Chapter 93: Chapter 83: Wilderness Mutant Beasts, Gathering Point (2)

In the crowd.

The members of the Jinshi Boxing Hall, dressed in brown combat suits, were resting in a corner with the elites from Hengjia Security.

Their leader, Luo Yan, went to speak with the people from the City Defense Department to negotiate the distribution of the Blood Pattern Python Beast’s flesh and blood.

Shen Tianchen was sitting on a folding chair while a medic cleaned and sprayed medicine on the wound on his arm.

"Junior Brother Shen, even though this is your third time leaving the city to hunt Mutant Beasts, you still need to be cautious, just in case."

Lin Qingxue, also in a brown combat suit, had been by his side the whole time. Seeing this, she couldn’t help but advise him again, "The Blood Pattern Python Beast is viciously venomous and very difficult to deal with. If the City Defense Department hadn’t opened fire in time, you might have been seriously injured."

"Next time you encounter a similar situation, you need to be more patient and wait for..."

"I know, Senior Sister."

Shen Tianchen cut her off impatiently, a hint of dissatisfaction in his voice.

’Wasn’t I just trying to win fame for the boxing hall? Otherwise, why would I have risked going out of the city again?’

’Besides, if I don’t test my limits in life-and-death situations, how am I supposed to unlock my potential and break through faster?’

"Junior Brother..."

Sensing his mood, Lin Qingxue sighed helplessly.

Shaking her head gently, she said patiently, "You have superior talent. You have a great chance of reaching the Elite Level in the future."

"With Master here to guide you, you just need to take it one step at a time. There’s no need to rush."

"’Don’t rush, don’t rush!’ Is that all you ever say?!"

Shen Tianchen’s face was full of impatience as he retorted, "Senior Sister, have you forgotten? That Lu Chao is already Professional Level."

"Just because of a little argument, look at the state he beat Jingyi and Guo Yun into! You all keep telling me to calm down, cultivate my patience, and learn to endure things, so why don’t you go and tell *him* that?"

"That..."

Lin Qingxue’s expression changed, the words catching in her throat.

But before she could say more, Shen Tianchen flicked his sleeves, stood up, and walked over to a few young men not far away.

Guo Yun and the others, who hadn’t been seen at the boxing hall for days, had fully recovered from their injuries. Uncharacteristically, all of them except for Fang Jingyi had come along to hunt Mutant Beasts outside the city.

In a flash, Shen Tianchen was sitting with them. After some casual chatting, his mood improved, and sounds of laughter could be heard. He even postured as if he were about to leave the group and act alone.

"Sigh."

Witnessing this, Lin Qingxue shook her head, feeling a little helpless.

But then a thought occurred to her.

’Junior Brother Shen has a point, though. That Junior Brother Lu is indeed a bit wild and unruly.’

’He knew that Hengjia Security has a good relationship with Master, yet he still dared to humiliate Jingyi like that. I don’t know how Master can tolerate him staying at the boxing hall...’

A flicker of displaced anger crossed her face. Every time she recalled his cold indifference as he crossed the line and ignored her intervention, it left a bad taste in her mouth, like a fishbone lodged in her throat.

She quickly forced down this trace of displeasure.

’Master specifically instructed me to make sure Junior Brother Shen keeps his distance from Guo Yun and the others.’

’No, I have to call him back.’

Shaking her head, Lin Qingxue decided to go and call Shen Tianchen back.

However, before she could even take a step,

SWOOSH SWOOSH SWOOSH!!

a sudden commotion erupted from the jungle surrounding the camp.

The expressions of everyone who had been resting changed slightly as they hurriedly looked over.

Birds and beasts scattered in alarm, the sound of their frantic wingbeats piercing the air. Even the ground beneath their feet began to tremble faintly.

It was as if some vicious creature was approaching.

...

BANG BANG BANG BANG BANG!!

A burst of gunfire suddenly erupted in the wild woodlands.

Muzzle flashes flared, cutting through the air.

THUD THUD THUD THUD!!

A dozen charging saber-toothed boars were struck by bullets that tore through their flesh, causing sprays of blood to explode in mid-air.

