"Hunting" Project

During this period.

In the war against the monsters, powerhouses have been emerging continuously among the civilian population.

These individuals were people who had already reached the level of masters or grandmasters in the past.

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

Now, after being optimized by the virus and learning the "Five Hearts Toward Heaven Method" released to the entire society, they only had to give it a try.

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

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

Both of them had successfully cultivated Genetic Origin Energy.

After consolidating their strength, they have now joined the war to purge the monsters.

However, just like Hong and the others, they are focused on clearing out the monsters within the Base City.

Teng Qingshan, on the other hand, is clearing out the massive numbers of monsters outside the Base City.

After this period of accumulation, the number of Martial Artists emerging from the civilian population is growing.

Almost every Martial Artist has spontaneously joined the fight against the monsters.

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

For these people.

Teng Qingshan naturally welcomes them.

At this stage, Martial Artists with powerful individual strength are exactly what is needed most.

Relying on Teng Qingshan alone is not enough to defend the Jiangnan Base City, which has now expanded to an area of over a thousand square kilometers.

Arriving at the top floor of the command center.

Teng Qingshan sees Wang Hai, whose hair is now completely white and whose face looks exhausted.

Clearly, ever since he became the leader of Jiangnan Base City, he hasn't had a single day of good rest.

"Qingshan, you're here." The moment he sees Teng Qingshan, Wang Hai still reveals a heartfelt smile. "Our Jiangnan Base City has now taken shape. With the cooperation of free Martial Artists and the military, the areas you cleared can finally be held."

"That's good." Teng Qingshan is quite happy that the military can hold the areas he worked so hard to clear and begin construction on that foundation; his efforts these past few days were not in vain.

Having purged the monsters within the jurisdiction, and with the help of free Martial Artists like Hong, Dong Hongchang, Guo Tao, and Lin Menglan, as well as soldiers who have broken through to become Martial Artists, combined with the cooperation of the military, the overall construction of Jiangnan Base City has been put on the agenda.

It is expected that the overall framework of the Base City will be completed within half a year, allowing the gradually relocated populace to have a home.

"Our situation here is fine. With you here, Qingshan, the Base City has quickly built its framework, but the situation in other regions is dire."

Wang Hai looks at the projection in front of him.

It shows the situation of the other five Base Cities across the land of China.

Compared to Jiangnan Base City, they haven't even fully cleared the monsters within the planned boundaries of their own Base Cities yet.

According to the plan.

Each Base City is about one thousand square kilometers in area, capable of accommodating about one hundred million surviving citizens from the surrounding thousand-kilometer radius.

But now.

The situation is far worse than imagined.

Except for Jiangnan Base City, it can be said that none of the other Base Cities can even guarantee their own survival... the task of expanding the Base Cities will have to be put on hold.

Looking at the grim situation on the projection, Teng Qingshan also falls silent.

"Sigh..." After a long while, Wang Hai lets out a deep sigh. "Facing the intensifying Monster Cataclysm, and even the appearance of 'Lord Level' monsters, we can only look after ourselves for now. Only when our Jiangnan Base City can protect itself on its own will we have the spare capacity to support other Base Cities. You don't need to feel bad, Qingshan; this is fate."

Wang Hai's sorrowful voice echoes in the command room. The military high-ranking officials coming and going feel their spirits sink even further.

"There is a way." Teng Qingshan suddenly says. "I have discovered that under the life-and-death threat of the monsters, we humans can always unleash unimaginable potential. These past few days, while assisting in the relocation of people in the surrounding areas, I have found many free Martial Artists emerging to assist the military in resisting the monsters."

"As long as they don't give up, once the defensive system of Jiangnan Base City is complete and Hong can independently cooperate with the military to hold off the monsters, I will be able to provide aid to other Base Cities and launch the 'Monster Hunting Plan'! At my current speed, I can fly to the furthest one, Kyoto Base City, in less than an hour. Leader, please tell them this."

"An hour?" Hearing this, hope flickers in Wang Hai's previously despairing eyes. "Is what you say true, Qingshan?"

"Absolutely true. Leader, tell them to hold on. As long as my disciple Hong's strength improves further and he can deal with the Lord Level monsters appearing among the beasts, I can safely support other Base Cities and kill or drive away all the threatening monsters on the land of China." Teng Qingshan says confidently.

"That would be best. I will contact the major Base Cities immediately and tell them this good news!" Wang Hai excitedly has his secretary use the encrypted satellite phone to contact the leaders of the other five Base Cities and share the good news with them.

These days.

The monsters besieging the large human cities have been observed via satellite, and the existence of entities far exceeding Warlord Level monsters has been discovered.

These monsters.

Even armor-piercing shells cannot penetrate their skin!

Artillery shells hitting them don't even leave a white mark!

Their movement speed can easily exceed the speed of sound!

Every one of these monsters could easily slaughter an army of ten thousand people.

Such monsters were also designated as "Lord Level" monsters!

Fortunately, China spared no cost and used high-yield missiles for saturation bombing, which finally deterred most of the restless Lord Level monsters.

This allowed the relocation work to proceed smoothly.

However, although the Lord Level monsters had been deterred, the threat from the massive numbers of Beast Soldier level monsters and Warlord Level monsters still remained.

Now that sea, land, and air transport routes had been severed, every high-yield missile was precious and had to be used with extreme caution.

Those small packs of monsters, which had broken into smaller groups led by Warlord Level monsters and consisting of dozens to hundreds of beasts, became a major threat.

It was very clear.

The monsters also possessed high intelligence.

Lord Level monsters were even comparable to humans.

Upon discovering this, the high-ranking officials of the Chinese military felt a chill run through their hearts.

With no other choice.

They could only grit their teeth and continue relocating the populace, trying every possible way to complete the construction tasks for the base cities.

This small meeting ended quickly, and after the leaders of the other four base cities learned of Teng Qingshan's plan, hope was ignited within them as well.

They all expressed that they would hold out until the day Teng Qingshan arrived to provide support.

"Chief, then I will go back to assisting the military in relocating the populace."

Teng Qingshan said.

"Go ahead, Qingshan. Let me know if you need any support at any time."

Regarding Teng Qingshan's strength, everyone in Jiangnan Base City had become firmly convinced throughout these days of battle.

As long as Teng Qingshan was there, they felt as if they had taken a reassuring pill, and they did not worry in the slightest about the city being breached by monsters.