Root Cause

Near the Training Hall, beside a villa, Zhou Hao directly used the Zhou Tian Star Concealment Technique.

Whoosh.

His aura vanished completely.

Then he returned to the entrance of the Training Hall and stood there waiting.

He wanted to see who dared bully his sister.

Before long.

Instructor Wu strode out of the Training Hall.

Zhou Hao followed behind him.

Instructor Wu made no move at all, even after walking all the way to the saucer-shaped fighter jet parked on the lawn.

Zhou Hao frowned. After hesitating briefly, he simply slipped into the fighter jet first.

Instructor Wu stepped into the fighter jet right after him.

"Take off." Although this saucer-shaped fighter jet was not a Smart Fighter Jet, its systems still possessed basic intelligence.

Boom.

The fighter jet soared into the air and left Jiangnan Base City in the blink of an eye.

In midair.

After flying for nearly half an hour, Instructor Wu finally used his communication watch to dial a number.

"Hello, Young Master Cheng. I've found out that after Zhou Ying'er returned to Jiangnan Base City, she joined an Elite Warrior Squad called Rose Squad from her residential district."

"Yes, she isn't in the base city at the moment. She's in the Wilderness Zone."

After making his report.

Instructor Wu hesitated before saying, "Young Master Cheng, Zhou Ying'er doesn't have much potential. She's only somewhat pretty. There's no need to use your resources over this!"

Zhou Hao soon heard the other party's voice.

"Old Wu, stay out of this. Anything I, Cheng Jin, set my sights on—no one can escape my grasp!"

The call ended.

Instructor Wu sighed.

Zhou Hao thought to himself, So it's some young master from the Cheng Family. Looks like he's got his eye on my sister. His taste isn't bad.

After arriving at Kyoto Base City.

Zhou Hao left the fighter jet, waited for another flight, and returned to Jiangnan Base City.

The Cheng Family was one of the HR Underground Alliance's conglomerates, and the family had three War Gods.

After checking the general situation.

Zhou Hao began to ponder.

His Mental Power had only just entered the War God Level. If he truly went to war with the Cheng Family, he could still rely on the advantages of being a Mental Power Master to wear them down.

"Wait a little longer." After considering it seriously, Zhou Hao decided to act later.

First, he was not fully confident. At the very least, he could not guarantee that he could wipe out the Cheng Family without alerting other powerful experts.

Second, that young master of the Cheng Family had not yet done anything worse.

So he needed to keep watching.

"You can set your sights on my sister, but you'd better be prepared to have your whole family exterminated!" Zhou Hao's adorable little face remained expressionless as flying knives flickered around him.

Kyoto Base City.

Cheng Family Mansion.

Looking at the Elite Warrior Squad before him, Cheng Jin nodded in satisfaction.

The Sabertooth Tiger Squad was the strongest squad among the resources he could mobilize.

"Captain Qiu, head to Jiangnan Base City immediately, then go to County City No. 0172. Once you get there..." Cheng Jin quickly gave his instructions.

Upon hearing this, every member of the Sabertooth Tiger Squad's expression turned ugly.

Their captain, Qiu Cheng, frowned even more deeply. "Young Master Cheng, our squad has fought monsters for years. We've never done something like this!"

Cheng Jin said indifferently, "I'll compensate you at double the rate for all losses."

"Fine!"

Jiangnan Base City.

On the train bound for the Military Supply Base.

The four members of the Sabertooth Tiger Squad all wore gloomy expressions.

"Captain, how could you agree to this? Our squad has some reputation. If others find out, we won't be able to show our faces anymore!" A burly man with a spider-shaped scar on his face spoke in an exceptionally rough voice.

Qiu Cheng shot him a fierce glare. "Shut up. Our Sabertooth Tiger Squad grew this quickly, and every one of us became a warrior general because of the resources provided by the Cheng Family!"

"Yes, I could refuse. But have you considered what the current head of the Cheng Family would think if he found out? That our Sabertooth Tiger Squad has grown wings and no longer listens to orders?"

