Heavy sniper rifles can barely threaten 'Novice Beast General' level monsters, but monsters and humans are different. While human strength is formidable, the defensive capabilities of human skin and muscle are far weaker than the fur and scales of monsters. This is precisely why human martial artists must wear combat suits! If a Middle-Stage Warlord level martial artist is shot, they will be heavily injured, if not killed. However, sniper rifles pose much less threat to High-Stage Warlord level martial artists. As for the War God level? Sniper rifles are no longer a threat to them.

"It seems the mixed-race youth protected by that elder and the burly white man is actually the most crucial person in the entire squad." Luo Feng’s gaze swept over the Thunder Squad before him. Nine members of the Thunder Squad either looked up toward the surrounding residential buildings searching for the sniper's position, or exchanged glances with each other.

Silence.

There was a brief period of quiet among Luo Feng, Gao Feng, the Indian contingent, and the Thunder Squad.

"Senior Liu." The Huya Squad Captain looked toward the stern, gray-haired elder. The elder glanced at him with a frown, and the Huya Squad Captain immediately fell silent. The gray-haired elder then whispered into the mixed-race youth’s ear, "Young Master, since you came here for tempering, perhaps you should deal with the monsters personally."

The mixed-race youth looked at the elder, then turned to the burly white man, who also nodded slightly.

"Fine, let's go!" the mixed-race youth ordered with resignation.

His father had given strict orders long ago—

When entering the wilderness area, the instructions of the two bodyguards must be followed.

Although the elder was nominally the captain of this squad, the actual leader was this mixed-race youth. Now that the youth had given the command, the members of the Huya Squad could only glare resentfully at Gao Feng and Luo Feng. Zhang Zehu even cursed under his breath, "That kid Luo Feng, you’re lucky this time!" Zhang Zehu made no attempt to hide his loathing for Luo Feng.

There was no need to hide it; the Huya Squad and the Fire Hammer Squad had long been irreconcilable enemies.

Soon, the nine members of the Thunder Squad departed.

……

Vanke Dream City covered a vast area, and the Thunder Squad continued their advance within the complex.

"Panya." Walking along the road, the elder spoke with a frown.

"Senior Liu." The Huya Squad Captain stepped forward, adopting a very deferential posture.

The elder with the surname Liu spoke in a low voice, "Since your Huya Squad accepted this mission, you should know that the Young Master's safety is the absolute first priority this time! That Two-Headed Black-Lined Snake is indeed a treasure, but it is far less important than the Young Master's safety. If anything happens to the Young Master, not only will I be unable to escape, but your entire Huya Squad will be buried with him!"

The Huya Squad Captain trembled internally and hurriedly nodded, "Understood!"

"Good, if you understand." The elder with the surname Liu said coldly, "Later, we will settle in an abandoned Jinjiang Chain Hotel next to Vanke Dream City, allowing the Young Master to hunt monsters in the surrounding area. If you want to seize other people's prey, do it yourselves, just don't implicate the Young Master."

"I understand."

The Huya Squad Captain replied verbally, but secretly cursed.

Which martial artist squad dared to enter the territory of City 003 was weak? Without the two 'High-Stage Warlord level martial artists,' the elder Liu and the burly white man, their Huya Squad would have no ability to rob others.

The Huya Squad Captain stepped back, retreating toward the other members of his squad.

"Captain, the strength of that Fire Hammer Squad seems to have improved considerably," the one-eyed middle-aged man whispered. "They actually managed to cooperate with the Indians to kill the Two-Headed Black-Lined Snake. Even if the Indians played the main role, the fact that the Indians were willing to cooperate with them means the Fire Hammer Squad possesses a certain level of strength."

The Huya Squad Captain nodded slightly, "I understand. I knew their strength had improved when the Fire Hammer Squad dared to enter City 003."

"Captain, we can't hesitate any longer. Especially Luo Feng, he only recently became a martial artist. I heard he is already a Novice Warlord level." Zhang Zehu urged anxiously. If there was anyone in the team with the deepest enmity toward Luo Feng, it was clearly Zhang Zehu.

"This kid's potential is indeed astonishing."

The Huya Squad Captain said darkly, "Allowing an enemy to grow will only increase the threat they pose to us! Since we encountered them in the wilderness area this time, that's for the best. I will find a way to finish them off completely within the next few days! At worst... I’ll spend some money to ask Senior Liu and the other for help."

××××××

On the grassy area between the stench-filled residential buildings, the massive snake corpse lay coiled. Luo Feng, Gao Feng, and the three Indians were dissecting the giant snake, extracting not only the venom sac but also the snake gall and, of course, skinning the Two-Headed Black-Lined Snake. That snake hide was also quite valuable.

"Half!"

"Half!"

The three Indians and the two from Luo Feng’s side quickly divided the large amount of carcass material.

"The hardness and toughness of these scales are astonishing," Gao Feng couldn't help but sigh, touching a scale. "These scales are absolutely one of the crucial materials for manufacturing combat suits!" Nowadays, humanity's most important invention—Chloe Alloy—was primarily derived from materials from various monsters.

Of course, there was also 'Blue Gold' metal mined on the moon, which was ultimately used to develop Chloe Alloy! Chloe Alloy allowed human martial artists to possess combat suits with defenses higher than those of monsters, granting humans incredibly sharp battle blades! Furthermore, the power of some thermal weapons was also significantly enhanced.

"Pleasant cooperation!" The leader of the Indian group, the 'Bald Strong Man,' greeted Luo Feng and Gao Feng with slightly accented Mandarin.

