With the task set, Gao Feng accelerated the dissection process.
"These snake scales are amazing in both hardness and toughness," Gao Feng couldn't help but exclaim, touching the snake scales. "These snake scales are definitely one of the most important materials for making combat suits!"
One of humanity's most important inventions today, Kro Alloy, primarily incorporates materials from various monsters.
Of course, there's also the ' Blue Gold ' metal mined from the moon, which eventually led to the development of Kro Alloy! Kro Alloy gave human warriors combat suits with defenses even higher than those of demonic beasts, gave humans incredibly sharp War Blade, and even greatly enhanced the power of some firearms.
Afterwards, Zhang Junbao and Gao Feng both shouldered their bulging backpacks and headed back along the highway.
The snake scales appeared to be very large, but in reality, they were extremely thin. Even if all the scales of the entire giant snake were stacked together, they wouldn't be able to fill a backpack! A martial artist's backpack firstly possessed amazing elasticity, and secondly, according to the backpack's own mechanism, it could gradually expand to accommodate different sizes of the backpack.
It can make the backpack as tall as an average adult.
Zhang Junbao's backpack was already full of monster materials, so it was a bit too big for him and he asked Gao Feng and the others to help carry it.
" Junbao, why has your face changed so much?" Chen Gu couldn't help but ask along the way.
"Hehe, Brother Chen, this is just a little disguise I put on. It's simple muscle control; you guys can do it too."
Traveling together, Gao Feng and Zhang Junbao discussed it and decided to abandon the hunt for monsters and escort Zhang Junbao back first.
Zhang Junbao had already become familiar with them. The members of the Fire Hammer Squad were all forthright men, and since they had witnessed Zhang Junbao's strength, they were easy to get along with.
"By the way, Brother Chen, do you have the contact information for Master Wu Tong of the martial arts school?" Zhang Junbao asked.
"Yes, Master Wu Tong, Zhang Ke, and I all live in Mingyue Residential Area, and we see each other quite often," Chen Gu said with a smile.
"I'm also from Mingyue Residential Area... but I just moved there not long ago. I've been cultivating the entire time before the practical assessment and haven't really gone out much," Zhang Junbao said embarrassedly.
"Lend me your Communication Watch for a moment. I need to let Master Wu Tong and my family know I'm safe. I wasn't even Quasi-Martial Artist Communication Watch."
"Okay, this is my fault. I didn't even know there was a genius living in our neighborhood." Chen Gu instructed Zhang Junbao on how to use the Communication Watch.
Zhang Junbao took the watch and dialed his home phone.
"Beep..."
The call was answered quickly. Zhang Lin saw that it was an unknown number but didn't pay much attention. They had received quite a few calls from unknown numbers recently.
"Who is it?" Zhang Lin asked.
" Xiaolin? It's me, your brother!" Zhang Junbao heard the familiar voice, and his emotions surged. He had forgotten how long it had been since he had longed to contact his family as much as he did now.
"Elder brother?
Is it really you?
Where are you?
"Are you alright?" Zhang Lin asked anxiously.
"I'm in the Wilderness Zone, on my way home. I expect to be home in a couple of days. How are Mom and Dad?" Zhang Junbao asked.
"Your parents have been very depressed since the news of your disappearance. After you went missing, Dad kept coughing, and Mom couldn't eat."
"Brother, please come back soon!" Zhang Lin's sobbing voice came from the other end of the phone.
"It's alright, I'll be home soon, Mom and Dad will be fine!"
" Xiaolin, who's calling? Why are you crying?" A weak voice came from the other end of the phone.
"Dad, it's my brother! He's alright, he's alive!" Zhang Lin said excitedly.
" Junbao, is Junbao alright?" Zhang Anbao, lying on the hospital bed, suddenly rolled over and crawled toward the phone.
"Dad, don't move, I'll get the phone." Zhang Lin quickly ran over and helped her father sit up against the bed.
