Liu Zhendong's Attack

"It's Senior Brother Luo Feng..."

Luo Feng suddenly walked over, "Hello! I am Luo Feng. Greetings, Senior Brother Wang Ji!"

Wang Ji also smiled and reached out his hand, "Don't be like that, I'm actually a year younger than you! Just call me by my name."

"That's right, that's right. Luo Feng, you're overthinking it," the youth beside him said with a smile.

Wang Ji laughed as well: "This must be Wei Wen, right? Hello!"

"You know me?" Wei Wen said, pleasantly surprised.

Wang Ji nodded, then turned to Luo Feng: "I heard that Instructor Jiang Nian from the Limit Martial Hall often guides you? I was also taught personally by Instructor Jiang Nian. We are fellow disciples! No need for such formalities, just call me by my name!"

"Alright!"

Wang Ji chatted with Luo Feng as they slowly walked out of the school gate. Wang Ji shared some interesting anecdotes about the prospective martial artist examinations and combat in the Wilderness Zone. These were things students living in the base city never came into contact with; it was novel, interesting, and exciting. Luo Feng and Wei Wen listened with eyes shining. In just over ten minutes, the relationship between the three quickly grew harmonious.

When he mentioned helping Military Base No. 8 defend against monsters and receiving over 19 million in spoils, both Luo Feng and Wei Wen wore expressions of extreme envy. Both Luo Feng and Wei Wen came from ordinary civilian families, where even eating a meal with meat was enough to make them happy for a long time. Over 19 million was an incomparably huge attraction to them. Wang Ji successfully planted a seed in their hearts to become martial artists. Although City Lord Luo's will was firm, wouldn't it be better to help him become even firmer?

At the school gate, the three said their goodbyes.

"Let's chat again in the future! We've saved each other's phone numbers. Keep in touch!" Wang Ji said.

After leaving, Wei Wen remarked: "Wang Ji is actually a pretty good guy! Even after becoming such a big shot like a martial artist, he's still so enthusiastic."

Luo Feng clenched his fists, "I will definitely become a martial artist too. When that time comes, I'll sit and chat with Wang Ji again."

"Little brother, you and Luo Feng hit it off pretty well?" Wang Yan asked.

Wang Ji said: "This Luo Feng is no ordinary person. I think highly of him; his future achievements will definitely be significant. His character is also quite good."

"Oh, I see, alright then!" Wang Yan didn't understand. He looked like an ordinary teenager; he was even in the same class as Luo Feng back in the second year of high school, so what was so extraordinary about him? Could he become a district mayor or city mayor? Wang Yan shook her head, feeling her own thoughts were ridiculous.

Wang Ji soaked in the school atmosphere before holing himself up in the martial hall to begin training once more.

Although the trial space instance was no longer available, Wang Ji possessed Iron Will, making his training much more effective than before. Furthermore, whether practicing Five Hearts Toward Heaven or refining his footwork and blade techniques, his focus under the enhancement of Iron Will had increased exponentially.

A week passed, and relying on his own training, Wang Ji's punch force increased from 7610kg to 7740kg. An increase of nearly 20kg per day. This was no small feat; at the very least, it was the standard of an elite or even a genius.

This day, at Military Base No. 8.

"Old Bao! I brought you some Jade Melon Liquor!" Wang Ji said with a grin at the North Gate entrance.

Old Bao jumped down directly from a height of over 20 meters. He took the wine jar from Wang Ji's hands, sniffed it, and said with a trembling voice, "Is this really Jade Melon Liquor? Where did you get it?"

Wang Ji laughed: "It was just a coincidence! At the entrance of the North Bank Residential District in Yangzhou City, there's been a Jade Melon Liquor shop since I was a child. They only brew this one type of wine, and it's not expensive. Many old alcoholics living nearby love it. Because it's cheap and the production is small, it sells well locally, so the surrounding neighborhoods buy it all up, and it doesn't have much of a reputation outside."

Old Bao took a cautious sip, "Mmm... this is the taste!" As he spoke, his lips trembled slightly, "Drinking this wine, I'm reminded of the Dianyuan Defense battle from decades ago. Back then..."

