Now that he had decided to enter the wilderness area, Luo Feng naturally wouldn't hesitate. That afternoon, upon returning to his home in Mingyue Community, Yangzhou, Luo Feng informed his parents and younger brother.

Since Luo Feng had chosen to become a Freelancer, his father and the others were already prepared for the fact that he would frequently leave the base city. ※※ Night fell, and starlight filtered into the training hall through the square glass panes.

Projected onto the white walls of the training hall was a video segment. In the video, a figure was battling a colossal monstrous bear, roughly eight or nine meters tall, in a forested area.

Wherever the person and the monster fought, thick trees toppled, rocks shattered, and the earth split open—a scene of terrifying, world-ending devastation. The figure moved with lightning speed, the flash of the blade subtly accompanied by the sound of thunder.

Narration from the video echoed in the training hall. This was footage accompanying one of the instructional discs for the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade manual.

“It’s an A-rank monster, the ‘Giant Rock Bear Venerable.’ Such a massive body, yet its movement speed actually reaches the speed of sound!” Luo Feng was deeply shaken by the commentary. This was a combat video featuring a master of the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade fighting the A-rank monster, the ‘Giant Rock Bear Venerable,’ which ranked second among bear-type monsters.

According to the classification system: H-rank, G-rank, and F-rank are all Soldier-level beasts. E-rank, D-rank, and C-rank are all General-level beasts, corresponding to Novice, Intermediate, and Advanced levels, respectively.

B-rank, A-rank, and S-rank are Warlord-level! This Giant Rock Black Bear, an Intermediate Warlord existence, possessed immense strength, and its hide, layered like rock, was harder than diamond, impervious even to large-caliber artillery shells!

Despite its immense size, its movement speed could reach the speed of sound. Of course, among Warlord monsters… Reaching the speed of sound was nothing special.

However, the swipes of the Giant Rock Black Bear’s paws moved far faster than its overall movement speed. “Boom!” After a prolonged fight, a sound like a crashing thunderclap erupted.

The massive head of the Giant Rock Black Bear was sent flying straight up. “You got the footage, right?

When you sell the disc later, don’t forget my royalties,” the teasing voice of the superpower who killed the ‘Giant Rock Black Bear’ came through the speakers next to the training hall. As for the superpower’s face, it had clearly been digitally altered, appearing blurry and completely indistinct.

Click! The video ended, and the projection screen on the wall returned to the main menu page, which displayed a long list of video titles.

“When will I be able to reach this level? To be able to cleave through a Giant Rock Black Bear with a single strike!” Luo Feng mused to himself.

The fact that this superpower fought the Giant Rock Bear Venerable and filmed it showed supreme confidence; to kill the ‘Giant Rock Bear Venerable’ so effortlessly suggested the fighter was likely an Advanced God of War level expert. Many videos on the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade disc were forbidden from general distribution online.

Among them were videos of fights involving several peak masters who practiced the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade. Yet, among all those videos, there was only one featuring ‘Thunder God’ himself.

The footage of Thunder God showed him practicing his blade forms alone in a training hall. The simple movements revealed nothing extraordinary to Luo Feng.

“Clearly, there are still quite a few peerless experts practicing the Nine Heavens Thunder Blade across the globe,” Luo Feng said, tilting his head back to gaze up at the infinite starry sky visible through the glass skylight above. He would begin his rigorous training tomorrow.

A thought stirred in Luo Feng’s mind, and he switched off the projector he had moved into the training hall, walking downstairs. The door to his younger brother’s room on the first floor wasn't fully closed, allowing Luo Feng a glimpse of his brother sitting in a wheelchair at the computer desk.

However, his brother wasn't looking at the screen but was bent over, fiddling with his mobile phone. “Luo Hua,” Luo Feng called softly, knocking on the doorframe.

His younger brother, Luo Hua, looked up, and upon seeing Luo Feng standing there, couldn't help but sigh lightly, “Bro, you don’t even knock anymore?” “You’re the one who didn’t close the door properly,” Luo Feng replied with a smile, pushing the door open and entering before closing it behind him. “What are you up to?

Texting your girlfriend?” “Yeah.” Luo Hua offered a slight smile and nodded sheepishly. Seeing his brother’s dopey expression, Luo Feng understood that his brother genuinely liked that girl named Xiao Nan.

What kind of person Xiao Nan was… Luo Feng couldn't be certain, but his parents had met her when they pushed his brother's wheelchair to the park, and they had formed a good impression. When it came to judging character, his parents, with their life experience, were certainly better judges than he was.

If his parents thought she was good, Xiao Nan was probably quite decent. “Has Xiao Nan introduced you to her parents yet?” Luo Feng asked.

“It’s a long way off,” Luo Hua replied, shaking his head with a smile. “Xiao Nan is just starting her freshman year; she still has three or four years until graduation.

She isn't rushing to tell her parents. Besides… I’m disabled.

Xiao Nan will have to find a tactful way to break the news to them. Telling them directly would cause a lot of trouble.

After all, most parents don't want their daughters marrying a disabled man.” Seeing the hint of bitterness in his brother’s expression, Luo Feng felt a slight pang in his heart. Disability… it was always the scar on his brother’s soul.

