Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 12 Huge Rewards

Central China Base City.

Inside a villa belonging to the Zheng family conglomerate.

Captain Zhou Ji of Fire Fox sat in the lobby, his face grim, waiting. His teammates remained silent as well. After a while, two men wearing masks walked into the lobby.

"How were the test results?"

Zhou Ji hurriedly stood up and asked.

One of the men shook his head. "Judging from the pieced-together bones, there are indeed fractures, but these are just broken bones without any weapon marks. Even a Beast General-level monster can cause this kind of injury, so it's difficult to judge based on the bones alone."

Zhou Ji roared, "Someone must have deliberately killed my brother and then staged it as a monster attack! Are you even competent?!"

The man frowned. "Captain Zhou, please calm down. This is the Zheng family's residence, and the testing equipment here is the most advanced; it's impossible for it to be wrong."

At this time.

The head of the Zheng family walked in and said calmly, "Captain Zhou, please accept my condolences. Martial artists entering the wilderness are inherently filled with uncertainty of life and death. Even a war god can fall. Also, I warned you long ago that your brother's actions were too ruthless and would cause trouble sooner or later. Alright, go back now. In some time, you will go to the Taihang Mountains."

The Firefox team left quickly.

inside the car.

The team member asked, "Captain, what are you planning to do?"

Zhou Ji gritted his teeth and said, "The Zheng family can't help us anymore, we can only rely on ourselves. Xiao Xun has been very well-behaved lately, but because of that girl from Huazhong University, he has a grudge against the Kuangfeng Squad. We warned them again. Hmph, although he admits defeat on the surface, he must be holding a grudge in his heart. This matter was probably done by the Kuangfeng Squad."

The team member asked doubtfully, "The Gale Squad has been staying in the base city recently, so they shouldn't have had time to deal with Xiao Xun."

The other team members nodded in agreement; they all felt that their captain had lost his mind and was acting irrationally.

Zhou Ji said coldly, "The Gale Squad doesn't have time, but my intuition is right. Let's wait. If we run into them in the wilderness, we'll take care of them."

……

Taihang Mountains.

Within the wilderness city area marked 056.

The roars of beasts echoed in the distance.

Shen Ping leaned against a rooftop terrace, observing the nearby monsters through binoculars. He had already put the matter of killing Zhou Xun out of his mind. Now he was focused on finding high-level beast general-level monsters, preferably solo hunters.

These monsters are rarely surrounded by ordinary beast generals and beast soldiers, making them ideal for honing one's movement and swordsmanship skills.

I stared at it all afternoon.

There was no harvest, but as evening approached, a black-crested ram appeared in the field of view of the telescope. It was larger than a calf, with sharp horns on its head, similar to deer antlers, the tips of which were as sharp as knives. In the middle of its head was a raised comb. Its fur was black and smooth, its legs were strong, and its hooves were like two scissors, which made people shudder.

Especially its tail, unlike that of a typical sheep, is flat, long, and curved like a snake.

Since the Great Nirvana, most animals around the world have mutated. Common animals such as cows, sheep, cats, and dogs are generally not as strong as ferocious beasts such as wolves, foxes, and cheetahs after mutation. However, after decades of evolution, extremely terrifying monsters have also evolved among these ordinary animals, such as the Nine-Lives Cat Demon, which is even more ferocious than the Lord-level.

The Black-crowned Goat is a terrifying hunter among goat monsters. It is extremely fast, has amazing jumping ability, and can attack with its antlers, hooves, and tail. In particular, its scissor-like hooves can easily cut through S-class combat suits.

"One, two, three... a full five forks, definitely a high-level beast general, even more expensive than the Silver Moon Wolf."

Shen Ping held his breath and quickly leaped down from the high building. Even the God of War dared not fight the Black-Crowned Blade Sheep, a high-level beast general, alone. Although his fist power could reach the level of a high-level God of War, he still had to be careful, because if he was attacked by Qi, he would be seriously injured even if he did not die.

After all, the combat uniform he was wearing was made of ordinary material; good combat uniforms are very expensive.

Whoosh.

After getting close to the black-crested ram's wary range, Shen Ping made his move.

His figure was like a ghost, instantly leaping hundreds of meters away. Just as he was about to get close, the Black-Crested Sheep immediately sensed it and jumped to land at the entrance of the residential area a hundred meters away.

He followed closely behind.

And so, the man and the sheep rushed into the residential area, wandering around between the buildings.

When martial artists fight monsters, besides movement techniques, speed is the most important thing. If you can't keep up with the speed of the monster, no matter how strong your swordsmanship or how exquisite your movement techniques are, it's useless. In this respect, martial artists are no match for mentalists. Mentalists can use throwing knives to launch long-range attacks, and these attacks are all-round and have no blind spots.

Shen Ping dared to attack the Black-Crested Goat because he had something to rely on. After chasing it for half a minute and figuring out its jumping patterns and speed, he stopped holding back and immediately channeled the power of the Nine-Fold Thunder Blade into his legs, causing his speed to surge dramatically.

Bang bang.

Catching up with the black-crested ram, anticipating its movements, the warrior slashed down with his sword.

*Sizzle*

The saber struck its left side, sparking as it rubbed against its tough fur, but the powerful impact still slammed the black-crested ram heavily to the ground, injuring its internal organs.

After being injured, its speed was drastically reduced.

Before long, Shen Ping wore him down, slashing him piece by piece until he died.

Looking at the Black-crested Goat lying motionless on the ground, a genuine smile appeared on his face. In the past, let alone hunters, he couldn't even hunt ordinary beast general-level monsters on his own. Now, however, he could kill the Black-crested Goat. In just two years, his strength had undergone earth-shattering changes.

of course.

It's not particularly commendable that he, a high-level war god, could hunt down a hunter with his explosive power.

After collecting the materials, we went back to the rooftop of the high-rise building to rest.

For the next twenty days, he fought a high-level beast general every few days. After fully mastering his rapidly increasing strength, he did not seek out a lord-level beast, but instead chose to return directly.

Without proper combat gear, engaging in combat with lord-level enemies is extremely dangerous.

Back to the base city.

Shen Ping went straight to the company and put the monster materials from his tactical backpack into the warehouse. Xiao Jiang, the employee in charge of the material inventory, stared wide-eyed when he saw the materials of the three high-level beast generals.

"Boss, where did these materials come from?"

Xiao Jiang couldn't help but ask.

Shen Ping laughed heartily, "Of course I bought it from a martial artist. Did you think I, the boss, would kill it?"

Xiao Jiang scratched his head and said admiringly, "Boss is amazing! He can hunt down high-level beast generals and even hunters. That martial artist must be a war god! Boss can even befriend someone like that!"

Shen Ping casually said, "It was just a lucky break that I landed this order. Alright, hurry up and count the materials and put them into the company's accounts."

"Okay, boss!"

With three high-level beast generals and one hunter, the total value of the materials exceeded 2 billion. This was the largest single transaction for Pingwei Materials Company since its establishment. The news spread quickly, and the company's more than 20 employees, including the manager, were shocked.

They initially thought the company was ordinary with only average prospects, but they were surprised to find that the boss had such connections. They were immediately energized and full of enthusiasm.

Sitting at my desk.

Shen Ping drank a cup of tea and habitually opened the virtual window.

A new font has appeared above.

Your family business has seen a significant boost, taking a giant leap towards prosperity.

[Rewards: Black God Set, two Spirits of Grass and Trees]

(End of this chapter)