Translator: ryuxenji Editor: H2dH2mr This scene made the soldier smile wryly, thinking to himself that the students this year were just too strange. In the past, most of the students who had come to hunt had already formed their own teams, and their teams were basically all full. But this time, not only were there very few teams, the numbers were not even full. The sparse few people made him feel annoyed just looking at them.
"Why are there so few teams?" The soldier asked the team leaders unhappily.
"Our teams were originally full, but two of them are not from our Class-A." Li Yingjie was the first to answer.
"Still in the process of choosing, not confirmed yet." This was Wu Jiong's reply.
"Mm... the ones I liked have already joined the team. As for the others who didn't join the team, I didn't take a fancy to them." Zilong rubbed his head and grinned, adding to his silly look.
"I want to take in people, but they don't want to join me," said one of the team leaders bitterly. Who asked those people to keep their eyes on Ling Lan and Wu Jiong's team?
"Ditto + 1!" Another team leader was equally miserable.
"Ditto + 2!" The last team leader was also a member of the miserable team.
The humorous words of the last three team leaders made the soldier both angry and amused. He turned to ask the other students, "What about you guys? Why don't you choose to join a team, or form your own team? "
There was silence, and then the soldier pointed at one of the students and said, "You answer!"
That student felt that his luck was really bad, actually being called out to answer. So, he said gloomily, "If we form our own team or join another team, we will lose the chance to join Ling Lan and Wu Jiong's teams. None of us want to lose these last three chances."
"Good, good. Very thoughtful indeed." The soldier stared suspiciously at Zilong and Wu Jiong, wondering what kind of charm they had to make these students so persistent. However, this stalemate was not a solution, so he smiled coldly and said, "I don't care about your messy thoughts. Here, my words are orders. Right now, I order you all to quickly form a temporary team of five people. Give me the name list in three minutes. If there is no team by then, I will just randomly assign one."
The soldier glanced at Zilong and said, "Since your team is full, I won't make any changes. You guys wait over there." The soldier pointed in a direction, indicating for Zilong and the others to go over.
Zilong and the others were very happy. Being able to be with Boss Ling Lan made them feel much more confident.
In less than 5 minutes, 10 teams had been formed. In order to maintain his combat strength, Wu Jiong chose a student ranked in the top 10 to join his team, while Li Yingjie also accepted a student ranked 13th. As for the other students who were on good terms with him, they all formed a team.
Seeing that the students were all ready, the soldier waved his hand and shouted, "Move out!"
The students charged aggressively to the entrance of the camp. There, they found a fully-enclosed vehicle that resembled an armoured car from the previous world, but was five or six times larger. The soldier signalled for the students to all get on.
Ling Lan felt the vehicle start moving. Along the way, she could even feel the body of the vehicle being hit by some huge force, making loud banging noises. Seeing the nervous and curious faces of the students, the soldier in the same vehicle explained, "This is an attack from a savage beast. Don't worry, the beasts in this area are generally G-class and below. They won't be able to harm the carrier."
"Won't higher level beasts appear?" asked one of the students.
"I've lived here for 3 years and have never encountered a situation like this. The savage beasts on this planet are territorial, so savage beasts usually won't leave the area they live in," explained the soldier. Seeing that everyone's faces were still very nervous, he revealed the camp's greatest trump card. "The carrier is equipped with heavy weaponry that can kill savage beasts below E-class."
Only then did the students let out a soft sigh of relief, and waited patiently for the carrier to send them to their hunting destination.
After driving for less than half an hour, the carrier came to a stop. The door opened, and Ling Lan and the others disembarked one by one under the soldier's instructions. They found that there was actually a temporary outpost here.
The soldier pointed at the dense forest ahead and introduced, "This is the H-class hunting area, specially opened up for you all. Now, record the coordinates. You must not go beyond a radius of 10 kilometres from these coordinates."
He then pointed at the temporary outpost behind them and said, "This is a temporary resting area provided for you all. The fence outside is also made of electromagnetic protection walls, which can definitely withstand multiple attacks from H-class savage beasts. There is also an exchange area inside. Also, if you want to return to the main camp, you either have to walk back or buy a return ticket. Moreover, each return ticket costs 500 credits..."
The soldier grinned, and said with some schadenfreude, "So, please work hard to earn more money!"
That said, without waiting for the students to react, the soldier jumped onto the carrier, and the carrier sped away like it was flying, leaving the faces of the students covered in dust.
Only then did the students realise that they had been abandoned by the unscrupulous soldier. They all began cursing and swearing, yelling that the other was despicable and shameless, actually leaving without teaching them anything.
Han Jijun ignored the commotion around him, and asked Ling Lan beside him, "Do you want to find out more about the outpost here, or do you want to go hunt directly?"
Ling Lan said calmly, "The outpost won't run away. It won't be too late to find out more about it when we get back. We need to find out more about this area before nightfall, and then we can come up with a hunting plan by nightfall."
