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Beside a pile of bloody corpses, Cao Bing harvested the useful materials without any concern.

There was basically nothing left in the ruins of City No. 0371 that could threaten him. Even if there was, it could only be human hunters from other squads.

But under normal circumstances, no one was willing to provoke a killing star like him.

In this city, where Intermediate Beast General Level monsters had basically vanished, Cao Bing's burst combat strength had practically reached the ceiling.

Although Cao Bing's strength was only at the peak of Advanced Warrior level, his ghostlike speed was enough to make countless monsters and fellow hunters wary and alarmed.

Though only ten short days had passed, Cao Bing's name had already spread throughout the Sixth Supply Base.

Including his time with the Divine Arrow Squad, Cao Bing had spent more than half a month engaged in life-and-death battles in the wilderness. Though he was not as crazed as Luo Feng had been in the original story, every monster he targeted was at least an Advanced Beast Soldier.

Naturally, he had killed quite a few monsters of lower levels as well, but he had not collected them, since they took up too much space.

And such hunting naturally drove his rapid growth.

Bang!

"4002 kg!"

Cao Bing, who had rarely taken a day off to rest, stood beside the punching power testing machine.

"Not bad." Cao Bing nodded in relative satisfaction. Gaining over 400 kilograms of strength in nearly a month was enough for him.

After all, strength had never been Cao Bing's specialty. Speed and blade techniques were his foundation.

"With exertion techniques..."

"4807 kg!"

"Very good! Now add True Qi!"

"6723.36 kg!"

Looking at the data displayed on the punching power testing machine, Cao Bing smiled. This level of strength had already far surpassed that of an Advanced Warrior. Though it still fell short of Warrior General level, it was still quite remarkable!

"Speed!"

"With brute force alone, I can reach 73 meters per second. If I use True Qi to execute the Flying Shadow Steps, my speed can reach 2.4 times normal, or 175.2 meters per second.

"If I use the Eagle Soaring Technique Qin De gave me, I can go even faster—197.1 meters per second. That's 2.7 times faster than relying on brute force alone. Even Intermediate War General Level fighters aren't faster than me!"

After testing his speed, Cao Bing could barely suppress his excitement. He even felt as though he were invincible.

Of course, he quickly buried that thought deep inside.

Don't get carried away! Don't get carried away! Everyone who gets carried away dies!

Cao Bing repeated it silently to himself.

Cao Bing was not someone who was easily carried away, but the figures before him had risen too absurdly fast.

His movement technique had reached the major success stage of Micro-level, while the newly acquired advanced movement technique, Eagle Soaring Technique, had reached minor success. The Phantom Blade Technique had already touched the threshold of the second level; he only needed one final push to break through.

His Internal Force had reached Houtian Peak, and he believed he would soon break through to Xiantian!

Especially over the past few days in City No. 0371, things had gone far too smoothly. Advanced Beast Soldiers could not block even one strike before being killed on the spot, while Junior Beast General Level monsters could not last ten moves against him.

How could that not make him a little full of himself?

Often, Cao Bing would flash through an entire street full of monsters. Before anyone could even see how he had drawn his blade, the monsters would fall one after another.

"It's time to change cities. City No. 0371 can no longer give me much pressure. Besides, I've killed at least thirty percent of the Beast General Level monsters in this city. If I keep going, the other squads will start having objections!"

During this period, he had specifically targeted high-level monsters, and his efficiency was extremely high. The hunting methods he had learned from Guan Yong had proven effective every time.

"I should go to City 132 instead. There are more Beast General Level monsters there. I hope Uncle Yan won't scold me when he finds out." Cao Bing muttered softly, rubbing his nose.

"Luo Feng should be entering the wilderness around now too, right?" Cao Bing glanced at the date on his watch and then thought of this.

Cao Bing had entered the wilderness on August 13, 2056. It was already August 29, 2056. Although he could not remember exactly when Luo Feng had entered the wilderness with the Fire Hammer Squad, it should have been within the next couple of days.

"Maybe we'll run into each other! I just forgot which area they entered."

"But it seems Luo Feng first struck it rich by killing an injured Silver Moon Wolf King. What incredible luck!"

Cao Bing muttered enviously, unaware that his own luck was countless times better than Luo Feng's. Just one lucky haul after a clash had left his entire squad stuffed to the brim.

Ring, ring, ring!

"A call?"

Cao Bing lowered his head to look at the call notification on his watch, somewhat puzzled. Who would be calling him at this time?

"Uncle Xie?"

"Kid! How have you been enjoying yourself in the wilderness these past few days? I heard you've been going a little crazy out there!" Xie Hongxin's hearty voice came through the call.

"Not bad! You've seen through me, Uncle Xie!" Cao Bing said.

"Hahaha, you've really been hiding your strength, kid. You held back when you were with us, didn't you?"

"Hehe, you're joking, Uncle Xie. It's only because everyone taught me well!" Having been exposed so directly by Xie Hongxin, Cao Bing could not help feeling a little embarrassed.

"You brat. All right, Uncle Xie has good news for you this time!" Xie Hongxin laughed and scolded before continuing.

"Good news?"

"You've heard of Forest No. 017, right?"

"Yeah, I know it. You told me before that our squad used to operate in Forest No. 017!" Cao Bing nodded as he spoke.

"That's right. But over the past few months, we've been staying in City No. 003 and haven't gone to Forest No. 017 much. Still, Sheng Nan learned some news these past few days. There have been some minor changes in Forest No. 017 over the last two months," Xie Hongxin explained.

"What changes?"

"Nothing too major. It's just that the number of Beast General Level monsters deep in the southwestern part of Forest No. 017 has rapidly increased. Over the last two months, the number of Beast General Level monsters has directly doubled! In my estimation, something valuable must have appeared there!" As Xie Hongxin explained, he smacked his lips twice, clearly full of anticipation for that unknown treasure.

A treasure capable of doubling the number of Beast General Level monsters in only two months had to be worth a fortune. How could he not be tempted?

In truth, Cao Bing was tempted as well after hearing this, but his reason still kept him calm.

"What does Uncle Yan think?" Cao Bing immediately asked.

"Your Uncle Yan? He didn't agree at first. But after returning this time, everyone's strength improved considerably. Old Fang and I both advanced to Warrior General level, while the captain broke through to High-level General. Our strength has increased greatly. And your performance these past few days has been exceptionally eye-catching. So after everyone persuaded him, your Uncle Yan finally agreed."

"Uncle Xie, you and Uncle Fang have reached Warrior General level! Congratulations, Uncle Xie!" Cao Bing was instantly delighted and offered his congratulations.

Over the years, Xie Hongxin had always taken good care of him. But Xie Hongxin's talent was genuinely limited, and he had failed to break through to Warrior General level for so many years. His role within the squad had gradually diminished, and this had always weighed heavily on his mind.

Now that he had finally broken through, Cao Bing naturally had to congratulate him.

"Hahaha!" Xie Hongxin laughed proudly several times before continuing, "This time, our squad is entirely made up of War Generals. Our strength is no longer what it used to be, so your Uncle Yan naturally had no reason to refuse!"

"When are we leaving?" Cao Bing asked.

"In two more days. We need to get used to the strength from our new breakthroughs first. Then we'll meet at Southwest Supply Base No. 8!"