The "Monster Hunting" Plan

During this period.

As the war against the Monsters continued, powerful people kept emerging from among the public.

They had already cultivated to the Master or Grandmaster level in the past.

Their physical strength had reached its limits even before the Great Nirvana.

Now, after the Virus had optimized their bodies, and with the "Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method" made public, they simply gave it a try.

It didn't take them long to successfully cultivate Genetic Origin Energy!

For example, when Teng Qingshan had founded the Xingyi Sect, Guo Tao and Dong Hongchang had come to challenge him.

Both of them had cultivated Genetic Origin Energy.

After consolidating their strength, they had now joined the war to clear out the Monsters.

However, like Hong and the others, they focused on clearing Monsters from within the Base City.

Teng Qingshan, meanwhile, was clearing out the vast numbers of Monsters beyond the Base City.

After this period of settling in, more and more Martial Artists were emerging among the public.

Almost every Martial Artist had joined the fight against the Monsters of their own accord.

Many had even joined the Xingyi Sect, hoping to learn more profound martial arts.

Teng Qingshan welcomed them.

At this stage, there was a desperate need for powerful individual Martial Artists.

Teng Qingshan alone couldn't possibly defend the Jiangnan Base City, which now covered an area of over a thousand square kilometers.

When he reached the top floor of the command center,

Teng Qingshan saw Wang Hai, whose hair had turned completely white and whose face was weary.

Clearly, ever since he'd become the head of Jiangnan Base City, he hadn't had a single good night's rest.

"Qingshan, you're here." The moment he saw Teng Qingshan, Wang Hai broke into a heartfelt smile. "Jiangnan Base City is beginning to take shape. With the free Martial Artists working alongside the military, we should be able to hold the areas you cleared."

"That's good." Teng Qingshan was glad that the military could hold the areas he had painstakingly cleared and had begun building on them. His efforts over the past few days hadn't been in vain.

The Monsters within the jurisdiction had all been cleared out, and with Hong, Dong Hongchang, Guo Tao, Lin Menglan, and other free Martial Artists, as well as soldiers from the military who had broken through to become Martial Artists, working together with the troops, construction of Jiangnan Base City was now underway.

The plan was to complete the Base City's basic framework within six months, giving the people being gradually relocated there a place to call home.

"Our situation here is all right. With you here, Qingshan, the Base City has quickly begun to take shape. But things are terrible in the other regions."

Wang Hai looked at the projection before him.

It showed the situation in the other five Base Cities across China.

Compared with Jiangnan Base City, they hadn't even completely cleared the Monsters from within their planned boundaries.

According to the plan,

each Base City would cover around a thousand square kilometers and be able to accommodate roughly a hundred million survivors from the surrounding area, spanning a radius of a thousand kilometers.

But now,

things were far worse than anyone had imagined.

Aside from Jiangnan Base City, every other Base City was struggling just to protect itself... Expanding the Base Cities would have to wait.

Looking at the grim situation displayed in the projection, Teng Qingshan fell silent too.

"Alas..." After a long while, Wang Hai let out a heavy sigh. "With the Monster Cataclysm worsening by the day, and even Lord-level Monsters appearing, all we can do for now is look after ourselves. Only when Jiangnan Base City can defend itself without outside help will we have the strength to assist the others. Qingshan, don't be too upset. That's just how fate goes."

Wang Hai's sorrowful voice echoed through the Command Room. The Military officials coming and going all looked even more dejected.

"There's a way," Teng Qingshan suddenly said. "I've realized that when faced with the threat of death from Monsters, we humans can always unleash unimaginable potential. These past few days, while helping relocate people from the surrounding areas, I've seen many free Martial Artists step forward to help the military fight the Monsters."

"As long as they don't give up, once Jiangnan Base City's defenses are complete and Hong can work with the military to hold off the Monsters on his own, I'll be able to rush to the aid of the other Base Cities and launch the 'Monster Hunting Plan'! At my current speed, it would take me less than an hour to fly to even the farthest one, Kyoto Base City. Chief, tell them that."

"An hour?" Hearing this, hope returned to Wang Hai's eyes, which had been tinged with despair. "Qingshan, is that really true?"

"Absolutely, Chief. Tell them to hold on. Once my disciple Hong grows stronger and can deal with the Lord-level Monsters appearing among the Monsters, I'll be able to support the other Base Cities without worry, killing or driving away every Monster threatening China." Teng Qingshan spoke confidently.

"That would be wonderful. I'll contact the heads of all the Base Cities right away and give them the good news!" Wang Hai excitedly told his secretary to use the encrypted satellite phone to contact the heads of the other five Base Cities and relay the news.

Over the past few days,

satellite surveillance had detected Monsters far stronger than Warlord-level Monsters among those attacking large human cities.

These Monsters

couldn't even have their hides pierced by armor-piercing rounds!

Shells struck their bodies without leaving so much as a white mark!

Their movement speed could easily exceed the speed of sound!

Any one of these Monsters could slaughter an army of tens of thousands with ease.

These Monsters were given the name "Lord-level" Monsters!

Fortunately, China had spared no expense, using powerful missiles in saturation bombardments to deter most of the restless Lord-level Monsters.

That allowed the relocation effort to proceed smoothly.

Although the Lord-level Monsters had been deterred, the threat from the enormous numbers of Beast Soldiers and Warlord-level Monsters remained.

With land, sea, and air transport routes cut off, every powerful missile was now precious and had to be used with the utmost care.

The small groups of Monsters that had split up, each led by a Warlord-level Monster and consisting of dozens to hundreds of beasts, had become a major threat.

Clearly,

the Monsters were highly intelligent too.

The Lord-level Monsters were even comparable to humans.

The discovery left the senior officers of the Chinese military utterly chilled.

With no other choice,

they could only grit their teeth and continue relocating the people, while trying to find a way to complete construction of the Base Cities.

The small meeting soon ended. After learning of Teng Qingshan's plan, the heads of the other four Base Cities also found new hope.

They all said they would hold on until the day Teng Qingshan came to help.

"Chief, I'll get back to helping the military relocate people."

Teng Qingshan said.

"Go ahead, Qingshan. Let me know anytime you need support."

After witnessing Teng Qingshan's strength in battle over the past few days, everyone in Jiangnan Base City had complete faith in him.

As long as Teng Qingshan was there, they felt reassured and had no fear of the city being overrun by Monsters.