Met Face to Face

Two days later, at Ji Yun's home.

Last time Luo Hong came here, it was to send Ji Yun off to the Wilderness Zone. This time, it was to send off both father and son, Ji Shan and Ji Yun.

"Old friend, this time you're going to hunt a Lord-level monster. Can you manage on your own?" Luo Hong asked with concern.

"Originally, I wasn't confident, but now I am," Ji Shan said with emotion.

"Senior Lu Gang's fall stirred something in me, and my realm has broken through."

After the usual farewells, Ji Yun also comforted little Luo Yue, though with the college entrance exam approaching, she was gradually getting busier.

Leaving home, Ji Shan and Ji Yun, carrying weapons and backpacks, first took a train to the airport, then flew to Jiangnan Base City. After all, Jiangnan Base City was relatively close to City 003, making resupply more convenient.

At the airport, Ji Shan introduced to Ji Yun, "A'Yun, this is your first time on a plane, right? Huaxia Nation has several large passenger planes that fly between the six major base cities. The ticket price is generally half of what it costs to fly to the Limit Dojo headquarters. And from the six base cities to the headquarters, an economy class ticket costs 10 million Huaxia Currency, while a first-class ticket costs 20 million Huaxia Currency!"

"So expensive?" Ji Yun exclaimed.

"Come on, I'll explain on the way," Ji Shan said, beckoning Ji Yun. The entire airport had only this one giant flying saucer-shaped passenger plane. Ji Yun and his father followed the passageway and entered the plane directly.

"Here, our seats are in first class, because we're carrying weapons and backpacks, so we need more space."

A beautiful and dignified flight attendant led Ji Yun and Ji Shan to the innermost seats on the top level.

It was Ji Yun's first time on a plane, so he looked around curiously. The interior of the entire passenger plane felt very dreamlike. Because the plane was shaped like a flying saucer, the cabin was divided into the top level, middle level, and bottom level.

The top level was first class.

The middle and bottom levels were both economy class.

"Found it, E01 and E02, these are our seats," Ji Shan said, storing his and Ji Yun's weapons in the designated weapon storage compartment. Then he found the seats and sat down.

Rumble~~

With a low sound, the passenger plane finally took off. However, the circular cabin was completely sealed, with no windows, so Ji Yun couldn't see outside at all. In the open space in the center of the cabin, a recently released and highly popular movie began playing!

"It'll only take less than half an hour to get there," Ji Shan said, opening the electronic device in front of him to check some information about Jiangnan Base City.

In just under twenty minutes, the plane landed at the airport in Jiangnan Base City. The plane's next flight was to the Limit Dojo headquarters, so it remained at the airport.

Ji Yun and his father didn't make a big fuss. They called a car from the Underground Alliance and entered the city area of Jiangnan Base City.

However, although Ji Shan kept a low profile, he couldn't fool those who were paying attention.

"Zhuge, what do you think Mountain Ji Shan from Kyoto Base City is doing in our Jiangnan Base City?" a burly man in the Limit Hall asked with confusion.

"Who knows? But I've heard some news that Mountain Ji Shan might have broken through to War God," a middle-aged man in a Tang suit said softly. "Whatever the reason, he's at least a peak War General. Don't provoke him."

"Of course, I wouldn't go looking for trouble with someone from my own Limit Dojo."

After entering the city area of Jiangnan Base City, Ji Yun and his father found a hotel to stay in, planning to rest for one night before heading to the Southeast Military Region's Supply Base the next day.

Early the next morning, Ji Yun and his father took a train to the Southeast Base.

"This Supply Base is a bit bigger than the one in Jinnan Military Region," Ji Yun commented as he and Ji Shan walked through the base after picking up their keys. The entire Supply Base was very large, with a huge number of buildings, and at a glance, you could see many martial artists everywhere.

"Hmm? Mountain Ji Shan?" a sharp-eyed strongman recognized Ji Shan.

"Isn't he from Kyoto Base City? Why is he here in City 003?" the man wondered.

"Maybe he broke through and came to hunt monsters. There are a lot of monsters here," another person who didn't know Ji Shan replied casually.

"Not likely," the first man answered. "I heard he was already a High-Level War General, and quite famous too, because he once withstood an attack from a low-level Lord-level sea monster as a High-Level War General. If he broke through again, he'd probably be a War God."

"So what? Are there few War Gods in our Southeast Military Region Base? City 003 is one of the top monster strongholds in the entire Eurasian Continent. Not only from our Jiangnan Base City, but experts from other base cities also come here. So it's not strange to see many experts."

"True, but it seems humanity is about to gain another War God," the few men sighed. The Supply Base was indeed very safe, and the martial artists were all relaxed.

Ji Shan picked up the keys and entered a room with Ji Yun.

"Tonight we set out, heading to the edge of City 003, the junction between the suburbs and the city proper," Ji Shan said. "There are many Lord-level monsters there, mostly low-level Lords, with at most a group of Beast General-level guards. A'Yun, you can handle that now."

"I've already checked the map. If we take this route, we can get there faster."

"Dad, can you manage on your own? It's very hard for a martial artist to fight monsters alone," Ji Yun said with some worry. Most martial artist teams cooperated to hunt monsters of the same rank. Solo action was difficult unless one's strength was far superior.

"Low-level Lords are no problem," Ji Shan said with a smile, patting Ji Yun on the shoulder. "Didn't I say yesterday? My realm has broken through. I've now reached the Artistic Conception level. With the Artistic Conception of Thousand Heavy Mountains, even a mid-level Lord would have trouble hurting me, let alone a low-level one."

