Luo Feng followed the five veteran members of the Hammer Squad, silently scaling the wall and entering the courtyard of a residential area beside the street. More than ten sections of the crumbling perimeter wall of this compound had already collapsed. The concrete paths within were long since overgrown with weeds, and moss clung to the corners of the enclosure.

"The fat sheep is right ahead," Wei Tie said, peering out through a gap in the broken wall toward the street. "We're in luck; that Twin-tailed Tiger Cat is leisurely leading its subordinates to look for prey."

Luo Feng also peered out through a crack in the wall.

About fifty meters down the street, the Beast General-level Tiger Cat was leading a pack of its kind.

"Brothers, everyone remember,"

Gao Feng said in a low voice. "One: Your mission in a moment is to kill those regular Tiger Cats. As for that single Beast General-level one, stay far away to avoid getting caught in the crossfire. That one is mine to handle. A low-level Beast General Tiger Cat—I can take it on myself. Two: Chen Gu, you don't need to fire your machine gun yet. Wait until a sudden situation arises... Once you open fire, we must immediately flee the combat area."

"Understood."

Luo Feng and the other four nodded solemnly.

Gunshots were extremely effective at attracting monsters. If they were on a high rooftop, the distance would prevent the monsters from pinpointing the sound's origin by ear. But fighting on flat ground, firing a gun would easily expose them. It would quickly draw a large number of surrounding monsters to swarm them; the longer the fight, the more they would attract.

Last time, when they were fighting over the carcass of the 'Bloodthirsty Tank,' Chen Gu had opened fire, and everyone had immediately fled for their lives.

"Good, we need to wrap this up quickly this time! Move out!" Gao Feng waved his hand.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

Six figures sprinted out almost simultaneously. Even Chen Gu held his machine gun in his left hand and a short dagger in his right.

The six transformed into six blurs, charging toward the Tiger Cat pack.

"Roar~~" The leader of the pack, the Twin-tailed Tiger Cat, saw them coming, its fur standing on end, and immediately let out an angry roar. The sixteen Tiger Cats surrounding it also let out furious, frenzied cries. Their roars echoed between the sides of the street, shaking the heavens, and the strong, agile cats suddenly lunged toward the humans before them.

"Kill!"

"Beast, die!"

Luo Feng watched a Tiger Cat flash toward him like lightning. He shifted his stance, instantly sidestepping by more than a meter. The Blood Shadow Battle Blade in his hand used the momentum of that sidestep, turning into a crescent arc of cold light, and swept upward in that arc toward the throat of the charging cat with an overhand slash! The lunging Tiger Cat let out a low growl, surprisingly lowering its head slightly to block Luo Feng’s strike with its chin!

"Hiss!"

The Blood Shadow Battle Blade cut through the skin and fur of the cat’s chin, even cleaving half a centimeter into the jawbone.

"This Tiger Cat reacts so fast, much quicker than the Lion Mastiff monsters," Luo Feng commented as he landed. A gust of bloody wind hit him immediately; another Tiger Cat had opened its gaping maw to bite at him. Luo Feng, holding his shield in one hand and the Blood Shadow Battle Blade in the other, took a backward step to create a bit of space, then thrust the shield forward sideways while driving his right hand's blade straight in!

The Blood Shadow Battle Blade skillfully grazed the edge of the shield and instantly stabbed into the chin of the Tiger Cat, which was suspended mid-air.

Luo Feng yanked the blade out fiercely and retreated.

"Pffft~~" Blood sprayed wildly. The Tiger Cat, equivalent in size to a young calf, landed on the ground, staggered three times, let out a final shriek, and collapsed onto the cracked concrete.

"Careful!"

A loud shout suddenly rang out!

"Kuang!"

Not far away, the brothers Wei Tie and Wei Qing were instantly slammed backward, thrown into the air. Wei Tie slammed violently into the retaining wall beside the street. With a loud boom, the aged wall collapsed entirely. Wei Tie hit the ground and immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.

"Roar~~" The Twin-tailed Tiger Cat that had just flung the Wei brothers landed almost simultaneously right in front of Luo Feng.

"Too fast!" Luo Feng jumped back in fright and immediately shifted sideways.

"Just missed!"

It was clear his dodging speed was still slightly lacking. Seeing the Twin-tailed Tiger Cat's sharp claws about to rake across his body, an invisible mental force instantly acted upon the bracer on his right wrist. The sudden surge of power allowed Luo Feng to increase his lateral shift by a significant margin, causing the Tiger Cat's claws to swipe past his body.

"Chiiii!"

Luo Feng also followed up with a fierce upward slash! The blade swept across one of the Twin-tailed Tiger Cat's forelimbs. The sharp edge of the Blood Shadow Battle Blade scraped over the fur of the forepaw, emitting a ch-ch sound, but it failed to even scratch the fur layer on the cat's paw.

"Beast General-level monsters are too fast, and their defense is terrifying," Luo Feng thought in shock.

