Chapter 2: Pasifica (Part Two) - Accidentally Rescuing a Beauty to Earn Travel Expenses...

After being provoked by Xu Lingzhao, the six S-class human-faced spiders roared and attacked her, venom, spider webs, and sharp tentacles all coming at her. However, Xu Lingzhao calmly dealt with them, nimbly passing through the spider webs and using her Tang sword to block the tentacles' attacks. But the attack power of the S-class spiders far exceeded that of the C-class spiders.

She clicked her tongue as her arm was struck by the venom. The black liquid burned her arm, and a cold, numbing sensation tried to spread along her arm. Xu Lingzhao endured the stinging pain and dodged the attack, but a spider still managed to find an opening. Xu Lingzhao was trapped in the spider web, and its tentacles quickly slashed towards Xu Zhenwei's head.

In this critical moment, Xu Lingzhao forced herself to calm down, her brain working at high speed, her gaze fixed on the spider's abdomen, its weak point. Under the pressure of life and death, Xu Lingzhao felt her blood boiling. She felt a strange power enter her nerves and, without any instruction, she stared into the eyes of the human-faced spider.

really!

The spider's raised limbs froze awkwardly in mid-air for a moment, a hint of confusion flashing in its eyes. Xu Lingzhao seized this moment of hesitation, using all his strength to precisely stab the spider's abdomen with his Tang sword. Black blood splattered onto Xu Lingzhao's arm again, making a sizzling, corrosive sound.

But Xu Lingzhao didn't stop. He pressed down with his wrist, splitting the entire abdomen of the human-faced spider open. The S-class spider let out a shrill scream and lost its fighting ability. This scream stunned the other spiders for a moment. Mei O witnessed this scene and, despite her pain, did not miss this excellent opportunity to counterattack. She immediately commanded her team members: "Concentrate firepower, attack their abdomens and eye covers! Coordinate with her!"

The team members were mostly Alphas. Although they were shocked by Xu Lingzhao's strength, they quickly adjusted themselves and followed the command of the beautiful Omega to launch a counterattack. Xu Lingzhao's addition allowed them to turn defeat into victory. She used her amazing speed and strength to continuously attack the weaknesses of the human-faced spider with a Tang sword.

In the end, through concerted efforts, at the cost of several team members being seriously injured, two of the six S-class human-faced spiders escaped and four died. Xu Lingzhao quickly and skillfully stepped forward to remove the crystal core.

Tuition fees! Secured! Out of the corner of her eye, she saw several Alphas trying to stop her from taking the crystal cores, but were stopped by the Omega. Xu Lingzhao ignored their gnashing teeth: "Take it or leave it." As she was about to leave with her special bag, the Omega stepped forward and blocked her way. Her eyes instantly became wary.

The person in front of him was bleeding from his abdomen and was pale, but he still managed to negotiate with Xu Lingzhao: "The crystal core can be yours, but in exchange, you must escort our team safely out of the forest boundary. The smell of blood here is too strong and may attract more insects."

"I'll give you more payment after we get out," Mei O added, looking at the hunter's mark on Xu Lingzhao's combat suit. Xu Zhenwei thought for a moment and then handed him the payment page on her personal terminal. It would be foolish not to make money, and besides, she was also preparing to leave.

Unexpectedly, the American woman shook her head: "Let's add a communication link. I'll give you half now, and you can pay the balance after we leave."

Xu Lingzhao looked at his pale face. Well, he was afraid she would run away. Xu Lingzhao escorted the group to the exit of the border forest. Along the way, apart from encountering a few human-faced spiders and poisonous centipedes, there was no major danger.

Xu Lingzhao felt this trip was totally worth it. She happily walked at the back of the group with her special bag on her back until the male Alphas who had been waiting for a long time stood up and blocked their way. Seeing how badly the beautiful Omega and her group were injured, the leading male Alpha didn't care about anything else and directly threatened, "You're injured like this. If you don't want to die, hand over the crystal core."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Xu Lingzhao appeared before them, wielding a Tang sword.

"Oh, so all the crystal cores are on you? I didn't expect you to actually come out alive." The male Alpha looked Xu Lingzhao up and down.

Xu Lingzhao couldn't stand the behavior of these thugs any longer. She said coldly, "Come and get it." The male Alpha actually stepped forward, but the next second, Xu Lingzhao slit his throat with a Tang sword. He clutched his neck and fell down with an incredulous look in his eyes. Seeing this, the other male Alphas immediately attacked Xu Lingzhao.

Without exception, they were all killed by Xu Lingzhao in one move and given rebirth cards. After the crisis was over, the seriously injured American O watched as Xu Lingzhao walked aside and quietly dealt with the blood she had spat out. She first used her personal computer to call for help, and then walked to Xu Lingzhao and handed her a healing agent: "This can restore us quickly. Our personal computer signal was blocked, so we were trapped in the forest. Thank you."

Xu Lingzhao accepted the healing agent, saying "You're welcome." She then waited with Chu Jingze and his group for the rescue team. Her gaze fell on the logo on Mei O's clothes, and she casually asked, "Are you students from Sandhurst?"

Mei O glanced at the Sandhurst insignia on her combat uniform and asked her, "Are you going to study Sandhurst?"

