The Fourth Disaster: People become gods through high martial arts and gaming

Chapter 213 Encounter Outside the City

City of Light, Skyscraper of Light.

On the high-rise of the towering building, a flying transport vehicle made of B6-grade alloy slowly came to a stop on the helipad extending from the building's floors, and a group of high-level martial artists wearing B5-grade or higher armor stepped out.

The leader was a tall, beautiful woman wearing light blue B6-level armor and carrying a life-sized battle axe.

The woman walked into the room of the building and came to a man who was nearly three meters tall, whose arms were thicker than an average person's waist. Just standing there, he looked like a small mountain.

"Zhuo Qun, Fang and Steel Bone's teams have both set off. It seems they've got their eyes on a team from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy that's out on the move." The woman looked at Wu Zhuo Qun, who was standing quietly with his eyes closed, and said with a smile, "This time, both teams are quite serious, sending out nearly half of their manpower."

"Are the Feathered Clan and the Ape Clan about to make a move?" Wu Zhuoqun couldn't help but open his eyes, his gaze sharpening.

The Fang and Steelbone teams are formed by a group of Winged Clan members and a group of Ape Clan members within the city's garrison. They are like gangs of different races in the suburbs, sticking together and helping each other when doing missions. They also take on missions from other races on their own, doing hard work in exchange for cultivation resources and other rewards.

Just like the team he formed in the garrison, it brought together a group of human captains and vice-captains from the garrison.

The woman in front of him, Lin Yan, was second only to him in strength within the team, and was only one step away from becoming a master of the Bone Forging Realm.

"Fang and Steelbone are among the top twenty strongest captains in the city garrison. They could easily kill a high-level martial artist from the genius training camp, let alone work together. Luckily, Obsidian Martial Arts Academy got lucky this time; they were assigned to support them." Lin Yan looked at Wu Zhuoqun and chuckled. "Shall we head over now?"

“I didn’t have a chance to fight them both during the city garrison’s annual competition, but today I can have a good match with them.” Wu Zhuoqun nodded. “Let’s catch up with them. If we’re too late, Obsidian Martial Arts School won’t be able to handle it.”

"Don't worry, I've already had someone keep an eye on Fang and Steelbone. We can definitely catch up if we go now." Lin Yan couldn't help but lick her lips. "But let's make it clear first, they have to give one of them to me. I stopped at the top 20 in the last competition. I'd like to know how strong Fang and Steelbone are, since they can make it into the top 20."

“Okay, you can choose first then.” Wu Zhuoqun nodded.

The path of a martial artist is a series of trials and tribulations. To make rapid progress, one must endure countless hardships. Especially at their level, their blood and energy are still at their peak, and their internal organs have been strengthened to the limit, making them seem like little supermen.

To break through to the Bone Forging Realm, they are just one final push away, which requires extremely high control over their own blood and energy. However, daily training makes it difficult to make any further breakthroughs. They can only stimulate themselves and break through that limit through life-and-death trials. This is why they joined the garrison.

Wu Zhuoqun then led nearly twenty people in flying transport vehicles to the place where Fang and Steelbone teams planned to ambush Obsidian Martial Arts School.

The City of Light, Obsidian Martial Arts School.

Lin Qi, who had just finished a day of teaching and training Meng Wei and the others, glanced at the body-strengthening secret techniques he had extracted from Luo Wushang and the others today, and for a moment he didn't know whether to laugh or cry.

"Unbeknownst to many, three people have already reached the first level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique, and Luo Wushang has even cultivated to the second level. These players really don't intend to be human. Wouldn't it be better to spend this time cultivating training methods and martial arts?"

Lin Qi looked at the body-strengthening secret technique, which he had already mastered in the first stage and reached 6% of the entry level in the second stage. He had no choice but to practice it now.

The top-tier players among us now progress extremely slowly after mastering their training methods, and the same goes for their corresponding martial arts skills, which means they can only extract other things from him.

They didn't extract much before, so I didn't know. Now they're specifically extracting body-strengthening secrets, which is quite astonishing.

