News of the Pseudo-Vicious Beast

Chapter 9: News of the Pseudo-Vicious Beast [Third Update]

"Fierce Beast, Spotted Snake!"

Ye Tian stared at a two-meter-long giant snake five meters in front of him. This kind of snake wasn't very strong, and an average apprentice could deal with it as long as they weren't coiled by it. Once coiled, even a Martial Apprentice with four or five hundred pounds of force would be unable to break free.

Swish!

The Spotted Snake suddenly lunged forward, launching an attack at Ye Tian.

Ye Tian didn't dodge. With his Speed Talent, dodging the Spotted Snake would be too easy, but it wasn't necessary.

Clang!

A flash of saber light, and the Spotted Snake's body froze before falling to the ground. It struggled for a moment before dying.

If one looked closely, they could see that the snake had been sliced open at its fatal seven-inch mark. That was where Ye Tian's saber had cut.

"Too weak!"

Ye Tian shook his head.

Immediately after, he took a pair of the Spotted Snake's eyes. It was one of the items required for the trial, proving he had killed a Spotted Snake, and could be exchanged for 1 point.

Spotted Snakes were the most common Fierce Beasts in this small wilderness area. It was said that there used to be a Vicious Beast Giant Snake here, and these Fierce Beast Spotted Snakes were all descendants of that Vicious Beast's Bloodline. One day, several Elite Martial Artists joined forces to kill the Vicious Beast Giant Snake and then cleared out the other Vicious Beasts in this small wilderness area, turning it into what it is today.

This piece of gossip was revealed by a teacher on the way; its authenticity was unknown.

In the blink of an eye, most of the day had passed, and night was about to fall.

"Not much of a harvest today!"

Ye Tian opened his bundle and counted carefully; the various Fierce Beast Materials were only worth 23 points.

For an average student, these points were quite good, but they were far from enough to compete for the top three, or even make it into the top ten.

Night was very dangerous because the human eye, affected by the darkness, struggled to spot certain Fierce Beasts. Therefore, it was best not to hunt at night, or one might easily become the hunted.

There were mostly only Spotted Snakes in the trees, but as long as one was careful and paid attention to the surroundings, it wasn't easy to be attacked by them.

Even if a Spotted Snake did come, Ye Tian's reaction and speed were sufficient to handle it.

The night passed without incident.

The next morning, Ye Tian roasted a rabbit, ate his fill, and continued hunting Fierce Beasts.

At this time, he headed deeper into the small wilderness area, because only there could more powerful Fierce Beasts be found. Hunting one was worth five or six points, making it much easier to earn more points than in the outskirts.

"Help!"

"Someone, please save us!"

Faint cries for help reached Ye Tian's ears.

At the same time, they were accompanied by bursts of wolf howls.

"Has someone run into a wolf pack?"

Ye Tian thought to himself.

After thinking for a moment, he dashed toward the direction of the wolf pack.

It wasn't that he wanted to save these people, but wolves were worth a lot of points. Specifically, the Fang Wolves; one was worth 10 points, which was much more cost-effective than hunting ordinary Fierce Beasts.

Before long, Ye Tian reached an open area. Not far away, about a dozen Fang Wolves were besieging seven or eight students, and several corpses already lay on the ground.

"Zhang Bao!"

Ye Tian saw one of the people; it was Zhang Bao, with whom he had a decent relationship.

However, Zhang Bao was in a wretched state at the moment. He was bleeding, his face was pale, and he was waving an empty bow—clearly at his wit's end.

Ye Tian felt that Zhang Bao and the others' predicament was quite normal.

After all, Zhang Bao and his group were too weak. Even if they had a dozen people in a team, what of it? If they truly encountered a slightly stronger Fierce Beast, this number of people would be nothing more than a snack.

Ye Tian had known long ago that this group had little hope of obtaining the Vicious Beast Blood, but he hadn't said it outright. After all, everyone had their own inner desires.

Holding his bow, Ye Tian aimed at a Fang Wolf and shot an arrow.

