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It seemed the battle had already begun.

After the first explosion, a second and a third followed... The sound of distant detonations echoed continuously.

Gao Neng had no intention of immediately going to watch the show.

He was a steadfast young man who remained calm in the face of danger. He knew to take things one step at a time, so he decided to handle his own business first before going to watch the excitement.

Fang Tangtang, however, was different.

She was the type of girl who ran from danger but rushed toward any commotion. She didn’t understand the concept of taking things slow; she was always trying to bite off more than she could chew.

So, after hearing the sounds from afar...

Fang Tangtang immediately hopped up like a green-skinned frog.

"Whoa, it sounds like there’s a fight up ahead! Someone must have found some attribute raw materials! As the S-rank Dragon List Genius, Death God Fang Tangtang, I have to go stick my nose in it!" Fang Tangtang declared and started running.

"Fang Tangtang, watch out! There’s a big bug forty-five degrees to your right!" Gao Neng wanted to stop her, but after a moment’s thought, he changed his mind.

"A big bug?!" Fang Tangtang, who had been following, was clearly startled. She instinctively aimed her No. 4 Electromagnetic Cannon forty-five degrees to her right.

BOOM!

A cannon blast rang out.

Blue electromagnetic energy formed a protective shield around Fang Tangtang.

At the same time, a pillar of light illuminated the darkness on the ground.

SCREECH!

SCREECH-SCREECH!

"..."

A series of sharp, miserable cries echoed.

Fifty meters away, a Dark Creature covered in a black carapace was writhing on the ground. A huge hole had been blasted clean through its body, and green liquid was splattering everywhere.

"Holy shit! You dare mess with me, Death God Fang Tangtang? You’re asking to die!" Seeing her first shot hit its mark, Fang Tangtang immediately fired off several more blasts from her Electromagnetic Cannon.

BOOM!

BOOM! BOOM!

The poor bug was blasted to death on the spot.

After all, in the face of an Electromagnetic Cannon, almost no Dark Creature below Tier Seven could resist. Of course, that was on the condition that the shot actually landed.

Gao Neng’s timing had been predictive.

He had pointed it out at the perfect moment for her to shoot, which was why her first shot hit. The subsequent shots were then a matter of course.

Of course, Fang Tangtang’s own talent for aiming also played a part.

After dealing with a large armored Dark Creature.

Coupled with the fact that she was leading the way and had just found an attribute raw material, Fang Tangtang’s expression grew more and more excited. It was clear her ego was getting a little inflated.

"Let’s go! Follow Death God Fang Tangtang on a rampage... huh? In the spot where that big bug died, it looks like there’s something there!" Just as Fang Tangtang was about to press on, her eyes suddenly lit up.

Gao Neng let out a sigh of relief.

’This girl, Fang Tangtang, finally noticed the small patch of attribute raw materials growing on the rock behind the dead armored Dark Creature.’

"It’s attribute raw materials!" Shen Ning’Er’s eyes also lit up at that moment.

"Whoa! Gao Neng, Sister Ning’Er, come look! I found attribute raw materials!" Fang Tangtang shouted after a brief moment of shock.

Meanwhile, Li Tiannan and Sword Elder, who were watching from a distance, fell silent once again.

"..."

"They found more already?!"

She blasted a large armored Dark Creature and ended up blasting out a pile of attribute raw materials.

If they hadn’t seen it with their own eyes...

Who would believe it?

Most importantly, the one who found the attribute raw materials this time wasn’t Shen Ning’Er, who had slipped earlier, but Fang Tangtang.

’Isn’t this luck a little too heaven-defying?’

Li Tiannan and Sword Elder were truly a bit speechless.

If it were just Gao Neng who was lucky, they would be certain that something was up with him. But the result was completely different from what they had imagined.

This was quite frustrating.

’There’s no proof.’

’We can’t be sure!’

Although they were already pretty much convinced in their hearts, they still felt they couldn’t make an accurate judgment on something for which they had zero evidence.

"What do we do?"

"Keep watching?"

"It seems... that’s our only option."

The two of them shook their heads.

And just at that moment, another surprised voice called out.

"Whoa! Gao Neng, Sister Ning’Er, come look! This one’s different!" This time, it wasn’t Gao Neng who discovered the evolved species, but Fang Tangtang.

Of course, this was because Gao Neng had evolved one of the attribute raw materials and then pretended not to see it while he went to inspect the other stalks.

This was what allowed Fang Tangtang to discover the evolved species.

However, upon hearing this, Li Tiannan and Sword Elder’s expressions both changed slightly.

"..."

"Fang Tangtang found an evolved species?"

"Strange!"

The expressions on both their faces were quite complicated.

In fact, it wasn’t just them. Even Shen Ning’Er, who was standing near Fang Tangtang, had a strange look in her eyes after hearing Fang Tangtang’s shout.

"Tangtang, you’re the one who found it?" Shen Ning’Er asked, glancing at Gao Neng in the distance.

"Of course I found it! Gao Neng, isn’t that right?" Fang Tangtang was overjoyed. Even though it was only one stalk, it proved that her luck today was truly heaven-defying.

