Hua Zhong Base City.
Inside a villa owned by the Zheng Family Consortium.
Zhou Ji, the captain of the Fire Fox Squad, sat in the living room with a grim expression, waiting. His teammates were also silent. Soon, two men wearing masks walked into the living room.
"How are the inspection results?"
Zhou Ji hastily stood up and asked.
One of the men shook his head, "From the reassembled bones, there are indeed fractures, but this type of injury is only a bone fracture, without any weapon marks. Beast Soldiers can also cause this kind of injury, so it's difficult to determine based solely on the bones."
Zhou Ji angrily said, "Someone must have deliberately killed my brother and then faked a monster attack! Are you guys capable or not?!"
The man frowned, "Captain Zhou, please calm down. This is the Zheng Family, and our detection equipment is the most advanced. There's no way it could be wrong."
At this moment.
The patriarch of the Zheng Family walked in and said calmly, "Captain Zhou, please accept my condolences. Martial artists entering the Wilderness Area are inherently exposed to the uncertainties of life and death. Even a God of War can fall. Also, I warned you a long time ago that your brother's actions were too ruthless, and he would cause trouble sooner or later. Alright, go back. In a while, you all should go to the Taihang Mountains."
The Fire Fox Squad quickly left.
Inside the car.
A teammate asked, "Captain, what do you plan to do?"
Zhou Ji gritted his teeth and said, "The Zheng Family can't help us. We can only rely on ourselves. Xiao Xun has been very well-behaved recently, only having a conflict with the Raging Wind Squad because of that girl from Huazhong University. We warned them once, hmph, although they seemed to back down, they must harbor resentment. This matter was most likely done by the Raging Wind Squad."
A teammate asked in confusion, "The Raging Wind Squad has been staying in the Base City recently. They shouldn't have had time to deal with Xiao Xun, right?"
The other teammates nodded in agreement. They all felt that their captain was losing his mind and being irrational.
Zhou Ji said coldly, "The Raging Wind Squad might not have had time, but my intuition won't be wrong. Just wait. If we get a chance to encounter them in the Wilderness Area, we'll take care of them."
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Taihang Mountains.
Within the Wilderness Area, marked 056.
Roars of beasts continuously echoed in the distance.
Shen Ping leaned against a rooftop, observing the nearby monsters with binoculars. He had already put the matter of killing Zhou Xun behind him. Now, he was focused on finding advanced God of War-level monsters, preferably lone hunters.
Such monsters generally don't have ordinary Beast Soldiers gathered around them, making them very suitable for him to hone his movement techniques and blade techniques.
He watched for an entire afternoon.
He had no Gains, but as evening approached, a Black-Crested Blade Sheep appeared in the binoculars' field of vision. It was larger than a calf, with sharp, antler-like horns on its head that were as sharp as blades. In the middle, there was a prominent crest, and its fur was sleek and black. Its legs were agile, and its hooves were like two pairs of scissors, sending shivers down one's spine.
Especially its tail, unlike that of a typical sheep, was flat, long, and curved like a snake.
Since the Great Nirvana, most animals Global had mutated. Common animals like cattle, sheep, cats, and dogs generally mutated to be less powerful than fierce beasts like wolves, foxes, and leopards. However, after decades of evolution, some of these ordinary animals have evolved into extremely terrifying monsters, such as the Nine-Lives Cat Demon, which is even more ferocious than a Lord-level monster.
And this Black-Crested Blade Sheep is a very terrifying hunter among sheep-type monsters. It is extremely fast, has astonishing jumping power, and its antlers, hooves, and tail can all attack. Especially its scissor-like hooves, which can easily cut through S-grade combat suits.
"One, two, three… five branched horns! It's definitely an advanced God of War-level, worth more than a Silvermoon Fierce Wolf."
Shen Ping held his breath and quickly leaped down the tall building. Even a God of War wouldn't dare to fight an advanced God of War-level Black-Crested Blade Sheep alone. Although his punching power could reach that of an advanced God of War, he still had to be careful, because if he was hit by its attacks, he would either die or be severely injured.
After all, the material of his combat suit was ordinary, and good combat suits were very expensive.
Whoosh.
After approaching the Black-Crested Blade Sheep's alert range, Shen Ping moved.
His figure was like a ghost, instantly darting hundreds of meters. He was about to close in, but the Black-Crested Blade Sheep immediately noticed him and leaped to the entrance of a residential area a hundred meters away.
He followed closely.
Thus, one person and one sheep rushed into the residential area, circling between several buildings.
When a martial artist fights a monster, besides movement techniques, speed is the most important thing. If you can't catch up to the monster's speed, no matter how strong your blade technique or how subtle your movement technique, it's useless. In this regard, martial artists are inferior to Psycher Masters. Psycher Masters can use throwing knives for long-range attacks, and they are also all-directional and without blind spots.
Shen Ping dared to attack the Black-Crested Blade Sheep because he had his trump card. After chasing it for half a minute and figuring out its jumping patterns and speed, he no longer held back. He immediately used the Ninefold Thunder Blade's force to infuse his legs, and his speed suddenly soared.
Bang, bang.
Catching up to the Black-Crested Blade Sheep, he predicted its movements in advance, and his battle blade fiercely slashed down.
Screech.
The battle blade struck its left waist, creating sparks as it rubbed against the hard fur, but the powerful impact still sent the Black-Crested Blade Sheep crashing heavily to the ground, its internal organs injured.
And after being injured, its speed sharply decreased.
It wasn't long before Shen Ping wore it down with repeated slashes until it died.
Looking at the Black-Crested Blade Sheep lying motionless on the ground, a genuine smile appeared on his face. In the past, let alone a hunter, even an ordinary Beast Soldier-level monster, he couldn't hunt alone. Now, he could kill a Black-Crested Blade Sheep. In just two short years, his strength had changed dramatically.
Of course.
With his advanced God of War-level explosive power, hunting a single hunter was nothing to boast about.
After collecting the materials, he returned to the high-rise rooftop to rest.
For the next twenty days, he would find an advanced God of War to fight every few days. After completely mastering his greatly increased strength, he did not go looking for a Lord-level monster, but instead chose to return directly.
Without a good combat suit, fighting a Lord-level monster was extremely dangerous.
Returning to the Base City.
Shen Ping went straight to the company and put the monster materials from his tactical backpack into storage. Xiao Jiang, the employee in charge of material inventory, stared wide-eyed when he saw the materials from three advanced God of War-level monsters.
"B-boss, w-where did these materials come from?"
Xiao Jiang couldn't help but ask.
Shen Ping laughed, "Of course, I bought them from a martial artist. Do you think your boss killed them?"
Xiao Jiang scratched his head and said admiringly, "Boss is amazing! To be able to hunt advanced God of War, and even a hunter, that martial artist must be a God of War! Boss can even get to know such a person!"
Shen Ping said casually, "I just happened to stumble upon a deal, just good luck. Alright, quickly check the materials and record them in the company's accounts."
"Alright, boss!"
Three advanced God of War-level monsters plus one hunter, the total value of the materials exceeded 2 billion. This was the largest single inventory transaction for Pingwei Materials Company since its establishment. The news quickly spread, and the company's more than twenty employees, including the manager, were all shocked.
They had originally thought the company was ordinary with average development prospects, but they never expected their boss to have such connections. Immediately, they were all invigorated and full of drive.
Sitting at his desk.
Shen Ping drank a cup of brewed tea and habitually opened the virtual frame.
New text appeared on it.
[Your family's industry has greatly improved, taking a big step towards prosperity]
[Reward: black god suit, two portions of essence of vegetation]