Black Cloud Tiger

Tang Ping and his group hunted about fifty Beast General-level monsters each day. In just two days, they had killed nearly a hundred, worth nearly a billion—almost double what they had earned in ten days at the small county town last time.

This was only because they were still in the suburbs, where they were primarily hunting low-level Beast General monsters.

On the third day, Tang Ping and his group decided to head toward the city center to hunt.

"Holy crap, is that a Black Cloud Tiger? A Lord-level Black Cloud Tiger?" On the rooftop of a high-rise residential building in the central district, Li Zhongyun exclaimed as he peered through his binoculars at a herd of monsters that had suddenly appeared in the distance.

"Where? Where?" The brothers rushed over at the sound of his voice.

"It really is. It should be a low-level Lord-level Black Cloud Tiger. It doesn't have many subordinates, only a few hundred. This is a rare opportunity; get ready to move," Tang Ping decided decisively after observing for a moment.

"Alright, let's do it." They were all young men in the prime of their blood-pumping years, and not one of them chose to back down.

Creeping close to the herd led by the Black Cloud Tiger, Tang Ping observed them while assigning tasks to his brothers: "I'll go up and deal with the Black Cloud Tiger alone. Among the remaining monsters, there's one high-level Beast General, three mid-level Beast Generals, and six low-level Beast Generals. Two of you handle those, and the last two take care of the Beast Soldier-level monsters. Any problems?"

"No problem. I'll take the high-level Beast General and the three mid-level ones," the chubby Li Ze said. After all, his strength was second only to Tang Ping's among the brothers, so he naturally took the more difficult part of the task without hesitation.

"Fine, then I'll take the low-level Beast Generals," Jiang Yang nodded and added.

Since this wasn't a training session where they could crush their opponents with ease, they prioritized the most optimal choices, and the brothers were self-aware enough to choose the tasks best suited to them.

"Get ready, I'm going in."

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Five figures—one in front and four behind—flashed like lightning toward the herd that was leisurely searching for prey ahead.

"Roar..."

The Black Cloud Tiger let out a roar and lunged at Tang Ping, while the other monsters began to move as well.

"Boom!"

With a loud crash, Tang Ping and the Black Cloud Tiger crossed paths and traded a blow, neither side gaining the upper hand.

"Damn, the quality of this battle blade is still lacking," Tang Ping spat, dissatisfied with the weapon in his hand. He had expected this strike to at least draw blood from the Black Cloud Tiger, but his blade had held him back.

However, there was no point in dwelling on it now; he was poor, after all. Wielding the unwieldy blade, he engaged the Black Cloud Tiger once more.

On the other side, the brothers were faring much better than Tang Ping.

Since throwing knives were smaller, Li Ze had enough money to buy a few decent ones. Facing the high-level Beast General and the three mid-level ones, he managed to kill two of the mid-level ones in just a few moves.

Although the others weren't using great blades either, their opponents weren't as strong as the Black Cloud Tiger, so they had no trouble breaking through their defenses and quickly gained the upper hand.

Tang Ping wasn't without options, though. As the fight dragged on, he simply used his blade as a blunt weapon. With the 2.8x force of the third layer of the Nine-Layered Thunder Blade, every strike caused internal damage to the Black Cloud Tiger.

Furthermore, he was also a Primary War God-level Spirit Reader. He had bought two decent throwing knives before coming, specifically to prevent situations where his weapon couldn't penetrate an enemy's defense.

"Whoosh... Whoosh..."

He swung his blade horizontally, forcing a gap in the Black Cloud Tiger's defense, and then the two throwing knives flew out, piercing directly into the tiger's eyes and scrambling its brain.

"Thud!"

The massive body of the Black Cloud Tiger crashed heavily to the ground.

"Phew! When I get back, I'm definitely buying a better blade. This piece of junk is too much of a hindrance." After catching his breath, Tang Ping looked at the nicks on his blade, even more dissatisfied.

"Haha... that's for sure. Once we sell these monster materials, we'll be rich. Just this Black Cloud Tiger alone should sell for at least a few billion," Jiang Yang laughed from the side.

"Probably. The Black Cloud Tiger is a rare type of Lord-level monster. I won't sell this one for less than five or six billion," Tang Ping laughed as well.

If it weren't for the unique nature of the Black Cloud Tiger, he wouldn't have had such a difficult time killing a standard low-level Lord-level monster, even with an inferior weapon.

After harvesting the precious materials from the monsters, the brothers quickly left the area. The commotion had been significant, and the strong scent of blood risked attracting a large number of monsters.

After five more days of hunting, Tang Ping and his group finally had to prepare to head back.

Their blades were almost all damaged beyond use, and their backpacks were nearly full of precious monster materials.

Inside the Martial Artist Supply Base of the Southeast Military Region.

It was time for the brothers to split the money. Aside from the materials from the Black Cloud Tiger and a few other low-level Lord-level monsters, they had already sold the other Beast General-level materials here for a total of nine billion.

"Alright, eighteen billion each. It's been transferred to you," Tang Ping said with a smile as he put his phone away.

"Uh... Brother Ping, I don't think we should split it equally this time. You're stronger than us, you contributed more, and your equipment is clearly much more expensive than ours. If we keep splitting it equally, you won't be able to afford proper gear next time we go out."

"Yeah, Brother Ping. If you had more money than you knew what to do with, we'd be happy to help you spend it, but it's clear you need the money too."

Seeing that Tang Ping had split the money equally again, the brothers were reluctant to accept it.

"Uh... how about this? This is just small change anyway. Since it's already split, just keep it. The big haul is still here; I'll take a larger share when we sell these materials, alright?" Tang Ping said, feeling both amused and helpless.

"That works. We'll keep this then."

After resting, the group took an HR Alliance private vehicle to the HR Alliance Mall in the main city of Jiangnan Base City, where these Lord-level materials could fetch a good price.

After calling to make an appointment with a senior manager at the HR Alliance Mall, their vehicle drove straight to the entrance of the mall. As the doors opened, the brothers stepped out one by one.

"Mr. Tang Ping, right? Manager Zhang is already waiting upstairs," a pretty woman said with a smile.

"Yes."

Tang Ping nodded, walked into the lobby, and took the elevator to the 18th floor.