Assassination Approaches

Half an hour later, Xia Zhi and the others returned to the rooftop terrace of the thirty-seven-story technology building.

"Everyone did well this time."

Captain Qin Feng said with a smile, "We made a good start on our first day. Yanzi's one-shot kill today gave us our first victory. After a month, our gains should be substantial."

"Xia Zhi was the impressive one. He held off the charge of that bull herd by himself. No wonder the martial arts school headquarters thinks so highly of him as a genius."

Liu Yan praised him with a smile.

The stronger the squad members were, the stronger the squad became. Hunting monsters would become easier, and their gains would naturally increase. That was a good thing for everyone.

"Come to think of it, Xia Zhi, that movement technique you used to evade attacks at the end—have you broken through to the Microscopic level?" Qin Feng asked in amazement.

"Wouldn't that make it a Perfect level movement technique?" Xu Kui exclaimed.

"I gained a little insight, but it's still not very clear. I need a lot more practice to grasp that feeling," Xia Zhi replied.

"You're such a freak. How old are you, anyway? No, Yanzi will have to rely on you from now on! I'm begging for a thigh to cling to—please keep me!" Liu Yan teased.

Xia Zhi, Qin Feng, and the others all laughed.

"Everyone just went through a battle and used up quite a bit of stamina. Rest now. We'll move out again at four in the afternoon!" Captain Qin Feng decided.

"Yes!"

The four of them rested on the rooftop, either leaning back or lying down.

At that moment, Xia Zhi glanced at the Combat watch on his wrist and asked in confusion, "Who sent me a message?"

Combat communication watches would not disturb martial artists even if someone called them.

Only when the martial artist checked the watch himself would he see whether anyone had called.

When he opened it, he found that it was a message from Qin Yiyi.

"I'm already home. It's so boring, and I still have to go rehearse later. Did you and Xia Zhi go to the Wilderness Zone to hunt monsters?"

A flash of delight crossed Xia Zhi's face when he saw Yiyi's message.

"We arrived at City No. 012 today and just finished a battle. We fought a herd of Heavy Armor Bulls. Sister Yan killed the bull leader with one sniper shot and gave us a good start."

Not long after he sent the message, another message from the girl arrived.

"Wow, Sister Yan is amazing. I'm so jealous that she's a woman with such incredible strength. Tell me all about it."

Smiling, Xia Zhi described the day's most thrilling and exciting moments to the girl. Yiyi's replies were filled with exclamations of amazement, and the corners of his mouth remained lifted in a smile.

While the Golden Spear Squad hid on the rooftop of the technology building to rest, Uncle Eagle led a martial artist squad out of the Military rest point and headed toward City No. 012.

The group of four raced along an abandoned highway.

Then, a black shadow suddenly flew over from the distant sky.

"Stop!" Uncle Eagle raised a hand, and the others halted.

The black shadow swiftly flew toward the squad. As it drew closer, they saw that it was an eagle-type monster.

When it reached the air above the squad, it spread its wings and slowed at once. Stretching out its talons, it landed on Uncle Eagle's extended left arm.

This eagle-type monster was not large. Standing on Uncle Eagle's left arm, it was less than half a meter tall. Its black feathers had an iron-like metallic texture, and its pair of golden eyes were exceptionally sharp. It was an Iron Feather Eagle at the High-level Beast Soldier level.

Iron Feather Eagles were among the most ordinary eagle-type monsters. Their highest level was only the High-level Beast Soldier level.

However, they flew quickly, and eagles had extraordinary vision. From several kilometers in the air, they could spot tiny objects on the ground.

After the eagle landed on Uncle Eagle's arm, he closed his eyes for a moment, then told the squad, "We're less than a hundred kilometers from City No. 012."

"Remember this: we have only one objective this time—kill Xia Zhi! So don't provoke any other monsters in this county town! Avoid them if you can, run if you have to. It's best not to fight them at all. If we get injured, things will get troublesome!"

"Elder Ying, as long as we aren't unlucky enough to encounter those few Lord-level monsters in City No. 012, won't we be able to run wild?" a martial artist carrying twin hammers on his back said with a grin.

"Exactly. Elder Ying is an invincible Mind Controller among those at the same level. In the Golden Spear Squad, only that Golden Spear General is a High-level General. The others are no more than Intermediate Generals. Elder Ying alone could wipe them out."

Another martial artist with twin sabers strapped to his back also laughed.

Seeing that his companions were completely unconcerned, another martial artist carrying twin sabers, who looked similar to the previous one, frowned. "Never underestimate any opponent. Second Brother, after all these years, have you still not learned that lesson?"

The squad organized by Uncle Eagle consisted of Gao Xiang, who carried twin hammers, and twin brothers who used twin sabers. The elder brother was Zhang Lei, and the younger brother was Zhang Lei. All of them were renowned High-level General martial artists in the HR Alliance.

To leave the city and assassinate Xia Zhi this time, Uncle Eagle had relied on the Li Family's influence in the HR Alliance and spent a huge sum to hire the three of them. He was determined to leave nothing to chance and eliminate Xia Zhi before he could grow.

Whenever Uncle Eagle recalled how Xia Zhi had easily resisted his mental secret technique when they first met, Killing Intent surged within him.

He could resist his secret technique with only Warrior-level strength. If he were given a few years, he would inevitably become a disaster.

Uncle Eagle and the Li Family shared both glory and ruin. Leaving such an enemy with limitless potential alive would always leave him uneasy unless he was killed as soon as possible.

"I'll remind everyone once more: Xia Zhi is registered at the Limitless Martial Arts School's Global Headquarters!"

