The small flying car needed no pilot. It sped along its preset route a hundred meters above the ground.
Inside, Chen Mochuan and the other two studied the rescue mission's details on a projected screen.
A four-person team led by Han Hao, a fourth-year student at Yunhan Martial Arts University, was trapped in a stone forest in Area Seventeen.
The terrain was riddled with caves of every size. Han Hao's team had taken shelter in one of them and was barely holding out as they waited for help.
Thermal images from a drone showed a large number of Ferocious Beasts surrounding the cave. Spread out in a fan, they had sealed off its entrance.
"Han Hao..."
Chen Mochuan repeated the name silently. He remembered the first time he had used Spirit Devourer to absorb the Spiritual Essence in that fist-technique notebook last year.
The young man, whose features bore some resemblance to Teacher Han Zhen's, had practiced the fist technique over and over in Chen Mochuan's mind, opening his eyes to how martial insights could speed up cultivation.
"What? You know him?" Li Cheng noticed his expression change.
"He's my high school homeroom teacher's son." Chen Mochuan nodded.
With a few minutes left before they arrived, Chen Mochuan began checking his equipment.
He opened his outer jacket, revealing the Heavenly Aid Type Six protective vest beneath it.
Woven from a composite material newly developed by Wuzheng Industry, the dark gray vest was thin and close-fitting, yet offered formidable protection. It absorbed impacts and resisted punctures from claws and fangs.
He clenched his fists, feeling the response of his Heavenly Attack Type Six heavy Gauntlets.
They covered most of his forearms. Alloy studs treated by a special process covered their surfaces, while retractable spikes were built into the knuckles. A cushioning