Swallowing the Stars: Sacrifice to Become Stronger, Fiancée is Alluring

Chapter 29 Bloodthirsty Tank Horde

That night.

Jiang Lan stood on the roof of an eighteen-story building, quietly looking down.

The once prosperous county town has long been devastated by the passage of time and the trampling of monsters.

The faint smell of rust in the air seemed to linger.

Along the roadside, only a very few of the cars and bicycles that were parked there still resembled their original appearance; most of them had long been destroyed into piles of parts by countless waves of monsters.

The desolate streets were deserted, with only a few faint, eerie roars echoing in the silent night.

"Thump—thump—"

The once quiet street was suddenly filled with the sounds of heavy objects falling to the ground.

Even Jiang Lan, who was standing on the top of the eighteenth floor, could feel a slight tremor beneath her feet.

coming!

Jiang Lan gripped the Golden Feathered Halberd tightly, staring intently at the empty street below.

In his field of vision, a group of pig-like monsters slowly appeared from the other side of the street.

There are probably more than thirty of them.

The most conspicuous creature among them was a pig-like monster, entirely red and the size of a tank, located in the middle of the herd.

Bloodthirsty Tank!

Jiang Lan's eyes flickered; he had only recently discovered this horde of bloodthirsty tank beasts.

Moreover, according to the official monster encyclopedia, the size and color of this bloodthirsty tank suggest that it has already reached the peak of the mid-level beast general level, and is only one step away from breaking through to become a high-level beast general.

The herd following it consisted of more than thirty different kinds of boar monsters, one of which was quite conspicuous, with a single horn on its forehead and a similarly large size.

This is also a beast general.

A low-ranking beast general, a one-horned wild boar.

Jiang Lan's chest heaved up and down.

He hesitated, wondering whether he should go or not.

He estimated that his current speed was just at the threshold of a beginner war god, while his strength was still at the advanced war general level.

If there were only one bloodthirsty tank, Jiang Lan wouldn't have hesitated for so long; he would have already grabbed his weapon and taken it down.

But the herd of beasts...

Monsters are not like martial artists; they are far superior in both strength and speed to martial artists of the same level. Moreover, they have thick hides and tough flesh, so even with a weapon, it might not be possible to kill them in one or two hits.

In contrast, martial artists are much weaker physically.

Without the protection of a combat suit, facing a monster of the same level, even if one were to survive a single hit, one would likely be severely injured.

Even seasoned high-ranking generals would have to temporarily avoid the brunt of the beast horde led by this bloodthirsty tank.

If one wants to take on the entire beast horde single-handedly, only a War God level expert would have a chance to try.

Even so, there's still the risk of getting injured.

Quantitative change leads to qualitative change. Although the others are just beast soldiers, if they are surrounded by these guys, even Jiang Lan will not be able to gain any advantage.

Even so, he still didn't really want to give up.

Because these wild boars are clearly not local breeds.

Judging from the direction the herd is heading, they seem to be heading straight out of the city.

If he misses this opportunity, he may never find these pigs again.

Jiang Lan gripped the halberd even tighter.

A moment later, he gritted his teeth.

It's done!

When a person dies, the bird flies to the sky; if they don't die, they live for ten thousand years.

There might not be many herds of this size in the entire county-level city of No. 0201.

If he misses out, he'll regret it for a long time.

Moreover, Jiang Lan was at least 90% confident in dealing with this horde of beasts, and even if he failed, he would most likely be able to escape unscathed.

To become stronger, there is definitely no way to do so without paying a price.

He could indeed build a planet, or even a star, by hunting down weak monsters.

But what happens after that?

Are we supposed to just keep killing slimes in the starting village forever?

If he doesn't even dare to take this small risk, then even if he becomes really strong in the future, he'll only be able to bully the weak.

The strong must dare to challenge the even stronger!

Besides, these idiots are nothing special.

Thinking of this, Jiang Lan stomped one foot on the ground and sprang up like a cannonball, heading straight for the herd of wild boars on the street below.

His halberd drew an arc in the air, heading straight for the bloodthirsty tank in the very center of the beast horde.

In less than two seconds, Jiang Lan landed with a thud.

"Aww—"

To Jiang Lan's surprise, his attack missed its mark.

At the last moment, the bloodthirsty tank actually reacted and narrowly avoided Jiang Lan's halberd.

The herd stirred, but with a roar from the Bloodthirsty Tank, they all turned their gaze to Jiang Lan, their hooves pawing restlessly.

The bloodthirsty tank, covered in scales, charged fiercely towards Jiang Lan, who was less than a meter away.

Jiying!

Jiang Lan leaped several meters into the air in an instant and retreated.

If you fail to land a hit, staying within the encirclement of the beasts is definitely not a good idea.

Even he, surrounded, could only be slowly worn down and killed.

As soon as it landed, before Jiang Lan could make any further move, she caught a glimpse of a sharp unicorn out of the corner of her eye.

One-horned wild boar!

The one-horned wild boar was incredibly fast, charging straight at Jiang Lan.

The two were less than three meters apart, which seemed quite close, but the unicorn boar's sprinting speed was about 100 meters per second.

Therefore, it takes about 0.03 seconds to cover a distance of three meters.

In those 0.03 seconds, the actual reaction time left for Jiang Lan was less than half.

Jiang Lan felt a chill run down her spine and quickly dodged to the side.

"Bang!"

Although Jiang Lan reacted quickly, she was still hit squarely in the abdomen by the one-horned wild boar.

The only saving grace was that he dodged the sharp horn and was only hit by a small part of the one-horned boar's head.

Even so, Jiang Lan was still thrown back more than ten meters by the huge impact before she turned around in the air and landed on the ground.

"You son of a bitch, if you're going to fight, why are you going to kill me?"

Jiang Lan felt a churning sensation inside her.

If it weren't for the protection of his combat suit, he would probably have lost half his life from that attack.

The Bloodthirsty Tank was in the center of the horde, blocked by other monsters, and did not emerge for the time being.

On the contrary, the one-horned boar, which had just succeeded in its attack, seemed to have tasted the sweetness of victory. Its eyes flashed with a bloodthirsty light, and with a roar, it suddenly lowered its head and charged at Jiang Lan again.

Jiang Lan's eyes narrowed, and in an instant, he raised his halberd and thrust it straight at the one-horned boar.

"laugh--"

The entire boar's head was pierced by the halberd, and due to inertia, the halberd even penetrated the entire head of the one-horned boar, with the tip of the halberd emerging from the back of the boar's neck.

"Do you really think I'm a piece of trash?"

Jiang Lan fiercely twisted his wrist, and the battle halberd churned inside the head of the one-horned boar.

The one-horned wild boar, which had been frozen in place, suddenly convulsed and was about to collapse to the ground.

However, because his head was supported by Jiang Lan's halberd, he ended up in a slightly strange standing posture.

With a drawn halberd, the one-horned boar crashed to the ground.

Looking at the horde of beasts again, Jiang Lan's fighting spirit soared.

He charged forward with his halberd raised.

"die!"

(End of this chapter)