Now, they have all mastered the first level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique to 100% proficiency, and there are quite a few who want to reach perfection.

These past few days have forced him to spend time cultivating body-strengthening techniques, gradually modifying the structure of his entire body's cells. In order to improve the strength of his cells like the players, he even specially modified a primary gravity chamber for himself, otherwise he wouldn't even be able to enter the primary gravity chamber.

Just as Lin Qi was about to enter the primary gravity chamber to begin his training in the body-strengthening secret technique, Qin Mu suddenly rushed into the martial arts hall, his face full of anxiety.

"Quick! Come with me!" Qin Mu said to Lin Qi as soon as he saw him. "The martial arts team that your martial arts school sent out of the city today has been targeted by the Feather Clan and the Ape Clan. Two teams from the city garrison have already gone to ambush them."

"Are the two teams from the garrison preparing to make a move?" Lin Qi was quite surprised to hear this, not expecting that the major powers in the city would become restless so quickly.

“That’s right, it’s the Fang and Steelbone teams from the garrison. You have to come with me right now.” Qin Mu nodded and said very seriously, “Fang and Steelbone are both top-twenty experts among the many captains of the garrison. Either of them can kill a high-level martial artist as easily as killing a chicken. Moreover, this time, in order to make sure that everyone from your martial arts school is captured, their two teams have sent more than forty people, all of whom are high-level martial artists at the captain and vice-captain level. Now, only you can stop them.”

"Are there only high-level martial artists, and no experts at the Bone Forging Realm?" Lin Qi asked.

"They are all high-level martial artists, but there are no experts at the Bone Forging Realm." Qin Mu looked at Lin Qi strangely, not understanding why Lin Qi asked such a question.

Bone Forging Realm experts are extremely rare in cities, and they are often high-ranking members capable of guarding important areas. Using them to deal with a group of low- and mid-level martial artists is like using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

The fact that over forty high-level martial artists from both Fang and Steelbone teams launched an attack is already quite incredible.

These people are all captains and deputy captains in the city's garrison. If placed in the major forces in the city, they would be high-ranking figures, second only to those Bone Forging Realm experts.

Such a team is more than capable of hunting high-level monsters, let alone dealing with a team whose strongest members are only mid-level martial artists.

"Since that's the case, then there's no need for me to go," Lin Qi said with a smile, looking at the anxious Qin Mu.

Now, among the players who have taken the core disciple assessment, apart from Lu Fanchen and the other two, everyone else has mastered the first level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique to 100% proficiency. Luo Wushang has even mastered the second level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique.

Although he didn't know how powerful the second level of the Body Strengthening Secret Technique was, he knew how powerful the first level, when mastered to 100%, was, because it was during this period that he had mastered the first level to 100%.

His current physical strength is comparable to that of a mid-level monster. Weapons below B3 level would have difficulty piercing his skin. B3 and B4 level weapons can only injure his muscles, but not his bones. His physical strength is simply incredible, many times stronger than described in the Body Strengthening Secret Technique.

However, what's truly terrifying is its regenerative ability. Although it can't regenerate severed limbs, it can heal external injuries in just a few tens of seconds, which is even more terrifying than the regenerative ability of monsters.

Because of this recovery ability, he could save some Type II healing potions during his cultivation.

Not to mention that since players learned how to use the hand-crafted railgun, they have been extremely dedicated to cultivating the Lightning Palm. Every player who becomes a martial artist has at least mastered the first level of the Lightning Palm to perfection. Therefore, players who have reached the intermediate level of martial artist have true power that is in no way inferior to that of advanced martial artists.

Fang Zhen and Xiao Yuan had previously sold a lot of weapons of B5 grade or higher in the martial arts school, and now the major teams that went out each had a weapon of B5 grade or higher.

In terms of combat power, they are not much inferior to high-level martial artists, especially the leaders of Luo Wushang and her team. Their seventh-level martial arts skills have reached a proficient level, and the power they unleash, even without the support of B6-level armor, is no less than that of high-level martial artists with B6-level armor.

