The Fourth Calamity: People in High Martial Arts, Gods in Games

Chapter 130 No one knows how to fight monsters better than the players.

At the foot of Chiyue Mountain.

As Fang Zhen and more than ten others strode out of the village gate at the foot of the mountain, they walked toward the two crocodile-toothed rhinoceroses charging toward them on the bridge. They slowly drew arrows from their backs, held them in their hands, and charged forward with a roar, leaving Meng Wei and his two disciples, who were originally preparing to intercept them on the bridge, completely dumbfounded.

"Master Lin, are you sure they can handle those two crocodile-toothed rhinoceroses?" Meng Wei looked at Lin Qi beside him and couldn't help but ask.

It was one thing for the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy to send more than ten people to deal with the two Crocodile-Toothed Rhinoceroses, but these people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy actually went to fight the Crocodile-Toothed Rhinoceroses without any weapons, just with arrows in their hands.

This completely shattered Mengwei's understanding of fighting monsters in the wild for over a decade.

Wild monsters have incredibly tough bodies. Even if a beginner martial artist uses a B2-level weapon and thrusts it with all their might, they can only pierce the skin and superficial muscles of a beginner monster. It is very difficult to damage the deep muscle fascia and bones.

The reason why beginner martial artists can kill these beginner monsters is that they either bleed the monsters to death or damage their internal organs with their strength.

This is similar to non-martial artists using B-grade weapons to fight against low-level monsters, except that low-level martial artists can confront low-level monsters head-on, while non-martial artists can only wear them down with their lives.

The dozen or so people under the current command are using B2-grade arrows, but against a four- or five-meter-tall crocodile-toothed rhinoceros, it's as unreliable as trying to poke an elephant with a stick.

"Hmm, no problem." Lin Qi thought for a moment, then nodded and said, "They are professionals."

Although Lin Qi didn't know what Fang Zhen and the others were going to do with the B2-level arrows, players were definitely experienced in fighting monsters. Even martial artists who spent years hunting monsters in the wild might not be able to compare to these professional players.

Previously, Fang Zhen and his group had killed the One-Horned Gold-Eating Rat in the basement of the martial arts school when they were just apprentices. Now they have become quasi-martial artists, wielding B2-grade arrows. Dealing with the slightly stronger Crocodile-Toothed Rhinoceros should not be a big problem. It would just mean that some people would die.

"Are they professionals?" Meng Wei looked at Fang Zhen and the others in the distance, who were tossing arrows around, and felt that Lin Qi was joking with him.

When hunting monsters, everyone is incredibly nervous, wishing they could tie their weapons to their hands, fearing that the only weapon that could threaten the monster might fall to the ground and be seized by the monster to kill them.

But Fang Zhen and his group were doing the opposite. They were tossing their only weapon around and constantly provoking the crocodile-toothed rhinoceros's intelligence, genuinely believing that the crocodile-toothed rhinoceros wouldn't dare to charge at them.

"Teacher, why don't we all go together?" The young female disciple who had been following behind Meng Wei suggested. "With our B1-level armor, we can already fight the Crocodile-Toothed Rhinoceros head-on. The others just need to cooperate and keep increasing the wounds on the Crocodile-Toothed Rhinoceros. Even if we can't kill these two Crocodile-Toothed Rhinoceroses, they will retreat on their own when they are injured to a certain extent."

Qiao Hanlan, who was standing to the side, also nodded, feeling that they couldn't delay any longer.

Crimson Moon Mountain, more than 100 kilometers away from the City of Light, is not like the wilderness near the City of Light. Not only are there more monsters, but they are also very active. If you cannot kill them quickly or scare them away, you will be in trouble.

Monsters that cannot be defeated after a long period of attack will emit roars that can be heard for five or six kilometers, thereby attracting more monsters of the same kind. This is also a way for weak monsters in the wild to survive, and the crocodile-toothed rhinoceros is one of them.

Just as Meng Wei was hesitating about whether to cooperate with the Obsidian Martial Arts School, two crocodile-toothed rhinoceroses rushed to a distance of less than fifty meters from Fang Zhen and the others.

