Harvest, Evil Spirit Aura Assault

Harvest, Evil Spirit Aura Assault

"Your strength has improved quickly. You can even break through the defenses of a High-Level Beast General Fire-scaled Trident Boar. You're practically reaching the level of an Advanced General Spiritual Force User.

"If you fought alone, ordinary Advanced Generals probably wouldn't be your match."

Looking at the three Flying Knives embedded in the Fire-scaled Trident Boar's scales and its shredded internal organs, Captain Lu Haochuan's expression was somewhat complicated.

"It's not that exaggerated. If Brother Yue Shan hadn't torn open a wound, I wouldn't even have been able to break its defenses." Qin Ming was startled, then shook his head.

After consecutive battles, the speed at which he absorbed Blood Essence and strengthened his soul aura had increased dramatically, but it had only been a single day.

Reaching 7,000 kg would already be quite good.

There was still quite a gap before meeting the requirements of an Elementary General.

"The Fire-scaled Trident Boar isn't an ordinary Monster. As the number one pig-type Monster, its defenses rank among the very best of all Monsters.

"If your Flying Knives can tear through even a little of its scales, then they can already break the defenses of ordinary High-Level Beast Generals.

"A Spiritual Force User's attacks aren't aimed at scales, but at weak points like the eyes and neck.

"Besides, your Mental Force is exceptionally powerful. Not only can you attack multiple Intermediate Beast Generals at once, but you can even affect a High-Level Beast General like the Fire-scaled Trident Boar. That's already absurdly powerful."

The usually silent Yue Shan shook his head and explained.

With the Fire-scaled Trident Boar's defenses, even his Battle Axe would have struggled to break through, let alone Flying Knives. He was a veteran Advanced General.

In the end, the Fire-scaled Trident Boar had become anxious, allowing him to seize the opportunity to tear open a gap in its relatively soft abdomen.

"Exactly. The moment those Monsters got close to you, they stiffened and stood there blankly before being killed with ease." Zhang Yan also walked over with his War Hammer in his arms. He was delighted, yet also deeply moved.

They had thought it would be a difficult battle, perhaps one that would require the captain to come rescue them after dealing with the Blazing Flame Tiger King. Instead, they had resolved their opponents before the captain did.

That was more than fifty Beast Generals!

"Haha, if you keep praising me like that, I'll get cocky. The main reason we were able to kill all those Monsters wasn't me, but those three rounds of bombardment!"

Qin Ming spoke with a grin. Even now, the scene of countless artillery pieces firing together still shook him deeply.

"How can that be the same? When the cannons roar, gold is spent by the ton! That was using money to smash the Monsters.

"Besides, after the bombardment, most Monster materials were destroyed. After just three rounds, it was hard to say whether the Monsters we killed would even cover the costs."

Xiao Heng shook his head with a laugh as he stepped forward.

As a Firearm Battle General, he understood better than anyone how much money those three rounds of bombardment had cost.

The cheaper Rocket Artillery and grenade launchers were fine. Each round only cost tens or hundreds of thousands, so firing a few rounds didn't hurt much.

The truly expensive ones were the Heavy Missiles and Special Ammunition used to precisely strike Beast Generals. Each cost tens of millions or even hundreds of millions. One round of firing cost an astronomical sum.

Under normal circumstances, the important materials from a Primary General Level Monster could generally sell for five to fifteen million.

The important materials from an Intermediate Beast General Monster could generally sell for ten million to over a hundred million.

The important materials from a High-Level Beast General Monster could generally sell for fifty million to around six or seven hundred million.

But after being bombarded by Heavy Artillery and Heavy Missiles, their value was greatly reduced. Some were even completely burned away.

Take that High-Level Beast General Shadow Cat, for example. Its most valuable parts were its fur and the tendons and bones within its body, but a single blaze had burned everything away.

"That's true. It really is more convenient for Martial Warriors to gather materials. I'll go clean up the battlefield first and see if there are any Monsters still alive."

Qin Ming shook his head as well. That was one of the drawbacks of thermal weapons.

Fortunately, they had killed enough Monsters. They should be able to make back the cost through sheer quantity.

"Mm, go ahead. Everyone, make another sweep. I'll call the Cleanup Squad from the rear over so we don't cause unnecessary casualties."

Lu Haochuan chuckled and waved at the group.

Qin Ming immediately flew into the sky and swept rapidly over the battlefield.

Whoosh!

