MONSTER PARADISE

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Chapter 21: Lin Huang Flipping Out

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George Kang saw the way Lin Huang was staring at him and felt a chill going down his spine, immediately planning his retreat.

“What are you staring at? You think you’re better than us just because you’re an imperial censor? George’s family is royalty, you can’t afford to offend him!” The tall, skinny guy raised his voice at Lin Huang as he was ignored by him.

Lin Huang frowned when he heard the guy mentioned ‘royalty’. In this world, only families that were higher than the gold-rank could be approved as royalty by the Union Government. Now he understood why this guy spoke for George Kang willingly.

Meanwhile, George Kang who thought Lin Huang was strange began getting jealous of Lin Huang.

“What did he do to deserve to be an Imperial Censor? He’s 15 and he isn’t even iron-level, it’s obvious that he’s a poor kid without good background. What’s so great about being an imperial censor, I’m going to show you what I’ve got today!” George Kang thought to himself.

“Bro, we would not force you to do something that you don’t want to do, but your attitude is humiliating. Since my bros don’t like you, there’s nothing that I can do.” George Kang was smart as he sensed Lin Huang was not the person that he should mess with so he tried to get away from him.

Although the reason that he argued was irrelevant, at least it was not awkward. That was one of the things that he learned from his family.

A normal 15-year-old would really reflect on what he just said but Lin Huang was not a kid.

He knew what this guy was up to where he attempted to avoid conflicts. If a fight was to happen, no matter which side won, it would be none of his business.

However, it was not a good news to Lin Huang as they were a gang.

Although he was fearless, he did not want to offend the royalty for no reason.

The tall and skill guy did not understand what George Kang really meant. He thought he did not want to fight Lin Huang himself and he wanted the rest of them to do it instead.

He was willing to do anything for the young master of royalty.

Regardless of how the results of the assessment turned out, as long as he managed to build a good relationship with royalty, he could always ask for job opportunities and work on their properties.

The four of them were thinking about the same thing.

George Kang took a few steps back while the four of them looked at each other.

The three of them plunged towards the Sand Monster while the tall and skinny guy attacked Lin Huang.

The easiest way to kill an Imperial Censor was to kill him before he summoned his monsters.

Now that Lin Huang had already summoned his monster, they thought of holding down the monster and killing Lin Huang as soon as they could.

Lin Huang was not iron-level so he could not see their abilities.

However, seeing the tall and skinny guy leading the charge, that meant his ability should be the most powerful, possible an iron-level rank-3.

Lin Huang did not hesitate, as he was stepping away fast, he held the GrayEagle17 on his hand and reloaded his remaining five armored bullets.

Looking at the GrayEagle17 on Lin Huang’s hand, the tall and skill guy grinned, “A GrayEagle17, this weapon that isn’t even considered to be an iron-level weapon could probably be a threat to people on iron-level rank-1 or 2, but I, Xue Jie am at iron-level rank-3, such a garbage of a gun can do nothing to me.”

Seeing Xue Jie approaching him without fear, Lin Huang aimed at his chest and pulled the trigger.

“Bang!” The explosive bang scared everyone.

Xue Jie attempted to avoid the shot but it was too late, the bullet hit his right shoulder. A hole that was a size of a fist was blown into his right shoulder, so deep that his bone could be seen.

Xue Jie pressed his palm against the wound, blood was flowing out. He glared at Lin Huang and poured medication on the wound.

Lin Huang looked at him from far away, he did not continue to attack. Without Tyrant or Bai’s help, it was difficult for him to kill Xue Jie.

Xue Jie’s ability was much more powerful than the weakened vampire he killed earlier. His mind was not controlled by hunger. Moreover, Lin Huang was only left with four armored bullets, they were for emergency use only and he did not want to waste the bullets.

It was just a minor fight between them, they had not reached the point where they had to kill each other.

Seeing Lin Huang’s attack, George Kang’s expression changed. He thought his hunch was right, “This guy is dangerous!”

He could also see that Lin Huang showed mercy. If he was to aim his gun at Xue Jie’s head instead of chest, he would have been dead by now.

Just when George Kang gave all his attention on Lin Huang, he heard a devastating groan not far away.

The three guys who attempted to attack Tyrant were punched by it. Nobody knew if they were still alive.

After settling the three of them, Tyrant ran towards Lin Huang and attempted to grab Xue Jie.

Xue Jie saw what was happening and was terrified as he attempted to escape with his injured shoulder. As he ran, he screamed for help, “George, help me!”

George Kang was in a pickle. Although he did not want to be involved in this, he could not let Xue Jie die here.

If Xue Jie was dead, he would be alone and who knew if Lin Huang would kill him as well.

He used his right hand and waved in the air, the black ring on his middle finger became a giant shield in front of Xue Jie.

“Bang!”

Tyrant’s giant claw landed on the giant shield and a spiderweb crack appeared on the shield.

George Kang was shocked. He did not expect the Sand Monster’s hit to create such cracks on his iron-level equipment.

He did not know that this Sand Monster’s strength was near a bronze-level monster.

George Kang then called out to Lin Huang, “Lin Huang bro, please stop the violence, we can talk this out!”

“Tyrant!” Lin Huang then stopped Tyrant from attacking Xue Jie.

Tyrant was getting in the zone, it then stopped and looked at Lin Huang in confusion.

“Stop for now.” After Lin Huang gave out his instruction, he looked at George Kang and Xue Jie, “I need a proper explanation.”

The duo was relieved when they saw Lin Huang asking Tyrant to stop.

George Kang said loudly to Lin Huang from far away, “Lin Huang bro, it’s our fault. We should not put you in trouble, we would like to apologize.”

“George, this kid would not dare to kill us. Killing is prohibited in the assessment. If we were to die in the assessment, not only he would lose his eligibility, he would also be blacklisted by the Hunter Association and prohibited from all forms of hunter assessment. You are a member of royalty. If you die in the assessment, the Hunter Association would definitely investigate the matter. Killing a member of royalty is considered a very serious matter to the Union Government…”

“Shut up!” George Kang stopped Xue Jie from talking. He could not believe that Xue Jie was still picking a fight with Lin Huang, “Lin Huang bro, all my weapons that were over iron-level were taken away. The most valuable thing I have with me is this black armor.”

George Kang then took off the black ring on his left ring finger and tossed on the ground in front of Tyrant, “Please take this as our apology, I hope we can forget about what happen today and be friends.”

Lin Huang kept quiet for a moment and said, “I accept your apology. You can take the three guys who are lying there…”

“But he’s not allowed to leave.” Lin Huang pointed at Xue Jie who was behind George Kang.

Chapter 22: A Kill To Warn

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Seeing Lin Huang pointing his finger at him, Xue Jie turned pale. He thought that would be the end of the incident since George Kang had apologized and gave Lin Huang a gift. He did not expect Lin Huang to come after him.

“Lin Huang, what do you want from me?” Xue Jie did not think that he could defeat Tyrant. Moreover, Lin Huang was good in attacking from a distance. If they were to fight, he would definitely lose.

“What do I want?” Lin Huang squinted while he looked at Xue Jie, “It was you who picked a fight with me and it was you who attacked me! Do you really think that I’d let you go just like?”

“Xue Jie, it was our fault. You should apologize. Lin Huang bro, please let us know how we could remedy you, let’s not fight.” George Kang did not leave without Xue Jie, instead, he turned around and looked at Lin Huang.

“Lin Huang bro, I know you’re mad. It makes sense that you are angry as Xue Jie is a loudmouth. Let us know what kind of compensation we can give!”

Lin Huang was amazed at how smart this George Kang as he seemed like a prudent person. He would become someone remarkable in the future.

“Since you have offered, I shall not embarrass you. I only have two requests. Firstly, I want a sincere apology from Xue Jie! Secondly, I want every equipment that he has on him as well as all the things that’s in his storage!”

“Lin Huang, don’t you dare push it!” Xue Jie was furious.

“Shut up, Xue Jie!” George Kang yelled at Xue Jie.

“George Kang, now I finally understand why your family isn’t fond of you, you’re a bastard! Not only did you not help me but you’re helping an outsider? I wouldn’t want to have a cousin like you!”

What Xue Jie said upset George Kang. Lin Huang finally understood why George Kang did not choose to leave earlier and helped Xue Jie instead.

“You’re such an idiot, I’m helping you to get out of the situation!” George Kang yelled back at Xue Jie.

“I don’t need you, go away!” Xue Jie spat on the ground.

“Lin Huang bro, I could give you all the iron-level equipment that I have with me, as well as the things that I have in my storage. I will bring him away and guarantee that we will not give you trouble anymore!” George Kang suggested.

“George, this has nothing to do with you. This is my business with him, I’ll settle with him! If you can’t stand to watch, please leave.” Lin Huang rejected George Kang’s offer.

“Tyrant, attack!”

Hearing Lin Huang’s instruction, Tyrant who was giddy stood up and ran towards Xue Jie.

George Kang did not leave but he took a few steps back away from Tyrant and Xue Jie while he watched quietly.

The GrayEagle17 remained on Lin Huang’s hand, it was pointing at George Kang.

Meanwhile, although Xue Jie’s ability was not that weak, his right shoulder was injured, leaving him with only his left arm.

His speed seemed to be affected by the pain. With his fear of Tyrant after he saw his attack earlier, he was not even able to use 70% of his strength.

Soon, Tyrant was near him.

It then punched the iron-level long knife that Xue Jie had on his arm and a crack was heard.

There was blood on Tyrant’s fist but a strong impact was felt on Xue Jie’s left hand.

He was pushed back from the bunch and the long knife fell from his grip.

That hit fractured Xue Jie’s left hand. George Kang, who was watching from afar, was terrified. He did not have any hope left in Xue Jie in this battle.

Xue Jie was an expert in using knives and now that both his hands were useless, he did not have any moves anymore.

Standing before a Sand Monster who was near a bronze-level, he was like a helpless toy to it.

Seeing that he had lost his power, Tyrant got even more excited, it then humiliated him like a cat toying with a mouse.

After clumsy attempts of trying to dodge Tyrant’s attacks, Xue Jie was tired. Noticing that its prey was exhausted, Tyrant grinned and grabbed his arm.

Xue Jie struggled hard, but it was useless. He felt like his body was going to be crushed.

Watching that, George Kang hesitated and said,” Lin Huang bro, please spare his life for me. Take this instead. You can ask for three favors from our family in the future.”

George Kang then took out a token from his space storage.

Lin Huang looked at him, although he did not know what that token was about, he got Tyrant to stop, “Tyrant, put him down.”

Xue Jie was on the brink of death as he lay on the ground motionless. In Tyrant’s arm, all the bones in his body were destroyed.

Lin Huang walked towards him, “Apologize or die!”

“Lin Huang, I know that you don’t have the guts to kill me.” Xue Jie smiled.

“I don’t know where you get that confidence.” Lin Huang bent down and shook his head with a smile, “To the Hunter Association, you’re just an ordinary person who is not even a Reserve Hunter while I’m an imperial censor. Do you think the Hunter Association would disqualify me just because I killed you? Even if I did kill you and I’m disqualified, with my status of being an Imperial Censor, it’s not difficult to join other organizations.”

“Regarding your relationship with royalty, you’re not even an important family member. If you’re dead, do you really think George’s family would avenge you? An Imperial Censor is protected by many, do you really think George’s family would offend the Hunter Association for your sake?”

“Let me tell you a secret…” Lin Huang leaned in close to Xue Jie’s ear, “Although I’m not even an iron-level, I’m able to summon not one monster, but three. There’ll be more in the future.”

Xue Jie’s pupils shrunk. Although he did not know much about an Imperial Censor, he knew that most of them would only blossom after they became an iron-level. Those who could summon monsters before reaching iron-level were considered to be geniuses. Those who could summon three monsters before reaching iron-level on the other hand, would be considered god-like.

Even without the assessment, this fella would be a catch for all.

If he and George Kang were to be killed, the Hunter Association might have buried the incident.

“Alright, now that you know my secret, bring it along when you leave this world.” After whispering into Xue Jie’s ear, Lin Huang stood up and pointed his GrayEagle17 at Xue Jie’s forehead and slid it toward his left eye.

“The bullet would pass from your eyeball to your brain and explode, it won’t be painful.”

“Wait, please don’t kill me! I’m begging you!” Xue Jie felt the threat of death, something he had never felt before and begged for mercy.

George Kang was amazed. He did not know what Lin Huang said to Xue Jie to terrify him like that.

“Now that you know my secret, I can’t let you live.” Lin Huang grinned while he placed his finger on the trigger.

“I swear I will not reveal your secret to anyone! If I do, I curse that I will be stuck on iron-level forever!” Xue Jie said immediately, “…And I’m sorry for what happened earlier. It was my fault, I will give you anything!”

Lin Huang seemed like he was hesitating but he was enjoying it.

Although Xue Jie had a bad mouth, Lin Huang never planned to kill him.

He just wanted to show this to George Kang as a warning since the rich were scared of those who do not care to lose their lives.

Lin Huang intentionally showed him his crazy side so George Kang would give up trying to take revenge on him. He knew very well that people from royalty would definitely seek revenge.

“I have four iron-level equipment that I can give to you! As for the stuff in my storage, please help yourself!” Xue Jie gave up, Lin Huang could finally end his drama.

“Lin Huang bro, if you think that the stuff that my cousin offered is insufficient, please take mine as well.” George Kang walked towards him and said. He was terrified by Lin Huang’s actions and was afraid that he might really kill his cousin.

“Alright. George, since he had already apologized, I shall not embarrass you.” Lin Huang then took his gun away from Xue Jie’s head and stood up.

After taking a few of his iron-level equipment, Lin Huang searched through his storage. Apart from the iron-level armor that was given by George Kang, he did not take any of his stuff. He even rejected the token that he offered.,

George Kang pressed the emergency button for Xue Jie and the rest of his team. He then left, alone.

Lin Huang grinned while he watched him leave, “I didn’t expect Xue Jie to conform to me. This ‘kill to warn’ technique was a success. Looking at George Kang who couldn’t wait to leave me alone, I don’t think he’d ever look for trouble with me ever again. It seems that I’ve avoided the aftermath.”

Chapter 23: Meeting Fatty Again

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Five iron-level equipment, two pieces of armor and a battle sword. The remaining two were diving and investigation equipment. Lin Huang did not exactly know what they were.

The five equipment were deactivated and he could not activate them at the current level of his abilities.

Apart from the equipment, Lin Huang took all the Life Crystals in Xue Jie’s storage.

There was a total of 30 years worth of Life Crystals which could be traded for more than three million credit points. It was a fortune for Lin Huang.

The rest of Xue Jie’s properties seemed useless so Lin Huang did not bother to take them with him.

His storage was not that big anyway, it was only the size of one square. He planned to spend some of his credit points to expand the storage in his Emperor’s Heart Ring after the assessment ended.

He then sat on Tyrant’s shoulder and instructed it to go on a route that was slightly different from George Kang. They both headed to the east.

Though he was not afraid to fight someone, it would be quite troublesome for him.

The incident with George Kang took more than half an hour. If he was to encounter a few similar incidents in a day, he would be spending most of his time on battles instead of proceeding with his journey.

Less than 20 minutes after they ran towards the east, there was a sandstorm in the desert. Although it was not intense, Lin Huang had to get Tyrant to go at a slower pace while he used his shirt to cover his mouth and nose.

Within a few minutes, Lin Huang saw someone in the sandstorm not far away.

The person seemed plump, he was having difficulty walking with his short legs.

“Why does this person look so familiar?” Lin Huang felt he had seen this person before.

Tyrant ran towards the person in excitement. It was its instinct to go after a prey which could be its food.

