Devouring the Starry Sky: Cultivation Makes Me Stronger — Chapter 19

However, for one thing, he had crippled three members of the Tiger Tooth Squad and already offended them. Moreover, the look in Tiger Tooth's eyes before he left had made Luo Feng deeply uneasy. Rather than passively waiting for their revenge, it was better to strike first.

Secondly, Luo Feng was on good terms with him, and he was willing to help him with this.

The moment Chen Gu heard that, he gritted his teeth and said he wanted to go too.

But Luo Feng refused them all. "A Shen, this has nothing to do with you. There's no need for you to get involved. And Brother Chen, don't go either. I'll be more flexible acting alone. Besides, I'm a Mind Controller. Even if I run into a War God, I can still escape!"

The greatest advantage of Mind Controllers was that they could fly.

No matter how powerful a War God might be, they could only watch from the ground. The moment they leapt into the air, they would become living targets for Mind Controllers!

"Let Luo Feng go alone."

In the end, Captain Gao Feng made the decision. "His ability to escape is stronger than all of ours. If he acts alone, the chances of success will be higher."

"As for us..."

Gao Feng swept his gaze across everyone present. "We'll return to the base city first. Since the Tiger Tooth Squad has found a powerful backer in Li Wei, they may make other moves. We can't stay in City No. 003 any longer."

Everyone's hearts skipped a beat. It was not impossible.

To Li Wei, the Fire Hammer Squad was nothing more than a tiny ant by the roadside, something he could crush with a casual step.

And if Tiger Tooth truly managed to persuade Li Wei, then continuing to stay here would be no different from placing their lives beneath someone else's butcher's blade and begging for mercy.

That was absolutely unacceptable.

"Senior Brother, be careful on your own."

Luo Shen moved close to Luo Feng's side. After glancing at the other members of the Fire Hammer Squad and seeing that they were all packing their things, he lowered his voice. "If you really have to turn blades against Li Wei, then expose your identity as a Mind Controller if necessary—but whatever you do, don't kill Li Wei."

"I know."

Luo Feng nodded and patted Luo Shen's shoulder.

They finished packing quickly. Under Gao Feng's command, the group immediately headed downstairs and left.

After seeing the Fire Hammer Squad onto the highway, Luo Feng turned back once more. Before long, his figure had vanished into the vast cluster of city buildings.

"Let's go." Gao Feng withdrew his gaze.

The group walked on in silence.

After traveling along the highway for some time, Luo Shen suddenly spoke at a highway fork. "Captain, you all go back first."

Gao Feng frowned.

Chen Gu asked, "A Shen, are you planning to help Luo Feng?"

"Senior Brother can handle things himself, so I won't get involved." Luo Shen shook his head. Meeting their puzzled gazes, he said, "Captain should know that in at most two months, I'll be heading to the global headquarters for special training. I want to make a run at the Elite Training Camp."

"I know." Gao Feng nodded.

He was indeed aware of it. After all, Supervisor Zhuge had specifically called him because of this matter, asking him to take better care of Luo Shen.

Everyone fell silent.

The Elite Training Camp, also known as the War God Reserve, was a place every genius martial artist desperately wanted to enter.

"If that's the case, then go."

Gao Feng patted Luo Shen's shoulder and encouraged him. "With your strength, as long as you don't provoke any special High-level Beast General Level monsters or Lord Level monsters, keeping yourself alive shouldn't be a problem."

Ever since he had seen Luo Shen force Tiger Tooth back with just a few moves, he had known that the Fire Hammer Squad's little temple could not hold such a great Buddha.

He simply had not expected that day to come so soon.

"A Shen, don't get yourself killed!" Chen Gu walked up to Luo Shen and thumped him on the shoulder with a fist. Laughing, he said, "I'm still waiting for you to come back and treat me to a meal."

Luo Shen rolled his eyes. "Why are you making it sound like a final farewell?"

He raised his hand and checked the time.

"Get back as soon as possible. We'll part ways here." Luo Shen pointed at the sign leading toward City 023. "I'm planning to head to the wilderness city of City 023 to temper my blade techniques. I'll be back by the end of February at the latest."

City 023.

Before the Great Nirvana, it had been SZ City. Within China, it was considered one of the larger wilderness cities.

"Then this is goodbye."

