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Zhang Jie left this world without finishing his last sentence.
Looking at Zhang Jie’s mangled corpse, Yang Fan sighed deeply.
Although Zhang Jie’s death could be considered self-inflicted, it still made Yang Fan feel a lot, especially when he thought of the unknown newcomer who was eaten by Meng Ji, which made Yang Fan’s heart heavy.
Dying tragically in an unknown otherworld, at the hands of powerful creatures they had never imagined before, ending up with no remains, and even their own families not knowing.
Is this the fate of Scavengers?
Thinking of this, Yang Fan ultimately couldn’t bear it and dragged Zhang Jie’s body out from under the vines.
Next to Zhang Jie, Yang Fan saw the longbow he used and a dozen scattered arrows, unfortunately, the bow was already crushed and unusable.
Yang Fan collected all the arrows.
On Zhang Jie’s corpse, at his waist, there was a simple pouch made of iron spider silk.
Yang Fan took the pouch and looked inside, finding only a coil of iron spider silk, two mountain peach fruits, and a round object wrapped in leaves.
When he opened it, there was a purple-brown pill inside.
It was a Beast Essence Pill!
Yang Fan put the Beast Essence Pill into his pants pocket and found a relatively intact spot nearby to dig a hole and push Zhang Jie’s body into it.
After burying the body, Yang Fan forcefully planted an arrow in front of the mound.
This arrow would serve as Zhang Jie’s tombstone, a testament to his existence.
After completing all this, Yang Fan held the exotic beast egg and returned to a nearby cave entrance to rest, eating a mountain peach fruit to replenish his strength.
Yang Fan was well aware that his crisis was far from over.
“Liu Qi seems to have some special identity,” Yang Fan said thoughtfully, recalling Zhang Jie’s last words.
“This Liu Qi is really not easy to deal with… He deliberately told me he’s leaving, but it’s probably not that simple. Once he completes his physical breakthrough, he might come back down to kill me!”
Liu Qi was meticulous. His deliberate shouting from the cliff was likely meant to lower Yang Fan’s guard.
Given his personality, he definitely wouldn’t want to leave any loose ends!
Moreover, the core of the Demon Lotus Thousand Hands had also been polluted. Although it seemed calm for now, Yang Fan couldn’t be sure what would happen next.
In short, he had to find a way to leave the abyss!
However, the rope used for escaping had been taken away by Liu Qi.
Yang Fan’s brows furrowed tightly, and finally, his gaze fell on the dozen arrows at his feet and the coil of iron spider silk.
“Using these things, there might be a chance to climb up!” Yang Fan’s mind recalled the scene of Liu Qi and Zhang Jie escaping earlier.
They shot arrows into the softer parts of the cliff, using the ropes tied to the arrows to climb up, and eventually, transfer to the long rope hanging from above.
Now the long rope had been taken away by Liu Qi, but Yang Fan could use the same idea!
He would insert arrows into the cliff as handholds and footholds, use the iron spider silk to connect the arrows to his body, continuously retrieve the arrows, and at the same time, increase his safety, climbing up the cliff step by step.
However, using this method to climb a sixty-meter-high cliff would require extremely strong physical strength, and in Yang Fan’s current state, he might fall off halfway through.
“Damn it, Liu Qi got the Qilin Fruit. If I could complete the physical breakthrough, I might be able to try it.”
…
At the same time, Liu Qi had already arrived at the outer area of the Qilin Cave.
He found a hiding spot not far from the edge of the black soil.
Liu Qi’s chosen location was clever. Although the black mist hadn’t harmed them, it always made people feel uneasy. By staying out of reach of the mist, he could avoid potential threats.
And near the Qilin Cave, there would basically be no exotic beasts, making it the safest place in the entire trial area.
After confirming the surroundings were safe, Liu Qi took out the crimson fruit from the net bag.
“The Qilin Fruit!” Liu Qi’s gaze turned fiery.
This time, seizing the Qilin Fruit was also extremely dangerous for him, but fortunately, he ultimately succeeded.
“Although it’s a bit of a pity that Zhang Jie died, he was still somewhat useful and might have assisted me in achieving my ultimate goal. But given the situation at the time, I had no other choice.”
