Wilderness Slaughter

"The equipment purchased by my predecessor was too low-grade, only suitable for warriors at the General level. For warriors at the War God level, it's a bit subpar..."

The equipment on Yue Ming was quite new; his predecessor hadn't worn it much. According to his predecessor's plan, this set of equipment was meant to be used for several years, possibly even until the High General stage.

Yue Ming was currently at the peak of the High-level God of War stage. This equipment was of little use to him. If he encountered a Lord-level monster, the weapon might not even be able to break its defense.

But there was no other choice. His predecessor hadn't left much savings. High-level God of War equipment was expensive, with cheaper sets costing tens of billions and good ones costing hundreds of billions. Even if Yue Ming wanted to upgrade his equipment, he didn't have the money for now.

He opened his Combat Communication Watch to check his predecessor's savings. He found only 120 million in the account. However, considering his predecessor had only recently broken through to the General level, having 100 million in savings was already quite good.

Although warriors could be very wealthy, easily spending hundreds or thousands of billions, that referred to warriors at the War God level and above. Ordinary Soldier-level and General-level warriors weren't actually very rich.

"Let's go! To the Wilderness Zone!"

Although it was already dark outside, it didn't affect their trip to the Wilderness Zone. After all, each trip into the Wilderness Zone could take a month or more, so departing at night or during the day made little difference.

Many warriors even chose to depart at night. It took several days to travel from the City Base to the Wilderness Zone, and departing at night was cooler than enduring the scorching sun.

North of Jiangnan Base City, several hundred miles away, there was a Military Region Camp. Within any military region worldwide, a special area was designated as a Supply Base for warriors to rest.

Yue Ming planned to purchase some wilderness necessities and replenish his water and food at the Supply Base. However, as soon as Yue Ming stepped into the military region, before he could even enter the Supply Base, he ran into a group of people.

"Yue Ming..."

The person who called out was a burly man. Behind him followed three men and two women. They were all fully armed, and it looked like they, like Yue Ming, were preparing to head to the Wilderness Zone.

"I didn't expect it to really be you. I heard that two months ago, your Maple Fire Squad encountered a High-level Beast General, and the team suffered heavy losses. Only you and Old Liu escaped, and I heard you were both seriously injured..."

"So it's Captain Li and your group."

Yue Ming thought for a moment and realized they were indeed acquaintances of his predecessor. The burly man was named Li Damin, the captain of the Blade Squad. He had the strength of a peak Intermediate General. The five people behind him were members of the Blade Squad.

The squad his predecessor belonged to was called the Maple Fire Squad. Their relationship with the Blade Squad was quite good; they had cooperated in the Wilderness Zone several times.

"I guess we were just unlucky! Two months ago, we did encounter a Lion Mastiff Beast, and it was about to break through to the Lord-level. Our entire team suffered heavy casualties. Only Liu Ge and I were lucky enough to escape with our lives. Liu Ge lost an arm, and I suffered a comminuted fracture in my right leg..."

Regarding the comminuted fracture in his right leg, Yue Ming wished he could keep it a secret to avoid unnecessary trouble.

Unfortunately, many people knew about it. Because of this, the RH Alliance had unilaterally terminated their contract with his predecessor. It would be known with a little inquiry.

"It's a shame about Old Liu. He was about to break through to High General and even had a chance to reach the War God level in the future. It's a pity he lost an arm now... I heard the RH Alliance unilaterally terminated your contract, but looking at you now, you don't seem seriously injured?"

"I have some connections. A friend helped me purchase a bottle of Water of Life. I'm now drowning in debt..."

The members of the Blade Squad exchanged glances. Someone who could lend Yue Ming tens of billions to buy Water of Life must have an extraordinary status, likely a War God-level warrior. When did Yue Ming get to know a War God-level warrior?

However, seeing that Yue Ming didn't intend to elaborate, they wisely didn't ask further. Although their relationship was good, it was only just good. He didn't need to tell them everything.

"Since your injuries have healed and you've terminated your contract with the RH Alliance, you should be free now! Would you consider joining our Thunderclap Martial Hall? The benefits at Thunderclap Martial Hall are quite good."

"I don't have any plans for that right now. I need to think carefully. I might rest for a while first. If I do decide to join a faction, I'll definitely consider your suggestion, Captain Li..."

Although Yue Ming didn't plan to join a faction, he didn't refuse outright. After all, it was a kind offer, and Yue Ming wasn't someone who lacked social graces.

After chatting for about five or six minutes, Yue Ming parted ways with the Blade Squad. He entered the Supply Base and purchased some wilderness necessities, as well as about a month's worth of food and water. Then, he set off into the Wilderness Zone.

The Wilderness Zone is a general term for the continental regions outside human base cities, including abandoned and dilapidated cities, suburbs, mountains, forests, lakes, etc.

In short, all land areas on Earth outside of base cities are considered wilderness areas. For ordinary people living within base cities, the Wilderness Zone, filled with endless monsters, is a forbidden zone of death!

"It will take about five days to reach City 003..."

Yue Ming's target was City 003, which was actually the city of Modu, one of the economic centers of the entire Huaxia Nation before the Great Nirvana Period.

It was arguably one of the most dangerous areas in the entire Asian region. It bordered the ocean, so a large number of marine monsters lurked in the various river channels.

It possessed almost the most numerous architectural complexes in Asia, which also led to an astonishing number of monsters there. Lord-level monsters were countless, and there were even many King-level monsters residing there.

Generally, only General-level warrior squads dared to go to City 003, and they only dared to stay in the peripheral areas. Without the presence of War God-level warriors, venturing deep into City 003 was seeking death!

Traveling along the road, hundreds of miles before reaching City 003, it was inevitable to encounter some monsters. Most of them were Soldier-level monsters, which Yue Ming easily dealt with.

Initially, Yue Ming was unaccustomed to the various bloody scenes, but after several days of fighting, the former shut-in who couldn't even kill a chicken had gradually transformed.

"Finally arrived at City 003!"

On this day, Yue Ming finally reached City 003. However, he didn't plan to venture deep into City 003 for the time being. He intended to find some General-level monsters in the peripheral area to practice on.

"There's a High-level Beast General ahead, it looks like a Black-striped Poisonous Python..."

In the distance, there was a residential building. Perhaps due to years of abandonment, moss and vines had grown all over its walls. On the rooftop, a giant python was coiled, as thick as a human waist and over twenty meters long.

The python's body was covered in black stripes. At the very front of the giant python, two triangular snake heads had split off. The forehead area of both snake heads bulged slightly. From his predecessor's memories, Yue Ming knew it was a Black-striped Poisonous Python.