Chapter 24

The group walked northeast, and after two hours of arduous travel, they finally saw the edge of the snow forest.

"Finally, we can see the woods," Sun Xingyu pouted, complaining.

Although she said that, Sun Xingyu clearly gained motivation, and the group's speed increased.

Rong Taotao stepped on the thick snow, making a "crunching" sound, and vigilantly surveyed the surroundings.

During the previous two hours, they had not encountered any soul beasts on the vast snowfield.

However, as a place for social practice and student training, there must be soul beasts here. It's just that these soul beasts do not approach the city walls or expose themselves on the snowfield.

The soldiers stationed at the second wall carefully select some low-level soul beasts and place them in the area south of the second wall and north of the first wall. This is one of the limited forms of assistance provided by the state for the Snow Realm soul warriors.

Rong Taotao and the others were now far enough from the first wall, and with a snow forest nearby, it was likely that some low-level Snow Realm soul beasts would appear.

As long as they cooperate well, Rong Taotao and the others should be fine.

The creatures deliberately released by the soldiers are mostly at the ordinary to excellent level.

Rather than saying that social practitioners come here to kill soul beasts and train their skills, it's more accurate to say they come here to cultivate the soul technique "Snow Realm Heart."

If you want to challenge higher-level soul beasts, train your skills, or kill soul cores to support your family,

Go to the Starfield Vortex, which is found all over the Chinese mainland, where the facilities are more complete and the protective measures are more thorough!

In times of peace, the Snow Realm is the closest place to the battlefield!

Outside the first wall, it is still a place for soul warriors to practice. But beyond the second wall, it is a sea of snow and mountains of corpses, not a place for play.

"Hey, look, isn't that a small cave over there?" After searching the snow forest cautiously for a long time, Sun Xingyu's voice suddenly came, pointing to a small hill where there was clearly a cave.

Rong Taotao glanced at the direction Sun Xingyu indicated and said, "This natural habitat should have a soul beast. Prepare for battle."

Sun Xingyu immediately stepped forward. When it comes to team battles, she and Li Ziyi are truly in sync.

Rong Taotao glanced at Sun Xingyu but didn't say anything. Both of them practice the family-inherited spear technique, so they naturally work well together.

The group split into two or three and did not directly enter the small natural cave. Instead, they quietly approached and observed the surroundings first.

Apart from the continuous cold wind and the snow falling from the pines, the environment seemed to have no abnormalities.

After circling the small hill, the group quickly gathered in front of the cave, preparing to investigate.

Just as Sun Xingyu and Li Ziyi were about to enter the cave, two crimson lights suddenly appeared in the dark cave.

Sun Xingyu instinctively blocked Li Ziyi, quickly retreating while holding her spear and pointing it at the two crimson lights, ready for battle.

Li Ziyi: "..."

Awkward!

It seems that the question of who loves who more has been answered.

"Get lost."

Everyone's bodies tensed, ready for battle, but... but a Chinese voice suddenly came out, making everyone freeze.

"Wh... who is it?" Sun Xingyu was clearly taken aback; this scene was far from what she expected.

"Get lost!"

The cold voice came again, and Li Ziyi was immediately angry.

"Say that again!" Li Ziyi stopped retreating, his face flushed with anger, and he shouted at the red lights in the dark cave.

Slowly, the two crimson lights approached until... until the figure walked to the cave entrance, and everyone finally saw who it was.

No hat, no gloves, no goggles.

He was just wearing the necessary snow camouflage, with a pale face. The crimson eyes that were visible in the dark had now dimmed in the bright light.

It was Xu Taiping!?

He had left the city walls before everyone else and unexpectedly entered this forest, choosing to settle here.

"I said..." Xu Taiping looked directly at Sun Xingyu and said, "Get lost."

"You!" Li Ziyi made a move to step forward but was held back by Sun Xingyu, who pushed him back.

Seeing Li Ziyi's dark face, Xu Taiping's pale face was equally terrifying, holding a blood-dripping sword and saying, "Get lost."

Indeed,

The scenario that Lu Mang had worried about happened.

Xu Taiping, as one of the masters of the Snow Realm, had no intention of cooperating. Not only that, he might even choose to eliminate other students.

Rong Taotao's group had at least met Xu Taiping before, and the team leader teacher Yang Chunxi seemed to have some connection with Xu Taiping, but unexpectedly, Xu Taiping's attitude was so恶劣.