Ling Lan's decision received everyone's approval. Or rather, as long as Ling Lan had made a decision, the other members of the team would not have any objections. Thus, the five of them quickly shouldered their bags and walked towards the forest ahead.
Seeing Ling Lan's team move, the other teams suppressed their anger and also began to move. Some teams chose to enter the temporary outpost to find out more about it, while others followed Ling Lan's team and entered the hunting area to prepare for their first hunt.
Right then, several kilometres above Ling Lan's team, a mecha team was monitoring the area. Seeing that some of the scout teams had begun hunting, their team leader instructed his subordinates, "Each person is responsible for one team. Don't let them get into any danger."
"Understood, Leader!"
"M1702, choosing Team One!"
"M1703, choosing Team Two!"
"M1704, choosing Team Five!"
"M1705, choosing..."
Meanwhile, in another direction, on a hillside several kilometres away, a beast-type mecha team was also monitoring the area.
"Little ones, have you found your targets yet?"
"Boss, don't worry, we've all found them..."
"Too bad there's no lolita, can't push her down..."
"Shotas are just as useful, you perverted uncle."
"Don't look at me like that, my fatherly love is bursting through the roof..."
"Tsk..." This group of people was noisy and boisterous, their words frivolous and without any taboos, but their movements were very precise. They controlled these beast-type mecha to leap nimbly into the forest, silently following them in to protect the scout team they were supposed to protect.
Ling Lan's team was led by Zilong, with Han Jijun in the middle, Luo Lang and Ling Lan on both sides, and Ling Lan at the back. Han Jijun's combat skills were the worst of the group. Before they could truly understand the strength of the savage beasts in this area, Ling Lan had no choice but to use this safest formation.
Their journey was very peaceful, not encountering any so-called savage beasts. After walking about 300 to 400 metres into the depths of the forest, Ling Lan's eyes suddenly flashed and she turned her head slightly to the left. She knew very well that a savage beast was approaching from that direction.
Several seconds later, Zilong also sensed it, and he quickly called out to warn the others, "Seems like a savage beast is approaching. Everyone, be careful."
Hearing this, everyone gripped the weapons in their hands tightly, carefully paying attention to the direction they were defending. No one knew what the first H-class savage beast they would encounter would be, or which direction it would attack from.
They didn't have to wait very long. About a few seconds later, from the underbrush on the left, a lithe grey figure abruptly leapt out. Its target was Luo Lang, who was standing closest to it.
Luo Lang, who had been prepared for this, quickly swung the high-frequency blade in his hand towards the grey shadow. Perhaps Luo Lang's counterattack was too nimble, for the opponent did not expect this and was actually struck by Luo Lang's attack.
A mournful howl rang out, and the grey figure that had been sent flying twisted its body in the air to land lightly on the ground. Luo Lang's powerful attack had actually not done much damage to it.
At this time, everyone finally got a good look at its appearance. Its body was about the size of a large dog, covered in long grey fur. Its head was similar to the rabbit in Ling Lan's previous world, but it was four to five times larger than a rabbit's head. Moreover, its tail was not short, being very long and slender. Its tail was hairless, but covered in countless scales. An unintentional flick of its tail actually made a crisp crackling sound, and fine cracks appeared on the hard ground. It was clear to see how strong the tail was.
"Lightning rabbit, speed-type H-class savage beast. Attack methods: mouth, claws, tail. Strengths: Extremely fast, almost undetectable. Tough fur, unable to be damaged by normal force. Weaknesses: Monotonous attack methods, extremely poor endurance. Exchange value: Fur: 10 – 100 (priced according to the completeness of the fur). Sharp claws (complete): 20 each. Tail (complete): 100. "
Ling Lan immediately listed out the information on the lightning rabbit. Ling Lan's memory was extremely good, almost to the point of being able to remember everything she saw. Of course, even if she forgot, Little Four, who had long since saved the information on the killer, would remind her responsibly.
Hearing Ling Lan's words, Zilong's eyes lit up. This was all money!
"Looks like it's our first prey." Lin Zhong-qing was also very excited.
The lightning rabbit was the weakest of all the H-class savage beasts. Of course, it did not have many valuable items on its body, only three. However, this did not stop it from being the easiest savage beast to hunt. Not only could it allow them to practice and familiarize themselves with it, they could also benefit from it. This was a great thing.
"Since that's the case, Lin Zhong-qing, I'll leave this prey to you," said Ling Lan calmly.
In the team, Lin Zhong-qing was the agile and speed-type. Hunting lightning rabbits as practice was extremely suitable for him, and it was very likely that he would gain some insight from it.
The goal of hunting was not simply to catch the prey, but to learn how to hunt the prey that was most suitable for oneself. This was the first lesson of hunting, called 'know thyself and know thy enemy'.
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