"It's the Fire Hammer Squad; the ones opposite them are from the Tiger Tooth Squad."

"Why are they fighting?" The martial artists buzzed with discussion. Both the Fire Hammer Squad and the Tiger Tooth Squad were reasonably well-known within Jiangnan Base City. Under the stern shouts of the supply base guards, the Fire Hammer members managed to suppress their anger and calm down. After all, the authority of the military region could not be challenged.

"Halt!" A fierce roar cut through the air. Luo Feng turned his head and saw a lean, short man leading two other members of the Tiger Tooth Squad charging over.

Beside Luo Feng, Chen Gu whispered, "Luo Feng, this is Pan Ya, the leader of the Tiger Tooth Squad, nicknamed 'Tiger Tooth.' His weapon is a tri-edged bayonet, and he’s a very tough opponent." Luo Feng couldn't help but be surprised; this short, scrawny, unremarkable man was actually the captain of the Tiger Tooth Squad!

"Tiger Tooth?" Luo Feng closely scrutinized the man nicknamed 'Tiger Tooth,' then his gaze swept over Zhang Zehu behind the captain. Zhang Zehu, at that moment, offered Luo Feng a cold, sneering grin. "Feeling smug, aren't you, Zhang Zehu! It’s not just you; it’s your entire Tiger Tooth Squad. I swear I will make you all regret this, absolutely!"

Before entering the wilderness area, Luo Feng had thought Zhang Haobai having someone break his legs was the height of ruthlessness.

But seeing this now...

This Tiger Tooth Squad, holding no prior grudge against him, was aiming to wipe out his entire team without a second thought. Compared to the sheer venom of the Tiger Tooth Squad, Zhang Haobai seemed utterly naive.

"Captain."

"Captain."

Zhang Zehu and the other two stood behind their captain. The Tiger Tooth Squad and the Fire Hammer Squad faced off, encircled by a large crowd of onlookers. The leader of the supply base's patrol guard spoke with icy indifference: "Gao Feng, Pan Ya, I don't care what business you two have. But if you start fighting, don't blame me. Men, let's move."

The squad leader waved his hand, not bothering to watch further. He had issued his warning; he assumed these people wouldn't dare cause real trouble.

"Tiger Tooth!"

Gao Feng sneered, "You are vicious! I truly underestimated you, Tiger Tooth. I didn't realize you were so malicious, so treacherous! First, you used a sniper rifle to ambush our Fire Hammer Squad from a distance, and then you lured beast hordes to attack us, giving our squad absolutely no chance of survival! If an expert hadn't intervened, our entire squad would have been wiped out!"

Immediately, the surrounding martial artists erupted in an uproar.

What the Tiger Tooth Squad had done was too extreme.

"Gao Feng, don't just spout nonsense," the Tiger Tooth captain sneered back. "My Tiger Tooth Squad never did any of those things. Don't try to pin them on us!" These were the kinds of deeds that couldn't be admitted under any circumstances. If he acknowledged it, his Tiger Tooth Squad would be in serious trouble.

"My brother's arm was broken by your sniper fire," Gao Feng’s face darkened.

"I said we didn't do it, and we didn't," the Tiger Tooth Squad stated coldly. "If you have evidence, feel free to report it to the Security Bureau and let them judge! Stop this pointless babbling. Brothers, let's go." The Tiger Tooth captain was curt, unwilling to waste any more words on the Fire Hammer Squad.

Gao Feng, Chen Gu, and the others looked grim, and Luo Feng was grinding his teeth in fury.

But Luo Feng understood clearly: their group had no evidence. In the wilderness area, internal conflicts between martial artist squads, spurred by grudges or valuable treasures, were common. Most of these incidents lacked concrete proof, and without evidence, the Limit Martial Arts Association couldn't step in to demand justice.

"Hmph, let's go!" Gao Feng glared coldly at the departing Tiger Tooth Squad as he uttered a low curse.

The members of the Fire Hammer Squad could only leave, choking down their resentment.

※※

The supply base, Villa A9, was temporarily serving as the resting place for the Fire Hammer Squad.

"Captain, don't be angry about this now," Luo Feng spoke up. "Let the Tiger Tooth Squad enjoy their momentary triumph. When they enter the wilderness area later... it won't be too late to deal with them then." Luo Feng's words brought smiles to the faces of the Fire Hammer members who had been simmering with rage.

Chen Gu clapped Luo Feng on the shoulder: "That's right. We still have you, Luo Feng, on our team. Wiping them out won't be hard."

"A gentleman’s revenge is not too late even after ten years," Gao Feng grinned. "Besides, we won't have to wait that long. With Luo Feng here, the Tiger Tooth Squad is doomed!" Smiles immediately blossomed on the faces of the Fire Hammer Squad members. Even Zhang Ke, who had been tense earlier, let out a rare sigh of relief. Spirit Readers had a period of rapid strength growth.

Luo Feng's current power was already terrifying, and it would continue to increase quickly!

It could be said... the Tiger Tooth Squad had zero chance of survival!

