Monster Hunter, start with a wife!

In the nest of the six-clawed creature.

The one-sided slaughter by the undead army continues.

"We'll meet up soon."

Cheng Zhuo's gaze swept over the red dot on the Ruins Realm Revelation; Catherine was just a dozen meters to his right front.

But when he turned the corner and saw the scene before him...

I was taken aback.

Between him and Catherine, there was an almost transparent barrier that swayed slightly like solidified water ripples.

Both of them reached out and tried it.

This transparent barrier is quite unique; even source energy cannot penetrate it.

And no matter how they attacked, it didn't change at all.

"What's going on..." Catherine's confused voice came through the earpiece.

"What's wrong?" Wei Erdao asked.

Catherine immediately recounted the situation she and Cheng Zhuo had encountered.

No sooner had he finished speaking than Huangfu Bai's somewhat indifferent voice came over:

"That's the barrier of the Ruins. This nest is similar to a honeycomb structure. We should be scattered in small nests now, and we need to go through the central passage to enter the next level before we can reunite."

Cheng Zhuo couldn't help but ask curiously:

How did you know?

"I'm right in the center," Huangfu Bai said calmly.

Cheng Zhuo frowned as he looked at the Void Realm Revelation. The light spots representing his teammates on the screen were slowly approaching, but Huangfu Bai's light spot was hanging alone on the outermost edge, separated from everyone else by a distance.

"Young master, please be careful, lest you run into another blind corpse..."

"I don't believe I'm that unlucky."

Huangfu Bai disagreed, "Besides, I'm not afraid of those things at all."

"Okay, okay, then please be careful."

Cheng Zhuo felt slightly helpless and embarrassed to touch his wound, so she could only make a gesture to leave towards Catherine on the other side of the barrier:

"Sister K, let's find the entrance to the next level first."

Catherine nodded, put away her weapon, and turned to run deeper into her territory.

Cheng Zhuo also piloted the mecha, turned around and walked towards the center of the nest.

As they went deeper and through communication with his teammates, Cheng Zhuo gradually figured out the patterns of this nest.

Just as Huangfu Bai said.

This nest looks like a giant "田" (field) character structure.

The closer you get to the center, the stronger the beasts become.

However, Cheng Zhuo has not yet seen any lord-level beasts; they are all low-level beasts that have not yet entered the rank or are at the first rank.

He guessed that the strongest on this level was probably only at the peak of the first rank.

He also noted that

The Orc Hunters, ranked behind them on the leaderboard, with team number 001, along with teams from Bright City and the four major guilds, were rapidly closing in on their points.

The rising numbers indicate that these people killed at least second-tier alien beasts.

Clearly, they have most likely already entered the next level.

At this rate, Cheng Zhuo's team may soon be pushed off the top spot.

"We need to hurry."

A sense of urgency surged within him, and Cheng Zhuo subconsciously quickened his pace, rushing towards the center of the "田" character.

along the way.

Cheng Zhuo also encountered several hunters, some in groups and some solo.

Upon seeing his undead army and mechs, most people either retreated or frantically took photos with their wristwatches.

He was stopped several times during that period.

At first, Cheng Zhuo thought that someone was trying to kill him to steal points.

It turns out that the person just wanted to take a picture with his mecha.

In a hunting game, encountering this type of person made Cheng Zhuo feel like he was hosting a celebrity meet-and-greet, with absolutely no intense competitive atmosphere.

It took about half an hour.

The deep and wide passage suddenly opened up.

A spacious square appeared before Cheng Zhuo's eyes.

A milky-white gate floats in the center of the plaza, clearly the entrance to the next level.

To Cheng Zhuo's surprise, two rows of Hunter's Army soldiers stood on either side of the boundary gate, watching their surroundings warily.

The edge of the square was still surrounded by hunters, each with a solemn expression, whispering among themselves.

Just then.

Catherine's voice came through Cheng Zhuo's earphones:

"Turn the watch's radio frequency to emergency frequency 144."

Upon hearing this, Cheng Zhuo immediately transferred over.

A very official emergency notice was heard intermittently:

"Buzz buzz buzz... Warning! Orc Hunting Team No. 001 possesses peak Tier 4 combat power. This team's sole objective is to seize the top spot. All seeded teams must immediately withdraw from the lair to avoid becoming prey. Others should also stay away or retreat as much as possible..."

After listening for a few minutes, Cheng Zhuo returned to the team channel, where his teammates were already discussing it.

"What do you mean, should we retreat? If what they're saying is true, we, as the top-ranked group, might become the number one target of these orcs," Wei Erdao asked.

The tower's voice was slightly low:

"Peak fourth tier, even the four of us together can barely handle one."

"Really?" Fatty Miao Sanpao's voice was full of suspicion.

"Just a few orcs, how could they have such power? From third to fourth tier, and at its peak?"

Catherine was also very confused:

"I also find it a bit outrageous. After all, compared to the third tier, the fourth tier not only doubles the strength of the machine body, but also doubles the source energy reserves in its origin. How did they manage to do that?"

"It's true, it's a berserk ability that comes at the cost of consuming life force," Huangfu Bai said in a cold voice.

When the well-informed Huangfu Bai said this, everyone fell silent.

"I will not back down," Cheng Zhuo said at the opportune moment.

"But you don't need to come with me, I have a mecha."

Huangfu Bai also said decisively:

"I won't back down either."

"Why don't we go down to the next floor first and then consider it? I haven't heard of anyone encountering them here yet," Catherine suggested.

"Alright, let's meet up first and then talk."

The other three also agreed.

Cheng Zhuo didn't try to dissuade them anymore. They were all adults, and since they had decided to continue, they were naturally aware of the potential dangers.

Thinking of this, Cheng Zhuo immediately put away all the summoned creatures and controlled the mecha to head towards the boundary gate.

He glanced at the crowd gathered in front of the gate.

The group of people huddled together studying the warnings broadcast on the emergency frequency.

"Stop." The two Hunters at the entrance, seeing Cheng Zhuo's mecha, asked:

"Please show your ID card."

Cheng Zhuo did not refuse and used the mecha projection to reveal his identity information.

Upon seeing that Cheng Zhuo was a contractor from Redstone Town and was piloting a mecha, the two immediately began to whisper among themselves:

"Captain, isn't this Cheng Zhuo the genius from 3S? What should we do? He's not on the list of those ordered to withdraw."

"Tsk...it would be a shame if this kid got killed by an orc."

"Should we stop them and go out to ask for instructions?"

"Look at this body of iron, do you think you can stop him? He's only making a few thousand, why are you being so nosy? Just let him through."

The two exchanged a glance, then stepped back to make way for Cheng Zhuo.

It went surprisingly smoothly.

Cheng Zhuo did not linger and walked straight towards the entrance of the boundary gate.

As soon as Cheng Zhuo stepped inside, a strange revelation of the Void Realm popped up before his eyes:

"Meets arena standards, teleporting..."