Chapter 30: Ice Snake
Lin Ning said, "Indeed, our cultivation speed ranks among the best in all of Yan City. Only Lan Bingxuan can compare to us. Speaking of which, there hasn't been any news about her lately. I wonder what Realm she has reached."
Su Ke replied, "What's there to wonder about? She has the same talent as Old Wang. Even with resources, she's probably only at the Ninth Stage, Tenth Stage at most. The breakthrough from the First Tier to the Second Tier is a huge watershed and not easy to cross. It's absolutely impossible for her to have reached the Second Tier."
Lin Ning nodded. "That's true, but we still can't let our guard down. After all, our real competitors aren't people like her. Our goal is the First Academy, so we should be comparing ourselves to the geniuses outside."
"Compared to them, we're still far behind. As far as I know, for those with Legendary Rank or even supreme-grade talent, the First Tier is nothing and can be crossed with ease."
She continued, "As for Mythical Rank talent, that's just a legend. No one has appeared yet. But even those with the first two types of talent cultivate at terrifying speeds. Even without resources, they can reach the Second Tier in a short time. We're still far behind them."
"Moreover, I've heard that the great families in major cities possess treasures that can raise a person's talent rank. Even if a descendant's talent isn't ideal, they can forcibly improve it with these treasures. These are things we're not even qualified to see."
Wang Zhong patted her on the shoulder. "A Ning, don't belittle yourself. Our achievements are already very good. Give yourself more confidence and stop putting yourself down."
"Talent is talent; we can't change that. What we can do is work twice as hard as them and catch up. Besides, who says we aren't qualified to see those things?"
"As long as we cultivate hard enough and become powerful experts, we can go look for them ourselves. When that time comes, we'll treat those treasures like candy. Eat one, throw one away, and if one bite isn't sweet enough, try another."
"As long as we're willing to work hard, nothing is impossible."
Seeing his confident expression, Lin Ning was also affected and revealed a confident smile. "You're right. Compared to others, we already have enough talent and sufficient resources."
"If we don't work hard ourselves, then even the heavens won't be able to help us."
Su Ke said, "Then let's stop standing around here and keep looking for opportunities."
"Let's go!" x2
At this moment, youthful vitality was fully displayed among them. Or rather, it should be said that it was two people and one "dog" carefully advancing forward.
The dog was entirely orange, its fur sharp like steel needles. Its four limbs were equipped with sharp claws, and its mouth was full of pointed teeth.
However, it had no eyes, only three gill-like ears on each side of its neck.
Because the forest was full of hidden dangers, Su Ke had transformed into Wildmutt to detect potential threats nearby.
Rustle!
"Awooo awooo!" (Watch out!)
But Wang Zhong and Lin Ning couldn't understand him.
Wang Zhong asked, "Old Ke, what are you saying?"
"Awooo awooo awooo!!!" (Watch out on the right!!!)
Lin Ning frowned. "Huh? What does that mean?"
"Awooo!" (Dodge!)
Su Ke was practically dying of anxiety. Wildmutt's language couldn't be translated by the Omnitrix, so he couldn't speak, and the others couldn't understand him.
More importantly, an enemy was lurking nearby, and he didn't dare switch forms, fearing a surprise attack.
Left with no other choice, he acted directly.
Wildmutt bent its limbs like a cheetah and suddenly dashed toward the source of the sound.
Hidden in the grass was an ice-blue snake. It had planned a sneak attack but hadn't expected to be discovered by this strange creature.
Seeing Wildmutt rushing at it, the snake immediately dodged to the side. Wildmutt lunged at empty air, but the snake was exposed.
Lin Ning exclaimed, "It's an Ice Snake! Prepare for battle!"
Wang Zhong immediately activated Muscle Reinforcement, while Lin Ning applied armor to both him and herself.
Su Ke transformed into Upgrade and attached himself to Lin Ning's long spear.
They had agreed beforehand that she should experience real combat.
The instant Upgrade fused with the spear, the weapon changed dramatically. The spear tip transformed into a spiral shape and began spinning rapidly.
The long spear turned into a drill.
Feeling the weapon in her hand, Lin Ning was extremely satisfied. She twirled the spear and pointed it at the Ice Snake.
"Ice Snakes are extremely fast and can use the Ice Element," Lin Ning said calmly. "Pay special attention to its fangs. They contain Ice Venom. If you're bitten, you must inject the antidote immediately, or your life will be in danger."
"Judging by its length, about 1.5 meters, this is an F-rank Middle Stage Ice Snake. In terms of Realm, we're higher than it."
Wang Zhong responded, "Understood!"
He took the lead and charged at the Ice Snake. Unexpectedly, the snake was extremely agile, easily dodging his attack and circling around toward Lin Ning.
Clearly, it also understood the principle of picking the weakest target.
Seeing the Ice Snake rushing at her, Lin Ning activated the drill and thrust it forward.
As everyone knew, striking a snake with a stick often caused it to climb upward. The Ice Snake did exactly that.
The moment the spear tip approached, the snake coiled around the shaft and rapidly climbed upward, opening its mouth to bite Lin Ning's arm.
At that critical moment, a section of the straight spear shaft suddenly transformed into a circular structure.
As the Ice Snake's body passed through it, a green laser shot out, blasting the snake away.
After all, Upgrade could fire lasers.
Lin Ning let out a long breath. "Nice work, Old Ke."
"Wuwuwu!" (T_T)
What answered her was a burst of sobbing.
"What's wrong?"
"Wuwuwu, I'm tainted! I was hugged by a snake, wuwuwu!" (T_T)
Lin Ning fell silent. For some reason, she suddenly felt an urge to laugh.
On the other side, taking advantage of the Ice Snake being knocked away by the laser, Wang Zhong had already rushed over. He stomped on its body and unleashed the Sun Character Punch straight at its head.
Although his fists were enormous and wrapped in two layers of armor, his punching speed was astonishing. Heavy blows like sandbags rained down onto the Ice Snake.
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