Charging the Bull Herd

Ten minutes later, Xia Zhi and the others had arrived in a small alley beside the intersection.

Xu Kui observed the situation outside, then turned back and said, "The Heavy Armor Bull is already down and dead. Sister Yan, that was one hell of a shot."

Liu Yan responded with a proud expression.

"There are still over two hundred monsters around the bull's corpse. When we move, Shi Tou, protect Yanzi. Use suppressive fire to draw the monsters' attention, then charge in amid the chaos. I'll collect the materials from the corpse."

After observing the situation outside, Captain Qin Feng made the arrangements.

"Xia Zhi, when we charge in and I collect the materials, cover my right flank," Qin Feng instructed him.

"Don't worry, Captain. I definitely won't let any monsters break through from my side," Xia Zhi promised.

This was his first time taking part in an operation to charge into a monster pack since joining the Golden Spear Squad.

"Let's go. Move out." After giving him a deep look, Qin Feng gave the order.

The four of them suddenly burst out of the hidden alley and were quickly spotted by the herd of bull monsters on the street.

The place where the Heavy Armor Bull had fallen dead was roughly two hundred meters away from Xia Zhi and the others. With no other monsters blocking their way, they could reach it in under three seconds.

But with the monster pack in their way, they had to break through the encirclement to reach the corpse and harvest its materials. They also had to withstand the monsters' attacks long enough to buy time for the collection.

More than a dozen Berserk Bulls closest to the four lowered their heads and raised their horns, preparing to attack the invading humans.

Whoosh—

As they ran, two black objects glowing red were suddenly hurled from Liu Yan and Xu Kui's hands. They shot like lightning into the monster pack over a hundred meters away. The monsters that noticed the black objects warily moved aside.

The black objects were two oval timed high-explosive bombs. The red countdown numbers on them hit zero the moment they landed.

Boom—

Two violent explosions rang out as thick white smoke spread everywhere. The sudden blasts threw the bull herd into disarray, opening a small gap in the tightly packed monsters.

At that moment, the charging group reached the monster pack. Captain Qin Feng's twin short spears transformed into countless streaks of Flowing Light. Several monsters blocking the way were struck by the flashes; with several soft pops, their skulls were pierced by spearpoints, and they dropped dead instantly.

His General-level strength was fully on display.

Xia Zhi also unleashed all his strength and followed beside Qin Feng. The Blood Shadow Battle Saber carved out streak after streak of cold light. The 2.8-fold boost of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade made it impossible for these Berserk Bulls, which were only Beast Soldier level, to stop him. Together, the two of them carved a bloody path through the herd.

In less than five seconds, they had reached the Heavy Armor Bull's corpse. Qin Feng slid the short spear in his right hand onto his back, pulled a dagger from his waist, and pounced directly onto the bull's body to begin dissecting it for materials.

On the other side of the corpse, more than a dozen monsters charged over under the lead of an Ironhide Bull, roaring like a dozen tanks rolling forward.

"Courting death." Xia Zhi charged straight at the monster pack, bringing his saber down at the leading beginner Beast General-level Ironhide Bull. The A8 series Blood Shadow Battle Saber, capable of harming Lord-level monsters, seemed to come alive in his hand.

One slash split open half the bull's skull, and the slanting blade light then carved a huge gash across the neck of the Black-haired Bull beside it.

At the same time, he unleashed his movement technique. His Microscopic level movement technique was displayed to perfection as he constantly flashed through the dozen or so monsters without being struck by any of their attacks.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Blade light swept past, and blood suddenly spurted from the necks of four monsters. Their massive bodies staggered a few steps before crashing to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

Xia Zhi sought to kill the surrounding monsters as quickly as possible, preventing them from reaching Qin Feng.

"What incredible footwork," Liu Yan praised from the rear, where Xu Kui was protecting her.

Seeing that the two had reached the corpse, Liu Yan, who was more than ten meters behind them, began firing her machine gun. Armor-piercing rounds turned into streaks of light and sprayed madly from the muzzle.

