Fortune Favors the Bold

Uncle Eagle's group was moving through a street in City No. 012. The twin brothers Zhang Lei and Zhang Lei, along with Gao Xiang, who wielded twin hammers, were all injured.

Dozens of monster corpses lay scattered across the street. Four throwing knives floated before Uncle Eagle, and he, too, was breathing slightly heavily.

"Damn it. Have the monsters in this city gone crazy? Monster packs are rampaging everywhere. This is already the third group we've run into."

Gao Xiang's combat suit had been torn open across the chest by some monster's claws, and blood was still seeping out.

"Find a building and take shelter on the rooftop. We'll know what's going on once Xiao Yu returns."

Uncle Eagle glanced at the others behind him as he spoke.

"Good thing Elder Ying's Mind Controller methods are so extraordinary. Otherwise, we'd have been done for today." The older twin, Zhang Lei, said admiringly.

"Move."

The four quickly entered an abandoned residential building and only breathed a sigh of relief after reaching the rooftop.

The other three members of the team treated their wounds, while Uncle Eagle walked to the edge of the roof and closed his eyes without a word.

Before long, an eagle's cry rang out. The Iron Feather Eagle flew over like a phantom, diving toward them. Only when it reached Uncle Eagle did it spread its wings, slow down, and land on the concrete steps at the edge of the rooftop.

After Uncle Eagle and the Iron Feather Eagle stared at each other for a moment, delight flashed across his face. He cried out, "The Earth Bear Lord gave birth? The Ice Crystal White Tiger and Crimson Flame Giant Lizard were both killed?"

"What? The earlier roars and the monster unrest throughout the city were because those Lord-level monsters were fighting?" Gao Xiang asked in disbelief after hearing Uncle Eagle's cry.

"According to the intelligence, City No. 012 has four Lord-level monsters: the mid-level Lord-level Earth Bear Lord, and the entry-level Lord-level Ice Crystal White Tiger, Crimson Flame Giant Lizard, and Shadow Moon Demon Wolf. And now two of them were actually killed by the Earth Bear Lord?" Zhang Lei muttered, his face full of disbelief.

"Damn it, looks like we're about to strike it rich. Elder Ying, Brother, let's take advantage of the fact that not many people know about this yet and see if we can get a piece of the action!"

Zhang Lei's voice trembled with excitement. "If we get even one of those Lord-level corpses, we'll be rich."

Materials from a Lord-level monster's corpse started at 500 million Huaxia Coin even for the weaker ones. Only War God-level experts could hunt them. Those at the Wargod level would not even dare dream of it.

The money many martial artists earned in their entire lives might not be worth as much as a single Lord-level corpse. At that thought, everyone's breathing grew heavier.

Thinking of the images the Iron Feather Eagle had conveyed—the monster corpses covering the ground, the Ice Crystal White Tiger and Crimson Flame Giant Lizard among them, and the Earth Bear Lord giving birth—Uncle Eagle's heart burned even hotter.

Good thing I gathered these people to ambush and kill that brat Xia Zhi. I'll take them along later. If there's danger, they'll make excellent scapegoats. Once this is over, hmph, three warrior Wargods can be killed instantly with a sneak attack. As thoughts churned through Uncle Eagle's mind, he made up his mind.

"Zhang Lei, Zhang Lei, Gao Xiang. This opportunity comes once in a lifetime! After such an intense battle, and after giving birth to a cub, the Earth Bear Lord should be at its weakest."

"As long as you help me obtain the cub it gave birth to, I don't want anything else. What do you say?" Uncle Eagle asked the three.

"Let's do it! After pulling off this job, I'm confident I can become a War God within five years!" Zhang Lei immediately shouted.

Zhang Lei and Gao Xiang fell silent, but their heaving chests revealed the fierce turmoil in their hearts.

"Let's do it. Fortune favors the bold. Either we die, or we live comfortably for the rest of our lives." Gao Xiang agreed as well.

Seeing the others staring at him with blazing eyes, Zhang Lei gritted his teeth. "Then let's do it! Elder Ying, tell us how. My brother and I will listen to you. There's no need to talk about who gets what right now. Once it's done, Elder Ying, you decide how to divide it, and that's how we'll divide it."

