High Martial Arts: A Cataclysmic Beast? I am the only Beast Tamer!

Time flies.

In the blink of an eye.

An hour has passed.

Lu Yu and Jiang Xueying have each hunted down no fewer than ten Gold-Eating Rats and obtained their beast cores.

The standard for passing the assessment is five second-tier beast cores, and both of them have already met the standard.

of course.

In order not to break the rules, both of them killed the Gold-Eating Rat alone.

In this way, even though the two of them traveled together, the examiners couldn't find anything wrong with them.

"We're almost at the deepest part of the K2 area."

"Going further ahead might be dangerous; we might even encounter a swarm of gold-eating rats..."

At the edge of the dense forest.

Jiang Xueying looked at the desolate wilderness ahead and couldn't help but offer a reminder.

For student martial artists at this stage, the Gold-Eating Rat Swarm is absolutely a disaster!

Even though she was at the peak of the third rank, close to the fourth rank, she was not confident that she could guarantee her safety under the attack of the Gold-Eating Rat swarm.

Not to mention, what she was really worried about was Lu Yu.

Although the black cat Quesanti displayed the combat power of a third-tier beast along the way, Lu Yu even told her directly without hesitation that Quesanti was at the early stage of the third tier.

Even so, two Tier 3 swarms of Gold-Eating Rats still appeared weak in the face of the swarm.

Any group that can be called a rat colony consists of at least several dozen or even more rats!

Moreover, they are not all second-tier; there may even be third-tier or even fourth-tier Gold-Eating Rat Kings!

Lu Yu looked at Jiang Xueying, his thoughts racing, trying to figure out how to phrase his words.

He was determined to venture deep into this wilderness.

After all, only by crossing the wilderness can we reach the K3 area, where there may be traces of a wounded king-level behemoth!

Lu Yu wasn't the type to take extreme risks, but he believed in the saying: "If you don't take what Heaven gives you, you'll suffer the consequences!"

After awakening his second-tier god-level talent, his goal became very clear—

He wants to contract a giant beast as his pet!

Each time a Beastmaster advances to the next level, they gain a new contract slot, and each slot is very precious!

For his second contract slot, Lu Yu's goal is to acquire a giant beast as a pet!

If you don't meet someone in the short term, then leave it empty.

But now?

They've delivered themselves right to our doorstep, and they're even injured king-level behemoths.

Lu Yu really wanted to give it a try!

If you can make sure you don't end up in a desperate situation, then take a gamble on that 35% chance!

If it succeeds, we can take off right away!

"Would you like to delve deeper?"

Seeing that Lu Yu didn't speak, Jiang Xueying guessed what he was thinking.

Lu Yu nodded and said truthfully:

"There might be something I need there."

Jiang Xueying frowned slightly, as if she had thought of something, and said:

"You want to obtain more beast cores to get the final reward for this semester's assessment?"

"My dad told me that the school will reward the top five in this assessment with Source Crystals. Source Crystals are extremely helpful for cultivation improvement and are in high demand but not available at all!"

Lu Yu was slightly surprised upon hearing this, as he was unaware of this aspect, but he simply went along with Jiang Xueying's words:

"Yes, that's what I think."

"Source Crystals are also very useful for me in training my pet beasts, allowing Quesanti to quickly improve his cultivation level."

Lu Yu made this up casually; he had never been in contact with Source Crystals and didn't know if they were actually effective for pets.

That's just an excuse.

Upon hearing this, Jiang Xueying bit her cherry lips. Out of selfishness, she didn't want Lu Yu to take too much danger, but she also had no right to stop Lu Yu from growing stronger.

And just then...

"drop--!"

"Beep beep—!"

The two combat bracelets suddenly started vibrating simultaneously.

"It's a notification from the school!"

Jiang Xueying gasped softly and quickly clicked on it.

"Deep in the wilderness of the K2 region, a swarm of gold-devouring rats has rioted!"

"All students in the vicinity, please leave immediately! Leave immediately!"

"I'm telling you again!"

"Deep in the wilderness of the K2 region, a swarm of gold-devouring rats has rioted!"

"All students in the vicinity, please leave immediately! Leave immediately!"

Upon hearing the notification, Jiang Xueying's beautiful eyes slightly opened.

Is the K2 area deep in the wilderness?

Isn't it just this area in front of the two of them?

squeak--!

Squeak—!

Squeak squeak squeak—!

