I am getting stronger and stronger in the world of demons and monsters

Xu Chong stared at Han Liu not far away with an unfriendly look, and raised his hand.
A dozen or so Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors immediately and quickly spread out to the surrounding area, each taking up a position and aiming their rifles, loaded with SW alloy bullets, at Han Liu, who was surrounded in the middle.

Han Liu glanced around, a smirk playing on his lips as he coldly sneered:

"What, Xu Chong, have you forgotten that I, Han Liu, am also a gene warrior!"
Are you a dozen or so people planning to defy the highest prohibition of the Tang Dynasty's gene warrior organization and indiscriminately kill gene warriors from your own country?
Or perhaps there are a dozen or so of you.

They completely disregarded Commander Huang, who was guarding the ruins of Shicheng.

They don't even respect the law promulgated by Lin Haoyun, the strongest person in the Tang Kingdom?

Upon hearing Han Liu's words, the expressions of the dozen or so gene warriors present changed, their eyes becoming hesitant as they all turned to look at Xu Chong, the leader of their group.

Upon seeing this, Han Liu glared at Xu Chong with an unfriendly expression.
Han Liu had no sympathy for Xu Chong, who had never treated disaster victims as human beings, had even used them as bombs, and had abandoned Lin Xuankong and fled with him. If Xu Chong dared to give the order to act now, he would not hesitate to activate the Void Devouring Insects, which had concealed some of their size, to completely devour this inhuman creature and turn it into nothingness.

Xu Chong's expression shifted constantly, but a ruthless glint flashed in his eyes.

At the gym, he abandoned Lin Xuankong, Han Bao, and Han Liu, intending for the three of them to distract the predatory python! He was very clear about this; even if Han Liu, Han Bao, and Lin Xuankong were fools, they would definitely harbor great hatred towards him.

At this moment, he simply couldn't understand why four giant predatory pythons had chased the armored vehicle, and how Han Bao, Han Liulin, Xuan Kong, and the others had survived the threat of the remaining giant predatory python.

Perhaps Han Liu and Lin Xuankong were there because the armored vehicle had lured away all the predator pythons? In fact, besides the four predator pythons, the other predator python was also lured away by the armored vehicle, but I and the other gene warriors didn't notice it.

Even if all the predatory pythons were lured away, how could a gene warrior who had only been a gene warrior for a little over a month survive in this stone city ruin without life detectors and alloy armored vehicles?
There's probably more to this than meets the eye.
Xu Chong's mind raced with conflicting thoughts, his expression shifting for a moment before he suddenly burst into laughter.

"Ha ha ha ha,
Actually, if the situation hadn't been so tense, I wouldn't have wanted to leave Han Liu and Lin Kong behind!

Facing a predator-level giant python, life and death hang by a thread. If I don’t quickly get Lei Er and the others to escape in the armored vehicle and lure away those predator pythons, I’m afraid you and Lin Kong won’t survive either!
As for what I shouted from the armored vehicle, it was simply because I had some personal grudge against Han Bao, and it wasn't directed at you, Han Liu, or Lin Kong!

At this point, Xu Chong walked towards Han Liu, saying as he went:

"Since you and Lin Kong survived and were so lucky to return to Shelter 36, that's truly a wonderful thing! You two must have suffered a lot to survive in the ruins. Come, now that you're back in the shelter, as the official leader of the fourth group, I'll definitely give you a proper welcome and throw you a big welcome banquet!"

Furthermore, regarding the matter of abandoning you and Lin Kong back then, I, Xu Chong, will definitely give you both an explanation and a proper apology in front of all the gene warriors of Shelter 36!

As for the matter of these two lazy disaster victims, since you, Han Liu, have intervened, it must be related to you. I, Xu Chong, hereby guarantee that I will absolutely not make things difficult for them again!

After saying that, Xu Chong snorted coldly at the terrified disaster victims around him, "What are you all standing there for? First, carry these two injured people to the medical room in the shelter, then come back to work! These two are related to Han Liu, so they won't be treated the same as you!"

