Training Alone

At the military district garrison, outside the Supply Base.

"E22, Old Xiao, you got quite a haul this time!" The gatekeeper looked at the bulging backpacks on the backs of the Iron Blood Squad members.

At the Supply Base, E22 Villa temporarily became the Iron Blood Squad's resting place.

"Let's sort out the Monster materials from this hunt first." Xiao Dingguo spoke up. "Although we weren't out for long this time, we killed nine Beast General level Monsters: two Bloodthirsty Tanks, two Twin-tailed Tiger Cats, and five Tiger Mastiffs!"

On their way back, Xiao Yu and the others had also encountered two Beginner Beast General level Twin-tailed Tiger Cats. With the Iron Blood Squad's strength, they had killed them easily.

"There are also plenty of Beast Soldier level Monster materials, including the several dozen Beast Soldier level Bloodthirsty Tanks Sun Lan gave us," Uncle Liu said.

"She really is a good person. She only took the materials from one Beginner General level Bloodthirsty Tank," Zuo Yan praised.

"It's just a pity about that Hunter," Uncle Liu sighed.

"Everyone, eat and rest first. We'll sell everything afterward." Xiao Dingguo smiled.

After the meal, the seven members of the Iron Blood Squad went together to find the local person in charge of the HR Alliance and directly sold all the Monster materials they had obtained.

Inside E22 Villa, the Iron Blood Squad gathered around a computer to divide the money.

"Xiao Yu collected quite a lot of ordinary Beast Soldier level Monsters, ranging from G-class to F-class. The materials from each Beast Soldier level Monster average a little over 8,000, so Xiao Yu gets a little over 500,000 from these ordinary Beast Soldier level Monsters." The captain began distributing the money. "Zuo Yan collected materials from eighty ordinary Beast Soldier level Monsters, all F-class. The average price is around 8,000, for a total of roughly 640,000."

"Liu Yuanping collected ordinary Beast Soldier level Monsters..."

"Zuo Xuan collected ordinary Beast Soldier level Monster materials..."

The seven Iron Blood Squad members quickly divided up the money from the ordinary Beast Soldier level materials.

"Alright, next is the distribution for the valuable Beast Soldier level Bloodthirsty Tank materials. Besides the forty we killed ourselves, the seventy-seven Sun Lan gave us will be divided equally among the squad—eleven each."

"Xiao Yu collected four on his own. Adding eleven more makes fifteen. At an average of 1.5 million each, Xiao Yu gets 22.5 million."

"Liu Yuanping collected eight. Adding eleven more, his total comes to roughly 28.5 million."

"Zuo Yan collected five..."

"Zuo Xuan collected five..."

"Li Chao collected six..."

"Zhang Shaoyong collected four..."

The seven members of the Iron Blood Squad fairly divided the money from the Bloodthirsty Tanks.

"Alright, now for the Beast General level Monsters. The full materials from the two Twin-tailed Tiger Cats sold for a total of 25 million." Xiao Dingguo looked at everyone. "Xiao Yu and Li Chao were the main contributors during the hunt. Unless there are objections, Xiao Yu and Li Chao will each receive thirty percent. Everyone contributed quite a bit in this battle, so the remaining forty percent will be split among the other five. Any objections?"

Everyone nodded.

"That means Xiao Yu and Li Chao get 7.5 million each, while everyone else gets 2 million." After entering the figures, Xiao Dingguo continued, "The four Beast General level Tiger Mastiffs sold for 40 million in total. Li Chao and Liu Yuanping contributed equally and each get thirty percent. The rest of you split the remaining forty percent. Any objections?"

"No objections." Everyone nodded.

"Li Chao and Liu Yuanping get 12 million each, and everyone else gets 3.2 million."

Xiao Dingguo said with a smile, "That High-level Beast General Tiger Mastiff sold for 60 million. I was the main contributor in that battle, while everyone else held off the beast horde. So I take sixty percent, and the rest of you divide the remaining forty percent. That means I get 36 million, and each of you gets 4 million."

"Lastly, there are the two Beast General level Bloodthirsty Tanks, worth 60 million in total. Liu Yuanping and I each take thirty percent, and you split the remaining forty percent."

Xiao Dingguo smiled faintly. "That means Liu Yuanping and I get 18 million each, while each of you gets 4.8 million."

"Adding it all up..."

"I get 88.2 million, Liu Yuanping gets 65.5 million, Li Chao gets 55 million, Xiao Yu gets 42.5 million, Zuo Yan gets 38.64 million, Zuo Xuan gets 38.8 million, and Zhang Shaoyong gets 37.3 million."

"I'll distribute the money now and transfer it into each of your accounts."

Xiao Dingguo smiled as he transferred the money they had earned through the Iron Blood Squad's shared account into everyone's personal accounts, right in front of them. Everyone in the squad knew the shared account's number and password. Normally, once money was earned, it would be divided immediately.

"This time, our gains were a little lower than usual, but we still accomplished our goal," Xiao Dingguo said with a smile.

"Xiao Yu's strength has stabilized, and he has already reached Beginner General level. Next time, we can go to a more dangerous city," Uncle Liu said.

"That's right. We went out rather frequently between last time and this time. After returning to the Base City, everyone should get some proper rest."

That afternoon, Xiao Dingguo and the other six took the train back to the Base City.

In the end, Xiao Dingguo still agreed to Xiao Yu's request. There was no other reason—the Monsters in County Town No. 0231 were simply too weak. As long as Xiao Yu did not rush in recklessly, his General-level strength would basically keep him safe.

Xiao Yu rested alone at the Supply Base for two days. During those two days, he began training in the Second Level of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade.

With his perfect grasp of the First Level of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, he had already gained some understanding of how to train the Second Level.

The essence of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade was speed. What was the fastest thing in the world? Light and lightning.

