Swallowed Star

by Alexander Buchanez

  "Luo Feng, what about you?" the group looked towards Luo Feng, since he was the top fighting force of the squad!

  Luo Feng contemplated. Of course Luo Feng knew about the legendary #003 city.

  What #003 city means to humans today versus what Shanghai meant before the Grand Nirvana period, they are both special!

  "Okay, we can go. But we have to go slowly from the suburbs" nodded Luo Feng.

  "Of course we're going slowly from the suburbs, or am I tired of living? I don't want to die yet" laughed Gao Feng, "Some of my old friends are all drifting around #003 city. That is where all the top fighters appear. Hmph hmph..... of course we're gonna have to start going there too".

  Being able to survive in #003 city is a symbol of strength!

  Because there are large amounts of alligators there. There are large amounts of commander level monsters even in the suburbs. And along the riverbanks are quite a few horde leader level monsters! So those without strength wouldn't dare go to #003 city.

  "Alright, then everyone get some rest. We'll depart tomorrow towards #003 city" laughed Gao Feng.

  "Alright, to #003 city!".

  The blood of Luo Feng and the others were boiling.

  Chapter 70: Den, Battlefield

  After the third day, Luo Feng and Chen Gu left the Ming-Yue sector and grouped up with Gao Feng, Wei Tie, and Wei Qing at the HR alliance market to head towards the resupplying base in the southeast.

  The military sector in the southeast was way larger than Jiang-Nan city's northern military sector!

  "This resupplying base is also way larger than the resupplying base in the northern military's sector". After getting the key, Luo Feng and the group couldn't help but to take in a breath as they walked inside the resupplying base. The amount of villas in this resupplying base way surpassed the northern sector's amount. And with a glance, you could see large amounts of fighters in every area.

  In terms of strength, the fighters here have way surpassed the fighters of the northern sector.

  "Of course they're way stronger!" exclaimed Gao Feng, "#003 city is near the sea. The uncountable amount of monsters in the sea have split the continent and threaten the mainland along the Huang Pu river. This resupplying base exists to deal with those sea monsters. And the fighters are mainly here to deal with the monsters inside the #003 city.

  Compared to the monsters of the land, the monsters of the sea pose a much larger threat to humanity.

  Because..... the area of the sea way surpasses the area of the land, and the entire sea is the monster's territory. One could imagine just how many monsters are in the sea.

  "Look, that's a 'poison devil gun', isn't it?".

  "Hmhm, holy shit, isn't that a wargod? Wargod level fighters rarely appear in the northern military sector, but we just got here and we already saw one".

  "Not surprising, #003 city is one of the few large camps for the monsters in all of Eurasia. Professionals from other headquarter cities come here too, not just from our Jiang-Nan city. So it's not weird for so many strong people to be here".

  The fire hammer squad looked down from the rooftop of their apartment and were all surprised.

  The fighters here truly came from all parts of the world!

  "We'll eat, and after lunch we'll head to #003 city" said Gao Feng.

  Moments later, the five fully equipped members of the fire hammer squad left the resupplying base.

  "It's the fire hammer squad, they came here too?"

  "I heard that the rookie, Crazy, who just joined the fire hammer squad is quite strong. He's an beginner warlord, so he's sure to improve rapidly".

  The people inside the resupplying base laughed as they discussed.

  "Crazy?" Wan Dong, who was chatting with his friends in the shade of a tree, couldn't help but to turn his head. At this time, the five members of the fire hammer squad were headed towards the gate of the base.

  "Dong, this Luo Feng is in the same batch as you right" spoke the burly brute beside him.

  "Yeah"

  Wan Dong nodded, "We became fighters in the same group. During the grade three rat tide explosion from last time, I even met him. I wouldn't have thought that he would come to the military sector in the southeast". The captain of Wan Dong's original squad died in the rat tide from last time, so Wan Dong and the others joined another fighter squad and came here.

  "Dong, keep at it, don't lose to this Luo Feng" the burly brute smacked Wan Dong's chest.

  Wan Dong watched Luo Feng's shadow disappear at the gate while having complicated feelings.

