In the forest on level one of the Tower, four Awakened were walking while swearing.

“Wang Qing is too much of a bully. To think he only picked and left trash for us. Does he think we’re beggars?”

“That’s right. He can’t be like this even if he’s strong, right? All of us have D-grade and above talents, and we’re all core strengths.”

“I have a C-grade talent. As long as I leave the Tower alive, I’ll be able to receive the Federation’s focused training.”

“To think that I treated Wang Qing as my big brother back then. He’s just bad.”

The four Awakened were the few who had left Wang Qing’s team previously.

Although they were displeased with Wang Qing and had thus left, they knew that they weren’t quite strong enough. Therefore, the four of them still went around together since they didn’t dare to do so alone.

As they were walking, they smelled a pungent smell of blood.

Immediately, they quieted down and cautiously approached the front.

Pushing aside the dense grass, they saw the corpses of several green pythons lying in the open space before them.

Seeing that there were only the corpses of a few green pythons and that there were no other beasts, which meant there was no danger, they walked forward and began to check the scene.

“Aren’t these green pythons the ones that we met before?”

“That’s right. Two of our companions had died in battle here back then.”

“Strange. We were clearly the strongest team of Awakened, but even we were unable to defeat these green pythons, so who exactly killed them?”

“Something’s not right. Look at the wounds, they’re all from a dagger.”_.

“These green pythons seem to have been killed by one person…”

“One person? How is that possible? It’s already very difficult for one person to kill a single green python that’s so powerful. How is it possible for someone to kill five alone?”

For a moment, the four Awakened were all shocked. They couldn’t believe that someone could be so powerful as to kill five green pythons alone!

At the same time, the person in question, Liu Yan, was on the other side, where Wang Qing was.

When Wang Qing heard Liu Yan’s rejection, he was instantly disappointed, but he didn’t take it seriously.

From Wang Qing’s point of view, Liu Yan wasn’t weak, but he probably wasn’t very strong either. It was fine if he didn’t want to join since he had only invited him with the intention for him to be cannon fodder.

At this moment, the ground started trembling slightly.

“What’s going on?” The expressions of Wang Qing and the others all changed as they could feel that something wasn’t right.

As for Liu Yan, who possessed Spirit Vision, he had long sensed that there were powerful beasts approaching from the underground.

However, Liu Yan had the Ghoststeps, so he wasn’t quite worried either. If he wasn’t a match for the beasts, he could easily leave, and as such there wasn’t any danger for him to stay here.

Suddenly, numerous enormous rat-shaped beasts appeared.

Seeing this, Wang Qing smiled relaxedly, “So it’s just a few more rats. Don’t be afraid, everyone. With me around, we can kill these beasts as we please!”

However, as soon as Wang Qing finished saying this, a large number of rat-shaped beasts appeared around them again.

At the same time, a strange black beast that was the size of two people had also appeared. It looked extremely ferocious.

Liu Yan quickly used his smart wristband to check its stats.

[Huge Rodent]

[Level: 1]

[HP: 200/200]

[MP: 100/100]

[Strength: 17]

[Vitality: 18]

[Agility: 21]

[Spirit: 17]

[Adaptibility: 19]

[Skills: Group Movement]

[Huge Rodent Leader]

[Level: 2]

[HP: 400/400]

[MP: 200/200]

[Strength: 32]

[Vitality: 35]

[Agility: 33]

[Spirit: 28]

[Adaptability: 24]

[Talents: Charge, Devour]

The huge rodents weren’t very strong. They weren’t even as strong as the mutated poison rats, much less the green pythons.

However, their numbers were extremely huge. Liu Yan could see more than a dozen of them at a glance.

Apart from that, the huge rodent leader was a level 2 beast. In terms of attributes, although it couldn’t compare to the current Liu Yan, it was already extremely powerful compared to other Awakened.

After all, it was only because Liu Yan had Divine Extraction that his attributes could be heaven-defying.

At this moment, Wang Qing’s face was also filled with panic as he said, “This won’t do. There are too many beasts and even a leader. Let’s quickly retreat!”

As he said this, Wang Qing led the few Awakened with him as they fought while retreating. They delayed the huge rodents while leaving at the same time.

However, at this moment, the huge rodent leader that was extremely large but also swift on its feet instantly arrived behind Wang Qing and the others, blocking their path of retreat.

Liu Yan, who was in the group of huge rodents, was not panicking. He simply calmly watched the scene in front of him, wanting to see how Wang Qing and the other Awakened would react.

Seeing this, Wang Qing’s expression immediately changed. He knew that if he was stopped here, he would die in battle here.

With a B-grade talent, Wang Qing’s desire to live was very strong. As long as he could survive, he could become an expert as well as obtain status and wealth that were unimaginable to the ordinary Awakened.

Wang Qing looked at his companion, Song Yu, and pulled her over. He pushed her towards the huge rodent leader and said,

“Quick, Song Yu, use your talent. I will cooperate with you to attack.”

Song Yu’s pretty face was filled with panic, but when she heard Wang Qing’s words, she gritted her teeth and held back her fear. She quickly activated her C-grade talent, Delay, on the huge rodent leader.

Song Yu closed her eyes slightly, and an invisible force was released.

With that, the huge rodent that was charging over suddenly stopped in its tracks.

As the huge rodent’s level was higher than Song Yu’s, their strength wasn’t on the same level. Thus, the effects of Song Yu’s talent didn’t reach three seconds and only lasted for a second.

After a second, the huge rodent resumed its movement and charged toward Song Yu again.

Liu Yan, who was not far away, was slightly surprised when he saw this. To be able to delay a beast of a higher level for a second, the talent Delay was really not bad.

At this moment, Song Yu, who had finished using Delay, was slightly exhausted. Seeing that the huge rodent was continuing to charge over, her face was immediately filled with panic as she said, “Big brother Wang, hurry up and attack! I can’t hold on any longer!”

Song Yu shouted, but the familiar poison arrow did not appear from behind her.

Feeling that something was wrong, she turned around and saw that Wang Qing was already running away with the other two Awakened. He did not care about her at all.

As it turned out, Wang Qing knew that he was not a match for the huge rodent leader as well as the many huge rodents, so he was not prepared to fight at all.

When he said that he would cooperate with Song Yu to attack, he was actually lying to her.

He wanted to sacrifice Song Yu so that she could stall for time for them to have a chance to escape!

Song Yu’s eyes were filled with despair and regret, but it was too late.

The huge rodent instantly arrived before Song Yu, and with a bite, she fell to the ground and was dead.

Liu Yan, who was not far away, had just been paying attention to Song Yu’s talent and was not expecting Wang Qing to betray Song Yu.

As such, by the time Liu Yan came to his senses and wanted to save her, it was already too late.

After Song Yu fell, the huge rodent leader did not continue to chase after Wang Qing and the others. Instead, it pounced on her corpse and gnawed on it.

Blood and organs spilled all over the ground.

Song Yu, who was cute and charming just a moment ago, had now become a terrifying piece of meat.

Seeing this from not far away, Wang Qing’s face turned pale with fear. At the moment, he couldn’t care less about the spoils of war that he hadn’t taken with him. His life was more important, and he was prepared to take the opportunity to escape.

However, at this moment, the huge rodent leader had already finished eating Song Yu’s corpse.

Following that, the size of the huge rodent leader which was already as big as two people actually expanded once again…