Level 3 Rat Tide

"Xiao Yu, what do you like to eat? Since this is your first time here, let me treat you." Zhou Zhengyong smiled as he took the menu from the waiter beside him and handed it to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu glanced at the menu. There were many dishes, such as Dragon Liver and Phoenix Gall, that did not exist in the real world, and they were extremely expensive. Even the few common dishes were costly.

"The things in the War God Palace are expensive, but their taste is perfect. They can't be made outside," Xiao Guohua said beside him.

Although these things were expensive, they were nothing to War God powerhouses. For War Gods, even if they worked for an organization, an annual salary of five billion Huaxia Coins was perfectly normal. If they hunted some Lord level monsters on the side, earning over ten billion a year was still easy.

Xiao Yu casually ordered several dishes and a glass of wine before handing the menu to Zhou Zhengyong.

The waiter soon brought the dishes and wine over to Xiao Yu.

Xiao Yu sampled them and praised them. "The taste really is excellent. Nothing to complain about."

"When it comes to delicious food, how could reality possibly compare to a virtual space?" Zhou Zhengyong said with a laugh.

"Xiao Yu, through the War God Palace, we Warriors who have just entered the War God level can make more friends. That way, if we encounter some powerful monsters in the future, we can deal with them together," Xiao Guohua said with a smile.

"Mm." Xiao Yu naturally understood.

"The Xiao Family can now be said to be flourishing, with two War Gods in one family." Zhou Zhengyong sounded somewhat envious.

"We can't compare with those major forces. Not to mention top powers like the Limit Martial Arts School, Thunder Martial Hall, and HR Alliance, even some of the families within the HR Alliance are beyond our reach." Xiao Guohua sighed. "There are fifty-two Councillor-level powerhouses worldwide. Among these councillors, seven or eight were unwilling to serve under others and established their own Mercenary Groups. There are also many Advanced War God families. None of them are things we can compare with."

"All right, Xiao Yu. How about we stroll around the War God Palace mall later? The items there are considerably cheaper than those outside."

"Sure," Xiao Yu replied.

The three War Gods then strolled around the mall together. To Xiao Yu, it was merely sightseeing. Not only did he currently lack nothing, but even if he did, he had no money to buy it. He could now be said to be completely broke.

After visiting the War God Palace mall and returning to his residence, Xiao Yu logged out of the War God Palace.

The date became November 22, six days before the Level 3 Rat Tide would occur in County 0231.

Xiao Yu was unsure whether his current strength was enough to save Lu Gang's life.

To ensure nothing went wrong, he decided to use the system once more to improve his strength.

"System, display the system panel."

Host: Xiao Yu

First Wish: Increase genetic multiplier by onefold (100 Wish Copper Coins)

Second Wish: Perfectly comprehend the Sixth Stage of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade (40,500 Wish Points)

Third Wish: Physical fitness reaches Apprentice Ninth Stage (128,000 Wish Points)

Number of wishes fulfilled: 14

Remaining Wish Points: 1,211,800

"System, fulfill the second and third wishes simultaneously."

Wish Points have been deducted!

The wishes are being fulfilled...

As soon as the system's voice fell silent, Xiao Yu was surrounded by a special energy. He instantly entered a state of enlightenment. Countless cultivation experiences and insights regarding the Sixth Stage of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade flowed into his mind, becoming his knowledge. After being washed over again and again, they became instinctive bodily reactions.

At the same time, energy resembling inexhaustible creative energy surged into his body, constantly strengthening his physique and increasing his strength, speed, and nerve reaction speed.

His body underwent a qualitative transformation from the inside out.

Energy resembling endless Genetic Energy poured into his body, transforming into Genetic Energy he had cultivated himself.

At the same time, his mental power also continued to grow imperceptibly, reaching a level corresponding to an Advanced War God who followed the path of a Mind Controller.

Although Xiao Yu had no intention of taking the Mind Controller path, the growth of his mental power could increase his control over his body.

As long as his mental power was sufficient, even if his strength increased tenfold, he could quickly gain perfect control over it.

Half an hour later.

Everything once again fell silent.

The wish had been perfectly fulfilled!

Xiao Yu's basic fist strength was 256,000 kilograms, and his speed was 600 meters per second, close to twice the speed of sound. The Sixth Stage of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade provided 4.9 times the force. Thus, his maximum speed should be able to reach or approach three times the speed of sound.

After standing up, Xiao Yu discovered that his strength had not run out of control. Although his control was still imperfect and he could not achieve precision down to the slightest detail, he was already far better than many Warriors who had just entered the Advanced War God level.

Even so, Xiao Yu trained nonstop for five days, until he could perfectly control every trace of strength within his body.

Now that his strength had reached the Advanced War God level, he wanted to see how many Wish Points it would take to use the system to advance to the Planetary level.

"System, set the second wish to break through and become a Planetary first order."

Setting successful!

Second Wish: Break through and become a Planetary first order (100 Wish Copper Coins)

One hundred Wish Copper Coins was equivalent to one million Wish Points.

"System, set the third wish to perfectly comprehend the Seventh Stage of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade."

Setting successful!

Third Wish: Perfectly comprehend the Seventh Stage of Nine Heavens Thunder Blade (81,000 Wish Points)

"System, display my remaining Wish Points."

