Su Yuan's face darkened, but after observing for a while, he did not leave.
On the periphery, star beasts were sparsely distributed. He could often only kill seven or eight in a day, but it was rare to see so many star beasts at once.
These were all Star Dust!
Moreover, although the young man ahead was being chased by so many Fire Stepping Wolves, he moved at a steady pace and showed no obvious signs of panic on his face; he was evidently not simple.
After a brief thought, Su Yuan drew his long knife and quickly walked forward, with silver light flashing in his eyes. Instant Movement was ready.
If this person was just using him as a scapegoat, Su Yuan wouldn't mind using Instant Movement to leave immediately.
Seeing Su Yuan approaching with a knife, Zhuang Xun showed a look of delight.
"Good man, I knew anyone daring to venture here alone must be extraordinary. As expected, this guy is tough!"
Those beautiful and unique silver eyes made Zhuang Xun take a few more glances. However, now was not the time for observation. To show his sincerity, Zhuang Xun turned around and swung his sword into the wolf pack when Su Yuan was within twenty meters!
Red flames entwined the sword, and the two leading Fire Stepping Wolves were immediately injured by the long sword!
However, the wolves were quite tenacious. If you didn't kill them, you had to be prepared for a fierce counterattack. In just a short moment, Zhuang Xun was surrounded by a pack of wolves, left struggling to fend off attacks from both sides, surrounded by danger.
Fortunately, Su Yuan's figure had already crashed into the wolf pack. With Wind Walking enhancing his steps, Su Yuan's movements were incredibly agile, and he swung his long knife toward the Fire Stepping Wolves.
Su Yuan's arrival immediately attracted the attack of several Fire Stepping Wolves. Zhuang Xun felt the pressure lessen sharply, and while swinging his sword, he turned his head to look, seeing that Su Yuan moved lightly and gracefully, the four Fire Stepping Wolves surrounding him almost unable to touch the hem of his clothes.
Impressive!
Zhuang Xun was slightly surprised. He didn't expect to randomly encounter a student near Guangchuan City whose strength seemed no weaker than his own. Guangchuan City was merely a third-level city under Qingye City. When had it become so extraordinary?
Zhuang Xun shouted, "Good brother, thanks!"
Swinging his knife and killing wolves, Su Yuan replied without turning his head, "Let's deal with them first."
Zhuang Xun smiled, the flames on his sword burning even hotter, "Alright!"
With someone sharing the pressure, the remaining three Fire Stepping Wolves posed no threat to Zhuang Xun.
Previously, because there were too many, even a genius student like Zhuang Xun from Qingye High School could do nothing.
Because Star Apprentice's Star Power was limited, they typically wouldn't learn high-consumption AOE skills during the Star Apprentice Level. They would be out of power after a few uses, making it impractical.
Moreover, even if they learned it, it wasn't very effective. Star Apprentices prioritized college entrance exams to get into top-ranked academies. There were too many other things to learn and practice, so AOE skills weren't a priority.
Zhuang Xun wielded his flame-wrapped sword, pierced the last Fire Stepping Wolf beside him, and contentedly sheathed his long sword. Turning around, he noticed that not far away, Su Yuan had just ended the fight by thrusting Steel Flame Finger into the forehead of the last Fire Stepping Wolf.
"This..." Zhuang Xun looked at the three Fire Stepping Wolves' corpses around him, his eyes widening slightly, "I took down three, he took down four, and we ended the battle together?!"
"Judging by the Star Power fluctuations, wasn't he only at the Eighth Stage!"
"And, just now, wasn't that the Steel Flame Finger? How did he so easily pierce the Fire Stepping Wolf's head, was he a Fire Element Enhancement talent?"
As a prominent figure in Qingye High School, Zhuang Xun was a bit confused at this moment.
Could there be a more outstanding student than him in Guangchuan City?
This couldn't be!
Just as Zhuang Xun was thinking, Su Yuan had already collected the Star Core of the Fire Stepping Wolf and walked over.
The Fire Stepping Wolf had two skills, one was Fiery Fire Claw, and the other was Small Fireball.
Among them, Small Fireball was a relatively common long-range attack skill, with a value comparable to the Steel Flame Finger of the Rock Melt Beast.
Su Yuan thought that if there were no other choices, he could use this Small Fireball as a backup for his fourth skill.