“Tyrant, don’t bother him. Let’s just pass him by.” Lin Huang instructed.

Tyrant, who was excited was calm again and gave up on running after the person.

Yin Hangyi who was struggling in the desert heard something coming up behind him.

He turned around and saw a Sand Monster coming for him, he also saw a person sitting on top of the Sand Monster’s left shoulder.

Just when he was wondering what he was seeing, the Sand Monster walked past him and proceeded to run ahead.

Yin Hangyi was not shocked. Instead, he thought the guy who sat on the Sand Monster’s shoulder looked familiar.

The guy covered his mouth and nose. The only thing he could see on his face was his eyes.

He tried to recall where he had seen the person before.

Awhile later, he mumbled to himself, “That pair of eyes looked like Lin Huang’s. Could it really be Lin Huang?”

He then waved to the Sand Monster that had yet to run too far away and yelled, “Lin Huang, wait for me! Lin Huang, I am Yin Hangyi.”

Hearing someone calling his name behind him, Lin Huang turned around to look. He could tell indistinctly who the person was.

Lin Huang frowned as the fatty was over-friendly and talkative.

If he was to walk with him, he would have to listen to him talking all day.

But the fatty was deviating from the correct route. If the sandstorm did not stop, his direction would deviate even more and cause him to fail.

He shook his head and smiled. Lin Huang decided to get the Sand Monster to stop.

Yin Hangyi saw that the Sand Monster stopped, he ran fast to it. Lin Huang slid down from the Sand Monster’s arm and Yin Hangyi let out an awkward smile as he said in relief, “Ahh, bro, finally I bump into my family! I thought I’d really die in this desert if I didn’t bump into you.”

“Didn’t you follow the rest? How did you deviate from the route?” Lin Huang ignored his friendliness and asked in curiosity.

“Let’s not talk about it. There was a sandstorm not long after we fell asleep in our tents. All of them ran away. I was lucky to find somewhere to hide for the night, I couldn’t tell which direction I was at when I woke up in the morning.” Looking at the fatty’s face, Lin Huang felt he was telling the truth.

“Bro, I didn’t know you’re an Imperial Censor. It’s so cool that you have this Sand Monster as your vehicle!” The fatty gave a pitiful look, “Could you bring me along? You wouldn’t want your bro to die in this shitty place right?”

“You won’t die, you can always press the emergency button.” Lin Huang responded seriously.

“I can’t do that. If I did, doesn’t that mean I gave up on the assessment?”

“Is the assessment more important than your life?” Lin Huang raised his eyebrow.

“Of course the assessment is more important!” The fatty said confidently.

Seeing that the fatty insisted, there was nothing that Lin Huang could do.

“I can bring you, but I have a request.” Lin Huang raised his finger in all seriousness.

“Sure! I will do anything, as long as it isn’t having sex with you! I’m still a virgin, I must save my virginity for my future wife!” The fatty said seriously.

“Damn you! Look at the fats on you, it’s disgusting!” Lin Huang gave him a kick.

“What do you know? I’m voluptuous, girls love me, I’m very huggable!” The fatty avoided Lin Huang’s kick while explaining.

“Alright, I won’t be messing with you anymore. I’m short of time. My condition is simple, when I ask you to shut up, shut up.” Lin Huang could not stand the fatty’s exuberance. If he did not set this condition as a ground rule, he might be annoyed to death.

“What’s wrong with you, what gives you the right not to let me talk?” The fatty was annoyed. Even with the Sand Monster, the journey would take at least three days. He would die if he was not allowed to talk.

“Nevermind then.”

Lin Huang turned around and left but the fatty grabbed his arm, “Alright, I give up. I’ll promise you that okay?”

“So, from now onwards…” Lin Huang turned around and gestured to zip his mouth.

The fatty was confused, “What does that mean?”

“That means shut up!” Lin Huang forgot that this was not Earth, it was normal for the fatty not to know what the gesture meant.

The fatty covered his mouth and waved at Lin Huang.

“Okay Tyrant, put him on your right shoulder.” Tyrant was not as gentle as it was with Lin Huang when it comes to the fatty. It picked the fatty up by holding the fatty’s belt from the back.

Meanwhile, it was much gentle to Lin Huang where it placed its palm on the ground, allowing him to step on its palm and placed him on its shoulder.

Looking at the different treatment, the fatty yelled at Lin Huang, “I would like to protest the difference in treatment, I deserve equality…”

Lin Huang gestured to get him to shut up again.

The fatty realized that he asked for a favor. He then covered his mouth and sat down quietly.

After Lin Huang sat down, he patted the Sand Monster, “Let’s go!”

The Sand Monster stood up and walked toward the east in big steps…

Chapter 24: I Want To Be A Food Hunter

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Sand Monsters lived in the desert since young. They could survive even longer than camels could on Earth in the desert.

When there was a lot of food, they would eat everything they could to store a massive amount of fat in their bodies. Without food and water, they could break down their bodily fats for energy and water.

Sand Monsters that had sufficient fats could live at least half a year without water. Without food, they could live at least three years.

Their skin was thick and tough enough to defend themselves from sandstorms, even their eyes and faces had a unique structure of three layers so that they would not be affected by a sandstorm.

Due to their unique body structure, they became the top predators in the desert.

The Sand Monsters had big feet that were more than two times the size of human feet.

That made them move faster and have more agility than the rest of the giants.

Tyrant’s body size was more than five times bigger than a human but his speed was not five times the speed of a human. Instead, it was 20 times faster than a human.

For a human that was an iron-level rank-3, the most one could travel in the desert was 20 kilometers per hour on average.

While for Tyrant, at its normal running speed, it could travel more than 80 kilometers per hour and at full speed, it could travel more than 100 kilometers per hour.

As Lin Huang was sitting on Tyrant’s shoulder, he controlled its speed to the normal 80 kilometers to avoid himself from falling down. On the first night, they managed to use only two hours to travel a distance that usually took a full day for ordinary people.

With the Sand Monster’s strength, the additional burden, who was the fatty sitting on its shoulder made no difference. Its speed was not slowed down at all.

Looking at the fatty feeling nauseous from the ride, Lin Huang was laughing inside.

He was no different from the fatty yesterday aside from adapting himself to the feeling of riding on Tyrant.

Recalling himself getting poked on his butt by Tyrant’s rough hair, Lin Huang mumbled to himself, “Shouldn’t have shaved the other side of its hair…”

The Sand Monster ran for more than four hours before the fatty started to complain.

“Can we rest for a while!? Oh my god, I feel like my buttcheeks are cracking!”

Lin Huang’s butt was numb too. Seeing the fatty no longer able to take it anymore, he got Tyrant to stop.

Tyrant then placed the both of them on the ground. The fatty walked towards Lin Huang while rubbing his butt, “Let’s get some rest, eat something and drink some water before we go again.”

Lin Huang nodded, let’s rest, I’ll get Tyrant to hunt for food.”

“There’s no need for that, I have food with me!” Fatty took a few big sips of water from his bottle and said.

After keeping his bottle back to his storage, the fatty took a set of tableware out and a slice of square meat that was the size of a basketball.

“Where did you get the food, didn’t they confiscate your food yesterday?” Lin Huang asked curiously.

“What are you thinking about? I didn’t smuggle them in, I cut this from the Armored Pig that the team killed yesterday. It’s the back of its leg, good stuff! I planned to keep this for myself but I treat you as my own brother, else I wouldn’t share this with you.” The fatty then started to slice the meat. Awhile later, the slab of meat was sliced.

“So you’re a chef.” Seeing the fatty’s good knife skills, Lin Huang figured out his occupation.

“What? A chef? I want to be a Food Hunter!” The fatty looked up and refuted.

There were many categories in the Hunter Association. Besides many Monster Hunters who mainly hunted monsters, there were Food Hunters who cooked, Treasure Hunters who looked for treasures and Guardian Hunters that protected rare species…

The Hunter Association was an organization that offered freedom. They did not only cultivate talents but provide talents of all kind to other organizations too.

The Reserve Hunter assessment was not restricted to any category.

To be a Food Hunter that was recognized by the Hunter Association, fatty first had to be a Reserve Hunter. And he would be required to choose a category when he was going for the Bronze Hunter assessment.

Through the Food Hunter assessment, he would become a real hunter which recognized by the Hunter Association.

In less than 20 minutes, fatty had roasted all the meat.

Lin Huang tasted a piece and his eyes lit up as he said, “Fatty, you don’t look like you could cook.”

Fatty was a good cook, the roast meat was much better than the one Lin Huang cooked on the first day.

Although it was not comparable to the one he tasted at the Stable Residence, it was the second best roast meat he had ever had.

Suddenly, they heard a rumbling sound around them. They then noticed that Tyrant was drooling while staring at the roast meat.

“Fatty, cook a big slab for it later.” Lin Huang suggested after seeing Tyrant looking pitiful.

“If we were to feed it, we would be hungry at night.” Fatty was unwilling to cook the meat for Tyrant.

“Just give him a slice for him to taste some.” Of course, Lin Huang knew that it was impossible to satisfy Tyrant’s appetite. With its size, it would need a ton of meat for it to turn them into fats.

Although the fatty was unwilling, thinking that he would need to ride it later, he took out a big slab and started roasting it while he ate his food.

Just as they were done eating, the meat was roasted.

The fatty used a tong to pass Tyrant the roast meat and said, “Big guy, this is for you.”

Tyrant looked at Lin Huang while it drooled.

“Go ahead.”

After Lin Huang nodded, it took the roast meat and tossed it into its mouth.

It swallowed the meat together with the bones.

“Damn, why didn’t it spit out the bones?” It was the first time that fatty saw a Sand Monster eat and he was shocked.

“The giant’s stomach acid corrosion is more than 100 times more powerful than that of a human. They can digest bones completely. Whoever told you that giants spit out the bones when they eat?” Lin Huang educated fatty on some scientific facts.

“Right, the giants that I saw in videos also swallowed the bones.” Fatty recalled the time when he watched some educational videos.

“Alright, since we’ve eaten, let’s clean up and go on the road. If we are fast enough we can reach the Alps tomorrow night. Then, we’ll rest for a night and we can start climbing the day after tomorrow in the morning.” Lin Huang had done his planning earlier.

It would take them two days to reach the alps if Tyrant was to travel for 10 hours per day.

“Yay!”

Fatty was excited when he heard that they could finish the journey in two days while ordinary people would take more than 10 days. The assessment could not get any easier than this.

After cleaning up, they rode on Tyrant’s shoulders and begun their journey…

Chapter 25: Danger Was Close

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After traveling for more than six hours on Tyrant, it was getting dark as stars lit up in the sky.

The journey was smooth-sailing. Lin Huang and fatty were not attacked by any people.

Perhaps Tyrant was the reason why. Pure Gold Desert was a Grade-1 wild zone and there would not be any monsters that were over iron-level.

Tyrant was an iron-level rank-3, it was a creature on top of the food chain and other predators would try their best to avoid it.

It was hot during the day and most of the predators would choose to hibernate or rest.

When the sun sets, the temperature would drop and they would go out to hunt. It would be a dumb move if Lin Huang was to travel at night.

With Tyrant, they had ample time to get to their destination so there was no need for them to travel at night.

After he recalled Tyrant, Lin Huang summoned his second Sand Monster.

Fatty saw that Lin Huang summoned another monster, he was stunned.

“Bro, how many monsters do you really have?”

“That’s a secret.” Lin Huang did not even turn around when he answered fatty while he built the tent.

“Why did you not buy a portable tent? It’s so troublesome to build it from scratch.” Fatty sat on a rock while watching Lin Huang build the tent.

“I’m poor, I can’t afford that.”

What Lin Huang said was the truth.

The portable tent that fatty mentioned was inspired by an armored piece of equipment. Its price was nothing less than an iron-level equipment.

A few days ago, Lin Huang could not afford that at all.

But it sounded ridiculous to fatty.

“I would believe you if you can’t afford to trade your Life Crystals to get to iron-level. But if you tell me you can’t even afford a portable tent, that’s nonsense! I must visit your house one day to see how poor you are. If you really can’t afford a portable tent, I would spend all I have to help you to get to iron-level!” Fatty thought Lin Huang was exaggerating so he promised him that.

For a normal person to get to iron-level, it would require more than 200 million credit points to activate all the gray columns in Life Wheel.

200 million credit points were a lot, that was the reason why most of the people in this world could not get to iron-level.

Lin Huang laughed when he heard what fatty said, “You don’t need to look at my house. When we’re done with the assessment, I’ll bring you to the Credit Bureau to show you my bank book. You’d definitely believe me by then.”

“What? You must be kidding. Are you really that poor?” Fatty panicked when he heard what Lin Huang said.

Lin Huang smiled without saying anything. Fatty got even more panicked when he saw Lin Huang smiling, “I was just messing with you just now, please don’t take it seriously.”

Lin Huang ignored him while he put all his attention on building the tent. When he was done, it was dark.

Lin Huang turned around and saw the fatty sat on the rock without bringing out his tent, “Where is your portable tent?”

“About that… It was blown away by the wind last night…” Fatty scratched his head and avoided eye contact with Lin Huang.

“Oh, then let’s prepare dinner.” Lin Huang seemed to ignore fatty who did not have a tent. He stretched his body and mumbled, “I’ll sleep after dinner, it had been a long day, I’m exhausted.”

“That wouldn’t be a problem for you but what about me?” Fatty looked at Lin Huang who just built the tent, he seemed troubled, “How about we share a tent tonight?”

“That’s not happening. Settle your problem yourself.” Lin Huang responded without even thinking.

“It’s usually cold at night. Look at my delicate body, if I was to sleep outside tonight, I would be frozen to death. Do you really want that to happen to me?” Fatty gave him puppy dog eyes.

“It wouldn’t be a problem. If you’re cold, you can cuddle with the Sand Monster.” Lin Huang gave him a creative suggestion.

“He has more fats than you do, that’s even sexier, just your cup of tea.”

“Then I’d rather die…” Fatty looked at Sand Monster while it gave him a smile. Fatty shook his head and rejected the suggestion.

“Don’t goof around, make dinner now!” Lin Huang changed the topic.

“I’ve lost my appetite, I can’t eat anymore. I’m not cooking.” Fatty turned his head around, he seemed to be throwing a tantrum.

“Cook first, I’ll think of something for you after dinner.”

“No! You give me the solution now or I’ll not cook tonight.” Fatty sat on the rock crossing his arms while waiting for Lin Huang to give him a solution.

“The solution is… I have a backup tent.” Lin Huang laughed.

“Are you messing with me?” Fatty was afraid that Lin Huang was not being serious.

Lin Huang did not say anything as he took out a tent pole from his storage.

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier!” Fatty yelled at him while laughing.

“Unlike some people, I did my planning properly and brought a backup tent.” Lin Huang said while he placed all the parts of the backup tent on the ground, “You fix it yourself after dinner, I’m going to sleep now.”

Fatty then quietly took out his tableware and started to prepare dinner.

After dinner, the sky was completely dark with stars. It looked like the ocean, sparkling above him.

The heat on the sand faded and the wind was chillier.

Lin Huang got the Sand Monster to watch over the night while he went into his tent.

Fatty was fixing the tent clumsily.

Half an hour later, fatty built a distorted tent and there were still parts on the floor.

He lost his tolerance and went into the incomplete tent anyway while he tried really hard to close the tent.

Due to the sandstorm the night before, he did not get a good rest. Soon he fell asleep.

Hearing fatty’s snore from not far away, Lin Huang smiled as he shook his head.

This fatty was such a naive guy, letting his guard down when he was with Lin Huang. He fell asleep immediately.

