In the past, William Carter could only farm monsters in a small area at the front; he couldn’t even make it to the back before being surrounded and killed. Now, charging forward all the way, he quickly broke through the area he’d previously reached.

After killing so many Giant Ants, although two dimensional crystals dropped, both were low-level. After absorbing them, William Carter only managed to replenish some energy.

Ding!

After killing another mutant Giant Ant, William Carter heard the familiar sound again. Looking closely, he was instantly delighted—this time, the dimensional crystal that dropped was actually a level-nine Giant Ant crystal.

William Carter controlled the blood-colored avatar to pick up the Giant Ant crystal, and immediately felt a surge of electricity rush into his body, forming a powerful current cycle within.

The Mighty Fist technique, which had only been at seven stages, was instantly raised to nine stages.

The power of the nine-stage Mighty Fist increased again, but the energy consumption also rose accordingly. Each use now consumed 5 points of energy, and William Carter currently only had 9 points in total, so he couldn’t even use the Mighty Fist a second time in a short period.

With this gain, William Carter became even more addicted to the monster-farming grind. Alone with the ant, he slaughtered madly within the ant nest, pressing deeper and deeper inside.

The ant nest was like a massive underground labyrinth. William Carter fought his way through for nearly two hours and still saw no end in sight. The caves ahead only grew more spacious, with passages as wide as large warehouses.

While fighting through the ant swarm, he suddenly saw a flash of silver in the air. William Carter only caught a glimpse of a strange ant with silver wings sweeping over the blood-colored avatar’s head. The next second, he saw the avatar’s head fly into the air, and then the game screen turned black.

Chapter 14 John Thompson

“That flying silver ant—could it be a legendary dimensional creature?” William Carter wondered to himself.

He had originally wanted to revive the blood-colored avatar and check out the place where the silver flying ant appeared again, but seeing the time, it was almost noon, so William Carter had to give up for now.

Although James White had tacitly allowed him to skip classes, he had arranged for William Carter to meet John Thompson at noon today, so William Carter had to go.

William Carter had thought they would meet at school, but after classes ended in the morning, James White drove William Carter out of the school and brought him to a private club on the east side of the city.

“John Thompson has a bit of a flamboyant personality, but he’s not a bad person. You’re just here for the exam, so don’t worry too much about anything else.” Before entering the private club, James White gave William Carter a meaningful reminder.

“Don’t worry, Teacher Yu, I know what to do,” William Carter replied with a nod.

Even though William Carter was mentally prepared, he was still a little surprised when he saw John Thompson in a luxurious private room.

A youth of about sixteen or seventeen sat sprawled on a wide sofa, clothes disheveled and looking lazy, surrounded by beautiful women.

“Old Yu, come have a drink!” The youth saw James White and raised his glass, calling out loudly.

“I’ll pass on the alcohol, I still have class this afternoon.” James White seemed used to this, acting as if he didn’t see the sexy women at all. Pointing at William Carter, he introduced, “John Thompson, this is William Carter I told you about. He’s very capable, and should be able to help with your practical test results.”

“Don’t worry, Old Yu. For your sake, I’ll let him join me. Getting a top score won’t be a problem.” John Thompson downed his drink in one gulp, speaking flippantly.

“With your word, I’m relieved. I have class, so I’ll head back to school. You and William Carter can discuss the details of the practical test.” James White said.

“Old Yu, you really won’t have a drink? The wine and women here are really something.” John Thompson chuckled.

“I appreciate it, but I have class, so I’ll head back.” James White waved his hand, then turned to William Carter and said, “I’ll handle the registration for you. Stay here these few days and get familiar with John Thompson and the others. That way, you’ll be more prepared for the practical test.”

“Thank you, Teacher Yu.” William Carter felt a bit moved.

James White had no obligation to help him, and was even risking offending An Tianzuo by doing so, which made William Carter very grateful.

“If you get into a top university and make something of yourself, that’ll be enough for me and the old principal.” James White patted William Carter on the shoulder and smiled. “Alright, I’ll head back to school. You and John Thompson discuss the details.”

After James White left, William Carter looked at John Thompson, who was still partying with the beauties, and said, “Should we call the other two team members over and do some coordination training before the practical test?”

John Thompson squinted at William Carter and said, “You’re William Carter, right? I’ve heard of you—the top prodigy of Guide High School.”

“It’s just rumors, nothing to take seriously,” William Carter replied.

“True enough. In a small place like Guide Prefecture, how could there be any real prodigies? If you were a real prodigy, you wouldn’t have been defeated by An Jing in one move.” John Thompson said lazily. “No need for any coordination. I’m letting you join my team purely for Old Yu’s sake. When the time comes, just follow behind us and don’t cause trouble.”

“Fine by me,” William Carter said indifferently.