Fifty meters is just a little over a second for a crocodile-toothed rhinoceros; an ordinary person wouldn't even have time to react.

But Fang Zhen and the others seemed to have planned it all out.

"Brothers! Let's do it!"

At Fang Zhen's command, the dozen or so team members who were standing in a row, all of whom had reached the level of extreme apprentice or above, all unleashed a lightning palm strike at the B2-level arrow that had been thrown up.

Each arrow struck precisely at the fletching of the B2-level arrow.

boom! boom! boom!

Suddenly, lightning flashed, as if more than ten people were firing guns at once. More than ten blazing white beams pierced the air and struck the two crocodile-toothed rhinoceroses that were coming towards them, leaving behind traces of electric current scorching on the ground.

"Aww!"

The two crocodile-toothed rhinoceroses, each four or five meters tall, let out a terrifying scream and stopped less than ten meters away from Fang Zhen and the others. Their bodies were riddled with B2-grade arrows, some of which were sticking out, and the wounds were charred black, with blood flowing uncontrollably.

"How is this possible!"

The hesitant Meng Wei was completely stunned by what he saw.

Even with his B1-level armor, a full-force attack using a B2-level weapon and martial arts technique on a tough-skinned crocodile-toothed rhinoceros could only penetrate the weapon to a maximum depth of twenty or thirty centimeters, failing to damage the deep muscles and fascia.

However, Fang Zhen and his companions, lacking both B1-level armor and martial arts skills, managed to pierce the deep muscle fascia of the Crocodile-Toothed Rhinoceros with only B2-level arrows. The arrows, over a meter long, even penetrated the rhinoceros's internal organs.

The penetrating power is simply incomprehensible.

Before Meng Wei could recover from his surprise, Fang Zhen and the others on the bridge took out another B2-grade arrow from their backs and fired another volley at the two crocodile-toothed rhinoceroses that were about to turn and flee.

boom! boom! boom!

Beams of blazing white light flashed.

After four volleys of fire, the two crocodile-toothed rhinoceroses, riddled with bullets, could no longer hold on and collapsed to the ground, motionless, their breathing growing weaker and weaker until they finally breathed their last.

"My accuracy is still far from perfect. I need to improve it a lot when I get back." Fang Zhen looked at the two crocodile-toothed rhinoceroses that had been killed and was very dissatisfied. He then tapped the smart watch on his wrist and said, "Have the hired NPCs come out and clean up. After they're done, send them all to the martial arts school's warehouse. We can exchange them for points later."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away," the gunman from beyond the Great Wall replied quickly.

In no time at all, more than a dozen nomads came out in two large tricycles and dragged the two crocodile-toothed rhinoceroses back to Red Moon Mountain. The whole process was incredibly smooth. Even the nomads in line didn't seem to care and continued to queue quietly, as if the monster attack was just a trivial matter that they weren't making a fuss about.

Even after reaching the top of the mountain, Meng Wei and his two disciples remained deeply troubled.

Two crocodile-toothed rhinoceroses, powerful enough to wipe out a large gang base in the wild, were easily dealt with by a dozen or so people from the Obsidian Martial Arts Academy, none of whom were even martial artists. If this were to get out, probably no one would believe it.

Even Meng Wei and the other two were beginning to understand why so many nomadic people were gathering at Crimson Moon Mountain.

The most dangerous thing in the wild is monsters. People are willing to go to the city to make a living, largely because of safety. Ordinary monster groups cannot pose a threat to a city.

However, the number of people that major cities can accommodate is ultimately limited, and those who cannot make a living in the city can only live in the wild.

Now that Red Moon Mountain can easily fight off wild monsters, its safety level is no worse than that of those towns, so naturally, nomads who know this will flock here.

In fact, not only were Meng Wei and the other two very shocked, but Lin Qi himself was also very shocked.

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I didn't expect the players on Red Moon Mountain to be so powerful after just two days. Killing low-level monsters is as easy as playing around. I can't even imagine what would happen if they used this against people.