Remaining Wish Points: 1,043,300

Xiao Yu put on his full SS-class Combat Suit and went downstairs with two SS-grade battle knives on his back.

On the first floor, he saw his mother, Xu Jingyi, busy at work.

"Mom, I have something urgent to take care of. I'll be going out for a while."

His mother had been very happy these past few days. Although her son was busy cultivating all day and rarely had time to chat with her, she was happy as long as he was by her side.

"All right, son. Be careful." Xu Jingyi's voice held undisguised worry, even though her son had already become a powerhouse like his elder brother, Xiao Guohua.

"Don't worry, Mom! Your son is invincible among War Gods," Xiao Yu said confidently.

The Limit Martial Arts School's armored car was already waiting outside the villa.

Inside the armored car, Xiao Yu opened his contacts and called Zhou Zhengyong, the president of Jiangnan Base City.

The phone rang only three times before it was answered.

"Inspector Xiao, what is it?" Zhou Zhengyong asked.

"President Zhou, you can just call me by my name from now on." Xiao Yu continued, "I'll have to trouble you to check the satellite surveillance near the North Military Region and see whether there are any signs of a Rat Tide or beast tide forming."

Although the original novel's explanation of the Level 3 Rat Tide was very brief, a Rat Tide would not appear suddenly. There had to be signs and trends beforehand.

A Level 3 Rat Tide was merely the smallest in scale and least harmful of the Rat Tides. It could not threaten a military region at all. At most, it would consume some of the military region's ammunition and cost it some low-level forces.

Above Level 3 Rat Tides were Level 2 Rat Tides and Level 1 Rat Tides. Those were the truly catastrophic ones.

But even the Rat Beasts in the least harmful Level 3 Rat Tide numbered in the hundreds of millions. Lu Gang must have been overwhelmed by the Rat Beasts and unable to escape, fighting until he was exhausted before finally being killed. Even his corpse could not be found. Only the battle knife he had used in life was recovered.

Five minutes later.

"Xiao Yu, satellite surveillance shows that large numbers of Rat Beasts are gathering in City 0252 and the surrounding counties. It is estimated that a Level 3 Rat Tide will form in City 0252 at 3:00 p.m. and begin devouring everything in its path as it spreads across the surrounding thousand kilometers. The North Military Region has already been notified." Zhou Zhengyong spoke solemnly.

"I hope the North Military Region can take measures in time!" Xiao Yu said worriedly.

Sure enough, the Rat Tide had formed long ago. It simply would not advance to the vicinity of County 0231, where Luo Feng was, until tomorrow.

Xiao Yu got off at the train station and used his Warrior privileges to buy a ticket to the North Military Region.

Along the way, Warriors who either knew Xiao Yu or had seen him a few times all turned their attention toward him.

"War God Xiao Yu."

"Why is War God Xiao Yu going to the North Military Region? I haven't heard that there are any Lord level monsters there."

Occasionally, puzzled Warriors whispered to their teammates.

With Xiao Yu's current hearing, he could hear every sound made throughout the entire train clearly.

Ignoring the discussions around him, Xiao Yu closed his eyes and rested on the train.

It was not until evening that the train finally arrived at the North Military Region.

After getting off, Xiao Yu did not enter the supply base. He went straight toward the gate leading to the Wilderness Zone.

"A Rat Tide has occurred within a thousand kilometers of here. All Warriors are to remain inside the military region's station. Do not enter the Wilderness Zone until the Rat Tide alert has been lifted!" The announcement continuously played at the various gates of the military region.

"I hope this can reduce the number of Human Warriors who die."

As soon as Xiao Yu left the base, he encountered Luo Feng returning to the supply base after hunting monsters in the wilderness.

Luo Feng was wearing a Level 6 combat suit and carrying weapons. Two Level 9 throwing knives hung at his waist, and a huge black backpack was strapped to his back. He was running toward the military station at roughly eighty meters per second.

"Luo Feng!" Xiao Yu called out.

"Xiao Yu, what brings you to the North Military Region? I heard that you've already become a War God powerhouse," Luo Feng asked in confusion.

A few days earlier, after returning to the station, Luo Feng had encountered some Warrior friends. They had all talked about Xiao Yu, the newly advanced War God. At first, he had not believed it, but after hearing so many people say it, he had no choice but to accept it.

"I only became a War God by luck. I'm sure you'll soon become a War God too, and perhaps even surpass the War God level." Xiao Yu smiled. "I came here because satellite surveillance detected signs of large numbers of Rat Beasts gathering in a county near the military region. I'm going to take a look at the situation."

"The military region has already sent an emergency alert to everyone's Communication Watch," Luo Feng said after catching his breath.

Luo Feng was not the only one urgently returning from the Wilderness Zone. Thousands of Warriors were doing the same.

During the time Xiao Yu spoke with Luo Feng, at least thirty Warriors passed by them.

"Luo Feng, your name has spread throughout Jiangnan Base City. You've been hunting like crazy for two months." Xiao Yu patted Luo Feng on the shoulder. "It's time to take a break. You might as well return to the Base City and spend some time with your family."

"Haha!" Luo Feng laughed. "I was just planning to go back. I haven't seen my parents or little brother for two months, and I really miss them."

"Do you miss your family, or do you miss Xu Xin?" Xiao Yu teased.

"Haha. Both!" Luo Feng's face flushed red.