Gao Xiang was startled, then instantly understood and added, "Right. If we pull this off, Elder Ying decides how it's divided. I won't have a word of objection."

Uncle Eagle was very satisfied with their attitudes. Smiling, he said, "Good. As long as you help me get the young bear cub, everything else is negotiable."

For Uncle Eagle, whose potential had already reached its limit and who had almost no possibility of further advancement, a young bear cub certain to reach Lord level once it matured was simply too tempting. If he obtained it, he could rely on beast taming to gain combat strength comparable to a War God. The temptation was so great that he completely cast aside the matter of killing Xia Zhi.

This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. No matter what, I have to take a gamble, he thought.

With everyone in agreement, they hesitated no longer. Led by Uncle Eagle, they hurried downstairs and raced toward the stadium.

The plaza outside the stadium was covered in dust, and dark dried bloodstains could vaguely be seen on the large floor tiles. The bustling crowds that had once gathered for sporting events before the Great Nirvana were long gone. It had now become a paradise for monsters.

This was the lair of the city's strongest Lord-level monsters. Nearly a hundred Beast General-level monsters occupied the plaza, while vast numbers of ordinary monsters surrounded the area.

"Roar—" A burst of frenzied monster roars suddenly came from the distance.

One massive Bloodthirsty Tank Monster after another, along with Unicorn Wild Boar monsters, came thundering toward them.

The sound of nearly a thousand monsters charging together made the entire stadium tremble.

The monsters that had originally been crouching outside the stadium began roaring irritably one after another upon hearing the commotion.

At the front of the more than one hundred Beast General-level monsters stood a massive bear that seemed to be engulfed in flames, making one's heart tremble. It was covered in fiery red fur without a single strand of another color.

As it roared in fury, sparks actually sprayed from its open mouth.

A Flame Burst Bear, one of the top three bear monster species! Even the weakest Flame Burst Bears were mid-level Beast General level, while this one was high-level Beast General level! It was only one step away from becoming a Lord-level monster.

"Awooo—" Following a wolf's howl,

A blurry phantom appeared behind the surging monster pack. It was a Giant Wolf nearly seven meters long, entirely black except for a tuft of white fur on its forehead. It was the Shadow Moon Demon Wolf, one of the top three wolf monster species.

Upon seeing the demon wolf appear, the Flame Burst Bear angrily snorted two streams of smoke from its nostrils, its eyes locked tightly onto it.

After the Shadow Moon Demon Wolf appeared, the Bloodthirsty Tank Monster pack charging toward the stadium became even more frenzied and began a bloody slaughter with the monsters guarding the plaza.

It was a massacre between monsters, and the entire plaza before the stadium descended into chaos.

Inside a residential building one kilometer from the plaza, Uncle Eagle's team had quietly made their way there. They stood on the rooftop of the twelfth floor, watching the scene through binoculars.

"This is such a good opportunity. The monsters are actually fighting each other in a mad slaughter." Gao Xiang said excitedly.

"Monsters have an extremely strong sense of territory. Killing one another over territory and prey is common."

"This time, the Earth Bear Lord must have been about to give birth. To prevent the other Lord-level monsters from taking advantage of its weakness after giving birth and killing it, it struck first and tried to kill the other Lord-level monsters."

Watching through his binoculars, Zhang Lei said, "But I didn't expect this demon wolf to be so cunning. It actually avoided being killed by the Earth Bear Lord, and now it's taken advantage of the situation to lead monsters here to attack."

"Look, that Flame Burst Bear is about to give out." Zhang Lei called out. "What do we do?"

In the plaza, the Flame Burst Bear tried to stop the Shadow Moon Demon Wolf from charging toward the stadium, and the two fought fiercely.

But although it was only one step away from becoming a Lord-level monster, it was no match for the Shadow Moon Demon Wolf, which had already been a Lord-level monster for years. Its injuries grew more numerous, and it was clearly about to collapse.

"Although the Earth Bear Lord is weakened after giving birth, its strength as a top-tier mid-level Lord is not so easily overcome. Go. We'll sneak in from the back and take the young bear cub amid the chaos, then run." Uncle Eagle said urgently.

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