The Hunter and the Hunted

Alone, Liu Yun returned to the Jiangnan Landscape Residential Area of the HR Alliance. He had spent the journey thinking, and now he had a complete plan; getting rid of Li Yao would be as easy as turning over his hand.

"It's a pity that even I cannot make a move in the open. If I were to kill two Invincible War Gods of the HR Alliance, I would be hunted by the masses."

Venina could not act in the open, and neither could Liu Yun. This was a constraint effective for both sides, one that maintained the peace of Jiangnan Base.

If martial artists in Jiangnan Base were allowed to kill each other out of vengeance, the entire base would soon collapse from within. Therefore, Liu Yun also had to wait for an opportunity.

To be honest, Venina had exhausted every scheme, even using death squads, yet she still hadn't succeeded.

Liu Yun, on the other hand, had simply used the Crystal Ball to activate a "full-map hack." There was nothing to be proud of in winning with such a level of calculation. He didn't intend to win too quickly; there was no fun in the chase otherwise.

"This problem can only be solved in the wilderness. The HR Alliance is nothing more than a loose coalition; without the family, Venina doesn't have much power."

Liu Yun thought it over carefully. This matter had to be resolved in the wilderness, and it served as a rare seasoning. He liked the feeling of hunting each other from the shadows.

It must be said that Liu Yun was a natural martial artist. He didn't choose other methods to frame the couple; he was waiting to have a fair duel in the wilderness. He wanted to defeat these two crazy Invincible War Gods with his own strength.

Next, he would just sit and wait for Li Yao to come knocking. Liu Yun could go on living his wonderful life as an explorer, so he stopped thinking about it.

After the military obtained Liu Yun's prescriptions, they began to explore them and discovered that these traditional Chinese medicine formulas were extremely effective. Continuous use allowed every martial artist to upgrade by a stage out of thin air, and it remained effective even for War Gods.

In an instant, the entire China Region was stirred up. Amidst the disputes between various factions, the most unexpected result occurred: the medicinal herbs in all pharmacies were bought out.

Across the entire China Region, major bases used various means to obtain formulas with different effects. They became crazily obsessed with traditional Chinese medicine, and almost every martial artist used it to raise their cultivation realm.

This point raised the overall strength of martial artists in the China Region, allowing it to leap into becoming the strongest survival base on Earth. Other regions, lacking a production and sales system for traditional Chinese medicine, could not make large-scale use of the degraded versions of the formulas they obtained.

This was all within Liu Yun's calculations, but he still needed to observe carefully just how much influence this would have. After all, the Cell Evolution Fluid had not yet been announced.

Once the Cell Evolution Fluid was announced, wouldn't China be in an uproar? If he didn't handle it well then, it would inevitably invite trouble. Thus, Liu Yun acted very cautiously, releasing a prescription first to see how all parties would react.

Whether it was the HR Alliance, the Limit Dojo, the Thor Dojo, or the military, they were ultimately just watching him gain power overnight. From the very beginning until now, his main principle was to trust no one.

Only strength was credible, and only strength could be relied upon. Liu Yun knew that if he wanted to improve again, he would have to obtain more precious materials, and the Spirit of Vegetation was the top priority.

After resting for a few days and calming his mood, Liu Yun had already set Australia as his next target.

The reason he rented the sub-Venom battle suit to his teammates to greatly increase their combat power was that the place was truly dangerous; without the strength of a War God, just surviving would become a problem.

"We are leaving now. This battle suit is extremely expensive. If you don't work hard to pay off your debts quickly, I'm afraid you'll just end up deeper in debt!"

Liu Yun sneered as he urged them. Ruby and the others' expressions changed drastically. How could they abandon such a good battle suit? At the same time, falling deeper into debt was absolutely out of the question, so they had to go to Australia immediately to pay back the money they owed Liu Yun.

They drove Liu Yun's Ghost Fighter and flew directly toward Australia. At the same time, Li Yao had already used some internal means to track Liu Yun's trail.

"Australia? Hmph, go die there! This time, it won't just be me."

Li Yao did not hesitate and immediately piloted his own fighter jet to follow. He also carried many instruments, preparing to use high-tech equipment to kill Liu Yun.

On the fighter jet, there were two cold-faced men; they were the Planetary Stage 2 experts, Yan Hai, and a lean, thin old man who hadn't said a word.

