I picked up attributes in Swallowing Star.

After a series of close calls, the seven members of the Firehammer Squad walked out of the stairwell and arrived at the rooftop of this 21-story residential building.

"Close the stairwell, shut it tightly!" Gao Feng ordered, "to prevent monsters from running up from below and onto the rooftop."

"Yes."

Luo Feng and Zhang Ke personally went to close the iron gate at the stairwell and specifically found an iron bar to jam it shut.

"Phew, I can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

Everyone quickly took out food and fresh water from their backpacks to replenish their energy.

"Our main mission this time is to hunt down Beast General-level monsters and obtain materials from their bodies. Everyone, take out your binoculars and search around," Gao Feng said, taking out his binoculars.

"Brothers, let's find the monster! Brother Luo Yuan is lucky; he actually encountered two lone Beast General-level Lion Mastiffs in this desolate area," Chen Gu said with a laugh as he set up his machine gun.

"The reason why Beast General-level monsters are so troublesome is that they are usually surrounded by a group of Beast Soldier-level subordinates, which makes them very difficult to deal with," Gao Feng chimed in.

"Heh, so what if I have a lot of men? They're just a bunch of beast-soldier level chickens and dogs. I'll just chop them all down." Luo Yuan wiped the bloodstains off his A9 Blood Shadow Battle Blade and said confidently.

"Haha, Brother Luo Yuan seems so low-key, but I didn't expect him to be so ruthless when it comes to killing monsters." Zhang Ke, standing to the side, gave Luo Yuan a thumbs up.

Suddenly, Chen Gu took out an iron box. Luo Yuan had seen him carrying this thing all the way and couldn't help but become interested.

Chen Gu opened the iron box, which contained some metal parts that looked like a gun.

moment--

A heavy sniper rifle, nearly two meters long and entirely silver-gray, was assembled, along with all the optical equipment, including the sight.

Chen Gu loaded ten special bullets into the magazine.

"Brother Chen, this gun is really cool!" Luo Feng exclaimed from the side.

"Haha, this thing cost me a lot of money. By the way, Captain, let me know when you find a Beast General-level monster," Chen Gu said.

"Okay, take a nap and rest. Leave the task of finding the Beast General-level monster to us." Gao Feng nodded.

Everyone was carefully looking down through binoculars, while Chen Gu, clutching his heavy sniper rifle, squinted and started to sleep.

Luo Yuan put down his binoculars and stood on the rooftop of the 21st-floor residential area, looking down at the ruins, dilapidated high-rises, and abandoned old cars on the road. This apocalyptic scene gave him a more vivid understanding of the world.

"Captain, look this way!" Zhang Ke suddenly exclaimed, pointing in a certain direction below.

Everyone looked in the direction Zhang Ke pointed with their binoculars. On one of the streets, a strange, all-red monster, resembling a tank, slowly advanced, surrounded by a group of pig-like monsters.

"Is this a Bloodthirsty Tank?"

The second-ranked group among pig-type monsters is the Bloodthirsty Tank Clan. Despite being called Bloodthirsty Tanks, they are indeed a type of pig-type monster, covered in numerous scales, giving them incredible defense. At first glance, they resemble armored tanks, and in terms of defense and impact, they are in no way inferior to real tanks.

"It's a Bloodthirsty Tank!"

"A big fish!"

"Captain, judging from the color of its scales, it should be a 'Beginner Beast General'. It's somewhat close to a 'Mid-Level Beast General'."

The members of the Firehammer Squad started discussing it.

"Old Chen."

"Chen Gu".

The voices of his teammates finally made Chen Gu open his eyes. Chen Gu stood up with a smile: "Guys, did you find a Beast General-level monster?"

"Look here, it's a bloodthirsty tank! It's your turn to shine," Gao Feng laughed.

"Haha, brothers, watch closely." Chen Gu was quick; he immediately rushed to the iron box, took out three bullets with blood-red casings, and replaced them with sniper rifle bullets.

"Boom!" A deep, powerful sound rang out.

Almost instantly, the bullet had pierced through space and shot forward. Although this alloy armor-piercing round was incredibly powerful, its speed was several times the speed of sound.

"puff!"