  When they participated in the prospective fighter exam together, they were both scouted by dojos! Who knew that in a blink of an eye, Luo Feng has already made his name in the circle of fighters while he's still a rookie that needs to work hard. If you mention 'Crazy of Jiang-Nan city', most people would know what you're talking about.

  Know that, making a name for yourself is an extremely difficult thing to do!

  Or, rely on a earth shattering battle!

  Or, rely on a special battle record! Like Luo Feng killing 10,000 monsters in two months.

  Or, rely on the build up of your fame over tiring months and long years! For example, Chen Gu and Zhang Ke spent a dozen years building up their fame before they were known!

  And now, Luo Feng counts as someone with quite a bit of fame.

  "He was like me back then, and now he's already someone who has a bit of fame in the circle of fighters. I can't lose to him!" Wan Dong clenched his fists. With his target Luo Feng right in front of him, Wan Dong didn't dare to relax.

  Along the highway, Luo Feng and the others walked for around 2 days until they finally reached the outskirts of #003 city.

  The sky was gray and the fire hammer squad treaded forwards carefully, "Into the house!" yelled Gao Feng.

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh! Luo Feng and the others swiftly entered a shop on the street.

  "Bleating~~"

  "Quack quack~~"

  Only after the few hundred birds that covered the sky flew past did the fire hammer squad carefully come out.

  "This is where the monsters gather. It's their biggest camp in all of Eurasia. Not just land monsters, but all sorts of flying monsters are here too" warned Gao Feng in a small voice, "And since it's near the sea, amphibious monsters appear too. So everyone, make sure to be careful, careful, and even more careful!".

  "Understood, captain" Luo Feng and the others nodded.

  Everyone knew how dangerous it was here. When the group of flying monsters from before attacked, they were only able to keep their lives because of the terrain and Luo Feng's explosion.

  "Our target is a small sector 2 miles away called 'Wan-Ke Dream City'" said Gao Feng in a small voice, "This Wan-Ke dream city takes up an immense amount of land, large enough for a million people to live there. Right now, there are quite a bit of monsters there. Since it's on the outskirts of #003 city, horde leader level monsters are rare. It's suitable for us to wander around there for a bit".

  "Okay" the others nodded.

  "Everybody be careful. Whether the sky, the ground, or even underground, monsters can appear from anywhere" Gao Feng waved his hand, "Depart!".

  Luo Feng's ghost blade was already unsheathed, and Chen Gu's RG112 heavy machine gun was ready to fire at any time. The five members of the fire hammer squad carefully moved forward and didn't dare to let down their guard for even a moment. They were completely different from the time they were in the small country level city.

  "HOWL~~" "GROWL~~" "DIE!"

  An earth shaking growl rumbled over from a few dozen miles away, and even some human's enraged howls.

  "****, what monster?" Chen Gu couldn't help but to turn his head towards the origin of the sound.

  "That's towards the city sector, where real ichthyosauruses and alligators appear. There are quite a bit of horde leader level monsters and wargod level fighters there" said Gao Feng in a small voice, "If you don't have the power of a wargod, going there i
s suicide! In #003 city, powerful fighters from not just China, but also Russia and India are there!".

  Luo Feng and the others nodded.

  For a short two miles, not even a minute is needed if they explosively sprint. However, the fire hammer squad spent half an hour to reach the Wan-Ke dream city sector that was abandoned dozens of years ago. In this half an hour, Luo Feng and the others killed two snake type monsters, 30 regular soldier level monsters, and a low level commander!

  "I heard it was dangerous, but I didn't think it would be this dangerous! We were so careful and yet we were still forced to fight a low level commander" Chen Gu's eyes flashed, "Just what you'd expect from #003 city".

  "Go, hurry upstairs!"

  Gao Feng waved his hand.

  Luo Feng and the others carefully and swiftly entered an apartment building. This building had 18 floors, and from the 1st floor to the 12th floor, Luo Feng and the others met around 10 monsters.

  On the 12th floor was a room around 100 square meters.

  "While we're here at #003 city, this house will be our temporary resting spot" spoke Gao Feng.

