Netherwood Forest

Wang Feng, Zhang Qing, and Tang Rou were surprised when they heard what Ye Xuan said.

"You're here for a mission? Are you sure?"

Wang Feng's face was full of disdain. "You seem to be a Dragon Tamer? You're a Dragon Tamer but you cannot form a contract with a dragon. This must be the most useless hidden profession in the world, right?"

Regarding this matter.

Zhang Qing's face carried a hint of mockery as well.

That was how it was in this world.

When Ye Xuan awakened a hidden profession, they were envious. But when they found out that Ye Xuan's hidden profession was useless, their attitude changed.

People were just that practical!

Tang Rou didn't mock Ye Xuan.

She had no interest in all of this and was curiously observing the surrounding environment.

Ye Xuan had heard of Tang Rou before.

It was said that she wasn't an ordinary person; she came from a wealthy and influential family.

Moreover, there was no need to guess!

Just look at the equipment she was wearing! It was clearly not something ordinary people could afford.

The scepter in her hand was probably a level-10 ultra-quality weapon!

Just this weapon alone, an ordinary person would probably struggle to afford it even after completing hundreds of adventure quests.

"Miss Tang, don't mind him. Whatever mission you want to do, we'll assist you. I guarantee there won't be any problems."

Wang Feng said, with a flattering expression.

Clearly…

Wang Feng and Zhang Qing were just sycophants.

However…

What did it matter?

Ye Xuan just wanted to do his own thing now.

His system quest was to slay the Nether Spiritual Cat, so he was preparing to accept several quests related to the Nether Spiritual Cat in the hall.

That way, he could accomplish multiple tasks at once.

After accepting the quests, he boarded the bus directly.

However, at that moment, Ye Xuan noticed that Tang Rou, Wang Feng, and Zhang Qing were also on the bus, but behind them were three burly men who followed them at a distance, seemingly with malicious intentions.

Ye Xuan didn't pay much attention to it.

The light rail quickly traversed the city, and in no time, they arrived at the Netherwood Forest.

In the blink of an eye, it was already 5 o'clock in the morning.

The Netherwood Forest lived up to its name—it was dark and eerie, like hell itself.

Within the valley, the distant and eerie sounds of birds and insects made one's heart skip a beat.

Ye Xuan got off the bus and entered the forest directly.

After Tang Rou and the others got off the bus, the three big men forcefully followed them.

"Don't be afraid. Uncles will help you and ensure your safety," said one of the burly men, his face showing a lecherous smile, which made Tang Rou very uncomfortable.

She didn't want to team up with these three guys.

But Wang Feng and Zhang Qing had no courage at all and were easily intimidated, so they agreed.

At this point, they had no choice but to enter the forest together.

From within the forest, Ye Xuan saw them from a distance.

To be honest, he really wanted to warn Tang Rou and the others.

Those three big men clearly had ill intentions.

Teaming up with them was quite dangerous!

Such guys were generally not good people. They were ruthless and would do anything for their own benefit.

In the forest, in secluded areas, they would betray or even directly kill their teammates, plundering their equipment and goods. Such things happened from time to time.

After all, this world was a world of interests.

For the sake of interests, some people were capable of anything!

And most importantly…

Tang Lou was such a beautiful girl, and she was a rich family's heiress.

In such a place, in such a dangerous forest, those hooligans would probably become even more reckless.

Thinking of this, Ye Xuan couldn't help shaking his head.

But then he felt relieved.

Wang Feng and Zhang Qing had completely disregarded him earlier, so why should he care about them?

He wasn't a saint, after all.

Afterward, he stopped thinking so much and directly opened the map to search for the Nether Spiritual Cats' locations while also choosing his route.

Inside the forest, there were too many powerful demonic beasts, most of which he now needed to detour and avoid.

Of course, there were also some weaker demonic beasts in this forest, such as Wind Antelopes, Black-armored Boars, Sharp-horned Rabbits…

Not only were these demonic beasts weak, but they were also good ingredients. Their meat was delicious.

However, he had a mission to complete, so he wouldn't stop for these creatures.

Completing the mission was his main goal now.

Finally…

An hour later, he found a valley.

In the dark valley, he finally saw Nether Spiritual Cats.

But he didn't enter immediately.

Instead, he found a high spot and observed the valley from above.

Then, using his identification skill, he observed the monsters in the valley.

[Nether Spiritual Cat]

[Level: 11]

[Type: Beast]

[Aptitude: Black Iron]

[Note: Small creatures influenced by the shadow aura in the Netherwood Forest, skilled at tearing and biting with their claws and teeth!

…

Through identification, Ye Xuan quickly grasped the information about the Nether Spiritual Cat.

Ye Xuan carefully observed the surroundings. In this valley, there were at least fifty or sixty Nether Spiritual Cats.

With so many monsters, unless he formed a group, rushing in alone would be basically suicidal.

This kind of mission…

To be honest, it was not something an ordinary student could accomplish.

Even the teachers in the school would find it quite difficult to handle such a mission.

However, these were all for ordinary people.

For Ye Xuan, it might not be the case!

Because he was a Dragon Tamer, which was a hidden profession!

He had a skill called Affinity with All Beasts!

This was an extraordinary talent.

Although with his current attributes, he couldn't tame these Nether Spiritual Cats, as long as he had Affinity with All Beasts, he had a way to deal with these creatures.

However…

Even so, he had no intention of being careless.

After all, there had been countless examples of accidents happening when things went wrong.

He didn't want to suffer such a loss.

Let me give it a try!

Thinking of this, Ye Xuan used a skill on himself.

This was a universal skill before he awakened a profession: Cat's Paw.

[Cat's Paw: An F-level skill. Within three minutes, all sounds produced while walking, jumping, and climbing are hidden, mimicking a cat!!]

In the present world, skills had evolved into three major categories.

One was skills derived from self-awakening talents, called Talent Skills.

Another was the skills that came with the profession after profession awakening, called Professional Skills.

Then there were universal skills that everyone could learn before profession awakening.

For example, identification was a typical universal skill!

Cat's Paw was such a skill.

However, most students didn't take this skill seriously and considered it useless.

But Ye Xuan liked this skill and believed that it wouldn't be a waste to learn it.

Using Cat's Paw, Ye Xuan quickly approached a Nether Spiritual Cat without making any sound.