Chen Chu walked over and greeted everyone first, then looked at Luo Fei and asked curiously: "Why haven't you come to school these few days?"

The girl blinked her eyes and said softly, "My aunt took me away for special training. She said I was useless. I brought so many good things but was still injured."

Chen Chu could only ask with concern: "...Is it hard?"

"It's OK. It's mainly to learn how to use some special equipment. It also helped me improve my weapon, the sniper rifle."

"By the way, Chen Chu, the cleanup tasks and precautions have been announced. They are on the big screen at the back. Take a look."

"good."

Chen Chu looked at the notice wall behind him. The big screen was filled with various regulations and introductions.

This cleanup mission will begin on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year, targeting all the deep mountains and old forests across the country.

Among them, Wujiang was responsible for the middle section between two intersecting mountain ranges, and three small towns close to the two mountains were used as mission release points.

At the same time, for convenience, students participating in the cleanup mission can apply to rent a vehicle and drive over when they are on an out-of-town mission, and load and transport the mutant beast corpses at the same time.

However, to apply for a vehicle, you need to pass a driving test at school and make sure you can drive safely and skillfully.

After all, this is not the chaotic Koroya where you can't just drive around recklessly.

In addition, there are various restrictions, such as not harming ordinary people when hunting mutant beasts, and not destroying public and private property at will.

There are also restrictions on accepting tasks. Freshmen in the first level can only accept level one mutant beast tasks, freshmen in the second level can accept level two and below, and so on.

If the target mutant beast is a group type, you can choose to form a team.

The reward for completing the task is based on the number and level of mutant beasts killed. A level one mutant beast gives 2 contribution points, a level two mutant beast gives 6 points, and a level three mutant beast gives 18 points.

This contribution point reward is one-tenth lower than what Chen Chu and his friends got for killing the monsters in Koroya.

The reason given by the school is that each mission requires accurate intelligence, and the one-tenth contribution deducted is used to pay for the professional personnel's investigation costs and expenses.

At the same time, students who hunt mutant beasts can also choose to convert them into money. The price is 80% of the market price, which means they can earn much more than contribution points.

Of course, under normal circumstances no student would exchange it for money, after all, contribution points are more valuable.

At this time, Xia Youhui and his companions came over and said with a smile: "Ah Chu, don't look at it. These novice tasks are not difficult at all for us."

Liu Feng said lightly: "Xia Youhui is right. For geniuses like us, this kind of task is just to kill time."

Bai Mu crossed his arms and nodded: "Yes, we can kill these low-level mutant beasts with one sword. There is no pressure at all."

The three of them looked relaxed and disdainful, and did not take the mutant beasts seriously at all.

This behavior formed a sharp contrast with the solemn and worried expressions of the classmates around them. Some classmates who heard their conversation looked at them frequently, with envy and speechlessness in their eyes.

Nonsense, if they were in the third heaven, would they still be worried?

Chen Chu was speechless: "... Stop pretending here, we are all only at the third level, not at the fourth level."

"And don't be careless. You should know that level does not represent combat power. Some low-level mutant beasts have special abilities and may pose a greater threat than some third-level beasts."

While Chen Chu was speaking, Li Meng took two steps back and put some distance between himself and Xia Youhui and the other two, as if to say, don't count him in.

Ahem!!

Xia Youhui coughed twice and said quickly: "We all know all this, we were just saying it as a joke." After saying that, the three of them showed obscene and complacent expressions on their faces.

Chen Chu and Luo Fei looked at each other and shook their heads, too lazy to pay attention to these idiots.

At this time, Lin Xue suddenly said: "Chen Chu, I, Yi Rui, Xia Youhui, Li Meng and others have decided to form a team on the third day of the new year and apply to go to the alien beast battlefield."

"...On the third day after the New Year, you won't be participating in the cleanup mission?" Chen Chu was stunned, his eyes swept over Liu Feng and others who were laughing and saying that ordinary mutant beasts were too weak.

"Don't look at me like that." Liu Feng shrugged: "You are about to break through to the late stage of the third heaven without making any noise, and your combat power is abnormally strong."