"Haha, pleasant indeed," Gao Feng also laughed heartily.

Afterward, Luo Feng and Gao Feng hoisted their bulging backpacks and headed upstairs. Although the snake scales appeared extensive, the scales themselves were very thin; even all the scales from half the giant snake, when overlapped, couldn't fill one backpack! A martial artist's backpack first possessed astonishing elasticity, and second, according to its internal mechanism, it could gradually expand its size.

It could expand to be as tall as an average adult. However, these snake scales did not require that much space.

……

Quickly reaching the twelfth floor of the residential building, they were greeted by a burst of cheers upon entering the room.

"A warm welcome, a warm welcome," Wei Tie called out deliberately.

"Welcome back, Captain and Luo Feng, after the great battle," Chen Gu also shouted intentionally. They were naturally delighted; if Luo Feng and Gao Feng returned successfully, they would also receive a substantial share of the profits.

Gao Feng’s expression lacked much cheer. "Did you see the people from the Huya Squad?"

"We did." The faces of Chen Gu, Wei Tie, and Wei Qing instantly turned cold. Chen Gu even ground his teeth, "I really wanted to shoot them dead right then and there to avenge Old Zhang!" In the entire team, Chen Gu clearly had the deepest bond with Zhang Ke; they all hailed from the Mingyue District.

They had gone through life and death together and returned to their hometown together.

For so many years, they were closer than biological brothers! But Chen Gu also knew that opening fire just then was impossible. Firstly, one shot could only kill one person, and secondly, the moment a shot was fired, the Thunder Squad would immediately attack... the situation would become irreparable.

"Brother Chen, where are the Huya Squad members now?" Luo Feng inquired.

"We've been keeping an eye on them."

At the northern window, Wei Qing was pointing his binoculars downward, saying, "That group just left the Dream City complex and are heading east along that street!"

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Luo Feng and the others immediately rushed over. Luo Feng, in particular, was the first to grab the binoculars and look down. Sure enough... the nine members of the Thunder Squad were advancing along the street several miles away. Fortunately, the high-rise residential building Luo Feng and the others chose was well-situated, being the northernmost building in the center. To the north of their building were only low-rise villas and other architectural clusters, affording them an unobstructed view to the north.

"Captain, Brother Chen." Luo Feng spoke.

"Hmm?" The members of the Fire Hammer Squad all looked toward Luo Feng.

Luo Feng couldn't help but clench his fists, saying grimly through gritted teeth, "I have never forgotten Brother Zhang's death. I swore long ago... that if I encountered those bastards from the Huya Squad in the wilderness area, I would wipe them out!"

"Luo Feng, what do you mean?" Gao Feng was startled.

"I plan to follow them secretly and find an opportunity to kill every single member of the Huya Squad! Since they harbor the intent to destroy us, we should naturally strike first!" Luo Feng had not forgotten those two sniper bullets from last time; he had barely escaped one using his mental power.

The other bullet had crippled Brother Zhang!

"Luo Feng, I'll go with you. Old Zhang's revenge cannot go unavenged," Chen Gu gritted out.

"Brother Chen, I have the highest chance of success going alone," Luo Feng said sharply. "I possess mental power. Even if I encounter a War God, at worst, I can escape by flying!"

This was the terrifying aspect of a Mentalist!

Even if the strength of a War God expert was ten or a hundred times greater than theirs, a low-level mental power user could still fly just the same! Apart from Mentalists, only beings surpassing the War God level could fly.

"Chen Gu, Luo Feng has a point. You going would just be a burden!" Gao Feng snapped.

Chen Gu gritted his teeth. The Captain's words were harsh, but he knew the Captain meant well for him.

"Besides, if we want to eliminate the Huya Squad, how could the Huya Squad not want to eliminate us?" Gao Feng stated grimly. "They know we discovered their past sneak attack on us, so they certainly don't want us to grow stronger. But they haven't encountered us in the wilderness area until now... they will likely make a move this time too."

Everyone present was startled.

Right...

Given the methods of the Huya Squad, they would absolutely not allow them to grow unchecked.

"We’ve already hunted enough monsters this time; our backpacks are nearly full. The rest of our squad should return to the supply base first," Gao Feng announced. Then Gao Feng looked at Luo Feng, "Luo Feng, since you are a Mentalist, your ability to escape in this city is far superior to ours. Still, you must be careful, don't be careless."

Luo Feng nodded.

While speaking, the group used their binoculars to observe where the Thunder Squad members were heading.

"They entered the Jinjiang Chain Hotel," Chen Gu said excitedly. "It seems they are establishing a temporary base there."

"Let's not waste any time; we should leave now," Gao Feng was decisive.

Luo Feng also got up to escort the Captain and the others away.

This area was originally on the outskirts; it only took two or three miles for Luo Feng to escort the Captain and the others to the highway. This area was already outside the densely built-up zone of City 003, and monsters were scarce. It would be strange if the Fire Hammer Squad encountered trouble on the desolate highway with their strength.

"Luo Feng, be careful." All four members of the Fire Hammer Squad, including Gao Feng, watched Luo Feng.

This time, Luo Feng was going alone to cut the weeds and eradicate the roots for the Fire Hammer Squad.

"Captain, don't worry, not a single member of the Huya Squad will survive!" Luo Feng smiled, then turned away alone, transforming into a phantom, swiftly disappearing into the distance, charging into the vast expanse of the built-up area ahead.

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