No matter how strong he appeared, in front of Xiao Nan, his brother always harbored a sliver of self-doubt. Or perhaps, a touch of inferiority!

“Yeah, take it slow. I believe her parents are very understanding,” Luo Feng comforted him.

“There’s no rush anyway.” …… After talking with his brother late into the night, Luo Feng rested well. By the next morning, he was fully geared up, his backpack, shield, and battle blade strapped to him, as he once again set off for the wilderness area.

This time, Luo Feng was entirely alone! ※※ Jiangnan Base City, North Military District.

As the train paused at the station within this military zone, Luo Feng and a group of other martial artists disembarked from their carriage. “The wilderness area.” Luo Feng took a deep breath and walked alone down the martial artist passage toward the supply base.

Soon, the supply base came into view. “Luo Feng, you’re alone?” The guard at the base entrance looked at the information displayed on the scanning instrument and then glanced at Luo Feng with surprise.

“You were with the Hammer Squad before, weren’t you? Why are you by yourself?

Entering the wilderness area alone is extremely dangerous.” “Haha, do I look like I'm seeking death? I’ve been to the wilderness before and I know the dangers.

Just give me the key quickly,” Luo Feng laughed. “That’s true, you’ve experienced the wilderness and know the risks.” The guard smiled and handed over a key.

“H322. Since you’re alone, you’ve been allocated a small row house.” Previously, the entire Hammer Squad was assigned a larger villa; quarters for one person were naturally much smaller.

“By the way, my surname is Wang. Just call me Brother Wang.

If you hunt any monster materials, I welcome you to sell them to me. I assure you a satisfactory price.” “Deal.” Luo Feng took the key and headed toward his lodging.

Within the supply base, on the second floor of one of the villas, several men watched Luo Feng walking below from a distant window. “It’s Luo Feng!” “It’s Luo Feng from the Hammer Squad.

Captain, should we find an opportunity to take him out?” The speaker was Zhang Zehu, a member of the Tiger Fang Squad. The Tiger Fang Captain approached the window and silently watched below.

Luo Feng soon passed out of his line of sight. The Tiger Fang Captain asked coldly, “Why is Luo Feng alone?

Where are the others from the Hammer Squad? Did any of you see them?” “We didn’t see them either,” the other members shook their heads.

“Just Luo Feng,” Zhang Zehu confirmed. “I saw him enter through the main gate of the supply base; I didn't see anyone else.” Zhang Zehu’s eyes gleamed.

“Captain, we attacked the Hammer Squad last time, and what’s worse, the Hammer Squad knows we were the ones who did it. We are mortal enemies now.

And you always said that enemies must be rooted out completely to prevent them from threatening us in the future.” “Mm,” the others nodded in agreement. Ambushing others in the wilderness wasn't the fear; the fear was if the target survived and identified the mastermind!

“Don’t rush it.” The Tiger Fang Captain was cold. “We must eliminate our enemies, and we will definitely wipe out the Hammer Squad when we have the chance, but… right now, it’s just Luo Feng.

Merely a standard Warrior-level martial artist! If he enters the wilderness alone, he will surely stay in a relatively safe area.” “If we kill him now, it won’t benefit us much; on the contrary, it will alert the enemy.” The other members nodded slightly; what the captain said made perfect sense.

“The one who poses the greatest threat to us in the Hammer Squad is actually Gao Feng of the Double Wind Hammer!” the Tiger Fang Captain stated solemnly. “Gao Feng’s strength is high, not much inferior to mine.

Furthermore, he has been active for over a decade and has extensive connections, knowing many powerful individuals… If he truly gets enraged and fights us head-on, we will suffer greatly!” “Therefore, if we act, we must kill Gao Feng first! Then we can eliminate those few small fry.” The Tiger Fang Captain spoke casually.

Evidently, the Tiger Fang Captain held no regard for the other members of the Hammer Squad. “The Captain is right,” Zhang Zehu agreed, then glanced coldly toward the ground below with a sneer.

“Let this small fry Luo Feng enjoy a little more time living, for now.” …… At the row house H322 in the supply base, Luo Feng stripped off his combat suit in the upstairs bedroom. The house had a total of three rooms, two living areas, and an extra-large bathroom.

After showering, he changed into a loose bathrobe. “Hey, I’d like to order the three-dish, one-soup meal number 12, and please change the beverage to tea,” Luo Feng said, hanging up the phone and lying down on the sofa.

“After lunch, I’ll head out to County 0231,” Luo Feng suddenly decided. “This time, I plan to undergo rigorous training for about two months, commuting between here and the supply base county.

Who knows when I might run into the Tiger Fang Squad. Hmph, if I spot them, I’ll trail them secretly!” The thought of them using an ambush to try and destroy his squad filled Luo Feng with boundless killing intent!

There was no hesitation in this murderous drive. “I’ll just wipe them out right there in the wilderness!” Luo Feng’s gaze swept out the window.

“Tiger Fang Squad… I hope I run into you two within these next two months!” Luo Feng didn’t take the Tiger Fang Squad seriously. His current strength was more than enough to sweep through the Tiger Fang Squad!

———— Chapter Two is here! There will be a third chapter catching up today~~