  Luo Feng also nodded.

  Unlike other cities, #003 city has large amounts of flying type monsters, so you can't rest on the rooftop. If you rest on the roof, you're looking for death.

  "Look, there!" Gao Feng stood on the dusty balcony and pointed towards the south, "Look there, at the place that's completely covered in mist".

  Luo Feng and the others walked there.

  Indeed, around 10 miles away, a few buildings could barely be seen in the mist; it was impossible to see any further than the broken sign there. That location was strangely covered entirely by the mist. #003 city is actually mostly covered in dust. All sorts of monsters' howls and birds' cries could be heard. And the rumbling of the tens of thousands of monsters was uncountable!

  "That's the core of this sector. It used to be a Knorr convenience store, but now there's a "high level horde leader" monsters residing there" said Gao Feng sternly, "No matter, no matter what, we won't approach that area! I heard that the high level horde leader there has two low level horde leaders, large amounts of commanders, and uncountable amounts of soldier monsters there. It's the tyrant of a 20 to 30 mile radius!"

  Luo Feng took in a deep breath.

  A high level horde leader and two low level horde leaders? What kind of group is this?

  "Of course, they can only be a tyrant in the outskirts like this. In the city, horde leader level monsters are everywhere" Gao Feng waved his hand, "Alright, we'll rest for the night. Tomorrow, we'll start our journey in the #003 city".

  "Yes, captain".

  Luo Feng and the others exchanged glances and let out smiles.

  "Bleating~~"

  The couple hundred bird monsters flew past from above the small sector, and some of them even flew past the apartment buildings. The closest monster was just 20 to 30 meters away from Luo Feng and the others.

  "Everyone enter the rooms and rest. The windows of the rooms aren't big, so the flying monsters can't fly in here. Today, Chen Gu and Wei Tie, you two rotate and keep watch for the night".

  In #003 city, even if Luo Feng and the others want to sleep, they have to let someone keep watch!

  Nobody dared to relax, for this was an amusement park to the monsters, a den to the humans, and a battlefield to the fighters.

  Chapter 71: Earning money faster than a money printer

  After the night, dawn.

  Luo Feng stood on the balcony of the 12th floor. The winter chill of the morning touched his face, startling Luo Feng's spirit.

  "It's around 5 or 6 degrees below 0 today" laughed Gao Feng.

  "It is a bit cold".

  Luo Feng looked down from the balcony and saw a monster hunting for prey, "But right in the morning, there are already quite a bit of monsters in the area! Look, there are around 12 monsters in my field of vision, and three of them are commander level! Hmhm, #003 city is indeed the camp of the monsters".

  Gao Feng laughed.

  Indeed, in a regular city, a commander usually leads around a few hundred regular monsters; they have lots of authority! And in the city that Luo Feng stayed in to train his blade technique, a commander level monster had around a few hundred to even a few thousand monsters under its control!

  In a city, the fewer the commanders, the more monsters each one can lead!

  But in #003 city, even in the outskirts, a commander level monster only has around two to three soldiers with it. Sometimes they have none, becoming a leader without any followers.

  "These are all weaker commanders, they don't have many followers! As for the stronger commanders and even horde leaders, they'll have tens of thousands of followers!" Gao Feng turned his head to look at the others, "Everyone, wake up, let's go hunt the monsters below!".

  "Let's go brothers, let's earn some money" Chen Gu couldn't help but to laugh as he said.

  "This #003 city is full of opportunity! Commanders are everywhere!" the eyes of Wei Qing and Wei Tie flashed.

  #003 city is dangerous!

  But chances exist together with danger. There are many powerful monsters here, and if you don't have enough skill, you'll easily die. Even if you're powerful, once you get surrounded by a horde, you're also finished..... however! The commanders here don't have many followers, so it's much easier to hunt these commanders!

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Luo Feng was in front of the staircase, and after using his spiritual force to scan the corners, waved his hand: "No problem, no monsters in a 20 meter radius".

  Monsters usually lie in ambush from the corners! And Luo Feng's spiritual force is the best detector.

