Beast Tide

"Take it!"

Xu Qing ultimately decided to accept the mission.

That meant he had officially established contact with Gongsun Jin.

However, the mission was scheduled for half a month later.

So, during those two weeks, Xu Qing could cultivate in peace while making some preparations.

Weekend.

Planning to go hunting again, Xu Qing returned to the Dragon Sunset Hunting Zone.

But the park was unexpectedly closed.

Only when he saw the tightly shut gates and the notice posted above them did Xu Qing feel somewhat annoyed.

"Due to Rebel Army activity, the Dragon Sunset Hunting Zone will be temporarily closed. All martial artists are requested to wait patiently. The reopening date will be announced separately."

Xu Qing read the huge notice on the wall helplessly.

Looking at the two or three martial artists gathered at the entrance, who had driven here to hunt just like him, he shook his head.

It seemed none of them had received the notice.

"Did you hear? Those extremists in the Rebel Army directly occupied a hunting zone east of the base city and released all the Mutated Creatures."

"What?" someone exclaimed at once, drawing Xu Qing's attention.

"It's true. Two Lion Mastiff Dogs above Rank 5 appeared in 0129 County two days ago and slaughtered an entire village!"

"Fuck! Those bastards are truly disgusting. If they've got the guts, why not go after the official martial artists? What kind of people attack civilians?!"

"I heard the Rebel Army also made a breach here at Dragon Sunset, but it was suppressed in time."

"Yeah, I heard that too. And I heard two or three Mutated Creatures escaped from here as well. Who knows whether they'll wander into the areas where we live."

"Sigh, everyone should be careful lately. Remind your families to stay safe."

Hearing those conversations, Xu Qing's heart sank. He shook his head and got into the car.

The Rebel Army's impact on ordinary people's lives was becoming more and more severe.

Who knew when this would end?

By the time Xu Qing returned to the company,

it was already four in the afternoon.

"Awooo!!"

Just after returning the car,

he suddenly heard a resounding howl nearby.

"Hm? A wolf howl!"

The rental shop owner, Li Chengguang, turned in surprise toward the source of the sound.

It had come from the direction of Celestial God Company.

Not good!

"Boss, I'm leaving first! I'll come pay tomorrow!"

The moment Xu Qing realized the sound had come from the company, a bad feeling rose in his heart.

He immediately recalled what he had heard at the entrance to the Dragon Sunset Hunting Zone.

Leaving the car behind, he grabbed his equipment and ran straight toward the company.

"Be careful!"

Boss Li called after him loudly.

He then hurriedly shut the main doors to guard against a Beast Tide.

As Xu Qing rushed back to the company, he thought for a moment and chose not to use his gun.

Instead, he took out the B-rank Alloy Battle Sword from his loot and held it as a weapon.

After charging into the company,

Xu Qing immediately saw the panicked employees scattering in every direction.

At the center of the chaos stood a massive grayish-white creature with a tuft of silver fur around its neck—the Silver Moon Wolf!

A Mutated Creature!

Two corpses lay around the Silver Moon Wolf.

Blood covered the floor.

The wolf had a mangled arm clenched in its jaws.

Members of the Security Team had already surrounded the Silver Moon Wolf.

Yet not one of them dared step forward.

That was because Silver Moon Wolves were simply too well-known.

There was no need to inspect it. An adult Silver Moon Wolf was at least Rank 6.

Among the martial artists at Celestial God Company,

even the strongest was only Rank 4.

They did not dare attack it, nor did they dare let the thing leave.

Thus, they could only surround it without attacking.

"Run!"

"Xu Qing, get out of here!"

At that moment, several employees from Xu Qing's workshop ran toward him.

Seeing that Xu Qing was heading against the fleeing crowd, they hurriedly called out to him.

Xu Qing waved his hand. "You go first. Get to the basement, quickly!"

Seeing this, the two could only grit their teeth and leave.

Neither believed Xu Qing could be of much help.

But at least Xu Qing was a martial artist.

Before long, Xu Qing approached the Silver Moon Wolf.

Luo Qingshan of the Security Team spotted Xu Qing from afar.

Though he wanted to stop Xu Qing from approaching,

he did not dare shout loudly while facing the Silver Moon Wolf.

He could only look anxiously at Xu Qing and repeatedly signal with his eyes.

Meanwhile, the Silver Moon Wolf continued gnawing on the corpse of a Celestial God Company employee.

It did not launch another attack.

At the same time, it paid no attention to the martial artists surrounding it.

It seemed to know very well that these people were too weak to harm it, leaving it utterly unafraid.

Soon,

the park was completely empty.

All employees had evacuated.

"I'm here to help!"

Xu Qing called out to Luo Qingshan and approached with his sword in hand.

He would not just stand by and watch this beast rampage through the company and hurt his coworkers.

Besides, with his current strength,

it did not matter even if he exposed a little of it.

He was not using a gun, so no one would connect him to that mysterious gun-wielding expert.

Therefore,

once he made up his mind, Xu Qing did not conceal himself at all as he approached.

He wanted to draw the Silver Moon Wolf's attention.

However, the Silver Moon Wolf truly was a Mutated Creature with extremely high intelligence.

The moment it heard Xu Qing's footsteps, it warily raised its head and sniffed the air.

Then it looked at Xu Qing cautiously and let out a threatening growl.

Xu Qing showed no fear whatsoever.

He merely stared coldly at the Silver Moon Wolf.

For some reason, that wolf sensed the threat. It actually dropped the corpse in its mouth, turned, leaped out of the crowd, and ran away!

"It's leaving!"

"Don't chase it!"

Luo Qingshan spoke up at once.

But no one was foolish enough to chase after the Silver Moon Wolf.

Xu Qing, on the other hand, looked with slight surprise at its receding figure.

He had not expected the thing's Sixth Sense to be so sharp.

Could it have smelled the aura of a powerful expert on him?

"We need to make sure it has truly left."

At that moment, a retired martial artist from the Lunar Surface Army spoke up.

"Chen Feng, come with me. The rest of you, check whether there are any injured people or breaches in the walls!"

Luo Qingshan shouted. He then called the retired martial artist with him to follow the Silver Moon Wolf's trail.

Xu Qing had wanted to follow and assess the situation. If possible, he wanted to kill that Silver Moon Wolf.

But after thinking it over, there was more than one Mutated Creature around here.

What if another one came as soon as he left?

How would his coworkers deal with it?

In the end, the company's count showed

that three employees had died in this Beast Tide.

All were only around thirty and had just started families.

Xu Qing knew all three of them.

Helpless, Xu Qing could only sigh with even greater emotion.

Human lives were as worthless as grass.

At the same time, all he felt toward the Rebel Army was anger and hatred.

No matter what their goal was,

sacrificing ordinary people this way would not bring peace.

It would only bring rage and public resentment!!

According to the subsequent investigation,

the Silver Moon Wolf had smashed through the wall and charged directly into the factory.

That was why the alarm had not had time to evacuate everyone.

Apparently,

the Silver Moon Wolf had not only caused losses for Celestial God Company,

it later even charged into the Thunder Dragon Gang's headquarters.

The Thunder Dragon Gang discovered it, and after a fierce battle, seven or eight people died.

In the end, the beast was only killed after the gang leader Lei Yang joined forces with several experts from the gang.