The two teams from the Feathered Clan and the Ape Clan are not necessarily going to win.

Moreover, players can be resurrected after death, and an hour later they will be a group of heroes again. He did not believe that the Winged Clan and the Ape Clan had enough teams to wear down the players.

As long as the Feather Clan and the Ape Clan do not send out experts at the Bone Forging Realm, the player can completely deplete all the warriors of the Feather Clan and the Ape Clan. On the contrary, if a recognized Bone Forging Realm warrior like him takes action, even if it is to protect his own forces, it will give the Feather Clan and the Ape Clan an excuse to directly send Bone Forging Realm experts to attack, and he will become disadvantaged in the end.

"Are you sure? Those are the captain and deputy captain of the city garrison, and they're fully armed." Qin Mu looked at Lin Qi, who remained calm, and couldn't help but ask. "I'm very sure, Brother Qin, don't underestimate our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy. We do have some strength." Lin Qi nodded and said with a smile, "Brother Qin, why don't you join the garrison we've formed? The treatment and training are definitely better than the city garrison."

Qin Mu's martial arts talent was not low. Especially before he became a martial artist, he had already reached the realm of subtlety, which is a level that many martial artists cannot reach. When the strength and speed are not much different, he can fight against martial artists with outstanding reaction.

Even now, after becoming a beginner-level martial artist, his level of "Entering the Microscopic Realm" allows him to match the attack and reaction speed of ordinary advanced-level martial artists and suppress ordinary intermediate-level martial artists. This level of skill, which can greatly enhance combat power, is something he is still a little lacking in.

Improving one's skill level has a secondary impact on increasing combat power. The real strength lies in learning advanced martial arts techniques. The more advanced the technique, the higher the requirements for self-control.

For example, the seventh level of martial arts is not difficult to learn in its first stage, but to learn the second stage, the basic requirement is to reach the level of microscopic perception. The difference in power between the first and second stages of the seventh level of martial arts is not small. For example, the first stage of the Reverse Star Hand increases the power by 4 times, which is already very amazing, but the second stage can increase the power by 5.5 times.

With this increase in power, it's not impossible for him to defeat a low-level lord with a single move.

"This... I need to think about it carefully."

Qin Mu looked at Lin Qi who had extended the invitation. Although he was somewhat tempted, the city garrison was very good at training martial artists.

As a beginner-level martial artist, he was able to successfully enter the city garrison. Other beginner-level martial artists would need to undergo numerous tests to enter the city garrison.

In terms of training martial artists, the City Garrison Regiment is second only to the Genius Training Camp. Becoming a mid-level martial artist is the minimum requirement. As long as you can stay in the City Garrison Regiment for a few years, becoming a high-level martial artist is not a problem.

Although the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy has produced many martial artists, apart from Lin Qi, there are no other powerful martial artists in the entire Academy. It can be said that joining the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is simply to benefit from Lin Qi's influence; in the end, one still has to rely entirely on oneself for cultivation.

"Brother Qin, if you change your mind, you can come anytime. Our Obsidian Martial Arts Academy is really short of experts like you." Lin Qi looked at the hesitant Qin Mu and felt that this matter really had a chance, so he didn't urge him any further.

The current Obsidian Martial Arts School Guard, despite having Meng Wei, is still far from strong enough.

If a master of subtlety like Qin Mu were to join and become a mid-level martial artist, coupled with the 5.5 times power burst of the second level of the Reverse Star Hand, and a set of B6-level battle armor, he would definitely be able to crush all kinds of high-level martial artists. At that time, even if the martial arts school's guard team was not there, they could easily control many situations.

Instead of the current situation, where the martial arts school ceases to exist simply because he is not there, although there are powerful players like Luo Wushang who can keep the situation under control, there are many things that players are not suited to do.

Outside the City of Light lies a thorny swamp.

A team of more than thirty martial artists, each dressed in a black cloak, were hidden under a large tree on a high slope, quietly watching the forest road not far away.

