Heat, as soon as Li Pu stepped into this instance, he felt the heat wave hit him.

Everywhere around him was just desert; all he could see was endless desert.

Large and small stones covered the ground, and there wasn't a single plant.

Walking on the stones felt rather hard on his feet.

"A place where not even birds drop dung."

He was somewhat doubtful about what kind of magical beast could survive in this place.

What was Long Ren talking about when he mentioned deadly chaos?

"Be careful; the magic beasts here are quite strong."

"Not any worse than those on the Western Icefield."

Beside him, Long Ren had a wary expression.

The half-dragon and the Fire Pincer Scorpion were guarding one side of him.

As for Li Pu on the other side, he didn't need any guarding; it was uncertain who would guard whom.

"The intensity is that high?"

Li Pu was slightly stunned when he heard this.

At their school, the Western Icefield was a senior activity area for fourth-year students.

Only during grade-level practical activities were first-year students allowed in.

If the magic beasts here were comparable to those on the Western Icefield, it was no wonder this instance was deemed the hardest for first-year students.

"Under such circumstances, we need to send someone out to scout ahead."

Li Pu was quite experienced in dealing with magic beasts among his peers.

"You're right."

Long Ren nodded.

Then both of them looked at the Fire Pincer Scorpion.

[Gaga Pincer?!]

The Fire Pincer Scorpion didn't expect its own Summoner to betray it?

However, under the eaves, the scorpion had to bow; it could only follow Long Ren's instructions and began exploring the surrounding area.

Soon enough, the two saw the Fire Pincer Scorpion running back in a panic.

"Prepare to engage in battle!"

Long Ren's expression tensed, and he immediately cast a [Barrier] on himself.

"What the heck is this thing."

Li Pu was dumbfounded when he saw the group of magic beasts chasing the Fire Pincer Scorpion.

There were about a dozen of these magic beasts, all identical in appearance.

They had shark heads without bodies.

Or rather, the shark head was their entire body, and they had skinny limbs.

Especially those webbed duck-like feet, which were quite eye-catching, slapping rapidly as they ran, yet moving at high speed.

[Gaga Charge!]xN

In their hands, they held various primitive weapons, knives, axes, spears, seemingly fashioned from stones.

At this moment, Li Pu seemed to understand what Long Ren meant by 'deadly chaos sharks.'

Wasn't it just a bizarre blend of sharks and gaga ducks?

"Gaga chaos shark, a kind of half-beast magic beast."

Long Ren's introduction came timely.

"Do you think I haven't seen a half-beast?"

Li Pu immediately refuted.

Though he hadn't seen a real half-beast, he'd seen plenty of half-beast projections on card tables, none of which looked like this. 𝒇𝒓𝙚𝒆𝔀𝓮𝓫𝒏𝓸𝙫𝓮𝓵.𝓬𝙤𝙢

"Uh, I misspoke, half-shark people, a type of half-shark people."

Long Ren corrected himself.

"Is a half-shark person supposed to look like this?"

Li Pu remained skeptical.

"Stop talking and help quickly!"

Long Ren didn't explain further.

Because the half-dragon and the Fire Pincer Scorpion were already engaged with the group of gaga chaos sharks.

"Alright then."

Seeing the two summoned beasts already in battle, Li Pu couldn't just sit idly.

With a limp, he rushed in with a kick.

[Gaga Pain!]

The gaga chaos shark that was kicked flew into the air, exploding entirely.

"Damn, you're a freak."

Even though he was the one who called Li Pu into action, upon witnessing this scene, Long Ren couldn't help but curse.

Bear in mind that this was a D-level, 1st rotation LV25-40 magic beast, right? Blown up with a single kick; the hardest instance's prestige for first-year students at Imperial University will be nonexistent.

Most crucially, only he saw it, which was a bit displeasing.

Really wanted to see the shocked expressions of the others when they came in later, particularly Xiu Lijia and Tian Tian.

If not for that, he wouldn't have had much interest in coming to this instance.

"Sorry, it's my first time."

"So I didn't hold back."

Li Pu was a bit apologetic himself; he still wanted to collect related objects.

After Li Pu joined the battle, in less than two minutes, this batch of magic beasts was completely dealt with.

As for the cards they dropped, there's nothing much to say, just a useless D-level card.

Li Pu was more interested in the related objects, and thus began searching fervently.

"Here it is."

When he touched the dorsal fin on the shark head's back of the head, he discovered the related object.

[LV1-Gill Technique (E)] 7/100

Passive Effect: Allows free breathing underwater

Attribute Requirement: 1~10 Water

Type Requirement: None

Race Requirement: None

"Wow, how nice."

Don't underestimate this E-level skill; it's precisely what Li Pu needed.

He hadn't forgotten, his alma mater still had one last guardian beast forbidden area unexplored, the semi-frozen river.

With this underwater breathing skill, he could thoroughly explore it.

The fallen gaga chaos sharks here provided ample quantity.

"Hey, these shark fins aren't edible."

Seeing Li Pu beginning to harvest them, Long Ren kindly reminded him.

"My homeroom teacher quite likes them."

Li Pu chose a relatively reasonable explanation.

"Really, Teacher Guan?"

"I thought he was a bit strange before, turns out he had this hobby."

Long Ren expressed he understood.

Guan Heshi: Achoo!

Quickly, Li Pu collected a sufficient quantity of shark fins.

By merging this related object with [Willpower], he could acquire the ability to breathe underwater.