“This fella must be exhausted…”

As Lin Huang had a good rest last night, he was not sleepy even though he was tired.

Sleepiness only kicked in in the middle of the night.

As the night went on, the desert became colder.

Before dawn, there was a layer of frost on the ground.

Under two full purple moons, the desert was calm.

Suddenly, the Sand Monster who was sitting in front of the tent seemed to smell something.

It started to sniff its surrounding and looked to the direction where it identified the source of the smell.

Although it could not see clearly what it was because it was far away, it could see that something was approaching them at an alarming pace.

It stood up immediately and screamed into the tent.

“Ahh woo! Ahh woo! Ahh woo!”

Lin Huang managed to fall asleep for only two hours before hearing the Sand Monster’s scream outside. He sat up immediately.

He did not even remove his clothes and shoes as he was worried that there would be such incidents.

He opened the tent and looked, shocked when he looked at the direction the Sand Monster was pointing at.

He then walked to the fatty’s tent.

After several failed attempts to open his tent, he took out his sword from storage and cut the tent open.

He slapped the fatty on his face, “Wake up fatty, we’ll be dead if you continue sleeping!”

Chapter 26: The Terrifying Crows

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Fatty woke up after he was slapped. He abruptly sat up in bed and subconsciously covered his body with a quilt as he saw his fat upper body. He was alert and asked Lin Huang, “What are you doing?!”

“Just follow me! I don’t have time to explain to you now.” Lin Huang tossed off his quilt, and Fatty was seen to be wearing red boxers only.

“I need to put my clothes on. Please leave my room now.” Fatty immediately covered his chest.

“We’re dying, and you still care about putting on your clothes!” Lin Huang grabbed his arm and dragged him out of the tent.

Although Fatty was reluctant to leave, still, he followed Lin Huang and walked out of the tent since Lin Huang did not sound like he was joking.

He was startled as soon as he got out of the tent.

The sky far away from him was completely dark. Half of the blue sky had turned black, and it was expanding quickly as if it was stained with black ink. The entire sky was now separated into two distinct colors, which was dark blue and black.

“It’s the crows! We’re doomed…” Fatty’s face turned pale.

“Keep your big mouth shut and get up!” Lin Huang re-summoned his Tyrant and sat above him.

Tyrant pulled Fatty over and placed him on his shoulder. He glanced at the crows behind him and ran very quickly. This time, he was running at full speed, and his speed had exceeded 120 kilometers per hour.

Lin Huang was still fine as he sat stably, holding Tyrant’s beard tightly to prevent falls. On the other hand, Fatty did not sit properly from the beginning in addition to he was holding his clothes. He fell after Tyrant began running.

Lin Huang was taken aback as he saw him fall. Fortunately, Tyrant was able to hold him before he fell. However, Tyrant did not place him back to his shoulder but held Fatty in his arms instead and continued running.

His arms would swing way more than his shoulder when he started running madly. Fatty felt like he was on a roller coaster that was at least ten times faster. After a short while, he started to feel dizzy and eventually fainted.

Lin Huang who was initially laughing at Fatty did not feel well then. Tyrant ran madly at full speed, and he swung at least one time faster. He felt like something moving across his stomach. Consequently, he vomited as he could not bear the feeling of uneasiness any longer.

Tyrant’s speed had exceeded 120 kilometers per hour. However, the distance between Lin Huang and the crows did grow further. Instead, they were getting closer to each other.

These monsters were the undead. They were spirits without solid bodies and usually hunt spirits of the creatures. They flew in the sky, floated like clouds, but their speed was not slow at all.

The crows were small and weak. Their abilities were merely at the iron-level. Since they were souls without bodies, they could easily be destroyed. Therefore, through prolonged evolution, they had found a way around this which was to hunt for prey in groups. When a large group of crows appeared, even the gold-rank hunters had to avoid them. They resembled ants that were weak alone but thousands of them could even threaten an elephant. This explained why the crows were so strong and powerful.

There was a course called the Fundamental of Monster Guide offered by the Hunter Reserve College. A detailed explanation of the crows was provided. Lin Huang remembered there was a paragraph stated this, “One must avoid any location where corpses without injuries can be found. It can either be in the desert or forests and is a remote and inaccessible place. This was usually a sign where flocks of crows would appear. They would only hunt for souls and would not harm their bodies.”

Lin Huang was sitting on Tyrant’s shoulder but he looked back at the crows from time to time, estimating the distance between them. As time passed, they grew closer to each other, and Lin Huang’s face turned pale.

He quickly pondered on these thoughts, “These crows were creatures with no physical form. There’s nowhere we could hide as they could directly pass through any objects including ground and mountains. Therefore, finding a place to hide would not work…”

“The Life Power was capable of threatening the crows. However, even the gold-rank hunters would not trigger them as their efforts to kill would be in vain. I had not mastered the Life Power yet, and Fatty’s ability was merely iron-level. Despite having specific skills to stop spirits or supernatural powers, it would be rendered useless as he was too weak.”

“Based on the distance between us, it was estimated that within half an hour they would be ahead of us. The only choice we had now was to ask for help from the examiner. If we had the examiner’s Dimensional Relic, we definitely could survive…” Lin Huang thought of it repeatedly, and this was the only way he could figure out. However, he hesitated.

Pressing on the help button and they would be disqualified from the assessment. This was the rule mentioned by the main examiner in the first place. Even if they had reasonable reasons to request for help, but rules were rules.

Lin Huang would usually not struggle like this, and he would give up the assessment without hesitation since if he were disqualified as a candidate, there would be a second chance for the assessment.

However, the reason he applied to become a Reserve Hunter was to fulfill the requirement of the mission related to the Goldfinger. Punishment for failing this mission was quite harsh. It stated that if Lin Huang could not complete the mission within a month, he would lose his Goldfinger and the items rewarded during the activation of Goldfinger.

This indicated that he would not only lose his Goldfinger, Xiao Hei but also the Monster Cards, Skill Cards as well as the Life Light gained from the kills. He would return to the condition he was in before his travels or probably even worse.

Lin Huang was upset. He was not sure if he could still look for another foothold to apply for the assessment and complete the assessment within the limited time if he were disqualified this round. He was so confident that he could pass the assessment, so he did not survey about the information of the assessment at another foothold. He had no access to the internet now to check these details.

This gave Lin Huang a headache as he looked at Tyrant’s right hand which held the fainted Fatt. If Fatty did not faint, he would convince him to give up the assessment and in turn, compensate him with a few types of equipment. Unfortunately, Fatty had fainted, and his emergency communicator was at the locker, irretrievable at the moment.

After struggling for a long time, he looked at the crows behind him and realized they were getting nearer and nearer. Lin Huang finally decided and thought, “It was of the utmost importance to survive under such circumstances! I will think about the mission later.”

He had finally made up his mind and took out his emergency communicator. He then pressed the help button.

Chapter 27: Escape From Danger

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

The destination of the assessment was foothold No.7D121. It was around 800 kilometers away from Lin Huang.

In the imperial suite of a grand hotel, a woman was sound asleep in the spacious master bedroom.

She was wearing a loose, white silk pajamas that covered her body only until her hip and exposed her long, slender legs. When the moonlight shone on it, ravishing colors were seen reflected, shimmering on the surface.

All of a sudden, the woman’s Emperor’s Heart Ring on her left index finger vibrated and a sound akin to a siren filled the atmosphere. She groaned modestly as she woke up to sit on the edge of her bed.

She fluffed her hair and in an annoying tone said, “It’s so late now and my sleep is disturbed!”

Yi Yeyu was one of those who got irritated easily if they were sleep-deprived. She pressed the connect button on the communicator. She looked ferocious even with a straight face. She said, “Let’s see who dares disturb me at this hour while I’m sleeping!”

A three-dimensional map was suddenly projected from the ring. It was a complete map that showed the regions of assessment. A red, bright dot on the map constantly blinked while sounds of siren continued to echo her bedroom.

This red dot was obviously the cry for help sent by Lin Huang.

“What the hell is this person doing? He did not stay there to be rescued after sending out a signal for help but ran so quickly!” Yi Yeyu was angry as her eyes tried to catch the flickering red dot that was constantly moving and changing its position on the map. After a while, her facial expression slightly changed. She noticed that it was strange and thought, “There’s something wrong with the speed. Even those on bronze-level could not travel at such speeds in the desert.”

Yi Yeyu spent some time and changed her clothes into a black suit. She was pissed and calculated the speed of motion of the red dot. She relocated the coordinates for delivering and summoned the relic.

A green wooden door with the height of about two meters appeared abruptly in the hotel room. Yi Yeyu pushed the door and strode out of the room.

Yi Yeyu then appeared in the assessment area through the green wooden door. She then crossed her hands in front of her chest. She looked toward the direction where the red dot appeared, unhappy.

As the red dot got closer to her, she smiled coldly as she wanted to teach him a lesson. However, her face suddenly changed.

She looked at the sky; it was covered by a dark shadow. The huge shadow was moving rapidly towards her. Her vision was clear, she was able to see a huge flock of crows.

She recalled the terrifying speed of the red dot that appeared on the map and suddenly understood what was happening. She could not help but laugh and thought, “Who was the unfortunate, poor soul who got chased by the crows? It was not easy to survive this mishap…”

After a short while, she saw something was running madly, stirring up the sandy dust. She identified a gigantic Sand Monster running insanely.

“A Sand Monster?” The crows would probably be ahead of it very soon. Where’s the fellow who requested for help? Could it be that he’s just behind the Sand Monster?” Yi Yeyu then looked behind the Sand Monster but saw nothing because the skies were dusty.

At this moment, she heard a sound coming from far away, “Dear examiner, please help us to get out of this place!”

It was then that Yi Yeyu realized a young man sitting on the shoulder of the Sand Monster, waving at her.

Lin Huang did not notice Yi Yeyu at the first instance. It was only when he saw the green wooden door that he noticed her standing beside it.

“How could this fellow be the Imperial Censor?!” Yi Yeyu was surprised. She could remember this young man who almost missed the deadline for his application as he was the only candidate that was not an iron-level.

The crows were now so close to Lin Huang, they were not even a kilometer apart. It was visible to the naked eye that the distance between them reduced as time passed.

He kept looking back and asked Tyrant to run faster.

Tyrant ran recklessly toward Yi Yeyu. He knew how scary the crows were.

Yi Yeyu felt a sense of urgency. She then quickly wove arcane symbols with both of her hands. The gold Life Power formed a strange insignia in the space in front of her. The insignia formed a shape after it was complete and was automatically imprinted on the green wooden door.

The green wooden door which was initially around two meters tall expanded rapidly to about 10 meters within about two seconds.

“Escape through the door!” Lin Huang commanded once the expansion was done.

The distance between him and the crows was less than 300 meters now. Everyone including the examiner would die if Tyrant stopped for a second or two.

This was an urgent matter and Yi Yeyu knew it. Otherwise, she would not have expended her Life Power to trigger the change in form of the door.

Tyrant did not stop at all. The moment right before he reached the door, he took a big leap and jumped over the door. The crows were surrounding them but Yi Yeyu did not bother to look back at the crows. She followed after Tyrant and leaped through the door.

Just when the crows were about to catch up to them, the green wooden door closed abruptly. They disappeared from the desert as if they had never appeared before. At the same time, a black torrent swept through the region, filling every nook and cranny with gloom as countless crows began to converge.

…

Yi Yeyu’s bedroom was a mess. There was a big hole which penetrated through a few rooms on the ceiling of her room when Tyrant advanced to the hotel through the green wooden door. It was already too late when Lin Huang reacted to recall Tyrant.

Yi Yeyu was upset, she took a seat on her bed while Fatty was lying on the ground, in a state of unconsciousness.

“Your name is Lin Huang?” Yi Yeyu could remember his name as she was the one who did the registration for him when he applied for the assessment. “Tell me the whole course of this incident.”

Lin Huang was slightly relieved to hear that she was at least interested to hear his side of the story. He was worried about having to compensate for the damages and loss of the hotel. He then calmed himself down and said, “Yesterday when Fatty and I were sleeping at around two o’clock in the morning, the night watcher woke me up. After I got out of the tent, I discovered the crows. I woke Fatty up at once. We sat on the Sand Monster’s shoulder and fled. After running for some time, we then realized that we could not get rid of them. I had no choice but to request for help.”

In turn, Yi Yeyu frowned and said, “It was approximately half an hour ago when you sent out the distress signal. Weren’t the crows already chasing you at the time?”

“Yes, otherwise, I would not have pressed the help button.” Lin Huang looked puzzled.

“Tyrant was capable of escaping for half an hour, yet the crows did not overtake him? This speed could not be easily achieved by iron-level Sand Monsters. Was it a mutated Sand Monster?” Earlier in the desert, Yi Yeyu could vaguely sense that Tyrant exuded a strange aura. After listening to Lin Huang, she was sure about it.

Mutated monsters were rare. Once they became mutants, their attributes would be significantly altered. They could produce new skills, and their skills could be further enhanced.

Indeed, Tyrant did not use any Advance Cards to become a mutant. He was born like that. He had a green-crystal card when Lin Huang found him. Lin Huang had no intention to hide it from Yi Yeyu so that he might be allowed for the assessment once he reveals its strength.

“Yes, it’s a mutated monster.” Lin Huang said underneath his breath.

“Alright, I know now.” There was no expression on Yi Yeyu’s face. “Regarding the crow incident, I’ll report to the person in charge. This issue will probably be settled before daybreak. I’ll then send both of you back to continue with your assessment.”

“You’re saying that I’m not disqualified from the assessment?” Lin Huang’s tone lightened.

“Do you prefer to be disqualified from the exam?” Yi Yeyu said over her shoulder as she walked away from Lin Huang.

“No, I never wanted to press the help button. Something was wrong with the emergency communicator, and it had nothing to do with me.” Lin Huang said shamelessly, waving his hand.

“We only have a few Imperial Censors. An Imperial Censor is always welcome to join the Hunter Association. An Imperial Censor like you who possess the exceptional ability to summon mutants would be qualified to be recruited. However, I’ve used up three of my quota for special recruitments this month. The only thing you can do now is to pass the assessment and become a Reserve Hunter yourself.” Yi Yeyu explained in detail. “If you fail the assessment, you’ll have to wait until next month to be recruited through the special recruitment. By the end of the month, you can register yourself at foothold 7C87.”

Lin Huang never thought for a second that he could get valuable benefits from the identity of an imperial censor. Overall, he was happy to not be disqualified after all.

The good news only lasted 3 seconds before he was bombarded with the inevitable bad news.

“I’ll pay the damages and loss of the hotel for you. Repay the money back to me when you have it.” Yi Yeyu added.

“The hotel damage costs…”

“Alright. You can now leave my room along with Fatty. We’ll meet in the hotel’s lobby at nine o’clock tomorrow morning. The crow’s incident should be settled by then, and I’ll send both of you back to continue your assessment.”

Lin Huang carried Fatty on his back as he struggled to walk out of her room.

As soon as the door closed, Yi Yeyu thought with a grin, “I guess I’m too lucky. I’ve recruited an Imperial Censor with the ability to summon mutated monsters. Let’s see who dare say that the newbie I’ve recruited is weak!”

However, she did not know that the comments they always had about Lin Huang were that he was extremely weak!

Chapter 28: Chemistry

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

It was eight o’clock in the morning. Lin Huang was awake from his sleep.

He was escaping from danger throughout the night and he was very exhausted. However, he did not sleep well in the hotel. He felt insecure as he had nightmares about crows in the sky.

Fatty never woke up but was still snoring loudly. Lin Huang originally requested a room with twin beds but because he could not stand the snoring, he requested to be switched to another room of his own.

