Is this guy a monster?
Guo Xinyi stared blankly at the rankings, her pretty face full of astonishment.
She never expected that Lin Ze would catch up with the four people ahead of him in this way.
He even surpassed Li Pengyun.
The speed at which they rack up points is simply unbelievable!
A sudden surge of immense crisis welled up within Guo Xinyi.
I originally thought that only Tan Yong, Lü Gang and Li Pengyun were the targets I needed to pay attention to.
But now it seems that Lin Ze is much stronger than these three.
With two hours left in the assessment, if Lin Ze continues to score at this rate, it's only a matter of time before he surpasses them and takes first place.
"No, I need to speed things up too!"
Guo Xinyi pursed her lips, a determined look appearing in her eyes.
"Emma, let's go, keep hunting! We can't lose to those boys!"
The steel-patterned dragon raised its head and roared, echoing its master with high spirits.
at the same time.
Not only Guo Xinyi, but Tan Yong also deeply felt the powerful sense of oppression brought by Lin Ze.
In order not to be overtaken by Lin Ze, he recklessly increased his hunting speed.
...
Damn it!
Lu Gang stared intently at the leaderboard, his face as black as the bottom of a pot.
The guy he used to call trash has now caught up with him in the rankings.
The scores differed by only thirty points.
It's only the difference of a third-tier ferocious beast.
Although no one witnessed his previous contempt for Lin Ze, the self-important Lü Gang still felt a deep sense of shame because of it.
"Want to surpass me? Dream on!"
Lu Gang sneered and led the armored dragon snake deeper into the forest.
He wanted to prove that he would never lose to such a lowly commoner from a small rural town!
...
boom!
A deep, thunderous roar came from afar.
Lin Ze stopped and looked in that direction.
"Such a commotion... is it a third-tier ferocious beast?"
He raised an eyebrow and walked toward the direction from which the sound came.
"Let's go take a look."
Xiaoxue immediately responded and stayed close to her master.
Not long after.
Lin Ze arrived at the location where the loud noise had occurred.
What came into view was a vacant lot in disarray, full of potholes.
A fierce battle is taking place in the open field.
One side was a creature covered in thorns, resembling a standing humanoid shrub.
It looks somewhat like a withered beast, but it is entirely golden and shines brightly in the sunlight.
"This is... a Golden Withered Beast!"
Lin Ze recognized the ferocious beast in front of him.
The Golden Withered Beast is an evolved form of the Withered Beast. After reaching maturity, its strength level can reach the third tier, fifth stage.
The golden withered beast in front of us is clearly a mature form.
On the other side was a poisonous vine demon beast.
Its owner, a boy, was standing not far away, watching the two sides fighting with a somewhat anxious expression.
Lin Ze stared at the person for a few moments, feeling that the person looked somewhat familiar.
A moment later.
He finally remembered.
When they were eating at the restaurant, Zhou Hong had introduced him to some people, including the boy in front of him.
I think his name was Li Pengyun.
Although he recognized the other party and could see that Li Pengyun's current situation seemed very bad, Lin Ze still stood quietly in place, showing no intention of making a move.
After all, the assessment rules stipulate that no form of assistance can be provided to other candidates.
Li Pengyun quickly noticed Lin Ze's arrival, and his eyes widened as he looked at the other man's face.
"Lin Ze!"
Li Pengyun was somewhat surprised.
However, upon further reflection, this place is already quite close to the forest exit, and most test takers should have already arrived near the exit by this time, so it wouldn't be surprising to bump into each other here.
"It had to be this guy!"
Li Pengyun frowned.
After being overtaken in the rankings by Lin Ze, he had to speed up his hunting in order to regain his position. In his haste, he accidentally entered the territory of the Golden Withered Beast and got entangled with it.
Unfortunately, their competitors witnessed this embarrassing situation.
"Wait, this is a good opportunity!"
Suddenly, Li Pengyun's eyes lit up, and he immediately had an idea.
He turned around and shouted loudly at Lin Ze:
"Lin Ze, you can deal with this golden withered beast, do you want it?"
Lin Ze raised an eyebrow, stared at Li Pengyun for a few seconds, and suddenly revealed a half-smile.
"Then I shall accept it without hesitation."
He would certainly not refuse if someone offered to give him points.
Seeing that Lin Ze agreed, Li Pengyun immediately ordered the Poison Ivy Demon to retreat.
The person and their pet kept their distance, standing about twenty meters away, and watched the battle intently.
Li Pengyun certainly didn't mean to give the ferocious beast to Lin Ze out of kindness.
However, his Poison Ivy Demon was no match for the Golden Withering Beast, and if he continued, he would only be forced to flee in defeat.
It would be better to hand it over to Lin Ze, and take this opportunity to witness Lin Ze's true strength.
"Judging from his previous scoring speed, Lin Ze's strength is definitely no weaker than mine. I wonder what level his pet beast has reached?"
"Third-order, third-stage? Or third-order, fourth-stage?"
"If that's all there is to it, killing the Golden Withering Beast won't be easy!"
Thoughts raced through Li Pengyun's mind, but his eyes remained fixed on the battlefield, as if afraid of missing any of the next scenes.
Lin Ze did not pay attention to Li Pengyun's actions.
After the Poison Ivy Demon withdrew, Xiaoxue immediately stepped forward and successfully attracted the attention of the Golden Withering Beast.
The latter's eyes, hidden beneath the withered branches, suddenly flashed red light. The next second, two thorny vines shot out like lightning, tearing through the air like whips and lashing fiercely at Xiaoxue.
Despite the enemy's fierce attacks, Xiaoxue remained calm.
Without her making any move, the two vines suddenly slowed down after approaching within three meters of her.
Immediately afterwards, specks of frost quickly condensed on the surface of the vines.
In the blink of an eye.
The two vines turned into popsicles, which shattered with a snap and fell to the ground as ice shards.
"Such powerful control over ice elements!"
Li Pengyun was taken aback.
He could tell that the humanoid pet hadn't used any skills, but had simply relied on its ice elemental manipulation abilities to subtly neutralize the Golden Withering Beast's attack.
This alone demonstrates the power of this pet.
At least his Poison Ivy Demon was far inferior to his opponent in terms of the ability to control the wood element.
"Perhaps Lin Ze really can kill this golden withered beast."
Li Pengyun's eyes flickered.
The next second.
He saw Xiaoxue stretch out her fair little hand, palm facing upwards, lips slightly parted, and gently breathe into her palm.
A sigh seemed to echo from the void.
Visible white streaks of cold air suddenly appeared, blowing swiftly like the wind towards the charging golden withered beast.
The Snow Woman's Sigh!
The golden withering beast instinctively sensed a deadly danger.
It let out a low growl, and its arms suddenly spread out, transforming into countless branches that intertwined and formed a huge shield in front of it, blocking the incoming cold air.
However, it was to no avail.
The mist, imbued with extreme cold, engulfed it along with the shield.
The moisture in the air freezes instantly, and the temperature drops below zero in a short time.
A series of crisp snapping sounds rang out.
Before the golden withered beast could even let out a scream, its body froze instantly, completely solidified into a giant ice sculpture.
A gentle breeze suddenly swept by.
Click!
With a soft crack, the ice sculpture shattered instantly, turning into countless ice particles that melted into the air.
silence!
A deathly silence!
Li Pengyun stared blankly at the scene before him, his head buzzing, unable to come to his senses for a long time.