As if responding to Jiang Xueying's thoughts.

next moment.

A series of extremely sharp teeth grinding sounds came from afar!

At first glance, there seem to be over a hundred!

Moreover, the sound was rapidly approaching as soon as it appeared...

"not good!"

"It's a swarm of gold-devouring rats, and they're about to attack us!"

Jiang Xueying was startled and grabbed Lu Yu, trying to run back.

But a shout from behind made her stop in her tracks.

I turned my head to look.

Ahead in the wilderness.

There were even more than twenty students dressed in martial arts robes!

At this moment, they were all scrambling and crawling, screaming and shouting as they fled in a disheveled state!

Behind them was a huge swarm of gold-eating rats!

But the most fatal thing is...

Upon seeing Lu Yu and Jiang Xueying, the group of students rushed towards them without hesitation!

In contrast.

They also attracted the gold-devouring rat swarm!

"Lin Changyuan?!"

"How dare he, a mere third-tier martial artist, lead people deep into the wilderness!"

"It even caused a riot by the gold-eating rats!"

Jiang Xueying stared at the boy's figure at the front with her beautiful eyes and cursed angrily.

"Jiangnan University's campus belle, you're here too!"

No sooner said than done.

It only took a few breaths.

Lin Changyuan and his group had already run up to Lu Yu and his companion.

They all looked rather disheveled.

Five or six of them even had gruesome, deep wounds on their backs, from which blood was gushing out!

Lin Changyuan, who was leading the group, was panting heavily, but there were no visible wounds on his body.

He was wearing a blue warrior's battle suit with several claw marks on it, but they couldn't break through his defenses.

Clearly, this battle suit is also an extremely valuable piece of martial arts equipment.

"Lin Changyuan, are you insane?"

"Didn't you know there were gold-eating rats in there?"

Jiang Xueying couldn't contain her anger and questioned him directly.

Faced with the questioning, Lin Changyuan showed no anger, but instead gave an apologetic smile and took the initiative to admit it:

"The Jiangda campus belle is right; I was too eager and greedy for credit!"

"But the riot of the Gold-Eating Rats really wasn't caused by me. I had just arrived nearby with my men when these Gold-Eating Rats rushed out like madmen..."

As he spoke, Lin Changyuan's face showed a mixture of confusion and helplessness.

Jiang Xueying looked at the other people in the group.

They all nodded in agreement, confirming the truthfulness of Lin Changyuan's words.

squeak--!

Squeak—!

The sounds of the gold-devouring rats grew closer.

Even Lu Yu and the others could feel the ground beneath their feet trembling slightly.

While the group was talking, the swarm of gold-devouring rats had already crossed the wilderness and arrived at the edge of the dense forest!

"No time to say more!"

"Jiangda's campus belle, and the Gold-Eating Rat swarm is incredibly fast; there's absolutely no way she can escape!"

"Even if we split up and run away, some unlucky students will definitely get caught and killed by the rats!"

"As the class monitor, I absolutely cannot let this happen!"

Lin Changyuan spoke with righteous indignation and at an extremely fast pace.

Jiang Xueying knew the situation was critical and said, "Then what do you suggest we do?"

Lin Changyuan waved his hand dismissively, as if facing death:

"Including you and Lu Yu, there are 25 of us in total!"

"Including you and me, there are seven Tier 3 warriors, and the rest are at least Tier 2 peak warriors!"

"We'll use this dense forest as our base, taking advantage of the terrain. If we can hold off the rats for a short while, the danger will be over!"

As he spoke, Lin Changyuan revealed the combat bracelet on his wrist:

"I've contacted the examiners as quickly as possible, and they're all on their way!"

"If we can hold on for just 10 minutes, everyone will be saved!"

The words fell.

Behind Lin Changyuan, the group of people quickly drew out various battle knives and took up fighting stances in front of the dense forest!

Seeing this, Jiang Xueying wanted to say something, but ultimately couldn't bring herself to say it.

As the swarm of gold-devouring rats drew ever closer, she looked at Lu Yu worriedly: "Stand behind me and don't run around. Otherwise, if you're in danger, I'm afraid I won't be able to save you in time!"

The words fell.

For the first time, Lin Changyuan's gaze fell upon Lu Yu.

From the moment he arrived in the dense forest until now, he hadn't looked at Lu Yu even once, as if Lu Yu didn't exist.

And that one glance.

That's what I saw at first glance.

It was also a look that held profound meaning.