Chaos in City 026

The main urban area of City 026.

The previous monster horde riot had caused the fighter squads that originally roamed here to temporarily flee the area.

However, as the city gradually quieted down, some fighter squads with ulterior motives began to sneak back in.

As the saying goes, one cannot get rich without a windfall, just as a horse cannot grow fat without night grass.

The strange riot in the city earlier must have resulted in massive casualties among the monster hordes, and this was a golden opportunity to strike it rich.

As squad after squad entered, they saw the ground littered with monster corpses and rushed forward to dissect and scavenge them.

Suddenly, someone let out a cry of surprise.

This did not attract the attention of other squads, as everyone was frantically scrambling to claim the monster corpses.

In particular, there were dozens upon dozens of low-level and mid-level commander-class monster corpses lying on the ground, and among them were even high-level commander-class monster corpses.

"We're rich! We're rich!"

This was the thought in everyone's mind.

One must know that the materials from a single low-level commander-class monster generally sell for 5 million to 15 million.

Mid-level commander-class monster materials sell for a minimum of 10 million, and can reach as high as 100 million.

Not to mention the high-level commander-class monster materials, which start at 50 million and go up to around 600 or 700 million.

While soldier-class monsters made up the vast majority of these piles of corpses, the number of commander-class monsters was still not insignificant.

"Captain, come here quickly!"

"What is it?"

"Hurry! Old Xu, all of you, come over here!"

A relatively young voice rang out on a street in the main urban district.

When the fighter squad followed the voice of their teammate, they made a discovery.

At the feet of the youngest member of their squad lay the corpse of a Black-Armored Ape King.

"Hiss!"

A collective gasp of cold air echoed instantly.

Their shocked eyes were already filled with uncontrollable smiles.

It was the corpse of an intermediate lord-class monster, and judging by its appearance, it had only suffered a severe wound to the heart, leaving the rest of its body intact.

"What does this mean?"

It meant they were rich!

Dissecting this Black-Armored Ape King and bringing back its materials would fetch a minimum of 3 billion.

For this fighter squad, whose highest member was only an intermediate warrior, this was a heaven-sent fortune.

They had been a squad for seven, nearly eight years, and hadn't even earned 500 million yet.

One can imagine the shock this intermediate lord-class monster corpse brought them.

"Quick, quick, quick! Get to work!"

"Before those other squads come over, let's hurry up and dissect this monster."

The captain of the fighter squad immediately shouted in a low voice.

Startled by his voice, the four team members snapped out of their fantasies of sudden wealth, pulled out their daggers and knives, and knelt beside the massive Black-Armored Ape King corpse to cut into it.

"Damn it, why is this monster's hide so thick!"

One member couldn't help but complain.

"Shut the hell up and use every ounce of strength you've got!"

"Hurry! If you really can't cut through it, take your weapons and knock out its teeth or hack at its claws."

"No matter what method you use, get as much material as you can."

The squad captain was growing impatient.

Because he discovered that even he couldn't pierce the hide of this Black-Armored Ape King.

The treasure was right before his eyes, yet he lacked the strength to take it away; it was truly maddening.

With no other choice, he joined his teammates in hacking at the beast's fangs.

Fortunately, the monster hadn't closed its eyelids when it died; otherwise, they wouldn't even have been able to pry out the Black-Armored Ape King's eyeballs.

"Clang, clang, clang, clang..."

A series of metallic clanging sounds rang out through the empty street.

The sounds grew increasingly rapid.

The fighter squad had no choice; since they couldn't break the hide, they could only hammer at the gums in its mouth and hack at its claws.

But the hammering created a loud noise, carrying the risk of attracting other fighter squads.

But they had no other choice; they knew that once the sound rang out, someone would surely come to investigate.

And so it was.

Half a quarter of an hour later.

An irrepressible exclamation of shock suddenly erupted.

The surprise and excitement contained within that voice were enough to echo across the entire sky of the main urban district.

"A Lord-level monster corpse!"

These few short words were like a missile dropped onto the surface of a calm lake.

The effect it triggered was truly terrifying.

Almost every martial artist who heard the cry abandoned the monster carcasses in their hands and surged toward the direction from which the sound had come.

"Captain, wh... what do we do?"

"Damn it, what else can we do? Old Xu and I will stay here. You three take these two eyeballs and this bear tooth, get to that high-rise over there, and set up the sniper rifle for me."

"But then, won't you..."

"Go! Any slower and you won't be able to leave either. Move!"

"Understood!"

The three team members packed up the monster materials and bolted away at full speed.

Barely two minutes later.

Figure after figure darted into the street. Looking at the massive corpse of the Black-Armored Ape King, greed erupted in the eyes of everyone present.

"Everyone, this Lord-level monster corpse, why don't we..."

The captain of that martial artist squad had just started to speak, intending to propose that everyone split the monster, but he didn't even finish his sentence.

Suddenly, his head exploded right before everyone's eyes.

At that moment, a "Bang!" of a gunshot echoed from the distance.

Cold sweat broke out on the backs of everyone present; someone was actually sniping from afar.

But before they could even scramble for cover, a voice rang out from the crowd.

"He's dead! Grab it!"

At that single shout, three figures instantly lunged toward the corpse of the Black-Armored Ape King.

The others, who had originally intended to hide, saw this and cast the earlier gunshot to the back of their minds, all charging forward as well.

A mid-level Lord-class monster corpse was like a discarded gold ingot; whoever could snatch it would make it their own.

"Get lost! This belongs to our Howling Sky Squad!"

"Howling Sky is nothing but a bunch of dogs."

"You're courting death!"

"You're the one courting death!"

In an instant, a chaotic brawl broke out.

In front of this Lord-level monster's corpse, no one could maintain their sanity, and even if they had, they were now blinded by bloodlust.

"Old Wang, take Xiao Wu and find a high-rise nearby to set up the sniper rifle and machine gun."

"Captain, who are we shooting at?"

"Everyone!"

As the gunfire rang out once more, screams and curses filled the air; the street had descended into utter chaos.

Yet, no one noticed a streak of blood-red light cutting across the sky, arriving to hover above the city.

It was a Blood-Red Triangular Fighter Jet, its lines so fluid it felt like a ferocious avian monster poised to strike.