First Real Combat

In the Wilderness Zone, a red triangular fighter jet descended from the sky.

Jia Yi and Lin Qingyu stepped out of the jet together.

"Xiao Yu, although the tests proved that you possess Councillor-level strength, as a Councillor, you still need some achievements. That will also make it easier for others to accept you," Jia Yi said. "Especially since you requested to personally inspect the actual equipment when entering the National Treasury to select your gear."

"Alright, I understand." Lin Qingyu nodded.

Lin Qingyu did not have an Intelligent Life like Bata to assist him, nor had he acquired knowledge from the universe. If he wanted to find truly valuable weapons, he still had to choose them himself inside the National Treasury.

However, as an important location, the National Treasury would not allow people to enter casually. After all, a nation was different from a martial arts school. The two major martial arts schools on Earth were both ruled by their headmasters alone, but a nation could not operate that way. Necessary procedures still had to be followed.

Therefore, he still needed some achievements to prove his strength to everyone.

Besides, it would be far too unreasonable for a Councillor-level expert to have never hunted a single monster.

So, on the day after his awakening was complete, Jia Yi brought Lin Qingyu to the Wilderness Zone. He hoped Lin Qingyu could hunt some monsters to prove his strength.

Of course, they could not ask Lin Qingyu to hunt King level monsters. After all, not every Councillor could be one hundred percent certain of killing a King level monster.

Jia Yi only required Lin Qingyu to kill some Lord level monsters.

During the hunt, Jia Yi would record footage of Lin Qingyu to prove that he possessed the strength, responsibility, and qualifications worthy of a Councillor's position.

Lin Qingyu had not yet gone to the National Treasury to choose treasures, but Jia Yi could not possibly let him come hunt monsters empty-handed. So, he had prepared a full set of SS-class combat suit equipment, weapons, and throwing knives for a Mental Master.

"Found it." Jia Yi glanced at the detector in his hand and said to Lin Qingyu, "Xiao Yu, let's start with something easy. Your first target today is a beginner Lord level monster with greater strength but weaker speed. There are three Beast General-level monsters of the same species around it. You're a Mental Master, so these minor enemies won't affect you much."

Lin Qingyu nodded. As a Mental Master, he had never feared being outnumbered.

The target Jia Yi pointed out was a Bloodthirsty Tank, ranked second among pig-type monsters.

However, among Lord level monsters, pig-type monsters were not particularly powerful.

Lin Qingyu did not even need to use Mental Power or any force-amplification techniques. His basic strength alone was dozens of times greater than that of the Bloodthirsty Tank!

Relying purely on his overwhelming fundamentals, Lin Qingyu charged into the monster pack and cut down the Bloodthirsty Tank with a single slash. As he withdrew his blade, he casually took out the three Beast Generals around it as well.

Jia Yi's eyes lit up when he saw Lin Qingyu's clean and decisive battle.

In truth, Jia Yi had never expected Lin Qingyu, who had been paralyzed for fifteen full years, to possess any combat techniques. The reason he had started with a beginner Lord was to let Lin Qingyu crush it with his powerful physical foundation and build up some experience.

After all, with Lin Qingyu's physical foundation, killing a low-level Lord monster was about as difficult as an ordinary person killing a chick.

"It seems ordinary beginner Lords pose no challenge for you, Xiao Yu. Shall we continue?" Jia Yi asked.

"Let's continue," Lin Qingyu said.

His foundation was strong, and his force amplification was not weak either.

The fusion of his will and body had given him control over his body far beyond that of ordinary people.

By the standards of the Virtual Universe Company, his force-amplification amplitude could earn a score of 3 on the Immortal Altar.

Although the Immortal Altar's full score was 100, those 3 points were not to be underestimated. They meant his force amplification could reach three times his base strength!

Most Planetary-level fighters on Earth could only amplify their force around fourfold, while only Thor, the strongest, could reach sevenfold.

Of course, that was also because he lacked practice. He had been able to move freely for less than half a month. Once he became more proficient at controlling his body, his force amplification could increase by many times more.

Of course, Lin Qingyu was hunting Lord level monsters now, not King level monsters, so he had no need for any force-amplification techniques at all.

The only somewhat unpleasant part was the blood and killing, but neither could stop Lin Qingyu from crushing these monsters.

It was like someone being awakened at night by a cockroach crawling over their body. Their screams and panic would not stop them from stomping the cockroach to death.

Of course, with Lin Qingyu's willpower, killing monsters affected him far less than an ordinary person being awakened by a cockroach at night.

After easily wiping out the nearby Bloodthirsty Tank pack, Lin Qingyu shifted his targets from low-level Lord monsters to more powerful Lord level monsters.

With his strength, naturally, nothing unexpected happened.

Whether intermediate Lords or advanced Lords, none could withstand even a single exchange with him.

"Xiao Yu, you've already killed enough Lord level monsters. It's about time to stop," Jia Yi said after Lin Qingyu split an advanced Lord-level Earth Dragon apart with a single slash.

Councillor-level experts were far stronger than Lords, but even they did not dare slaughter Lord level monsters indiscriminately.

At the Lord level, monsters had already developed intelligence, and King level monsters were no less intelligent than humans.

Every King level monster had its own territory, and the Lord level monsters within that territory were effectively its subordinates.

If too many Lord level monsters were slaughtered in the same place, it could provoke retaliation from a King level monster.

It would be fine if that retaliation targeted only the fighters who had come to hunt, but the real fear was that a King level monster might issue a call and trigger a Beast Tide!

Even if Planetary-level fighters and Mental Masters could survive within a Beast Tide, it would spread to the cities and cause massive casualties.

Even with the military blocking it, countless sacrifices would still be required.

Hong and Thor were powerful. In terms of individual strength alone, the two of them could be considered the strongest people on Earth. But even now, they had no way to protect all humanity against the countless King level and Lord level monsters around the world.

What was more, monsters could disregard the deaths of Beast Soldiers and Beast Generals, but humans could not bear to see cities destroyed and ordinary people die in huge numbers.

That was why Lin Qingyu had said that, in the balance between humans and monsters, humanity did not actually hold the initiative.

"Mm, let's return to the Base City first." Lin Qingyu nodded in agreement with Jia Yi.

Killing Lord level monsters was no challenge for him. It had not even provided much training, at most earning him some money.

But for Lin Qingyu, Earth's currency would soon become nothing more than a number.

Jia Yi brought Lin Qingyu aboard the aircraft and flew directly back to Kyoto Base City.

However, Lin Qingyu did not return home immediately. After Jia Yi provided footage of Lin Qingyu's battle to the others, Lin Qingyu officially obtained all the privileges a Councillor should possess.

Therefore, after returning to Kyoto Base City, Lin Qingyu still needed to visit the National Treasury and select the three treasures that were rightfully his.