Monster Siege

"Commissar, although it sounds incredible, I think it's highly likely to be true."

Zhong Feng described his meeting with Su Yu in detail.

At the end of his account, he added, "Regardless of whether the Nemesis is really Zhang Jiao, since he knows about the existence of the Singer Civilization, he must know some inside information. I think it's necessary to take this seriously."

Political Commissar Zhang didn't reply, resting his chin on his hand in thought.

After a long while, he let out a long sigh, "Hoo, no matter what, the organization has made a decision. The organization has decided to double the resources and personnel allocated to your department. What do you think?"

"Just double?" Zhong Feng frowned, veins starting to bulge on his forehead.

"If the strength within the game can truly be materialized, I believe we must explore this game at all costs! Even if the resources are doubled, it's still too little, not enough for us."

"Alright, Xiao Zhong," Political Commissar Zhang pressed his palm down, signaling him to calm down.

"The game 'Evolution' has always been within the organization's sight. Even if the strength in this game can truly be materialized, there are still many uncertainties."

"For example, how much time and money would it take for an ordinary person to reach level 50?"

"To what extent can materialized game strength reach? If after materialization, they can still be killed with a single shot, wouldn't that be ridiculous?"

"If after materialization, their strength is even less than that of a child with a gun, wouldn't that also be ridiculous?"

"Can we generate enough profit in a short period to influence the entire war situation?"

"Is it worth investing a huge amount of resources for Guo Jia?"

Faced with Political Commissar Zhang's questions, Zhong Feng was speechless. "This..."

He truly couldn't answer.

Political Commissar Zhang interlaced his fingers and brought them to his lips. "From our perspective, we cannot take a gamble for an uncertain future. We prefer to invest as many resources as possible into areas with stable returns, such as—increasing our hydrogen bomb reserves."

"Understood," Zhong Feng gave a bitter smile.

From a national standpoint, it was indeed unlikely to immediately invest massive resources into a completely unknown field. If the massive investment yielded no satisfactory output, the sin would be immense!

Moreover, making a hasty decision based on a few speculative words from the Nemesis would be too rash.

"Unless..." Political Commissar Zhang changed his tone.

"Unless?"

"Unless you can provide sufficient proof that 'Evolution' indeed has the effect of changing the tide of battle, only then will I give you the resources you want."

"Understood!" Zhong Feng stood up and saluted the Commissar. "I will work hard to level up and reach level 50 as soon as possible."

"Alright, you may go," the Commissar waved his hand. "Regarding the revival of ancient powerhouses, there are no signs for now. If it's true, I will handle it. You should focus your energy on 'Evolution' and level up properly!"

Back in the game.

Su Yu didn't go anywhere, diligently leveling up in Wolf King Valley.

There were still many hidden quests in the village.

However, these hidden quests either had poor rewards or took a very long time, so he didn't bother with them.

Moreover, Su Yu possessed the [Star Point Hand]. He wasn't interested in the equipment dropped by ordinary hidden quests. It was better to spend all his time leveling up.

Around 2 PM, Su Yu's level reached 8.

"At this rate, I should reach level 10 around 6 PM."

Su Yu thought, his hands not slowing down, continuing to slaughter [Howling Moon Wolves] with his magic.

"However, I've killed so many Howling Moon Wolves, the boss should have spawned by now, right?"

As soon as this thought crossed his mind.

Awoo—

A clear wolf howl echoed through the distant woods.

At the same time, sand and fallen leaves swirled within Wolf King Valley. The wolves in the valley seemed to be summoned, and they all began to howl in response.

Before long, the wolf howls from the valley spread throughout the entire Novice Village.

Whether it was players leveling up, doing quests, or just chatting in the village, everyone looked towards Wolf King Valley.

"What's going on?"

"That sound is like my husky's mating call!"

"Stupid! That's the sound of wolves! It sounds like it's coming from Wolf King Valley."

In the level 7 monster area, Skycutter Sword looked at his teammates. "What's that commotion? Should we go take a look?"

Skycutter Sword had been staying in Novice Village No. 6 for a while and had decided to make it his permanent base, not returning to Village No. 1.

In terms of leveling, any novice village was the same.

Leisurely My Heart craned her neck to look for a while and said, "I don't think it's a good idea to go. The sound is coming from Wolf King Valley. Even if a boss spawns, we won't be able to handle it."

"That makes sense."

Skycutter Sword didn't argue. He pulled another five monsters and continued leveling.

But just then, all online players in Novice Village No. 6 received a system notification:

"Ding! [Howling Moon Wolf King Lv.10 (Rare)] has appeared in Wolf King Valley! All monsters in Nolan Village will have their stats increased by 20%, and experience and drops will also increase by 20% for 1 hour."

"After 1 hour, the [Howling Moon Wolf King] will lead the wolf pack to attack Novice Village. Participating in the defeat of the [Howling Moon Wolf King] will result in a share of massive rewards!"

As soon as the system prompt sounded, Lv.3 [Black Boar], Lv.4 [Hillside Sheep], and Lv.5 [Silver Snake].

All the beasts were empowered by a surge of red energy, their eyes turning bloodshot, and they began to launch powerful counterattacks against the players who were attacking them.

The players were caught off guard.

Some players had aggroed too many monsters and couldn't withstand the onslaught, turning into white light and disappearing.

Scattered white lights began to drift through the leveling area.

As a top-tier tank, Skycutter Sword had aggroed 5 monsters at once. Now with each monster's stats increased by 20%, he was almost killed on the spot by their combined assault.

Fortunately, he managed to activate the [Shield Wall] skill he had bought at a high price, narrowly avoiding instant death.

After killing the last wild monster, Skycutter Sword breathed a sigh of relief. "Glad I didn't die. Getting kicked offline would have been a huge loss. But should we participate in this monster siege event?"

"Of course, we should participate!" Overlord Tiger said eagerly. "The rewards for these monster siege events are usually very generous! Since we're here, we definitely have to join!"

"Alright!" Skycutter Sword nodded. "I'll go gather the guild members."

Skycutter Sword opened his friend list.

But when he saw that Nemesis was at the very top, and that Nemesis was marked as Lv.8, Skycutter Sword was stunned. "Nemesis is already level 8?!"

"What? He's level 8?"

Qing Li, who was usually quiet, immediately showed a look of interest upon hearing Nemesis's name. "We wasted a lot of time clearing dungeons, but some people in our guild are focused on leveling! They only logged off at level 7!"

"Yeah! Even the highest-leveled player in our guild, 'Cangshan Youjing,' is only level 7," Skycutter Sword said with a wry smile. "Nemesis just came online at 10 o'clock, and he still has 8 hours of game time left. It looks like the gap is gradually widening!"