After exchanging beast mates, those crazy S-rank beasts are all vying to be my pets.

Chapter 114 The Deer-Headed Man

The system remained silent, clearly unsure how to handle the situation.

Tang Xiaoyan continued to ask in her mind, "Then do you have a way to help her get rid of it?"

Yes, but I don't know if this three-way force is like mine. If it's at the behest of my masters, I can't easily dispel it.

"..."

Tang Xiaoyan understood the meaning behind those words and stopped insisting on having the system deactivated.

She narrowed her eyes, scrutinizing Sang Tian's back with a probing gaze. He had no special abilities, yet his combat prowess was so formidable, in no way inferior to those with special abilities.

Sang Tian pinched her nose, her eyes filled with disdain.

The stench of decay and blood in the air would make anyone vomit if they smelled it for even a moment longer.

"Wear this, it will make you feel better." Tang Xiaoyan handed over a mask with a small filter.

Sang Tian hesitated for two seconds, worried about owing someone a favor.

"Take it. I won't ask you to repay me in any way. I just want to finish the mission as soon as possible, so I don't end up squatting down and throwing up halfway through dealing with an A-level alien beast."

The other party's words revealed their worry that Sang Tian would hold them back.

Sang Tian nodded and thanked her, "Thank you."

She took the mask and put it on. Instantly, the air became much fresher, and she could finally breathe freely without having to hold her breath.

When she was dealing with the C-level alien beast, she gasped for breath several times, almost killing herself. It seems that even the air can be a test for females.

Meanwhile, Shen Jinxi and He Zi were in complete chaos.

"Shen Jinxi, how come your strength is still as weak as it was three years ago?" He Zi swung her red-tasseled spear, piercing through the zombie's body, and didn't forget to belittle Shen Jinxi as she did so.

Shen Jinxi was panting heavily. So far, she had only killed sixteen, of which He Zi had stolen nearly twenty.

Every time they were about to kill someone, He Zi would come over under the guise of 'helping' to steal the kill.

"He Zi!"

Seeing another beast snatched away, Shen Jinxi was furious and lashed out at He Zi with her whip.

He Zi had already noticed and easily dodged.

"I'm asking you to kill alien beasts, not to kill your own accomplices, Shen Jinxi. Not only has your strength not improved, but your intelligence has also declined?"

Shen Jinxi was furious and swung her whip at He Zi again, wanting to throw caution to the wind, since she was no longer afraid of He Zi.

"You have no right to talk to me. Don't think I don't know what your purpose is in leaving the Desert Continent this time."

Shen Jinxi's gaze toward He Zi seemed to be laced with poison, filled with murderous intent.

"I just belittled your intelligence, and now you're already rushing to prove you're not bad?" He Zi sneered, gripping her red-tasseled spear tightly. "My goal is to take first place. Does that even need guessing?"

Currently, Shen Jinxi's points are higher than hers, and she can't get close to Sang Tian right now. She has to find a way to bring Shen Jinxi down.

Clearly, Shen Jinxi was also aware of this.

"System, do you have any way to give He Zi a short break?"

Shen Jinxi spoke from the heart, specifically emphasizing the word "rest".

[As He Zi is a female that Xingduan has specifically marked, I cannot make a move against her; it would be discovered.]

Hearing the system's reply, Shen Jinxi's hopes were dashed. She could only think of another way and couldn't let He Zi torture her like this any longer.

"Find the nearest A-level beast for me; I need to get there first."

[The nearest Class A alien beast to the host has been located 8 kilometers to the southwest.]

Eight kilometers...

Shaking off He Zi was no easy task, so Shen Jinxi stopped moving and quietly watched He Zi kill the alien beast.

With her current strength, she could barely manage to kill an A-rank alien beast if she gritted her teeth, provided He Zi didn't interfere. Shen Jinxi picked up her whip and walked in the direction the system indicated.

Surrounded by zombies, He Zi watched Shen Jinxi's departing figure and called out to her, "Where are you going? Don't forget this is the group stage. Don't you want a result?"

"I want good grades. Will you give me that opportunity? I'll look elsewhere."

Shen Jinxi left without looking back, praying in her heart that they wouldn't follow her.

He Zi raised her wrist to check her kill count. She had now reached fifty, completely surpassing Shen Jinxi's.

At this moment, she had no choice but to leave, as too many zombies surrounded her. She could only fight her way out.

Sang Tian and Tang Xiaoyan arrived at the area where A-level alien beasts were active. Because the number of beasts was limited and the area was large, the two originally wanted to go separately, but considering that they were both A-level, it was safer to go together.

Above an abandoned factory, black fog swirled, emitting a foul stench. There wasn't even any withered grass; the ground was covered in a dark green slime that would pull at your feet.

This then drove a female with obsessive-compulsive disorder to madness.

"Shall we go in and take a look?" Sang Tian suggested, "Let's go check out the abandoned factory."

Tang Xiaoyan nodded, indicating that she had the same idea. "Keep an eye on your surroundings. I have a feeling that an A-level alien beast is inside."

In fact, she had already used the system to locate this A-level alien beast and had been guiding Sang Tian closer to it along the way.

Sang Tian gripped the Flaming Bow tightly and slowly stepped into the workshop inside the abandoned factory.

The machines in the workshop were all corroded and rotted, turning into piles of scrap metal, unrecognizable from their original state.

Suddenly, a gasp filled the silent air.

Sang Tian glanced back at Tang Xiaoyan, signaling her to walk quietly.

Tang Xiaoyan blinked, indicating that she understood.
The two headed toward the source of the sound and finally stopped at a room at the far end of the third-floor corridor.

The door was covered in rust, and the floor was sticky, making it easy for people to slip and fall.

Sang Tian and Tang Xiaoyan exchanged a knowing glance, and the latter had already taken out a rocket launcher from her spatial storage and aimed it at the door.

Sang Tian took several steps back, worried that the rocket launcher might hurt her.

After confirming that Sang Tian had retreated to a safe position, Tang Xiaoyan fired a rocket launcher at the door without hesitation. With a bang, thick smoke billowed out of the house, and the roof had been blown open.

Sang Tian was so shaken that she was forced back more than ten meters before she could barely hold on.

Tang Xiaoyan then took out a large fan and pointed it at the room. The thick smoke dissipated quickly, and everything inside could be seen.

The room was empty; everything had been blown to ashes.

Sang Tian wanted to go forward to check the situation, but after taking only two steps, she realized something was wrong and felt like someone was watching her from behind.

She slowly turned around and saw a deer-headed man staring intently in her direction. Its pupils were completely black, its limbs were covered in sores, its skin was grayish-white, and it exuded a terrifying and chilling killing intent.

Sang Tian took two steps back, drew his bow and fired an arrow at the opponent, which was easily dodged by the deer-headed man.

"Tang Xiaoyan, the strange beast is with me," Sang Tian quickly reported.

Tang Xiaoyan rushed out quickly.

The deer-headed man tilted his head and looked at Tang Xiaoyan who had arrived later, his eyes showing no change.

Do zombies have superpowers?

Sang Tian found herself unable to look directly into the deer-headed man's eyes. Whenever they met, she felt inexplicably afraid, her limbs began to go weak, and she wanted to escape.

Tang Xiaoyan replied, "No, their attack capabilities are stronger than those of normal A-level mutant beasts."

Without wasting words, Sang Tian continued to draw his bow and release arrows.

"I think there's something wrong with its eyes; you'd better not make eye contact with it."

(End of this chapter)