[As expected, a useless class is a useless class; they're tired after only walking a few steps.]

[Ugh, what's so interesting about that useless class? Go watch the Assault Class One, they're fighting over there.]

[That Lucy from freshman year is really good, go check her out.]

[I'm going to see Chu Xingchen, who came in first place, because he's amazing!]

The number of people in the live stream room was already small, and now there are even fewer.

Xu Anran turned to look at the person who had spoken. The person felt guilty for his harsh words when he saw Xu Anran staring at him, and wondered if he should apologize.

Just then, Xu Anran rushed towards him, pulled out a long knife from her bag, and slashed horizontally, grazing his scalp. He was so frightened that his back was covered in cold sweat. He was about to curse when he felt liquid spurt out, soaking his head.

Turning his head, he saw a small, hunched monster on his back called a gray rat. This monster was very agile, with sharp claws and a tongue, and its whole body was bluish-gray. These characteristics were described in the monster information given by the teacher.

While everyone was resting, this gray rat suddenly ran up from behind Ben Jett. When Xu Anran turned around, he saw that the gray rat seemed to be about to attack him, so he quickly drew his knife and went forward.

After recovering from the shock, Ben quickly wiped the blood off his face and ran to Xu Anran's side, blushing, "Um, thank you."

Xu Anran simply nodded and turned to leave.

Seeing the gray rat's corpse, the group dared not linger and silently followed behind Xu Anran.

They encountered two more attacks on the way, both of which Xu Anran dealt with. The way everyone looked at Xu Anran gradually changed. They felt that Xu Anran was too powerful and unconsciously regarded her as their leader.

As dusk fell, Xu Anran decided to rest by the stream, and everyone else silently followed suit, taking on many chores.

They cleared the grass, lit a fire, checked for safety issues, and some people shared their energy bars with Xu Anran. Lista helped Xu Anran set up her tent.

After dinner, White arranged for people to take turns keeping watch, but he didn't assign Xu Anran to watch, instead telling her to get some rest.

Seeing the sudden unity among the students, Xu Anran said to White, "I want to get to the top of the mountain as soon as possible. It's easier to move around alone. I'll speed up and climb the mountain by myself tomorrow morning. Be careful at the bottom. We'll keep in touch on the channel. I'll come find you with the knife and flag then."

After giving his instructions, Xu Anran went back to her tent to rest. White told everyone what Xu Anran had said, that they would stay nearby and contact Xu Anran via the channel if anything happened.

Some of them didn't want Xu Anran to leave, but others supported her because she showed them that it was possible to be powerful even without awakened abilities. They were always called useless, and they always felt that they were useless too.

But Xu Anran showed them that perhaps they could be like her; they saw another hope. Seeing Xu Anran like this, they felt that perhaps they could win.

[This Amy looks pretty good.]

[Unfortunately, it lacks awakened abilities.]

[But isn't there another chance?]

[Look how fast she reacted! That Shantam was killed with a single blow.]

[Huh? She wants to go up the mountain by herself.]

I want to see if she can get the flag.

[Although she's quite capable, the chances are slim. I'm more optimistic about Chu Xingchen and Fei Li.]

The live stream room became lively again because of Xu Anran, as the students wanted to see if she could actually get the flag.

As dawn broke and the air was still damp, Xu Anran got up to pack her things, preparing to leave. The other students in her class gradually woke up as well. They went to Xu Anran's side, giving her things they thought were useful and encouraging her.

After parting ways with them, Xu Anran walked alone in the mountains. Because there were surveillance cameras everywhere, and the scene was being broadcast live, Xu Anran could not use her physical abilities and could only rely on brute force to solve the problem.

When she reached the halfway point of the mountain, she heard the sounds of fighting. She crept over and saw several people battling a gigantic, slender monster. The monster had beautiful green feathered wings; without looking at the wings, one would mistake it for a giant human. Its glassy eyes were so striking that no one dared to meet its gaze. It was called a Midori bird.

It is a monster with low combat power, but it is very troublesome because you cannot make eye contact with it. If you do, you will be infected and mutated, turning into a Mido bird just like it.

Therefore, the group observed the fight out of the corner of their eyes. Seeing that they were going to fight for quite a while, Xu Anran quietly retreated and carefully walked to the other side to leave.

Oh dear, I thought she would come forward to help.

[She's not stupid, what's the point of helping other classes?]

[That's right, we should hurry on our way.]

[Upstairs, you don't actually think she can get the flag, do you?! I've never heard of a useless class getting the flag and winning.]

[That's right, I think those people fighting are stronger, they'll catch up quickly.]

Regardless of what was said in the live stream, Xu Anran continued to move forward silently. However, a Mido bird appeared halfway there and saw her. The bird flew over quickly, and Xu Anran dodged its attack.

Missing its target, the Midoriya turned to look at Xu Anran. To prevent accidentally making eye contact, Xu Anran secretly covered her eyes with golden light and charged at the Midoriya with her long sword.

The Midori bird was no pushover either. It spread its wings and rose into the air, preparing to pierce Xu Anran's head with its sharp claws. Just as Xu Anran reached the Midori bird's base and its claws were about to strike, she threw her long sword straight at the Midori bird's chest, then rolled to the left to avoid the claws.

Before Midori could react, the long knife pierced her chest. Xu Anran seized the opportunity, took out a gun from another classmate's bag, and shot Midori in the head. With two "bangs," Midori finally fell to the ground.

Xu Anran fired another shot to confirm the bird was dead, then picked up her weapon and stepped forward. Although she really wanted to collect the Mido bird's carcass and take it back to Luo Xi, there were surveillance cameras everywhere, so she couldn't take it with her. She could only look at the Mido bird's corpse with regret.

Suddenly, she had an idea. The eyes of the Mido bird were so special that they couldn't carry the corpse, but she could take the eyes with her. She carefully dug out the Mido bird's eyes, put them in a container, and put them in her bag. When she reached into her bag, she secretly put them into her spatial storage.

After finishing her business, Xu Anran was about to turn around and leave when she heard footsteps and voices behind her.

"I heard fighting ahead, let's go check it out."

"Who is so fast, ahead of us?"

"Maybe we were lucky and didn't encounter any monsters."

The sound grew closer, so Xu Anran found a large tree nearby, climbed up, and hid.