"Puchi!" The Twin-tailed Tiger Cat landed, its claws gouging deep holes and cracks into the weathered concrete ground.

"Vermin!!!" Captain Gao Feng, enraged by his carelessness that led to his comrade's injury, charged forward like a bolt of lightning. His face contorted in ferocity, and his two massive heavy hammers swung forward like spinning whirlwinds, smashing down. The Twin-tailed Tiger Cat, seemingly unharmed by Luo Feng’s strike, spun around and charged toward Gao Feng like a roaring semi-truck!

Peng! Peng!

The heavy hammers collided with the sharp claws!

Both Gao Feng and the Twin-tailed Tiger Cat stumbled back a step, but Gao Feng exerted force with his left foot and immediately lunged forward again, giving the Tiger Cat no chance to attack his teammates a second time! Furthermore, one of the Tiger Cat's forelimbs seemed to be fractured by the impact of the heavy hammer; it could only stand using three legs.

In a direct confrontation, Gao Feng actually held the advantage!

Rumble~~~ The heavy hammers rained down in a continuous assault!

...

On the rooftop of a six-story residential building about five hundred meters away, the six members of the Tiger Tooth Squad were scanning their surroundings with binoculars.

"Captain, there are quite a few monsters nearby. Getting to the 'Hunters' area ten miles away without alarming most of them will be very difficult," the one-eyed middle-aged man said with a frown. The short and thin Tiger Tooth Captain also frowned, but suddenly his gaze fell upon the members of the Hammer Squad battling the Tiger Cat pack in the distance.

"It’s the Hammer Squad," the Tiger Tooth Captain’s eyebrows shot up. "They’ve come to this county town too?"

"It must be because they brought a newcomer, Luo Feng, that the Hammer Squad came here," the one-eyed man suggested. "That guy with the twin hammers is clearly Gao Feng. Gao Feng’s strength is truly immense; he dares to fight a low-level Beast General-level monster head-on. I heard long ago that his power is comparable to an average Mid-level War General martial artist. It’s just that his speed is slightly lacking. Indeed, the rumors are true."

Zhang Zehu, who carried a giant cleaver on his back, brightened. He immediately picked up his binoculars and looked closely in that direction, exclaiming in pleasant surprise, "It really is the Hammer Squad! That kid Luo Feng is here too, and he seems to be doing quite well!" A fierce glint flashed through Zhang Zehu’s eyes.

"Captain, this brat is responsible for me losing a full hundred million!" Zhang Zehu said through clenched teeth. "Let's take the chance to kill him!" One hundred million was a colossal sum for Zhang Zehu. After all, as only a High-level Warrior, it had taken him two years of life-and-death struggles just to earn that much.

"Kill him?"

The other members of the team were slightly startled.

The Tiger Tooth Captain frowned slightly, then smiled: "A good idea! A-Xiao, A-Dong, you two will use your sniper rifles first to deal with the important members of the Hammer Squad, and then immediately open fire on two monster groups nearby! We are far away; with a sudden burst of shooting, the monster groups won't be able to detect where the bullets came from."

"These common monsters have very low intelligence. Once shot, they will only rage and attack the humans they can see!"

The Tiger Tooth Captain smiled coldly. "By then, the other two beast groups near the street will be rapidly drawn to the Hammer Squad’s location, swarming them! A large-scale battle will cause many monsters to congregate there. This will thin out the monsters in other areas, making it easy for us to cross several miles quickly!"

The other members of the Tiger Tooth Squad fell silent for a moment.

They had done ill to other martial artists before, usually over snatching monster corpses or similar reasons. But attacking like this now...

"Dongzi, help me aim at Luo Feng and finish him with one shot. Let me vent some anger for my brother," Zhang Zehu gritted out.

"Execute the order!" the Tiger Tooth Captain commanded.

"Yes, Captain."

The two members equipped with firearms no longer hesitated. Having walked the razor's edge between life and death, they had ample experience killing both men and monsters.

"Heh heh, Luo Feng," Zhang Zehu stood at the edge of the balcony, watching the Hammer Squad members who had successfully finished off the Twin-tailed Tiger Cat, a cold sneer on his face. "You dared to take my money, so I'll take your life! Go to hell and regret it!"

The two sniper rifles were already set up.

The two firearms operators lay prone behind their rifles. They had both opted to use special, high-powered armor-piercing rounds, beginning the process of aiming and adjusting angles. In mere moments, both gave a slight nod to the Tiger Tooth Captain beside them, indicating they were ready.

"Hoo!" The Tiger Tooth Captain waved his hand.

The two team members pulled the triggers simultaneously!

"Peng!"

"Peng!"

Two dull thuds suddenly echoed. Two bullets instantly tore through the air, rocketing toward the members of the Hammer Squad who were dissecting the Twin-tailed Tiger Cat carcass for materials. Though the sound was loud, the speed of the bullets was several times that of sound. The Hammer Squad members hadn't even heard the shots before the bullets arrived!

———— Chapter Two is here; there will be a Chapter Three today! .