Then, with a series of heavy thuds,

their massive bodies, each stout, fat, and weighing around seven to eight hundred kilograms, crashed to the ground, causing the desolate earth to shake continuously.

Splattering blood mixed with billowing dust. A disaster that could have crippled or even annihilated a small-to-medium-sized transport convoy was over just like that.

A dozen new Mutant Beast corpses now lay near the muddy, cratered brown road.

Opposite them, at the top of an earthen slope,

gray smoke drifted from the machine gun barrel of a camouflaged armored car. Beside it, six or seven elite soldiers in Mechanical Violence Team combat suits stood with their automatic rifles raised, goggles on, still in a firing stance.

WHIR!!

Immediately after, several black drones swept past overhead.

Their tasks were clearly divided: some headed for more distant areas to continue reconnaissance, while two others descended near the dozen saber-toothed boar carcasses.

They performed a round of bio-thermal scans, simultaneously transmitting real-time footage back.

Only after confirming the threat was neutralized did the convoy’s communication channel crackle to life.

"Threat neutralized."

"Teams Three and Four, clean up the battlefield. Clear the Mutant Beast corpses."

A steady voice echoed through the channel, followed by well-trained acknowledgments.

A short while later, the armored car on the earthen slope started up again, rolling slowly forward and crushing small rocks under its weight.

Behind it, five camouflaged City Defense jeeps followed, escorting four red-painted, small-to-medium-sized cargo trucks.

And at the very rear, four black patrol SUVs drove slowly, serving as the convoy’s final protection.

"So this is the wilderness..."

Lu Chao, sitting in the second-to-last patrol SUV, watched with wonder in his eyes as he saw the saber-toothed boar corpses being handled by the City Defense Department team in the distance.

Each one was three to four meters long and over one and a half meters tall.

Their black bristles shone, their limbs were thick-boned, and the muscles on their necks and shoulders bulged. The two menacing saber-teeth at their mouths were a full half-meter long, yellowish-white, and looked as if they could pierce sheet metal.

This was the first time he had seen Mutant Beasts up close.

According to *Basic Biological Theory*, these creatures were social by nature. If even a Professional Level expert encountered so many of them alone, they would likely be injured.

And yet, as far as the eye could see, they were all lying on the muddy ground, blood pouring from the holes in their bodies, staining their bristles and the earth red.

"This is the power of firearms."

As if reading his mind, Chen Xiao grinned smugly and wiggled his eyebrows. "Ever since the Alliance Country was founded, Mutant Beasts have stopped being the biggest threat to our survival."

"Aside from those with tough scales, those that can fly, or Mutant Beasts above the Professional Level, which are harder to deal with, a few well-trained and fully-armed elite squads can solve most problems."

Lu Chao nodded, agreeing with this statement.

He even subconsciously put himself in the position of the saber-toothed boars from moments ago.

’If I were to encounter a human team with this much firepower, unless I used [Adrenaline], I’d probably end up just like them.’

’No wonder the order within the Alliance Country is completely different from the wilderness. Even Professional or Elite Level experts wouldn’t dare to openly break the law.’

’This kind of firepower alone is enough to make most people with less than a hundred points of Life Energy bow their heads and duck for cover.’

His eyes flickered. Lu Chao was suddenly beginning to grasp the profound strength of the Alliance Country, and he finally understood why so many settlements, and even some sanctuary cities, hoped to become a part of it.

"So, out here in the wilderness, aside from a few powerful Mutant Beasts, the real threats are those Al-Qaeda groups and roving warlords."

Captain Yang, sitting in the back seat, added, his square face as serious as ever. He made a point to remind them, "Besides them, there are also radiological anomalies in certain special zones, natural threats like magnetic storms and gravitational distortions."

"When we get to the settlement in a bit, everyone be on your guard."

His tone was solemn as he warned, "They’ve survived in the wilderness for this long, so they have their own methods. People’s hearts can be treacherous; you can’t be too careful."

Lu Chao nodded at his words, committing them to memory. He felt that this trip into the wilderness had already been a real eye-opener.

Then, the convoy set off once more.

After several more kilometers, a crack-ridden concrete road appeared on the desolate landscape.

Following its path, they finally saw a town standing tall in the middle of the wilderness.