The voice from the communication watch brought a smile to Luo Feng's face. "Luo Hua, aren't you busy having a great time with that little girl of yours? How do you have time to call me!"

"Hahaha..."

On the rooftop, Chen Gu, Zhang Ke, and the others all looked over, chuckling.

"Even if you have a girlfriend, you can't forget your big brother." The younger brother chuckled through the watch. "By the way, brother, I called to tell you something. Xiao Nan officially agreed to be my girlfriend! Haha... Your little brother is impressive, right?"

The brother's voice was brimming with joy.

How long had it been since his brother sounded this happy?

"The charm of love is indeed immense," Luo Feng mused inwardly. "My brother has been disabled for so many years, and the psychological pressure has always been high. To be this happy over getting a girlfriend..." Luo Feng was genuinely happy for his brother and immediately laughed, saying, "You need to keep working hard, strive to get the license soon!"

"Brother, we can't rush that; we have to take it one step at a time," Luo Hua joked playfully.

"Right, by the way, where are Mom and Dad?" Luo Feng inquired.

"Mom and Dad went out grocery shopping together," Luo Hua replied.

Luo Feng nodded...

His mother could finally go grocery shopping in the mornings, and his father could relax, not having to work, and accompany her to the market.

"I'm fine, brother. You be careful outside the base city too," Luo Hua said with concern.

"Don't worry!"

The communication ended, and Luo Feng's face was wreathed in smiles.

"Alright, Luo Feng, since you finished your call, everyone gather around for a moment," Gao Feng said. Immediately, Luo Feng and the other four walked over. "We've done exceptionally well just entering the county town today! Same old rules: the spoils of war will be distributed according to everyone's contribution in the battle!"

"We'll do the final distribution when this hunt is over and we return to the supply base," Gao Feng's expression suddenly turned serious. "But I must warn everyone in advance: be extremely careful and vigilant! This is a densely built-up area; this is where the monsters' nests are located. The entire county town harbors a large number of Beast General level monsters. Do not be careless, or falling into a crisis will be disastrous. Many warriors die every year."

"Mmm."

Chen Gu, Zhang Ke, the Wei brothers, and Luo Feng all nodded solemnly.

Luo Feng knew...

Warriors who joined the government army had the highest level of safety. As for warriors like himself who roamed the wilderness, the mortality rate was extremely high!

"We all expended quite a bit of stamina fighting just now. We were also traveling last night. Everyone rest now. We'll resume activity at four this afternoon!" Gao Feng made the decision.

"Yes, sir."

"Hoo hoo, time to rest."

The six members of the Fire Hammer Squad settled down on the rooftop—some leaning, some lying down—and began to recover.

While the Fire Hammer Squad was concealed on the rooftop of the Haihao Grand Hotel resting, the Tiger Tooth Squad had already entered the urban area of County Town 0201. This group of six cautiously navigated a dilapidated alley, where some walls had even collapsed. Remnants of slaughtered monsters littered the path.

"Stop!" The lean, short captain held up a hand, and the others froze instantly.

The Tiger Tooth captain said in a low voice, "Everyone listen up. We have only one target this time—that injured Silver Moon Fierce Wolf! Therefore, within this county town, we absolutely must not provoke any other monsters! If we can avoid them, we avoid them; if we can run, we run. It’s best not to fight them at all; getting injured now would be troublesome!"

The other five members nodded heavily.

One Silver Moon Fierce Wolf, and an 'Advanced Beast General' level at that. That was far more profitable than hunting dozens of low-level Beast Generals.

"Also... once we catch up to the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf! Be warned, this wolf is already heavily wounded. Two or three strikes should be enough to finish it off. I'll remind everyone again: absolutely, absolutely do not confront it head-on! If the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf truly goes berserk, at least one or two of us six will die!"

Everyone's expression was serious, and they nodded firmly. An Advanced Beast General level monster, and the royal kin among wolves—the 'Silver Moon Fierce Wolf'—even if heavily injured, if it retaliated madly without regard for its life, the Tiger Tooth Squad could potentially lose most of its members.

"We just need to keep wounding it, keep making it bleed, and bleed it out alive!" The Tiger Tooth captain smiled confidently. "In a county-level area like this, it's hard to attract Wargod-level warrior squads. There are probably only a few teams in a single county town, and a squad like ours should be the strongest here. We don't have to worry about someone stealing our kill!"

Most competent Warlord-level teams preferred operating in city-level zones. Those areas offered greater challenges, and there were significantly more solitary Beast General level monsters!