As the leader of this team, and with Sun Xingyu being his teammate and classmate...

Every action Rong Taotao took could leave a lasting impression on his teammates. If the team's morale was lost, it would be hard to lead.

Rong Taotao wanted to spend the next seven days with this team, and only cooperation could lead to mutual success.

So at this moment, his attitude was crucial.

Rong Taotao said, "Can you speak? Did the nine years of compulsory education just mix you with rice porridge?"

Xu Taiping suddenly turned to look at Rong Taotao. Strangely, even in the bright light, his already dim eyes glowed red again.

"Tao Tao!" Sun Xingyu was truly troubled. For her, being scolded a few times was no big deal; she just wanted everyone to advance together without any accidents.

But for Rong Taotao and Li Ziyi, it wasn't the same. They couldn't let their own people be bullied like this!

The new members, Lu Mang and Zhou Ting, remained silent, observing the situation.

Rong Taotao threw down his backpack, gripped his halberd, and looked at Xu Taiping with a determined gaze: "Want to try?"

Behind the orange semi-transparent goggles, his eyes were eager for a fight.

If before, Rong Taotao was just using words to provoke, now he was issuing a challenge!

A direct confrontation with Xu Taiping!?

Behind, Zhou Ting watched Xu Taiping's blood-dripping sword, and her heart raced. How intense!

Xu Taiping is a soul beast, and he has soul techniques!

But the problem is... Xu Taiping's unique soul technique is "Snow Sense," a mental communication soul technique, not an offensive one.

He can practice other Snow Realm soul techniques like humans, but the Creator gave the Ice Soul Clan high intelligence and learning ability while also closing a window for them.

During their youth, the Ice Soul Clan is no different from humans, with a long growth period. In the Snow Realm Vortex, the immature Ice Soul Clan is prey for other Snow Realm soul beasts.

Xu Taiping is clearly still in his youth, and the soul techniques he has learned are at most low-level auxiliary types. In terms of martial arts, Rong Taotao believes he is not weaker than anyone of the same age.

I dare to confront Si Huannian, why should I fear you, Xu Taiping?

Rong Taotao and Xu Taiping stared at each other, and the scene became completely silent. Zhou Ting, standing behind, was at a loss.

Each second of silence seemed extremely long.

Until... until Lu Mang gripped his sword and stepped forward.

Rong Taotao had shown his attitude, and perhaps Lu Mang was satisfied or had other considerations. He, who should have been observing, spoke little but acted decisively!

Damn!

Zhou Ting was stunned; the one who didn't speak was the most ruthless!

Lu Mang's actions also surprised Rong Taotao.

After all, at the beginning, Lu Mang was the first to worry that Xu Taiping would harm his fellow students.

But now, Lu Mang was the first to take action!

Indeed, when a person can think about a certain issue, or even seriously raise it, they may also have such a trait in their heart.

"Ten seconds." Xu Taiping suddenly spoke, addressing Rong Taotao word by word.

Lu Mang stopped, his eyes hidden behind the goggles, but he did not move forward again.

Xu Taiping turned and walked into the cave. A few seconds later, he came out with a medium-sized snow rabbit.

After coming out, he ignored everyone and walked into the deep forest on his own.

Rong Taotao suddenly said, "Xu Taiping."

Xu Taiping stopped, his body still, but his head turned halfway, giving a "hawk-like" look.

This movement on a humanoid creature was truly eerie!

Xu Taiping said in a cold voice, "What? Do you really want to try?"

Rong Taotao: "I never intended to drive you out of your resting place. We want an apology."

If he had said "leave" instead of "get lost," or even approached with a normal attitude, things wouldn't have escalated to this point.

"Ha ha." Xu Taiping laughed coldly, "Be careful at night."

With that, Xu Taiping turned and walked away, quickly disappearing into the deep forest.

Rong Taotao, who always prefers soft over hard, turned his halberd and planted it at the cave entrance.

He said to the rapidly retreating figure, "I'll be waiting! I'll accompany you!"

As Rong Taotao spoke, the silent Lu Mang had already passed him and quietly entered the cave.

Zhou Ting, standing behind, felt a chill. What kind of team did I join?

One more aggressive than the other!?

Being with these people, something will eventually go wrong, right?

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20:00 double update.