"If we don't work harder, we may not even see your back in two years."

Xia Youhui also looked melancholy: "Yeah, I didn't really want to go, but there's no way, Ah Chu you're too evil, it's so stressful to be your brother."

We are all geniuses and have a sense of pride in our hearts.

Suddenly, two months later, Chen Chu surpassed them and his fighting power was exaggerated. In this situation, no one would admit defeat and would want to work harder to break through and move forward.

However, they were not too impulsive and decided to apply half a month later, using this time to consolidate their skills.

...Is it my fault that your strength improved too quickly? Chen Chu didn't know what to say for a moment.

Lin Xue looked at Chen Chu and said calmly: "Chen Chu, you don't have to think too much. We decided to apply to go to the alien beast battlefield not because of you."

"Just yesterday, An Fuqing, Li Hao and several other students applied to go to the Alien Beast Battlefield in advance. They haven't prepared for it for years."

"This is the attitude that practitioners of my generation should have. We should be courageous and enterprising, treading on thin ice and never stopping. Only in this way can we overcome all obstacles and reach the peak of Zhenwu."

Are these teenagers so determined and mature?

Looking at the expressions of Lin Xue and others, Chen Chu smiled bitterly: "...I may not be able to go with you. There are some things I am not ready for."

What he meant was that the mutant beast for the fourth evolution of the clone had not yet been determined, but Xia Youhui and the others thought it was a problem with the advanced skills.

Knowing that Chen Chu was going to kill as many people as possible in the cleanup mission and accumulate enough contributions to exchange for the Dragon Elephant Overlord Body, he guessed right.

Therefore, Lin Xue and others just nodded with some regret and did not persuade him to join.

After finishing discussing this topic, everyone dispersed.

Most people went to take the driving test. The school was very efficient. They just went through the traffic rules and then drove around the venue skillfully and passed.

In the afternoon, Chen Chu came to the browsing room on the 33rd floor, flipped through it, and took out the second volume of the Encyclopedia of Low-level Mutated Beasts.

When Chen Chu came and sat down opposite her, the girl raised her head slightly, noticed Chen Chu's hesitation, and smiled softly, "Are you a little confused?"

Chen Chu nodded: "One thing, you didn't go with them this time."

On the third day after the New Year, Lin Xue and others formed a team and left, but Luo Fei was not among them.

Just when Chen Chu thought Luo Fei would give a reason, the girl suddenly said, "Because I'm afraid you'll be lonely, so I plan to stay with you."

...Chen Chu was stunned for a moment.

puff!

The girl laughed and said playfully, "I was just kidding. It's mainly because my aunt has a training plan for me and there are some things that are not prepared yet."

"But I will also participate in the cleaning mission. Shall we team up together then?"

Chen Chu, who was teased, said unhappily: "We can form a team, but I'm afraid you won't be able to keep up with me."

"It's okay. You will be the main force and I will be the auxiliary. Just give me one-fifth of the contribution you earn." The girl didn't care much.

"You said that yourself."

"Yes, I said it myself."

The two chatted jokingly for a while before the girl lowered her head again, immersed in the peaceful mood of reading the scriptures.

Seeing this, Chen Chu couldn't help but smile, and he lowered his head to open the newly bound book. At present, he has already taken a fancy to the abilities of two second-level mutant beasts.

But it still doesn’t feel powerful enough.

At the same time, Chen Chu, who seemed to be reading a book, shifted most of his attention and came to the Sword-Armored Flame Beast.

In the dark and silent deep sea crack, golden magma was rolling. The twelve-meter-long Sword-Armored Flame Beast, which looked like a black dragon, slowly closed its mouth.

There was a hint of disappointment in its cold, light golden vertical pupils.

Two days passed, and after swallowing a large amount of hot substances, it had undergone quite a few changes.

The temperature inside the body only increased from 100 degrees Celsius to 150 degrees Celsius, and faint flames jumped between the horns on both sides, making it look even more gorgeous and majestic.

As for its intended ability to absorb the thermal energy of molten lava and convert it into bioenergy, it is indeed possible, but the efficiency is too slow.