He woke Fatty up and roughly told him what happened last night when they were having their breakfast.

At nine o’clock sharp, Yi Yeyu came dressed in a purple ladies suit, wearing a pair of black stilettos that were 20 centimeters high.

Her appearance caught many people’s attention. To the men, she was attractive.

“Have you settled the crows?” Lin Huang could not help but ask as he saw Yi Yeyu walking towards him.

“Yes, I have. I informed the Association last night after you left. According to the Association, they sent a transcendant hunter to kill the crows in less than one minute.” Yi Yeyu said proudly.

“That person killed such a huge group of crows within a minute?!” Lin Huang could not believe it. Until now, he had no idea what the strongest man in the could do. From what he heard, the transcendants had abilities beyond the existing human’s abilities.

“You can hardly imagine how powerful a transcendant hunter is. Don’t aim too high. What you should do now is to think of how you can pass the assessment and upgrade to iron-level.” She then added, “You should also think of how you can return me my money…”

As he heard the last sentence, Lin Huang kept quiet so that she would not be reminded about this too often.

“The crows have been killed, and the area where the exam takes place should be safe now. Follow me, and I’ll send you back to where you were yesterday to proceed with the assessment.” Yi Yeyu said and pointed both of them to her room.

When they were in front of the door, Lin Huang took a glance at the room’s number. He had a strange expression and asked, “Didn’t you change your room?”

“The boss of the hotel did not allow me to change. He was afraid that I might cause more damage to his room ” Yi Yeyu answered.

Three of them entered the room. Fatty looked at the large hole in the ceiling and said, “Damn! Sister, what have you done here and why did you blow up the ceiling!”

“You have to ask him about this.” Yi Yeyu pointed at Lin Huang.

Lin Huang looked uncomfortable yet apologetic.

“How could it be? Last night both of you were together in the room?” Fatty immediately grasped the meaning of their conversation and smiled wryly. “Is there chemistry between the both of you?”

“This is bullshit. You were here last night.” Lin Huang knew that Fatty was trying to insinuate something dirty.

“I was here too?! Did you do something to me that I was not aware of? I’m still a virgin!”

“Shut up!” Lin Huang and Yi Yeyu shouted unanimously.

“Both of you may leave now if you don’t have anything else to ask.” Yi Yeyu asked, looking at both of them and they shook their heads.

Yi Yeyu summoned the big wooden door and pushed against it.

Lin Huang and Fatty strode out the door.

The other side of the big wooden door was the location Tyrant entered the door to escape at midnight.

“Where is this place?” Fatty looked lost because when they were escaping from the crows at midnight, he fainted. He was clueless as to what had taken place.

Lin Huang looked around him. However, nothing was familiar to him. Tyrant carried both of them and ran very quickly at midnight. Lin Huang was not aware of the surrounding at all as he was busy estimating the distance between them and the crows. He somehow made a quick guess and said, “The crows were coming from the south region yesterday, and we escaped for half an hour towards the north. We should be now around 60 kilometers away from our tent.”

“Then where should we go now? Should we proceed towards the north?” asked Fatty.

“Let’s get back our tent first. Otherwise, we won’t have a place to sleep tonight.” Lin Huang wisely remarked.

“Alright. Thanks to Tyrant’s speed, we would only need to spend half an hour to go back. If we had to walk, it would take at least half a day to reach.” Fatty reasoned.

They summoned Tyrant, and both of them sat on his shoulder once again. They then departed.

After half an hour, Tyrant brought them back to the station where they set up camp yesterday.

Fatty’s tent was more eye-catching. It was not because of its color, but because of its funky shape.

Thank God the tent was still in good shape.

The crows only hunt for souls and were not interested in inanimate objects.

“You made such a long cut on my tent, can I still use it?” Fatty asked, visibly displeased.

“Where else will you sleep tonight?” Lin Huang did not want to share a tent with Fatty and began folding his tent.

Fatty knew that Lin Huang did not want to stay in the same tent with him. He was forced to take down his tent, and he mumbled, “I should have woken up earlier just now to buy a new tent before meeting the lady…”

“What have you done with her? Why can’t you tell me? Why did the room become like that? Also, why did she say you owed her money?” Fatty asked in one breath.

Lin Huang did not bother to answer him and continued folding his tent. He was not in a good mood because he was in debt for no reason. He thought in his heart that he would never summon Tyrant in the hotel ever again.

“Eh, say something!” Fatty threw a screw at him to break the silence.

“Don’t you have anything better to do?” Lin Huang asked impatiently.

After a while, Fatty threw another screw at him, “You look upset. Did you lose your virginity to her?”

“Don’t bother me. Do your own thing!” Lin Huang was beginning to get annoyed.

After a moment of silence, he started talking again, “I somehow feel that Yi Yeyu’s attitude toward you was sort of weird…”

“You’re thinking too much.” Still, Lin Huang’s back faced Fatty.

Fatty found Lin Huang’s reaction uninteresting. He then focused on taking down his tent.

Lin Huang felt a wave a peace and he was thankful for that…

Chapter 29: Monster from the Sandy Bottom

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

After folding their tents, both of them sat on Tyrant’s shoulder and headed toward the east.

They were attacked by several monsters while on their journey to the east. Thankfully, Tyrant’s powerful abilities killed those monsters in an instant so there was no delay in their journey.

Monsters would usually avoid Tyrant by hiding.

This time around, in only a matter of few hours; they were attacked by four monsters. These monsters were much weaker than Tyrant and because of that, all the monsters perished.

Logically, the monsters would never place themselves in danger because monsters are equipped with instinctive responses to avoid danger. It was indeed unusual to see them charging at the face of death, Tyrant.

At one o’clock in the afternoon, the desert temperature peaked.

Lin Huang and Fatty found an abandoned house where they stopped so that Tyrant could rest.

This house was used as a supply depot and utilized by the Hunter Association. Tyrant moved towards the supply depot.

By the looks of the house’s structure, it must have existed for a long time. The supply depot was not specifically built for the assessment.

The Hunter Association would always build all types of supply depots for passerby’s convenience.

“Looking at the weathered house, this supply depot must have been around for at least 30 years. It doesn’t look abandoned,” said Fatty.

“Even if it was an abandoned supply depot, there’s a high probability it of being utilized as a part of the assessment since it’s on the way to our final destination. The strategic location of the supply depot caused the weak to be eliminated and those who managed to reach the supply depot would’ve already passed the assessment by completing the first half of the journey.” Lin Huang was 80% sure that there would be supplies in it. “Let’s go in and have a look.”

Indeed, it was a storehouse with barrels of water and some high energy snacks.

Fatty was happy and quickly walked towards the food. He took a packet of food and began to eat.

Lin Huang took a barrel of water from the storage space and walked toward Fatty asking, “Are you hungry?”

“Yes, and this brand of the potato chips are my favorite.” Fatty sucked his thumb in a gesture to disgust Lin Huang.

“If you’re hungry, you can cook up a meal but you can only eat one packet. You know the rules right.” Lin Huang referred to the unwritten rule which every hunter should know – items from the supply depot should be taken in moderation.

The items provided by supply depot were actually for the needy. Sometimes, a glass of water or even leftover food could be a lifesaver. Therefore, those who could do without the water and food should not be greedy.

Fatty was nonetheless shameless, he couldn’t care less about these unspoken rules. After finishing that initial pack of chips, he took another packet and kept it in his storage space. He then took another barrel of water and walked out of the house.

Lin Huang was drinking some water as he sat in the shaded corridor. He reminded Fatty, “Before you cook, make sure your hands are clean!”

In all honesty, Fatty cooked very well. The only complaint Lin Huang had was that he had poor personal hygiene.

Fatty grilled some meat and after he was done, both of them sat at the shaded corridor, eating.

“I brought some Pilsner over. I thought I could enjoy some drinks during the journey. Unfortunately, it was confiscated before the assessment even started.” Fatty grumbled.

“It’s an assessment. Did you think that you were here for a holiday?” Lin Huang was sarcastic.

“It’s a must to have some alcohol at a barbecue. Plain water at a barbeque is just not right” Fatty responded, so sure of himself.

Lin Huang agreed that it was indeed weird to drink plain water at a barbecue.

“Alright, stop grumbling. We have to continue with our journey after having our meals. We must try our best to reach the foot of the Snowy Mountains before dark.” Lin Huang said as he thought about the schedule he planned for the journey. Based on the speed of Tyrant, he estimated the remaining journey to be seven hours.

Fatty cleaned the cooking utensils and both of them resumed their journey.

Tyrant ran under the scorching sun. However, the sand reflected a golden gleam. Lin Huang and Fatty wore sunglasses and they looked like they were on vacation.

After a short while, Lin Huang felt something stirring up from beneath the sand. He took off his sunglasses for a better view and stared at the sand but there was nothing there.

Lin Huang seemed confused. He then pointed at the direction of the sand and shouted, “Hey, did you see something move underneath the sand just now?”

“No, I didn’t. It is not windy now and so it will be easy to notice if anything moved either on or under the desert sand.” Fatty replied while waving his hand.

The sand began to roll again and this time, in the direction of the Sand Monster.

“There’s something there!” Lin Huang yelled. The Sand Monster smelled something strange and started to be uncomfortable.

Lin Huang was more sensitive to Tyrant and he noticed its unusual reaction. This indicated that something frightening was about to happen. Lin Huang prepared for the worst as he held Tyrant’s beard tightly with one hand and in his other hand, he took out his GrayEagle17.

“Tyrant, stop!” Lin Huang commanded because he noticed that the unknown object was moving way faster than Tyrant. They would not escape in time. They waited instead for the unknown creature to charge at them.

“Fatty, get ready. It may not be an easy feat this time.” Lin Huang shouted.

Tyrant stopped. Lin Huang could feel his heart pounding.

He aimed at the sand with his GrayEagle17 and in a split second, pulled the trigger.

They did not have with them many explosive shells so Lin Huang used bullets specially made for GrayEagle17.

However, the bullets had no impact. It did nothing to the creature because the unknown object kept moving forward and when the shot was fired, a sharp metal plate sound rang instead of a painful groan.

The GrayEagle17 was not unfamiliar to Fatty. His face turned pale as he witnessed the bullets deflecting into various directions.

Tyrant roared profusely…

Chapter 30: The Undead Worm

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After Tyrant stopped running, the sands rolled to him in just a few breaths.

A strong sandstorm stirred up the sand and dust and the monster from beneath attempted to kill Tyrant.

Tyrant bounced on the ground and retreated about 10 meters away, dodging the attack.

Lin Huang and the rest of them could see the unknown object now. It was a gigantic creature that looked like a python. It had blood red scales and scales on its body its body that was around 20 meters long. It was a lot taller than Tyrant when it erected its body upright.

There was merely a mouth on its head. It did not even have eyes! Looking at Tyrant, it opened its mouth slightly. It was visible to Lin Huang and the rest of them that there were many sharp teeth that resembled barbs wriggling in its mouth.

Both of their facial expression changed when they saw the monster’s features.

“What should we do?! This is an Undead Worm!” Fatty cried.

The Undead Worm was identified as a type of demon. They were the scariest predators on the desert. They were rare and the worst part is that they do not have natural enemies here. They preyed on all the creatures in the desert.

All demons are vicious when they hunt for food; an Undead Worm was no different.

Once the prey was in its mouth, the barbs inside its mouth would wriggle, crushing and slicing the victim. It resembled a meat grinder.

It was a known myth that they had a smaller mouth inside their big mouth. It would pierce the ground to the creature’s skull and absorb its brain.

The Undead Worm in front of them was around 20 meters long. Similar to Tyrant, they were on iron-level. However, these monsters were the Sand Monster’s enemy. It would have a much higher probability of defeating Tyrant.

This was also the monster that Lin Huang wished not to encounter the most. However, he was forced to conquer his fears now.

“We can’t escape this anymore, just f*ck it!” Lin Huang knew exactly what the situation was now. He shouted back at Fatty, but his gaze never left the Undead Worm.

The Undead Worm erected upright but it had not launched an attack. It kept its huge mouth open, looking like a freak that was sizing up Lin Huang and the rest of them. It was how predators looked down on their prey.

The Sand Monster obeyed Lin Huang’s command to not be reckless.

Lin Huang and Fatty did not react; they were stunned.

Looking at the Undead Worm that had yet to trigger an attack, Lin Huang made a guess and asked, “Could it be that this monster only attacks moving objects?”

“You asked the wrong person. I have not mastered the monster guide. I was able to recognize this monster because I’ve seen it before on the news.” Fatty swallowed a mouthful of saliva and continued, “The news was about a Reserve Hunter team that encountered the Undead Worm in the desert. A team of five were killed by this monster in less than 10 minutes. When the rescue team for the monster hunters arrived, the Undead Worm had bitten off the top half of the last Reserve Hunter.”

“You don’t need to tell me the content of the news…”

Their conversation lasted for a while and the Undead Worm was still ignorant to their existence.

“Why is it still moving now? Did we encounter a fake Undead Worm instead?” Fatty asked, hoping that the answer to that was positive.

“Is there anything in your storage that you’re not going to use?”

“Let me see.” Fatty knew what Lin Huang was thinking.

At that moment, the Undead Worm moved and pounced on Fatty.

“Damn! It’s coming at me!” Fatty shouted, his voice shaky.

Tyrant’s body was short and he used that advantage to roll away, avoiding the kill. Fatty was not aware of his surroundings and was caught in between the heated battle. He was flung across the air and fell beside the Undead Worm, about 2 meters from each other.

It seemed like he felt a stir around, the Undead Worm’s mouth immediately turned to Fatty’s position and slowly walked towards him.

Its mouth was getting closer to him, his heart felt like protruding out of his body. His mind repeatedly told him to run, but his conscious warned him to stand his ground because if he ran, he would most certainly die.

“Fatty, don’t move. I’ll distract the Undead Worm!” Lin Huang said, looking at the Undead Worm’s mouth gradually moving toward Fatty. They were less than three meters apart. Lin Huang knew that Fatty would be killed if he did not move to distract it.

“Tyrant, run!” Lin Huang ordered.

As Tyrant heard this, he made off and ran away from the Undead Worm like an arrow leaving the bow.

The Undead Worm immediately turned his head back as it noticed Tyrant was trying to escape from it. It seemed like it was targeting Tyrant’s direction. He then chased after him at a faster speed.

Fatty was relieved when he saw the Undead Worm changing its target. There was a moment where he actually thought that he would die.

His legs trembled as he sat on the surface of the sand. Fatty then realized that he was sweating and his body was all wet. It was not because of the hot weather, but it was due to anxiety and fear.

He rested for a while but hesitated. He then stood up and ran in the direction of Tyrant and the Undead Worm. He mumbled as he ran, “Lin Huang, please don’t die! If you sacrifice your life to save me, there’s no way for me to return the favor to you in my entire life…”

On the golden sand, the giant Sand Monster did not stop running, and a trail of sand could be seen behind him as they got closer to each other. Just when the Undead Worm wriggled through the sand and was about to pounce on the Sand Monster, it disappeared from the ground.

At the dunes far away from them, Lin Huang smiled. He had another green monster card with him right now.

A few minutes ago, before the Undead Worm was able to catch up with Tyrant, he left Lin Huang at the dunes nearby. He then left Tyrant to distract the Undead Worm while he observed the distance between them at the dunes.

When the Undead Worm tried catching up to Tyrant, Lin Huang turned Tyrant back into a monster card which ruined the Undead Worm’s plan. It stood still and kept looking around for Tyrant.