"Dad, it's me. I'm fine. I'll be home in a couple of days." Zhang Junbao felt tears welling up in his eyes.
"Okay, it's good that you're alright. I knew my son wouldn't get into trouble so easily! Your mother went out to buy groceries, hurry back, I'll have her cook something for you!"
"Yes, yes, I'll definitely get back as soon as possible!"
Zhang Junbao couldn't hold back his tears. The word "home" used to be very distant to him, but at this moment, he deeply felt the connection from his bloodline.
Seeing Zhang Junbao's situation, the members of the Fire Hammer Squad all tacitly remained silent. It was hard to imagine the despair his family must feel when a young man who had just undergone the Quasi-Warrior Assessment was suddenly captured by a demonic beast.
And how many difficulties and obstacles he himself had to overcome to persevere until he met them.
They recalled that when they first entered the Wilderness Zone, they were with their team of brothers. It felt like a lifetime had passed since they left home after only three days.
Zhang Junbao had indeed been alone in the Wilderness Zone for so long. Judging from the marks on his body, he must have fought his way out of the monster horde, as his body was covered in blood.
Moreover, although no one knew what kind of monster the longsword in his hand was made of, it was clearly not a weapon made by humans.
A weapon made from primordial demonic beast material capable of contending with high-level demonic beasts—what kind of strength must its owner possess? And what did Zhang Junbao go through to obtain such a weapon?
Although he didn't say it, the members of the Fire Hammer Squad knew very well that if it were them, they would have almost no hope of survival.
But Zhang Junbao not only survived, but his strength also increased dramatically. No one would believe that this wasn't achieved through a life-or-death struggle.
A man doesn't easily shed tears, unless he's truly heartbroken!
These martial artists, who would not shed a single tear even when facing the strongest demonic beasts, were moved to tears when they saw their families whom they had painstakingly protected.
After learning that Zhang Junbao was still in the Wilderness Zone, his father ended the call.
That's Wilderness Zone! He's not completely ignorant; how could he let Zhang Junbao be distracted by making a phone call in a place Rampaging with ferocious beasts?
If a monster were to suddenly appear and Zhang Junbao were injured because he was distracted by the phone call, he would never forgive himself for the rest of his life.
Having stopped crying, Zhang Junbao dialed Wu Tong's number.
" Chen Gu? Shouldn't you be in the Wilderness Zone right now? Why are you calling me?" Wu Tong asked curiously.
" Uncle Wu, it's me, Zhang Junbao."
A simple sentence, yet it instantly thrilled Wu Tong.
" Junbao, are you alright?"
"It's nothing. I ran into Brother Chen and his Fire Hammer Squad, and we're on our way back now."
"Alright, alright, Chen Gu and his Fire Hammer Squad are quite strong, they should be able to get you back." Wu Tong finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"Yes, Captain Gao Feng, Brother Chen, and Brother Zhang have all taken good care of me. I estimate I'll be back in Yangzhou City in about two days."
"Good, I didn't expect that the martial arts school's mission would actually be completed by them. I'm glad you're alright. Supervisor Zhuge even requested the martial arts school to send their Wargod into the Wilderness Zone to search for you."
"The martial arts school also issued a search mission open to all martial artists," Wu Tong said.
"I know, Supervisor Zhuge has gone to a lot of trouble for me. Please tell them that I will thank them in person when I get back," Zhang Junbao said.
"You're a good kid."
The martial artist you saved at the Thunder Dojo still has a conscience; he's also given up the task of finding you.
"People from our Limits Dojo are the most reliable. Where are you? Should I come pick you up?" Wu Tong asked.
"We just left City 003 and are on the highway now. Uncle Wu, you don't need to come. We can get back by ourselves." Zhang Junbao didn't dare to actually let Wu come over. He had been retired for so many years. Although he was still strong, he hadn't fought in a long time.
After ending the call, Zhang Junbao smiled, realizing that so many people had been worried about him.
He quickened his pace without thinking.