"Let’s stop talking about the Tiger Tooth Squad. We should handle the monster materials we acquired from this hunt," Gao Feng said. "Although our outing wasn't long, we managed to kill four Beast General level monsters: a Bloodthirsty Tank, a Twin-Tailed Tiger Cat, a Tiger Mastiff, and a Hunter!"

On their way back, Luo Feng’s group had encountered a low-level Beast General Tiger Mastiff, which Luo Feng and Gao Feng had easily dispatched.

"However, the supply base is small. If we sell the Hunter’s materials openly, it will easily draw attention. That might bring out the squad that severely injured the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf before," Gao Feng cautioned.

"Mm," Chen Gu nodded in agreement. "We should keep the Hunter’s bodily materials until we return to the base city to sell them. We can sell the materials from the other monsters here." For a martial artist squad, Beast Soldier level monster materials weren't that valuable; the prize lay with the Beast General monsters... of course, the terrifying Warlord level monsters were worth astronomical sums!

And the high-level Beast General Silver Moon Fierce Wolf was rare, a royal of the wolf species. Its price could rival that of a low-tier Warlord, fetching an exorbitant amount!

"Everyone eat and rest a bit, then we’ll go sell them," Gao Feng said with a smile.

...

After the meal, the six members of the Fire Hammer Squad approached the person in charge of the HR Alliance here and sold them the monster materials they had hunted. Everything was sold except for the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf materials.

Inside Villa A9, the Fire Hammer Squad gathered around a computer to divide the earnings.

"Luo Feng collected the most common Beast Soldier level materials, ranging from G-grade to F-grade. On average, the materials from each Beast Soldier monster fetch a little over 6,000 yuan. That means Luo Feng gets a little over 120,000 yuan from these common Beast Soldier materials," the captain stated while distributing the money. "Wei Tie collected Beast Soldier materials from 12 different types of common monsters; they are all F-grade, averaging around 8,000 yuan each, totaling about 100,000 yuan."

"Wei Qing, the common Beast Soldier materials collected..."

"Zhang Ke collected materials from 11 types of common Beast Soldier monsters..."

The six members of the Fire Hammer Squad quickly divided the cash from the standard Beast Soldier materials.

"Alright, next up is the allocation for the Beast General monsters. All the materials from that Twin-Tailed Tiger Cat monster sold for a total of 12 million." Gao Feng looked at everyone. "I was the main contributor during the hunt. If things had gone normally, I should have received sixty percent of the money from this Twin-Tailed Tiger Cat. However... during the hunt, we were first attacked by the horde, and Luo Feng saved everyone! Luo Feng's contribution was huge. And Zhang Ke was seriously injured; he is disabled in the line of duty. Therefore, for this Beast General monster, Zhang Ke gets sixty percent, I get ten percent, Luo Feng gets fifteen percent, and Brother Wei Tie and Chen Gu each get half a percent!"

"Any objections?" Gao Feng asked.

"No objections." Luo Feng nodded as well.

The custom in martial artist squads was that if someone sustained a permanent disability during a specific fight, that person received sixty percent of the earnings from that battle. It was essentially a form of 'subsidy.'

"So, out of this 12 million, 7.2 million goes to Zhang Ke, and Luo Feng gets 1.8 million. I get 1.2 million. Chen Gu and the other two each get 600,000." Gao Feng inputted the data. "The Tiger Mastiff killed on the way back sold for 10 million. Everyone contributed significantly in that fight, so Luo Feng and I will each take thirty percent, while Chen Gu, Wei Tie, Wei Qing, and Zhang Ke each get ten percent. Any objections?"

The others nodded.

Zhang Ke hadn't actually contributed in the last fight, but the others were compensating him—martial artist squads valued camaraderie highly.

"Me and Luo Feng each get 3 million, and everyone else gets 1 million apiece."

Gao Feng smiled faintly. "The last one, the Bloodthirsty Tank, sold for the highest: 16 million. Chen Gu made the biggest contribution, killing it in one shot, so he takes sixty percent! Everyone else contributed equally: Luo Feng, Wei Tie, Wei Qing, and Zhang Ke each get ten percent. I'll sit this one out." If one were to ask who was the wealthiest in the team, it was naturally Gao Feng.

In regular hunts for General level monsters, Gao Feng was almost always the primary force, so over the years, he had accumulated several times, even ten times, the wealth of the others.

Thus, when he hadn't contributed much, Gao Feng was usually modest.

"This means Chen Gu gets 9.6 million, and Zhang Ke, Luo Feng, Wei Qing, and Wei Tie each get 1.6 million."

"Adding it all up."

"Chen Gu has 11.26 million, Luo Feng has 6.52 million, I have 4.2 million, Zhang Ke has 9.91 million, Wei Tie has 3.3 million, and Wei Qing has 3.32 million," Gao Feng announced the final figures, laughing. "Of course, we still have the priceless treasure—the body materials of the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf, which will certainly fetch an astronomical price!"

—————— Sorry, Tomato came back too late today～～ .

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