A Frenzy of Slaughter

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

"Haha..." Team leader Chu Tian laughed. "We took down that herd of Iron-Armored Wild Bulls without much effort this time. Everyone worked well together! If we keep hunting monsters at this pace, we'll make a decent haul even here in City 023!"

Zhou Zheng, Zheng Tao, and the others all smiled.

They had been prepared for a much smaller haul this time, but they hadn't expected to do so well right from the start.

"Exactly!" Zhou Zheng said with a smile. "The materials from an Advanced Beast General Level Iron-Armored Wild Bull are still relatively rare. After all, most bovine monsters live in herds, so it's uncommon to find a lone Beast General Level one. The materials from these Iron-Armored Wild Bulls should fetch over 400 million in total!"

Making more money was always a good thing.

After all, warriors earned a lot, but they spent a lot too. Weapons and equipment, manuals, all kinds of treasures—everything cost a fortune.

"This time, we'll follow the usual rules!" Chu Tian said, looking at Yang Wu. "We'll divide the spoils according to everyone's contributions in battle. Once we're done hunting and return to the Supply Base, we'll split everything up!"

"Understood!"

Yang Wu and the others replied in unison.

This was how most warrior teams divided their spoils.

It was already nearly dusk. Chu Feng said, "Everyone, rest for half an hour. After that, we'll continue hunting monsters!"

After such a fierce battle, Yang Wu and the others really did need a little rest.

And so the Phantom Squad began their killing spree in City 023. Every day, they killed large numbers of monsters.

Each day, the Phantom Squad managed to collect materials from more than a dozen Beast General Level monsters. Advanced Beast General Level monsters were much rarer, though; they were lucky if they encountered even one in a day.

After more than ten days of continuous fighting, Yang Wu and the others had hunted 157 Beast General Level monsters: five Advanced Beast Generals, 21 Intermediate Beast Generals, and the rest Elementary Beast Generals.

Materials from an Elementary Beast General Level monster usually sold for between five and fifteen million Huaxia Currency.

The valuable materials from an Intermediate Beast General Level monster usually sold for between ten million and one hundred million Huaxia Currency.

Materials from an Advanced Beast General Level monster could fetch even more—anywhere from fifty million to around six or seven hundred million Huaxia Currency.

The monster materials the Phantom Squad had collected were worth roughly three to four billion in total.

However, after the Phantom Squad's frenzied hunting over the past several days, the number of Beast General Level monsters near Siyuan Residential Area had dropped considerably. Advanced Beast General Level monsters had all but disappeared.

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

"Captain, we really hit the jackpot by bringing Yang Wu into our team!" Zheng Tao said excitedly.

He had every reason to be excited. Normally, the Phantom Squad made about as much in ten days in City 003 as they had here.

And City 003 was supposed to have a far higher density of monsters than City 023!

Here in City 023, they had already expanded their search radius to ten li just to find monsters.

That meant that when they next entered City 003, their earnings might be quite a bit higher than before! Even with one more person sharing the spoils, they could still make more on average.

Chu Tian smiled too.

He hadn't realized that adding one more person to the Phantom Squad could improve their hunting efficiency so much.

"Give it another year or two, and once Yang Wu and Wang Zhi reach Advanced War General in physical strength, I'm sure we'll make money even faster!" Zhou Zheng said with a nod and a smile.

In Zhou Zheng's view, Yang Wu and Wang Zhi were both still in a period of rapid growth. They had a good chance of breaking through to Advanced War General.

"Haha, once they've both broken through to Advanced War General, I'm afraid I'll have to retire!" Zheng Tao said with a laugh, though a trace of melancholy showed in his eyes.

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

"Old Zheng, you're overthinking it!" Zhou Zheng quickly reassured him. "Even if Yang Wu and Wang Zhi can break through to Advanced War General, it won't happen overnight. Besides, I know you, Old Zheng. You can't be that far from Advanced War General yourself!"

"I'm still a long way off!" Zheng Tao said with a grimace. "I'm almost forty. There's no way I can catch up to those two!"

"What are you worried about? I'm over forty!" Zhou Zheng comforted him. "If all else fails, you can just buy a Blue Demon's Tear. That'll definitely get you to Advanced War General!"

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

The Blue Demon's Tear was a rare treasure that enhanced physical strength, without the side effects of a Gene Agent. Generally speaking, a War General Level warrior's strength increased significantly after using one.

Many elite Advanced War General Level warriors used Blue Demon's Tears to try to break through to War God Level.

"Old Zheng, you've been exploring the Wilderness Area for so many years. Surely you've saved up 10 billion Huaxia Currency by now?" Zhou Zheng asked.

"Brother Zhou!" Zheng Tao hesitated. "I've worked hard all these years and only managed to save a little over ten billion. And my son just started high school this year. I was hoping to buy him some treasures to give him a good foundation. If I had to spend 10 billion all at once, that would be..."

"Oh, you!" Zhou Zheng said with a laugh. "I never said you had to buy one right now! Yang Wu and Wang Zhi are still a long way from Advanced War General, aren't they? Besides, our team will make money faster from now on. Earning 10 billion isn't impossible!"

"Brother Zheng!" Lu Qing, who rarely spoke up, chimed in. "If you really plan to buy a Blue Demon's Tear, I might be able to help you get one for less—around seven billion. I'll have to ask at home to find out the exact price."

"Really..." Zheng Tao suddenly seemed tempted.

Zheng Tao's strength had improved very slowly in recent years. He had reached Intermediate Beast General five years ago, and joined the Phantom Squad around that time. Yet even now, he was still an Intermediate Beast General.

If he could really buy a Blue Demon's Tear for seven billion, it would be a pretty good choice.

"Captain, we've got something!"

As Zheng Tao and the others chatted, Wang Zhi, who had been scanning the area from the balcony for signs of Beast General Level monsters, suddenly called out in a low voice.

The others hurriedly grabbed their binoculars and looked.

Two or three kilometers to the south, two groups of beasts were fighting.

No, more precisely, a small herd of beasts was fighting several pig-like monsters.

Over a hundred Tiger Mastiffs had surrounded three pig-like monsters. In the very center, one of the pig-like monsters was fighting the Tiger Mastiff leader, while the other two pig-like monsters hadn't joined the battle.