The specially purchased armor-piercing rounds were extremely expensive. They could harm high-level Beast Soldier-level monsters and even threaten Beast General-level monsters.

Immediately, large numbers of nearby monsters cried out in pain.

Drawn by the machine gun's blazing muzzle, the pressure on Xia Zhi's side suddenly eased. He swiftly killed the last few bulls with his saber, then returned to guard Qin Feng.

By now, Captain Qin Feng's harvesting of the Heavy Armor Bull corpse had reached its final stage.

Rumble—

Suddenly, hundreds of bull monsters came charging around the street corner under the lead of three Ironhide Bulls. The buildings on both sides of the street seemed to tremble as if in an earthquake.

"Captain, hurry!" Liu Yan shouted. She swung the gun around and poured a relentless stream of bullets into the charging monster pack.

When Beast Soldier-level monsters were struck by armor-piercing rounds, their skulls were penetrated, and brain matter splattered from the backs of their heads.

But when the armor-piercing rounds struck the three Beast General-level Ironhide Bulls leading the charge, they only left several shallow dents. Upon hitting bone, they threw sparks as though they had struck steel.

The armor-piercing rounds could not penetrate their hard bones.

As the monster pack drew closer and closer, Xia Zhi moved. His entire body shot forward, and the shield on his left arm slammed viciously into the leading Ironhide Bull.

Struck from the side by that powerful force, its four hooves twisted involuntarily. Its enormous body tilted and crashed into the monsters beside it, slowing the entire herd's charge for a moment.

"Done. Yanzi, Xu Kui, fall back and clear the way," Qin Feng growled after successfully collecting the materials.

With that, he raised his spears and moved to support Xia Zhi.

At this point, Xia Zhi had already been surrounded by the bull herd. Monsters filled every direction around him. Hooves stomped down, horns rammed forward, and attacks came one after another from all sides.

Qin Feng danced his two short spears, instantly killing four Beast Soldier-level bulls and driving back three more. He was just about to reach Xia Zhi.

But at that moment, after Xia Zhi had just slain a Beast General-level monster and dodged the horn attacks of two bulls, the horns of three more bulls stabbed toward his back.

The six sharp horns were like daggers. The shrill air currents they tore through struck Xia Zhi's back so fiercely that goosebumps rose across his skin.

"Xia Zhi, watch out!" Captain Qin Feng shouted in warning when he saw this.

At that critical moment, Xia Zhi's Microscopic level movement technique had already made everything around his body seem as clear as if he could see it with his own eyes. Under the stimulus of the imminent attack, his Sea of consciousness erupted. With a boom, the range of his perception instantly expanded, and everything within nearly ten meters of his body became incomparably clear.

The flow of the wind, the trembling of the ground—everything in the world slowed down.

Xia Zhi took two seemingly impossible steps, dodging all six horns while his battle saber in his right hand chopped viciously toward one of the attacking Ironhide Bulls.

Pfft—

The blade light flashed past. The head of the beginner Beast General-level bull flew through the air, while the remaining body crashed to the ground.

"Perfect level movement technique?!" Qin Feng exclaimed as he rushed over. "Move, Xia Zhi!"

The two of them attacked the monsters in front of them with all their might. After killing and driving back the monsters, they immediately disengaged and sprinted in the direction Liu Yan and Xu Kui had retreated.

"This way!" Liu Yan called from the entrance of an alley. The alley was extremely narrow, and the bull herd's massive bodies could not charge through side by side. If they entered one at a time, they would only be easily killed.

Taking advantage of this, Xia Zhi and the others repeatedly changed direction through the small alleys of the dense building complex, quickly shaking off the enraged bull herd.

First chapter today. It's Saturday, so I wish everyone a fun weekend!

Give me a dozen kindergartens that don't get holidays. I'll squeeze in some time to write; there'll be another chapter tonight.