Puchi!!!

The arrow struck a Fang Wolf, but unfortunately, it missed the vital spot. However, it still wounded the wolf.

"Awoo!!!"

The Fang Wolves spotted Ye Tian and charged toward him.

Not far away, Zhang Bao and the others also saw Ye Tian walking toward them. A glimmer of hope had initially ignited, but after seeing who it was clearly, they were filled with despair.

Zhang Bao knew Ye Tian and his strength; he had only just become a Martial Apprentice, just like himself.

"Ye Tian, run! These Fang Wolves are not something you can handle!" Zhang Bao shouted.

"This fatty isn't bad; he actually doesn't want to drag me down!" Ye Tian felt a warmth in his heart and was now truly determined to save them.

If Ye Tian were to unleash his full strength, he could kill these Fang Wolves in a short time, but doing so would undoubtedly raise many questions.

"Better hold back a little!"

Ye Tian thought to himself.

The strength of a Fang Wolf was great, no weaker than a Martial Apprentice with four or five hundred pounds of force. If he met them head-on, Ye Tian would undoubtedly suffer a slight disadvantage.

Thus, Ye Tian made full use of the sharpness of his saber techniques and a bit of his speed.

He maintained 1.5 times his speed while maneuvering around the Fang Wolves. With his Medium-tier Saber Talent, he could accurately grasp the timing and deliver a fatal strike at the critical moment.

Pffft!

The blade abruptly slashed across a Fang Wolf's neck, killing it in one blow.

No matter how the Fang Wolves attacked, Ye Tian seemed to have precognition, always managing to dodge.

And every time he struck with his saber, he would inevitably take the life of a Fang Wolf!

Before long, the bodies of a dozen Fang Wolves lay on the ground. Ye Tian's body was also stained with some blood—the blood of the Fang Wolves.

"Are you all okay?"

Ye Tian sheathed his saber and looked at Zhang Bao and the others.

"We're… fine!"

Zhang Bao's pupils dilated, he swallowed hard, and stammered.

"I killed these Fang Wolves. I'll be taking the wolf fangs; you don't mind, do you?" Ye Tian asked in a heavy voice.

"We don't mind!"

The group shook their heads repeatedly.

How could they dare to mind? Such a fierce pack of Fang Wolves had been wiped out by Ye Tian alone. Their lives had been saved by him. No matter how brainless they were, they wouldn't be so foolish as to demand a share of the wolf fangs!

Wolf fangs were the only proof of killing a Fang Wolf!

Of course, Ye Tian didn't need to take all the teeth; he only needed to take the two largest incisors from each Fang Wolf.

With over a dozen wolf fangs, they filled a large bag when collected.

Fortunately, Ye Tian's strength was a full 300 pounds, so carrying this on his back was nothing.

"A word of advice: you should leave as soon as possible. With your strength, it will be difficult to obtain the Vicious Beast Blood reward. Don't throw your lives away. You only have one life, and there will be other chances to get Vicious Beast Blood in the future!" Ye Tian advised.

After saying that, Ye Tian prepared to leave.

At this moment, Zhang Bao's expression shifted. "Ye Tian, with your strength and the wolf fangs you got this time, getting a portion of Vicious Beast Blood shouldn't be a problem. But you probably want a good ranking, right? I have some news; I'm not sure if I should tell you?"

"Speak."

Ye Tian said curiously.

"A Pseudo-Vicious Beast Spotted Snake has appeared in the small wilderness area. The students from the First Academy have gone to hunt it. That Spotted Snake is worth 500 points!"

Zhang Bao bit his lip and said.

He didn't know if revealing this news to Ye Tian was a good or bad thing, but he told him anyway.

"What? A Pseudo-Vicious Beast Spotted Snake!"

Ye Tian was completely shocked.

More importantly, he was drawn in by those 500 points.

If he could get the eyes of the Pseudo-Vicious Beast Spotted Snake, first place in the trial would be guaranteed.

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