"Maybe," Xu Lingzhao replied, looking ahead. Neither of them spoke again. Xu Lingzhao watched them get into the car and then drive back to the hunter base.

Upon arriving at the hunter base exchange point, Xu Lingzhao handed the special bag to the staff member. The staff member was somewhat surprised to see that Xu Lingzhao was only injured and not disabled or dead, but she was even more surprised by the S-level crystal core in her bag. The staff member asked Xu Lingzhao to wait a moment, as she needed to report to her superiors, and then invited Xu Zhenwei to an office.

Subsequently, staff members who had received instructions from their superiors came to Xu Lingzhao and said to Xu Zhenwei, "This is your payment. The price for one S-grade crystal core is 100,000. Excluding the four S-grade crystal cores, the price for the other seven C-grade crystal cores is 2,000 each."

"A total of 414,000 Star Coins has been transferred to your account. Do you have any thoughts about becoming a full-time hunter at the Hunter Base? In addition to the Crystal Cores you earn, there is also a fixed salary and opportunities for promotion."

Xu Lingzhao felt that the approximately 400,000 star coins were enough to cover her travel expenses to Sandhurst, and since the Border Forest was too dangerous, she didn't want to take any more risks, so she declined the staff's invitation.

She got up and left the hunter base, intending to use the remaining time to prepare for the Sandhurst written test. Xu Lingzhao felt that her learning ability was quite good when she was on Earth, and she should be able to pass the little Sandhurst written test. She took a car back to the containment camp and found someone standing at her door.

It was the female Beta she had helped up during the day. Seeing Xu Lingzhao return, she scratched her head somewhat sheepishly and handed her a box of cookies: "Thank you for helping me during the day, this is for you."

Xu Lingzhao felt that she was too polite, so he opened the door and invited her into the room. The female Beta noticed the Sandhurst student handbook that Xu Zhenwei had opened and asked curiously, "Are you going to apply to Sandhurst?"

"Yes." Xu Lingzhao handed her a glass of water and asked her to sit down. People who don't usually pay attention to these things wouldn't ask related questions: "Are you taking the exam too?"

The person in front of me scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "I have passed the mecha pilot exam at Sandhurst and am going to school in a month. Oh, I forgot to introduce myself. My name is Ling Qianzhu."

"My name is Xu Lingzhao. I saw that mecha pilots can take the exam ahead of time." She gave Ling Qianzhu a thumbs up: "You're amazing." She told Ling Qianzhu about her intention to apply for the Sandhurst Individual Combat Department, and the two, who felt like they had known each other for a long time, quickly agreed to go to the school together.

After Ling Qianzhu left, Xu Lingzhao began studying the learning materials downloaded from the StarNet. A "ding-dong" sounded on her communication device. Xu Zhenwei opened her personal terminal and found that it was a message from Mei O:

[USO: My name is Chu Jingze. Thank you for today. If you're preparing for the Sandhurst exam, I can send you some study materials.]

Xu Lingzhao thought for a moment. This internal learning material was definitely better than what was available on the StarNet, but she didn't tell Chu Jingze her name, simply replying: "Yes, thank you."

After receiving the study materials, Xu Lingzhao wanted to continue studying, but then something unexpected happened. Her keen hearing allowed her to hear someone speaking outside the door: "Are you sure she lives here?"

“I’m sure she got 400,000 from the hunter base today and killed Meng Ge and his gang. I saw her enter the room with my own eyes, there’s no mistake.”

"Okay, you get four and I get six."

Listening to their conversation, Xu Lingzhao felt a throbbing pain in her temples. She picked up her Tang sword and opened the door, saying, "It's no fun talking outside. Come in and talk."

Her sudden opening of the door startled the two men outside, but they feigned composure and said, "Be smart and hand over the star coins, or else..."

Xu Lingzhao kicked each of them once, sending them flying. She didn't choose to kill them, but the kicks were still powerful. They fell to the ground, vomiting blood, and fell into a deep, infantile sleep. Xu Lingzhao then chose to move overnight. However, she was unfamiliar with the area, so she contacted Ling Qianzhu to ask where a safe place to live was. He quickly sent a location: "This place is pretty good, near the port. I just moved here today too. It has basic furniture."

Xu Lingzhao looked around and found that there was nothing else in the room for her to take with her except herself. Under the cover of night, she took a taxi to the location Ling Qianzhu had mentioned. Xu Lingzhao rented a room next to hers. The port was very close to this place, so when the exam was approaching, she could take a starship from the port and leave.

Lying on the soft bed, Xu Lingzhao breathed a sigh of relief, finally able to relax. Since waking up in the hospital, Xu Lingzhao felt like she had been working non-stop. Just as she was about to wash up and go to bed, she felt a slight burning sensation on the back of her neck. "Hiss, did I hurt my neck in the fight today?"

She didn't pay much attention. After washing up, she lay down on the bed and fell into a deep sleep. In the huge room, a huge shadow appeared. It stared at the sleeping Xu Lingzhao, constantly approaching and moving away, as if making some kind of decision. Finally, a wisp of golden, smoke-like substance entered the back of Xu Lingzhao's neck, and the wounds on its body burned by black blood were healing at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After doing all this, He quietly departed.

A note from the author:

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