20: Chapter 20 seems to be out of the question.

Chen Yi quickly said, "I'll explain it to you properly later. The enhancement time is limited, let's take care of that thing first!"

"Alright!"

Lin Mengxue nodded and rushed towards the Forest Giant without hesitation.

Sensing the change in Lin Mengxue's power aura, the Forest Giant immediately launched a counterattack.

It roared fiercely, took a step, and charged towards Lin Mengxue.

With every step it took, the ground trembled violently.

However, this time Lin Mengxue did not intend to dodge.

She reached out her dragon claw directly, taking the blow head-on!

"Boom!"

A huge shockwave exploded.

That giant fist, which was almost comparable to the strike of a battering ram, was actually blocked just like that?

Subsequently, Lin Mengxue opened her dragon mouth, charged up a Breath of Ice, and landed it straight on the Forest Giant's head.

Wherever the Breath of Ice passed, the air seemed to freeze, forming a thin layer of frost.

The Forest Giant wailed repeatedly from this hit, retreating several steps abruptly.

The stones on its body also cracked one after another due to the cold.

Obviously, Lin Mengxue had the upper hand in this exchange.

Those Beast Tamers who were fighting against the magic beasts couldn't help but glance at the battle situation here.

They were immediately shocked.

"No---no way, right?"

"Are you sure Lin Mengxue is only First-Tier? A Fourth-Tier magic beast is actually not her match?"

"Too strong! This is the first time I've seen a spirit beast capable of dealing damage to a Fourth-Tier magic beast while only at the First-Tier."

"No, the aura on Junior Mengxue is definitely not First-Tier. Damn, it feels like it can even rival the aura of a Fourth-Tier spirit beast!"

"Stop yapping over there! We're about to lose our position, come over and support us!"

Of course, that's what they said.

In fact, the battle here was also nearing its end.

Magic beasts don't have much intelligence and only fight based on instinct.

They couldn't utilize the terrain at all, so their numerical advantage couldn't be fully exploited, and they were picked off one by one by the Beast Tamers.

The remaining ones basically didn't pose much of a threat anymore.

Next, they just needed to wait quietly here for reinforcements to arrive, and it would be fine---no, wait, maybe they didn't even need reinforcements.

Lin Mengxue's strength was completely on par with the Forest Giant, and coupled with her agile movements and the advantage of being able to fly, suppressing the Forest Giant was not a problem at all---in fact, it had indeed formed a one-sided situation.

"Roar, roar, roar---"

After the Forest Giant let out a roar, it began to stomp on the ground frantically.

Deep footprints were stamped into the ground, and dust flew everywhere.

Stomp!

"Rumble---"

The ground began to shake violently, as if a magnitude-nine earthquake had struck.

However, in the eyes of Chen Yi and Lin Mengxue, this was nothing more than impotent rage.

This type of attack method was completely useless against a unit capable of flight!

Under Lin Mengxue's continuous fierce attacks, the Forest Giant finally couldn't hold on, let out a miserable wail, and then collapsed to the ground with a loud crash.

The vines on its body also withered instantly, as if they had lost their vitality, and there was no movement at all.

Seemingly sensing the death of their leader, the remaining hundred or so magic beasts let out a mournful cry and began to scatter and flee.

The Fourth-Tier magic beast, the Forest Giant, was really solo-killed by Lin Mengxue!

The magic beast tide was resolved just like that!

At this moment, those Beast Tamers and spirit beasts did not feel the joy of surviving a disaster.

In their hearts, there was only shock at Lin Mengxue's powerful strength.

A First-Tier spirit beast could actually be this powerful?

Could this be an SSS-rank spirit beast?

But even a Third-Tier SSS-rank spirit beast wouldn't be this strong, right?

"Too strong! It's simply too strong!"

"Phew, scared me to death, I survived!"

"I feel like I can brag about this experience for years after telling people about it!"

"Everyone, look over there, it seems the rescue team has arrived!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the voice.

They saw a few small black dots appearing in the northern sky.

It was clearly the silhouettes of the rescue team.

However, it seemed that rescue was no longer needed now, right?

---

Chen Yi naturally also noticed that the rescue team was about to arrive here.

He didn't hesitate at all and immediately had Lin Mengxue land on the Forest Giant's corpse, dig through the rocks piled on its chest, and extract the Fourth-Tier beast king crystal core.

The price of a Fourth-Tier magic beast crystal core is about 500 dragon country coins each.

Although this price is quite high compared to an ordinary person's salary, it is not considered a very rare item.

But if it is a Fourth-Tier beast king crystal core, considering its rarity and the fact that various wealthy Beast Tamers are purchasing them in large quantities, selling one for one hundred thousand to two hundred thousand is definitely not a problem.

Such an item just sitting in the corpse waiting for the rescue team to collect it would very likely be secretly kept by some people during the final distribution of spoils.

After all, under normal circumstances, it is impossible to distinguish whether it is an ordinary magic beast or a beast king based on the appearance of the magic beast.

If someone takes a Fourth-Tier magic beast crystal core to pass it off as the real thing, saying this is the crystal core from inside the Forest Giant, what can you do about it?

Therefore, to avoid various troubles that might arise later, taking it in advance is undoubtedly the wisest choice!

"Speaking of which, Brother Chen Yi, can the power that just made me stronger be used again?"

Lin Mengxue blinked her large eyes and asked with full anticipation.

"What's wrong? Are you worried that your strength isn't enough to take first place in the final exam in one go?"

"That's not it, it's mainly because I feel that the feeling of explosive power is really super awesome!"

Hearing this, Chen Yi shook his head helplessly and knocked on Lin Mengxue's head.

Lin Mengxue didn't feel anything, but he himself felt his hand hurt badly.

Chen Yi blew on his burning hand and said, "You, you, as a girl, don't just think about power all day long. Be reserved, understand?"

"I don't understand. If you want me to be reserved, then Brother Chen Yi won't be able to be happy at night, right?"

"Who is the one wanting to be happy, exactly? I couldn't tell, you Campus Belle Lin, your mind is actually so dirty!"

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Not long after, the rescue team arrived here.

The Guard Team captain—a Seventh-Tier, Tenth-Stage Beast Tamer, Wang Yu, after listening to the battle situation reported by these Beast Tamers.

He was completely stunned!

A combination of a First-Tier Beast Tamer and a First-Tier spirit beast was actually able to kill more than two-thirds of the magic beasts on their own, and even a Fourth-Tier magic beast was not their match.

How is this possible?

Which country's international joke is this?

"So, where is that Beast Tamer?"

Wang Yu asked with a suspicious look on his face.

Everyone sighed helplessly, and then unanimously pointed their fingers at the pair who were collecting the magic beast crystal cores not far away.

"It's those two!"

"Those two? No, this aura is Second-Tier!"

"Captain, those two seem to be the pair we told you about before, who passed the nine-stage Beast Tamer assessment at lightning speed four days ago! That spirit beast is a dragon, it seems to be called something like Lin Mengxue!"

"Lin Mengxue? Lin Xuan's daughter? Isn't she F-rank Bloodline?"

Wang Yu's eyes widened, his face full of disbelief.

He had only returned from out of town yesterday and had only heard comrades say that a pair of talented prodigies had passed the Beast Tamer assessment at lightning speed.

Who would have thought it was actually Lin Mengxue?