“Hey, bro.”
The voice coming from the communication watch made Luo Feng smile. “Luo Hua, weren’t you having a great time with your girlfriend? How do you have time to call me?”
“Haha…”
On the rooftop, Chen Gu, Zhang Ke and the others all looked over and laughed.
“Even with a girlfriend, you can’t forget your big brother,” his younger brother said with a grin through the watch. “Right, bro, I called to tell you something. Xiao Nan has officially agreed to be my girlfriend, haha… your brother is impressive, right?”
His voice was full of joy.
It had been a long time since his brother had been this happy.
“The charm of love really is strong,” Luo Feng thought silently. “My brother has been disabled for so many years and has been under a lot of psychological pressure. Now that he has a girlfriend, he is this happy…” Luo Feng also felt happy for him and immediately said with a smile, “Work harder, try to get your marriage certificate soon!”
“Bro, that can’t be rushed, it has to go step by step,” Luo Hua said with a laugh.
“Alright, by the way, where are Mum and Dad?” Luo Feng asked.
“They went to buy vegetables together,” Luo Hua replied.
Luo Feng nodded.
His mother could finally go out in the morning to buy groceries, and his father could finally relax and accompany her to the market instead of working.
“I’m fine. Bro, be careful outside the base city,” Luo Hua said with concern.
“Don’t worry.”
The call ended, and Luo Feng was smiling.
“Alright, since Luo Feng has finished his call, everyone gather,” Gao Feng said. The five of them walked over.
“Today we just entered the county city and already got good results. As usual, loot distribution will be based on each person’s contribution in battle.”
“When this hunting mission is over and we return to the supply base, we will do the final settlement,” Gao Feng said seriously. “But I must remind you all to stay alert. This is a densely built area, a monster nest. There are many general-level monsters in this entire county city. Do not be careless, or you will end up in trouble. Many warriors die every year.”
“Mm.”
Chen Gu, Zhang Ke, and the Wei brothers, along with Luo Feng, all nodded seriously.
Luo Feng also understood.
Warriors who join the government army have the highest safety. But warriors like them who roam the wilderness have a very high death rate.
“Everyone just fought earlier and used up a lot of stamina. We also travelled last night, so rest now. We will move again at 4 pm,” Gao Feng decided.
“Yes.”
“Alright, time to rest.”
The six members of the Fire Hammer Squad either leaned against the rooftop or lay down to rest.
While the Fire Hammer Squad was resting on the rooftop of the Haohai Hotel, the Tiger Fang Squad had already entered the city centre of County No. 0201. The six of them carefully moved through a ruined alley with collapsed walls. There were also remains of monster corpses scattered around.
“Stop!” the thin, short captain raised his hand, and everyone immediately halted.
The Tiger Fang captain said in a low voice, “Listen up, our target is only one, the wounded Silver Moon Demonic Wolf. So in this county city, do not provoke other monsters. Avoid if you can, escape if you must. Do not engage in unnecessary fights, or if you get injured, it will be troublesome.”
The other five nodded seriously.
A Silver Moon Demonic Wolf, an advanced general level monster, was far more valuable than hunting dozens of low-level general monsters.
“Also, once we catch up to it, remember this. The Silver Moon Demonic Wolf is heavily injured. We only need two or three attacks to kill it. Do not fight it head-on. If it goes all out, at least one or two of us will die.”
Everyone’s expressions became serious.
An advanced general level monster, especially the royal wolf species Silver Moon Demonic Wolf, could cause heavy casualties even when injured if it fought desperately.
“We just need to keep injuring it and bleeding it out until it dies,” the captain smiled confidently. “It is hard for warlord-level teams to be drawn to a county city like this. There are probably only a few teams here, and we are likely the strongest in this city. No need to worry about competition.”
Generally, stronger warrior teams operate in city-level regions where there are more challenges and more general monsters.
For example, the Fire Hammer Squad came to this county city partly because Luo Feng was a newcomer.
Otherwise, they would have gone to a city region instead.
“If another warrior team tries to snatch it…” the one-eyed middle-aged man frowned.
“Relax,” Zhang Zehu next to him sneered. “Even we don’t dare force that wolf too much. And most teams in this county are only warrior-level. Having even one warlord-level team would be lucky. They want to snatch the Silver Moon Demonic Wolf? They will just be torn apart.”
“Mm.”
The captain nodded. “They don’t have the ability. If anyone tries to take it, kill them.”
“Yes!”
The other five nodded.
“Move out,” the captain ordered, and the six of them quickly advanced.
