Yilan County's gymnasium was located in the center of the county seat, within Leisure Square. The gymnasium stood at the heart of the square. It had once been a place for citizens to gather and exercise, but now it had become the area with the densest concentration of monsters in the entire city.
The Demon Hunters' vehicle made its way to the edge of Leisure Square without incident, encountering no large monster packs along the way.
But when they reached the street closest to the square, the vehicle could go no farther.
Dawn was just beginning to break. Beneath the hazy light, Leisure Square was covered by a vast black mass of monsters, densely packed by the tens of thousands.
The sight made everyone's scalps tingle. If these monsters were disturbed, even the armored vehicle probably would not be able to protect their squad.
"Old Gao, see if you can spot a Giant Palm Human Bear. Try to locate the Human Bear first."
Shi Lei gave the order. Gao Yan poked his head out through the armored vehicle's sunroof and began searching with the vehicle-mounted infrared telescope.
"A group of Fierce Mane Horses, a group of Tusker Wild Boars, and a huge pack of Bloodthirsty Mastiffs. Wow! There's also a group of Iron Arm Apes at the entrance to the gymnasium. Those guys aren't easy to deal with. Hoh! There's even a flock of Jackdaws on that central light tower. Those things are much tougher than Brain-Eating Swallows—all E-Rank Mutated Birds."
After looking for quite some time, Gao Yan withdrew from the sunroof. "Captain, I didn't see any Giant Palm Human Bears. There aren't many low-level Mutated Beasts here either; their ranks are all pretty high. But I noticed that the closer they are to the gymnasium entrance, the higher