"Mans, are you sure Fang and Steelbone from the garrison will ambush us here?" A middle-aged, cold-looking man from the Three-Eyed Clan asked Mans in a low voice as he observed the surroundings, somewhat dissatisfied. "We've been waiting here for over twenty minutes and haven't seen a single person. Your information can't be wrong, can it?"

As a wanderer who had lived in the City of Light for many years, his own strength had reached the level of a high-level martial artist. Now, he was suddenly summoned by a low-level martial artist and had to wait for more than twenty minutes, which really annoyed him.

“They’ve arrived.” Mans didn’t seem to care, and just smiled.

"Arrived? Then where are they?" The middle-aged, cold-looking man from the Three-Eyed Clan looked at the nonchalant Mans and became even more displeased, his voice turning icy.

These wanderers were seen as death by others, but Mans seemed to take them completely insignificant.

The other wanderers present also looked at Mans with dissatisfaction and hostility.

They came here at this time, having given up a lot of work in the city, only to be played by Mans, which they absolutely could not tolerate.

Just as the middle-aged, cold-looking man from the Three-Eyed Clan was about to teach Mans a lesson, a deep voice suddenly echoed in everyone's ears.

You mean us?

Upon hearing this voice, everyone, including the middle-aged, cold-looking man, couldn't help but look around, searching for the person who had spoken.

Suddenly, a nearly four-meter-tall ape-man covered in jet-black fur fell from the silent flying transport vehicle in mid-air and appeared before everyone.

The appearance of this ape-man instantly caused all the martial artists present, including the high-ranking martial artist from the three-eyed clan, to gasp in shock.

This ape-man was merely standing in the crowd, yet his naturally emanating aura pressed down on everyone like a waterfall. Even the high-level martial artists present felt some difficulty breathing, as if they were carrying hundreds of kilograms of weight on their backs.

"Bone Forging Realm?"

Some beginner and intermediate martial artists, upon seeing the nearly four-meter-tall black-haired gorilla, couldn't help but have the thought that they should turn around and run away.

"Steelbow, stop scaring these little guys."

Just as the wanderers were about to flee, another young man from the Feather Clan, with pale golden wings and a height of over three meters, jumped out of the silent flying transport vehicle.

The appearance of this winged man made the wanderers in the area even more uncomfortable.

Because the winged man's qi and blood were in no way inferior to that of the black-haired gorilla, under the control of their qi and blood, even a beginner-level martial artist would find it difficult to move.

“Lord Steelbone, Lord Fang.” Mans stepped forward respectfully and reported, “The martial arts wanderers who are dealing with the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy are all here. They will cooperate with you to keep all those people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy here.”

"Those old guys up there, I don't know what they're thinking." Steelbone glanced at the rogues present, causing all of them to lower their heads. "They actually think these trash are worthy of cooperating with us. It's just an Obsidian Martial Arts School. I could handle it all by myself."

“Even these useless trash have their value.” The Feather Clan youth, Fang, chuckled. “After all, we’re going to take down dozens of martial artists from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy this time. If we anger the academy’s master, Lin Qi, and he goes berserk against us, things will get messy. These wanderers are necessary. We can just say that they did it. As long as Lin Qi doesn’t have any evidence, he won’t be able to take action against us.”

"It's just good luck that he managed to enter the Bone Forging Realm by chance," Steel Bone said disdainfully. "If he really comes looking for trouble, I'll be more interested in seeing if he's stronger or if I'm more powerful."

Fang did not refute Steelbone's words.

Thanks to his training methods, martial arts skills, and the use of treasures by his family to enhance his blood and strength, Steel Bone's physical strength has reached nearly 5000 kilograms. In the entire Light Chasing City Garrison, he is the number one high-level martial artist. In addition, he has learned the highest-level martial arts skill in the garrison, the Heaven-Turning Three Strike, which has the greatest strength boost.

I'm actually quite confident that I can directly confront a martial artist who has just entered the Bone Forging Realm in a short period of time.

"Steelbow Lord, Fang Lord, it seems the people from Obsidian Martial Arts School have arrived!" Mans pointed to the car lights on the road a kilometer away and said with utmost respect.

(End of this chapter)