Monster Hunter, start with a wife!

Outside the wolf pack base.

On the empty sandy ground, dark red source energy surged like boiling magma.

Within a radius of nearly a hundred meters, the rubble was swept up by an invisible force, twisting into a huge scarlet vortex in mid-air, even the passing night wind was stained, and a scorching wave of air hit people's faces.

At the center of the vortex, Cheng Zhuo was surrounded by two energies that were intersecting and merging.

"That's strange, how did this trigger a second awakening?"

Across from him, Lao Gao frowned, looking hesitant and puzzled as he gazed at the strangely bewildered Cheng Zhuo.

Based on his previous understanding, Cheng Zhuo's second awakening rate was less than 0.01.

How could this trigger a second awakening?

"Cheng Zhuo, can you hear me?"

"Master, yes."

"This is really strange."

The source energy in Lao Gao's palm flowed like a long stream towards Cheng Zhuo. While continuing to promote the fusion of the ancient martial arts meditation card, he hesitated and said:

"The fusion of ancient martial arts seems to have triggered your second awakening."

Cheng Zhuo couldn't help but feel a little nervous:

"Has this kind of fusion triggered a secondary awakening before? Is it dangerous?"

"The danger isn't too bad. When fusing with the Ancient Martial Arts Meditation Card, it does produce a slight stimulation to the source, but that little bit of force... let alone your less than 0.1% unlocking rate, even a 1% potential user would only feel a slight sensation at most, maybe 10% would be more accurate." Old Gao's tone was full of confusion.

"It doesn't make sense for this to happen to you..."

"Is that so..."

Cheng Zhuo glanced at the secondary gene awakening rate, which was being masked by the system's mimicry, and it was already approaching 9%.

He gave a slightly guilty smile:

"Maybe I'm just lucky."

"Hold your breath and concentrate." Old Gao shouted in a deep voice, which suddenly became serious:

"The next phase will be tough, so be prepared. If you have high potential for a second awakening, I might be able to raise your ancient martial arts potential to S-rank."

"Okay!"

Cheng Zhuo solemnly agreed.

Perhaps because of his relatively high mental strength, he didn't actually feel much pressure.

As the pure white ancient martial arts meditation card gradually merged with his origin card, the red light became increasingly intense. He could clearly feel the origin card trembling violently, with a strange power that seemed to be breaking free from its restraints.

……

at that time.

The area around the scarlet vortex was already crowded with people.

"It's definitely the Source Energy Star Vortex, such a unique sign of awakening..."

Hu Yansong averted his gaze from the surging crimson and turned to his secretary beside him to ask:

Who's inside?

The chubby secretary quickly brought up the holographic panel and projected a video in front of Hu Yan:

"Reporting to the Deputy Director, according to the surveillance footage at the base entrance, the person coming in this direction is Cheng Zhuo, accompanied by a middle-aged man in a black suit."

"Cheng Zhuo?" Hu Yansong frowned slightly.

"It can't be him. I remember his unlocking rate; there's absolutely no possibility of a second gene unlock. Do you have more precise images?"

"I've already arranged to retrieve the footage from the area around the base, and it will be sent over soon," said the chubby secretary.

"What about the fundamental volatility index? Has it been measured yet?"

Hu Yansong pressed for more information, his gaze returning to the crimson starry expanse.

He could sense it.

There is an extremely powerful being at the center of the star.

That couldn't be Cheng Zhuo.

The chubby secretary stared at the fluctuating numbers on the panel, his voice tinged with excitement:

"It's still climbing! The current index has already broken through the B-level threshold, but the influence range of this Star Vortex is even larger than the S-level awakening records in our database, so we can't accurately predict its final potential for the time being..."

"Could it be that Cheng Zhuo, like Miss Rosa, also awakened her potential from F-rank to S-rank in a second awakening?"

Suddenly, Os said something.

He pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, a calculating glint flashing behind the lenses.

If it's true, Thunder Guild will do whatever it takes to snatch them away. Among all the guilds, only Thunder Guild has ever offered a B-level contract.

That might be the best chance!

Upon hearing this, Songhe couldn't help but scoff:

"What are you thinking? It's still uncertain whether he's inside or not. With such a low unlock rate, how could a second awakening possibly occur?"

"Don't make absolute statements."

Ren Tianxing squinted, twirling the tip of his goatee with his fingertips, and sighed:

"That kid's luck is already off the charts. He even managed to get a legendary source card from the porcupine blind core. A low unlock rate doesn't mean there's no chance for a second awakening."

Just then.

A staff member dressed in a wolf pack uniform ran over, panting, and said:

"Deputy Director, it's confirmed. The people in Xingxuan are Cheng Zhuo and a middle-aged man."

"Two people?" Hu Yansong's pupils contracted sharply:

"How can there be two people? Are you sure both of them are inside the Star Vortex?"

"Absolutely true!"

The young man quickly handed over the detector on his wrist. The screen displayed a biological image of the center of the star spiral. "I switched to the body detection mode, and I can clearly see two life signs in the center of the star spiral."

These words shocked everyone present.

Even if an F-rank awakens into an E-rank, the repulsive force of the surrounding source energy during the awakening can still send ordinary people flying.

The source energy vortex, spanning hundreds of meters...

No one present was allowed to enter, let alone stay in the center of the star.

"Ha ha ha ha--"

Suddenly, a loud, hearty laugh silenced the commotion.

The crowd looked in the direction of the sound and saw a giant azure wolf galloping towards them, its wings shimmering with firelight. On its back sat an old man with dark skin and white hair, his black cloak fluttering in the wind, exuding the wild energy of a wilderness hunter.

The giant wolf came to a steady stop outside the crowd, and the old man leaped down.

"I never imagined that my humble wolf pack base would attract so many distinguished guests!"

"Yo, President Yang Tianlang, we meet again."

Songhe's eyes lit up, and he pretended to be familiar with Songhe as he went to greet him.

If you want to poach people from Hongshi Town, you can't get past this guy.

Yang Tianlang glanced at him sideways with a hint of disdain:

"Can you please cut your lousy hair? You're so old, and you dress like a prostitute from the red-light district every day. Aren't you ashamed?"

Songhe was immediately displeased upon hearing this:

"Hey, you old man, why is your mouth always so foul? I'm a painter, this is called artistic sense, you know?"

Yang Tianlang was too lazy to argue with him. He turned to look at Hu Yansong, whose face was solemn, then glanced at the crimson vortex, a mocking smile playing on his lips.

"If Cheng Zhuo really does have a second awakening, then we're in for a lot of trouble! Some people forced him into the Wilderness Contract before, and now they're trying to steal his wife away. If this kid really becomes an S-rank, won't some of them be begging him to come back to Star Iron City? This plot is even more dramatic than Nebula's soap opera!"

Huyan Song glanced at him with a hint of helplessness:

"President Yang, you don't need to be so sarcastic."

"Oh, so the deputy director is here."

Yang Tianlang pretended to have just seen Huyan Song's expression, a slight smile playing on his lips, but his tone turned cold:

"Huyan Song, you don't need to bother. Old Wang said that as long as Cheng Zhuo and Huangfu Bai have no intention of returning to the city to form an agreement, he won't allow anyone to make a move on them. Of course, Xia Chan is included now!"

Hu Yansong's face was expressionless as he slowly said:

"Chairman Yang, you should know best that Redstone Town won't last a year."

"So what?"

Yang Tianlang approached Huyan Song's side, his eyes filled with undisguised contempt, and said:

"How can you be sure that Redstone Town will fall until the very last moment?"

Huyan Song turned his head away, seemingly unwilling to argue with him, and simply uttered a sentence:

We'll see.