Thinking back to that scene, Liu Qi shook his head. He really didn’t want to abandon Zhang Jie, his capable assistant, unless absolutely necessary.
Thinking of Zhang Jie inevitably led to thoughts of another person.
“Yang Fan, he’s actually still alive!” Liu Qi said through gritted teeth. “Wasn’t he injured? How could he run so fast? Otherwise, he should have died under the Demon Lotus Thousand Hand Vine roots from the start!”
“It takes a hundred days to heal broken bones. Given his injuries, how could he have recovered so quickly?” Liu Qi’s brows furrowed tightly.
After a moment, he thought of a possibility.
“Relying on normal human recovery is impossible to achieve this; it must be through external means.”
“External means… the Beast Essence Pill? Hiss… no, it’s the Exotic Beast Spirit Flesh!” Liu Qi suddenly realized.
The Beast Essence Pill is used for breaking through the first physical barrier, while the exotic beast’s spirit flesh is for strengthening and transforming the body. Consuming the spirit flesh has a good chance of healing leg injuries!
“Damn it, he completed a level goal before we even hunted Meng Ji!”
Before this, Liu Qi only thought that Meng Ji was poisoned by Yang Fan, but he never considered that Yang Fan had already completed a level goal, and when they hunted those two Meng Jis, he was just repeating a level goal!
“Damn it, I underestimated him from the start! But how could someone with such garbage stats manage to do all this!”
Even with Liu Qi’s quick thinking, he was completely clueless.
Unable to figure out the reason, Liu Qi stopped wasting time.
“Earlier, I deliberately told him I’ve left.”
“I’ll complete the physical breakthrough first, and then we’ll see. If the Demon Lotus Thousand Hands show no abnormalities, I’ll make a surprise attack!”
…
In the Scavenger’s entry assessment hall, it had almost been thirty minutes since the newcomers entered the otherworld.
Calculating the time dilation, the newcomers had already spent four and a half days in the otherworld.
As the assessment was more than halfway through, the team captains grew anxious and rushed towards the examiner.
“Old Li, have Wang Miao and Ma Yuwei been tested? What are the results?”
Li Mingfeng looked at everyone impatiently. “What’s the rush? Wang Miao and Ma Yuwei aren’t new to conducting these tests; they’re professionals. They’ll test when the time comes.”
After a short while, a man guarding the entrance to the Beast Realm slowly walked out from the passage, saying as he walked, “Look at how anxious you are. There’s a Level 1 fluctuation in the meteorite energy.”
With just one sentence, the veteran team members became excited.
“Someone has completed a level goal!”
“In the Beast Realm… Liu Qi is the most likely candidate.”
“Huang Jintao and Li Xuedong also have a good chance.”
“This batch of newcomers is pretty good; someone actually managed to complete the otherworld trial goal, an unexpected delight.”
“Hopefully, the survival rate will be higher.”
Amidst the discussions, from another passage, a dark-skinned man rushed out in a panic.
Seeing the man’s tense expression, everyone fell silent.
From his demeanor, they guessed that something might have happened.
Old Li furrowed his brows and looked at the man, saying in a deep voice, “Wang Miao, what’s wrong?”
The dark-skinned man adjusted his breath and swept his gaze across the crowd, speaking in a low voice, “A Level 3 fluctuation!”
“What? A Level 3 fluctuation?!”
Some people already had their eyes wide open, their faces full of shock!
“It’s only been half an hour, and someone is already working on a triple goal?!”
“Who is it?”
Qin Hao, however, looked calm and indifferent, saying disdainfully, “Are you all stupid? Who else could it be?”
“Su Qianqian, of course.”
“But to be honest, I knew she was strong, but I really didn’t expect her to be aiming for the triple goal in just four and a half days.”
Hearing this name, those people hurriedly asked, “Who is Su Qianqian?”
Qin Hao suddenly remembered that he had learned about Su Qianqian’s background through rumors. Although some people here definitely knew about Su Qianqian, there were still others who hadn’t heard the rumors and didn’t know about her.
“Old Qin, just tell us.” A group of people surrounded Qin Hao.
Qin Hao regretted his loose lips; his guts were turning green with regret. “I, uh, I’m going out for a smoke.” He didn’t forget to drag Anya along. “What are you waiting for? Let’s go!”