"If we leave any traces behind, none of the four of us will be able to withstand the wrath of the Limitless Martial Arts School!"

Thinking of Hong, the world's strongest expert and the man who intimidated the entire globe, everyone's expressions turned solemn. They nodded seriously, and Gao Xiang and Zhang Lei also put away their flippant smiles.

Seeing that they had become serious, Uncle Eagle revealed a satisfied expression.

"Move out." With a wave of his hand, the four immediately advanced swiftly and silently.

The Wilderness Zone was different from a Base city!

Base cities were cities controlled by humanity. There were laws there! There was government control!

But the Wilderness Zone was a place occupied by monsters, where darkness, chaos, and bloodshed were all too common.

Because of a monster corpse worth a fortune, it was not unusual for martial artist squads to slaughter one another!

Many martial artists in the Wilderness Zone died to monsters, but many also died at the hands of other martial artists.

After resting, the Golden Spear Squad remained on the rooftop, occasionally using binoculars to observe the streets below. None of them realized that an assassination was about to descend upon them.

"It's already been two hours, and we've seen three Beast General-level monsters."

Xu Kui said helplessly, "Unfortunately, every Beast General-level monster has a large number of Beast Soldier-level monsters around it!"

"The Main urban area is better. Although there are more Beast General-level monsters there, and even Lord-level monsters, ordinary Beast Soldier-level monsters are mainly concentrated around Lord-level monsters and powerful Beast General-level monsters. Quite a few Beast General-level monsters travel alone."

Earlier, Liu Yan had fired her sniper rifle twice!

Unfortunately, her luck had been poor both times.

Of the two Beast General-level monsters she hit, one had been struck in its scales and was barely injured.

The other had been hit in a vital spot, but due to a tiny deviation, the monster had not died! More importantly, both Beast Generals had been protected by large numbers of ordinary monsters.

Charging through a pack of several hundred monsters to kill the Beast General leader, then retrieving its corpse materials and retreating in time, was simply too dangerous. Captain Qin Feng had ultimately abandoned both opportunities.

"That's the problem with the Suburbs. Even ordinary Beast General-level monsters can lead a large pack of monsters," Liu Yan said helplessly as well.

"But it's safe." Qin Feng smiled. "There are only one or two High-level Beast General-level monsters around here. And they're surrounded by enormous numbers of ordinary monsters, so we won't run into them at all."

"As for ordinary monster packs, with our strength, we can force our way through and escape! We don't have to worry about suddenly being besieged by several Beast Generals."

"There are many Beast Generals in the Main urban area, but it's also easy to be surrounded by several of them. If we make too much noise and alert those old Lord-level monsters, we'll be in trouble."

"This is Xia Zhi's first time entering a monster city. Once he adapts for a few days, we'll head into the Main urban area!"

"Captain, are there many Lord-level monsters in this city?" Xia Zhi asked.

"In all of City No. 012, the one place we absolutely cannot go is the stadium in the north. That is the territory of the Mid-level Lord-level Earth Bear Lord."

"Last year, when our squad ventured into the Main urban area, we were fortunate enough to witness a battle between two War God-level experts and the Earth Bear Lord." Qin Feng's voice grew solemn as he recounted it.

"The surrounding buildings were almost completely destroyed by the battle's aftershocks. In the end, only one of the two War God-level experts escaped, and he was injured," Liu Yan continued.

"Xia Zhi, if you've never seen a battle at the War God level, you can't imagine the kind of earth-shattering scene it is."

"A technology building like the one we're hiding in, thirty-seven stories tall, couldn't withstand a single charge from a Lord-level monster. Those are monsters that can survive even a nuclear strike."

"Unless it's one of humanity's top experts, otherwise..." Qin Feng did not finish his sentence, but Xia Zhi already understood.

For a moment, everyone fell silent.

"Mm?"

Xu Kui, who was beside them, suddenly raised his binoculars and looked carefully below. "Th-this is a Beast General-level monster?"

More than ten monsters suddenly appeared at the edge of the street below.

All of them had spots on their bodies and resembled tigers at first glance. They were members of the Tiger Cat Clan among feline monsters. Each of these Tiger Cats was more than twice as large as the Shadow Cat Xia Zhi had killed during his practical combat assessment.

The largest Tiger Cat among them had three tails!

"Three tails? A Mid-level Beast General level?" Xu Kui exclaimed in delight.

Among felines, many had their strength measured by the number of tails they possessed. If one had nine tails, it would be the S-class Nine-Tailed Cat King, one of the most terrifying monsters on Earth.

"Captain, look! A Mid-level Beast General-level Tiger Cat!" Xu Kui shouted.

"A Tiger Cat?"

The others immediately rushed over and carefully looked through their binoculars.

Within the Tiger Cat Clan, two tails meant an entry-level Beast General, three tails meant a Mid-level Beast General... and five tails or more meant a Lord-level monster.

"It really is a Tiger Cat! They say Tiger Cats dislike living in groups, and it seems that's true. There are only sixteen ordinary Beast Soldier-level monsters around this Beast General-level Tiger Cat."

Qin Feng laughed. "Get ready to move."

"There are only sixteen ordinary monsters. I can deal with them alone." Xu Kui chuckled, while Xia Zhi and Liu Yan were equally relaxed.

"Move out."

At Qin Feng's command, Xia Zhi and the others immediately left the rooftop. This time, they did not fire in advance... they were afraid that if they failed to kill it, it would flee.

Chapter Two for today is here. The closer it gets to the weekend, the busier I get. I'm crying from exhaustion. A kindergarten that operates all year without days off is just wonderful.