In Xu Chong's eyes, it seems that only disaster victims with some special relationship with gene warriors can be considered human. Of course, in his mind, such disaster victims can probably only be considered half a human! Xu Chong has obviously long regarded gene warriors and ordinary humans as two species, and he shares the same ideology as most of the gene warriors in Vault 36.

Upon seeing this, the refugees quickly sprang into action, carefully lifting the two victims who had been beaten and carrying them into Shelter No. 36.

Xu Chong walked up to Han Liu, extended his right hand as if to shake hands, and said, "Han Liu, I really didn't know that these two disaster victims were related to you. If I had known, even if you had sacrificed yourself in the ruins, as the leader of the fourth group, I would definitely have taken good care of these two and other disaster victims who had a special relationship with you!"

Hearing Xu Chong say this, Han Liu felt even more disgusted, and the source energy within his body secretly began to circulate.

Lin Xuankong carefully observed Xu Chong's expression, a cold killing intent flashing in his eyes. He thought to himself: This guy isn't in a hurry to make a move. It seems he has other insidious ideas. This is interesting. I want to see what kind of trouble Xu Chong or a so-called Captain Xu can cause in the No. 36 Shelter, which Han Liu can now sweep through!
Of course, if he didn't want to expose how quickly he and Han Liu had improved their strength, Lin Xuankong would definitely not have had the patience to deal with such weaklings here! In addition, he came back this time only because he remembered the help that Vice Captain You Rui had given him in guiding him on the path of source cultivation. As for Xu Chong and the others, he didn't even hold a grudge against them, he just felt extremely contemptuous and disgusted with them.

Thinking of this, Lin Xuankong coughed lightly and shook his head slightly at Han Liu.

Han Liu had originally intended to kill Xu Chong, who wore a hypocritical expression, but after seeing Lin Xuankong shake his head at him, Han Liu ultimately suppressed his urge to attack. He snorted coldly and strode towards the door of Shelter 36, completely ignoring Xu Chong who was about to shake his hand. It seemed that Xu Chong's actions had not been taken seriously or heard by him. The sound of footsteps echoed from beside Xu Chong and the dozen or so gene warriors, receding into the interior of Shelter 36 until they disappeared into the apartment building where Han Liu lived.

Xu Chong stood still, his right hand extended in a gesture of shaking hands.
His face was ashen, the veins on his forehead bulged and throbbed, and his eyes were filled with a chilling coldness.

Even without Xu Chong making any other moves or speaking, the dozen or so gene warriors around him could clearly sense that Xu Chong's desire to kill Han Liu had reached its peak. They looked at each other, their expressions solemn, daring not to say a word or make any move.

As the cousin of Captain Xu, the first person in Shelter No. 36, even before he became a Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior, few gene warriors were willing to offend him. After all, they had to respect Captain Xu's reputation, and those who dared not offend Captain Xu would certainly not provoke Xu Chong!

Xu Chong is now close to the top level of the ninth-order life level. His strength is considered to be above average in Shelter 36. At this time, no one dares to offend him casually. In fact, most of the gene warriors have begun to take the initiative to curry favor with him.

Because everyone is very clear that with the help of Captain Xu's resources and his personal guidance, Xu Chong's progress will be several times faster than that of other Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors. It is very likely that in a few months, Xu Chong will become the fourth eighth-level life level expert in Shelter 36!

"You're really asking for it! Brother Chong, what do you suggest we do about Han Liu? There are so many ways to kill someone secretly. Just say the word, Brother Chong, and I, Lei Er, and my brother Lei Hu will make sure this piece of trash who just became a gene warrior a month ago dies without a sound!"

Lei Er withdrew his gaze from the residential building, walked to Xu Chong's side with a gloomy expression, and said in a low voice.

Lei Er clearly hadn't realized that Han Liu was now an eighth-tier life form, and a more perfect one at that than even Captain Xu. Of course, it wasn't just him; none of the dozen or so gene warriors present, including Xu Chong, had noticed Han Liu and Lin Xuankong's true life level! This was partly because Han Liu was a materialization gene warrior, and Lin Xuankong was an elemental gene warrior; their changes in physical life level weren't as obvious as those of other Dragon-Elephant gene warriors. Furthermore, upon returning to Shelter Thirty-Six, neither Lin Xuankong nor Han Liu intended to reveal their true life level to avoid attracting trouble.
Xu Chong ignored Lei Er, withdrew his outstretched right hand, and stood silently in place.

