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They hadn't even seen what the main Golden Horned Beast looked like yet; the beast tide it had stirred up had already overwhelmed them, without even a splash.
Although I'm not interested in fighting and killing, I still have to practice.
It wasn't that he disliked or was afraid of fighting and killing; it was mainly that he was willing to become the General of the Heavenly Strategy if he could be King Zhou.
To survive, I had no choice but to go to the legendary elite training camp!
Once you're a junior warrior and have mastered the third level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade, you should have a chance, right? Let's get started!
He refused the team arrangement offered by the martial arts school and spent a month thoroughly integrating the combat insights and experience gained from the simulation.
The Perfect Fusion Pill is truly amazing. He gained nearly 1000kg of punching power while staying at home for a month and mastered the first level of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade!
This efficiency is already quite high, but Lin Hao still feels it's slow. He's heard that training in the wilderness is twice as effective, so he wants to give it a try.
"You must be careful when you go to the wilderness alone..."
Wen Yourong was a little reluctant, but she could tell what was more important and didn't pester him.
"Okay, I'm going out to make my own way in the world. Don't make me worry. Just stay here at the base city hospital and stop thinking about going to the supply base to save lives!"
Having seized the initiative, Lin Hao took the opportunity to make this small request.
"Hmm... whatever you say."
Although Wen Yourong was a little reluctant, she agreed to Lin Hao's request so as not to distract him.
……
The Wilderness is a general term for the continental region outside of human base cities. All areas outside of base cities belong to the Wilderness.
For ordinary people, the wilderness is a death trap.
Hundreds of miles north of the Jiangnan base city, there is a large military camp.
"Rumble--"
The train stopped slowly at the military station.
One by one, fully armed warriors disembarked from the train, some in groups and some alone.
When warriors hunt monsters in the wilderness, they will enter the supply bases set up by the military region to rest or resupply.
There are designated areas within the camp that serve as supply bases for martial artists.
After entering the camp and registering his identity information, Lin Hao did not go to his assigned single dormitory but headed directly to the wilderness area.
"County No. 0232".
Lin Hao raised his right wrist, and the communication watch displayed a map, showing that they were not far from County 0232.
Just as he stopped to check his watch, two H-class hyenas, who had been lurking nearby, suddenly pounced from between the gaps in the dilapidated vehicle.
Lin Hao merely flicked his blade and immediately followed up with a horizontal slash. The blade flashed like light, and the two H-class hyenas that were attacking from different directions were instantly decapitated.
“It’s so easy!”
Standing there for a moment, savoring the exhilarating feeling of severing life and death with a single stroke, Lin Hao casually flicked the blood off the blade. Just as he was about to continue deeper into County 0232, he suddenly felt the hairs on the back of his neck stand on end.
"Roar!"
A massive, iron-haired wild boar charged out from around the corner of the ruins, its scarlet pupils gleaming with an eerie light, drool dripping from its tusks.
"Something's not right, we haven't even entered the county town yet..."
Just as Lin Hao raised the Dragon Fury Battle Blade, he heard rustling sounds coming from all directions.
From the shadows, countless scarlet eyes lit up, and more than twenty different kinds of beasts emerged from the ruins.
Fortunately, he wasn't a complete novice; he relied on his original battle body, the microscopic movement techniques he had acquired through simulation, and his rich combat experience.
They narrowly escaped and managed to clear out this inexplicable horde of beasts.
"What the hell? This 'walking hormone' is terrifying!"
When Lin Hao was sorting through his spoils, he discovered a problem: none of the twenty-odd beasts he had were male.
No problem, monsters also come in male and female forms...
Looking at the dilapidated county town ahead, whose outlines were already visible, Lin Hao hesitated for the first time.
Keep moving forward, this talent is really frustrating.
Going back would be too cowardly.
'Damn it, I'll risk it! I'm not going in, I'll just hang around outside the county town!'
Lin Hao made up his mind, keeping a close eye on everything around him, and slowly made his way towards the county town.
They had only walked a hundred meters.
"Ow!"
A female Tibetan Mastiff pounced first, but Lin Hao dodged the sharp claws and used his blade to slice open its soft belly.
The smell of blood combined with "walking hormones" stimulates a wider range of people.
The herd of beasts, which had been lurking somewhere, followed the scent and came rushing forward. The females surged forward one after another, their sharp claws sparking against the D5 combat suit.
When the thirtieth monster fell, Lin Hao's 'Origin Mark' had reached ten layers.
His breathing became increasingly steady, and with each swing of his knife, he precisely struck different weak points in the female beast's defenses, severing them in two.
"Warning! A small animal tide has appeared in the northeast!"
