyde hit us.

The interior of the tent is very spacious, with several huge reinforced glass pillars placed in the middle.

Inside each glass pillar lies a deformed, cobbled-together monster—a chimera.

They were the same as those Su Chen had encountered in the qualifying round instance.

He was frantically pounding on the glass, making a dull, teeth-grinding thud.

Several researchers in white coats were holding instruments and recording data in front of a glass column.

On one side of the tent stood several fully armed soldiers.

Their equipment was at least silver-grade, faintly radiating magical energy.

Upon seeing Su Chen enter, the woman at the head of the group turned around.

She was wearing a tight-fitting black combat suit, had neat short hair that reached her ears, and a faint scar at the corner of her left eye.

"People sent by Sky Dome Academy?"

Falcon's gaze swept over Su Chen from head to toe, his voice as cold and hard as ice. "I am the captain of the Falcon Squadron, a special operations team of the military. My code name is Falcon."

Su Chen nodded.

Without wasting words, Falcon pointed directly at the chimera beast inside the glass pillar.

"Dean Chu said in the communication that you fought this thing and successfully killed it."

Falcon's gaze was sharp. "Our team recently captured several live specimens for research. These monsters not only have extremely high physical defense, but their magic resistance is also ridiculously high."

"But the most troublesome thing... is their vitality."

A researcher wearing gold-rimmed glasses turned around, adjusted his glasses, and continued, "That's right. When we tried to dissect them, we found that they had almost no fatal weaknesses, and there was no way to prevent them from dividing after death."

The researcher looked at Su Chen with a mixture of scrutiny and anticipation in his eyes: "Now that you've killed it, have you figured out any good ways to deal with them? Or rather, what are their weaknesses?"

in the tent.

The members of the Falcon Squad also stopped what they were doing and looked at Su Chen in unison.

They went to great lengths to capture these few live animals, and even injured two of their brothers in the process.

If this top student from Sky Academy really has some clever tricks or strategies, the upcoming tasks will be much easier.

Su Chen glanced at the Chimera Beast roaring madly inside the glass pillar, then at the military personnel whose faces were full of anticipation.

He touched his head.

"A good idea?"

Su Chen recalled the situation during the selection competition.

Good idea?

Apply the poison, then wait for its health bar to deplete.

Is this a good approach?

He shrugged, his tone very frank.

"I haven't researched it. I just killed it when I encountered it before."

There was a moment of silence in the tent.

The researcher wearing gold-rimmed glasses frowned.

"Just kill him?"

The researcher's voice rose eight octaves, "Then how do you solve the problem of it splitting after death? When this chimera's health reaches zero, it triggers a genetic disintegration mechanism, splitting into two smaller individuals, each inheriting thirty percent of the original's attributes!"

He stared intently at Su Chen: "If we don't resolve the splitting issue, it's like facing a group of high-attribute monsters at the same time. How did you handle that?"

Su Chen looked at him with an innocent expression.

"Why not just keep killing?"

He said casually, "It will eventually stop splitting after a few times. Just kill all the monsters that split off."

"..."

The entire tent fell into a deathly silence.

The members of the Falcon Squad exchanged glances, all seeing shock and speechlessness in each other's eyes.

Is this kid out of his mind?

Continue killing?

That's a number of monsters that's increasing exponentially!

After a few seconds of stunned silence, the researchers' expressions of anticipation instantly turned into disdain.

He gave a cold laugh and shook his head.

"I thought that the top student from Sky Dome Academy, whom Dean Chu highly recommended, would have some insightful tactical theories."

The researchers turned around and continued recording data on the instrument.

"So they just relied on randomly throwing skills and brute force to get through."

"This kind of reckless fighting style with no skill involved will leave you clueless if you encounter a large horde of chimeras in enemy territory. You won't even know how you died."

"Students these days are getting more and more arrogant and ignorant."

"..."

No.

So this is mockery?

If he were to encounter a large-scale horde of chimeras, Su Chen would probably burst out laughing on the spot.

Isn't this just giving him more floors?

Su Chen mentally ranted, but outwardly he just shrugged and didn't reply.

That's enough.

The falcon spoke coldly, interrupting the researchers' mockery.

She glanced at Su Chen, and although she was also disappointed by his answer, the focus now was on carrying out the mission, not arguing about tactical theories.

"The academic approach has its own logic; this is a military camp, not an academic seminar."

Falcon turned around, his gaze sweeping over his team members, and quickly pointed to a few people.

"Eagle, grizzly bear, viper, step forward."

Three burly, well-equipped soldiers immediately stepped forward in perfect unison.

"With Su Chen included, we now form a five-person action team."

Falcon walked to a tactical table and opened a virtual sandbox projection.

The sand table displays the complex mountainous terrain of Takayama City and its surrounding area, with several red dots flashing on it.

"The purpose of this operation is very clear."

The falcon's cry echoed in the tent, carrying an undeniable chilling intensity.

"First, search for the thousands of villagers who have gone missing on the outskirts of Takayama City. We need to find them alive or dead."

"Second, delve into the village ruins to investigate the origins of the Chimera Beasts, and record their numbers, skills, attack methods, etc."

"third……"

Falcon paused for a moment, then said, "Find and retrieve the remains of the Eagle Squad."