Sparks instantly flew from the scales on the back of the ears of the Bloodthirsty Tank's neck, which had been raised, and a hole suddenly appeared. The bullet pierced through it, and the tank collapsed a few minutes later.

Watching Chen Gu instantly eliminate a beast general-level monster with a single heavy sniper bullet, especially a bloodthirsty tank known for its defensive capabilities, Luo Yuan couldn't help but feel wary of the world's firearms. It seemed he would have to be more careful in the future, as even with his microscopic dodging skills, he couldn't dodge every attack.

The seven members of the Fire Hammer Squad slowly descended from the rooftop. They were going to retrieve the corpse of the Bloodthirsty Tank, while Luo Yuan also collected the attribute bubbles dropped by them and the monsters along the way.

The trip went relatively smoothly; those beast-soldier level unicorn boars posed no threat to them whatsoever.

After half an hour.

On the rooftop of the 18-story Haihao Hotel, Luo Yuan and his group quietly arrived.

"Haha, everyone did a great job this time. We made a small profit. I didn't expect such a good start on the first day. This is a great start. I estimate that we will make a lot more in a month," Captain Gao Feng said with a smile.

The Firehammer Squad members all burst into laughter.

Next, everyone began to rest on the hotel rooftop. Luo Yuan sat cross-legged and began to integrate the attribute bubbles he had collected along the way. His strength improved rapidly. He wondered what changes his cheat would undergo when he broke through to the God of War level. He was very much looking forward to it. So far, he had not encountered anything that frightened him. However, he still did not let his guard down. After all, this was the wilderness area, a paradise for monsters.

PS: The beginning is a bit slow, but it will get exciting later on. Dear readers, please give me a reward, add it to your favorites, and vote for me with monthly tickets. Luo Yuan thanks you in advance!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 30 Life-or-Death Crisis

As evening fell, the Fire Hammer Squad members, well-fed and rested, occasionally peered down through their binoculars, while Luo Yuan remained seated in meditation.

"Captain, look! A Beast General-level Tiger Cat!" Luo Feng, who had been observing the surroundings, suddenly shouted.

Upon hearing the sound, Luo Yuan suddenly opened his eyes and looked down with everyone else.

Below, more than ten monsters appeared at the edge of the street. These monsters were spotted and at first glance resembled tigers. They were the 'Tiger Cats' of the feline monster family. Each of these Tiger Cats was quite large, and one of them even had two tails!

"It really is a tiger cat! Tiger cats don't like to live in groups, and that's certainly true. There are only sixteen ordinary beast soldier-level monsters around this beast general-level tiger cat." Gao Feng laughed heartily. "Brothers, let's get ready to attack."

"Set off."

At Gao Feng's command, the group immediately left the rooftop, this time without firing their guns in advance... for fear of scaring away the tiger-cat if they didn't kill it! A beast-general-level monster with only a dozen or so henchmen was a rare sight in a small county town.

The seven of them came downstairs and looked at the two-tailed tiger cat leisurely taking its underlings for a walk. Luo Yuan sneered.

"Captain, let me handle this Beast General-level Tiger Cat. I'm itching to fight it on the rooftop," Luo Yuan said.

Gao Feng glanced at Luo Yuan's confident demeanor and nodded. With Luo Yuan's strength, killing this tiger-cat was no problem at all.

Whoosh!

The moment Gao Feng nodded, Luo Yuan vanished and instantly reappeared in front of the tiger-cat group.

"Roar~~" The leader of the tiger-cat pack, the two-tailed tiger-cat, saw this and its fur stood on end, immediately letting out an angry roar. The sixteen tiger-cat monsters around it also let out angry and frenzied roars, which echoed on both sides of the street, the sound deafening. One after another, the agile and strong tiger-cats suddenly pounced on the humans in front of them.

"Get out of my way, you bunch of trash!"

Luo Yuan used his "Flowing Light" movement technique, appearing as if teleporting among the sixteen tiger-cat monsters. The moment he drew his Blood Shadow Battle Blade, dozens of blade beams crisscrossed and crushed these beast-soldier level tiger-cats. Blood splattered everywhere, and before the sixteen tiger-cat monsters could react, their heads were severed from their bodies, falling to the ground. Their faces were still ferocious, but the life in their eyes slowly faded.

