As Luo Feng departed, Xu Gang took a small sip of the wine in his glass, musing, "Luo Feng, Luo Feng, I've given you plenty of gentle hints, enough face! I hope you have some self-awareness...

if you dare pester my sister again in the future, don't blame me for taking action!" Xu Gang smiled and downed the rest of the wine in one gulp. "Xiao Xin, I have something urgent, so I'll be leaving first," Xu Gang greeted Xu Xin by the bar before exiting the hall.

On the third floor of the HR Alliance Mall, within a private room of a tearoom. "Luo Feng," Chen Gu chuckled, "Xu Xin spent quite a while chatting with you just now.

From what I see, that young lady might be interested in you.

It shouldn't be difficult to win her over! And then her brother spent so much time talking to you—could it be he's taken a liking to you as a potential 'brother-in-law'?" Liking him as a brother-in-law? Luo Feng let out a wry laugh.

Brother Chen hadn't heard what Xu Xin's brother, 'Xu Gang,' had said. "Stop talking nonsense.

It’s mainly because Xu Xin and I were old classmates," Luo Feng replied with a smile.

Gao Feng couldn't help but laugh too, "If you're old classmates, then she’s even easier to pursue.

Just look around; how many married couples today started out as old classmates?" "That's right, Luo Feng, put some effort into it," Wei Tie chimed in, clearly enjoying the chaos, chuckling, "That girl Xu Xin is really something.

Many people in the martial arts circle have praised the female manager at the underground alliance's first-floor bar—the one working weekends.

Every pervert wants to mess with her, but they all found out Xu Xin has quite a background and didn't dare make a move." Luo Feng smiled faintly.

To think of trifling with the Young Miss of the Xu family? Those who harbored such thoughts probably wouldn't even know how they died. "Captain, let's stick to serious business," Luo Feng said with a slight smile. "Mm." Gao Feng smiled. "The three of you, tell us what level your current physical fitness has reached." Wei Tie set down his teacup and spoke first, "Captain, my punching force is around 9650g, my speed is 102 meters per second, and my nerve reaction test result is 'Beginner Wargod Level Qualified'." "Mm, you've managed to cross into the Beginner Wargod level," Gao Feng nodded. "Captain," Wei Qing also stated, "My punching force is around 9510g, my speed is 106 meters per second, and my nerve reaction test result is also 'Beginner Wargod Level Qualified'." Gao Feng and Luo Feng both nodded slightly. "Haha, my turn," Chen Gu grinned. "My punching force is about 7100g, my speed is 81 meters per second, and my nerve reaction test result is 'Beginner Wargod Level Excellent'." "Brother Chen's nerve reaction is incredibly fast," Luo Feng couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

Gao Feng smiled, "He's a gunner; his nerve reaction was always fast to begin with.

After taking the gene potion, it's even faster.

It looks like he can handle a faster gun now." For a thermal weapon martial artist to reach the Beginner Warrior level in nerve reaction was already extremely rare.

Not to mention Chen Gu’s reaction speed was 'Beginner Warrior Level Excellent'. "Good, the effect of the gene potion on all three of you has been decent overall." Gao Feng looked at Wei Tie and Wei Qing. "Wei Tie, you brothers still need to keep working hard! Although it's been nearly a month, the effect of the gene potion hasn't completely dissipated.

Keep cultivating hard, and you can extract more from it." "Understood," Wei Tie and Wei Qing nodded.

Gao Feng turned to Chen Gu, "Old Chen, time to upgrade your machine gun." "Yeah, it’s time for a change," Chen Gu nodded.

Chen Gu's thermal weapons consisted of a machine gun plus a heavy sniper rifle.

The fastest rate of fire for the machine gun was 300 rounds per minute, averaging five rounds per second! Chen Gu's previous reaction speed allowed him to hit the heads of four monsters out of five bullets fired in that second, with the fifth bullet still hitting the body of the fifth monster.

This meant...

For Chen Gu, the sweeping fire of the machine gun was practically aimed fire! This required a terrifying level of nerve reaction speed.

Chen Gu's reaction speed was hundreds, even thousands of times faster than people before the Great Nirvana era; achieving this level was not surprising. "I plan to get an RG112 heavy machine gun, 12.7mm caliber, incredibly powerful," Chen Gu’s eyes gleamed. "The fastest rate is 1500 rounds per minute.

This machine gun is almost the fastest firing heavy machine gun a thermal weapon martial artist can use.