Two days later, the Sword-Armored Flame Beast only grew one centimeter in size, and its cumulative evolution value increased by 2 points. Compared with the growth of the prey mutant creature, one is in the sky and the other is in the ground.

However, this ability is not useless. Maybe when my talent becomes stronger in the future, I can sleep in the magma and become stronger.

As if thinking about something, the Sword-Armored Flame Beast turned its body, swam its tail, rolled up the rolling sea water, and swam towards the crack, crossing more than two hundred meters in the blink of an eye.

Just as it rushed out of the crack in the seabed, the Sword-Armored Flame Beast suddenly stopped, put its four claws on the ground, and looked forward with cold eyes.

There, a red mutant fish about 21 meters long, oval in shape, and covered with more than ten meters of blue velvet swam out of the darkness.

The blue threads on the mutant fish exuded an astonishing chill. Wherever it passed, the sea water froze into thin white ice, like snowflakes in the water.

Because this place is close to the cracks on the seabed, the water temperature is around dozens of degrees, so these thin ice constantly appear and disappear, which is very magnificent.

At the same time, this mutant fish does not have densely packed sharp teeth in its mouth, but instead has four fangs more than two meters long growing on the upper and lower parts, which seem to be able to bite through everything.

It was obvious that this mutant fish had been waiting for the Sword-Armored Flame Beast to come up, and it was very patient.

Looking at the cold velvet on the mutant fish, the Sword-Armored Flame Beast's eyes became even colder. If it had been a little afraid of this kind of icy energy before, but now...

Huh! A burst of fiery blood and energy burst out from the Sword-Armored Flame Beast, shaking the sea water. The gaps between its scales emitted red light, and the muscles in its limbs swelled suddenly.

Boom! The hard rock under the Sword-Armored Flame Beast exploded, and cracks spread out over a dozen meters.

Under the recoil force, the Sword-Armored Flame Beast shot out like a black beam of light. Because its speed was too fast, a white shock wave even appeared outside its body, making a sharp roar.

At a terrifying speed, the Sword-Armored Flame Beast appeared in front of the mutant beast in an instant, stretched out its claws, and slammed down with a bang, ignoring the floating blue velvet.

boom!

The sea water exploded under the terrifying claws, and the five-meter-thick ice layer that condensed outside the body of the blue velvet mutant fish instantly burst. The huge body was blasted hundreds of meters away by the terrifying force, stirring up rolling mud and sand.

With one blow, even though the mutant fish was blocked by the ice layer, half of its body flesh and blood still exploded and collapsed, and ice-blue blood mixed with flesh and blood residue spread out.

However, as a mutant creature, it has strong vitality.

The blue velvet light that spread all over the body of the blue velvet mutant fish suddenly became brighter, and in an instant a terrible chill turned into a blue halo and burst out.

Snap, snap! !

In just a blink of an eye, an area of ​​more than 20 meters was covered by blue ice, including the Sword-Armored Flame Beast and the mutant fish itself that pounced on them again in an instant.

This indiscriminate freezing ability is very strong, and the prey has no way to escape. Every time it freezes the prey to death and then slowly enjoys it.

But today... inside the blue ice, the Sword-Armored Flame Beast was flashing red all over, and its body was emitting scorching heat that blocked the incoming cold energy outside its body.

At the same time, muscles all over the body swell and terrible power bursts out.

roar!

As the Sword-Armored Flame Beast roared, the surrounding ice suddenly cracked as it struggled, and then with a bang, the fur on the mutant fish's body exploded.

In the broken ice chips, the Sword-Armored Flame Beast stood like a human, with its claws raised high. In an instant, a terrifying force that shook the world gathered in its body.

Under the breath of almost tangible power, the surrounding sea water solidified.

Boom! The seabed shook with the blow, and the overwhelming force instantly blew up half of the mutant fish's body.

The terrifying force continued to hit the seabed, and the ground within a ten-meter range collapsed. Cracks spread one after another, and the shock wave created waves that rushed out a hundred meters before stopping.

At this moment, in the turbid and murky sea water, the black and red monster standing up exuded a terrifying aura and looked extremely ferocious.