Huazhong Base City.
Inside a villa belonging to the Zheng Family Consortium.
Fire Fox's captain, Zhou Ji, sat in the hall with a grim expression, waiting. The other members of his squad remained silent as well. After a moment, two men wearing masks walked into the hall.
"What are the inspection results?"
Zhou Ji asked, hurrying to his feet.
One of the men shook his head. "Judging from the reconstructed bones, there are indeed fractures. However, this type of injury is just a bone break, with no trace of weapon marks. Beast General-level monsters can also inflict such injuries, so it's difficult to make a determination based solely on the bones."
Zhou Ji was furious. "Someone must have deliberately killed my brother and then fabricated a monster attack! Can't you do anything?!"
The man frowned. "Captain Zhou, please calm down. This is the Zheng Family. The detection equipment is the most advanced; there's no way there's an error."
At this moment, the head of the Zheng Family walked in, his tone calm. "Captain Zhou, please accept your loss. Martial artists entering the wilderness are always facing the uncertainty of life and death. Even War Gods can fall. Besides, I warned you long ago that your brother was too ruthless in his actions; he was bound to cause trouble sooner or later. Alright, go back now. You can go to the Taihang Mountains in a while."
The Fire Fox squad quickly left.
Inside the car, a team member asked, "Captain, what do you plan to do?"
Zhou Ji gritted his teeth. "The Zheng Family can't help us. We can only rely on ourselves. Xiao Xun has been very well-behaved lately, except for the issue with the girl from Huazhong University and the Wild Wind Squad. We warned them again. Humph, they may have appeared to back down, but they're certainly harboring resentment. This matter is likely the work of the Wild Wind Squad."
The team member was puzzled. "The Wild Wind Squad has been staying in the base city recently. They shouldn't have had time to deal with Xiao Xun, right?"
The other team members nodded in agreement. They all felt their captain was being a bit irrational, losing his mind.
Zhou Ji said coldly, "Wild Wind Squad doesn't have time, but my instincts aren't wrong. We'll wait. If we get a chance to run into them in the wilderness, we'll take them out."
Taihang Mountains.
In Sector 056's wilderness area.
Roars of beasts echoed continuously in the distance.
Shen Ping leaned against the rooftop of a building, observing the nearby monsters with binoculars. He'd already put the matter of killing Zhou Xun behind him. Now, he was focused on finding high-level beast generals, preferably those that hunted alone.
These kinds of beasts generally didn't have ordinary beast generals or beast soldiers around them, making them ideal for honing his footwork and blade techniques.
Staring all afternoon.
There was no gain. However, as evening approached, a Black-Crowned Blade Sheep appeared in the scope of the binoculars. It was larger than a calf, with sharp, horn-like antlers on its head, the tips as sharp as blades. In the middle was a raised crest, and its body was covered in smooth, black fur. Its legs were agile, and its hooves were like a pair of scissors, giving off a chilling feeling.
Especially its tail, which, unlike a normal sheep, was flat, long, and curved like a snake.
Since the Great Nirvana, most animals worldwide had undergone mutations. Animals like cows, sheep, cats, and dogs, which were commonly seen, generally became less powerful than beasts like wolves, foxes, and cheetahs after mutating. However, after decades of evolution, some extremely terrifying monsters had evolved from these ordinary animals, such as the Nine-Lived Cat Demon, which was even more ferocious than a lord-level beast.
And this Black-Crowned Blade Sheep was a very terrifying hunter among the sheep-type monsters. It was extremely fast, had amazing jumping power, and could attack with its antlers, hooves, and tail. Especially its scissor-like hooves, which could easily cut through S-grade combat suits.
"One, two, three… a full five antler forks. It's definitely a high-level Beast General. It's priced even higher than the Silvermoon Savage Wolf."
Shen Ping held his breath, quickly jumping down from the high building. A high-level Beast General Black-Crowned Blade Sheep was something even a War God wouldn't dare to fight alone. Although his punch power could reach the level of a high-level War God, he still had to be careful, because even a glancing blow could leave him severely injured, if not dead.
After all, the material of his combat suit was average, and good ones were very expensive.
Swish.
As he entered the Black-Crowned Blade Sheep's alert range, Shen Ping moved.
His form was like a phantom, instantly covering several hundred meters. He was about to get close, but the Black-Crowned Blade Sheep immediately sensed the danger and leaped, landing at the entrance of the residential area, a hundred meters away.
He followed closely.
And so, man and sheep charged into the residential area, weaving between the buildings.
For martial artists battling monsters, speed was paramount, even more so than agility. If you couldn't match the monster's speed, no matter how strong your blade skills or how refined your footwork, it was useless. In this regard, martial artists were inferior to mental power users, who could use flying daggers for long-range attacks that were all-encompassing.
Shen Ping dared to attack the Black-Crowned Blade Sheep, naturally, he had his confidence. After chasing it for half a minute, having grasped its leaping patterns and speed, he no longer held back. Immediately, he channeled the power of the Ninefold Thunderblade into his legs, and his speed surged.
Boom, boom.
Catching up to the Black-Crowned Blade Sheep, he anticipated its movements, and his combat blade slammed down.
Screech.
The combat blade slashed across its left flank, sparks flying from the friction against the tough hide. The powerful impact still sent the Black-Crowned Blade Sheep crashing to the ground, its internal organs bruised.
Injured, its speed plummeted.
It didn't take long for Shen Ping to wear it down, one blade stroke at a time.
Looking at the Black-Crowned Blade Sheep lying motionless on the ground, a genuine smile spread across his face. He used to be unable to hunt even ordinary beast general-level monsters on his own, let alone a hunter-level beast. Now, he could kill a Black-Crowned Blade Sheep. In just two years, his strength had completely transformed.
Of course.
Hunting a hunter-level beast with his high-level war god burst wasn't anything to brag about.
He gathered the materials and then returned to the rooftop of the high-rise to rest.
Over the next twenty days, he sought out high-level beast generals to fight every few days. After fully mastering his rapidly increasing strength, he didn't look for a Lord-level beast. Instead, he chose to return directly.
He didn't have good combat attire, which made fighting Lord-level beasts extremely dangerous.
He returned 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 high-level beast general-level monsters.
"Bo... Boss, where did, where did these materials come from?"
Xiao Jiang couldn't help but ask.
Shen Ping laughed heartily, "Of course, I bought them from martial artists. Do you think I killed them myself?"
Xiao Jiang rubbed his head, and said with admiration, "Boss is amazing! You can buy from martial artists who have killed high-level beast generals. That martial artist must be a God of War! Boss, you even know such a person!"
Shen Ping casually said, "Just a lucky break, nothing more. Alright, let's get the materials inventoried and entered into the company's accounts."
"Yes, boss!"
Three high-level Beast General-class beasts, plus a Hunter. The total value of the materials exceeded 2 billion. This was the largest single transaction Pingwei Materials Company had ever handled since its establishment. News of it quickly spread, and the company's twenty-odd employees, including the manager, were all stunned.
They had originally thought the company was just average, with limited prospects. But they hadn't expected their boss to have such connections. Suddenly, they were all fired up with enthusiasm and energy.
Sitting at his desk,
Shen Ping sipped his tea, habitually opening his virtual interface.
New text appeared on the screen.
[Your family's assets have significantly increased, taking a major step towards prosperity.]
[Reward: Black God Suit, two portions of Essence of Plants and Trees]
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