"Huh? It really is an evolved species?" Gao Neng seemed not to have fully processed it until his gaze fell upon a blue plant on the ground.

"Hahaha, did you hear that, Sister Ning’Er? Gao Neng didn’t even see it! This time, the credit is all mine!" Hearing this, Fang Tangtang’s smile grew even wider.

"Meow." Gao Xiaomeng let out a lazy cry, but then her eyes shot wide open, and she leaped directly off of Fang Tangtang.

SWOOSH!

Her speed was extreme.

And then, she tumbled to the ground.

TING!

A needle-like object slid off Gao Xiaomeng’s body.

Gao Neng’s eyes narrowed, and his gaze immediately shot to a spot not far behind them.

Four middle-aged men were standing there.

"Don’t worry, it’s just a tranquilizer," one of the middle-aged men said, simultaneously aiming the long-range sniper rifle in his hands at Shen Ning’Er.

"Is that so? Then I suppose I should thank you for showing mercy," Gao Neng said, his fists tightening slightly. The four people who appeared were, naturally, the same four who had left earlier.

"No need for thanks. After you’re all down, I’ll hand you over to the other Dragon List Geniuses. Your safety will be guaranteed!" the middle-aged man spoke again.

"What great treatment. If you go down, I’ll leave you here. Whether you live or die will be up to fate!" Gao Neng nodded and retorted casually.

"Now that’s just too much. We’re all part of the Human Alliance, why must we fight amongst ourselves?" A faint smile bloomed on the middle-aged man’s face.

At the same time, the sound of something whistling through the air already reached the trio. This meant that the moment the middle-aged man started speaking, he had already fired!

Of course, by the time the whistling sound was heard, a silver spear had already appeared in Shen Ning’Er’s hand.

The tip of the spear moved.

CLANG!

A crisp sound rang out.

With the tip of her spear, she had struck a high-speed bullet.

Who would believe it?

In any case, Gao Neng believed it.

Because she was Shen Ning’Er, the super-beautiful girl who had once shouted at him that she was invincible among those of the same tier. So, what couldn’t she do?

"Hmph?! A top-ten Dragon List Genius... truly remarkable!" The middle-aged man’s eyes lit up slightly before his expression turned grave.

In truth, his first sneak attack shot had been aimed at Shen Ning’Er.

He just hadn’t expected that a cat lying on Fang Tangtang’s body would suddenly leap up and intercept his first bullet.

’Their luck is too good, isn’t it?’

This forced him to make some small talk first, looking for another opportunity to strike.

But what was the result?

Shen Ning’Er had actually blocked it directly with her spear.

’This is getting tricky.’

And most importantly, Fang Tangtang had already raised her Electromagnetic Cannon.

"Ah, Gao Xiaomeng, are you okay? Damn you... you dare sneak-attack us! I’ll blast you to kingdom come!" Fang Tangtang was genuinely enraged and opened fire immediately.

BOOM!

A blue pillar of light shot toward the middle-aged man.

KABOOM!

A crater appeared on the ground.

The middle-aged man’s expression changed slightly. He had been observing for a long time and had seen Fang Tangtang fire many shots. He didn’t expect she could still keep firing.

"Ah Liang and Ah Si, you two handle Gao Neng! I’ll hold off Shen Ning’Er! Leave Fang Tangtang to Ah Dan! Remember... don’t underestimate them! Use your full strength, but do not kill!" As the middle-aged man finished speaking, he was already charging toward Shen Ning’Er, firing his sniper rifle again at the same time.

Only this time, he was aiming for Gao Neng and Fang Tangtang.

BANG!

BANG!

Two shots.

His movements were clean and decisive.

Moreover, as a Tier Seven Mid Stage expert, the middle-aged man’s speed was indeed quite fast.

However, the instant he charged out, a scream rang out from not far behind him, followed by the sound of a weapon clattering to the ground.

"What?!" The middle-aged man whipped his head around, only to see that Ah Dan, who was supposed to be dealing with Fang Tangtang, had vanished from behind him.

Yes.

He had vanished.

Or, to be more precise, he had been ambushed by the Flying Earth Dragon that Gao Neng had kept moving underground and was successfully dragged into the earth.

Gao Neng didn’t release his Spiritual Power while walking in the forbidden zone, but that didn’t mean he was completely unguarded, especially with a battle happening in the distance.

While luring Fang Tangtang into finding the attribute materials, he had casually buried the Flying Earth Dragon underground, just in case any problems arose.

The result, naturally, went without saying.

A successful first strike.

The weakest one, the Tier Six Late Stage expert, was directly seized by the Flying Earth Dragon and pulled underground.

Dead?

That was unlikely.

A single Flying Earth Dragon wasn’t enough to defeat a Tier Six Late Stage expert.

But it could drag him underground.

And that was enough, because Gao Neng’s goal was simply to break the four men’s tight coordination and disrupt their offensive rhythm.

In fact...

The effect was even more obvious than Gao Neng had imagined.

The middle-aged man clearly hadn’t expected such an accident. Most importantly, he didn’t think Gao Neng would have set up an ambush in advance and waited for him to walk into the trap.

So, his first reaction was...

"Crap, there’s a Tier Seven Dark Creature!"