Legion Blade

I returned to my room of my own accord and didn't come out again that night.

At nine o'clock, Zhang Ruolin, who seemed bored at the bar, sent me a message: "How about we go level up in the Morning Glow Plains tomorrow? The monsters in the Morning Glow Plains are currently level 15-25. We can go to the level 25 area. I'll call Xiao Bai and Ax. Our Heaven and Earth Society squad hasn't gotten together in a long time."

"Okay!"

I immediately agreed.

So, I asked Lu Xiaobei for leave, letting her cover my shift. Although she was unhappy, she agreed.

Morning.

After leaving my room, I prepared to wash up, only to find that she, who lived next door, had also woken up and seemed to be tidying her room. Her bags and documents were piled on the living room table, along with a work ID.

I glanced at it. The photo on the ID showed her wearing a work uniform, a black women's jacket and a white shirt, with long hair, looking very pure and beautiful. Next to the photo were her name and position.

Lin Qingying.

Xidong Electric City, Intern.

I felt relieved. Xidong Electric City was very close to here, about a five or six-minute drive. No wonder she lived here; it was because it was close.

Without thinking too much, I quickly finished washing up.

Afterward, I left, bought breakfast and lunch downstairs, and then headed to the Player Black Market.

By the time I arrived at the Black Market, I had already finished breakfast. I waited a short while in front of the Phase Teleportation Array, and then Zhang Ruolin and the others arrived.

She and Xiao Bai had both reached level 20 and completed their Tier 2 promotion quests. Ax was still level 19 and had not yet entered the Tier 2 sequence. I figured it was because Gene Warriors leveled up slower in the early stages.

"Ding Han!"

Ax walked over with a smile: "Long time no see. When we meet again, you're already in the top three on the regional leaderboard. Awesome!"

"Just lucky."

I smiled: "Ax, what have you been busy with these days?"

"Just busy with random things. My level has fallen behind."

"Let's go. We'll catch up on levels today. Level 20 is a piece of cake!"

"Yeah!"

The group paid the teleportation fee and then stepped into the teleportation array.

This was my second time in the Morning Glow Plains, but I didn't expect it to be so different from last time. A small market had actually appeared outside the teleportation array!

"The Aberrations and beasts near the teleportation array were all killed off long ago," Zhang Ruolin said. "We'll need to rent a car. We can rent one at the market over there. A beat-up pickup truck costs 500 a day to rent, which is quite cheap and affordable."

"That's true. Let's rent one!"

The group quickly agreed and immediately rented a pickup truck that was missing parts everywhere. Then, Ax drove, Xiao Bai sat in the passenger seat, and Zhang Ruolin and I sat in the open cargo bed in the back, holding our guns.

The car drove north for dozens of miles before the road began to be gradually swallowed by wild grass.

"Be careful!"

Zhang Ruolin suddenly pointed into the distance: "There's something over there!"

"It's an Aberration, be careful!"

Xiao Bai quickly warned.

Indeed, from the bushes not far away, Crawlers and Devourers kept rushing out. They were all Tier 1 Aberrations, elite monsters at level 25. Judging by their numbers, there were at least thirty of them!

"Damn, so many!?" Ax exclaimed in shock.

I didn't say anything, just raised my Roarer and aimed, then began to pull the trigger, firing in bursts. Amidst the rhythmic "bang bang bang" of the shots, Aberrations fell to the ground, splattering blood.

Zhang Ruolin was also holding a blue assault rifle. Its caliber was larger and its firepower stronger, but its rate of fire was slightly lower, and her Basic Shooting skill wasn't maxed out. At the same distance, her output efficiency was significantly inferior to mine.

"Ax, don't stop. Kite them and kill them all!" I shouted.

"You got it!"

Ax stomped on the accelerator, and the pickup truck began to drift. Zhang Ruolin and I continued to aim and shoot. In just a few minutes, all dozens of Aberrations were killed!

After the pickup truck stopped, Ax got out, holding an assault rifle: "Ding Han, Ruolin, your firepower is seriously a bit monstrous. You killed so many Aberrations so quickly!"

Zhang Ruolin laughed: "I'm just borrowing his prestige. The one with the real firepower is Ding Han. His accuracy and headshot rate are terrifying!"

"Let's go."

I switched to a full magazine and said, "There should be quite a few Aberrations in the wilderness around here. Since we've already alerted one group, the other Aberrations should come sniffing around soon. We need to keep changing our position to avoid being wiped out by a large group of Aberrations."

"That makes sense..."

Ax nodded in agreement: "Let's go."

Thus, the group wandered through the boundless wilderness, only hunting groups of Aberrations numbering one or two dozen, constantly increasing their experience points.

In the blink of an eye, it was around three in the afternoon, and everyone was slightly tired.

After expending over 3000 bullets, my experience points reached level 22 with 97% completion. Just a little more training and I'd reach level 23!

Just then, a blood-red light suddenly flashed on the minimap.

"Something's coming!"

Zhang Ruolin spun around abruptly, aiming her sniper scope at the distant movement. She saw a pack of Lickers, hunched over, charging towards them. There were about 100 of them. What's more, amidst the Lickers, a colossal creature about three meters tall was charging along with them!

Its back was highly arched, forming a massive boil, and it reeked of stench. It was a mutated Aberration!

"Careful, it's a BOSS!"