Lin Huang crashed the green monster card and re-summoned Tyrant. He then said, “Let’s go. We’ve to go back and look for Fatty!”

Chapter 31: White Little Monster

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He sat back on Tyrant’s shoulder and they retreated. Lin Huang noticed that Fatty was missing.

“What the hell is Fatty doing? Please don’t tell me that he was looking for me.”

The footprints on the ground were covered by sand. It was almost impossible to trace where Fatty had disappeared to. Lin Huang turned his head toward the direction of the Undead Worm.

Lin Huang recalled the Sand Monster when they reached the sand dunes. He then climbed to the dune’s crest with his head jutting outward, looking in the direction of the Undead Worm but it was no longer there and Fatty was nowhere in sight too.

“The Undead Worm disappeared…” Lin Huang frowned. He did not know what happened. “It would be impossible for Fatty to reach here in 10 minutes. Perhaps he escaped somewhere else.”

Lin Huang summoned Tyrant again and they looked around. However, he still could not find Fatty and eventually, he gave up.

Tyrant and Lin Huang ran towards the north. Lin Huang was heavy-hearted, worried that Fatty might have died and his body may never be found.

In the following hours, they encountered a few monsters during their journey to the north. However, Tyrant was able to defeat all of them and they finally arrived at the foot of the Snowy Mountains before sunset.

Lin Huang set his tent up and proceeded to sit quietly on the sandy ground. He leaned against a large rock and took out some dried meat to eat from his storage space.

Fatty cooked the smoked meat during the barbecue they had a couple of nights before and insisted that Lin Huang took some with him for the journey since it would be inconvenient to cook near the iceberg once they began their climb.

Lin Huang then ate the dried meat and drank plain water for dinner. At night, the sky turned dark.

The sky was full of stars. Suddenly, Lin Huang saw meteors shooting across the sky. He thought of a common saying, “Everyone has a star that represents their life. When it falls, they die. They’ll become a meteor and shine one last time.”

“Fatty, if you’re no longer with us, when I’m stronger, I’ll take my revenge on all the monsters in this desert for killing you.” As soon as Lin Huang finished his sentence, he poured libations of plain water from the jug on the ground in front of him. “Let’s drink plain water first. I’ll buy you some liquor after the assessment ends.”

Lin Huang then took a look at the sky and saw another meteor passing through the sky. As the meteor faded into the clouds, Lin Huang summoned Tyrant to keep watch beside his tent. Finally, he entered the tent to go to bed.

“I need a good rest tonight to energize myself. I’ll start my climb tomorrow morning.” Lin Huang slept without taking off his clothes and shoes.

It was a peaceful night.

When Lin Huang woke up, it was only seven o’clock in the morning. He washed up and prepared himself for the journey ahead of him.

At the foot of the Snowy Mountains, the slopes were gentle. It was not covered in a thick layer of snow. Tyrant carried Lin Huang and this allowed him to conserve his physical strength.

“Don’t worry, take your time.”

Tyrant’s body size was not suitable for climbing mountains. Lin Huang could only take a ride on flat terrains. When the hill got steeper with regions that were covered by snow, Tyrant’s weight caused the mountain to crack.

Tyrant carried Lin Huang and walked for less than an hour before reaching a height of 3000 meters above sea level. If they climbed any further upwards, they would reach the regions covered in snow.

Lin Hung then summoned Bai and Tyrant was recalled.

Bai had silver hair. It had been waiting patiently for instructions.

“Let’s climb together. When I get stuck, help me a little through the hard parts.” Lin Huang knew that climbing the Snowy Mountains was the toughest task in this assessment.

The Snowy Mountains were elevated 6,000 meters above sea level at its lowest point. At the mountain peak, it was 12,000 meters above sea level.

The route set by the Hunter Association was one that led to one of the main peaks of the Snowy Mountain. It was around 8,000 meters above sea level.

Lin Huang had never climbed the Snowy Mountains before. This was a huge challenge for him and to make it worse, he was the only candidate that had not achieved iron-level. Whichever it was, either physical capabilities or stamina, he was definitely weaker than the rest of the candidates.

If he had not acquired the Robust passive skill that allowed a two-time increment in his physique, Lin Huang would absolutely have no confidence to pass this stage.

Lin Huang was considering transforming Bai by wrapping its Blood Power around him so it could pull him up. In the end, he reasoned with himself that perhaps the challenge might be good for him.

Upon receiving Lin Huang’s instruction, Bai nodded its head. Bai turned its body and headed toward the rock wall that was covered by snow and used its bare hands to climb it. At the start of the journey, it seemed doable as it was only a height of just two meters. Lin Huang put on his gloves and followed behind Bai.

Bai was a quick climber but Lin Huang was not and so, Bai had to constantly wait for Lin Huang every two meters. Lin Huang thought that it was easier to climb behind Bai as he would leave movement trails on its pathway for Lin Huang to follow. Both of them were almost similar body size so anywhere Bai could climb to, Lin Huang could do so as well.

In the afternoon, Lin Huang and Bai only managed to climb around 600 meters before stopping.

If it were a distance on flat land, they would have reached their location in less than 10 minutes with a consistent walking speed but unfortunately, both of them spent more than five hours to reach this height.

Lin Huang was exhausted and suggested, “Let’s find a resting place to energize ourselves.”

Bai nodded its head and quickly transformed. Its Blood-powered wings were transformed into blades, cutting through the rock walls as it grazed the surface. It cut out rocks that were two meters long and two meters wide. The blood-powered blades continued to pierce through and in the process, it dug out a rock wall with a layer of ice on it before both of them slid into the hole.

The hold was deep, its depth around 10 meters.

The wind outside the hole howled and grew louder. Fortunately, it was still warm inside the hole.

Lin Huang leaned against the wall and sat down. He then ate the dried meat for lunch once again.

He was about to share with Bai but then remembered that it only drank blood.

He ate another fist-sized piece of dried meat and drank some water. After getting enough rest, he gave Bai a signal, waving to it that it was time for the both of them to set off again.

Bai led the way and together, they climbed 700 meters within five hours. This time, they had arrived at a safer place compared to the first phase of their climbing journey.

He looked at the sky. Even though the sun had not set yet, Lin Huang refused to continue the journey. They set up camp on the mountain, preparing for a good rest so they were able to continue their journey early the next morning.

He was now at around 4800 meters above sea level.

After the tents were set up, he started a fire to cook dinner.

The sky got darker and the flames were burning bright. Lin Huang could not help but miss Fatty’s cooking skills as he smelled the smell of raw meat.

There was soup boiling in the pot. After a few hours, a meaty fragrance filled their surroundings and that was the signal for Lin Huang to have dinner.

He used a ladle to scoop the meat from the pot and onto his plate. After a few bites of the juicy meat, Bai moved abruptly and returned with a furry, little white monster in its palm…

Chapter 32: Snow Giant

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The little white monster was as small as a basketball and its body looked like a fuzzy ball. It had a pair of bright, black eyes and a huge mouth that took up almost half of its face. That was all there was to its body.

Lin Huang could recognize that it was a Snowball Monster.

The Snowball Monster was a mutated species. To most humans, it was harmless. Though they had sharp teeth, they were cowards. They would prefer to flee when faced with creatures bigger than they were. They hated fights.

They looked cute and many girls loved them. People then took advantage of its adorable traits and turned it into a business opportunity. The price of a Snowball Monster was even higher than bronze-level firearms. They were kept as ornamental pets or sold to rich ladies as companions wherever they traveled. Slowly, this became a trend.

They were omnivores but were not choosy with their meals. Therefore, it was rather easy to keep a Snowball Monster fed. They were a rare species that oftentimes hid in cold places.

Lin Huang took a thorough look at it. It must have been attracted by the fragrance of the meat. Even as Bai held onto the Snow Monster, it did not seem to move or struggle to escape. It was staring at the pot of soup for a long time and eventually, its tongue began to show! It was such a glutton.

Lin Huang tempted it by waving a piece of meat it in front of it.

Its eyes immediately lit up and its gaze was locked onto that slab of meat in front of him, following the movement of Lin Huang’s arm that was swinging the meat.

After a short while, it noticed that Lin Huang did not put the meat into its mouth. It attempted to snatch the food but Bai was quick to hold on to it tighter.

Knowing that its efforts to break free were in vain, it raised its head and looked at Lin Huang with pain in its eyes as Lin Huang chewed on the meat.

“No wonder the girls would like them, they give pitiful looks to seek for attention and sympathy.” Lin Huang was taken aback at the Snowball Monster’s sad expression.

He then fed the Snowball Monster some meat. It gobbled up the meat within seconds. It then went back to showing him a sad look.

This time, Lin Huang did not entertain it and continued eating his dinner.

After a long time of staring at him, the Snowball Monster began to cry when it realized it was being ignored.

“You’re a good actor.” Lin Huang chuckled, continued ignoring the monster.

The Snowball Monster started its acting with only a few tears but the moment it realized that Lin Huang could not care less, it began sobbing to catch Lin Huang’s attention.

“This fellow is so dramatic…” Lin Huang said, not turning to even look at the monster.

Lin Huang ladled out the leftovers into a bowl and placed it on the floor. He then grabbed the monster from Bai and sat it down beside that bowl.

Without wasting time, the Snowball Monster tilted the bowl upwards and swallowed the leftovers. It then licked its lips and raised its head at Lin Huang.

“You won’t get anything by staring at me. There’s no more food left.” Lin Huang said, shaking his palm.

The Snowball Monster knew that the food had finished. It then hugged Lin Huang’s leg and rubbed its head against his pants. It looked like an expression of gratitude.

Lin Huang lifted it up and reciprocated, “It feels like a stuffed plush toy. It feels even better to touch because of its warmth.”

The Snowball Monster seemed to enjoy it as Lin Huang saw it smiling with its eyes shut.

“You’re enjoying the good life…” Lin Huang said as he shook his head and laughed.

As the skies became darker, Lin Huang signaled that he wanted to sleep by pulling his leg from its hug. He needed sufficient rest as their journey to climb the Snowy Mountains would continue tomorrow morning.

When he was about to call for Bai and summon the Sand Monster to keep watch outside his tent, he saw the Snowball Monster rushing to the edge of his pants and began nibbling at it, pulling him toward a specific direction.

“You small little thing, where are you taking me?” Lin Huang gasped.

The Snowball Monster nodded its head and hopped a few steps in the opposite direction. When it turned back, Lin Huang waved his hand and began following it.

The Snowball Monster hopped along a gentle slope with Lin Huang and Bai following closely after it.

It stood still when it reached an ice wall and waited for the both of them to arrive. It then leaped over the ice wall.

It was peculiar that the Snowball Monster disappeared once they reached the ice wall.

“Could this be a cover-up?” Lin Huang said while taking a look at the ice wall. Unfortunately, there was nothing there; it was a completely empty space. He went deeper and as he moved a step forward…

It was a huge snow valley. It was like a hidden world within the Snowy Mountains.

He was so stunned to the extent that he lost support and lost his balance. As soon as he regained his senses, he realized that Bai did not follow after him.

“You don’t have to wait anymore. Only humans that I approve of can enter. Any other monsters are not allowed to enter.” A deep, thick voice echoed.

“Who are you?” Lin Huang looked around but he did not see the Snowball Monster.

“It’s me!” He heard the voice once again, but it really was coming from the Snowball Monster.

“You can speak!” Lin Huang was shocked as he could not believe that a Snowball Monster could speak and better yet, it could speak in a human language! The voice was obviously the voice of a man.

“Yes, you’re right.” As soon as the Snowball Monster finished its sentence, it expanded like a balloon with hands and legs.

In just a few seconds, the once cute monster that was only the size of a basketball now was a giant.

That was a Yeti, with a height close to a hundred meters. It was covered in a thick white fur. He had a face structure that resembled humans. The only difference was that he grew a beard as white as snow!

A Yeti was a type of snow monster. They were naturally born to be extremely strong and were extraordinary. The abilities of an adult Yeti far exceeded normal monsters that were of the same rank. Lin Huang could imagine exactly how strong the Yeti really was.

“Young boy, I have no bad intention in bringing you here. I need your help…

Chapter 33: Protoss

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“What do you want me to do?” Lin Huang asked after seeing the desperation in the Yeti’s eyes.

It would not be an exaggeration to think that a Yeti with that body size could kill him with just the touch of a finger.

“Follow me.”

The Yeti extended his arm. A gush of wind pushed Lin Huang forward and he fell into the Yeti’s palm. After Lin Huang was able to find his balance, the Yeti led Lin Huang to the inner part of the valley.

There seemed to be an invisible protective layer surrounding the Yeti’s as any snow that touched its skin would automatically disappear. Lin Huang realized that this world was indeed mysterious.

The snow valley had a windy path.

The Yeti spoke stories about his past while they walked.

“I could still clearly remember 700 years ago, I met a beautiful lady on a snowy day. I became her favorite monster. I was a Snowball Monster that knew nothing and had a muddled memory. I could only remember that she was a very gentle lady and she treated me well…”

“Since I’ve become a mutated Snowball Monster, I slowly regained my memory. At that moment, I knew that she was not human but a monster like me. She was powerful to the point where she could not be identified by human knowledge and experience. She yearned to live as a human. Therefore, she tried to live amongst the humans in their world for a long time. One day, she told me that she fell in love with a man… I could still remember how happy she was and from that day onwards, she barely visited me…”

“However, one day when she returned, she was covered with blood stains all over her body. She confided in me. She told me that the human, her lover had discovered her identity. They fell out of love and he betrayed her. He led a group of hunters to kill her but because she was powerful, she killed them all in anger except for that man.”

“Ever since then, she stayed in the valley and never left. Sometimes, she would carve the man’s face on the ice. There were big and small ice sculptures with different facial expressions. She oftentimes stared blankly at them the whole day, reminiscing everything. She had also carved sculptures that gave her happy thoughts and had placed her favorite ice sculptures beside the lakes while she danced by the lake. It made her happy as she recalled that the man loved to see her dance…”

“Soon after, the man arrived at the valley, alone. She thought that the man had returned to look for her. As the man entered, he told her, “I know who you are. You’re the most precious protoss in the monster world. That was why you had a perfect human figure. Each protoss has a divine fire in their body. Now, if you truly love me, give it to me.”

“..and do you know what her response was?” The Yeti asked.

Lin Huang shook his head. It was either a love story with either a happy or tragic ending.

She said, “I will give it to you for I am not trying to prove anything.”

“She tore her body apart and crumbled her own heart. She took the ice-blue ember out from within and threw it to the ground in front of the man’s feet. He did not even bother to look at her or thank her. He instantly picked it up and left. He knew that without the ember of divinity, she was bound to die soon.”

“Her body got weaker by each passing day. In less than a month, she could not get out of bed. After she died, she was buried in front of a small house by the lake. Her death caused the entire valley to turn into frozen, snow-covered land. If the love of her life dripped his or her blood onto the lake, the ice and snow covering the valley would melt and she would come back to life.”

“She sank to the bottom of the lake. Her blood spread throughout the lake and entered my body. I mutated for the second time and I became a Yeti ever since. After the mutation was complete, I regained my consciousness and saw that the whole valley had turned into this…”

Lin Huang saw a small house covered in snow at the end of the valley.

“So you wanted to use my blood to see if I could bring her back to life?” Lin Huang finally guessed the reason he was brought there.

“Yes, you’re right.”

“Why did you choose me?” Lin Huang hesitated.

“It’s because you have a good character. Not many people make it past the ice walls. You are the third person in seven hundred years.” The Yeti answered.

“How much of my blood do you need?”

“One drop would suffice.” The Yeti said before adding, “Once the process is complete, I will let you go and if your blood is able to break the curse, I’ll erase your memories of ever meeting me.”