  "Being with a spirit reader is fantastic" smiled Chen Gu.

  "Everyone watch yourselves, don't make a sound. Monsters ears' are very sensitive" Gao Feng glared at Chen Gu, and Chen Gu immediately shut up.

  Luo Feng was leading while Gao Feng was in the back.

  Wei Tie and Wei Qing were on the two sides, and Chen Gu was in the middle!

  "Hm?" Luo Feng's gaze landed on a three horned boars around 100 meters away. One of the horned boars was extremely large and its horn was black. Unlike the usual gray fur, its needle-like fur was black. All of this pointed to its identity--Low level commander!

  "It's that"

  Luo Feng said quietly, "I'll take care of that horned boar ahead. Everyone watch the surroundings".

  Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

  Luo Feng charged ahead while the four in the back naturally spread out according to the formation. They were watching for other commander monsters, or if there were other human fighters trying to interfere.

  "HOWL~~" the commander level horned boar saw the human Luo Feng rushing alone and immediately howled. Its speed shot to 100 m/s, which is around 360 km/h. And that horned boar was charging straight at Luo Feng! With its body size, the force of impact would be enough to even smash open a truck.

  Luo Feng held his ghost blade and kept his regular speed of around 60 to 70 m/s.

  The two met!

  Luo Feng's speed instantly rose, and with a step, he accurately dodged to the centimeter. Meanwhile, Luo Feng's blade was drawing up! As the blade went, it increased in speed twice, making the blade blurry! It became a blinding light!

  The cold light of the blade was like a thunderbolt, and it drew across the neck of the horned boar. The light of the blade was like a mist from a dream, and instantly dispersed!

  Blade technique--Thunderbolt! First success!

  PUCHI! PUCHI!

  The two seemingly simple slashes from Luo Feng's ghost blade instantly slashed across the necks of the other two soldier level horned boars.

  "RUMBLE~~" the commander level horned boar who lost its life continued to sprint for around 10 more meters before falling to the ground with a rumble. It slid on the ground for a few dozen meters before smashing into a large, tough tree that has been growing on the side for dozens of years, causing the entire tree to shake
a bit before stopping.

  "Hmhm, nice job, destroying a commander level monster with just blade technique alone" Chen Gu and the others huddled around.

  "You've improved quite a bit" Gao Feng was also happy, and he was already heading over to dissect the corpse of the monster.

  "My technique, along with my blade technique and bountiful experience, made killing a low level commander so easy" Luo Feng was amazed inside. Since he killed over 10,000 monsters, Luo Feng was able to remain perfectly calm when dealing with these monsters, enabling him to use his blade technique and technique to their maximum.

  Using the smallest amount of strength to instantly get rid of the opponent!

  "Alright, dissection complete" Gao Feng let out a smile, "Let's see, we can hunt quite a bit of commander level monsters today".

  "Go, to the next one" Luo Feng also let out a smile.

  Everyone in the fire hammer squad were in high spirits.

  In #003 city, even though they knew that they were going to be able to hunt many monsters, once they actually started fighting, Luo Feng realized..... Holy shit. They weren't killing monsters. They were basically printing money! Even a money printer wouldn't be able to make as much money as Luo Feng and the others were making right now!

  The materials of a low level commander are worth around 5 million ~ 15 million.

  The materials of a medium level commander are worth around 10 million ~ 100 million.

  The materials of a high level commander are worth around 50 million ~ 600 to 700 million.

  Of course, there are some exceptions, like some extremely rare monster, or some high level commander that's approaching the horde leader level. Naturally, the prices for their materials will be higher. But most of the monsters fit the price range above.

  The fire hammer squad killed around 10 commanders a day! Of course, most of them were low level commanders! The amount of money they made was simply shocking!

  After fighting for 10 days, Luo Feng and the others killed 92 low level commanders and 3 medium level commanders. The estimated price for them is probably a billion! Since they fought hard for 10 days, Luo Feng and the others were quite tired, so they took a good day to rest. After that, they kept hunting monsters and oh..... it's just that the monsters in the area have clearly decreased by a significant amount.