Swallowing the Stars: Starting with Family Revitalization

Chapter 23 Completing the Mission

Looking at Captain Firefox's corpse.

Shen Ping and Qin Shan stood silently. Although they had avenged their teammate Yu Tai's legs, they didn't feel much joy. After all, Zheng Ji was a high-level warrior who could have killed more monsters in the wilderness and protected the people of the base city. Instead, he died here because of his younger brother.

Martial artists possess strength beyond that of ordinary people, but if they cannot control their emotions, they will ultimately suffer the consequences.

A short while later.

Zhou Qiang came down from the rooftop in the distance. He examined Zheng Ji's body and subconsciously looked at Shen Ping. These injuries were definitely not caused by the combat power of a high-level general.

"Qiangzi, Zheng Ji was killed by the three of us working together, understand?"

Zhou Qiang grinned. "Captain, I understand."

Qin Shan put his hands on Shen Ping and Zhou Qiang's shoulders, and the three of them looked at each other and laughed.

Back to the base city.

Mu Yang, who had been waiting for news, breathed a sigh of relief upon seeing his captain and the others unharmed. "How did it go?"

Qin Shan casually replied, "He's dead."

Mu Yang waved his fist, said "okay," and then fell silent. He didn't ask for the specific details, but he figured the captain and the others must have spent a lot of time and effort.

I rested at the hotel for one night.

The next day at noon, they went to a private room at the HR Alliance Mall for a meal. It was called a meal, but in reality, it was a farewell dinner for veteran team member Yu Tai as he retired.

"Why are you all making such a long face?"

Yu Tai's injuries had stopped, and his pale face regained color. He smiled and said, "Quitting is a good thing for me. In the future, I can do business like Lao Shen, or do odd jobs at the Extreme Martial Arts Academy. The only thing is that I can no longer go to the wilderness area."

Speaking of which...

His smile gradually faded, and he sighed, "Captain, Muyang, Qiangzi, from now on, it'll just be the three of you supporting each other. Don't follow Lao Shen's example. If you get tired of it, just quit. We've made quite a bit of money over the years; it'll be enough for our future."

Zhou Qiang said, "When it's time to quit, I will definitely quit. But Mu Yang still has a captain, so we can keep fighting. Especially Mu Yang, who might be able to build an elite team."

Mu Yang quickly shook his head and said, "Brother Qiang, don't tease me. If it weren't for your support, how could I have grown so quickly?"

The group talked and drank as they went.

After several rounds of drinks...

Shen Ping asked, "Captain, what are your plans next? The elite martial arts team only has three people, and it's difficult to take good care of them in the wilderness."

Qin Shan drank a glass of wine by himself. When he saw Mu Yang and Zhou Qiang looking at him, he said slowly, "The Gale Team should also accept new members. Let's wait until August and see if there are any suitable prospects then."

"Come on, cheers!"

The mortality rate for martial arts squads in the wilderness is relatively high. Only after a long period of training and good teamwork can the survival and hunting chances be greatly improved. Veteran elite teams like the Gale Squad rarely lose members.

Now that Shen Ping and Yu Tai have both left, they have no choice but to recruit new members.

We drank until after 4 p.m.

Shen Ping and the others were all drunk, so they called their families to come and pick them up.

When Li Yuewei picked up Shen Ping, she saw Yu Tai's legs. Her heart tightened, and she quickly checked her husband's body. She was relieved to find that he was not injured. After returning to the villa in the community, she made a hangover soup and said earnestly, "Honey, let's not go to the wilderness area anymore, okay?"

Shen Ping shook his head, which felt a little heavy, and frowned, saying, "Wife, don't worry about this. I'll be fine."

Li Yuewei opened her mouth but didn't continue the topic. She knew she couldn't persuade Shen Ping, and the company's development mainly relied on the "God of War" that her husband had met in the wilderness. If this connection were severed, Pingwei Materials Company would be like duckweed floating on water.

After Shen Ping went to lie down in the bedroom.

Li Yuewei sighed softly, "I alone cannot tame his restless heart."

……

July.

The Central China Base City has entered the hot summer. Under such weather conditions, the monsters in the wilderness become restless. Almost every three or four days, bird-like monsters appear in the sky above the base city. At this time of year, most martial artists go out hunting, because in another month or two, it will be the peak season for the beast tide.

"Honey, I'm going to the wilderness. I'll be back in about half a month to a month. Keep an eye on things at the company."

Change into combat uniform.

Shen Ping went out fully armed.

His mother-in-law watched his retreating figure and couldn't help but say, "Daughter, why don't you try to persuade him? We have everything we need, why go to the wilderness?"

Li Yuewei remained silent, but felt helpless inside.

Inside the military region's supply base.

The officer from the Thunder Martial Arts Academy tossed the keys to Shen Ping and asked with a smile, "Old Shen, are you planning to hunt a mid-level or high-level beast general this time?"

Shen Ping joked, "If it were a high-level beast general-level monster, could you handle it?"

Officer Huang's eyes widened, and he said meaningfully, "Don't even mention high-level, I can handle even lord-level."

"Haha, I don't have the ability to hunt down lord-level monsters."

Officer Huang didn't seem to care. "Old Shen, be careful when you go to the wilderness area. Don't run into a swarm of rats."

Summer is indeed the peak season for rat infestations.

Especially around the rainy season, a large number of rodent monsters emerge from the ground, appearing in overwhelming numbers, so numerous that even a war god risks perishing upon encountering them.

As an invincible war god, Shen Ping was naturally not afraid of the rat swarm. As night fell, the temperature dropped considerably. He sped along the abandoned highway, the wind whistling past his ears, mixed with the occasional roars of beasts from the roadside.

The night sky is dotted with stars.

The surrounding area was overgrown with weeds.

If a martial artist didn't have some skill, they would truly feel terrified in this environment.

This time, he still went to the Taihang Mountains, and deep into the mountains, where many mid-level lord-level monsters would appear.

Three days later.

He saw a Violent Ape Dragon. This type of lord-level monster is very agile and is often surrounded by a large group of Beast General-level monsters. Ordinary high-level war gods would not provoke it.

Shen Ping observed through his binoculars and abandoned the idea of ​​taking action. The main reason was that there were too many beast generals around. If he rushed forward, he would inevitably be blocked and delayed by these beast generals, which would be very inefficient.

They continued searching for two more days.

He encountered another mid-level lord-class monster. Seeing that it didn't have many beast generals around it, he immediately rushed to the edge of the monster at great speed, using the bodies of other beast generals as springboards to quickly get closer.

It took more than two hours to finally kill him.

"With the materials from this monster, we can complete the handover to the Zheng family. Then we'll get our hands on the hotel profits, the Zheng Group's shares, and the villa in Lishui District... After hunting a few more high-level beast generals, the company's annual profit this year should exceed 10 billion!"

Shen Ping's eyes were filled with anticipation. According to his previous estimates, the 10 billion profit was likely to result in a significant reward.

(End of this chapter)