Chapter 57: Chapter 56: All Sides
Jiang Ye carried a backpack, with two daggers inserted into the side pockets.
In case of danger, drawing a knife from behind is undoubtedly the most convenient.
But with Jiang Ye’s current strength, even barehanded, he could still kill someone.
Eight Thunder Sounds Fist: Minor Success (9%)
After a night of cultivation, his Eight Thunder Sounds Fist had improved significantly.
Now Jiang Ye felt his energy flow smoothly.
One punch seemed to have the power of three bulls.
This increase in strength filled Jiang Ye with confidence for the upcoming action.
5:50 AM.
Jiang Ye arrived at An City No.3 High School.
A cold and aloof girl with snow-white legs and a tall, thin young man were already standing at the entrance.
"Squad Leader, Brother Wang."
Jiang Ye was somewhat surprised; the two had arrived so early.
"Arrived?"
Zhao Qingli glanced at him and calmly said, "Let’s depart, try to complete the task before noon."
"Hmm." Jiang Ye nodded.
Time is always squeezed out.
Nowadays, he truly understood this principle.
"Here." Wang Ziang tossed him a set of anti-stabbing suit.
"Thank you, Brother Wang."
Jiang Ye took it, removed his jacket, and put on the anti-stabbing suit.
It was a long-sleeved, camouflage-style jacket anti-stabbing suit, with a lining made of multiple layers of high-strength fibers and a sponge cushioning layer.
The arms also had metal arm-guards for protection.
"Wearing this, personal defense is at least a notch higher." Jiang Ye nodded secretly.
His physical strength was not weak to begin with.
With the anti-stabbing suit, even if someone stabbed him directly with a knife, it might not break through the defense.
At this moment, Zhao Qingli suddenly threw something black at him: "Catch."
"What is this?"
Jiang Ye caught it and immediately felt a weight in his arms.
He examined it closely and revealed a surprised expression in the next moment: "A pistol?"
"It’s a custom special pistol that can harm the Shadow Race and has some effect on members of the Divine Concealment Organization," Zhao Qingli smiled and said, "If you encounter danger, you can shoot."
Jiang Ye exclaimed: "Using firearms, doesn’t this count as cheating?"
He knew the school task was meant for experiential training.
Firearms were usually not allowed.
Otherwise, if the wealthy drove armored vehicles across the battlefield, wouldn’t it be exhilarating?
Zhao Qingli replied flatly: "If you encounter danger, losing the task is better than losing your life."
At this moment, Wang Ziang asked, "Squad Leader, where’s my pistol?"
"Why do you need a pistol?"
Zhao Qingli frowned her exquisite eyebrows and said, "Are you that afraid to die?"
"..."
Alright, Jiang Ye’s life is a life, but mine isn’t?
Wang Ziang’s mouth twitched.
Seeing this, Jiang Ye shook his head and said, "Brother Wang, with your strength, why would you need a pistol for protection?"
"That’s true."
Wang Ziang nodded.
If it were anyone else, Zhao Qingli treating people differently this way would be intolerable.
But alas, Jiang Ye was good-looking and spoke nicely.
Wang Ziang’s slight dissatisfaction instantly vanished.
Zhao Qingli also realized her mistake, coughed lightly and said, "I only have this one gun; after all, Jiang Ye is performing a task for the first time."
"Alright, I know you’re a sucker for good looks, let’s go." Wang Ziang snorted coldly.
"Let’s go."
Jiang Ye and the two walked towards a pink off-road vehicle parked by the roadside.
"Big Labor?"
Seeing the license plate of the off-road vehicle, Jiang Ye was slightly surprised; this was a luxury car worth over ten million.
Zhao Qingli opened the car door: "Hurry up and get in."
"Squad Leader really is wealthy," Jiang Ye sighed inwardly and then got into the luxury car.
...
West Mountain Province, most cities are built around mountains.
Poor transportation is one of the reasons for backwardness.
An City is no exception, located in a remote area and surrounded by mountains.
When the car drove out of the city, if it continued forward for dozens of miles, it would reach a vast original forest, rarely frequented by people.
The Changyun Mountain Range was located at the edge of the original forest.
The off-road vehicle stopped a mile away from the mountain range entrance.
Jiang Ye and the two got out of the vehicle.
"Let’s go." Zhao Qingli, with a cold demeanor, walked in front with her long legs.
Wang Ziang walked at the back.
The two tacitly kept Jiang Ye in the middle.
In case of any event, the one in the middle is usually the safest.
The mountain road was bumpy, rising and falling; Zhao Qingli frowned slightly, the E-grade she was proud of seemed a bit troublesome in this situation.
Looking down didn’t show the ground, and with quick steps, one had to constantly be cautious not to trip.
After walking several miles, she was already somewhat out of breath.
"It seems the Squad Leader Zhao hasn’t climbed mountains much," Wang Ziang mocked.
"Want to get beaten?" Zhao Qingli glared at him hard.
Jiang Ye suggested, "Squad Leader, why don’t we take a break?"
He also saw that it was quite inconvenient for her to climb the mountain with those two peaks.
Who knew Zhao Qingli would also glare at him, blushing: "I’m not tired!"
Speaking, Zhao Qingli quickened her pace slightly.
At that moment, Jiang Ye suddenly said: "There’s someone!"
The three of them simultaneously stopped walking.
Almost instinctively, they crouched into the nearby bushes.
"Where’s the person?"
Wang Ziang glanced outside with confusion: "I didn’t notice anything?"
Zhao Qingli felt puzzled as she hadn’t noticed anyone either.
"Over on that opposite mountain path, also three people," Jiang Ye said.
[Downwind Ear: Hearing enhanced 200%, clearer with more distance!]
[Ear of the Cheat: Freely adjustable hearing. Adjustment range: 0%-1000%]
With these two effects, his hearing far exceeded ordinary people’s.
Sure enough.
A few seconds later, Zhao Qingli and Wang Ziang noticed the three people Jiang Ye mentioned.
Three silhouettes were slowly approaching from another mountain path, all seemingly young.
"An City No.1 High School students?"
Wang Ziang was the first to recognize them: "Lin Yushu?"
The leader among those three, with a large head full of acne, and extremely ugly.
It was none other than Lin Yushu, the top student at An City No.1 High School, with a score as high as 849 points!
Jiang Ye frowned: "Why are others here too? Did they also receive this task?"
Wang Ziang explained: "Tasks above Four Stars can be undertaken by up to three schools simultaneously."
"Our team alone couldn’t handle such a mysterious organization."
Jiang Ye realized.
So, there might be another school’s team coming?
"How are the ten thousand yuan divided then?" Jiang Ye asked quietly; there were so many people.
Wang Ziang explained: "Don’t worry, that ten thousand was issued by our school, doesn’t concern them, as long as we complete the task."
"I see." Jiang Ye was reassured.
At this moment.
Another silhouette appeared on the other mountain path.
Though there was only one, that figure exuded a particularly strong aura as he approached.
He walked on the rugged mountain path like it was flat land.
"Who is that?" Wang Ziang’s expression tightened: "From Divine Concealment Organization?"
"No."
Zhao Qingli shook her head, looking coldly at the silhouette: "He’s a student from Cyan Yang High School."
"Cyan Yang High School?"
Both Jiang Ye and Wang Ziang were surprised.
Cyan Yang City, a neighboring central city to An City.
In terms of status in West Mountain Province, it’s easily ranked among the top five!
Cyan Yang High School is even a key provincial high school, much higher tiered than An City No.1 High School.
Students from Cyan Yang High School also participated in this task?
Jiang Ye opened the panel to look at the person; the next moment, his expression turned unexpected.