As they watched Luo Shen's departing figure, everyone suddenly felt the same thing.

Luo Shen would not be joining the Fire Hammer Squad again.

Just as the six of them had set out together at the beginning, they were now going their separate ways—Luo Feng heading off to seek revenge on the Tiger Tooth Squad, while Luo Shen chose to hone himself in another wilderness city.

"Let's go too." Gao Feng took a deep breath and suppressed the strange emotions rising in his heart.

There were a few things to take care of, so tonight's two updates have been posted together.

City 023.

Formerly SZ City, it was the largest wilderness city around City No. 003.

Because it bordered bodies of water such as Taihu Lake and Yangcheng Lake, it was also known as a "monster breeding ground." Large numbers of land monsters and amphibious monsters were bred here, then continuously sent into City No. 003.

Yangcheng Lake covered an area of 120 square kilometers.

Taihu Lake covered an even greater area of 2,400 square kilometers.

With such vast waters, combined with large numbers of sea monsters entering the inland regions via rivers such as the Huangpu River and the Yangtze River, countless monsters gathered here. Coupled with its comfortable ecosystem, City 023 had bred a large number of high-level monsters.

The number of powerful monsters in the city's main urban district was no less than that of City No. 003.

It simply had fewer King-level Monsters.

Chirp~~~

Screech!

Flocks of bird-type monsters flew through the sky, a black mass as they looked down upon the vast City 023 below.

Inside a high-rise building at the edge of the main urban district.

Luo Shen lightly sliced through the door lock with a single strike, making little noise as he slipped quietly into the spacious room. With one glance, he saw that it was fully furnished with furniture and appliances.

It had once been a budget hotel, but after several decades, the room was already thick with dust.

After clearing out a small clean area, this temporarily became Luo Shen's foothold.

Leaning against the balcony door, Luo Shen ate a little food and drank some water to replenish his energy.

Looking out from the balcony, he saw countless monsters roaming, mating, and fighting in the streets below. With a single sweep of his gaze, he spotted more than ten Beast General-level monsters.

"There really are quite a lot of them." Luo Shen rubbed his nose.

He checked his watch. It was 5:45 in the afternoon.

By now, Luo Feng was probably already keeping an eye on the Tiger Tooth Squad.

"I wonder, with my warning, whether Luo Feng will still end up facing Li Wei." Because of his appearance, Zhang Zehu and the others had all become crippled. Logically speaking, the Tiger Tooth Squad, having suffered such heavy losses, should choose to leave the Wilderness Area.

However, Li Wei's two bodyguards were not easy to deal with. Perhaps they would insist on continuing to complete Li Wei's training mission.

But if that happened, the plot would return to its original course.

"Forget it. I won't think about it anymore."

He shook his head, casting the stray thoughts from his mind.

He had already done everything he could. What remained depended on Luo Feng's own choice.

"Hmm?" A dazzling flash of scarlet suddenly entered Luo Shen's field of vision. Instinctively looking in that direction, he saw a strange monster that was crimson all over, advancing slowly like a heavy tank, with several pig-type monster underlings following at its side.

"Bloodthirsty Tank!"

Luo Shen licked his lips. "And it's a Medium Beast General Level one. This is a pretty good target for practicing with my blade!"

Among pig-type monsters, the Bloodthirsty Tank ranked second, surpassed only by the top-ranked Fire Scale Three-tusked Boar. Its entire body was covered in dense scales, giving it astonishing defense. Both its defensive power and charging force were no weaker than those of a real tank.

Its price was also higher than that of ordinary monsters at the same level—roughly three times as much!

With Luo Shen's current strength, he could completely crush ordinary Medium Beast General Level monsters. Only special Medium Beast General Level monsters like this, or High-level Beast General Level monsters, were the best choices for honing himself.

He swept his eyes across the area from the balcony.

"Alright, it's chosen!"

Gripping his battle blade, he quietly made his way downstairs and stealthily headed toward the Bloodthirsty Tank.

In the city that had been abandoned for many years, many buildings had become ruins. Tenacious trees struggled up through the reinforced concrete, eventually breaking free from their cages and reaching the new world.

And Luo Shen quietly weaved through them.

Before long, Luo Shen arrived at the place where the Bloodthirsty Tank had been active in his memories.

A broad plaza.