Frenzied Slaughter

An hour later, Yang Wu and the others returned to their stronghold in the Siyuan Residential Area.

"Haha..." Captain Chu Tian said with a laugh, "We didn't have to exert much effort to take down this herd of Iron-Armored Wild Bull; everyone coordinated well! If we keep hunting monsters at this speed, our harvest won't be small, even in this City 023!"

Zhou Zheng, Zheng Tao, and the others all wore smiles on their faces as well.

They had originally prepared themselves for a significantly smaller harvest on this trip, so they hadn't expected such gains right from the start.

"That's right!" Zhou Zheng also laughed, "Materials from an Advanced Beast General Level Iron-Armored Wild Bull are quite rare. After all, bovine monsters are mostly herd animals, and it's rare to encounter a lone Beast General Level bull. The materials from these few Iron-Armored Wild Bulls should add up to over 400 million!"

Being able to earn more money is always a good thing.

After all, while martial artists earn a lot, they also spend heavily; weapons, equipment, secret manuals, and various treasures all come with astronomical price tags.

"This time, we'll follow the old rules!" Chu Tian looked at Yang Wu and said, "The spoils will be distributed based on everyone's contribution during the battle. We'll handle the allocation once we finish hunting and return to the Supply Base!"

"Understood!"

Yang Wu and the others responded one after another.

In most martial artist squads, this is the standard procedure for distributing spoils.

As it was nearing evening, Chu Feng said directly, "Everyone, take a half-hour break. We'll continue hunting monsters in thirty minutes!"

Having just gone through an intense battle, Yang Wu and the others certainly needed a moment to rest.

And so, the Phantom Squad began their journey of slaughter in City 023. Every day, a large number of monsters perished at their hands.

Over the course of a day, the Phantom Squad could always harvest materials from a dozen or so Beast General Level monsters. Of course, Advanced Beast General Level ones were rarer; it was hard to say if they would even encounter one in a single day.

After fighting for over ten consecutive days, Yang Wu and the others had hunted 157 Beast General Level monsters, including 5 Advanced Beast Generals, 21 Intermediate Beast Generals, and the rest being Elementary Beast Generals.

The materials from an Elementary Beast General Level monster could generally sell for between 5 million and 15 million Huaxia Currency.

Important materials from an Intermediate Beast General Level monster could usually sell for between 10 million and 100 million Huaxia Currency.

As for the materials from an Advanced Beast General Level monster, they could sell for anywhere from 50 million to 600 or 700 million Huaxia Currency.

The total value of the monster materials currently in the possession of the Phantom Squad was roughly between 3 billion and 4 billion.

However, after so many days of frantic hunting by the Phantom Squad, the number of Beast General Level monsters near the Siyuan Residential Area had dwindled significantly, and Advanced Beast General Level monsters were nowhere to be seen.

On the thirteenth day of arriving in City 023, at a resting point five kilometers south of the Siyuan Residential Area.

"Captain, we really hit the jackpot with Yang Wu joining our squad!" Zheng Tao said excitedly.

He couldn't help but be excited; usually, when the Phantom Squad was in City 003, their income over ten days was about the same as it was now.

And one had to remember, that was City 003! The monster density there was far higher than in City 023!

In City 023, they had already expanded their search radius to a ten-mile area just to find monsters.

This meant that the next time they entered City 003, their income might be significantly higher than before! Although there was one more person to split the money with, on average, they would still be earning more.

Chu Tian smiled as well.

He hadn't realized before that adding one more person to the Phantom Squad could increase their monster-hunting efficiency by so much.

"In a year or two, once Yang Wu and Wang Zhi's physical fitness reaches the Advanced War General Level, our earning speed will likely be even higher!" Zhou Zheng also nodded with a smile.

In Zhou Zheng's view, the strength of Yang Wu and Wang Zhi in the current Phantom Squad was clearly in a period of rapid ascent, and the chances of them breaking through to the Advanced War General Level were quite high.

"Haha, once both of them break through to the Advanced War General Level, I'm afraid Old Zheng will have to retire!"

Zheng Tao said with a laugh, though there was a hint of melancholy in his eyes.

He had already passed the stage of rapid strength growth, and it wouldn't be easy for him to keep up with the Phantom Squad's development in the future.

"Old Zheng, you're overthinking it!" Zhou Zheng said quickly, "Even if Yang Wu and Wang Zhi can break through to the Advanced War General Level, it won't happen overnight. Besides, don't I know you, Old Zheng? I'm sure you're not far off from the Advanced War General Level yourself now!"

"I'm still quite far off!" Zheng Tao said with a bitter face, "I'm nearly forty years old; I definitely can't catch up to those two!"

"What are you afraid of? I'm over forty!" Zhou Zheng comforted him, "If it really comes down to it, just buy a Blue Demon's Tear, and you'll definitely reach the Advanced War General Level!"

"A Blue Demon's Tear!" Zheng Tao's voice suddenly rose, "A Blue Demon's Tear costs 20 billion Huaxia Currency. Even if you buy it at half price in the Extreme Home mall, it still costs 10 billion Huaxia Currency!"

The Blue Demon's Tear is a rare treasure that enhances physical fitness without the side effects of a Gene Agent. Generally speaking, after a War General Level martial artist uses a Blue Demon's Tear, their strength can improve significantly.

Many elites among Advanced War General Level martial artists use the Blue Demon's Tear to attempt a breakthrough to the War God Level.

"You've been roaming the Wilderness Area for so many years, Old Zheng; haven't you saved up a net worth of 10 billion Huaxia Currency?" Zhou Zheng asked in return.

"Brother Zhou!" Zheng Tao hesitated, "I've struggled for so many years and only saved up a little over 10 billion. Plus, my kid is in high school this year, and I was thinking of buying him some treasures to build a foundation. If I were to take out 10 billion all at once, it would really be..."

"You, oh you!" Zhou Zheng laughed and scolded, "I didn't tell you to buy it right now! Aren't Yang Wu and Wang Zhi still a distance away from the Advanced War General Level? Besides, our squad's earning speed will be even faster from now on; 10 billion isn't impossible to earn!"

"Brother Zheng!" Lu Qing, who was on the side, spoke up for a rare moment, "If you really intend to buy a Blue Demon's Tear, I actually have a way to help you spend less money—you could probably get it for around 7 billion. I'll have to ask about the specifics once I get home."

"This..." Zheng Tao was suddenly tempted.

In recent years, Zheng Tao's strength had improved very slowly. Five years ago, his strength had reached the Intermediate War General Level, which was also when he joined the Phantom Squad, but he remained an Intermediate War General to this day.

If he could really spend 7 billion to buy a Blue Demon's Tear, it would indeed be a good choice.

"Captain, we have a situation!"

Just as Zheng Tao and the others were chatting, Wang Zhi, who had been on the balcony looking for traces of Beast General Level monsters, suddenly whispered.

Everyone quickly picked up their binoculars to look.

They saw that two or three kilometers to the south, two herds of monsters were fighting.

No, strictly speaking, it was a small-scale herd fighting against a few porcine monsters.

Over a hundred Tiger Mastiffs had surrounded three porcine monsters, and in the very center, one porcine monster was locked in combat with the leader of the Tiger Mastiffs, while the other two porcine monsters were not taking action.