After a long pause, Xu Chong said in a deep voice, "You guys stay here and keep an eye on the corpses of these dog-type source beasts. Lei Er and Lei Hu, come with me to Captain Xu's office!"

He looked up at Han Liu's apartment building and sneered, "Han Liu and Lin Kong, those two gene warriors, have returned from the ruins of Stone City. Such a big thing, I definitely have to report it to Captain Xu!"

After saying that, Xu Chong, along with Lei Er and Lei Hu, left the gate of Shelter No. 36 and headed straight for the Captain's office building in the very center of Shelter No. 36.

Standing by the window, Lin Xuankong watched Xu Chong and the other two walk towards the captain's office, and raised his eyebrows, saying:

"Xiao Liu, it seems Xu Chong won't let this matter rest. Let's prepare for battle!"
However, Captain Xu always keeps a low profile; almost no one in Shelter 36 has ever seen him, and no one knows what his genetic abilities are. Therefore, even if you are now a truly top-tier eighth-order life form, stronger than Captain Xu, don't be too careless!

Standing beside Lin Xuankong, Han Liu nodded and said, "Don't worry, Master Lin's teaching and training during this period will not be in vain. If I, Han Liu, can't even beat a Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior of the same level, how can I have the face to call myself Master Lin's number one fighter!"

Hearing Han Liu say this, Lin Xuankong's expression paused for a moment, then he shook his head and chuckled, "Han Bao has no intention of competing with you for your so-called title of number one fighter, but Princess Little Fatty Snake has always been unconvinced. In your sparring matches, you always lose!"

Upon hearing this, Han Liu's face fell, and he said with some resentment, "Master Lin, you know that my manifestation is the Void Devouring Insect, which is best suited for ranged attacks and ambushes. But every time we spar, Princess Little Fat Snake fights me head-on. How can I not lose? To be honest, the main reason is that Little Fat Snake is your beast spirit, Master Lin. I won't ambush her. Otherwise, how could she possibly be my opponent? After all, according to the time we became your disciples, Brother Leopard and I are at least your eldest and second disciples. I should at least give way to this third-ranked fighter, Little Fat Snake!"

Seeing how shameless Han Liu was, Lin Xuankong couldn't help but laugh again, waving his hand slightly and saying, "Alright, you're amazing, you're the number one fighter, is that enough?"

After saying that, he looked in the direction of the gene warrior training hall, "Go back to your own home, pack your things, when are you going to see Vice Captain Ma and Vice Captain You Rui? After seeing them, we can leave this Vault 36! Once we leave here, that perverted Xu Chong who hates you to the bone and is extremely narrow-minded will definitely get that Captain Xu to follow us and then take action. At that time, this feud will be over!"

Han Liu was about to speak when his gaze shifted, fixing on the entrance to the gene warrior training hall. He said, "It seems the news of our return has already reached Vice Captain Ma's ears, and he's already heading this way!"

After a while,

At the dining table in the living room, Deputy Captain Ma glanced at Lin Xuankong, then at Han Liu, a hint of doubt in his eyes, as if he sensed something was amiss between the two.
"Lin Kong, Han Liu, there's something strange about your auras. Why do I suddenly feel a sense of threat rising from the bottom of my heart when I stand in front of you two? I've only ever felt this way when I'm standing in front of Captain Xu! Or perhaps you've come into contact with predator-level source beasts and left some of their aura on you, which is why you feel this way?"
"Also, how's Han Bao? You two were left in the ruins by Xu Chong, and you actually survived. Han Bao is stronger than you two, so he should have survived too, right?"

Although this Vice Captain Ma did not have Vice Captain You Rui's special genetic abilities, as a mid-stage eighth-tier Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior, his intuition was still extremely sharp!

However, it was clear that Vice Captain Ma had no idea, nor could he believe, that the two people before him had become stronger than him in just over a month! (End of Chapter)