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Rest up. We set out tonight.

Following the highway, Ji Yun and his father walked for about a day before finally entering the range of City 003.

"Caw, caw, caw"

Ji Yun, whose perception was quite sharp, quickly pulled Ji Shan aside and hid in a nearby house.

A flock of crow monsters was passing by. Flying monsters were hard to deal with, mainly because they could fly, and humans, except for a few strong experts and Psychic Masters, lacked the ability to fly.

"This place really lives up to its reputation as a monster concentration point, the largest stronghold in the entire Eurasian Continent. Not just land beasts, but all kinds of flying monsters too. Their numbers are even greater than the coastal monsters near our Kyoto Base City."

"A'Yun, how did your perception become so sharp?" Ji Shan asked in confusion.

Ji Yun nodded proudly and said, "I've also comprehended an Artistic Conception, and it's related to Fierce Wind. The flow of air within a certain range can't hide from me."

"What? A'Yun, you've comprehended an Artistic Conception too?" Ji Shan was extremely excited. Artistic Conception was a mysterious and profound thing. Back then, he, Ji Shan, had relied on a half-baked Artistic Conception of Thousand Heavy Mountains to withstand a low-level Lord. A complete Artistic Conception, combined with the strength of a High-Level War General, could even contend with a Lord.

"Then I'm even more confident now."

Ji Shan opened the electronic map inside the house and pointed at a spot. "Our target is a suburban area about twenty li away, a place called Jiabei Country Park." Ji Shan said, "This park covers a huge area. It used to be a scenic wetland park, but now there are quite a lot of Lord Rank monsters there. And since it's on the edge of Zone 003, not the city center, it's rare to run into High-Level Lord monsters."

The deeper they went, the more cautious Ji Yun and Ji Shan became. They both drew their long spears and advanced carefully, nothing like the arrogant swagger they'd shown before entering the urban area.

Ji Shan glanced at the map and lowered his voice slightly. "Up ahead is a residential complex called Vanke Dream City. It covers a pretty big area. And there's a High-Level Lord Rank Iron Armored Dragon inside. We'll go around it."

Before Ji Shan could finish, "Who's there?" Ji Yun suddenly barked in a low voice.

Hearing Ji Yun's shout, Ji Shan also sensed a group of people nearby. They seemed to be focused on traveling and had accidentally gotten close.

The group seemed to have heard Ji Yun's low shout. They walked over from the other side of the street. There were five of them. The leader held a Blood Shadow Battle Blade. Two middle-aged men wielding curved blades protected a martial artist carrying a heavy machine gun. Behind them was a martial artist with dual wind hammers.

This was clearly a War General-level martial artist squad.

The five were on high alert. After all, the Wilderness Zone was hard to police, and martial artists often killed each other over prey. The two people in front of them were unknown, yet they had easily detected them—proof of their formidable strength.

Ji Yun's body was tense. Facing strangers he'd never seen before, he didn't dare relax at all.

Ji Shan, on the other hand, wasn't very wary. A War General squad posed no threat to a War God-level powerhouse. He looked at their faces, then checked his electronic watch. "Ah Yun, this is a squad from Jiangnan Base City called the Fire Hammer Squad." Ji Shan looked again. "The captain is... let me see, Gao Feng. Vice captain, Chen Gu."

Hearing Ji Shan's words, the Fire Hammer Squad was startled. Anyone who could look up their squad's information online had to be from the Limit Dojo, and their status was definitely not low. That meant the person in front of them was very likely a War God-level powerhouse.

The martial artist with the dual wind hammers walked from the back to the front and said respectfully, "Senior, we are the Fire Hammer Squad. I am the captain, Gao Feng. May I ask who you are?"

Ji Shan didn't speak. He just pointed at Ji Yun.

"Ji Yun," Ji Yun said succinctly.

Ji Shan didn't waste words with this Gao Feng, but he looked with interest at the young man who had been holding the battle blade earlier.

"Young man, you're quite young. And I feel like you're not very nervous. Can you tell me why?"

"Senior has talked with us for this long and didn't attack us despite our low strength. I believe Senior is a man of righteousness." Although the young man was also on guard, his tone wasn't that tense, carrying a hint of ease.

"Dad," Ji Yun suddenly said, "I feel a special kind of power on this person. It seems to be contained within his body. If his mental energy hadn't rippled and disturbed the surrounding air, I really wouldn't have noticed it."

"It feels... it feels a bit like a Psychic Master!"

"Whoosh"

The five people in front of them instantly raised their weapons. The young man at the front gripped his battle blade even tighter.

"Oh?"

Although Ji Shan was a bit surprised, he wasn't too shocked. Psychic Masters were generally strong, but they relied too much on innate Psychic Energy to grow.

"Blood Shadow Battle Blade, let me see. Young man, your name is Luo Feng, right?"

Ji Shan chuckled lightly. "An 18-year-old Low-Level War General. Not bad, not bad."

"May I ask who Senior really is? What is your purpose in finding us?" The young man named Luo Feng gripped his blade tightly, as if he could swing it in the next second.

"No need to be nervous. I am an instructor at the Limit Dojo in Changshan City, Kyoto Base City. You can call me Instructor Ji Shan."

"Senior is Mountain Ji Shan?" Gao Feng, who had more experience, suddenly asked.

"That's me."