An overwhelming number of Monster souls continuously poured into the Myriad Souls Banner. The sight filled Qin Ming with immense satisfaction.

How could killing them slowly himself compare to harvesting an entire battlefield?

After sweeping through the battlefield once, Qin Ming's consciousness entered the Myriad Souls Banner.

"Roar! Roar! Roar!"

As tens of thousands of Monster souls wailed painfully within the Myriad Souls Banner, an extraordinarily intense Evil Spirit Aura assault shook Qin Ming's will. His eyes instantly filled with bloodshot veins, and his face twisted slightly.

Fortunately, after cultivating over the past few days, Qin Ming's will had improved considerably.

Only after a long while did he barely adapt and regain his calm.

[Banner Master: Qin Ming (Advanced Warrior Level Martial Warrior, Intermediate General Level Spiritual Force User)]

[Living Souls: 38650/100000 (Beast Soldier 38427, Beast General 223)]

[Main Soul: 0/1]

[Blood Essence: 618/100000]

This wave alone had collected nearly twenty thousand Living Souls, including three High-Level Beast Generals.

That was also why Qin Ming had nearly failed to withstand the surging Evil Spirit Aura assault.

That Blazing Flame Tiger King truly deserved to be called a powerful existence close to Lord Level. Upon entering the Myriad Souls Banner, it had actually shoved the Bone-Eating Python aside and occupied the very center of the Monster souls.

"If I feed some souls to this Blazing Flame Tiger King, it might directly break through to Lord Level. The only problem is that I still have too little Blood Essence and lack a Main Soul."

As he looked at the surging number of souls, Qin Ming felt secretly satisfied while also pondering the matter.

With teammates around, it truly wasn't convenient to absorb Blood Essence.

The Blood Essence he had collected was only enough for his own cultivation needs.

However, his strength had increased considerably now. Together with the many souls inside the Myriad Souls Banner, he had already passed through his weakest period.

Once this mission was complete, he could try entering City 003 alone to hunt. At that time, he could collect Monster corpses on a large scale and refine Blood Essence.

With a thought, Qin Ming directly destroyed some Beast Soldier Level Monster souls, turning them into the purest soul energy and feeding it to the four High-Level Beast Generals within the Myriad Souls Banner.

He did not lack such a small number of souls now. If he could nurture a Lord Level Monster, he would strike it rich.

There was nothing he could do about a Main Soul. Those required Planet Level existences.

With his current strength, he was still far from that level.

Unless a Level 1 Beast Tide, or an even greater Disaster Level Beast Tide, broke out someday. Then perhaps he might have a chance to pick up a bargain.

"However, the more Monster souls there are in the Myriad Souls Banner and the stronger it becomes, the more powerful the assault on my will becomes. If my mental will isn't strong enough, I might really become a machine that knows only slaughter."

Feeling the increasingly violent Evil Spirit Aura assault in his Sea of Consciousness, Qin Ming frowned slightly.

This was the Myriad Souls Banner's greatest drawback.

Although the Evil Spirit Aura assault also helped strengthen one's will, under its continuous assault, it was easy to sink into the thrill of bloodlust and slaughter.

Without a powerful will, one simply could not control such a treasure of slaughter.

"I'll ask the captain. He comes from a martial arts family, and his Body Technique has even reached the Conception level. Maybe he'll have a solution.

"When my strength improves in the future, I might also have the chance to ask Hong and Thunder God for guidance.

"Those two are the very strongest experts in willpower."

With that in mind, Qin Ming landed beside the captain and spoke.

"Captain, I checked the entire battlefield. I finished off every Monster that was still alive."

"Mm, we're done cleaning up for today. Keep watch around the area first and let the Engineer Battalion brothers enter to handle the cleanup."

Lu Haochuan nodded and immediately called over the other teammates.

Before long, a large convoy arrived from the rear. While collecting the Monster corpses, they also carried out some simple repairs on the damaged roads.

If the area was not cleaned up in time, the vast number of Monster corpses would attract even more Monsters, gathering them into an even larger horde.

The Military had long since become thoroughly familiar with all this.

As night fell and the sky darkened, the Engineer Battalion quickly returned to the base.

Only then did Qin Ming and the others set up camp among the ruins of a high-rise building nearby.

This was also Qin Ming's first night spent in the wilderness.

When Captain Lu Haochuan arranged for people to take turns keeping watch, Qin Ming volunteered for the first shift. He walked up to Lu Haochuan and voiced the question in his heart.

"How can one strengthen one's will after killing too much?"