“Let’s begin.” Lin Huang was certain that probability of success was almost zero.

“Thank you.” The Yeti thanked him and led him toward the direction of the ice lake.

Once at the lake, the Yeti stretched out his hand and Lin Huang stood onto it. The Yeti then placed him in the middle of the lake.

Lin Huang took out a pocket knife and made a slight cut on his left index finger and a drop of blood oozed out.

Nothing happened after the drop of blood fell into the lake. He then looked up at the Yeti and gave an apologetic head shake, “I’m sorry, I’m not the man of destiny that you’re looking for…”

Soon, the Yeti looked worried. There was a cracking sound beneath his feet and within a split second, the ice layer began to crack.

It immediately took Lin Huang into its palm and retreated a few steps backward.

The speed at which the ice cracked became faster. The ice began to melt and within a minute or so, the lake returned to its initial state with blue water from left to right.

Soon, the snow covering the whole valley subsided and the thick clouds dispersed themselves, revealing the crescent moons that had not appeared for a long time. There were plants and flowers that began to grow!

The snowy white world now turned into the rich greenery.

“Was my blood so nutritious?” Lin Huang sucked his wounded finger.

In less than 10 minutes, the glacier valley regained its liveliness. The plants were flourishing and the scent of flowers was breathtaking.

After observing the valley, Lin Huang noticed a crystal clear coffin floating to the surface of the lake from the bottom. Once it was at the surface, the coffin began to melt and a beautiful lady in a white dress emerged.

Her face was still as if she was sleeping on the surface of the water. Slowly, her eyes opened and she slowly stood up on the lake.

From afar, she saw Lin Huang and the Yeti. She smiled and walked towards them, her eyes assuring and her lips smiling.

Chapter 34: Xue Luo

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As she walked over to them, she nodded at the Yeti and said, “Xiao Bing, thank you.”

“Madam, protecting you is my responsibility.” The Yeti said excitedly.

“Let us first take care of the guest we have.” She then shifted her gaze to Lin Huang. “Hi, my man of destiny.”

“Hi…?” Lin Huang said awkwardly.

She was beautiful, like a fairy from a painting, demure and pure looking. Lin Huang was obviously nervous, fidgeting with his fingers and shirt.

“My birth name is Xue Ling-er but now, she is dead and as the man of destiny, you may call me Xue Luo.”

“I forgot to introduce myself, my name is Bing Wang.” The Yeti quickly interrupted.

“I’m Lin Huang.” Lin Huang said for formality sake.

“Mr. Lin Huang, thank you for resurrecting me and transforming the valley to its beautiful, original state.” She was frowning though. She lowered her eyes to Lin Huang’s lower abdomen and asked, “Is there something wrong with your Life Wheel?”

“Yes, I was born with a broken Life Wheel. The speed of lifespan I lose is 10 times faster than most people.” Lin Huang admitted.

“Show me.” Xue Ling-er demanded.

Lin Huang stepped forward and Xue Luo pressed against his lower abdomen with her smooth, soft hands.

Lin Huang felt hot inside. Xue Luo was healing his broken Life Wheel!

In a matter of minutes, when he looked again, there were no wounds to be seen and the speed of his lifespan loss returned to normal. Xue Luo then withdrew her hand.

“This…” Lin Huang was in disbelief. His life’s struggle was now solved. It was a miracle! “Thank you, Ms. Xue Luo!”

“It’s just a small matter. I should be the one thanking you.” Xue Luo smiled.

“Xiao Bing, please go ahead and prepare some drinks. I’ll chat with Lin Huang for awhile.” Xue Luo told Bing Wang.

As soon as Bing Wang left, Xue Luo said to Lin Huang, “Let’s go to the snow house.”

Both of them headed towards the small bamboo hut where the snow house was situated in.

Both of them sat in the hall, facing each other, separated by a tea table made of bamboo.

Lin Huang could smell an exquisite floral scent coming from somewhere near the door.

“This is my house. I designed it and Xiao Bing built it accordingly. What do you think?” Xue Luo asked since she noticed Lin Huang looking at every corner of the house.

“It’s lovely. I am actually even more envious by the fact that your garden is the entire valley!” Lin Huang admitted finally while giggling.

Xue Luo covered her mouth as she laughed, “I wasn’t told that you were a humorous man.”

It was the first time Lin Huang received such a compliment, he was shy.

Bing Wang then appeared with some boiling water and a tea set but he was not holding them. There seemed to be an invisible force that lifted the items and they were placed gently in the middle of the tea table.

Xue Luo began to brew tea.

He had seen tea art before on Earth but this was different; there was something about her poise and elegance.

She was very meticulous with each and every step of the brewing process. He could not shift his gaze elsewhere.

Lin Huang was so attracted by Xue Luo that he ignored Xiao Hei’s messages.

“Host watched Virtual God Tales, entering the state of being an epiphany.”

“You have gained a Skill Card ‘The Great Sword Scripture’ pieces x1”

“You have gained a Skill Card ‘The Great Sword Scripture’ pieces x1”

“You have gained a Skill Card ‘The Great Sword Scripture’ pieces x1”

…

Once Xue Luo served Lin Huang with some tea, he finally escaped from his fantasy and realized the numerous notifications from Xiao Hei.

“You have gained an Epic Skill Card “The Great Sword Scripture” pieces x700. It can be integrated into the Rare Monster Card of “The Great Sword Scripture Part 1”. You have gained the complete set of “The Great Sword Scripture”. Are you sure you would like to integrate the cards?”

Lin Huang never knew that he could gain so many “The Great Sword Scripture” pieces by just watching Xue Luo brew tea. It was enough for him to have a complete set of “The Great Sword Scripture”.

Lin Huang chose to integrate them at once!

After a short while, the same notifications from Xiao Hei sounded once again.

“Congratulations, integration of cards is now complete. You have gained an Epic Skill Card – “The Great Sword Scripture.”

Lin Huang looked closely at the Life Wheel in his body and checked the Skill card.

The Skill card of “The Great Sword Scripture” had become blue. The picture at the front remained the same but the message behind the card changed.

“Skill Card”

“Name of Skill: Great Sword Scripture”

“Rarity: Epic”

“Type of Skill: Sword”

“Skill Level: Unavailable”

“Status: Available”

“Remarks: This skill is a special skill and there is no rank limit. The power changes according to the user.”

“Card Remarks: Passable”

“I’ve not brewed tea for many years. I’m unfamiliar with it now.” Luo Xue said sheepishly.

“Ms. Xue Luo, your brewing tea skills are excellent. I have learned a lot from you.” Lin Huang was able to gain Skill Card pieces by simply watching her make tea. This woman was amazing!

Xue Luo instinctively poured Lin Huang another cup once he was done with the first.

“The glacier valley must have been formed used spatial manipulation?” Lin Huang asked.

“Yes, it’s nothing.” Xue Luo nodded.

Lin Huang was actually quite curious about the protoss but he felt that it would be too soon to ask and decided to keep it for another time.

Xue Luo sensed that Lin Huang was doubtful. She then said, “Mister, if there’s anything you would like to ask, you can. I’ll try my best to answer.”

“I heard that you’re the protoss. According to historical records, there was a monster that opened 3000 Virtual Eyes 800 years ago and everyone called him a protoss too. Can you tell me more about this?” Lin Huang referred to an incident that happened 800 years ago.

“Oh him. He was strong but was not considered a protoss. At most, he was a servant of God bestowed with the blood of the protoss.” Xue Luo snorted.

“We protoss were the true future generation of Gods. The protoss were born with perfect human figures and had the blood of God flowing in their veins. The fellow claimed himself to be the protoss but he did not have a perfect human figure.”

“I can’t reveal much about the protoss though. Do you have any other questions besides this?”

Lin Huang then began asking random questions about the past and Xue Luo did her best to assist with every one of his questions.

Soon, Lin Huang had nothing more to ask. The living room became quiet.

Xue Luo then took the initiative to start a new conversation. “Mister, please don’t stay in the mountains for too long because I fear monsters may attack you.”

“I do realize that monsters here are quite furious. Is there a specific reason for this?” Lin Huang asked.

“I just discovered that there was a transcendant monster in the underground desert. It seemed to be able to possess the mind of other monsters to hunt food for itself.” Xue Luo explained.

“Oh, I see. It’s okay. I’ll reach my destination after passing through the mountain.” Lin Huang said with relief.

“After you leave, we’ll also be returning back to our world.” Xue Luo sighed, her eyes seemed sad.

Bing Wang added, “Yes, there’s no need to stay in the human world anymore.”

Lin Huang was disappointed as they might never see each other again.

“I’ll dance for you as a gift before you leave.” Xue Luo suggested.

“Mister, please follow me.” She led Lin Huang and Bing Wang, levitating them in the sky.

She slowly landed them beside the lake while she went to stand alone in the middle of the lake.

Under the moonlight, her white dress was impossibly clean and pure. She looked like a fairy descended from heaven.

It began to snow, ripples began forming on the lake. A thin layer of ice condensed beneath her feet and it looked like she stood on a white ring. It was indeed a breathtaking scene as she began moving her body in perfect harmony to the sounds of the wind hauling.

“Perhaps this was true, she was the goddess of the Alps…” Lin Huang thought. It was no secret that he had a deep affection for her.

Lin Huang had learned a lot from the dance. Her love, hatred, and all sorts of emotions she felt, the coldness and cruelty of death, as well as the hidden feeling of loneliness…

Xue Luo took slow steps towards Lin Huang when she finished her final scene. She looked pitiful. He did not see her as a protoss but instead, as an ordinary woman with a burst of emotions. He could not stop himself from saying, “I believe that one day, you’ll find your own happiness.”

“Thank you.” Xue Luo’s eyes brightened.

After saying goodbye to Xue Luo, Bing Wang sent Lin Huang out of the valley. It was now late at night.

Lin Huang recalled Bai and summoned the Sand Monster. He then went back to his tent to rest.

Chapter 35: Blocked by a Flock of Geese

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lin Huang was tossing and turning the night before. Perhaps it was the tea that kept him awake.

The next day, it was nine o’clock in the morning when he woke up.

Lin Huang tidied up his things and ate breakfast. He then summoned Bai and continued with their journey.

Xue Luo healed the broken Life Wheel. Lin Huang could feel the speed of lifespan loss significantly reduced and there was also a certain degree of improvement in his physique as well.

Taking into account the improvement from his ‘Robust’ skill, Lin Huang felt that his physique was no longer weaker than other Reserve Hunters on iron-level.

He was able to move a much faster speed than before.

Within four hours, he had reached the height of 700 meters, which was 5,500 meters above sea level.

Just before Lin Huang was able to take a rest, a flock of white big birds flew in their direction.

Lin Huang could recognize them from far away; they were the White Feathered Goose. They were also a type of mutant. They would hunt for fishes as their main sources of food and would never provoke creatures bigger in size. However, they were not afraid of humans.

Under normal circumstances, Lin Huang would have brushed their presence aside but because Xue Luo had told them to be careful, his guard was up.

The White Feathered Goose was huge. It was around five meters wide when they expanded their wings. They were strong enough to snatch humans with their claws. They were probably controlled by the transcendant monster Xue Luo talked about, the monster that manipulated their minds to hunt for food.

“Bai! Quickly, dig a hole!” Lin Huang shouted.

The flock of geese approaching them looked furious. He had to get himself a safe shelter. They were at a height around 5,000 meters above sea level but Lin Huang did not have wings to jump anywhere and if he lost balance and fell, he would most certainly die.

As soon as Bai dug out a cave, Lin Huang stretched out his left hand to hang over the cliff while he held his GrayEagle17 in his right hand. He turned his body to attack the geese when they came close to him.

Most of the White Feathered Goose were iron-level monsters. The specially made bullets for the GrayEagle17 only had an impact on their feathers. It failed to penetrate through to their bodies.

After several shots, some of the White Feathered Goose groaned in pain but realized that the bullets could not injure them and so, they pounced on Lin Huang again.

Bai already went into the hole but it was still a few meters away from Lin Huang. The hole was not deep and Bai could not dig any further.

A few from the flock of White Feathered Goose fluttered their wings, getting into a position to catch Lin Huang. Lin Huang had nowhere to dodge and he watched helplessly as the claws emerged from their feet as they grabbed him.

At that moment, blood splashed in the air. The White Feathered Goose that grabbed him had its head chopped in half, rolling over the cliff.

Lin Huang felt something grabbing onto his waist tightly. As he looked down, he saw Bai’s Blood Power layer pulling him toward the hole.

Lin Huang tried to free himself but chose to trust Bai instead. He released his left hand which he used to hang from the cliff when he shot at the geese. As soon as he released his hand, he felt a strong force dragging him back into the cave.

Lin Huang felt safe as soon as his body touched the ground of the cave.

“Thanks.” He said while he stood up in the cave and thanked Bai, nodding his head. He then walked out of the cave.

The flock of White Feathered Goose had not left yet. They were all trying to squeeze into the cave as they saw Lin Huang when they saw Lin Huang’s head pop out into the entrance of the cave.

Lin Huang retreated a few steps back as it was not safe.

Bai dug two meters wide and two meters long in the cave. It would be impossible for them to enter in with their huge body.

However, the White Feathered Goose seemed to enjoy the torture because the more they pushed themselves in, the more they were injured by the sharp cave edges.

The geese were persistent. Even after two to three hours, they remained outside the cave and as time passed by, the number of geese increased.

“Damn! Are they blocking my way out?!” Lin Huang was suddenly struck by the thought. There were incidents about humans being bullied by geese. There were many videos uploaded online and though they were funny at the time, he had never expected this to happen to him on a cliff in a dire situation, instead of a funny one.

Lin Huang had a slight headache. The GrayEagle17 was ineffective against the flock of White Feathered Goose and to make matters worse, he was down to his last four bullets. It was not enough to kill the geese.

Though Bai was capable of upgrading itself to use its Blood Power to kill them, its Blood Power could only reach a distance of fewer than 20 meters which was not far enough to reach the outside of the cave.

They waited for another three hours and as the skies outside became darker; Lin Huang took a glance outside the cave to check on the flock of White Feathered Goose. Unfortunately, his initial predictions were right, they were still there.

“It seemed like they were not going anywhere. If they are blocking my way, how am I going to complete my assessment?” Lin Huang pondered.

All of a sudden, he shifted his gaze to the inner parts of the cave. “Foothold No.7D121 is located at the other side at the foot of the Alps. Does this mean that if we dig deeper to the other side of the Alps, we could eventually reach the foothold using the pathway through this cave?!”

A growling sound came from the direction of the flock of White Feathered Goose, interrupting Lin Huang’s thoughts.

Lin Huang popped his head silently out of the cave to catch of glimpse of what was happening. Over hundreds of geese escaped once a black giant bird flying began approaching them.

Lin Huang recognized it, it was a giant known as the Black Cliff Sparrow.

Its body was around 30 meters long and its wings were 50 meters wide fully open. It was a gigantic monster that was much bigger than Tyrant.

Based on its size alone, it almost reached bronze-level.

The flock of White Feathered Goose was no longer in sight. The Black Cliff Sparrow did not attack but instead used its sharp claws, to hold onto the upper part of the cave entrance before taking a peek into the cave.

Lin Huang and the Black Cliff Sparrow came face to face…

Chapter 36: Atop The Snowy Mountains

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

A screeching bird cry scared many birds in the Snowy Mountains region and they began to fly away.

This Black Cliff Sparrow was considered the top predator in this Grade-1 wild zone. It opened its mouth and attempted to peck at Lin Huang’s eyes as they locked eyes earlier.

