Star Devourer: Swarm Overlord
Chapter 27

Displaying Strength

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As night fell and the only gate of Monster Town closed, the Warrior Practical Combat Assessment that Qin Mu had long anticipated finally began.

All the pre-warriors quickly scattered to find their prey.

This Monster Town was specifically used by the military for the Warrior Practical Combat Assessment. Inside, there were only Beast Soldier level monsters, but in large numbers.

The pass rate for the Warrior Practical Combat Assessment was 60%. Based on past experience, one needed to hunt at least three monsters to be sure of passing.

Everyone was racing against time, hunting as many monsters as possible.

"Brother Mu, we should go hunt monsters too. This pre-warrior assessment should be very easy for you. I also need to train myself properly, I can't be left too far behind by you."

Yang Wu looked at Qin Mu with a sigh, still finding it somewhat unbelievable. His tone had become respectful.

At the time, the three of them had participated in the assessment together, and their strengths were not vastly different.

Yet, in just one month, he couldn't understand Qin Mu's strength at all.

Let alone Yang Wu, even Luo Feng's expression was full of admiration.

What was different was that Luo Feng was also secretly wondering if he could kill a Beast General level monster if he encountered one.

Luo Feng had also awakened as a Mental Master. His warrior strength had reached the Intermediate Warrior level, and his Mental Master strength had reached the Primary Beast General level.

However, he had never truly seen a Beast General level monster before, so he naturally lacked confidence.

"Let's split up here! See you tomorrow at dawn!"

After observing their surroundings and confirming there were no hidden monsters, Yang Wu and Luo Feng each dashed off into the distance.

Although it was already night, the edges of the town were illuminated by many large searchlights, making many areas quite bright. Many places in the town were also equipped with surveillance cameras, providing real-time monitoring of every move within Monster Town.

Although there were many monsters in this Monster Town, there were mainly three types: Tiger Hounds, Shadow Cats, and Iron-Haired Wild Boars, which were the main combat units of the swarm at this stage.

Qin Mu was very familiar with these three types of monsters.

After bidding farewell to Luo Feng and Yang Wu, Qin Mu also walked onto the street. Soon, at a street corner, a Tiger Hound appeared in Qin Mu's vision.

Glancing at a surveillance camera by the side of the street, Qin Mu knew that many people were currently watching his every move through the monitors.

Not disappointing them, Qin Mu held his long spear, the spearhead lowered. The twelve flying knives on his thigh suddenly shot out, rotating around Qin Mu in mid-air.

One of the flying knives shot towards the Tiger Hound, easily penetrating its eye socket and killing it with a single blow.

When the flying knives on Qin Mu's thigh lifted off and hovered around him.

Not far from the closed town, inside a large building, numerous surveillance screens displayed everything happening in various areas of the town.

The largest screen was currently showing this scene. In the room, over a dozen people gathered there suddenly exclaimed in surprise.

"It's a Mental Master! Qin Mu actually awakened as a Mental Master!"

"No wonder he could kill Beast General level monsters, it turns out he awakened as a Mental Master."

Everyone felt relieved. This was the most reasonable explanation; otherwise, they couldn't explain how Qin Mu, having just become a pre-warrior, could kill Beast General level monsters.

After awakening as a Mental Master, a Mental Master's strength could be two levels higher than their physical fitness.

This meant that as long as Qin Mu's strength reached Intermediate Warrior, his Mental Master strength could reach the Primary Beast General level, and he would be among the strongest of the Primary Beast Generals. It wasn't strange that he could hunt two Primary Beast General level monsters.

After receiving information from the supply base the previous night, Qin Mu's details had already been thoroughly investigated by all major powers.

When Qin Mu passed the pre-warrior assessment before, he wasn't particularly outstanding among the many candidates. Being able to improve his strength so quickly in such a short period, many people had speculated whether he had awakened as a Mental Master, but they just weren't sure.

At this moment, it was confirmed by people from several major powers.

Everyone's hearts burned with excitement. This was a Mental Master! A very rare and powerful Mental Master among warriors!

