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

Zhu Ling is now a Dragon-Elephant Gene Warrior.
Even a ninth-tier dragon-elephant gene warrior still possesses strength beyond that of ordinary people.

Although she couldn't see the expressions of the disaster victims standing at the windows too closely, she could see the trembling in some of them and feel their helplessness.

Looking at the state of the refugees in Shelter No. 35, and listening to the emotionally distraught auxiliary security team members...

Zhu Ling, who was originally full of ambition for becoming a Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior after awakening her genetic abilities, suddenly felt an extremely obvious sense of powerlessness. Even the enormous physical strength that came with her awakening as a ninth-level Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior could not alleviate this sense of powerlessness in the slightest!
A moment of silence,

Zhu Ling turned to look at the security team members and said:

"That pack of canine source beasts is already so close to Shelter No. 35. If everyone in Shelter No. 35 were to flee now, there would be no way anyone could escape the canine source beasts' prey! Not to mention those powerful eighth-tier canine source beasts, even the late-stage ninth-tier canine source beasts can run at full speed at more than ten times the speed of an ordinary person!"

Upon hearing this, the faces of the auxiliary security team members from Shelter 35 turned even paler. They couldn't fight back, and they couldn't escape. No one was more desperate than they were right now!

Zhu Ling continued, "The only way now is to retreat in different directions, while leaving some people behind to attract the attention of the large canine-type source beasts. Use automatic machine guns to draw their aggro and firepower!"

Hearing Zhu Ling say this,

The security team members from Shelter 35 present all frowned, looked at each other, and a few of them quietly retreated a little, clearly not intending to stay in Shelter 35 to attract the large canine source beasts!

Zhu Ling sighed and continued:

"Of course, the method I mentioned only increases the chances of survival for those who retreat in different directions. It does not mean that those who retreat in different directions will survive. After all, the ruins of Stone City are full of dangers, and they may encounter a group of source beasts at any time. Without the protection of dragon-elephant gene warriors and armored firepower, they are destined to become food for the source beasts once they encounter a group of source beasts!"

At this point, Zhu Ling glanced at the auxiliary security team members behind her, then looked at the four Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors who, like her, had just awakened their powers, and said:

"However, one thing I can say for sure is that none of those who stayed behind had any chance of survival!"
Therefore, this time, it's up to you who wants to stay and who wants to retreat separately!

The numerous auxiliary security team members and the four dragon-elephant gene warriors present remained silent upon hearing this. Clearly, no one wanted to stay behind and become the one attracting the large canine-type source beasts, but equally, no one wanted to be the first to step forward and say they intended to retreat.

"Make a decision quickly! Every second you delay, that large pack of canine beasts will get closer. By then, you won't have any chance to retreat with your men!"

Seeing that everyone remained silent, Zhu Ling's expression hardened, and she said coldly, "Auntie, immediately use the broadcasting station at Shelter 35 to have all the disaster victims come downstairs and assemble. They need to reach the central square of Shelter 35 within two minutes. There is no time or opportunity to waste!"

The tall, strong woman nodded and was about to turn and leave when she suddenly remembered something. She stood still and looked at Zhu Ling. "And what about you, Ling? Are you planning to retreat with everyone, or stay here to attract the hatred and attention of the large canine beast pack?"

Zhu Ling raised an eyebrow and decisively said, "Since it was my idea, of course I'll stay and act as a diverting enemy fire. Otherwise, wouldn't that be ridiculous!"

Upon hearing this, the tall, strong woman immediately stopped in her tracks, frowned at Zhu Ling, and shook her head vigorously, saying, "No, Xiao Ling, you have already awakened into a Dragon-Elephant Gene Warrior. As long as you survive, there are many things you can do in the future."

Zhu Ling decisively interrupted the tall, strong woman Lu Yun, saying, "Auntie, you should go and inform the disaster victims first. We can talk about other things later. There's no time to discuss these things here!"

Just at this time,

A voice came from not far away, "I thought that after Vault 35 was abandoned by your captain and lost the management of the Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors, it would be just like Vault 33, a complete mess with no order and unsightly chaos everywhere. I didn't expect that in just a few days, Vault 35 has become orderly and even more organized than Vault 36 back then!"

