Chapter 45: Beast General Level Monster

While the six members of the Hammer Squad were hiding on the rooftop of a 21st-floor residential building in the Blue Sky Community, searching for a Beast General-level monster, another elite six-man warrior squad was rapidly advancing towards the 0201 County, approximately thirty miles away, along a dilapidated highway.

On the left chest of the combat uniforms worn by these six individuals was a tiger emblem.

This was the renowned “Tiger Fang Squad” from Jiangnan City, a squad consisting of six warriors. Among them, two used firearms, while four wielded cold weapons. Of the four wielding cold weapons, two were Battle General-level warriors, and the other two were Advanced Warrior-level. As for the two using firearms, both were also Battle General-level.

In fact, achieving the rank of Battle General with firearms was relatively easy, as long as one had sufficient talent, experience, and time.

That was because the power of bullets themselves was formidable.

“Old Han, have you located the old fellow’s position yet?” Zhang Zehu asked in a low voice. Zhang Zehu was one of the six members of the Tiger Fang Squad, an Advanced Warrior-level fighter. In terms of strength, the Tiger Fang Squad was extremely powerful. The weakest two among them were already Advanced Warrior-level, and they were only a small step away from becoming Battle Generals.

“Based on the signal from the tracking flare I left on the old fellow, he should be about forty miles from us. Judging by the signal, he should be inside the 0201 County ahead!” A man holding an instrument resembling a compass looked at the device in his hand and replied.

“Finally confirmed the location.”

“This time, if we can hunt down this old fellow, we’ll all strike it rich.”

The members of the Tiger Fang Squad chuckled.

Previously, while hunting monsters, they had coincidentally encountered a ‘Hunter’ among wolf-type beasts. One must understand that in the current distribution of monster clans, due to the large populations of pigs, dogs, cats, cows, sheep, and others in human society before the Great Nirvana era, nowadays, pig-type, dog-type, cat-type, cow-type, sheep-type, and snake-type monsters were the most common. On the other hand, monsters mutated from foxes, monkeys, scorpions, wolves, tigers, and leopards were extremely rare.

Wolves, tigers, and leopards were already strong by nature, and once mutated, they became terrifyingly powerful.

Of course, some ordinary monster clans, due to their large numbers, also produced some extremely terrifying beings.

For example, among cat-type monsters, there was a legendary existence—the Nine-Life Cat Demon!

The Nine-Life Cat Demon was the most terrifying among cat-type monsters, possessing nine tails, and its strength surpassed the Lord-level! Across the entire Earth, it was among the most feared and powerful monsters.

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Wolf-type monsters had strong reproductive abilities, and over the past few decades, warriors often encountered wolf-type monsters.

Among them, the ‘Hunters’ were a terrifying mutated race, also known as the sovereigns—the ‘Silvermoon Wolfkin’. Each Silvermoon Savage Wolf was nearly always a solitary beast, delighting in preying upon other monsters and human warriors. Renowned for their cunning, deceit, and merciless nature, they bore the infamous title of ‘Hunters’.

The weakest Silver Moon Ferocious Wolf discovered to date was already ‘Mid-Level Beast General’, and each one could fetch an astronomical price.

“This Hunter we are pursuing should be ‘High-Level Beast General’, perhaps even close to the Lord-level! Fortunately, this Hunter was already severely injured before our encounter, allowing us to wound it again.” The leader of the Tiger Fang Squad, a short, lean, dark-skinned man, said in a low, cold voice. “Now that we have all recovered from our injuries and regained our strength, this time we must seize the opportunity and eliminate this weakened Hunter once and for all.”

“Yes, Captain.”

All six members of the Tiger Fang Squad were filled with fighting spirit! Killing a Hunter would be worth the efforts of their usual hard work for one or two years.

…

On the rooftop of a 21-floor residential building in the Blue Sky Community,

Five members of the Hammer Squad were using binoculars to carefully observe the area below. Luo Feng held a canteen in his right hand and took a sip of water, then put the canteen back into his backpack after tightening the lid. He then resumed observing through the binoculars.

“Captain, are we just going to wait here like this?” Luo Feng asked.

“You don’t understand,” Gao Feng said, lowering his binoculars with a smile. “In this area, this 21-floor building is relatively tall. From the rooftop, using binoculars, we can observe an area of four to five miles around. How big can a county-level city be? Although the buildings block our view somewhat, reducing our efficiency, this efficiency is still quite high. Everyone can rest while searching for monsters. It’s the best method.”

Luo Feng nodded.

“Captain, look over here!” Zhang Ke suddenly exclaimed, pointing in a certain direction below.

Swoosh!