They must find a way to win him over to their side; this was the only thought in everyone's mind.

"No!"

A burly man stared intently at the screen. In the video, Qin Mu directly charged into a street with dozens of Iron-Haired Wild Boars.

Almost instantly, these dozens of Iron-Haired Wild Boars had their vital points pierced by the twelve flying knives, killing them with a single strike.

"A Primary Beast General level Mental Master couldn't simultaneously control twelve flying knives to perform such precise movements! And this power, this speed is also wrong!"

"Quick, replay that scene, slow it down!"

A military officer also noticed this unusual scene.

Soon, technicians replayed the video for everyone to study carefully.

"It is indeed not right. Generally, the telekinetic abilities of newly awakened Mental Masters are not very strong. Normally, they can only control one flying knife, and being able to multitask is already excellent.

If they control four, five, or even more flying knives, the speed and power will be greatly reduced."

Wu Tong, the chief instructor of the Limit Martial Arts School, was also full of surprise.

Although he was not a Mental Master, his captain was a Mental Master, so he had some understanding of the methods used by Mental Masters.

Even his captain might not be able to simultaneously control 12 flying knives and perform such precise attacks while maintaining strong power.

"Could it be a Intermediate Beast General level Mental Master? How old is he? How long has he been a Mental Master?"

Everyone looked at each other, realizing they had discovered an extraordinary genius.

"Damn!"

Wu Tong couldn't help but curse. Qin Mu was a student of their Limit Martial Arts School. If they had known beforehand, they could have secretly signed him. But now, it looked like there would be fierce competition.

It was important to remember that even Mental Masters were divided into different levels.

Each Mental Master had different potential, and it was difficult to discern this potential before it was exhausted.

The potential of ordinary Mental Masters was only at the Intermediate Warrior level. A small number could reach the Advanced Warrior level, or even the War God level.

But Qin Mu, who was standing before them, had clearly only awakened his abilities recently. He might have even awakened them after entering the Wilderness Zone.

What did this mean? It meant that as soon as he awakened, his strength rapidly increased, directly reaching the Advanced Warrior level. His potential as a Mental Master was very likely at the War God level!

By successfully recruiting Qin Mu, they would essentially be recruiting a future War God-level expert, and furthermore, a Mental Master expert who was unrivaled at his own level!

For a moment, many people in the room immediately took out their phones and began contacting their superiors. The current situation was beyond their authority to decide.

However, just when they thought this was all the strength Qin Mu had displayed.

An even more shocking scene unfolded before them.

In Monster Town, Qin Mu stood in the center of the street, with the corpses of over a hundred monsters behind him.

"I intentionally showed off like this. Someone should be able to see my strength now, right?"

Qin Mu thought to himself.

"Then, it's time to start the next phase of my plan! I'll disguise myself as a Beast Tamer and showcase my talent in controlling beasts!"

In the future, when he entered the wilderness, Qin Mu would definitely have large swarms of insects following him. Unless Qin Mu kept this hidden, people would surely discover it.

But if he hid it, it would definitely affect his strength progression and the growth of his insect swarm.

Since that was the case, it would be better to give them a heads-up in advance, disguise himself as a Beast Tamer, and then openly allow the insect swarms to follow him.

With a thought, his Mental Power gathered on his Alloy Combat Boots, and Qin Mu floated into the air. He looked at the Pre-warriors on the side of the street, their expressions as if they had seen a ghost. Qin Mu gave them a smile, then soared into the sky, flying towards another street.

"He... he flew away!"

Ignoring their shock, Qin Mu landed directly in front of a lone Shadow Cat on another street.

His eyes narrowed, and an invisible Mental Power surged into the Shadow Cat's body.

The Shadow Cat stiffened, then slowly collapsed onto the ground.

Just as the people in the monitoring room were wondering what Qin Mu was doing, the Shadow Cat suddenly stood up and followed closely behind Qin Mu, as if it had been tamed.

"This? What happened?"

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