City 003

"And who are you supposed to be?" Xu Gang, already in a foul mood after being shut down by Luo Feng, snapped back the moment someone else jumped in to challenge him.

"Heh... Who am I? You aren't qualified to know yet. I just hope that when you finally do find out, you won't be scared out of your wits." Tang Ping's opening line was as bold as it was dismissive.

Although he possessed the strength of a War God, he had never undergone official certification and lacked any reputation, meaning his words carried no weight. Tang Ping decided not to bother explaining and simply chose to intimidate him instead; he figured that by the time Xu Gang managed to dig up information on him, the Xu Family would already be in no position to provoke him.

Watching Luo Feng and Tang Ping depart, Xu Gang downed his drink to suppress his frustration, exchanged a brief word with Xu Xin, and left.

"Hi, let's get to know each other. I'm Tang Ping, a Primary War God." On the other side, Tang Ping extended a hand to Luo Feng to introduce himself.

"Oh, I'm Luo Feng, an Advanced Fighter." Though surprised that someone who looked his own age was already a Primary War God, Luo Feng quickly regained his composure, shook Tang Ping's hand, and replied.

"Haha... your friend is calling you. Let's chat again if we have the chance." Patting Luo Feng on the shoulder, Tang Ping turned and walked away.

With the show over and City Lord Luo successfully bound as his tool, Tang Ping returned to the corner where his brothers were waiting, ready to set off for City 003.

Jiangnan Base City, Southeast Military Region, Martial Artist Supply Base.

"This supply base is much larger than the last one we visited," Jiang Yang and the others remarked after receiving the keys to their assigned villa.

"Of course it's better," Tang Ping said with a faint smile. "City 003 is near the ocean. Countless monsters from the sea have breached the continent, threatening the interior along the Huangpu River for a long time. The military region here exists specifically to deal with those marine monsters, while the martial artists here focus on the monsters within City 003."

Compared to land-based monsters, marine monsters were actually a far more terrifying threat to humanity.

"Let's eat. We'll set off as soon as we've rested a bit after the meal," Tang Ping instructed.

Leaving the military region and following the highway, it took Tang Ping and his group about two days to finally enter the perimeter of City 003.

The sky was a dull gray, with avian monsters occasionally soaring overhead.

"Caw, caw..."

"Yo..."

"Roar..."

"This is a monster stronghold—arguably the largest base camp on the entire Eurasian Continent. It's not just land beasts; there are all sorts of avian monsters here too," Tang Ping explained to his brothers, sharing what he knew. "Because it's near the sea, some amphibious monsters appear as well. We don't need to worry too much while we're still on the outskirts, but once we reach the Central Zone, we'll have to be extremely careful."

"Understood. We'll spend a few days adapting on the outskirts before heading into the Central Zone," the brothers nodded repeatedly.

Although the group was quite strong—even boasting two Spirit Readers at the War God-level—this was City 003. Rumor had it that there were even King-level monsters here that surpassed the Lord-level; it wasn't a place where two War Gods could act recklessly.

Just as they had done in the small county town, Tang Ping and his team first found a high-rise building with a good vantage point to serve as a temporary base, then used binoculars to scout for suitable hunting targets.

"Tsk tsk, City 003 really lives up to its reputation as a monster base camp. There are so many of them. Just looking out, I can see over a dozen monsters, and two of them are Beast General-level," Jiang Yang said, pointing below while holding his binoculars.

Tang Ping smiled.

It was true; back in the small county town, a Beast General-level monster would usually be surrounded by dozens or hundreds of ordinary monsters, acting quite imposing.

But here in City 003, even in the suburbs, a Beast General-level monster often led only two or three Beast Soldiers, and many were even lone wolves.

"These are just the weaker Beast Generals with no subordinates. The truly formidable Advanced Beast Generals, or even Lord-level monsters, command thousands of followers," Tang Ping said, looking at his brothers. "Wake up, everyone. Get ready to head down and hunt."

"Let's go, let's go. Time to make some money," the brothers replied with smiles.

"These Beast General-level monsters everywhere are just walking piles of cash. It's a pity our strength grew too fast—we can't even afford decent weapons anymore."

"Haha... well, isn't this the perfect opportunity? We have to earn enough for everyone's gear before we head back this time."

It was a frustrating reality: Tang Ping, a War God-level fighter, was currently using a blade meant for an Intermediate War General. He simply couldn't afford anything better, given that they had only been to the Wilderness Zone once before.

Downstairs, the little fatty Li Ze scanned the area with his spirit energy and said to the others, "It's clear. No monsters within fifty meters."

Monsters often lurked in corners to ambush prey, and spirit energy was the perfect detector.

Tang Ping took the lead, Jiang Yang brought up the rear, Li Zhongyun and Wang Zhizhong flanked the sides, and Li Ze stayed in the center.

"Hm? Four Bloodthirsty Tanks ahead, one of them is a Primary Beast General. Get ready."

"Heh... what a coincidence. Who would have thought we'd come all the way to City 003 just to keep slaughtering pigs," Wang Zhizhong joked from the side.

"Can't help it. Pig-type monsters are among the most numerous and are distributed all over the country."

As they spoke, Tang Ping charged forward first, while the other four dispersed according to their formation to prevent other monsters from interfering.

"Roar..."

Seeing Tang Ping charging alone, the Bloodthirsty Tank let out a roar, its speed surging as it barreled toward him.

The two crossed paths.

"Pfft!"

With a slight sway, Tang Ping dodged the charge and flicked his blade upward, the cold edge easily slicing through the Bloodthirsty Tank's neck.

"Boom!"

The Bloodthirsty Tank, its life already extinguished, flew forward another ten meters due to momentum before crashing to the ground with a heavy thud.

"Tsk, I used too much force," Tang Ping muttered to himself while dissecting the carcass, looking dissatisfied with the wound on the monster's neck.

Truth be told, his blade technique had already reached the Conception Level—a realm usually reserved for those beyond the War God-level—but his lack of practical combat experience meant he still couldn't fully unleash his potential.

"Let's go, next one." If he lacked combat experience, he would just have to practice more while he had the chance.

In City 003, although they had anticipated high hunting efficiency, once they actually started fighting, Tang Ping and his team realized this wasn't just hunting—it was a money-printing machine. No, even a money-printing machine couldn't match their speed of earning.

A single Primary Beast General-level monster could typically fetch between 5 million and 15 million for its vital materials.

Important materials from intermediate Beast General-level monsters can sell for anywhere from 10 million to over 100 million.

Important materials from advanced Beast General-level monsters generally sell for around 50 million to 600 or 700 million.

Important materials from primary Lord-level monsters generally sell for anywhere from 500 million to 3 billion.

Important materials from intermediate Lord-level monsters range from 1.5 billion to 9 billion.

Some special monsters may fetch higher prices, but the vast majority fall within the price ranges mentioned above.

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