Suddenly, a red light flashed wildly inside the supply base's operations center.
The officer glanced at the several monitor screens on the wall, and saw on the upper right screen, a figure leaping swiftly through the herd of beasts amidst billowing dust—
Each time the young man's blade flashed, monsters howled and knocked down their kind, carving a bloody path through the beast horde.
As Lin Hao used his power-generating technique to suddenly accelerate and rush into the supply base, the roar of gunfire erupted behind him.
The pursuing herd of beasts then scattered and fled under the firepower of the supply base.
"Brother, you look unfamiliar. What's up?"
The arriving martial artists were dumbfounded.
"I don't know, but luckily I escaped."
Lin Hao slumped to the ground and gave a brief explanation before taking off his combat uniform, which offered good protection but was stuffy and hot. He gasped for breath, and the old scars crisscrossing his strong body revealed a wild tension.
Suddenly, a female warrior in the crowd covered her nose, and bright red blood seeped through her fingers.
She hurriedly lowered her head and complained in a muffled voice, "This godforsaken place...it's so dusty!"
As she spoke, she secretly glanced at Lin Hao's sweaty chest out of the corner of her eye.
Chapter 6 Rain hits banana trees
'Sure enough, this time the absorption of genetic energy took much longer than when I was staying at home!'
Back in the dormitory arranged by the supply base, Lin Hao finally found some psychological comfort.
That's such a loss! He killed far more than a hundred monsters on this trip!
Unfortunately, apart from the first wave of about twenty, there was no time to clean up the battlefield. Seeing that the situation was getting out of hand, Lin Hao fought and retreated, and only then was he able to escape back to the supply base.
Even though they were just beast-soldier level monsters, they were still his money!
'You can only rub against it, you can't go in any further, and even if you can rub, you can't go too far...'
He almost couldn't make it back before he even entered the county town. If he had gone in and attracted the beast general, he would have been doomed.
……
Over two months, Lin Hao relentlessly tested the limits of the beast horde, harassing them in the outskirts of the county town. A month later, he stopped merely hovering around the county town and finally succeeded in advancing into the town itself.
Even with his utmost caution, he still managed to trigger five small beast tides.
Fortunately, his strength improved significantly, and he also mastered the 'Perfect-level Movement Technique' and successfully grasped the third level of the Nine-fold Thunder Blade, which can be used for acceleration; otherwise, he might have really crashed.
The martial arts supply base is only so big; such a sensational feat couldn't be kept secret.
Lin Hao's story quickly spread throughout the supply base.
The martial arts teams all enjoyed dealing with Lin Hao. After several small beast tides, the frenzied monsters didn't even glance at them, only focusing on chasing Lin Hao.
A main tank (MT) that can reliably draw aggro is hard to find.
Unfortunately, he politely declined several offers of employment.
On the train back to the base city, Lin Hao felt a surge of restlessness.
It's already impressive that he managed to stick to it for two months. Just video chatting every day isn't enough to satisfy his thirst for sex. What's worse, You Rong deliberately teases him in the videos!
He wasn't going to suffer the hardship of being a hermit. Only a fool wouldn't take a shortcut. He'd go back and check his progress over the past two months, then find an opportunity to hunt down a few low-level beast generals. That should be enough to attract the attention of the martial arts school.
Unfortunately, every time he lured a low-level beast general during those two months, it was basically the time for him to run away.
……
When Lin Hao opened the door, Wen Yourong was wrapped in a bathrobe and nestled on the sofa, with water droplets still dripping from her hair.
"Wasn't it said that I was on duty until eight o'clock today?"
He deliberately slammed his tactical pack down with a thud, and the reflection in the entryway mirror showed her taut instep—the part that always curled up when she lied.
Wen Yourong walked barefoot across the heated floor tiles, her icy fingertips poking his chest muscles: "I've heard in the base city that someone is often chased by a pack of beasts for thirty miles at the supply base."
The ties of her bathrobe slipped open half an inch with a soft laugh, and a delicate fragrance wafted to her nose. "Looks like I need to do a thorough check and disinfection."
The zipper of her combat uniform suddenly stopped moving at her waist, and her feigned serious expression froze as she felt the strange sensation in her palm.
Lin Hao grabbed the severed wrist with his other hand and pressed it against the wall.
Which part should we check first?
He gently tapped her forehead and chuckled softly, "Dr. Wen, would you personally examine... the results of these two months of wilderness training?"
……
A sudden downpour began outside the window, the rain curtain washing over the banana trees in the courtyard, their leaves undulating like waves in the mist.
The accumulated rainwater converges into streams along the veins of the leaves, deepening the green hues of early autumn.