At seven in the morning, Luo Fei, clad in battle armor, knocked on Chen Chu's door.

Chen Chu, who had been "fighting" until late as the Sword Armored Fiery Beast, opened the door. Still feeling a bit sleepy after just getting some rest, he rubbed his eyes and said, "Morning, Luo Fei."

The girl urged, "Hurry up and put this on. Let's see if we can pick up an extra mission today." As she spoke, she handed Chen Chu his battle armor, which she had taken to clean and dry last night.

She also knew that Chen Chu was building up contribution points to exchange for high-level arts, so she wanted to go early to snatch missions. Otherwise, if they were late, the rest of the level 3 missions might be gone.

"Give me one second."

Soon, Chen Chu put on the battle armor and picked up his saber, joining Luo Fei in the mission hall. As they entered, they noticed that many of the other freshmen had undergone some changes.

After experiencing battles with mutated beasts yesterday, those who had seen blood appeared more determined, with a hint of killing intent emanating from them.

Of course, not everyone had been so lucky. Some freshmen, who had been facing mutated beasts for the first time, had not only shown unusually weak combat power, but had also nearly lost their lives, many of them coming back injured.

They weren't like Chen Chu, who possessed combat power far beyond his realm. Below the Fourth Heavenly Realm, low-level cultivators actually had no advantage when facing mutated beasts. More often than not, they were actually at a disadvantage due to their size, strength, and defense.

Chen Chu saw Li Wenwen and Lu Haitao not far away and walked over.

"How did it go yesterday? Nothing unexpected happened, right?"

The slightly plump girl's face was full of excitement. "Thank you, Chen Chu. If you hadn't reminded us to lure that Mountain Rampage Ape to an open space yesterday, we might not have been able to kill it. It was just too agile and powerful when it stayed in the trees."

Lu Haitao also expressed his gratitude. "Chen Chu, thanks."

Chen Chu smiled faintly. "It's nothing. We're all classmates, and I've dealt with mutated apes before, so I know their strengths and weaknesses."

At this point, Luo Fei also smiled faintly. "Now that you've experienced a real battle, you'll be much more composed next time, but still, be careful when selecting missions."

Li Wenwen nodded gratefully. "Yes, we'll be careful."

As they spoke, the four of them looked at the tasks refreshed on the big screen today.

Over the years, the authorities had set up hidden monitoring points in all of the deep mountains and forests, constantly observing the situation of the mutated beasts within.

They distinguished the beasts' levels based on their size and the energy waves they emitted; in some uncertain cases, or when encountering large-sized mutated creatures, high-definition satellites would be mobilized to assist in determining whether to kill them in advance.

The residents around the town would also report clues, which eventually converged with the rest of the information to create these missions.

However, most of the missions were level 1, scattered around the edges of the mountains. Level 2 tasks were next in frequency, while level 3 tasks involving mutated beasts were even rarer, mostly distributed deep in the mountain forests.

These mutated creatures were also not stupid. Through years of purging, they had learned that the humans outside the mountains were incredibly dangerous, and the more powerful they were, the further they would stay away from cities.

After this morning's refresh, there were only five level 3 missions remaining. Seeing this, Chen Chu and Luo Fei exchanged glances and took three tasks that were relatively close to each other.

Though they were said to be relatively close, the farthest two were still more than seventy kilometers apart, while the other two missions had been taken by other students at the Third Heavenly Realm.

As soon as Chen Chu and Luo Fei completed the procedures, they left in their truck.

Dozens of kilometers deep in the mountains lay a riverbank surrounded by dense rainforests, with relatively flat terrain. At this moment, a mutated puma, three meters tall at the shoulder and seven meters long while covered in black scales, lurked behind the trees, its gaze fixed below.

Down by the riverbank, a six-meter-long ordinary mutated crocodile, also covered in scales, basked in the sun.

Suddenly, the shadow of the scaled puma moved, and in an instant, it turned into a blur, crossing dozens of meters with light footsteps, appearing beside the crocodile.

Crack!

The crocodile barely had time to react before the puma's jaws closed around the back of its head, severing its spine and instantly killing it.

After mutation and evolution, this scaled puma, already renowned for its speed, had become even more formidable on that front.

However, as the mutated beast picked up the crocodile, preparing to take it to the trees for a leisurely meal, a figure clad in black and red armor appeared in the distance, seemingly materialized out of thin air. The scaled puma's eyes flashed with vigilance, its muscles tensing from the terrifying aura of ferocity it sensed from this figure.

It felt as though it was facing not a human, but a more fearsome beast.

Bang!

The crocodile carcass fell from the puma's mouth, and then a powerful aura erupted from its body, shrouding it in black light...

Swoosh!

The level 3 mutated beast instantly turned into a black shadow and vanished from its original position, reappearing further into the forest in the blink of an eye.

This outcome gave Chen Chu pause, and even Luo Fei, who had just set up her sniper rifle on a distant hillside, was momentarily stunned.

Boom!

At that moment, gravel on the riverbank exploded as Chen Chu leaped forward, accompanied by a deafening roar and a long white airwave. Compared to the scaled puma, whose ability eliminated air resistance, Chen Chu's momentum was much more impressive.

After a while, Chen Chu emerged from the forest, dragging the two-ton black puma's carcass. He exuded an aura of killing intent and a heavy sense of oppression.

"Chen Chu, you caught up with it and killed it so quickly!" Luo Fei exclaimed, surprised.

This mutated beast had excelled in speed, with its instant burst nearly reaching 150 meters per second, and its familiarity with the surrounding jungle would have provided an even greater advantage. If Luo Fei had been alone, she would have had no choice but to retreat. This type of stealthy and agile creature posed too significant a challenge for her.

"Not bad. Its short-distance burst was impressive but not sustainable. It only managed to run a few kilometers before I caught up. Let's move on. Next up is the giant mountain bear." This time, they had selected missions along a straight line, only requiring a hundred-kilometer run along the mountain range.

The last mission was a particularly cautious mutated green ox, which had resided beneath a deep pool all year round and required Luo Fei's intervention after being lured to the surface.

"The level 3 missions are all gone!?"