’Just as I thought!’

’Have we been found out?’

Gao Neng knew that once you reached the intermediate tiers, your physical constitution would take a qualitative leap. This was especially true for the Dark Night Elf Clan, whose bodies were extremely tough.

Just like Ye Ying, whom he had met before.

Her butt was spankably firm!

And now, Gao Xiaomeng had just clawed up the face of a Tier Four Late Stage guard with a few swipes. If you told anyone that Gao Xiaomeng was an ordinary cat after that, who would believe you?

"What kind of cat do you think one that drank from the Spring of Life would be?" This was the only excuse Gao Neng could think of. Gao Xiaomeng had drunk from the Spring of Life.

So, she was powerful.

’Makes perfect sense!’

"The Spring of Life?! You stole the Spring of Life!" The Seventh Princess, Wu Dingxiang, who had been running, came to a screeching halt when she heard Gao Neng’s words.

"That’s right, we stole the Spring of Life. A lot of it, actually. Want a taste?" Gao Neng hadn’t expected his words to actually make the Seventh Princess stop.

’What a pleasant surprise!’

So, he immediately added another line without the slightest hesitation.

"Despicable humans! You blaspheme the God of Nature! I’ll kill you!" The Seventh Princess, Wu Dingxiang, produced a longbow from somewhere and swiftly drew it to a full moon.

SWISH!

An arrow shot toward them.

It was incredibly fast.

A frosty aura flickered on its surface.

’Ice archery?’ Gao Neng was startled.

But at that very moment, Gao Xiaomeng moved again.

Her speed was clearly faster than the ice arrow’s.

She took a flying leap.

She jumped off the guard’s body, darted in front of Gao Neng, opened her mouth, and snatched the long arrow out of the air before landing on the ground.

The series of movements was as smooth as flowing water.

"..." Gao Neng was a little dumbfounded.

He remembered Gao Xiaomeng’s performance back in the Forgotten Land being rather mediocre.

’How did she get so strong?’

’I asked you to show off a little, but you don’t have to go *this* hard, do you?’

’If you keep this up!’

’Not even drinking from the Spring of Life would logically explain this! You’re a bit too strong! Tone it down, even just a tiny bit.’

"Meow!" Gao Xiaomeng looked up at Gao Neng.

Her expression didn’t look like she’d understood his thoughts at all. Instead, it screamed, ’I’ve been holding back for a long time, and you’re the one who told me to show off.’

BOOM!

Just then, a pillar of blue light flashed once more.

Fang Tangtang had finally seized the opportunity to fire the Electromagnetic Cannon again.

With one shot.

The Tier Four Late Stage guard fell to the ground.

All that remained were the kneeling Tier Four Mid Stage guard and, in the distance, the Seventh Princess, Wu Dingxiang, with her longbow drawn.

’So the three of us are this strong together?’ Gao Neng had originally thought this would be a tough battle, but with Gao Xiaomeng’s help, it had turned into a complete rout from the start.

’It seems...’

’Did I waste a Seed Burst Pill?’

’But I can’t let it go *completely* to waste!’

’I have to at least kill one elf to make it shine one last time.’

"Seventh Princess, quick... run!" The kneeling guard saw that the Seventh Princess had stopped again and immediately shouted. She could already tell that all three of their opponents were incredibly strong, far beyond what they could handle.

And faced with a Tier Four opponent who had no will to fight...

Gao Neng didn’t show much courtesy.

He drew his blade and slashed!

BOOM!

The guard was knocked back three steps by the blow.

He drew his blade again!

And slashed!

And slashed!

Gao Neng didn’t pause for a moment. The energy in his body was surging like a great sea, just waiting to be unleashed.

He delivered eight slashes in one breath!

The Tier Four Mid Stage guard finally collapsed to the ground.

"Easy peasy!" Gao Neng let out a breath. At least he’d taken care of this one himself, so he hadn’t lost too much face.

Now, only the Seventh Princess, Wu Dingxiang, was left.

Just as he was about to charge, he saw Fang Tangtang pounce on the body of the Tier Four Late Stage guard she had blasted to death. What’s more, her hands were frantically patting down the guard’s body.

Gao Neng’s eyes went wide.

’Looting the body?!’

’So this is something you can do after killing an enemy on the battlefield, huh?’

’Why didn’t I ever think of that?’

Moreover, one look at Fang Tangtang told you she was a veteran looter. In the blink of an eye, she had already frisked the entire body of the guard.

Gao Neng could clearly see Fang Tangtang stuffing some items into her clothes.

’I do the fighting, you do the looting?’

’Classmate Fang Tangtang, you’re doing a great job!’

"Gao Neng, hurry and chase the Seventh Princess, she’s getting away!" Fang Tangtang shouted when she saw Gao Neng looking at her. Then, she pounced on the other body, the Tier Four Mid Stage one.

Looting.

And looting!

Fang Tangtang was having a great time looting.

’As expected, she’s a merchant at heart. Every merchant is a crook!’ Gao Neng didn’t copy Fang Tangtang’s move because the Seventh Princess, Wu Dingxiang, was indeed running away.

After her arrow missed.

Wu Dingxiang had turned and fled, and she was running very fast.

But could she really be faster than Gao Neng?

_Ghost’s Sorrow_, Second Realm, Ghost Foot Realm, activate!

