Generally speaking.
A Level Eighteen Commander-Level Fierce Beast is already close to a War Level beast, comparable to an Overlord-Level Transcendent.
Normal Control-Level Transcendents wouldn't even have time to run away.
How could they be pumped up like they are now?
This is because the Fierce Beast known as the 'Eight-headed Turtle' is different from other Level Eighteen Commander-Level beasts.
It attacks slowly, moves slowly, has extremely high defense, and is a live target.
More importantly,
this beast has a well-known fatal weakness.
There is an inverted scale on its back, which is very fragile.
Even some Level Eight and Nine Transcendents can, with teammates diverting its attacks, break it using their own offensive methods and threaten the large heart beneath the inverted scale!
In the past,
when its weakness was exposed, it sparked a craze for hunting Eight-headed Turtles.
The reason was no other than low risk and high reward. It was simply the ideal prey.
Nearly resulting in the extinction of the Eight-headed Turtle.
Now,
another Eight-headed Turtle has shown up, and it's undoubtedly another feast!
"Brothers, this Eight-headed Turtle is definitely ours, the Storm Gang!"
"Damn, the last one appeared half a year ago, just about three kilometers away from me, and someone else beat me to it. I couldn't sleep for a month!"
"A Level Eighteen Fierce Beast Crystal Core and Beast meat Materials, this is practically a giveaway!"
"Quick, quick, quick, anyone without a team, join us immediately; a Control-Level expert is leading us. As long as you can distract the Eight-headed Turtle's fire, you can get a share of the loot!"
With numerous Extraordinary Squads rushing towards the reported coordinates in full swing,
some Control-Level independents were also quick to pull together teams.
Almost nobody was turned away; what they needed were enough Transcendents to spread out the fire.
Of course, there were exceptions.
For instance, Su Qi.
When everyone saw the Awakening Level One badge, they subconsciously ignored him.
A Transcendent of this level probably couldn't even withstand the aftermath of a battle; calling him a burden might be an understatement.
After everyone had hurriedly organized into teams and set off,
Su Qi was surprised to find that, besides himself, there was another short-haired girl in the side hall.
Holding a half-meter-wide broadsword, standing there all dejected with no one to take her in.
Looking closely,
the badge on the short-haired girl's chest was distinctly Fifteenth Control Level!
A Transcendent of this realm should have been a pillar of some Extraordinary Squads.
Yet miraculously could not find a team.
Su Qi was a bit puzzled.
But now was no time for much thought; a Fifteenth Control-Level Transcendent plus his own buff abilities should help him divert the Eight-headed Turtle's attacks.
Even though their numbers were small, it might still be possible to vie for that Eight-headed Turtle!
The appearance of the Eight-headed Turtle was quite enticing to Su Qi; an eighteen-tier Fierce Beast Crystal Core sold for about 2 million, and the Beast meat Materials totaled over 5 million.
Moreover, the danger in tackling an Eight-headed Turtle was even much lower than some Level Twelve or Thirteen fierce beasts.
So,
he hurriedly approached the short-haired girl and extended an invitation: "Hello, my name is Su Qi. Would you like to team up with me to hunt the Eight-headed Turtle?"
The short-haired girl didn't expect that she would receive an invitation after all.
The disappointment on her pretty face instantly turned into excitement, such that she didn't even notice Su Qi's badge level.
She hurriedly adjusted her stance and asked timidly, "I'm Yun Jin. Can I really?"
...
At this moment, Su Qi couldn't help but suspect whether the badge of this short-haired girl was fake.
Hey, hey.
This miss,
where is your Fifteenth Control-Level powerhouse aura?
You are acting more like a newbie than a newbie, is this for real?
However, there was no time for nitpicking, so he called Yun Jin to follow him and see if they could find the Eight-headed Pan Mountain Beast ahead of time.
In his school's Fierce Beast research class, Su Qi studied this beast quite thoroughly.
He felt confident he could take it down as long as someone could share the fire.
