On the mission hall.
"I'll take a mission from the fiery highlands."
Grim was looking forward to meeting Sun bear king.
"Let's see if you can pursue me this time."
He started searching for suitable missions.
"Hmm. Let's see."
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{Mission: Collect 20 pieces of 'Eqager'
Location: found near an extreme heat source in fiery highlands
Duration: 30 days
Requirement: entry-evolution realm
Reward: 250 points}
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{Mission: Hunt 10 'inferno conifers' and bring its resins (plant type beast)
Location: Middle region of fiery highlands
Duration: 30 days
Requirement: entry-evolution realm
Reward: 350 points and a major-level skill scroll}
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{Mission: Hunt ember lynxes and bring its hide
Location: Outer region of fiery highlands
Duration: 25 days
Requirement: entry-evolution realm
Reward: 200 points}
"Hmm! Plant-type beast and bountiful rewards. Interesting."
***
"Senior Xue. I'll take this mission." He handed the scroll
"T.....This mission." She stammered
"Why are you taking this mission?" She raised her voice
Grim replied, "I think the rewards are good."
"The rewards? Do you even know the requirement for this mission?"
She was angry.
Grim moved further and whispered, "I've broken through the first level of the evolution realm, senior."
Xue Ah was shocked. She had known him since 1st level of the refiner realm.
"It hasn't even been two years since he joined the academy. But he has already reached the evolution realm." She was lost in thoughts
"Senior Xue, can I take the mission?"
Grim's question jolted her back.
She hurriedly replied, "You can take the mission."
Grim took the scroll and went toward the fiery highlands.
***
Grim had reached the fiery highlands in a week. He had managed to earn 5000 Evo on his way.
He looked around to check if there were any traces of Sun bear king.
He did not find any traces. So, he made his way further into the fiery highlands.
On the first day, he traveled 1000 km.
There were more bears than usual on the way. But, most of them were peak-mutation realm. So, he clapped them to death.
He had made 4000 Evo.
***
In the middle region of the fiery highland, a boy was murmuring.
"It took me four days to reach here. I must have traveled 4000 km."
He sat down and ate the tiger meat.
He had managed to encounter a couple of entry-archon realm beasts on the way.
The tiger meat he was chowing down was one of them.
"Alright, break time's over." He stood up.
"I'll go on left first."
He started walking to the left of his original position.
***
Soon, he arrived at a strange spot.
The location was surrounded by trees.
The trees were giving off a fiery aura, and vines were hanging in their branches.
He became suspicious.
"There's something off about this tree."
"Water Blade"
Grim launched an attack toward the tree.
Swish!
A vine popped in front of the 'water blade' just when it was about to hit the tree.
Shriek!
Grim heard a high-pitched cry.
He looked in the direction of the sound, and he was surprised to see the source of the noise.
It was the tree and it's chopped vine.
"So the tree is alive. Looks like I found mission target."
Swish!
A glowing vine was making its way toward Grim.
"Dash" He disappeared from the spot.
"Water Blade" Grim launched another attack
Shriek!
Another vine was cut.
Soon, other trees also started joining in.
"Dash" Grim disappeared again and appeared in the distance.
"Well, this is troublesome."
Everything in front of him was filled with glowing vines. But, their lengths were short. So, they couldn't reach him.
"Water Blade" He launched the attack again
It was able to cut four vines. But, there were more than four hundred in front.
"Now I understand why the reward was bountiful."
"If I try to deal with them individually, I'll run out of Qi. I'll try stacking attacks."
"Water Blade" x10
He launched the 'water blade' constantly ten times.
Usually the 'water blade' was shaped into an arc. But, this time the attacks had stacked. So, it had shaped into a completely round shape.
The attack soared toward the tree with unstoppable momentum.
Bang!
It destroyed vines one after another, and by the time the attack had dissipated. It had managed to destroy half of the vines.
"It wasn't enough?"
"Fine take this then."
"Water Blade" x20
The size of the 'water blade' had increased.
Shriek!
It tore through vines like paper and made its way toward the trees.
The trees couldn't move. So, they couldn't dodge the attack.
Banggg!
The attack ripped through everything in its path.
Most of the trees had been felled, and those that weren't had become helpless without their vines.
[Congratulations to the host on eliminating the 'inferno conifers']
"You have obtained 1500 Evo" x12
"Thankfully it worked."
Grim sat down. He had used most of the Qi in that attack.
He collected the resins after he had recovered his Qi.
"I can still hunt for 12 days without any worry."
He began hunting in the middle region of the forest.
By the time he had reached the academy, he had made 50000 Evo.
***
He went to the mission hall and gave the material to Senior Xue.
Xue Ah said, "The mission was assigned by a runemaster. You can take the materials to him and receive the rewards."
"Ok. I'll get going, Senior Xue." Grim bid her farewell
[Evo points left: 78,750]