At 7: 50 AM, Yang Tian arrived at the dojo's training ground. Xiao Fei had said that they would gather here at 8 AM sharp.
Yang Tian arrived ten minutes early, but everyone was already there.
"Let's go!"
Xiao Fei didn't say anything. He waved at his seven teammates and walked toward the door.
Behind Yang Tian and his team, many people looked at them enviously.
Xiao Fei was a Level 4 martial artist. With a leader like him leading the team, there wouldn't be any accidents in the danger zone.
Unless they were really unlucky and encountered a high-level exotic beast, there would always be a huge harvest.
Two black SUVs were parked at the entrance of the dojo.
Zhao Wu smiled and said, "Two cars weren't enough before, but now it's just right."
Everyone laughed.
After putting their backpacks in the trunk, Xiao Fei sat in the driver's seat of the first SUV. Zhou Feng moved the fastest and sat in the front passenger seat.
Liu Xiao pouted, opened the door, and sat in the back.
At this time, Zhao Wu, Wang Guang, Liu Jian, and Li Xuan were already in the second SUV. Yang Tian could only sit in the back with Liu Xiao.
The car started moving very quickly.
Because the martial artists had fast reflexes, they drove very fast. It was like racing through the city and they soon arrived at the city gate.
The city gate was open, and Xiao Fei drove out directly.
There was no need to check when leaving the city, but there was a check when entering the city. If one didn't have proof of residency or a martial artist's proof, they wouldn't be allowed to enter.
After leaving the city, Yang Tian noticed that Xiao Fei made a turn and headed south.
Before the YS virus outbreak, roads had been built in all directions. Although many of the roads had been destroyed by exotic beasts, most of the roads could still be driven.
The car traveled at a speed of 100 km/h. After two hours, it finally stopped.
At this time, they were more than a hundred kilometers away from the city and had entered the danger zone.
In front of them was a dense forest.
Everyone got out of the car, took out their backpacks from the trunk, and checked their equipment.
After sorting out their equipment, Xiao Fei said with a smile, "Our goal this time is to kill a Level 5 exotic beast. I only want the Level 5 beast core. You guys can split the rest!"
A Level Five exotic beast!
When Yang Tian heard this, his eyes lit up.
With his current strength, killing a Level Three exotic beast shouldn't be a problem. If he encountered a Level Four exotic beast, with the help of the Little Blue Dragon, he might be able to put up a fight. However, if he encountered a Level Five exotic beast, he would probably have no choice but to turn and run.
High-level exotic beasts were extremely rare. It wasn't that easy to find one.
After the outbreak of the YS virus, the danger zones where mutated beasts roamed were devoid of humans. Plants grew at an insane rate. Many of the originally barren plains had turned into dense forests.
Xiao Fei led everyone into the dimly lit forest.
At this time, everyone took out their weapons.
This was the first time that Yang Tian had seen Xiao Fei use such a weapon. Xiao Fei was using two short knives that were less than two feet long. It was obvious that Xiao Fei specialized in close combat.
Zhou Feng used a short sword with a wide arc, just like a Japanese katana. Liu Xiao used a double stab.
Zhao Wu's weapon was the same as Yang Tian's, a Tang sword.
Wang Guang was a big guy. He carried a Gatling gun and a thick belt of bullets on his shoulder. Liu Jian used a scimitar. Liu Xuan used a retractable spear. He also carried a mechanical bow and a quiver of arrows on his back.
After entering the dense forest, everyone stopped talking and moved forward carefully.
The main goal of this five-month expedition was to kill a Level Five exotic beast.
Xiao Fei wasn't moving forward aimlessly. As he walked, he kept looking at the martial artist support device on his hand. It seemed like he was correcting his route.
"Whoosh!"
After walking for about half an hour, they suddenly heard a gust of wind in front of them.
"Be careful!
It's a Level One Green Python! "
Xiao Fei said in a deep voice as he dodged the tail swipe of the Green Python.
Everyone immediately took a few steps back.
This Green Python was thicker than the one that Yang Tian had seen before. It was coiled around a large tree and flicking its red tongue at Yang Tian and the others.
"Who's going to kill it?"
Xiao Fei turned around and said with a smile.
"Yang Tian, go!
He just joined our team. If this Green Python has a beast core, then he'll be lucky. "
Li Xuan said with a smile.
After Li Xuan said that, everyone nodded their heads.
Yang Tian knew that his teammates were taking care of him. If the Green Python was killed, the beast core that they obtained would not belong to the team. It would belong to Yang Tian.
