Devouring the Starry Skies: Seeking the Dao Across Realms
Chapter 42

Emergency Rescue [Seeking Follow-up Reads!]

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Jiangnan Base City, Limit General Dojo, large conference room.

"Ren Ze's cultivation talent is exceptional. During the assessment hosted by Zhuge Tao, his physical fitness had already reached the intermediate warrior level. During the assessment, he displayed nearly double-force techniques and Micro-level movement, so we waived his practical combat assessment and recruited him directly, signing a wager agreement with him."

"Comprehensive inquiries have confirmed that after becoming a martial artist, Ren Ze refused to take part in the squad training arranged by the dojo and went alone to the Wilderness Zone. In just over three months, he has sold materials from several hundred beast general-class monsters. Especially recently, he has sold materials from dozens of high-level beast general-class monsters. His martial artist certification has already reached the high-level War General rank."

President Zhou Zhengyong held the printed documents as he introduced the situation to Iceberg, who sat in the seat of honor.

The conference room fell briefly silent. After Zhuge Tao and President Zhou Zhengyong exchanged a glance, they both looked toward the envoy, "Iceberg," who had remained silent and listened quietly.

"Where is he? I want to see him!"

Iceberg finally spoke.

Zhuge Tao replied, "Lord Envoy, Ren Ze has been fighting and tempering himself in the Wilderness Zone lately. He returns to the military camp base at irregular intervals to sell monster materials. At this time, he should still be in the Wilderness Zone."

Zhou Zhengyong turned to instruct Zhuge Tao, "You know Ren Ze fairly well. Call and notify him first. Tell him to return as soon as possible."

"No need! I'll go to the Wilderness Zone myself."

Iceberg spoke again.

Hearing this, Zhuge Tao immediately responded, "Yes. I'll contact him right away. Once I confirm his current location, I'll have him stay where he is and wait for the envoy to arrive."

Having just finished a slaughter, Ren Ze's wristwatch suddenly vibrated. At the same time, a satellite map appeared, with a dazzling red dot on it.

A simple message appeared: Emergency request for aid! Two high-level beast generals, along with a large number of beast soldiers.

"An emergency distress signal. I'll go take a look."

In the Wilderness Zone, once someone encountered danger, they could use their communication watch to send an emergency distress signal to all martial artists within a twenty-kilometer radius.

If they belonged to the same dojo, the signal would appear red. For different dojos, the signal would appear green.

Two high-level beast generals? Not much of a problem.

Even though Ren Ze had just been disgusted by the Scum Squad, it did not stop him from lending others a hand when it was within his ability.

Ren Ze picked up his battle saber and swiftly headed in that direction.

Since he had received the signal, it meant the other party was fated to meet him and was not meant to die.

As for whether he would run into another sinister bastard who would kick him while he was down, Ren Ze was now skilled and bold enough to fear no such thing. As long as they dared to play dirty, he had countless ways to make them die in regret.

The location of the distress signal was quite close, only five kilometers away.

Zhuge Tao held his phone with a puzzled expression and said to President Zhou Zhengyong beside him, "It didn't go through. He's currently on another call..."

"Where is he right now?"

Zhou Zhengyong asked.

After checking the display on his phone, Zhuge Tao answered, "Inside City 023."

Based on a phone signal, it was easy to determine someone's location. Even ordinary phones had this function.

"I'll go over directly."

Iceberg, wearing a golden mask, rose and left the conference room. He arrived at the plaza and entered his purplish-red triangular aircraft.

The aircraft quickly lifted off and flew beyond the base city. At supersonic speed, a distance of several hundred li was crossed in almost an instant.

Sitting inside the aircraft, Iceberg looked at the aerial view of City 023 displayed on the screen before him.

Without a trace of emotion, he ordered, "Scan for martial artists within a twenty-li radius below. Find Ren Ze's location."

"Scanning. A martial artist is currently fighting eight kilometers to the southeast. Confirmed to be Ren Ze."

An electronic synthesized voice sounded.

"Head over. Project and record the battle footage in real time."

Iceberg gave another order.

"Yes."

As light and shadows flickered across the display, footage of the battle below appeared on the screen.

"Quite a spectacle..."

Within the range of Ren Ze's Psychic Power, vast hordes of Tiger Cat monsters filled several nearby streets.

This Tiger Cat monster horde consisted mostly of ordinary beast soldier-class monsters, numbering nearly a thousand.

Among them, there were more than thirty beast general-class Tiger Cats whose builds were clearly different from those of the beast soldiers.

Two Tiger Cats that were clearly the leaders of the monster horde slowly emerged from the shadows as well.

Two high-level beast general-class Tiger Cat leaders were indeed a nightmare for an ordinary martial artist squad.

A huge Tiger Cat the size of a small truck suddenly pounced, leaping all the way up to the fifth floor and directly smashing through an entire wall. Unfortunately, the height between floors could not accommodate its massive body, forcing it to fall back to the ground.

Beside it, another equally massive Tiger Cat stared hungrily at the seventh floor.

They were precisely the two high-ranking beast general-level Tiger Cats.

Beep!

"An unknown communication number is requesting access."

Ren Ze tapped to accept.

Inside a distant building.

"Xiao Long, hold on. The medicine will make you drowsy, but you must stay awake. We're ready to break out at any moment."

A middle-aged martial artist solemnly told the blood-soaked crew-cut youth beside him.

"Captain, I dragged everyone down... If I hadn't been careless, we wouldn't have been surrounded."

The crew-cut youth's face was pale from excessive blood loss, his expression filled with remorse.

"Captain! The building is shaking even harder. It can hold for five more minutes at most!"

Each Tiger Cat struck with nearly the force of a sedan. With so many Tiger Cats battering the building's load-bearing pillars, even its reinforced concrete structure would not hold out for long.

Then a voice suddenly rang out. "There's hope! We connected to an unknown communication!"

Everyone watched as the skinny young man anxiously asked through his wristwatch, "Brother! How many of you are there? What's your strength? Why is there only one signal?"

"What? There's only you?"

"Don't rush, wait! Wait—"

The call on the wristwatch ended. The skinny young man abruptly turned around and said urgently, "Gunner, provide cover! That brother is insane! He's coming over here alone!"

When the Mad Blade Squad's gunner heard this, his mind went blank for a moment.

One person, coming over? Coming from where?

Coming here?

The next instant, he shuddered, turned around, set up his machine gun, and looked into the distance.

There was no need to search. With just one glance, he saw a lone figure on the distant street, walking straight toward the seething horde of Tiger Cats.

He said one person, and it really was just one person.

He said he was charging over, and he really was charging straight over!

"Insane, insane... It's not like he's a god of war. Who charges in so directly?!"

Martial artists had sharp eyes. Through the scope mounted on his gun, he could clearly make out Ren Ze's combat uniform and the model of his battle saber.

A Series 6 battle saber and combat uniform—this was basically the standard equipment of a beast general-level martial artist.

Rat-a-tat-tat-tat-tat-tat...

The Mad Blade Squad's gunner fired wildly, but he was shooting down from above with his back to the beast horde. The bullets could not hit the monsters' vital points—their eyes, throats, abdomens, and the like. It was difficult to kill monsters with such tenacious life force.

The bullets poured into the surging beast horde like mud vanishing into the sea. They had some effect, but not much; they could not even provide the most basic obstruction!

"It's over."

The Mad Blade Squad's martial artists were either helpless or gritting their teeth.

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