Lin Huang retreated immediately to the center of the cave and immediately reloaded armored bullets into his GrayEagle17.

He pointed the gun at the cave entrance, waiting to open fire.

The Black Cliff Sparrow’s tough beak hit hard on top of the cliff and a small part of the cliff collapsed causing the top of the cave entrance to be exposed.

Lin Huang could feel the entire cave shaking. “Bai, when the sparrow approaches, lock onto on its head and aim at its eyes!” Lin Huang had a plan.

Its eyes were the weakest part of its body but it was covered in feathers and so, it was difficult to hit its eyes accurately.

The possibility of killing it with only one armored bullet was slim but Lin Huang wanted to shoot at its eyes with his remaining four bullets at one go for maximum impact.

The Black Cliff Sparrow realized that the cave was not so tough as it managed to crack a hole with one hit and so it started to peck at it continuously. After several pecks at the top of the cave, almost half of the wall collapsed. Although Lin Huang and Bai had retreated into the cave, the Black Cliff Sparrow could see them from where it stood and began to peck even faster.

Suddenly, just when it got a chance to move closer, two strings Blood Power shot out from the cave. They resembled two ropes strangling the sparrow’s neck while bashing its head into the wall.

The Black Cliff Sparrow struggled and Lin Huang took that opportunity to quickly step forward before it could run away. Lin Huang aimed his gun at its left eye and fired four shots continuously.

“Bang! Bang! Bang! Bang!”

The Black Cliff Sparrow’s left eye exploded, it stopped fighting back and collapsed.

The strings of Blood Power were then released from its neck and the Black Cliff Sparrow slowly fell from the cliff.

Xiao Hei’s notification popped up in front of Lin Huang.

“Congratulations, you have received Black Cliff Sparrow Monster Card pieces x1”

“You have completed a cross-ranking kill, you are rewarded with a Double Card!”

“There’s no Advance Card for the cross-ranking kill this time?” Lin Huang recalled that he was rewarded Advance Card for the previous two cross-ranking kills.

“Reward cards are usually randomly given. It was rather peculiar that you received Advance Cards twice in a row.”

“It would be great if I could get a few more Advance Cards to upgrade both Bai and Tyrant into mythical brings. Bing Wang only mutated twice and he was so powerful! Bai and Tyrant would be invincible if they were to be upgraded four times!”

“The ability of Summon Cards are limited by the host. If the host’s ability remained the same, no matter how rare the card is, the upgraded monster’s ability would be limited as well.”

What Xiao Hei indirectly meant was the weakness of Lin Huang’s monsters were actually caused by him.

Lin Huang ignored Xiao Hei and looked at the Double Card that he just received.

Images of two piles of gold coins were at the top of the card.

Lin Huang frowned and flipped the card over.

“Double Card: Within an hour this card’s activation, the reward for killing monsters will double.”

“Nothing great about this card but perhaps I could use this card to collect more card pieces when I meet some monster that I like.” Lin Huang mumbled to himself.

He then took out the clip from his GrayEagle17, it was empty, “Ahh, I should’ve bought more bullets.”

After he reloaded the gun with regular bullets, he then kept the gun in his space storage.

The sky was getting dark. Bai began to dig deeper into the cave so that they could stay the night.

As the cave was too small, Lin Huang could not summon the Sand Monster, and Bai would have to watch the night.

Lin Huang had a good night sleep and woke up around seven o’clock in the morning.

Their journey was delayed due to their encounter with the flock of White Feathered Goose yesterday afternoon.

He had dried meat and some water in the morning before starting the journey with Bai.

Lin Huang was had good stamina this morning and managed to climb 800 meters within five hours.

After a short rest, he continued his journey before noon. Six hours later, he managed to climb more than 900 meters. He had already traveled 7,200 meters, and now, he was only 1,000 meters away from the top.

Lin Huang rested for a night before his last push. Finally, after eight hours, he arrived at the top, which was 8,800 meters above sea level.

“Ahh! I’m finally here on top!” Lin Huang shouted on top of the Snowy Mountains.

Just when he was at the peak of his excitement, he was greeted by a voice that came from behind him, “It’s just the Snowy Mountains, do you need to shout?”

Lin Huang turned around and saw a young man with short hair in trench coat stood behind him.

He looked the same age as Lin Huang, but taller

“Who are you?” Lin Huang wondered before he asked, “Are you from the Hunter Association?”

“I joined the assessment just like you.” The short-haired man answered, expressionless.

“Were you the one who opened fire down there two days ago?”

“Yes, it’s me.” Lin Huang admitted and curiously asked, “How is it possible that you’re faster than me? How did you get here?”

“I arrived here on the first day by riding the Black Cliff Sparrow; it only took two hours.” The short-hair man looked at Lin Huang and said, “If I’m not mistaken, you killed the Black Cliff Sparrow. Is that true?”

“You’re an Imperial Censor as well? Why do you want to attack me?” Lin Huang grew anxious.

“It’s simple; I don’t want anyone else to pass this assessment apart from myself. That’s why I have been waiting here to get the Black Cliff Sparrow to attack everyone who attempted to climb the Snowy Mountains so that you guys would give up but since you’re already up here, it doesn’t make sense for me to wait here anymore.” The man then turned around and walked to a tent that was not too far away. He proceeded to say solemnly, “I will take revenge for the Black Cliff Sparrow, but now is not the time. You have cultivated a great vampire, but you’re too weak, you don’t deserve to be attacked by me yet.”

The man then kept his tent, waved his hand and a blood color giant bird appeared out of thin air.

Lin Huang was envious. It was a Crimson Eagle, a bronze-level mutated monster.

The short-haired man leaped onto the back of the Crimson Eagle. It flapped its wings and dove towards the bottom of the cliff…

Chapter 37: First To Complete The Assessment

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Seeing the short-haired man leave, Lin Huang did not stay too long on top of the Snowy Mountains.

Climbing to the top may have been difficult but going down was much easier.

Although Bai’s Blood Power wings could not fly, he most certainly could glide. Now that his Blood Power was at level-2, his wings were five meters long on each side and they would expend to a maximum of 20 meters in combat mode. They were not heavy, both of them were slightly over 100 kilograms put together.

Lin Huang spent some time to fold his tent into a strip of cloth and strapped himself in front of Bai. He then activated Bai’s combat mode, walked towards the cliff and leaned forward, falling off the cliff.

The Blood Power wings on Bai’s spread open.

Lin Huang felt the pull of gravity but within a few moments, they began to glide. As he looked down, all he saw were layers of clouds.

Soon they passed through the clouds and Lin Huang could see the Snowy Mountains from beyond the horizon.

The mountains and rivers beneath him seemed so much smaller from the top. Even the foothold was the size of his palm.

“This is what I’m talking about! Woohoo!”

Although he looked ridiculous as a passenger strapped onto Bai, Lin Huang screamed at the top of his lungs because he was extremely excited. He had always wanted to try extreme sports like parachuting when he was on earth but he never got the opportunity to do so.

He finally got the chance to experience it in this world instead.

As they got closer to the ground, he could feel his adrenaline skyrocket. “Now, I finally understand why people love flying in the air, this feels amazing!”

They did not glide for too long. Within 10 minutes, both of them arrived in the vicinity of foothold No.7D121.

Bai wrapped his wings above them to form an umbrella and they slowed down as they gently landed. Pedestrians were frightened by the Blood Power wings on Bai’s back because they could recognize he was a vampire.

“You can leave now, I’ll report to the Hunter Association.” Lin Huang did not want to upset people so he recalled Bai. The cloth that strapped him to Bai was automatically removed. He then picked the piece of cloth up and threw it into the dustbin beside him.

He then activated his Emperor’s Heart Ring.

The ring’s function was restored as promised. Lin Huang opened the map and found the hotel where Yi Yeyu was at and proceeded to walk in the direction of the hotel.

10 minutes later, Lin Huang arrived at the entrance of the hotel and walked to the reception.

The receptionist was a tall and beautiful lady. Seeing Lin Huang walk in, she professionally asked, “Hi sir, how may I help you?”

“I’m looking for Miss Yi Yeyu, could you get her for me please?”

“Sure, please give me a minute.” The lady receptionist tried to reach Yi Yeyu’s Emperor’s Heart Ring at once.

She then informed Lin Huang, “You can look for her in Room 308.”

“Alright, thank you.” Lin Huang thought it was strange that she was in Room 308, it was the same room Tyrant destroyed.

He went directly to Room 308 and saw that the door was already opened.

Lin Huang closed the door after himself and noticed the same big hole in the room’s ceiling. He asked, “Why didn’t you change to another room?”

“That’s too much trouble; I’m leaving in a few days anyway.” The hole in the ceiling did not bother Yi Yeyu at all. Instead, she was looking at Lin Huang, “I didn’t expect you to be the first one to complete the assessment. Although it took you a good seven days with your physique, I’m impressed. I thought you’d take more than a week to climb the Snowy Mountains.”

“I’m the first one who completed the assessment?” Lin Huang asked in confusion, “Wasn’t there another guy who passed the assessment before I did? He hasn’t reported to you?”

“No, you’re the first one.” Yi Yeyu shook her head.

“That can’t be, that guy got down from the Snowy Mountains before I did. The guy wore a red trench coat, had short hair and was very arrogant. Oh, he’s also an Imperial Censor just like me. The monster he summoned was a bronze-level Crimson Eagle.” Lin Huang described the guy for Yeyu.

“Oh, I know who you are talking about.” Yi Yeyu nodded and explained, “The guy you’re talking about is Bai Yan. He’s special, he does not have to participate in the assessment but instead, he chose to. He would be a Copper Hunter after he registers with Hunter Association.”

“Has Bai Yan arrived at this foothold? Did you see him just now?” Yi Yeyu asked Lin Huang.

“I met him on top of the Snowy Mountains, he rode on the monster he summoned down the Snowy Mountains.”

“Then I have no idea where he is, he didn’t report to me. You’re the first one.” Yi Yeyu shook her head.

“Oh yea, miss head-examiner, do you know what happened to Fatty, the other guy who was with me the other day?” Lin Huang was worried when he asked the question. He was worried that the answer what not what he wanted to hear.

“Oh, Fatty quit.” Yi Yeyu rolled her eyes and told Lin Huang what happened.

“I received a rescue alert on that day and saw him crying on the ground when I followed the signal to his location. I asked him what happened. He said you were eaten by an Undead Worm for saving his life and he begged me to kill the Undead Worm to avenge you. After I brought him back to the foothold, he rode an eagle and left on that day itself.”

Lin Huang was relieved after hearing that Fatty was still alive, “That’s great, I thought he was dead.”

“We have his contact information, if you’d like to contact him, you can have his contact details.” Yi Yeyu was searching for Fatty’s contact details as she spoke.

“Oh his name is Yin Hangyi, I kept calling him Fatty and forgot his real name…” Lin Huang tapped open his detailed information and added his contact number to his Emperor’s Heart Ring.

“There’s still one more week until the assessment ends. You can leave if you’re occupied; just remember to register yourself at the Hunter Association at foothold No.7C87. You’ll have to register by this year or else you’ll have to get reassessed next year. If you don’t have urgent matters to attend to, you can stay in this foothold temporarily. When the assessment ends, I’ll bring you to foothold No.7C87 to register. Your stay and food will be covered by the Hunter Association.”

“I’ll stay.”

He decided to stay because he had told Lin Xin that the assessment would take half a month and everything at home had been arranged. He also wanted to kill more monsters in the wild zone to accumulate more Monster Card pieces and Life Light.

Chapter 38: Weird Old Zhang

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lin Huang went back to his hotel room after dinner as the sky was getting dark.

He spent some time listing down the items he wanted to purchase the next day.

He then started to read about the Grade-1 wild zone that was near foothold No.7D121 on the Heart Network.

Foothold No.7D121 was known as the Snowy Mountain Town by locals.

The entire foothold was located in the west with a gigantic pathway to the snowy mountain at the back that looked like a bowl broken in half which surrounded the bottom of the foothold.

The east side was filled with huge canyons and they were semi-circular. The widest one faced the north-south and was a few hundred kilometers long. East of these canyons were vast grasslands surrounded by mountains and 3,000 meters below sea level was a grade-1 wild zone.

This was a people-prone area and therefore there were very few monsters for fear that they will be killed by humans. Lin Huang looked at the categories of monsters in each area one by one.

“The wild zone further away from the Snowy Mountain housed bird monsters. There were fewer flatlands there though which were not suitable for me to train to prepare for real battles.”

“Meanwhile, the monsters in the canyons came from the grassland and Snowy Mountains but were killed by people passing by and because of that, I can’t collect more Monster Card pieces.”

“It seems like the grassland on the east side is most suitable for me.”

“Warrior Wolf would be a great prey; I could obtain Monster Card pieces faster from monsters that live in a pack. It would look so much cooler and comfortable if I rode on it instead of the Sand Monster. The Lion-Headed Troll too! It was such a majestic monster. The Ox Devil isn’t too bad; it’s muscular and huge enough that its appearance alone was sufficient to scare people away…”

“Skill-wise, the Warrior Wolf’s Blood Battle, the Lion-Headed Troll’s Magic Eye Deterrence and Ox Devil’s Champion Strength are all good…” After some analysis, Lin Huang had decided which area was most suitable for him.

The next morning, Lin Huang went to the Credit Bureau; it belonged to the government. It only opened at nine o’clock in the morning so there was no need for him to rush.

He took a stroll in the garden at the bureau’s entrance since it was not time yet.

When it did open, Lin Huang walked right in and traded all his Life Crystals into credit points. Now he had more than 3.5 million credit points. The Life Crystals were taken from Xue Jie earlier.

After that, Lin Huang headed to the flea market.

The flea market in the Snowy Mountain Town was located at the center of the foothold. It was not big but there were many shops, up to 1,000 of them.

They had almost everything there including food ingredients, daily necessities, guns and ammunition and swords.

Perhaps the area was surrounded by a wild zone; there were more than 30 shops here that were selling battle equipment while the foothold that Lin Huang stayed only had three of them.

Ling Huang’s purpose here was mainly to look for the exclusive bullets for his GrayEagle17, armored bullets, and equipment to survive the wilderness since he planned to stay in the wild zone for a week.

After asking around, he was told that none of the seven to eight shops were selling exclusive bullets and armored bullets for his GrayEagle17. This new ‘royalty’ gun was not used by many ordinary people, so this small foothold would not have the right stock of bullets for such a gun. Especially the armored bullets, they were expensive and so it did not make sense for the shops to keep stocks.

“We don’t have the bullets that you’re looking for. In a small area like this, we don’t see anyone who carries GrayEagle17 in a year. You can try Old Zhang’s grocery store at the west side of the city. That fella collects strange things. If there’s none at his store, then you won’t be able to find it anywhere else. But be careful, that fella is sly and he would double or triple the original price.” A shop owner reminded Lin Huang. He gave Lin Huang valuable advice because he thought Lin Huang was rich as he could afford a GrayEagle17.

After purchasing everything he needed at the flea market, Lin Huang asked around a few more times for the bullets and finally, he gave up. He hesitated for a while and headed to the west of the city.

Old Zhang’s store was located in an alley where nobody visited. Theoretically, even a shop in the flea market could not make much money in this small foothold and yet, Old Zhang opened his shop in such a secluded area, he must be weird.

After asking a couple of people, Lin Huang finally found the exact location of the store.

The plaque with a bright neon light on the outside of the door had the words ‘Cloud’s End’ written on it, Lin Huang laughed. This weird old man must be full of himself.

He stepped into the shop, it was not as messy as he imagined. On the contrary, it was very organized.

