In the mountains and forests, a flock of birds flew through the air, the trees rustling. The group, who had just killed an evolved bear, encountered a giant flower halfway up the mountain. Scattered around the flower were the bones of various animals and humans.

It emits a pleasant scent that can cloud one's mind and lure one to the flower. Xu Liang thus wandered into the flower's territory in a daze, where vines on the ground wrapped around his ankles, trying to drag him into the flower's heart.

Fan Yunfei flew into the air and slammed blue flames down on the flower. The flower trembled, closed its bud, and the vines released Xu Liang, seemingly to go and protect the bud in the middle.

The group focused their fire, destroyed the flower, and took its crystal.

"Brother Liang, how come you fell for it so easily?" Momo couldn't help but complain.

Xu Liang blushed at what was said: "I was just doing the experiment for everyone."

"Hehe," Fan Yunfei scoffed from the side.

Xu Liang glanced over and asked, "What do you mean?" "Nothing," the two started arguing.

After walking for a while, Xu Anran seemed to sense something and stopped everyone. Her expression was serious: "They're about to appear. A battle is about to break out. Everyone be prepared. The Crimson Flame Guild might launch a sneak attack in the middle, so be careful."

Everyone nodded, indicating that they understood.

There was a lake in the mountains, its water emerald green. A gentle breeze rippled the surface, and several fish swam in it. Passing animals stopped to drink, and the scene looked so peaceful and serene.

Suddenly, the sky darkened, dark clouds blocked the sun, the fish disappeared without a trace, the small animals all ran back to their nests to hide, and some evolved plants and animals were trembling with fear.

The once calm lake surface suddenly churned with huge waves, and a massive figure emerged from the depths of the lake and soared into the air. It was a black dragon, which circled in the air and let out a dragon's roar.

Although it has the appearance of a dragon, it has not yet fully evolved into a real dragon. It hovers above the mountain, its eyes red, staring at the contestants in the mountain.

The extinction of all humanity in this world was caused by this dragon. It was originally a black python, but it devoured and absorbed many evolved humans, evolving into a dragon.

Looking at the black dragon in the sky, it represents danger, but it also represents opportunity. As long as this dragon is killed, a large number of points will be obtained.

Many guilds decided to unite to fight it, and the guilds in the mountains, being close by, gathered together first and launched an attack on the dragon.

A variety of supernatural abilities were thrown at the dragon, but they caused very little damage to it.

The dragon first swept those who had flown into the sky down with its tail, then spewed out icy water from its mouth, freezing many people instantly into blocks of ice.

Some people used their supernatural abilities to resist or evade the attack. They launched a counterattack, and the dragon attacked again. Soon, the group was defeated.

Xu Anran saw that it was about time and told the team not to move and to wait for her.

Her eyes shone with dazzling golden light, and mist rose around her. In the blink of an eye, she disappeared from the spot, replaced by a white dragon soaring into the sky.

Xu Anran released the divine power from her body, transforming into a real dragon, radiating golden light, and flew to the front of the black dragon.

The dragon looked at Xu Anran with wary eyes. It sensed the power of the gods, a sense of oppression from a superior, which made it increasingly nervous and agitated.

It roared at Xu Anran, who looked at it coldly and launched the first attack.

Golden light shot from the eyes of the dragon that Xu Anran had transformed into, aiming for the seven-inch mark of the flood dragon. The flood dragon quickly turned around to dodge and shot several ice spikes at Xu Anran.

Xu Anran dodged and rushed towards the dragon. The dragon summoned clouds and mist to fly into the sky, and Xu Anran followed the dragon and flew into the sky as well.

Because of the clouds and fog, the people below could not see them and did not know how the battle was going.

The team members all looked at the sky with concern. Xiaoyue asked, "I wonder how Sister Anran is?"

"Don't worry, Sister Anran anticipated this beforehand. She must have been prepared. We just need to be ready to assist her," Luo Xi reassured everyone.

Many people witnessed the fight between the two dragons, but they didn't know that one of them was Xu Anran, and they thought that both of them were evolved creatures.

As time ticked by, Xu Anran and the dragon fought fiercely in the sky, but the battle ended when Xu Anran spat out a colorful energy ball.

The dragon was blasted to pieces by the energy ball, its flesh and blood scattering from the sky, leaving only a round bead emitting blue light floating in front of Xu Anran. Without hesitation, she swallowed it directly.

Soon, Xu Anran felt a huge surge of energy enter her body, and she closed her eyes to digest it.

When she reappeared, she had transformed back into human form and returned to the middle of the squad.

Xu Anran's appearance changed back to her previous white hair and golden eyes.

Just as she was about to speak, she felt a gust of wind. Then, the mist rose, and all sorts of attacks swarmed in. It was the people from other waiting rooms on the mountain. These people saw that Xu Anran and her fellow passengers' mutual aid group's points on the light panel had increased sharply, and they realized that the dragon's death was related to them. Then, led by the Crimson Flame Guild, they found Xu Anran and her group.

Faced with so many attacks, Xu Anran was prepared. She used golden light to create a protective shield, absorbing the attacks and then reflecting them back from the golden light. In just a few breaths, those people were dealt with by Xu Anran.

Xu Anran killed all members of the Crimson Flame Guild in one fell swoop, eliminating any future threat. Afterwards, the team saw their points surge by another 10,000, firmly placing them in first place in both the guild rankings and the waiting hall rankings.

Just as everyone was cheering, two cold eyes looked at them, and one of them said, "Are you sure she won't find out?"

“Of course, I’ve shielded her from the secrets, so she won’t find out. This is your only chance. If she doesn’t die, you won’t get the ticket,” the other person said calmly.

"Okay, I'll trust you this once." The man's tone was firm, but a hint of nervousness could still be detected.

"Bang--"

Xu Liang was chatting with everyone when, as he turned around, his smile froze on his face. He saw an arrow flying swiftly toward Xu Anran.

He shouted, "Watch out!"

But it was too late. At that moment, his mind went blank, and with a "thud," he heard the sound of an arrow piercing through his flesh and entering his body.

Time slowed down, the scene unfolded as if in slow motion, and everyone's expression changed from joy to astonishment. The two people who were shooting arrows from a distance were also very surprised. One of them grabbed the other and said, "Run! There's no chance. Staying here will only lead to death."