In the wilderness zone, unlike the base city where there are laws and government control, everything here is chaotic, dark, and bloody. Warriors often kill each other over valuable monster corpses. Most of the time, stronger teams prey on weaker ones.
Many warriors die not only to monsters, but also to other humans.
By evening, after eating and resting, the six members of the Fire Hammer Squad were observing the surroundings with binoculars.
“In two hours, we have already seen two general-level monsters,” Wei Tie said helplessly. “But each one has large groups of soldier-level monsters around it. The city region is better. Even though there are more general-level monsters and even leader-level monsters, the normal soldier monsters are mostly gathered around them. Many general monsters are alone.”
Earlier, Chen Gu had fired two sniper shots.
But this time, luck was not on their side.
Both general monsters were surrounded by large groups of ordinary monsters. One was barely affected, the other was injured but not killed.
“County cities are like this. General monsters usually lead groups,” Zhang Ke said.
“But county cities are safer,” Gao Feng smiled. “There are only one or two advanced general monsters in the entire city. We will not easily encounter them, and we will not run into large groups of general monsters either. With our strength, we can force our way through soldier-level groups.”
Suddenly, Luo Feng looked down through the binoculars.
“Wait, is that a general-level monster?”
Below them, more than ten tiger-like monsters appeared on the street. One of them had two tails.
“Twin tails, general level?” Luo Feng said excitedly.
In the tiger cat species, two tails meant low-level general, three tails meant mid-level general, five tails meant low-level leader, seven tails meant high-level leader, and eight tails meant beyond leader level, the peak of the species. Nine tails are the legendary Nine Lives Cat Demon, one of the most terrifying monsters on Earth.
“Captain, look, a general-level tiger cat,” Luo Feng called out.
“Tiger cats?”
Everyone quickly came over with binoculars.
“It really is a tiger cat. As expected, they do not live in large groups. Only sixteen soldier-level monsters around a general-level tiger cat,” Gao Feng laughed. “Brothers, get ready to move.”
“Only sixteen, I can handle them alone,” Chen Gu said with a grin.
“Move out.”
At Gao Feng’s command, all six immediately left the rooftop.
They did not fire from afar this time, worried they might scare off the target. A general monster with only a dozen followers was rare in a county city.
Luo Feng followed the team into a residential area near the street. The broken concrete paths were covered in weeds and moss.
“The target is ahead,” Wei Tie said.
Through a broken wall, they saw the tiger cat group 50 metres away.
“Remember,” Gao Feng said in a low voice, “your job is to kill the soldier-level tiger cats. Leave the general-level one to me. Chen Gu, do not use your machine gun unless necessary. Once you fire, we must retreat immediately.”
“Understood.”
Gunfire would attract monsters easily. In close-range fighting, it would quickly reveal their position and draw more monsters.
“Move.”
With a hand wave from Gao Feng, all six rushed out like shadows.
The tiger cat leader immediately roared as its fur stood on end. The group of sixteen soldier-level tiger cats charged forward.
“Kill!”
“Die, beasts!”
Luo Feng faced a tiger cat rushing at him. He sidestepped and swung his blood shadow battle blade in a smooth arc toward its throat. The tiger cat lowered its head and blocked with its jaw.
The blade cut through its fur and cracked the bone slightly.
“Fast reaction,” Luo Feng thought, landing and dodging another attack.
He blocked with his shield and stabbed again, killing another tiger cat.
Suddenly, a shout rang out.
Wei Tie and Wei Qing were both sent flying by a violent impact from the twin-tailed tiger cat. Wei Tie smashed into a wall and coughed blood.
The twin-tailed tiger cat instantly appeared in front of Luo Feng.
“So fast!”
Luo Feng barely dodged, narrowly avoiding its claws. A sudden surge of mental force increased his movement range, letting him escape the strike.
But his blade could not even break its fur.
“Too strong,” Luo Feng thought.
At that moment, Gao Feng charged in like lightning, smashing his twin hammers into the beast. The battle erupted into a brutal clash.
Meanwhile, 500 metres away, the Tiger Fang Squad observed through binoculars.
“It’s the Fire Hammer Squad,” their captain said.
Zhang Zehu’s eyes lit up. “That kid Luo Feng is there. This is a chance. Kill him.”
The captain considered it, then smiled coldly.
“Good idea. Snipers, take out key members, then fire into the monster groups. The chaos will make the monsters think the humans are the source of the attacks.”
“Let the Fire Hammer Squad draw the monsters’ attention for us. Then we move through safely.”