"Master Lin, I know I'm being presumptuous, but I still want to ask, what level of martial arts technique was used to kill the Crocodile-Toothed Rhinoceros just now?" After much consideration, Meng Wei couldn't help but ask Lin Qi, "If our Iron Heart Gang wants to learn it, what price would we need to pay?"

The method by which Fang Zhen and his companions killed the Crocodile-Toothed Rhinoceros was simply unheard of. If anyone below the level of a martial artist could master it on a large scale, it would be revolutionary for all races in their future wilderness operations.

"What you are seeing is a martial arts technique of our martial arts school, and it is also one of our school's signature techniques," Lin Qi paused and said. "Our school will not be teaching it to outsiders for the time being. If you want to learn it, we will give priority to your gang when our school is able to teach it in the future."

He knew a little about the methods used by Fang Zhen and his group.

The "Floating Cloud Leaf" technique was used by chance in the battle of Red Moon Mountain, and some players even posted a thread on the official forum discussing the possibility of realizing the Railgun.

This electromagnetic cannon is less of a martial art and more of a way of using the Thunder Palm technique, which is why his system didn't react even though so many people, including Fang Zhen, had mastered it.

Only a fool would casually teach someone how to use this Thunder Palm technique.

Furthermore, even if he wanted to teach, there was no one to teach. The way to use this lightning palm technique was entirely figured out by the players themselves, and only players could use this hand-crafted electromagnetic cannon technique. Anyone else would have died countless times, possibly being electrocuted into charcoal.

"A martial arts technique at the martial artist level? Thank you for informing me, Master Lin." Meng Wei nodded, not at all surprised that this kind of martial arts technique could not be taught.

As Meng Wei and his companions ascended Red Moon Mountain, they soon discovered that Obsidian Martial Arts School's ambitions were extraordinary, bordering on insane.

At this time, hundreds of houses had been built on the mountainside of Chiyue Mountain, and part of the mountain had been hollowed out. The area was larger than the headquarters of a wild gang, and a large number of vagrants were still digging into the mountain and expanding the roads.

There are probably over a thousand stalls on Red Moon Mountain, and the number of vagrants strolling around is likely over 30,000. This is no longer just a transit market; it's practically the beginnings of a town.

This is clearly a move to become the king of the wild!

Lin Qi was also dumbfounded. In just two days, he had no idea what had happened at Crimson Moon Mountain.

Or rather, what exactly did these players do?

This is a completely different place from when he left.

"Teacher, shall we run now?" Qiao Hanlan whispered to Meng Wei, her voice trembling slightly.

Major cities have always been indifferent to or disapproving of towns in the wilderness, and they are quite welcoming to towns that are willing to submit to their administration. However, the towns in the wilderness are different; they are competitors who plunder the income of nomadic people in the wilderness, and they are also mortal enemies of trade between major cities and cities. If they see one, they will definitely try to eliminate it. Therefore, any force that has the ambition to establish a town in the wilderness will try to hide before it is successful.

Lin Qi was now bringing them here for a tour without any reservations, which made him a little scared.

Meng Wei looked at Lin Qi, who was leading the way, and shook his head helplessly, signaling Qiao Hanlan not to do anything rash.

Lin Qi had previously said he was bringing them here to inspect the Obsidian Martial Arts School, but now it seems that wasn't the case at all. He clearly wanted to swallow up their Iron Heart Gang. If they acted recklessly now, they really wouldn't be able to escape.

Just then, a woman wearing a silver-gray long-sleeved T-shirt walked out of a four-story building. Upon seeing Lin Qi, she ran over to him.

"Master, you're back." Zhang Qingwei saw Lin Qi looking around and couldn't help but walk over to report, "As you instructed before you left, we've hired a large number of nomadic people from the wilderness. After these days of renovations on Crimson Moon Mountain, it's already taking shape. Now, Flo, the vice leader of the Azure Sparrow Gang, says he wants to leave the Azure Sparrow Gang and wants to bring people to apply to join our Obsidian Martial Arts School. Master, will you accept them?"

(End of this chapter)