Wang Ji drank with Old Bao and listened to stories for the whole afternoon before waving goodbye.

Old Bao was the type of person who kept things buried in his heart, yet he couldn't let go or forget. Perhaps he never wanted to forget in the first place. Those memories contained his most cherished comrades and loved ones.

In the Wilderness Zone, this was a small town.

Wang Ji didn't dare to go to the county seat. He valued his life. But in a small town, there were few Beast General-level monsters. Even if there were, two or three would be the absolute limit. Therefore, the safety of the small town was still guaranteed.

Wang Ji moved by night and rested by day, taking five days to scour the town. He first cleared out the Beast Soldier-level monsters, then slowly ground down the three Beast General-level monsters.

"Not bad!" Wang Ji looked at the collected monster materials. The price of Beast General-level monsters ranged from several million to over a hundred million. A super Beast General-level monster like the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf could even sell for hundreds of millions. Of course, the three Beast Generals in this town were only ordinary low-level Beast Generals, each worth about 10 million. Added to the two hundred or so Beast Soldier-level monsters, this trip would likely net him 32 million!

"Bang!"...

"A bullet! A sniper round!" Wang Ji's heart suddenly contracted, and a massive sense of crisis made the hair on his body stand on end. "Who? Who is sniping at me?!"

The moment the bullet entered his 40-meter sensory radius, Wang Ji reacted instantly. With all his might, he spun his body rapidly, holding his blade and shield across his chest, while his spiritual energy, exceeding 1200kg, also rapidly influenced the bullet's trajectory.

This type of sniper round, capable of killing Beast General-level monsters, had terrifying force, no less than that of a standard medium-caliber artillery shell. Therefore, relying on his current spiritual energy to force the bullet to a stop or significantly change its path was completely impossible.

But slightly influencing the trajectory was something he could do. Over a thousand kilograms of force were instantly applied to the special armor-piercing round, causing the bullet to shift a few degrees to the left. It was just those few degrees that, by the time it reached him from 40 meters away, had caused it to deviate by over a meter!

It missed!

"What the hell! Scorpion, how the hell are you shooting!" Four hundred meters away, Liu Zhendong cursed in anger. This was the Night Fire Squad; aside from the sniper, everyone was at the low-level Warlord rank. And the captain, Gao Qiang, was even a mid-level Warlord.

Liu Zhendong had received the news and paid a high price to convince his teammates to come and help. He thought it was a sure thing, but who would have expected an accident?

"Should we keep going? Boss?" Monkey asked from the side. Although in the eyes of the Night Fire Squad, Wang Ji was insignificant, he was, after all, a genius student of the Limit Martial Hall who had become a high-level Warrior in just two months. He might have caught the eye of some big shots. He wasn't a threat, but he was a bit of a nuisance!

Captain Gao Qiang thought for a moment, then said: "The squad won't participate as a whole! Old Liu, tell the brothers yourself; whoever wants to help you can go!"

"Boss!" Liu Zhendong said anxiously.

"It's just one high-level Warrior! It won't take many people to deal with him!" Gao Qiang said, then turned and left. However, Gao Qiang was thinking about the 10 million Liu Zhendong had promised each person. Honestly, it wasn't worth it! A mere 10 million—if he had killed him just now, that would have been one thing. But to go out and do it openly, it wasn't worth it!

Monkey, Scorpion, and the other three said a few polite words before turning to leave as well.

"Dayang, Kezi, you two help me cover him, prevent this brat from escaping. I'll give you 15 million each!" Liu Zhendong said with hatred.

"No problem, we've been brothers for years, we'll definitely help with this!" the two teammates patted their chests and said.

Immediately, the three of them rushed rapidly toward Wang Ji.

Wang Ji quickly saw the three people rushing toward him. It was Liu Zhendong! Liu Biao's father! The mastermind who had once hired people to hurt him. They were the ones attacking him.

"Run!" Seeing the speed of these three, Wang Ji understood that he could not fight them. They were at least Warlord-level. And they weren't just newly promoted low-level Warlords!

"Run!"

While fleeing, Wang Ji quickly used his mind to open the detailed map on his smart watch. He used his mental power to quickly grasp the surrounding terrain.