All the items were placed accordingly on the shelves, even the decorations were tasteful.

Lin Huang was stunned.

“Is the owner in?” Lin Huang did not call the owner’s name as that seen as rude. He considered himself a good, respectful kid to never call an elder by their first name.

“If you need anything, look on the shelves yourselves. When you are done, bring it over here and call me.” Lin Huang heard someone talking, but he did not see anyone. The voice sounded more like a middle-aged man than an old man’s voice.

“This feels like markets on earth…” Lin Huang mumbled.

Sensing that Old Zhang did not want to be bothered, Lin Huang did not ask further and walked to the shelf where the firearms were placed.

He frowned while he glanced through the guns on the shelf.

There was equipment from iron-level to gold-level, and all of them were pricey and limited edition stuff.

“It seems to me that this Old Zhang is rich!”

After glancing through, Lin Huang did not waste any more time. He looked towards the bullets placed under the guns and found the exclusive bullets and armored bullets for his GrayEagle17.

There was only a sample box. Lin Huang took one box each for both bullets and went to the counter at the entrance.

“Boss, I’ve taken what I wanted but it’s not enough.”

“Let’s me take a look.”

A middle-aged bald man with a beard walked in. He was tan, and he looked like he was in his 40’s, but he may look much younger if he shaved his beard.

Lin Huang did not doubt that he was the shop owner. Although he looked ordinary, his vibe matched the shop very well.

What Lin Huang did not understand was why people would call him ‘old’ when he was not old.

Old Zhang glanced at Lin Huang and looked at the bullets that he selected, his eyes lighten up, “Oh you’re from a rich family, how much do you want?”

“I’m not rich; this gun is a gift.” Lin Huang did not wish to be ripped off by him, so he explained,

“How much are these bullets?”

“The same prices as you see on the Heart Network.” Old Zhang smiled.

Lin Huang was confused. He heard that Old Zhang was a rip-off because he doubled or even tripled the original price.

Now that he offered the original price, he started to think that the bullets might be pirated.

“These bullets are original right?”

“Why, did you hear somebody saying that I am a rip-off where I double or triple the original price?” Old Zhang smiled and looked at Lin Huang.

Lin Huang was stunned but he did not want to hide, “Someone did say that.”

“No matter who told you that, it’s true. I love doing that but it depends on my mood. I like you, so I’m selling them to you at the original price, it’s that simple.” After that, Old Zhang added, “The bullets are original. It’s up to you if you want to buy them.”

Lin Huang looked into Old Zhang eyes. They locked eyes for a moment. He could sense that the old man was not lying so he nodded and said, “Okay, I trust you. I want 3000 exclusive bullets for my GrayEagle17 and 300 armored bullets.”

“Are you planning a massacre?” Old Zhang was shocked and he gave him a price, “That’ll be a total of 650,000 credit points.”

“Do you have enough stock here?” Lin Huang could not help but ask.

“Don’t worry, I have plenty! No matter what you want and how much you want, I have them. As long as you have the money, I can get you whatever relics you want.” Old Zhang grinned.

If that came from someone else, Lin Huang would not believe. But after browsing through Old Zhang’s collection, he believed that Old Zhang could get whatever he wanted although he sounded boastful.

“Sure, if I need any relics in the future, I’ll look for you!” Lin Huang returned the grin.

Chapter 39: What’s Being Kind to Women?

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Lin Huang walked out of Old Zhang’s shop; he had everything he needed on the list.

It was nearing noon so he had a bowl of ramen at a noodle store nearby and headed to the wild zone. Just when he was near the exit of the foothold, his Emperor’s Heart Ring vibrated, someone was calling him.

It was a number that he did not recognize, he hesitated before picking up.

“Is this Lin Huang? I am Yi Yeyu, where are you now?” Yi Yeyu’s voice came from the communication page.

“I’m still in the foothold and ready to head off to the grassland for some battle training.” Lin Huang was in doubt, why would Yi Yeyu call him, “Is there anything that I could help you?”

“Please stay in the foothold for these few days. According to some hunters who just came back to the foothold, the monsters outside of the foothold were oddly furious. The same thing happened to the monsters in the desert, many people who participated in the assessment were attacked by the monsters. I have been receiving more and more rescue alerts. If the situation gets worse, we might need to end the assessment early.”

Hearing what Yi Yeyu said, Lin Huang recalled what Xue Luo said earlier.

There was a new transcendent monster that was an expert in the wilderness. He could not tell Yi Yeyu that as he could not reveal the source.

After some thought, he said, “Actually I encountered similar attacks before I climbed the Snowy Mountains a few days back. You know that my monster is an iron-level rank-3 and a Sand Monster that’s at the edge of a breakthrough. Most of the monsters in the desert would stay far away from us. However, the day before I climbed the Snowy Mountains, there were monsters that plunged towards me and my Sand Monster along the journey, they were angry and restless. We encountered the situation a couple of times, I think the monsters were either hypnotized or bewildered…”

Although he could not tell the truth directly, Lin Huang attempted to guide Yi Yeyu to get the gist of it.

“You’re saying that there’s a high-level monster which is the mastermind behind all this?” Yi Yeyu thought what Lin Huang said made sense, but she was puzzled, “It’s possible if one area of the wild zone is affected, but the desert the assessment was conducted in was more than 1,000 kilometers away from the grassland on the east side. Even if it was a gold-rank charm-class monster, it’s impossible that it could be able to cover such distance.”

“What if it was a charm-class monster that’s more than gold-rank?” Lin Huang told the truth.

Yi Yeyu was stunned when she heard what Lin Huang, she took a while and said, “Do you mean… transcendent?”

“That could be possible.” Lin Huang said.

Yi Yeyu kept quiet for some time and said, “Alright, I believe you this time! I will report to the management and see what they say.”

After Lin Huang hung up the phone, he decided to go back to the hotel to wait for a response. If the management of Hunter Association did not take this seriously, the transcendent monster would do whatever it wanted to and there would be more and more prey falling into its trap.

By then, there would be unimaginable damage to the footholds nearby.

He then headed back to the hotel. Just when he was at the hotel’s entrance, Yi Yeyu called again.

“I’m at the hotel’s entrance, we’ll talk soon.” Lin Huang hung up the phone and went straight to Yi Yeyu’s room.

Yi Yeyu stood at the living room, she looked upset. She was slightly relieved when she saw Lin Huang.

“I have reported the situation to the management, they said there is a high possibility that it was done by a transcendent charm-class monster. However, the transcendent who was guarding foothold No.7C87 was not there at the moment. The association would need at least three days to transfer another transcendent here.”

“I have informed all the members that the assessment is temporarily suspended and got all of them to activate their location while waiting for support whenever they are. The problem is that we are lacking assistance now.”

“What do you need me to do?” Lin Huang asked instantly.

“I will need you to stay in the hotel lobby. When we bring people over, I’ll need your help to arrange for their accommodation and make sure things are okay. Don’t let them leave the foothold; even riding the Eagle might not be safe right now. If they have any questions, don’t tell them the truth as we want to avoid an uproar. I’ll talk to them when I’m back.” Yi Yeyu could not find anyone else to help, so she asked Lin Huang.

“Sure, I will make sure everything is well.” Lin Huang answered straight away.

“Is there anything else?”

“Not at the moment. I’ll look for you again if I need further assistance.” Yi Yeyu said and summoned the green wooden door, “I’m going to bring the people back, please go to the lobby.”

Looking at Yi Yeyu entering the green wooden door, Lin Huang turned around and left.

Not long later, Yi Yeyu was already with a tall lady at the lobby. She entered the green wooden door and disappeared without saying anything.

The lady was slightly taller than Lin Huang, she looked to be 16 or 17 and was quite matured.

She dressed like a hippy; wearing a white t-shirt with a short denim skirt and a pair of white sneakers.

“Hi, my name is Lin Huang. I’m the temporary receptionist.” Lin Huang said to the lady.

“I recognize you, you’re the fella who joined the assessment, and you’re not even an iron-level!” The tall lady could recognize Lin Huang.

“I’ll bring you to register your room.” Lin Huang changed the topic; he did not expect her to recognize him.

“I’m not staying. Since the assessment has been suspended, I should not waste my time here. I’m going to foothold No.7C65 to join the next assessment.” The lady was on her way to the hotel exit.

Lin Huang blocked her way using his hand, “You cannot leave.”

“What’s wrong with you? I’m leaving, what can you do about it?” The lady placed her hands on her hips and stared at Lin Huang.

“No, you can’t.” Lin Huang stood where he was.

“What’s wrong with you? Who do you think you are?” The lady raised her voice. Many people in the lobby looked at the both of them.

“Say whatever you want to say, you’re not allowed to leave.” Lin Huang did not move at all.

“Wow, you’re saying like you can stop me from leaving!” The lady was mad, “Scoot! If you don’t, don’t blame me for being rude.”

“You can try.” Lin Huang had GrayEagle17 on his hand.

“Do you think having a gun is everything?”

The lady scoffed and attempted to grab his gun. Lin Huang was faster than her so he pointed the muzzle at her head.

“You dare shoot me?” The human body was incomparable with the monster.

The lady was only an iron-level rank-2, if she were to be shot by his GrayEagle17 at such a short distance, her head would explode. However, she remained stubborn.

Lin Huang shifted his target slightly to the right and pulled the trigger. The bullet flew by her ear and hit the vase in the hotel lobby.

The case exploded.

Before the lady could respond, he shifted aim back at the lady’s head.

The lady turned pale and dared not say a word.

Chapter 40: Meeting Bai Yan Again

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

In the hotel lobby, many were shocked to see what happened – A young man pointing his gun at a young lady’s head.

People started to talk about what they were seeing, but none of them dared to step up.

It was awkward, soon a young man walked out of the crowd.

“Hey man, it’s rude to treat a girl like that.”

Lin Huang did not look at him.

“Hey! I’m talking to you!” The man saw that Lin Huang ignored him and started to get mad.

“This is none of your business.”

Lin Huang stared at the young man, he looked irritated.

He then realized that the man was not a real hero, but he wanted to impress the pretty lady that Lin Huang had his gun pointed at. If it were an ugly lady, he would not pretend to be a hero.

“You’re committing a crime in public, that’s my business.” The young man said as he meant it. The crowd that was watching nodded and agreed with what the young man said.

“Look at you sugar-coating your act just because she’s pretty. If she was ugly, I bet you wouldn’t step up to me.” Lin Huang revealed what the man was really up to.

Busted, the man’s cheeks were flushing. He denied, “I’m doing this for justice. I would step up no matter who it is!”

“You can stand whenever you want to stand, as long as you’re not bothering me.” Lin Huang ignored him.

“Wow, you sure are arrogant…”

Suddenly, a person walked out of the crowd. He was handsome with distinct features; he wore a red trench coat.

Hearing that voice, Lin Huang turned around and looked at the person.

He was the guy, Bai Yan that he met on top of the Snowy Mountains.

Lin Huang did not have a good impression of him. They locked eyes, he did not want to give up, “What, do you have something to say?”

“You don’t deserve a fight from me.” Bai Yan grinned.

He waved his hand, five meters tall Lion-Headed Troll was summoned.

It looked majestic where the male lion’s head almost touched the hotel hall’s ceiling.

The golden mane on its neck was shining in the yellow light. It was extraordinary.

It held a giant blade in its right hand; its body was releasing a bloody smell.

“Lion Head, toss him out.” Bai Yan instructed while pointing at Lin Huang.

Lin Huang was admiring the troll but he responded immediately. He summoned Bai and commanded, “Bai, chop off his hands!”

Bai activated his combat mode and the Blood Power wings grew from his back.

That moment, people realized that the silver-haired man that appeared was a monster. They were impressed as it was not easy to see an Imperial Censor on regular days. Now that there were two of them and they were fighting, it was a rare situation. Some of them even launched the video recording function on their Emperor’s Heart Ring to record the battle and upload to the Heart Network.

Before Bai moved, a female voice was heard coming from the crowd, “What are you guys doing?”

Yi Yeyu came out of the crowd to the center of the battlefield and pushed the Lion-Headed Troll and Bai apart.

“What’s happening here?” Yi Yeyu looked at Lin Huang.

He kept the GrayEagle17 that he was holding. Just when he wanted to speak, the lady accused him,” Miss head examiner, he bullied me when you were not around. Fortunately, this Imperial Censor came to my aid.”

The lady only brought up Bai Yan, she did not even look at the man that attempted to help her earlier.

“Talk to me, Lin Huang.” Yi Yeyu was doubtful, but she did not believe what the lady said.

“She insisted that she wanted to leave but she didn’t want to listen to me so I had to use my weapon to keep her here. Bai Yan arrived later and wanted to attack me out of nowhere so I’m just defending myself.” Lin Huang explained the situation simply.

“Is that so?” Yi Yeyu looked at the lady in all seriousness. Compared to her, she believed what Lin Huang said more.

The lady saw Yi Yeyu’s expression and she dared not lie anymore.

“There should be a surveillance camera in the hotel. If you don’t believe what I’ve said, you can take a look at the camera.” Lin Huang added.

The lady turned pale, “It’s my fault, I should’ve waited patiently…”

“Bai Yan, you attacked before you figured out what was happening. You are at fault too, apologize!” Yi Yeyu looked at Bai Yan.

“I refuse to. The weak don’t deserve to be respected. I’ll wait until the day he’s stronger than me.” Bai Yan said and glared at Lin Huang, he turned around and left.

Yi Yeyu was unhappy, but she did not flip. She then turned around and said to the lady and a young man that she just brought back, “It’s dangerous outside of this foothold within these few days, both of you listen to Lin Huang, assist him in managing the rest, don’t let anyone leave this foothold. I will explain the details of the situation when everyone is here.”

The both of them nodded immediately.

“You did great. If you encounter any obstacles again, you have my authorization to use violence. You can beat them up, as long as you don’t kill them!” Yi Yeyu said to Lin Huang and stared at the duo before she left via the green wooden door.

After Yi Yeyu left, the duo remained quiet.

Lin Huang waved to recall Bai and said to the duo, “I’ll bring the both of you to register your rooms. Then you’ll both go to your rooms on your own; I have to stay here to wait for the rest.”

After the three of them completed registration, the lady went to her room while the young man stayed.

“You are Lin Huang, am I right? I didn’t know that you’re an Imperial Censor.” The young man introduced himself, “My name is Shen Qiang, I’m also one of the members who joined the Reserve Hunter assessment.”

“Hi.” Lin Huang nodded.

“From what I know, it’s rare that the assessment would be suspended. Since you came back earlier, you should know something. Why was the assessment suspended out of nowhere?” Shen Qiang asked curiously.”

“I don’t know, all I heard was there was something strange happening to the monsters near the foothold. We would have to wait for the head examiner to explain the details to us.” Lin Huang did not tell the truth.

“Oh, is that so. I see that the head examiner got you to help her, I thought you would have some insider news.”

“No, they’re lacking helpers so since I got back early, here I am.” Lin Huang explained.

“Can I help?” Shen Qian’s offer was not genuine. Instead, he thought the head examiner would give him extra marks for the assessment if she saw him helping.

“Not at the moment, as long as you don’t leave this foothold, that would be a great help.” Lin Huang felt helpless; he knew that there would be more people who would act like that lady earlier.

“We can’t even go to the grade-1 wild zone at the border?”

“You can’t.” Lin Huang shook his head, “If you have too much time during these next two days, you can shop at the flea market or have fun activities in the foothold.”

“Nothing is restricted as long as I stay in this foothold?” Shen Qiang tried his luck.

“As long as you don’t leave the foothold, no matter what you do, I won’t stop you.” Lin Huang said with absolute confidence.