A short while later, Bai Xiaochan's gaze inadvertently swept past Meng Hongzhuang beside her, noticing that her rival didn't look too pleased.

Instantly, her initially gloomy mood seemed to scatter on a gentle breeze, and a sense of relief washed over her.

As a Support Professional, Bai Xiaochan could apply various enhancements—commonly known as buffs—to her teammates during battle.

In such a lopsided battle, her advantage was much more apparent than that of Meng Hongzhuang, a Natural Summoner who mainly relied on her animal companions.

After all, with someone as powerful as Fang Zhou on the team, the battle was a complete steamroll.

Meng Hongzhuang could hardly find an opportunity to showcase her abilities.

At this thought, Bai Xiaochan couldn't help but let the corners of her lips curl into a smile. She squinted her eyes, feeling a little smug.

She gave her head a light shake and then exited the Simulation Battlefield.

Meng Hongzhuang, of course, knew exactly what Bai Xiaochan was thinking.

She secretly grit her teeth.

Although it left a bitter taste in her mouth, there was nothing she could do about it.

On this team, their roles were like beautiful ornaments.

One was there to be a pretty decoration, while the other couldn't even lend a hand.

As helpless as the metaphor sounded, it was the truth. In battles of this caliber, it was truly difficult for them to display their full strength.

However, Meng Hongzhuang's thoughts soon shifted. More important than these petty feelings were the bountiful rewards from this challenge in the Horn Demon Outpost Simulation Battlefield.

As first-year students, not only had they completed the first clear in second place, but they had also secured the top spot in the historical rankings. That in itself was something to be proud of.

Furthermore, they also received personal first-clear rewards and random item drops.

This replenished their contribution points, which had been exhausted from enhancing their combat power, and they now had a surplus.

Thinking of this, Meng Hongzhuang's mood gradually brightened.

She took a deep breath to relax and then exited the Simulation Battlefield as well.

Afterward, under Fang Zhou's commanding leadership, their squad swept through all difficulty levels of the Horn Demon Outpost Simulation Battlefield like a raging storm.

The battles were exceptionally smooth.

Fang Zhou was like an unstoppable force, cutting down demons all along the path with almost no resistance.

In the Normal difficulty of the Horn Demon Outpost Simulation Battlefield, the Calamity Squad completed the mission in just 5 minutes and 45 seconds.

This time not only set a new personal record for them but also vaulted them to the top of the historical speedrun leaderboard.

As the challenge level increased to Hard mode, they maintained their astonishing speed.

Clearing it in just 6 minutes, they once again secured the top spot on the leaderboard.

And in the Abyss Difficulty of the Horn Demon Outpost Simulation Battlefield, the Calamity Squad's performance was even more remarkable.

In this Abyss Difficulty challenge, Bai Xiaochan and Meng Hongzhuang finally had an opportunity to shine and prove their worth.

Bai Xiaochan, as the team's support, provided valuable skill enhancements to Fang Zhou and his Skeleton Army at critical moments.

Although these enhancements only provided a minor boost to the Skeleton Army's kill rate, every tiny advantage was crucial in the heat of battle.

Meanwhile, Meng Hongzhuang was not one to be outdone.

She commanded her animal companions to charge forward, personally participating in killing several Little Inferior Demons.

Even though these Little Inferior Demons were but a drop in the ocean for the battle as a whole, Meng Hongzhuang's actions saved Fang Zhou precious time.

It was precisely these seemingly insignificant contributions that allowed the Calamity Squad's clear time in Abyss Difficulty to be a full two minutes faster than Fang Zhou's solo run.

Once all four difficulty levels of the Simulation Battlefield were conquered, Bai Xiaochan and Meng Hongzhuang received a series of reward notifications on their personal terminals.

Looking at the numbers, their faces beamed with happiness.

Just like when Fang Zhou had first cleared the Horn Demon Outpost Simulation Battlefield, their one-time contribution point reward as members of the Calamity Squad, combined with the spoils from loot drops, totaled over 100 points.

Moreover, as long as their names remained on the leaderboard, they would receive additional ranking rewards every month.

These monthly bonuses were also quite substantial, amounting to several dozen points.

Bai Xiaochan and Meng Hongzhuang knew perfectly well that they had earned such top-tier rewards entirely by riding Fang Zhou's coattails.

If it were just the two of them, they would have struggled to achieve any notable results in a short time, even with Ye Fan joining their squad after his breakthrough to Middle Rank Apprentice.

After all, the combat power of a newly-advanced Middle Rank Apprentice was far too green to face the elites on the historical speedrun leaderboard. It would have been impossible for them to rank so prominently and smoothly.

In fact, they would have likely gotten stuck for a while in the Hard and Abyss difficulties of the Horn Demon Outpost Simulation Battlefield.

Only after accumulating the necessary Equipment and Skills would they have any hope of clearing them smoothly.

Watching his two young assistants giggle foolishly beside him, Fang Zhou shook his head slightly, gave them a wave, and exited the Simulation Battlefield.

Today's gains were a sure thing, anyway, he thought. I was just carrying the girls to boost their scores.

Fang Zhou felt the Spiritual Power within him nearly overflowing, and his heart filled with anticipation.

At this rate, it wouldn't be long before he broke through to Upper Rank Apprentice.

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