Hunting III

Meanwhile, just before the teaching building collapsed, Guan Yong had also created an opportunity for Captain Yan Ying.

An alloy arrow instantly pierced the Advanced Beast General's eye, sending blood spraying everywhere!

Yet this advanced pig-type Beast General was remarkably tenacious. An arrow over a meter long had sunk entirely into its head, but it still did not die immediately.

Instead, it roared and charged at Guan Yong like a mad beast.

"Pfft!" Another soft sound rang out, and a bloody hole opened in the pig-type monster's head. Zheng Ke, who had been lying in wait atop a tall building, had made his move, landing a sniper round squarely on target.

However, the monster did not slow down in the slightest and continued charging madly at Guan Yong. In its mind, it was already doomed to die, so it had to kill at least one hateful human before its death.

Of course, this was nothing to Guan Yong. This was not the first time he had encountered a monster's desperate final counterattack, and he had plenty of experience dealing with them.

It all came down to one thing: lead the pig around in circles. Its head had been shot through anyway. It was merely struggling one last time, and it would die once its vitality ran out.

With a loud "clang" as a heavy body hit the ground, the life of this powerful Advanced Beast General came to an end.

"Cough, cough! Uncle Yan, Uncle Guan, that was amazing!" Cao Bing emerged from the dust, filthy and disheveled, after circling around the ruins of the teaching building. He happened to see the instant the pig-type Advanced Beast General fell.

"Little Cao, are you all right?"

With the teaching building's collapse and everyone's slaughter, there were not many monsters left in the school.

The dead were dead, and the rest had fled.

Thus, Song Shengnan and Xie Hongxin quickly rushed over.

"Sister Song, Uncle Xie, don't worry. I'm not hurt." Cao Bing waved a hand to show that he was fine.

"That's good! That was really dangerous just now!" Only after Cao Bing had fully emerged from the ruins and entered their sight did Song Shengnan and the others carefully inspect him and finally relax.

"All right, dissect the monster corpses as quickly as possible. Old Xie, dig those two Bloodthirsty Tanks out of the rubble too!" Captain Yan Ying issued another command through the earpiece. He was still some distance away from the others.

"Zheng Ke, Old Fang, keep watching. Don't miss anything again."

"Yes, Captain! My mistake!" Zheng Ke's voice sounded ashamed through the earpiece.

If he had discovered that Advanced Beast General earlier, Cao Bing would not have been put in danger.

"When we divide the profits after returning, Zheng Ke's share will be reduced by 2% as compensation for Cao Bing and Guan Yong. The same applies to me for my misjudgment!" Yan Ying said calmly.

"Uncle Yan, there's no need!" Cao Bing quickly said.

"I'm the captain. This is my decision. Don't think this is merely compensation for you. Remember this: in the wilderness, a single simple mistake can destroy the entire squad. My punishment is not just to compensate you. It is also to remind ourselves never to make this kind of mistake again!" Yan Ying's tone was firm and beyond dispute.

Cao Bing wanted to say more after hearing that, but he did not know how to argue.

Before Cao Bing could speak, Guan Yong had already come over, patted him on the shoulder, and said, "Little Cao, the captain's decision is correct. Remember, mistakes are not tolerated in the wilderness. Any tiny mistake can lead to irreversible consequences.

This isn't just directed at us. It applies to you too. After all, you are also a member of the Divine Arrow Squad. So we demand zero mistakes from you as well."

"All right, Uncle Yan, Uncle Guan, I understand!" Cao Bing nodded heavily.

Uncle Yan and the others were right. Mistakes were not allowed in the wilderness. A mistake meant death. It meant the entire squad being wiped out!

At the same time, Guan Yong, standing behind Cao Bing, secretly sighed.

"The captain wasn't like this before. Back then, he loved to smile. We laughed and joked together, talking merrily.

Until a few years ago—one mistake, one burst of rage, one loss of reason! One painful price! That was what made the captain who he is now!"

Of course, Guan Yong had no time for further reflection. They had made quite a commotion just now, and if they did not move quickly, other monsters would likely arrive soon.

Many monsters had died here, and the smell of blood was extremely strong. Therefore, Cao Bing and the others simply abandoned all the low- and mid-level Beast Soldiers, only dissecting the Advanced Beast Soldiers and the few Beast General Level monsters to retrieve useful materials.

"Haha! It was dangerous this time, but the gains are pretty good! Each of us can get nearly a hundred million." Xie Hongxin finally dug the corpses of the two Bloodthirsty Tanks out of the rubble and laughed heartily.

But he was right. The three Beast General Level corpses, plus all these Advanced Beast Soldiers, came to roughly a hundred million per person.

They moved swiftly. In fifteen minutes, they had dissected every corpse, then rapidly departed, not forgetting to scatter special scent-blocking powder on the ground to prevent tracking.

"Continue hunting and build teamwork. Target: Junior and Intermediate Beast Generals." Yan Ying issued the command.

"Old Fang, Zheng Ke, find a target."

"Yes, Captain."

"Captain, a group of Tiger Cats is approaching from the street ahead on the left. The leader is a Two-Tailed Tiger Cat, roughly assessed as a Junior Beast General."

Just as Zheng Ke finished speaking, Fang Ye's voice came through the earpiece.

"Prepare for battle," Yan Ying said.

"Captain, this isn't far from our previous location," Song Shengnan reminded him.

"I know, so we need a quick battle. Old Guan, take down the Two-Tailed Tiger Cat as fast as possible. Cao Bing, move around and annihilate the outer Tiger Cats. Zheng Ke, provide sniper cover. Within five minutes, we must cripple this Tiger Cat group." Yan Ying spoke coldly.

"Captain, Little Cao will be moving around alone?" Guan Yong asked in a low voice, frowning.

"If he joined the squad, then he must play his role. His task is to move around and create opportunities for you," Yan Ying replied coldly.

"All right. Little Cao, let's go." Guan Yong did not question him further. After greeting Cao Bing, he left first. Cao Bing nodded, glanced at Yan Ying, then vanished from where he stood without another word.

Tiger Cats were far faster than pig-type monsters and were exceptionally skilled at using buildings to leap and move quickly. Cao Bing might not be able to jump the distance between two buildings, but for Tiger Cats, it was easy.

Therefore, hunting them was much harder than killing pigs.

Cao Bing often had to push his speed to the limit just to kill an Advanced Beast Soldier, and after killing one, he had to flee at top speed. After all, he was not a true Advanced Warrior; only his speed met the standard.

Of course, Junior and Intermediate ones were much easier to handle. No matter how many came, he was not afraid.

During three minutes of maneuvering, Cao Bing did not dare let his attention slip for even a moment. Yet just as he was preparing to hunt one of the Advanced Beast Soldiers, Guan Yong's voice came through the earpiece: "Mission accomplished."

"So fast!" Cao Bing's mind shook. He had only dared hunt those isolated Tiger Cats on the outskirts, yet Guan Yong had killed their leader within three minutes amid the rapidly moving Tiger Cat group without letting the other Tiger Cats notice.

That assassination ability was truly terrifying.