"Classmate, nice skills!" Zhuang Xun said with a smile.
Seeing Zhuang Xun's school uniform, Su Yuan asked, "A student from Qingye High School?"
The area they were in now bordered Guangchuan City, far from Qingye City.
Zhuang Xun smiled, "That's right, my name is Zhuang Xun, from Class 1 of Qingye High School. What's your name?"
"I'm Su Yuan, from Guangchuan Fourth Middle School."
"Fourth Middle School? You're so good I thought you were a genius from Guangchuan First Middle School!" Zhuang Xun looked surprised, "But thanks a lot this time, otherwise, even if I could run away from so many Fire Stepping Wolves, I'd have to shed a layer of skin!"
Zhuang Xun appeared a bit frustrated.
Su Yuan asked, "But how did you provoke so many Fire Stepping Wolves?"
"Well, it's a long story..."
Zhuang Xun's expression turned a bit awkward. He had initially come to find Flame Crystal Stone, but as he searched further and further, just when he was about to think it was false information or someone else had gotten there first, he really found it.
However, what Zhuang Xun didn't expect was that Fire Stepping Wolves which were supposed to be at the initial Bronze Level, had evolved into Green Flame White Wolves!
If they were only Bronze Level Fire Stepping Wolves, Zhuang Xun was confident he could handle them, but Green Flame White Wolves were elite star beasts, far beyond the combat power of Fire Stepping Wolves.
Moreover, the Green Flame White Wolf had gathered many Star Apprentice-level Fire Stepping Wolves around it. Left with no choice, Zhuang Xun could only retreat.
However, the Green Flame White Wolf was too sensitive and noticed Zhuang Xun retreating. It dispatched many Fire Stepping Wolves to chase after him, leading to the situation Su Yuan now saw.
Zhuang Xun seemed to think of something and suddenly brightened his eyes at Su Yuan, "By the way, Su Yuan, seeing you use the Steel Flame Finger, you must be a Fire Star Card Master, right? Listen, I know there's a Green Flame White Wolf ahead, an elite star beast evolved from the Fire Stepping Wolf. There's a chance it might drop an elite grade skill, the Gray Flame Strike!"
"A Green Flame White Wolf?" Su Yuan's expression changed slightly, "What level?"
Zhuang Xun laughed, "Just Bronze Early Stage!"
Hearing this, Su Yuan quickly thought it over.
The Green Flame White Wolf was an elite star beast evolved from the Fire Stepping Wolf. Its representative skill was the Green Grade Gray Flame Strike, a special skill only possessed by the Green Flame White Wolf species, greatly powerful, with very fast projectile speed, making it hard to avoid.
Generally, green star cards were priced at tens of thousands, and rare green cards might be worth thirty or forty thousand. The Gray Flame Strike could sell for at least over twenty thousand if put on the market!
Although he was not a Fire Star Card Master, obtaining a practical green card wasn't easy for Su Yuan in his current situation. This was a rare opportunity. Besides, with the system's help, he could extract the Gray Flame Strike with 100% certainty.
Su Yuan asked, "What do you want for giving me the Green Flame White Wolf's intel?"
"Rest assured, the Gray Flame White Wolf's Star Core is yours." Zhuang Xun smiled, explaining, "To be honest, my target is a Flame Crystal Stone occupied by that Gray Flame White Wolf. This information was top-secret intel I paid a high price for, and I came here quickly.
If I leave empty-handed this time, the Flame Crystal Stone might be taken by someone else.
Su Yuan, you're strong. If we team up and solve the Green Flame White Wolf together, the Star Core is yours, and the Flame Crystal Stone is mine. What do you say?"
Flame Crystal Stone? No wonder.
Su Yuan suddenly understood.
Flame Crystal Stone was a second-stage fire attribute mineral. Though not a particularly high-grade material, its high demand made it often out of stock and hard to buy.
"Alright, no problem!"
Su Yuan didn't think much more and immediately nodded in agreement.
The elite-level Green Flame White Wolf was undoubtedly stronger than the Wind Running Weasel he encountered yesterday. Still, it wasn't impossible to handle. Unlike the speed-focused Wind Running Weasel, he had confidence in using Instant Movement to escape from the Green Flame White Wolf if necessary.
"Good!" Zhuang Xun's eyes brightened, "Then let's go, and recover a bit on the way."