It seems that you, a woman who has just awakened to become a Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior, have quite a bit of management ability!
Furthermore, facing the approaching horde of large canine beasts, facing such despairing danger, you actually decided to stay and become the one attracting the large canine beasts, and you actually faced certain death for the sake of tens of thousands of refugees! At such a young age, to be able to do this, you are far superior to those old guys I've seen who have lived for many years!

Zhu Ling and the other auxiliary security team members present turned around in confusion upon hearing the sound. They saw a young man standing on one side of the reconnaissance post, smiling at Zhu Ling.

The person who arrived was naturally Lin Xuankong. He walked towards Zhu Ling, gently clapped his hands, and praised her:
"I thought this trip would only save tens of thousands of disaster victims, but I never expected to meet such a courageous young man. It was truly a worthwhile trip!"

Upon hearing Lin Xuankong say this,

The auxiliary security team members and the four newly awakened Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors present all had a change in expression, and their doubts deepened.

Zhu Ling looked Lin Xuankong up and down a few times, then suddenly said to Lu Yun, a tall and strong woman standing to the side, "Auntie, look at this guy, doesn't he look a bit like Mr. Li Wu?"

The tall, strong woman shook her head. "Not at all like her, but she is quite pretty nonetheless."
But what he said was really a bit of boasting!

She frowned and stared at Lin Xuankong for a few moments. "I've met almost all the young people from Shelter 35. You're not from Shelter 35. Who are you? You talk big, claiming to have saved tens of thousands of disaster victims? A large pack of canine source beasts, along with more than twenty terrifying and powerful predator-level source beasts, were heading towards Shelter 35. How could you lure away so many canine source beasts?"

Lin Xuankong walked up to Zhu Ling with a smile, carefully examined her for a few moments, and nodded repeatedly. "Although you look a bit rugged, your courage is commendable and your character is superb. Compared to talent, I admire young people like you even more!"

Upon hearing Lin Xuankong's words, Zhu Ling couldn't help but scoff, "You speak so old-fashionedly, what's with this talk about appreciating young people like me? As if you're that old? Looking at you, you're at most three or five years older than me! Besides, you didn't even answer when my aunt spoke to you? Where do you get the confidence to lure away a large group of over two hundred ninth-tier source beasts and nearly thirty predator source beasts? Where do you get the confidence to save the tens of thousands of refugees in Shelter No. 35 from this catastrophe?"

At this moment, Zhu Ling and the tall, strong woman Lu Yun both clearly believed that Lin Xuankong might have some way to lure away the large pack of canine beasts. Although they weren't sure, a sliver of hope had risen within them!
As for repelling this large pack of canine source beasts, the two of them, along with the four Dragon Elephant Gene Warriors and the auxiliary security team members, never even considered it. After all, this was not just a large pack of canine source beasts, but also contained a full twenty-eight predator-level source beasts. Even the renowned Commander Huang, the number one expert in the Stone City Ruins, might not dare to say that he could easily handle such a pack of canine source beasts!
When Lin Xuankong saw Zhu Ling ask this question, he couldn't help but raise an eyebrow.
"Who said I was going to lead away this pack of canine beasts?"
"It's so rare to have so many predatory source beasts gathered together, saving us so much effort. Of course, we should kill them and get the source stone crystals! That's twenty-eight predator-level source beast crystals. Getting so many from anywhere else at once is no easy feat!"

"What did you say?"

Upon hearing this, Zhu Ling's leopard-like eyes widened instantly.

"What did you say?"

Lu Yun, a tall and strong woman standing to the side, also stared wide-eyed.

"Has this guy gone mad?" A newly awakened Dragon Elephant Gene Warrior shook his head repeatedly after hearing this.

"Did I hear that right? This guy said he's going to hunt down those twenty-eight predator-level canine source beasts?" A security team member looked Lin Xuankong up and down as if he were a madman.

"Captain Zhu, I need to go pack my things first. I'm sorry. Although I wanted to stay and fight against the canine beast horde with you, Captain Zhu, you know my wife just gave birth to a boy three months ago. I can't abandon her! If she and the baby are not taken care of by me, they have absolutely no chance of surviving in this ruined stone city. I... I need to go now!"