Although he hadn't fully utilized his sole offensive ability to avoid creating too much commotion, he had considerable confidence in his Lv25 Holy Spear.
As they passed through the War Fortress Hall,
the attendant overseeing registrations glimpsed the duo, her scalp tingling and eyes almost popping out in shock.
Hold on.
The Awakening Level One handsome guy's so-called Control-Level friend was Yun Jin!
Oh, heavens.
Yun Jin was famously a hindrance in the entire War Fortress!
Despite her strength being as high as Fifteenth Control Level, in the face of a Fierce Beast, her might couldn't even exert a tenth.
She even had an illustrious record of almost being killed by a Level Nine beast!
There was once a team skeptical enough to team up with her into the Wilderness, only to find a panicked Yun Jin nearly hacking her teammates by mistake after encountering a Fierce Beast.
Since then, no one dared to team up with this young lady again.
Rumor had it that the Yun Family's apple of the eye suffered an indelible trauma deep within her heart after a childhood beast attack.
This combination was truly bizarre.
"Let's hope they don't venture too deep into the Wilderness," the attendant shook her head.
Although she didn't think highly of this combination, she wasn't overly worried either; the Yun family's apple of the eye always had experts from the Yun Family protecting her in the shadows when she ventured into the Wilderness.
Apparently, there wouldn't be any major incidents.
Leaving the War Fortress, Su Qi led Yun Jin on a brisk walk.
Noticing that this delicate girl consistently kept up,
her physical condition seemed rather good.
This caused Su Qi to see her in a slightly different light.
You know, Su Qi's physical condition was already extremely abnormal, with each practice session under the God's Favored One state maximizing his physical refinement.
After some small tests, he estimated that even if he followed an auxiliary path, his physical toughness was roughly on par with Thirteen or Fourteen Level Transcendents.
It appeared this Transcendent girl named Yun Jin wasn't as bad as imagined.
Their brisk pace continued.
Soon, they overtook some of the previously departing teams.
As they ventured deeper, the route became increasingly desolate, and besides the occasional vehicle convoy transporting a Fierce Beast's corpse, there were times when it was hard to spot a soul over more than ten kilometers.
In the dense verdant woods rose tall and mighty, sporadically came the roars of beasts.
But Su Qi paid no heed, with a very clear target, focusing solely on the Eight-headed Turtle.
An hour later.
The duo had successively overtaken six or seven Extraordinary Squads, bounding through woods, each squad maintaining a certain distance upon notice.
In the Wilderness, there was an unwritten rule that unless teams were very familiar with one another, they would keep a minimum distance of over a hundred meters.
Entering this distance rashly was viewed as a provocation.
Devoid of societal order, humanity's darker nature magnified limitlessly.
Often, humans are just like beasts!
After another two hours of rushing, dusk began to settle, and it was only then that Su Qi and Yun Jin paused for rest.
They chose a spacious hillside a kilometer away from the water source.
Here the view was wide open, allowing for quick reaction to any disturbance.
While eating their carried rations, Su Qi also found the time to learn more about his peculiar teammate.
"Yun Jin, I've been observing for a bit, and given your strength, it shouldn't be that no one invited you to a team."
"Is it convenient to explain why?"
"I mean no offense, it's just better for teammates to understand each other more thoroughly."
Such a direct question suddenly.
Yun Jin was caught a little off guard.
Her face immediately flushed with an embarrassed blush, her fair long fingers continuously fidgeting.
"I... I am indeed Fifteenth Control Level, but often I can't display my strength because of being too scared facing fierce beasts... so, so…"
Su Qi gave her a deep look: "Oh, it's a psychological issue?"
"Yes."
Yun Jin was worried Su Qi would mind, keeping her head low, her voice barely a whisper.
At that moment, Su Qi suddenly smiled subtly, remembering one of his abilities—The Blessing of Courage.
"No worries, it's a small issue. I just so happen to have a way to fix it."
Upon hearing this, Yun Jin's small face raised in surprise.