If the speed were any faster, it would lose meaning." In this current era, Machine guns with rates of fire of seven or eight thousand rounds per minute, or even over ten thousand, do exist! But the utilization rate is too low.

Given Chen Gu's current reaction speed, even if the barrel fired ten bullets in one second, he could ensure all ten hit a monster's head—that's utilization! "After Old Chen buys his new gun, he needs to practice and thoroughly understand its characteristics," Gao Feng smiled and nodded. "You two Wei brothers, also train diligently at home.

Even though your physical fitness has improved, you need to convert that physical fitness into formidable combat power as much as possible, utilizing every fraction of your strength." "Don't worry, Captain," Wei Tie and Wei Qing nodded.

Seeing this, Luo Feng revealed a faint smile.

This was the mindset of Chinese martial artists—finding ways to exert tenfold combat power from one unit of strength! Concepts like 'controlling strength, using soft to overcome hard' were rooted in Eastern philosophy, different from the West.

And now...

the world's number one powerhouse, 'Hong,' was Chinese.

The world's number two powerhouse, 'Thunder God,' was Eurasian, possessing Chinese heritage.

Certain tenets of Chinese martial arts philosophy were indeed very popular among martial artists globally today. "Captain, Brother Chen, Brother Tie, Brother Qing," Luo Feng looked at them and smiled, "I've been training hard at home for a month, and my physical strength has improved significantly.

However, I feel that my movement techniques and swordsmanship improve most clearly when battling monsters!" No matter how much one practices swordsmanship at home, it’s all based on imagined enemies.

How could it compare to the refinement gained from truly fighting monsters to hone one's blade skills? "Therefore, I plan to enter the wilderness alone to hone my swordsmanship and movement techniques," Luo Feng announced. "What, alone?" Gao Feng, Chen Gu, and the others changed expression instantly. "Yes," Luo Feng nodded with a smile.

He had actually considered this before, but he hadn't been resolute enough.

Xu Gang’s words earlier had spurred him on.

To become an expert standing at the pinnacle of the world...

one could not afford any slackening! Thus, Luo Feng decided to maximize his strength enhancement. "That's too dangerous," Gao Feng cautioned. "No, Captain.

I only plan to train my swordsmanship and movement techniques in County Number 0231, right next to the military base," Luo Feng clarified. "I won't be going into any other major cities." "County Number 0231? Right next to the military base?" Gao Feng, Chen Gu, and the Wei brothers all let out a collective sigh of relief.

The monster forces near military bases were inherently weak.

Powerful beings like Overlord-level monsters wouldn't dare linger near a base.

Therefore...

the counties near the military bases were almost entirely populated by Beast Soldier-level monsters, with relatively few Beast General-level ones, and most of those were 'Beginner Beast Generals.' Even 'Intermediate Beast Generals' were rarely seen.

Because Beast General monsters were scarce, every single Beginner Beast General could command hundreds or even thousands of Beast Soldier monsters.

With Beast General monsters being rare and always leading large hordes, how could a martial artist squad possibly fight them? It could be said— Most moderately powerful martial artist squads wouldn't bother staying in such counties; there was little profit to be made. "Since that county is close to the base," Luo Feng smiled, "I plan to hunt and practice my blade in the military zone during the day, and return to the base to rest at night." Because of the proximity and Luo Feng's speed, he could naturally travel back and forth between the county and the supply base daily. "County Number 0231 might not have powerful Beast Generals, but there are plenty of ordinary Beast Soldiers," Wei Tie couldn't help but point out. "If you get surrounded..." "Tiezi, is Luo Feng afraid of a siege?" Chen Gu chuckled.

Wei Tie and Wei Qing were startled, then they both smiled.

Hordes of beasts were terrifying, but those who cultivated mental power were the least fearful of them.

Not just in direct combat, but a Mental Power User could leap to the roof of a nearby building with a single bound using 'psychokinetic force.' While monsters also had impressive jumping ability, how could it compare to a Mental Power User who could 'borrow leverage from the air'? "That's a good idea," Gao Feng couldn't help but praise. "Luo Feng, you've inspired me; I feel like practicing my hammer techniques too.

But...

I don't have the ability to survive in a horde." "Luo Feng, when are you planning to set off?" Chen Gu asked. "No time like the present.

I'll go back today to prepare and leave tomorrow," Luo Feng said with a smile. "Captain, send me a message when you plan to enter the wilderness." The path of the strong is paved by step-by-step arduous cultivation to reach the peak! ———— The Fourth Episode, 'Sky-High Bounty,' begins ~~~

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