Phantom feet flickered beneath Gao Neng’s legs, and he ran like the wind. Just as the fairy tales say, he was a man as swift as the wind.

And he was chasing a princess.

’How romantic.’

"Mother, save me!!! It’s me, Ding Xiang! Come save me!" the Seventh Princess shouted as she ran. Her voice was crystal clear and had a powerful, piercing quality.

’Not good. She’s shouting so loudly, is she trying to attract the other elves? The Seventh Princess’s mother... wouldn’t that be the Elf Queen?’ Gao Neng had no doubt that the Elf Queen of the Dark Night Elf Clan was powerful.

Even if the Dark Night Elf Clan had no one at the level of the Strongest.

The Elf Queen’s strength could definitely obliterate someone like Gui Zian in an instant.

"Gao Xiaomeng, go! Stop her!"

"Meow!"

Gao Xiaomeng charged forward.

She swiped with her claws.

The Seventh Princess, Wu Dingxiang, was forced to do a somersault on the spot.

Gao Neng immediately seized this golden opportunity, pouncing without hesitation and pinning the Seventh Princess, Wu Dingxiang, beneath him.

"Don’t kill me! Please!" The Seventh Princess, Wu Dingxiang, was terrified. She tried with all her might to push Gao Neng off, but she couldn’t budge him at all.

Gao Neng was very strong.

At least, a little stronger than the Seventh Princess.

"Hand over your treasures!" Gao Neng thought of Fang Tangtang looting the bodies earlier and decided this was the first thing he should do.

"Huh?" The Seventh Princess seemed unable to process the situation.

"Your treasures! If you don’t hand them over, I’ll do you in!" Gao Neng’s gaze turned cold.

"Ah... what do you want? I... all my treasures are here..." The Seventh Princess subconsciously pointed a finger at a necklace on her chest.

"Oh? A Space Necklace?" Gao Neng didn’t stand on ceremony. He snatched the necklace away, feeling a surge of delight.

’Fang Tangtang is so short-sighted, after all.’

’What can you get from looting a few Tier Four guards?’

’Robbing a princess is so much better!’

However, this princess supposedly had an acting skill of 85. Although Gao Neng had no idea how "giving someone a glare" could be considered a display of acting...

...he still figured that since she was an ’actress’, the Seventh Princess was probably hiding something else on her.

So, after snatching the necklace.

He began to pat her down again.

Er...

This time, something felt a little off.

’Did I... touch the wrong place?!’

Gao Neng felt a strange sense of unease, but for the sake of grabbing the treasure as quickly as possible, he felt that an occasional sacrifice was no big deal.

’A real man doesn’t sweat the small details.’

"Ah... what are you doing?! Don’t touch me... Let go of me! Don’t touch there!" The Seventh Princess was horrified. She never thought that he would continue after she had handed over the necklace.

THUD!

A muffled thud rang out.

Gao Xiaomeng appeared at Gao Neng’s side.

In her paw, she held a giant iron hammer that she had produced from who-knows-where. It was a truly miraculous feat.

"Noisy! For this kind of seductive slut, just use a hammer!" Gao Xiaomeng tilted her head back and snorted with disdain. Although her voice was quiet, it reached Gao Neng’s ears.

For a moment, Gao Neng was speechless.

’A hammer.’

’That was once the symbol of my own glorious combat record.’

’Sure enough, since entering the Eastern Capital Military Academy, I’ve gotten a bit carried away. I didn’t even prepare a devastating weapon like a hammer.’

’And now I’m being lectured by Gao Xiaomeng.’

’I have to change my ways in the future!’

’I must get a hammer.’

But now things were better. The Seventh Princess had fainted.

This made his looting much more convenient. With a flurry of pats, the Seventh Princess couldn’t possibly struggle anymore.

Soon, he found several more treasures: a ring on the Seventh Princess’s finger, two earrings on her ears, a belt made of some unknown material, and finally, a short sword hidden at her waist.

This short sword was extremely sharp.

Moreover, it exuded a cold aura.

’It must be something good.’

’I wonder if I missed anything. I haven’t checked under her thighs, and I haven’t had a chance to take off her boots. I wonder if there’s anything hidden in there?’ Gao Neng thought to himself, preparing to search again.

But just then, Fang Tangtang’s terrified scream came from behind him.

"Gao Neng, reinforcements are here! They’re here... and there are so many of them!!!" Fang Tangtang was clearly scared out of her wits, running over with her No. 4 Electromagnetic Cannon in hand.

"Reinforcements? This fast?" Gao Neng didn’t think reinforcements could have arrived so quickly.

He hadn’t delayed for long. From tackling the Seventh Princess to finishing his full-body search, it had been less than a minute in total.

’How could they get here so fast?’

’Fang Tangtang isn’t trying to trick me, is she?’

’So she can loot the Seventh Princess’s treasures after I leave?’

"There really are reinforcements!" Gao Xiaomeng also said in a low voice at this moment.

"Ah, it’s the marriage proposal delegations... They’re all here!" Fang Tangtang shouted again.

"Marriage proposal delegations? Wh... the hell! Don’t tell me... these delegations are all here for the Seventh Princess?" Gao Neng’s mind worked quickly.

He quickly thought of a terrible possibility.

If these marriage proposal delegations were really here for the Seventh Princess, then this matter had just become a little more complicated than he had anticipated.