Beast-General Rank Crystal Spined Scorpion

"Move fast!"

A strange woman's scream echoed from deep beneath the ruined high-rise building in front of Fang Yi.

The sudden human cry made Fang Yi knit his brows.

There are actually people in this place? It seems I'm not the first to discover this pack of Crystal Long-tailed Scorpions... someone has already entered the depths ahead of me.

While thinking to himself, Fang Yi quickly dismantled the scorpion tail and placed it into his backpack.

He then immediately ran toward the interior of the ruins.

Within a few breaths.

He arrived directly at the source of the sound, where a hole five meters in diameter had been smashed into the floor by someone.

It was pitch black below with no light, likely connecting to the basement of this ruined building.

The sound came from beneath this black hole, and such hidden places are the best habitats for these monsters; after all, with the entire high-rise as cover, they don't have to fear being spotted by humans.

Without the slightest hesitation, Fang Yi activated his lighting function and jumped straight inside.

Inside the hole.

Under the illumination of the light, Fang Yi landed steadily.

He was currently at approximately the second basement level, separated from the ground above by a height of about a dozen meters.

The light shone on the surrounding environment; the area was an underground parking lot, with many vehicles that had been scrapped for years scattered about.

At the same time, observing the ground carefully, one could see many tracks left by crawling Crystal Long-tailed Scorpions.

"Judging by these footprints, there are at least seven or more Crystal Long-tailed Scorpions in this place... it looks like a nest, without a doubt."

Fang Yi immediately followed the tracks and quickened his pace.

Soon.

The sounds of a struggle and rapid, chaotic footsteps became increasingly clear.

Fang Yi burst forth with all his strength, sprinting toward the depths at maximum speed.

Soon.

He arrived at a collapsed third basement level.

Not far away, several underground floodlights were flickering unsteadily, with three figures rushing along the edge of the light source.

A woman wearing a combat suit, carrying an injured comrade on her back, was running toward Fang Yi's direction in extreme distress.

Behind this woman, two other male Martial Artists were fighting a massive Crystal Spined Scorpion, whose Twin Pincers, legs, and stinger were all grown with sharp, crystalline spikes.

It was completely different from the Advanced Beast Soldier Crystal Long-tailed Scorpions he had seen earlier.

This meant that this Crystal Long-tailed Scorpion had already reached the Elementary Beast-General Rank, with ice-like spikes appearing on its body.

Fang Yi's eyes lit up, and a smile appeared on his face.

As expected, I wasn't wrong.

Fang Yi looked at the four people again; judging solely by their running speed and their movements while engaging the Crystal Spined Scorpion, he could guess that their strength was only around that of an Advanced Fighter.

As for the injured man, his level seemed to be only that of an Intermediate Fighter?

As they drew closer, Fang Yi noticed that many of the blood vessels around the man's neck were a deep purple, clearly a symptom of poisoning.

He showed no signs of life, which meant... he was already beyond saving.

This squad has mediocre strength, with the highest being only Advanced Fighters. Without a War General as the backbone, rashly entering a nest with a Beast General is a very dangerous thing.

If they were a group fighting a single Primary Beast General, they might have a chance of winning. But entering a nest was extremely dangerous.

After all.

This meant their opponents were not just one monster, but a whole pack.

Fang Yi realized after a moment of thought that this team must have had some intelligence to dare attempt this, deciding to take the risk.

But now, it was clear that some accident had occurred.

At the same time.

The woman carrying the wounded man suddenly looked up and saw Fang Yi standing at the edge of the hole on the second basement level not far away.

Seeing another Martial Artist there, a glimmer of hope suddenly appeared in the woman's confused and desperate eyes!

"Friend, give us a hand!"

"I have a wounded man here, let's leave quickly, there are still..."

Before the woman could finish her sentence.

Two figures flew past her side, slamming violently into a concrete pillar not far away.

"Bang!" "Bang!"

Looking closely, he saw.

They were none other than the two teammates responsible for covering his rear.

Their combat suits were already covered in cracks. Both of them had been sent flying heavily against a concrete pillar, the impact causing several fissures to spiderweb across the stone.

"Pfft!"

Both of them spat out a large mouthful of blood simultaneously.

The blood stained their chest armor, dripping steadily onto the ground. Pain and a suffocating sense of despair surged into their hearts.

"Captain... run..."

In their current state, they no longer had the strength to resist.

Their bodies were severely injured. Being able to speak and barely remain standing was already the result of them pushing themselves to their absolute limits.

The female Martial Artist's eyes were filled with disbelief.

Her breathing had become noticeably ragged, partly due to the long-distance sprint, and partly due to the helplessness of watching her teammates fall into such dire straits.

"Friend, I beg you, please help!"

"Help me get my teammates out of here. If I manage to survive, I will reward you handsomely!"

The woman furrowed her brows, looking at the young and inexperienced Fang Yi in the distance, and made her decision.

Because Fang Yi looked so young, she subconsciously assumed his rank was likely only that of an Intermediate Fighter, or at most, an Advanced Fighter like herself.

At such a young age, his combat experience was surely limited.

He clearly wouldn't be able to hold out for long against the danger behind them, but if he could carry her teammates to safety, that would be enough!

Fang Yi listened to her words and glanced at the Crystal Scorpion closing in on them. The shell of the Crystal Spined Scorpion showed several marks, but nothing that had reached its vitals.

Clearly, the group's attacks had been effective, but not enough to be fatal or even cause serious injury.

Still, it could be considered as having dealt some effective damage.

However, this seemed somewhat abnormal; after all, several Advanced Fighters surrounding a War General monster should have been able to kill it, or at least trade for a heavy injury.

Fang Yi pondered this as he jumped down from the cave entrance.

At the same time, he tapped his wristwatch.

The moment he landed.

He stomped his left foot forward with immense force. The next instant, his body exploded forward with the ferocity of a sprinting cheetah, suddenly rushing past the female Martial Artist.

The gale stirred by his high-speed movement scattered her long hair.

The female Martial Artist's pupils dilated in shock.

She then turned her head in disbelief, watching the figure charging at high speed toward the Crystal Scorpion.

Her voice trembled as she said, "This speed... War General level!"

To reach the War General level at such a young age?!

The boy looked as if he had only just reached adulthood.

How could he be this terrifying?

In the distance, the Crystal Spined Scorpion raised its head, locking its gaze onto the human charging straight at it, sensing a dangerous aura emanating from him.

"Hiss—hiss—!"

In an instant.

It rubbed its Crystal Twin Pincers and legs together, emitting a hissing sound akin to a warning or intimidation.

However, Fang Yi had no intention of stopping.

In the blink of an eye.

The distance between them closed. The Crystal Scorpion immediately raised its twin pincers, opening its sharp, gaping maw, as if it intended to slice the charging human in half.

But just as the pincers were about to make contact with Fang Yi.

Fang Yi's Heavy Pupil manifested in his left eye.

A violet-blue light suffused the Heavy Pupil, and the Crystal Spined Scorpion's movements began to slow...