Zhang Ruolin immediately turned and asked, "What do we do?"

"Full firepower!"

I said in a deep voice, "Clear out as many Lickers as possible before we engage the BOSS. Once we're in contact with the BOSS, Ruolin, you hold the line. Everyone else attacks when you have an opening. If Ruolin's health drops to half, immediately use Explosive Charge to retreat. I'll take over the BOSS!"

"Okay!"

"There are too many..."

Xiao Bai despaired, looking at the dense swarm of Lickers. With the four of us, our firepower wasn't enough to kill them all in a short time.

"Don't be afraid!"

After I killed over ten Lickers with Wind Whisperer, as the enemy approached within 500 meters, I abruptly switched my main weapon. I pulled a large item from my Dimensional Storage Space and slung it over my shoulder—

An RPG-32!

"Holy crap!"

Ax almost jumped out of his skin.

"Is that an RPG?!"

Xiao Bai was also stunned. "Ding Han, where did you get that...?"

"I snatched it from the Undercurrent troops!"

My focus was unwavering as I aimed at the most densely packed area of Lickers. Then, I expended a precious grenade and fired!

Whoosh~~~

The grenade flew out with a trail of fire, heading straight through the air. It detonated amidst the dense Lickers, followed by a barrage of damage numbers—

"4882!"

"5012!"

"4900!"

"5091!"

"4999!"

In the flames, an entire section of Lickers was instantly annihilated. At least 30 Lickers died on the spot!

With this, there were only 50+ Lickers left. With our squad's firepower, we could handle them without conserving bullets!

Actually, I could fire another one, but grenades were too precious, and I couldn't bear to use them like this!

Switching to my submachine gun, I fired in bursts!

And so, in the wilderness, the four of us stood in a line, all in firing stances, "dada-da-da" continuously engaging the charging Lickers. Lickers tumbled to the ground one after another!

A few seconds later, only seven or eight Lickers remained, and the BOSS charged forward.

"Be careful!"

I successfully reloaded my magazine and continued firing in bursts. At the same time, I used Step Slash to evade a Licker's pounce. Xiao Bai provided cover, her green submachine gun spitting fire wildly.

Zhang Ruolin raised her shield, blocking the Level 25 Mutated Direwolf BOSS!

After continuously sweeping and killing the last Licker, I didn't have time to check the BOSS's stats. I immediately swapped to a full magazine and unleashed a sustained barrage of fire at the Mutated Direwolf's head from the side!

The magazine was emptied in 4 seconds, and the Mutated Direwolf's health bar instantly dropped by about 25%.

Click~~~

Just then, its teeth actually bit through Zhang Ruolin's heavy shield. Then, its mouth snapped open, and its head split into three maws. Tentacles covered in barbs shot up into the air, lunging straight for Zhang Ruolin!

For a moment, even an expert like Zhang Ruolin was stunned in place. The scene before her was too terrifying!

"Run!"

I suddenly activated Explosive Charge, instantly passing through the BOSS's body and stunning it. At the same time, I raised my hand, expending 20 Essence points, and directly used Tian Gong Kai Wu!

Swish!

A touch of gold seeped into the Mutated Direwolf's head, and then its defenses began to crumble from within. Numerous golden cracks appeared on the Direwolf's body, and its armor was significantly reduced!

Without any hesitation, I swapped to a new magazine and fired another burst.

Unfortunately, the damage from firearms was fixed based on firepower. The bonus from Tian Gong Kai Wu wasn't very high.

Beside me, Xiao Bai and Ax were firing frantically. Zhang Ruolin then activated another Explosive Charge, causing the BOSS to enter a secondary stunned state.

Four people fighting together is indeed much faster!

The magazine was emptied, and it was now the last few seconds where Tian Gong Kai Wu's weakening effect was at its strongest. I immediately switched to the Vanguard Bee Sting and attacked from the side. Sword light danced wildly, a flurry of normal attacks, Dragon Blade, and Bloodthirsty Assault landed on the BOSS.

Finally, the Mutated Direwolf let out a howl, its last health bar depleted, and it collapsed softly on the ground!

[Congratulations, you have killed the 〖Mutated Direwolf〗 (Blue BOSS), and obtained the item: 〖BOSS Ability Crystal〗 ×1!]

[Combat Hint: You have killed the 〖Mutated Direwolf〗 (Blue BOSS), gaining 124536 character experience points, and 62268 experience points from Essence Furnace extraction!]

"Awesome!"

Ax, holding his assault rifle with a glowing red barrel, couldn't help but laugh, "Damn, fighting monsters with Ding Han is really awesome. Last time I went out to kill Aberrations with some noobs, a Devourer almost wiped us all out. It was ridiculous!"

I was stunned, "It really is ridiculous!"

Zhang Ruolin and Ling Baiwei covered their mouths and chuckled.

"How were your gains? Did everyone get a BOSS Ability Crystal?"

"Definitely."

"Hurry up and open them!"

The next moment, I opened my BOSS Ability Crystal, and a pleasant notification immediately sounded in my ears:

[Congratulations, your 〖BOSS Ability Crystal〗 has been successfully opened, and you have obtained the item: 〖Legion Blade〗 (Quality: Blue)!]

"Buzz~~"

My mind went blank for a moment, followed by immense joy!

It was a blue monomolecular sword, and it was Tier 2. A blue melee weapon had finally arrived!