County City No. 0201

"Moo—!"

The Long-Striped Silver Bull's bellow echoed repeatedly, and the surrounding ruined houses echoed it in turn!

"Crash—!" A section of high wall not far from Fang Yi suddenly collapsed, sending rubble cascading down.

A huge figure burst out from the dust, moving as fast as a speeding car!

Amid the clouds of dust,

a Long-Striped Silver Bull charged toward Fang Yi, its eyes blood-red as it lowered its head and thrust its horns forward. In an instant, it was upon him.

Looking at the bull, Fang Yi shifted slightly to the left and easily evaded its fierce charge with his Micro-level Movement Technique.

The two were very close. Seizing the chance, Fang Yi used the momentum of his turn to drive his shoulder into the bull! Power rose from the ground, turned through his waist, and surged into his shoulder and arm.

"Boom—!"

A gust of wind swept through.

The massive silver bull was jolted by the heavy blow, its hindquarters thrown off balance. It crashed to the ground with a muffled thud and rolled several times before coming to a stop.

"Moo—!"

At the same time,

the other silver bulls charged out one after another, close on their companion's heels. Fang Yi glanced at how far away they were. "They should take five seconds to reach me... Five seconds is enough."

Clear-headed, Fang Yi stepped forward and shot toward the bull he had knocked over.

Before the bull could get back on its feet, he reached it. Beneath its blood-red eyes, Fang Yi swung his right arm, a hint of ferocity flashing in his eyes.

"Whoosh—!"

His right fist slammed down.

This punch wasn't as sharp as a blade or spear.

But backed by his immense strength, it was terrifying! Bladed weapons killed with their edges, while blunt weapons relied on explosive force and a broad striking surface to damage the opponent's internal organs.

"Thud—!"

"Crack—!"

The silver bull's neck was instantly pierced by the savage punch.

Its sturdy neck gave a cracking sound as its bones broke. The blow killed it on the spot, and the whole thing had taken less than the five seconds Fang Yi had calculated.

In fact, he'd finished a second early. Fang Yi immediately turned around

and stepped toward his previous position.

His fist swept upward from below without him looking, and it didn't miss. He felt the force of the impact through his Fist Armor.

A silver bull about to crash into Fang Yi from behind was struck beneath the jaw. The force redirected its speeding body,

turning its charge into an upward arc.

Its massive frame leaped into the air, then came crashing down.

"Thud—!"

The huge silver bull hit the ground, making it shudder.

Before it could react, Fang Yi threw another punch, breaking its neck and killing it.

Precise and ruthless.

"These are only G-Rank Monsters. They may have tough hides and bulky frames, but they still can't withstand a full-force punch to a vital spot."

After killing it, Fang Yi dodged backward again.

The silver bulls weren't particularly dangerous, but they were far stronger than the monsters in Monster Town.

Though they were all G-Rank Monsters, there were a lot of them. After taking down the first two, Fang Yi turned his head and saw at least seven silver bulls charging toward him.

"They may be low-ranked, but there are plenty of them. Still, they're no threat to me. It's only the Beast-General Rank that I need to watch out for... I'd better finish this quickly."

By now,

Fang Yi had reached the Junior Warrior level.

Despite the number of silver bulls, the gap between them was still immense. With his Micro-level Movement Technique, Fang Yi took less than a minute to finish off all seven.

The last few silver bulls saw their companions dead and attacked him mindlessly, as if they'd gone mad.

But it was all in vain.

After all, the gap between them wasn't merely a single level.

Looking at the silver bull corpses scattered around him, Fang Yi tossed a bloody bull's head to one side.

He took out his cutting tools from his backpack.

"The horns are worth the most. They're only G-Rank, but you can never have too many things you can sell—unless I run out of space later and have to choose what to keep."

He removed the sturdy silver horns and packed them away.

Fang Yi headed toward the village center to investigate further.

He didn't find any other monsters.

"Looks like this is all there is to the herd."

After a brief search, Fang Yi continued along the abandoned highway. His destination on this trip was County-City 0201.

It was also the first county-level city Luo Feng visited when he first ventured into the Wilderness Zone.

Three days later,

buildings like a steel forest came into view in the distance.

Though the city had long been abandoned, traces of its former prosperity could still be glimpsed.

The journey had taken him through wilderness the entire way, and he hadn't encountered many monsters.

It wasn't until he neared the city

that Fang Yi came across three F-Rank Single-Horned Wild Boars.

The three boars worked together exceptionally well, and for the first time, Fang Yi found himself enjoying a fight.

Before long,

Fang Yi pulled his fist from the belly of the last wild boar. Then he took out his cutting tools and put the three horns into his backpack.

"Fighting F-Rank Monsters isn't difficult, but it's at least a little fun..."

The monsters he'd fought before had all been low-ranked. Though there'd been plenty of them, most could be dealt with in a single punch or kick.

He hadn't felt much danger until he encountered F-Rank Monsters. Only then had he begun to feel the thrill of battle.

"I need to find a few Beast Generals soon. I'm getting more and more curious about my current limits."

Without using weapons, and relying only on his fists and combat techniques, how strong could he really get?

After packing the boar horns into his backpack, Fang Yi hurried into the outskirts of County City No. 0201.

He made his way through the streets.

Fang Yi came across a pack of F-Rank Lion Mastiff Dogs. There were only three, so he dispatched them with ease.

He climbed onto the rooftop of the nearest abandoned high-rise.

Moss and weeds covered many of the ruined buildings around him, adding a touch of green to the steel forest.

Fang Yi stepped onto the edge of the rooftop. A blue-purple divine light emerged from the double pupil of his left eye.

The ability See Through Falsehood activated at once, sweeping across the surrounding high-rises.

Within a hundred meters, everything was as clear as a flat plain.

However, this kind of scan consumed his stamina and mental energy.

He gazed into the distance.

Fang Yi soon spotted several nearly transparent Long-tailed Scorpions in an abandoned high-rise residential complex. Their bodies were almost invisible!

In the current distribution of monster populations, mutated monsters such as foxes, monkeys, scorpions, and wolves were extremely rare.

Moreover,

these kinds of monsters were all very powerful, far stronger than ordinary monster populations.

The fact that several transparent Crystal Long-tailed Scorpions were roaming through that residential complex meant that there might be a Beast General lurking deeper inside!

"You're the ones."

Excitement flashed across Fang Yi's face. Since crossing over, he'd felt this excited only a handful of times.

"But this place is in the outskirts. These Crystal Long-tailed Scorpions may have appeared here only recently; otherwise, another squad would've cleared them out already. Still, there's probably a Beast General here, so I can't waste any time."

Crystal Long-tailed Scorpions were valuable.

Their tails could fetch a good price in Huaxia Currency.