Upon hearing Lin Xuankong's words and seeing that Lin Xuankong's height was not much different from that of an ordinary person, a burly auxiliary security team member immediately lost the will to continue listening to Lin Xuankong's 'bragging'. He cupped his hands in greeting to Zhu Ling, then turned around and walked towards the stairwell.

Seeing that someone had taken the lead in suggesting a retreat, the other auxiliary security team members lost interest in listening to Lin Xuankong's 'bragging'. One by one, they stepped forward, greeted Zhu Ling with somewhat embarrassed expressions, and then turned and headed towards the stairwell.

The tall, strong woman, Lu Yun, frowned and looked at Lin Xuankong a few times before asking, "Sir, are you a materialization-type gene warrior? Your physique is completely unlike that of a dragon-elephant gene warrior. Also, if you really have a way to lure away that large canine-type source beast pack, you should at least be a top-tier eighth-order materialization-type gene warrior, or even a seventh-order materialization-type gene warrior!"

Lin Xuankong shook his head slightly, "Not a materialization-type gene warrior, nor a seventh-tier gene warrior!"

Upon hearing Lin Xuankong's words, the last glimmer of hope that had risen in Lu Yun's heart vanished instantly.

The reason she didn't ask Lin Xuankong if he was an elemental gene warrior was because elemental gene warriors were extremely rare in the entire Tang Kingdom. After all, considering the terrifying consumption of elemental gene warriors, even the top families in the Tang Kingdom couldn't cultivate too many elemental gene warriors. At most, each family could only cultivate one or two top-tier elemental gene warriors!
As for the elemental gene warriors of those powerful families, how could they possibly be sent to a place like the Stone City Ruins? The elemental gene warriors of those powerful families are basically guarding the locations of their own family businesses, and those places have not been affected by the Source Beast Disaster. Or rather, those cities where powerful families are located have at least withstood the invasion of a massive number of Source Beasts!

"Sigh, since that's the case, I'll go and inform the disaster victims to prepare and evacuate quickly!"

The tall, strong woman, Lu Yun, shook her head and walked heavily toward the broadcast room on the rooftop, preparing to notify all the disaster victims in Shelter No. 35!

Lin Xuankong then addressed Zhu Ling, saying, "I admire your personality. Well, I have now officially taken on two students, both of whom are gene warriors. One is a materialization-type gene warrior named Han Liu, and the other is a dragon-elephant-type gene warrior named Han Bao. If you are willing, you can also become my student. I will help you improve your strength, your cultivation speed, and your life level more quickly. I wonder if you are willing?"

Lu Yun, a tall and strong woman, was walking towards the broadcasting room when she heard Lin Xuankong's voice behind her. She paused, turned around, and looked at Lin Xuankong with endless confusion in her eyes. She was very puzzled. What was this young man thinking? The entire Shelter No. 35 was facing imminent destruction, and yet this young man was spouting nonsense again!
"Is this some kind of lunatic?" The tall, strong woman, Lu Yun, shook her head repeatedly, sighed heavily, and quickened her pace toward the broadcasting room.

Zhu Ling, seeing Lin Xuankong's words, initially wanted to retort, but after glancing at his handsome face, which bore a striking resemblance to Li Wu, she swallowed the words that were on the tip of her tongue. Her leopard-like eyes darted around a few times before she spoke to Lin Xuankong:

"I still have some doubts about whether there's something wrong with what you're doing here."

She pointed to her head and continued, "However, judging from how relaxed and carefree you are, you might be a hidden master. Hmm, if you really have two gene warrior students, then your strength must be quite impressive!"

Here's the deal: if you can really lure away this large pack of canine beasts, or if you have any other way to save the refugees in Shelter 35, even if you only save half of them, I'll immediately acknowledge you as my teacher, and you'll be the teacher I, Zhu Ling, will respectfully and dutifully serve for the rest of my life!

Tsk tsk, I feel like I'm overthinking things too, maybe I'm going a little crazy! (End of Chapter)