Chapter 55 - I Didn’t Expect to Be First Place (2/2)

From afar, it looked like a floating island.

Dense black smoke shrouded the area. One could vaguely see many plants, soil, rocks, and so on floating in the air.

The range was huge and difficult to grasp.

“My soul power is becoming increasingly unstable…”

Wang Che pondered and said, “However, the density of soul power has increased. However, no matter how dense the soul power is, it’s very unstable and difficult to absorb. Other than that… there are several complicated energy auras… They’re very chaotic.”

As he approached the Floating Forest, Wang Che saw the tent of the Military Contract Soul Masters.

It was guarding the Floating Forest from a thousand meters away.

Compared to the previous wilderness grassland, the Floating Forest called Soul Earth was clearly more mysterious and special.

“Wang Che, you’re finally here! Why are you so slow?”

Chen Fei, Bai Youyou, and Cheng Cheng had been here for a while.

“I told you. If there was a companion who supported each other along the way, it would definitely move faster than you alone.”

Bai Youyou chuckled, “You just had to be alone. Great, you’ll probably be last in the competition. You only arrived when it’s turned dark.”

“According to the records, the fastest person is Feng Xiao, the champion of the Enlightenment Cup in Glory Capital. He used the shortest time and arrived in less than three hours.”

The records of the first competition were naturally recorded.

“Wang Che, you set off from the border. The time you took to arrive was six hours and 25 minutes.”

A soldier walked up and took out an instrument, “Currently… last place in the competition. No reward.”

Wang Che had been delayed for a few hours because of the deer incident. Otherwise, at a normal speed, he would not have been last.

However, he naturally did not care about this. The reward from the Rainbow Deer King was enough.

“Chen Fei was the fastest.” Bai Youyou was a chatterbox as she spoke, “That Thunderbolt Eagle can scout the wilderness. He directly calculated the best route to avoid most of the troublesome soul beasts. He arrived in less than four hours and is currently ranked fifth.”

Chen Fei adjusted his glasses and said, “It was expected.”

This guy was quite good at posturing.

“There’s nothing wrong with being alone,” Cheng Cheng said.

“Tch, you’re slower than me,” Bai Youyou said, “You still have the nerve to say that. I asked you to come with me, but you didn’t want to be alone. You were half an hour slower than me.”

“I was unlucky and encountered a few Life Tricker Bees, that’s all.”

Wang Che also encountered a few Life Tricker Bees on the way.

It looked like a hornet. Half of it was the size of a head, and the rest was half the size of a person.

The reason it was called the Life Tricker was that this soul beast sharp needle would change according to time.

Sometimes, it would produce poison, and sometimes, it would produce mucus.

Poison was naturally fatal, but the mucus produced had a miraculous effect on the human body. It could strengthen the body and soul pet’s physique.

So far, research had not been able to explain the patterns of its behavior.

Therefore, once a person was pricked, they would either be poisoned or be able to improve slightly.

Of course, most people avoided it.

No one was willing to bet their lives on such a thing.

At this moment, the soldier suddenly walked over and said with a strange expression,

“Wait, Wang Che, your results have changed. Because you helped the military resolve a special wilderness incident, you have gotten a reward for this competition, reducing your time by half.”

“Therefore, your current results are three hours and twelve minutes. You’re temporarily in first place.”

“???”

“???”

“???”

The three of them were stunned.

Wang Che was also stunned.

There was such a thing?

Wang Che frowned slightly, “This… isn’t too good, right? I didn’t expect to be first.”

He had never cared or even considered this competition…

The three of them: “…”