Luo Yuan, carrying the Blood Shadow Battle Blade, looked at the two-tailed tiger cat, who was extremely vigilant and ready to run away at any moment.

"It's your turn!" Luo Yuan knew that Beast General-level monsters usually had some intelligence, and he didn't want this monster, which was almost in his grasp, to get away.

Luo Yuan held the Blood Shadow Battle Blade horizontally, recalling the eighteen sword techniques from the first level of the Ninefold Thunder Blade. He decided to test its power using the Head Beast General-level Tiger Cat.

"You beast, die!"

Luo Yuan moved swiftly, instantly appearing beside the two-tailed tiger cat. The Blood Shadow Battle Blade in his hand transformed into a cold arc of light, slashing upwards towards the tiger cat's throat. The tiger cat tried to block with its claws, but its claws were no match for the sharpness of the A9 Blood Shadow Battle Blade. Its claws were cleanly severed and fell to the ground. The powerful force carried by the battle blade neatly split its head from its jawbone to its skull, splattering its brains everywhere.

"Bang!" The two-tailed tiger cat's massive body crashed heavily to the ground, and it died without making a sound.

The Fire Hammer team members present were dumbfounded. From the moment Luo Yuan made his move to the end, it only took a few breaths. His methods of hunting monsters were efficient, effective, and ruthless.

"Senior Brother Luo Yuan, you're amazing!" Luo Feng praised sincerely from the side. He could tell that Luo Yuan had just used the first movement technique of the Nine-fold Thunder Blade, "Flowing Light" and "Thunder Blade," and he had mastered them even more skillfully than Luo Yuan. In front of Luo Yuan, Luo Feng dared not call himself a genius.

"That tendon in the tiger-cat monster's tail is very valuable." Luo Yuan's Blood Shadow Blade slashed open the two-tailed tiger-cat monster's tail with a hiss, and took out the transparent tendon, which was also the reason he cut off its head.

"Alright, everyone hurry up and collect the remains one by one." Chen Gu also smiled and called to the Fire Hammer Squad to dissect the tiger cat's carcass.

"Ok?"

Luo Yuan suddenly tensed up. He sensed danger. With his ability to dodge a large number of rubber bullets in the 'nerve reaction test', he almost reflexively determined that the blurry phantom in front of him causing the air to vibrate was a bullet!

It was more than ten times faster than the rubber bullet used in the neural reaction test! Luo Feng, who was standing nearby, also sensed it, and his eyes widened in horror.

Life-or-death crisis!

Human survival instinct instantly brought Luo Yuan's body and mind to their peak!

"puff!"

Armor-piercing rounds tore through the air and shot toward Luo Yuan and Luo Feng's heads.

At this critical moment, Luo Yuan used the B6 shuttle-shaped shield on his back to shield the two of them.

"Ding~ Ding~"

The two armor-piercing bullets sparked as they collided with the shield, but were still blocked by the shield in Luo Yuan's hand.

"Sniper bullets!" Luo Yuan felt a surge of anger as he looked at the bullets that had ricocheted off and embedded themselves in the wall beside him.

After realizing what was happening, Gao Feng roared, "Enemy attack!"

"Which bastard is it!" Wei Tie and Wei Qing also shouted.

While roaring in anger, almost everyone in the Firehammer squad moved quickly; no one dared to stand still under the sniper's aim.

"Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!" "Boom!"

Four gunshots rang out in quick succession!

"Over there!" Gao Feng, Luo Yuan, Luo Feng, and everyone else stared angrily in the direction of the gunshot.

On the distant rooftop, several shadows flickered and disappeared.

"It's the Tiger Fang Squad!" Gao Feng gritted his teeth. "Tiger Fang!!!"

"Tiger Fang Squad? How dare they take a sneak attack on me? They're asking for death!" Luo Yuan roared, his eyes filled with murderous intent.

"Not good!" Gao Feng's expression changed drastically. "Run!"

The Tiger Fang Squad fired a total of six bullets, two of which were aimed at Luo Yuan and Luo Feng, while the other four were aimed at the surrounding monster horde. At this moment, the roars of the monsters could be heard all around, and the Fire Hammer Squad immediately understood why the Tiger Fang Squad had fired four extra shots earlier.

"How insidious."

"They want to kill us all."

"Run away."