"Captain? When are we departing for the Wilderness Area?"
Early the next morning, Ye Cang called Lin Yan.
"Are you fully recovered? Did you buy the grade c genetic agent I told you about?"
From the other end of the phone, Lin Yan's surprised voice came through.
Although Ye Cang's injuries had stabilized after treatment with the healing potion, there was still a hidden danger if he didn't get adequate rest.
"I'm completely fine, and after absorbing the grade c genetic agent, my strength has greatly increased. I already passed the Quasi-Warrior assessment yesterday."
Ye Cang spoke calmly.
The Wilderness Area was very dangerous, and he planned to enter it again with the Rock Mountain Squad.
He also intended to hunt Vicious Beasts again to acquire Life Energy and accumulate strength.
Hearing his words, the other end of the phone fell silent.
A moment later, Lin Yan's skeptical voice came through.
"Come to the Divine Firmament Martial Hall first."
Half an hour later.
In the training hall on the third floor of the Advanced Student Teaching Building of the Divine Firmament Martial Hall.
Everyone from the Rock Mountain Squad had arrived.
Seeing Ye Cang walk in, a few people looked at him with surprise and doubt.
"Come over and throw a punch!"
Lin Yan walked to the punch strength testing machine in the corner and said to Ye Cang.
Looking at their somewhat suspicious gazes, Ye Cang casually threw a punch at the target.
Bang!
The testing machine vibrated, and a line of data appeared.
"946kg!"
Seeing this data, everyone in the Rock Mountain Squad was dumbfounded.
Ye Cang smiled inwardly; this was just his normal strength!
"Good! Excellent! Our squad now has two Quasi-Warriors; our strength has greatly increased!"
Lin Yan exclaimed.
"Is the grade c genetic agent that Heaven-Defying? I still have some savings; should I buy another bottle to try?"
The other two members of the team, Wu Guang and Bai Yuanliang, were also full of exclamations.
"Haha! Brother Ye Cang must treat us today!"
Shi Feng also laughed and patted Ye Cang's shoulder, a look of joy flashing in his eyes.
A few minutes later, the group walked out of the Divine Firmament Martial Hall, their faces beaming with joy.
Soon, they arrived at a modest restaurant.
Ye Cang only had a little over ten thousand chinese yuan in total, so he could only promise a big meal after returning from the Wilderness Area.
The five of them ordered a table of good wine and dishes and drank heartily all morning.
It cost them nearly several thousand chinese yuan.
During this time, they discussed and decided to depart tomorrow.
Ye Cang had no choice but to go home and rest for a day.
The next day.
In front of Red Cloud City's gate, the Rock Mountain Squad reassembled.
"Depart!"
With Captain Lin Yan's command, the off-road vehicle sped out, heading straight for the Wilderness Area.
"This time, we're going to Area 0327; it's relatively safer there."
Lin Yan pointed to a location on the map and said to everyone.
Looking at where Lin Yan was pointing, it was still considered the edge of the Wilderness Area, with fewer Vicious Beasts and less powerful ones.
Looking out the car window, the car hadn't been moving for a few minutes before it was enveloped in a hazy fog.
They could only see about thirty meters around them.
However, there were very few Vicious Beasts around the city, so there was no need to worry about attacks.
After driving for forty to fifty minutes, the vehicle stopped, and they all got out.
The road ahead was severely damaged, and continuing to drive would be too slow.
"Let's go, depart!"
After hiding the vehicle, they grabbed their respective belongings and began to move.
Ye Cang looked around, and as far as his eyes could see, it was desolate, with broken and scorched land, full of potholes everywhere.
One could imagine what kind of battles had taken place to secure humanity's safe dwelling now.
Sighing, Ye Cang followed the others' pace and walked forward.
"Ye Cang, there's a lone Iron-Armored Fox ahead. It's a Vicious Beast whose strength is close to that of a Quasi-Warrior. You can practice on it first!"
Soon, Lin Yan glanced at the tablet in his hand and pointed to the gray fog ahead.
The next moment, a fox-like Vicious Beast, about a meter long and covered in scales, burst through the gray fog and appeared in their sight.
"That's right. Although your strength and other attributes are up to par, you still need to adapt to the sudden increase in strength. This Iron-Armored Fox is a suitable training target."
Beside him, the Quasi-Warrior Shi Feng also spoke in a low voice.
Hearing this, Ye Cang nodded, drew his longsword, and quickly approached the Vicious Beast ahead.
At this moment, the Iron-Armored Fox also saw Ye Cang and the others, but this Vicious Beast did not flee. Instead, it leaped up and pounced on Ye Cang.
"Good timing!"
Seeing this, Ye Cang's charging figure moved slightly, avoiding the Iron-Armored Fox's attack. At the same time, he thrust his sword out in a strange way, directly piercing the Iron-Armored Fox's back.
Clang!
Sparks flew, and the sound of metal clashing rang out. The Iron-Armored Fox was directly shaken and rolled to the ground by Ye Cang's astonishing strength.
Whoosh!
A strong wind struck. The moment the Iron-Armored Fox landed, its four limbs quickly gathered strength, and it shot out, attacking Ye Cang again.
Clang, clang, clang... In less than a minute, Ye Cang and the Iron-Armored Fox engaged in a fierce battle.
Around them, Lin Yan and the others had formed a circle, blocking the Iron-Armored Fox's retreat.
"What exquisite swordsmanship; his swordsmanship is even stronger than before."
"Is this still the Thrusting Sword Technique? Did he secretly learn some other Combat Skill?"
Watching the swordsmanship Ye Cang displayed, Lin Yan and Shi Feng were filled with admiration.
Comparing it, they realized that even they couldn't use their weapons to such a level.
"It seems he has Cultivated the Thrusting Sword Technique to Minor Achievement level."
"Then I need to work hard, or else the title of second captain in this squad might be lost."
Shi Feng said with a chuckle.
A moment later, Ye Cang finally found an opportunity and pierced the Iron-Armored Fox's vital point with his sword.
It was a spot near its chest, where the iron scales were relatively weaker.
Pfft... The longsword entered its body, and the Iron-Armored Fox stopped struggling.
"Not bad. To defeat the Iron-Armored Fox so quickly, you truly possess Quasi-Warrior level Combat Skill."
Lin Yan walked forward, praising him.
"Not at all, Captain, you overpraise me."
Ye Cang smiled calmly.
"Haha! We're all on the same team; why are you still being so modest and polite?"
Lin Yan punched Ye Cang, then admonished him:
"Although your strength is sufficient, you still need to hone your Agility more. Otherwise, you might suffer if you encounter multiple Vicious Beasts."
"Indeed, I've noticed that too!"
Hearing this, Ye Cang nodded.
Actual combat is different from testing. In a clash of powerful forces, a single moment of sluggishness or a mistake in Agility will affect the entire battle, and even a moment of inattention could lead to death.
He still had a lot of room for improvement.
"Alright, let's collect the Materials, and then we'll continue forward."
Lin Yan ordered.
Soon, Bai Yuanliang from the team stepped forward and began to dismantle the Materials.
Ye Cang looked at the light blue screen in front of him.
【Life Energy: 0.9】
A value close to 1 meant that the strength of this Iron-Armored Fox was almost on par with the Blood-striped Hounds that killed his predecessor.
After a glance, Ye Cang did not immediately add points.
If things went smoothly, he planned to try adding points to the 'Spirit' attribute to see what effect it would have on his strength improvement.
If an unexpected situation arose, he could also directly add points to the 'Body' attribute to break the deadlock.
A few minutes later, Bai Yuanliang had collected the Materials, and the group set off again.