And what came closest to Nine Heavens Thunder Blade was lightning.

Xiao Yu's blade training now pursued that feeling in his heart, that faint insight into flashes of lightning and thunder. It was the extreme concentration of power before an instantaneous eruption. Blade lights flashed one after another as Xiao Yu chopped downward, sliced, swept upward, and cut horizontally, like a streak of Flowing Light passing through the air.

After familiarizing himself with the blade techniques, movement techniques, and Guidance technique of the Second Level of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade, he began his own training.

After breakfast, Xiao Yu put on his Combat Suit, slung his battle blade over his back, and left the Warrior Supply Base.

Today, the sky was overcast.

"The weather is pleasantly cool." Xiao Yu did not draw his blade as he strode through the Wilderness Zone. The vast wilderness ahead might once have been fertile farmland, but after several decades, it was now covered in wild grass. Xiao Yu found a path where the grass was relatively short and continued onward.

After crossing the fields and walking quickly along a ruined highway for over half an hour, he arrived at County Town No. 0231.

"Pfft!"

Xiao Yu cut open a Tiger Mastiff's tail, removed its tendon, and placed it into his backpack. The journey from the Supply Base to the county town was only about a hundred li, yet Xiao Yu had already killed more than ten ordinary Beast Soldier level Monsters, taken their materials, and used the system to devour the remaining corpses.

"Hunting alone really is great. I can make money and earn Wish Points at the same time! It's the best of both worlds—improving my strength while making money!" Xiao Yu smiled faintly as he walked through a dilapidated residential complex. Quite a few Monsters lurked within this deserted community. Raising his head, Xiao Yu spotted the silhouette of a Monster on the fourth floor of an apartment building ahead.

"The real training begins!"

Xiao Yu suddenly kicked off the ground. With a rumble, the concrete beneath him cracked as he shot toward the fourth-floor balcony like a cannonball, killing it with a single slash.

On the first day alone, he hunted sixty Beast Soldier level Monsters and gained 2,200 Wish Points.

Three days later, Xiao Yu entered the Supply Base carrying a bulging bag of important Monster materials.

"Xiao Yu, you're alone?"

At the base entrance, the guard checked the information displayed on the scanner and looked at Xiao Yu in surprise. "You were with the Iron Blood Squad before, right? Why are you alone now?"

"I'm training alone. Hurry up and give me the key." Xiao Yu smiled.

The guard smiled and handed him a key. "H655. Since you're alone, you've been assigned a small townhouse." The Iron Blood Squad had been assigned a relatively large villa because they were a full squad, while a lone person naturally received much smaller accommodations.

"Oh, right, my surname is Wang. Just call me Brother Wang. You're welcome to sell any Monster materials you hunt to me. I'll definitely give you a satisfactory price."

"Alright, take a look."

Xiao Yu took the key and set down his backpack.

"Hmm, looks like you killed 201 Monsters this time. Most are High-level Beast Soldier level Monsters. 1.6 million. How does that sound?"

"Fine."

Over these three days, Xiao Yu had gained a total of 5,600 Wish Points.

Day by day, time passed. Ever since Xiao Yu began hiding out in County Town No. 0231 for long periods, the large number of Monsters in the county town had suffered terribly. Unlike other Warriors, who only took the important materials after killing them, Xiao Yu devoured their bodies after collecting the materials as well! Each time, Xiao Yu earned a large number of Wish Points and returned to the Supply Base with a bulging bag of important Monster materials.

Xiao Yu returned to the Supply Base roughly once every three days.

When Xiao Yu returned for the second time.

"Hmm, looks like you killed 225 Monsters over the past few days. Most are High-level Beast Soldier level Monsters. 1.8 million. How does that sound?" Wang Wei at the Supply Base said.

When Xiao Yu returned for the fourth time.

"You killed 242 Monsters over the past few days. Most are High-level Beast Soldier level Monsters. 2 million. How about it?"

When Xiao Yu returned for the seventh time.

"You actually killed 260 Monsters this time, over a dozen more than last time. Most are High-level Beast Soldier level Monsters. 2.1 million."

Over these twenty-plus days, he killed nearly 1,500 Monsters, almost all of them High-level Beast Soldier level Monsters. The reason was that killing High-level Beast Soldiers offered relatively better value in terms of Wish Points gained.

Xiao Yu planned to bring this period of training to an end. After returning this time and resting for a day or two, he would continue heading out with the Iron Blood Squad.

"System, check the Wish completion status."

Host: Xiao Yu

First Wish: Physical fitness reaches Apprentice Level 5

Wish completion status: 55,700/7,000 Wish Points.

"The train is about to arrive at the station. Passengers getting off, please prepare your belongings." The recorded voice of the train attendant echoed through the carriage. With a swish, the carriage doors opened.

I'm home. Xiao Yu thought.

The train station was packed with people and full of life.

This time, he had spent roughly a month in the Wilderness Zone, more than twenty days of it alone. The Wilderness Zone was barren and ruined everywhere, and those cities had long since become unrecognizable. Large numbers of Monsters occupied them, and Xiao Yu had to remain vigilant at all times, terrified of being surrounded by a beast horde.

Only the Base City! This was where humans could live safely! This was where civilization still existed!

"The Base City is humanity's final stronghold." A trace of realization rose in Xiao Yu's heart. "Even for the sake of this human society's foundation, Warriors with greater strength truly should step forward! I can easily kill ordinary Beast Soldier level Monsters, and even Beginner Beast General level Monsters. But for ordinary humans, even a thousand people armed with good weapons would face extreme danger against a Beast General level Monster."

After leaving the train station, Xiao Yu called his mother in advance, then took a vehicle used by the Limit Martial Arts School back to his home in Mingyue Residential Area, Yangzhou City.

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