For instance, one reason the Fire Hammer Squad came to this county town was that—Luo Feng was a rookie! Otherwise, the Fire Hammer Squad would also have ventured into the city proper, rather than staying in a county town like this.

"Captain, what if there is a warrior squad that tries to fight us for it..." the one-eyed middle-aged man frowned.

"Don't worry."

Zhang Zehu, standing next to him, chuckled. "Even we aren't daring enough to push that hunter too hard! And most warrior squads in this county town are at the Warrior level! Having even one Warlord level is rare. If they tried to snatch the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf? They'd probably be torn to shreds by the wolf first."

"Mmm."

The Tiger Tooth captain nodded. "They aren't capable of snatching the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf. If anyone tries... kill them on sight!"

"Yes!"

The other five all agreed.

"Move out." The Tiger Tooth Squad leader waved his hand, and the six advanced quickly and quietly.

The wilderness was unlike a base city!

A base city was controlled by humans; it had laws! It had government control!

But the wilderness was where monsters reigned supreme. Darkness, chaos, and blood were rampant there. Because of a single, sky-high-priced monster carcass, countless incidents of infighting among warrior squads occurred! Of course, most of the time, it was stronger warrior squads preying on weaker ones.

Many warriors in the wilderness died at the hands of monsters, but just as many died at the hands of other warriors.

As dusk settled, well-fed, rested, and feeling excellent, the six members of the Fire Hammer Squad took turns looking down through binoculars.

"In two hours, we've spotted two Beast General level monsters," Wei Tie said with a sigh. "Unfortunately, every Beast General we saw was surrounded by a large number of Beast Soldier level monsters! The city proper is better; although there are more Beast Generals there, even 'Lord level' monsters exist! However, the common Beast Soldier level monsters are primarily clustered around the Lord level monsters or the truly powerful Beast Generals. Quite a few Beast Generals in the city proper move alone."

Earlier, Chen Gu had fired two shots with his sniper rifle!

But luck wasn't on their side this time.

Both shots struck Beast General level monsters; one was almost unaffected in strength, and the other, though heavily wounded, did not die! Crucially, both were protected by large numbers of ordinary monsters around them.

"That’s the downside of a county town," Zhang Ke also lamented. "Even an ordinary Beast General level monster can command a huge pack."

"But the county town is safer," Gao Feng smiled. "There are maybe only one or two Advanced Beast Generals in the entire county town. And they are surrounded by massive numbers of ordinary monsters, so we won't encounter them. As for the regular monster packs, with our squad's strength, we could probably fight our way through them! We don't have to fear suddenly being surrounded by several Beast Generals."

In the city proper, the sheer number of Beast Generals meant they were easily susceptible to being surrounded by multiple ones.

"Hmm?"

Luo Feng looked down intently through his binoculars. "Is that... a Beast General level?"

Below, at the edge of the street, about a dozen monsters appeared. These monsters were spotted, resembling tigers at first glance—they were members of the feline 'Tiger Cat Clan.' These dozen or so Tiger Cats were all quite large, and among them, one even possessed two tails!

"Twin-tailed? Beast General level?" Luo Feng was pleasantly surprised.

In the Tiger Cat Clan, a double tail denoted a low-level Beast General, a triple tail a mid-level Beast General... five tails meant a low-level Lord, seven tails was an Advanced Lord... Eight tails surpassed the Lord level and represented the peak of the Tiger Cat Clan.

And among all felines, any creature with nine tails was the Nine-Tailed Cat Demon (Nine-Tailed Cat King), a terrifying entity ranked among the highest-tier monsters on Earth.

"Captain, look, a Beast General level Tiger Cat," Luo Feng called out.

"Tiger Cat?"

The other five immediately rushed over, peering through their binoculars.

"It really is a Tiger Cat! The rumor that Tiger Cats dislike grouping together is true. Surrounding that Beast General level Tiger Cat are only sixteen ordinary Beast Soldier level monsters," Gao Feng laughed heartily. "Brothers, prepare to engage."

"Only sixteen ordinary monsters? I can handle that myself," Chen Gu grinned, and all the team members relaxed.

"Move out."

Upon Gao Feng's command, Luo Feng and the others immediately left the rooftop. This time, no one fired preemptively... lest they merely frighten the Tiger Cat away! A Beast General level monster leading only a dozen underlings was a rare sight in a small county town.

— Chapter One posted. There will be three chapters today as a catch-up update. .