The scar-faced man immediately lowered his head and clenched his fists.

The other two men shook their heads and sighed. If word of what Cheng Jin had ordered them to do this time got out, they would never be able to hold their heads high again.

"What does pride matter? As long as we can continue receiving the Cheng Family's resources and training, our strength can advance further!" Qiu Cheng's voice was low.

Night fell.

The starry sky glittered, and the moonlight was cool.

Roars occasionally echoed through the abandoned County City No. 0172.

On the rooftop of an abandoned Bell and Drum Tower within the city.

The members of the Rose Squad chatted and laughed together.

They were all in high spirits.

"Haha, without the threat of the High-level Beast General Black Scale Blood Python, hunting the other beast generals is so easy. It's only the first day, and we've already earned nearly twenty million. That's a great start!" Zhang Yi said with a smile.

Hunting beast general-level monsters in a county city was still rather difficult.

The reason was that most beast generals were almost never alone. Large numbers of beast soldier-level monsters often gathered around them.

When hunting, they had to account for attacks from those beast soldiers.

And one careless mistake could easily allow a beast general monster to escape.

However, because the Black Scale Blood Python had only just died, the beast general-level monsters under its command had not yet had time to gather other beast soldiers and find places to occupy. This gave the Rose Squad an opportunity.

Leaning against the broad back of her blade, Shen Hong tilted her head back and gulped down wine. "Same old rules. Zhang Yi contributed the most to killing the Low-level General Bloodthirsty Tank this time, so he gets fifty percent. Everyone else gets ten percent each. As for the beast soldier materials, they'll be divided proportionally according to the amount collected!"

"Thank you, Sister Shen!" Zhou Ying'er hurriedly said.

When they killed the Bloodthirsty Tank, she had contributed almost nothing. She had only cleared out some beast soldiers, yet Shen Hong still gave her ten percent.

According to the Rose Squad's previous rules, the main contributor to a kill would receive sixty percent.

Zhang Yi shrugged. "Little sister Ying'er, the Rose Squad has gained another member, so naturally the rules need to change. You don't need to thank us."

Zhou Ying'er nodded. "Got it, Brother Zhang."

Bang!

Suddenly, a crisp sniper rifle shot rang out from the edge of the county city.

Whoosh, whoosh.

Shen Hong and the others immediately flipped upright in alarm.

Zhang Yi set up his sniper rifle and scanned the direction of the gunshot through the scope. He soon spotted a fully armed squad.

His expression changed drastically.

"It's the Sabertooth Tiger Squad of the Cheng Family from Kyoto!" he said in a low voice.

"What? The Sabertooth Tiger Squad?"

"What are they doing in County City No. 0172?"

Cao Yingchun, Zheng Ru, and Li Min all showed puzzled expressions.

Zhou Ying'er's body trembled, and the rosy color gradually drained from her cool, beautiful face.

Shen Hong directly took Zhang Yi's sniper rifle. After taking a look, she could not help drawing a deep breath. "It really is the Sabertooth Tiger Squad!"

"Their overall strength ranks near the top even among warrior general squads. They can't have come to County City No. 0172 to hunt. There isn't enough profit here for them. They must just be passing through."

Zhou Ying'er pressed her lips together. She wanted to say something, but in the end, she swallowed the words that had reached her mouth.

"Alright, take turns keeping watch." Shen Hong glanced at Zhou Ying'er.

Time ticked by.

After entering the county city, the Sabertooth Tiger Squad quickly found a high-rise building and holed up inside.

This made Shen Hong frown deeply.

When it was Zhou Ying'er's turn to keep watch, she walked over to Shen Hong, who was holding her broad longsword, her face full of hesitation.

Shen Hong suddenly opened her eyes and looked at Zhou Ying'er.

She placed a finger against her lips, then pointed downstairs.

Zhou Ying'er understood and hurriedly followed Shen Hong into a room downstairs.

"Sister Shen..."

She had barely begun before Shen Hong interrupted her.

"Ying'er, the Sabertooth Tiger Squad came because of you, didn't they?"

"Yes."