The other four rushed over, each using binoculars to carefully observe the area below. Luo Feng also followed Zhang Ke’s direction and quickly spotted, through the binoculars, several streets in the northwest where scattered one-horned wild boars and iron-furred wild boars were appearing. Altogether, there were hundreds, and more boar-type monsters were still entering the field of view.

“Hmm?” Luo Feng’s eyes lit up as he saw, on one of the streets, a strange, entirely red monster resembling a tank slowly advancing, surrounded by a group of boar-type monsters.

“This is the Bloodthirsty Tank?” Luo Feng was startled.

The Bloodthirsty Tank Clan ranked second among boar-type monsters. Though also a type of boar monster, it was covered in thick scales, with astonishing defense. At first glance, it looked like an armored tank, and in terms of defensive and offensive capabilities, it was no weaker than a real tank.

“It’s the Bloodthirsty Tank!”

“A big fish!”

“Captain, judging by the color of the scales on its body, it should be ‘Low-Level Beast General’, close to ‘Mid-Level Beast General’.”

The members of the Hammer Squad began discussing.

“Yes, the Bloodthirsty Tank is quite valuable,” Captain Luo Feng smiled. “Although it’s only Low-Level Beast General, its price rivals some Mid-Level Beast General monsters. This is a big catch! Everyone, stay sharp.”

“Old Chen.”

“Chen Gu.”

At the sound of his name, Chen Gu finally opened his eyes and smiled as he stood up. “Brothers, did you find a Beast General-level monster?”

“You come and see,” Gao Feng smiled.

Chen Gu quickly walked over, looked through the binoculars, and was surprised. “Wow, it’s actually the Bloodthirsty Tank, the second most powerful among boar-type monsters. Its armor is amazing. The armor-piercing bullets I brought might not even penetrate its scales! Looks like I have to use my treasure.”

“Hurry up, bullets aren’t worth much,” Gao Feng urged.

Chen Gu was quick. He immediately rushed to the iron box, took out three blood-red cartridge bullets, and replaced the bullets in his sniper rifle.

“Phew!”

Chen Gu lay prone on the edge of the rooftop, setting up his silver-gray heavy sniper rifle. Its barrel reflected the sunlight. Chen Gu extended his hand to sense the wind direction, carefully calculating and adjusting the optical sight. The other five members of the Hammer Squad dared not make a sound.

Suddenly—

“Bang!” A low, powerful sound echoed.

Almost instantly, the bullet pierced through space and flew towards its target. Although this alloy armor-piercing bullet was incredibly powerful, moving several times faster than the speed of sound, the sonic boom it created arrived at the Beast General monster’s ears only after the bullet itself had already struck.

The Bloodthirsty Tank slowly advanced along the street, surrounded by a large number of monsters.

“Pop!”

A spark flew from the scale on the back of the ear on the Bloodthirsty Tank’s neck, and a hole suddenly burst open as the bullet pierced through.

“Aaaah~~” The Bloodthirsty Tank roared in pain, staggering sideways for a couple of steps. Once it regained its balance, it immediately let out a series of furious roars. The previously scattered boar-type monsters around it rushed towards it in a frenzy. Blood began to seep from the wound on the back of its ear as it continued to howl in anger, but it could not determine from where the bullet had come.

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On the rooftop, Chen Gu slightly lifted his head, removing his eye from the sight, and said confidently, “Good luck. I hit a vital spot. This Bloodthirsty Tank has strong vitality and is still holding on, but it will definitely fall within five minutes.” Long-range sniping was most effective with the first shot because the Beast General monster would have no defenses up.

But if the first shot missed the vital spot, things would become complicated.

Beast General monsters had strong defenses. It was already difficult for bullets to penetrate, so the bullets used were usually armor-piercing rounds focused on penetration rather than explosive rounds with high damage. After all, if the bullet couldn’t even penetrate the armor, there was no point discussing damage.

“Excellent shot,” Zhang Ke smiled, giving a thumbs-up.

“The Bloodthirsty Tank’s skull is the hardest. Even if you pierce through the scales on its body, it won’t have much effect,” Gao Feng smiled. “Chen Gu, that was an incredible shot.” If it weren’t for Chen Gu’s first shot being effective, killing a Bloodthirsty Tank guarded by so many monsters would have been extremely difficult!

“Don’t praise me too much.”

Chen Gu smiled and said, “Now you guys should think about how to retrieve the Bloodthirsty Tank’s corpse. There are hundreds of monsters around it. And if we’re too slow… someone else might take advantage and snatch it.”

“Don’t be a pessimist. There are probably only two or three warrior squads in this county at most,” Gao Feng laughed. “Alright, everyone, get ready. Let’s go down and retrieve the corpse.”