The Marshal’s Wife is Wild
Chapter 119 - 118: League 4, Straight to the Level 6 Star Beast Lair

Chapter 119: Chapter 118: League 4, Straight to the Level 6 Star Beast Lair

Song Ke said, "You’re the captain, we’ll listen to you."

"What’s the deal, can we pick too?" Cheng Yao asked, somewhat confused.

Fei Wenxing boldly declared, "If we really can pick, then give me the one with the most points."

"Alright."

Twenty minutes later, they peeked out from behind the bushes stealthily.

On the open ground by the lake, a massive creature was napping, its dark and shiny scales covering its body, and a few exposed teeth gleamed with a cold light; it felt like even one paw could easily smash five people to death.

Qu Tong looked at Fei Wenxing’s trembling legs with some amusement, and teased,

"Here you go, 5000 points."

Fei Wenxing’s eyes bulged. "Tong sister, are you playing with me?"

Xu An and the others involuntarily held their breath.

"Prince Consort Sister, this is a six-level Star Beast, the Giant Tooth Crocodile." Rong Yueqing also tugged at Qu Tong’s clothes, looking somewhat scared.

Cheng Yao, although also feeling apprehensive, couldn’t help but laugh, "Fei Cui, don’t be a coward, go for it. We’ll leave this biggest one for you and find other Star Beasts."

"Shh, keep it down." Fei Wenxing, extremely anxious yet trying to suppress his voice, feared he would accidentally wake the giant creature.

Having just shushed everyone, he tripped over a tree branch and "crack" tumbled out of the bushes.

Ahhhhh!

We’re doomed!

Fei Wenxing was completely petrified, a chilling sensation shooting from his head down to his feet.

The Giant Tooth Crocodile moved slightly with the noise, and its tail swung in a direction, showing signs of waking up.

Xu An, He Zhou, and others: "!!!!"

Cheng Yao quickly scooped up Fei Wenxing from the ground and bolted, with Xu An and the rest following suit.

The live-streaming audience:

[Hahaha, I’m dying of laughter!]

[Hahaha, they must be here for the laughs.]

[That fall scared the hell out of me.]

[Before arrival: I want to fight the biggest one! After arrival: Sorry for the intrusion!]

[This is some spooky stuff, she actually might find a Star Beast.]

[Are you kidding me? Even SS-rank can’t do that, how could she with her F-rank?]

[No way, no way, there are actually people who believe this nonsense.]

[But really, a team leader does need some luck.]

In the command center of the training base, a large screen displayed many small windows showing the footage of every team from the First Military Academy, with the one in the center, the largest window, being occupied by Qu Tong’s team.

Principal Wei glanced at Marshal Si’s expressionless face, then turned back to the screen, unable to suppress a laugh:

"Marshal Si, your wife really is full of surprises. She not only brought a Space Nutrient Fluid and food but also led her team straight to the den of a six-level Star Beast. It’s just too cool."

Si Yuting raised an eyebrow and looked at the center of the screen, where a group of people were running frantically, and Qu Tong trailed behind, strolling leisurely.

"Indeed, very surprising."

He had a feeling that it was no accident Qu Tong found a sixth-order Star Beast.

Principal Wei, not expecting Si Yuting to take up his line, paid extra attention to Qu Tong’s team.

Seeing Marshal Si’s attitude, perhaps there really could be an unexpected outcome.

Even if not, it would be fun to watch.

On the competition field

Fei Wenxing looked at Qu Tong with a sense of grievance, "Tong, I admit I was a bit arrogant just now, but I was only joking with you. You actually wanted my life! That was an F-rank Star Beast! The seven of us together wouldn’t be enough for its two claws to slap."

"You can’t really blame the Princess Consort Sister for that, it was just an accident." Rong Yueqing came to her defense.

"Yeah, the captain probably didn’t know there was an F-rank Star Beast there, we just need to be more careful from now on," He Zhou also spoke up.

Fei Wenxing wasn’t truly holding a grudge against Qu Tong; her heart just hadn’t calmed down from its frantic pounding from the fright.

After all, no one actually believed Qu Tong did it on purpose.

The group discussed their strategy and set off again.

But this time they had a clear goal, mainly hunting for rank three and four Star Beasts and harvesting any Energy Plants they came across on their way.

The Star Beast Zone did have some Energy Plants, which, like eliminating opponents, were each worth 20 points.

These Energy Plants were generally medicinal herbs, with half the harvest being kept by the harvester and the other half handed over to the academy.

Though the points earned per plant were few, if they were lucky enough to find a cluster, the points could add up to a substantial income—a much easier task than hunting Star Beasts.

So, some teams would reserve a spot for a student from the Planting or Pharmaceutical Department.

The first day was generally the easiest, with virtually no chance of encountering other teams.

Qu Tong played the role of their sparring partner.

Within five kilometers, aside from the F-rank Star Beast they had just encountered, there were only two rank three Star Beasts and one rank four Star Beast; there wasn’t a single rank five Star Beast.

She had just assessed their strength.

Song Ke was the strongest, with considerable combat experience, and could just barely hold his own against a rank five Star Beast with his summoned Mecha.

Piloting a Mecha was powerful, but it had a downside—it consumed a lot of spiritual power.

Without a sufficient supply of Energy Liquid, using a Mecha today meant spending the next two days recovering.

Therefore, students generally didn’t use Mecha combat unless it was necessary.

Fei Wenxing and Cheng Yao were a bit weaker but could jointly hold off a rank four Star Beast with no issues.

Xu An and He Zhou might have been less powerful, but they had enough combat experience to cooperate in a sneak attack.

What surprised Qu Tong was that Rong Yueqing also had a Mecha.

Under the questioning looks from the others, Rong Yueqing quietly explained to Qu Tong alone, "My brother has a Sky Crystal Mine vein."

Qu Tong gave Rong Yueqing a meaningful glance and arranged, "Then you’ll come with me to find the Energy Plants."

After the assignments were set, Qu Tong led the group towards the closest rank three Star Beast.

Lower and middle rank Star Beasts had a hard time completely concealing their presence, so Qu Tong quickly led the team to lock onto the target.

A Mutated Camel Deer, its antlers completely steel-hardened, with fangs like those of tigers or leopards—nothing of the deer’s usual gentleness remained.

There were two types of Star Beasts, those mutated from wild animals and those that were new species from the Interstellar. The Mutated Deer Beast in front of them belonged to the first category.

The Mutated Camel Deer wasn’t very strong in terms of attack power but was quite agile.

Qu Tong did not send Song Ke in, instead letting Fei Wenxing’s group of four take it on.

Since they were a team, it was best for everyone to play a role and for the weaker members to receive proper training.

After all, a weak constitution only determined your spiritual power, but combat experience and fighting skills could give an additional boost.

The four of them easily took down the rank three Star Beast. Their team’s points rose from zero to 100.

Another function of the live broadcast sphere was to check points in real-time; however, it could only display their own team’s points and those of the top ten.

Fei Wenxing saw the team at the very top already had 1050 points and couldn’t help but exclaim, "What luck to encounter a rank five Star Beast right after entering."

"Don’t be envious. Even if we encountered a rank five Star Beast, we might not be able to handle it. And even if we managed to overcame it, we’d definitely be too drained to hunt for others after that," Cheng Yao unsympathetically splashed cold water on the sentiment.

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