Yang Tian did not decline. He nodded and walked toward the Green Python.
When the Green Python saw Yang Tian walking toward it, it suddenly opened its mouth and tried to bite at Yang Tian.
Yang Tian jumped lightly and appeared on top of the Green Python's head. He slashed at it.
"Pfft!"
Yang Tian's slash easily chopped off the head of the Level 1 Green Python as if it was effortless.
Xiao Fei nodded his head when he saw that Yang Tian had killed a Level One Green Python so easily.
Yang Tian looked at the Green Python's head and slashed it twice. He cut open the Green Python's head and used the tip of his blade to pick out a white beast core. Yang Tian took it out.
"Eighth Brother's luck … is too good!"
Zhao Wu said with a smile when he saw that Yang Tian had obtained a Level One beast core from killing the Green Python for the first time.
Yang Tian grabbed the beast core in the air and took out a tissue from his pocket to wipe off the liquid on it. He then walked over to Guang Wang and handed it to him. "Fourth Brother, here you go. I haven't thanked you properly for what you did last time!"
Guang Wang did not hesitate and took the beast core from Yang Tian's hand. He patted Yang Tian's shoulder and said with a smile, "Eighth Brother, you've given us a good start. We'll definitely have a great harvest this time!"
It was superstitious for martial artists to form a team and go out for training. It was as if one had to have a good start before doing something.
Yang Tian chuckled and scratched his head.
"It's noon now. We can have a good meal of python meat. My two female comrades, it's all up to you!"
Xiao Fei looked at the python's corpse and said with a smile.
Next, Zhou Feng and Liu Xiao took an alloy dagger and skinned the green python. They cut the meat into small pieces, took out a small pot from their backpack, and marinated it with salt and other spices. More than ten minutes later, they took out the kettle and poured water.
At this time, Guang Wang and the rest had already started a fire and planted tree trunks on both sides of the fire …
All of this was done very skillfully.
Half an hour later, the four pots of python meat were cooked. Everyone took out the forks that they had prepared earlier and started eating the python meat in the pot.
"It would be great if we had wine!
It's a pity that we can't drink when we go out, "Guang Wang said as he chewed on the python meat.
Li Xuan said, "This is a lesson. Back then, before Yang Tian joined our team, there were also eight of us …"
When Li Xuan said this, he stopped talking.
That was because he realized that other than Yang Tian, his teammates' expressions had suddenly become a little gloomy.
Xiao Fei glanced at the puzzled Yang Tian and said indifferently, "There's nothing to hide. A year ago, a guy called Wu Long secretly brought wine with him when he went out for training. He drank too much at night and happened to encounter a pack of wolves. Our team of seven ran very far before we discovered that Wu Long had fallen behind.
"After the pack of wolves dispersed and we returned to the camp, all that was left of Wu Long was a pile of bones.
Yang Tian, you have to remember that you have to be vigilant at all times in the wild. Even when you're sleeping, you have to keep one eye open.
That's because no one knows when an exotic beast will suddenly appear in front of you. "
Yang Tian nodded.
After finishing their meal and cleaning up the tableware, the group continued on their way.
"Captain, you seem to know where the rank five exotic beast is?"
Yang Tian asked curiously as he followed behind Xiao Fei.
Xiao Fei nodded. "Many small teams will encounter a lot of exotic beasts when they're out training. There are some high-level exotic beasts that they can't kill, so they can spread the news. If others want to see it, they'll have to pay.
I bought this news for a hundred thousand martial coins. "
After Xiao Fei finished speaking, Yang Tian said with a frown, "In that case, others will definitely know where the exotic beast is?"
Xiao Fei nodded. "Of course. However, the higher the level of the exotic beast, the further it is from the safe zone. It's not that easy to get there.
You have to know that you'll encounter a lot of exotic beasts along the way.
Especially a pack of exotic beasts. If you're trapped and can't escape in time, only death awaits you. "
Yang Tian understood what Xiao Fei meant. Even if others knew where the exotic beast was, they might not be able to find it. They might even die along the way.
Without waiting for Yang Tian to ask, Xiao Fei took the initiative to say, "That rank five exotic beast is a Silverback Bear. It's five meters tall when it stands up. Its skin is thick and it's very strong. It's not easy to deal with. If we can kill it, I won't have to worry about the problem of advancing to rank five."
Traveling through the dense forest was an extremely painful experience. The journey wasn't easy, and they had to be on guard at all times to see if an exotic beast would suddenly appear.