"Hmph, just a War God, yet you called us. You are about to break through to become a Councilor yourself, yet you are so unconfident."

Yan Hai said in a deep voice. He was a Planetary Stage 2 expert; even Liu Yun would not be his match.

"I always feel that the mongrel Liu Yun has some tricks up his sleeve. With you two Councilors here, we will definitely kill him this time. Once he is dead, I will send his sister to accompany him so he won't be too lonely."

Li Yao said in a deep voice. This time, he had used all his strength and exhausted all the resources he could.

Yan Hai was a Planetary Stage 2 expert, and the old man also looked quite extraordinary. With two Planetary Stage experts working together, there was no way he wouldn't be killed.

The fighter jet was also fully equipped with high-tech gear. Powerful high-tech equipment posed a great threat even to top-tier martial artists; for Li Yao, this was truly like adding wings to a tiger.

Meanwhile, his wife, Venina, remained in Jiangnan to continue investigating information on Liu Yun. She thought that once Li Yao dealt with Liu Yun, she would have to kill Liu Ling for it to count as a success!

At the moment, Liu Ling was still with the military, undergoing basic screening and preparing to accept a researcher's task. For the time being, Venina had no way to kill Liu Ling, so she had escaped disaster for now.

"Hmph, one day you will have to come out! If that happens, I will immediately send people to kill you!"

As a member of a major family, Venina did not lack death squads willing to trade their lives for hers. She figured that as soon as Liu Ling appeared outside the military area, she would immediately kill her to take brutal revenge on Liu Yun.

However, for now, Liu Ling already knew the severity of the situation and was just hiding in the military base, praying day and night for Liu Yun to return safely.

In the distant past, before the Great Nirvana era descended, the Australian continent was famous for its unique ecological wonders. While the central desert lacked vitality, the surrounding areas still held many zones that nurtured countless strange forms of life.

The arrival of the Great Nirvana completely changed all of this. It was like a catastrophe that swept across the entire world and profoundly influenced the ecological landscape of the Australian continent. After this catastrophe, the laws of nature seemed to have been rewritten, and the biological world ushered in an unprecedented transformation. On the Australian continent, the already rich variety of animals underwent drastic hybridization and mutation under extreme environments, giving birth to countless monsters never seen before.

Viewed from high above, the current Australian continent is like a bizarre and colorful painting. In the dense jungles, giant vines entwine ancient trees, and in the dark depths, the eyes of unknown creatures flicker. They either possess scales as tough as iron or grow sharp claws capable of tearing through steel; every low growl reveals a power that cannot be underestimated. On the vast desert, sandstorms rage, but in this seemingly barren land, even more terrifying creatures are hidden; they have adapted to the extreme environment and become the overlords of the desert.

Even more shocking is that those species that originally seemed docile also showed astonishing changes after the Great Nirvana. Some monsters have expanded several times in size and possess immense strength; others have mastered elemental powers and can control wind, rain, thunder, and lightning; some even possess intelligence. Those terrifying King-level monsters have already established their own kingdoms of beasts, standing in confrontation with human civilization.

The entire continent no longer has large-scale human settlements; there are only ambitious explorers and a small number of wandering martial artists, which is why it is also known as the Explorer's Paradise.

As the Ghost Fighter tore through the sky, speeding toward the Australian continent and gradually approaching the land filled with monsters, the originally calm journey could no longer be maintained. In the sky, the once empty and boundless blue was gradually shrouded by a dark cloud. It was not a natural cloud, but a terrifying canopy woven from countless flying monsters.

Liu Yun sat in the cockpit, his face solemn as he monitored everything through the radar screen. He saw dense swarms of light points surging in like a tide. Each light point represented a ferocious flying monster; they either possessed sharp wings that could easily tear through the air, or were covered in hard shells that even missiles could hardly penetrate; some even could spray highly corrosive acid, enough to melt metal.

"Everyone hold on, we've encountered a beast swarm attack!" Liu Yun's voice spread through the cabin via the communicator, and everyone's heart jumped into their throats.

Ruby and the others tried to use the weapons on the Ghost Fighter to fire outward. While the weapons of the Ghost Fighter were certainly not weak, the beast tide was too terrifying, and they were simply powerless to stop the locust-like swarm of flying monsters.