CHAPTER 62: CHAPTER 62: DO YOU STILL WANT TO BE THE WAR GOD HEROINE?

Ji Ning stopped in her tracks, her vigilant gaze fixed ahead, her pitch-black pupils deepening, and her small ears twitching.

In a nearby mountain depression, a Mutant Tiger and a Mutant Bear were facing off.

Judging by their size, both mutant beasts were at Third Rank, which wasn’t very high; Ye Tong should be able to handle them.

Ji Ning thought for a moment, dragging the "little coward" behind her as she slowly approached the two mutant beasts.

The unsuspecting Ye Tong only felt the piercing sound getting closer and clung tightly to Ji Ning, afraid she would be left behind in this desolate wilderness.

"Ye Tong, it’s very safe now." Ji Ning’s voice wasn’t as cool as usual, but was gentle, as if she had become a different person.

If there were people from chaotic times around, they would surely flee without a second thought, because whenever the first female devil of chaotic times was gentle, someone was likely to be unlucky.

But Ye Tong trusted Ji Ning one hundred percent, and after hearing her words, she looked up ahead.

Under the headlamp’s beam, two gigantic bodies lay motionless not far in the distance, as if they had already breathed their last.

Ye Tong slowly released her grip, got down from Ji Ning’s back, held onto Ji Ning’s arm, and cautiously looked around, asking, "What is that?"

"Mutant beast corpses."

Ye Tong was somewhat curious, as having grown up in a safe zone, she had never seen real mutant beasts up close.

Her understanding of mutant beasts was limited to textbooks and TV.

"Sister Ning, why do these mutant beasts feel different from what’s shown on TV?"

Ye Tong peeked towards the two animal corpses illuminated by Ji Ning’s light.

In her impression, mutant beasts should be enormous and grotesque, but these beasts seemed no different than animals found in a zoo, perhaps even smaller.

"How do they look different?"

"They look so small, skinnier than animals in the zoo..."

"Yes, that’s because..." Ji Ning suddenly dashed to the side, and in the blink of an eye was sitting on a tree, smiling gently, "They’re very hungry..."

"Roar—"

A fierce tiger’s roar suddenly resounded, making Ye Tong’s face go white with fear, her legs giving way as she sat on the ground.

There she saw the Mutant Tiger she thought was dead, rising from the ground, its red eyes gleaming viciously.

"Sister Ning..." Ye Tong was so scared she didn’t know what to do, trembling as she scooted back, leaning back, completely forgetting the instinct to escape.

Ji Ning narrowed her pupils slightly, and the Mutant Tiger that had just gotten up was instantly frozen in place, able only to move its neck, growling angrily.

"Ye Tong, where is your weapon?" Ji Ning’s voice wasn’t loud, but it pierced through Ye Tong’s panic, calming her slightly as she fumbled chaotically to retrieve her weapon, trembling as she aimed at the Mutant Tiger.

"I... I..."

"Shoot!"

Ye Tong shook her head in fear, tears uncontrollably streaming down as her weapon wouldn’t properly aim at the Mutant Tiger.

Ji Ning sighed, jumped down from the tree, came behind her, pulled her up, wrapped an arm around her, and held her trembling hand holding the weapon.

"Ye Tong, when you encounter a mutant beast in the wild, the first thing to do is stay calm. Learn to use the weapons around you to buy yourself a chance at survival..."

Ji Ning’s voice wasn’t warm, yet it carried a sense of security, and Ye Tong’s terrified heart gradually calmed.

Afterwards, Ji Ning’s fingers guided Ye Tong’s to pull the trigger, doing so three times in succession.

"Bang, bang, bang—"

The bullets pierced the dark night.

The fierce Mutant Tiger across them howled and fell to the ground, unable to move.

The screeching howls were enough to make one’s scalp tingle.

Ji Ning released Ye Tong’s hand, stood behind her, and pointed at the Mutant Bear beside the Mutant Tiger, "The bear, you do it."

"I..."

Ye Tong shrunk back, wiping her tears through the protective visor.

She knew Ji Ning wanted to train her, but she was really scared; that instinctual fear robbed her of the courage to face it.

At this moment, the Mutant Bear opposite had already risen, its bloodshot eyes locked intently on her, raising its sharp claws, roaring as it lunged at her.

"Roar—"

"Focus!"

"Ah—"

Fear enveloped Ye Tong as she scrambled and crawled backward. The heavy bear paw brushed by her leg, striking the ground forcefully and leaving behind several deep gouges.

"Keep your distance, shoot." Ji Ning carefully controlled the Mutant Bear’s movements, shouting loudly.

Ye Tong was still chaotic, but her ability to flee had improved somewhat, thanks to her B8-level constitution.

Since Ji Ning started training her, her constitution level had advanced to B8, though she herself wasn’t aware of it yet.

The Mutant Bear, taller than a person, repeatedly attempted to grab Ye Tong, its movements increasingly hampered, causing it to angrily turn and charge at Ji Ning.

"Watch out—"

Ye Tong’s face turned pale, instinctively shooting at the back of the Mutant Bear, firing five or six bullets consecutively until it collapsed two steps away from Ji Ning.

Ye Tong gasped heavily for air, feeling as though her strength had been drained, kneeling on the ground once more.

Ji Ning slowly approached, knelt down, and patted her shoulder, "Not bad."

For someone raised in peaceful times, reaching this level was already quite a feat.

"Sister Ning... I’m scared... I want to go home... boo hoo..." Ye Tong clung to Ji Ning’s protective suit, crying.

"Ye Tong, don’t you still want to be the female lead, the War God?"

At these words, Ye Tong’s sobbing paused for two seconds, then she sniffled, "I... I do..."

"Good, finish it off." Ji Ning pulled a dagger from her waist, pointing to the nearby, still-breathing yet motionless Mutant Tiger.

Ye Tong instinctively shrank back, but Ji Ning gave her no room to retreat, "Your idol, at the age of seven, once used a knife to kill a tiger that wanted to eat her. How old are you now?"

"Twen... nineteen..."

"Good, no problem, go on."

Ye Tong hesitated for a moment, biting her lip as she looked at the struggling, whimpering Mutant Tiger not far away.

"I... I..." Ye Tong held onto Ji Ning’s arm, slowly standing up, gripping the dagger tightly, and walked over shakily.

The Mutant Tiger’s cries grew louder as she approached.

A beast, even at the end of its road, still refuses to show weakness to an enemy, trying to rise and attack Ye Tong.

Ye Tong fearfully shrank back, but seeing that the Mutant Tiger couldn’t stand, she mustered the courage to move closer.

"Can I... not kill it?" Ye Tong asked, somewhat unwilling, her heart softened as she looked at the three bleeding holes on the Mutant Tiger, turning back to ask Ji Ning.

In the moment she turned, the Mutant Tiger on the ground suddenly leapt, its sharp claws quickly swiping at Ye Tong.

"Roar—"

Unaware, Ye Tong was knocked away by a faster figure.

Warm blood spattered across half her side face.

The gaping maw was only centimeters from her shoulder.

Ye Tong was petrified, staring blankly down, seeing the sharp dagger lodged in the Mutant Tiger’s throat, and that its claws had torn Ji Ning’s protective suit.