Chapter 184: 184. Collect points Chapter 184: 184. Collect points Song Yan Ning and her team of five were transported by the system to a wilderness, just about to search for the giant dragon, when a roaring gallop was heard behind them.
Turning their heads, they saw several men in armor, riding horses, with cold expressions on their faces.
From the powerful aura emanating from them, Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen could confirm that these men were Ancient Martial Cultivators. Ever since entering the Middle-level System, they frequently encountered Ancient Martial Cultivators and superpower users. After advancing to the Middle and High-level System, it was even more common. They had just realized that the Emperor Realm was far more complex than they had imagined.
Seeing Song Yan Ning’s group, the men’s faces showed disdain and mockery. They thought, “These youngsters must be here to hunt the giant dragon, but with their small builds, encountering a dragon would mean being swatted away with a single paw.”
The men rode past without stopping. In their eyes, Song Yan Ning’s group was insignificant, and they posed no threat to their mission.
“Let’s go,” Qin Yushen took Song Yan Ning’s hand and headed in a direction. His Divine Sense had already locked onto the dragon’s location, which was completely opposite to the direction the men had taken.
Qu Lingfeng and his two companions followed. They had complete trust in Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning, and without teaming up with them, they were certain they couldn’t have entered the Middle and High-level System. The place was crowded with powerful beings, and with their abilities, just ensuring they weren’t eliminated by the system was already an achievement.
Only now did they realize how naive their initial decision had been. If they hadn’t teamed up with Yushen and Song Yan Ning, they might have already been ejected by the system. No wonder, a hundred years ago, many families from Beijing entered the Emperor Realm, but few managed to walk out alive or stay within it.
“Roar!” A dragon’s roar came from afar, making Song Yan Ning and the others’ ears buzz.
“What a huge dragon!” Seeing the silhouette of the giant dragon, Qu Lingfeng, Fang Jingxing, and Ye Qi were almost stunned. This was nothing like the dragons they had imagined; it was several times bigger.
“Yushen, what are our chances?” Qu Lingfeng looked at Qin Yushen with a slightly solemn expression.
“Eighty percent,” Qin Yushen said as he took out his longsword to confront the giant dragon. Though it looked big, its strength was at most at the Foundation Establishment First Level, so it wasn’t difficult to defeat.
“You guys stay here, I’m going to help,” Song Yan Ning took out her whip and followed Qin Yushen.
Qu Lingfeng and his companions exchanged bitter smiles. Whenever they faced such challenging tasks, they felt like they were useless, unable to lend a hand, and could only sit by and wait for Yushen and Song Yan Ning to finish the mission.
Qin Yushen flew in front of the giant dragon, wielding his longsword, and with a sweep of white sword light, the dragon roared as a bone-deep wound appeared on its body.
Song Yan Ning’s whip also struck, adding a wound on the dragon’s neck.
Seeing itself wounded by the duo as soon as the fight started, the dragon was both furious and afraid. It roared and charged at Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, but just before reaching them, it turned tail and fled. Faced with their fierce attack, it didn’t want to entangle with them anymore.
“The giant dragon actually ran away?” Qu Lingfeng watched the fleeing dragon in surprise, disbelief on his face. He had expected a fierce battle, but the dragon had backed down at the first exchange. Its massive body size was ineffectual.
“Yushen and Xiao Ning are so incredible, everything they do is so extreme,” Ye Qi said, shaking his head in awe. He truly admired them, especially Song Yan Ning. Despite being younger and a girl, she was so formidable.
“You just said they’re extreme,” Fang Jingxing replied with a wry smile, shaking his head.
Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen exchanged a smile and chased after the giant dragon that was running away. They were here to complete a mission and naturally could not let the dragon escape.
From afar, the sound of horse hooves approached; it was undoubtedly the group of men they had just encountered. Having searched around and heard noises here, they knew the dragon was here.
Seeing Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen chasing after the dragon, the men were somewhat surprised.
Regaining their composure, their faces lit up with joy. They had thought this mission would be difficult; they didn’t expect the dragon to be so useless.
One of them whipped his horse forcefully and rode quickly towards the direction of the dragon.
One of the riders came to a halt in front of Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, blocking them, “You don’t need to chase anymore, we’ve taken over this task. Go cool off somewhere else.”
“You’re being unreasonable; we saw the dragon first,” Ye Qi, catching up, glared at the man on the horse.
Qin Yushen took Song Yan Ning’s hand and walked over to stand with Ye Qi and the others, “Let them have it, we’ll rest on the side.”
Ye Qi’s group looked at Qin Yushen and Song Yan Ning in surprise. Seeing the cunning spark in their eyes, they immediately understood and nodded with a smile. Since Yushen had said so, there must be some interesting developments ahead.
Seeing that Song Yan Ning and others were being sensible, the man scoffed disdainfully and ran off to his companions.
“Have some water,” Qin Yushen handed a bottle to Song Yan Ning. It was spring water he had specifically prepared for her.
Song Yan Ning smiled as she accepted the water, taking a few sips, and watched with interest the group circling the dragon in the distance.
The giant dragon, relieved that Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen were no longer pursuing it, couldn’t contain its anger any longer when it saw the men surrounding it. It might fear Song Yan Ning and Qin Yushen, but that didn’t mean anyone could bully it.
With a hiss, the dragon whipped its massive tail at the men encircling it.
“Bang bang bang!” Three consecutive noises echoed as three of the men, along with their horses, were flung away.
The remaining two, although not flung away, were also seriously injured.
The men watched in horror as the dragon charged towards them again. Hadn’t it just been chased by two kids? Why did it become so formidable with them?
With another flick of its tail, the remaining two were also thrown out, landing heavily on the ground.
“Let’s go collect points,” Song Yan Ning said with a mischievous smile, walking towards those men. Such a good opportunity could not be missed. Given how assertive these men had been, they likely had many points on them.
“Mhm,” Qin Yushen and the others nodded with a smile. They had done this kind of thing often, though they never took others’ points without reason—it had always been in response to provocation. Since the other party had provoked them, they had to pay the price.