Pretending to be a genius starts with the civilization advancement assessment.

Chapter 23 Hunting time!

At the entrance of Fujin Hall.

As the side door closed, the sound of tables and chairs being moved inside could be heard. Lin Yi took the lead and walked at the very front of the group.

Chen Yu gripped his phone tightly, his face a mixture of nervousness and excitement, as he followed behind Lin Yi.

Zhou Jianjun held a table leg as a short stick in one hand and a makeshift shield made of a chair seat and strips of cloth in the other, keeping watch at the back of the line.

"You stay by the spiral staircase on the second floor."

Lin Yi's voice was very low, "Ayu, find a place with a good view, set up your phone, and record the whole thing. Make sure the footage is stable, and focus on the combat actions and the monster's reactions. Uncle, you protect Ayu. If any escapees come up, just hold them off and wait for my backup."

Chen Yu nodded vigorously, gave a gesture of acceptance, and then crouched down to hide behind a large vase against the wall on the other side of the spiral staircase.

The view there is excellent; just one step to the side, and you can overlook most of the entire first-floor lobby and the small square in front of the entrance.

Zhou Jianjun raised the shield in his hand to indicate that he understood. He gave Lin Yi a deep look and then followed Chen Yu.

Lin Yi remained alone at the top of the spiral staircase. He didn't rush downstairs, but instead quietly peeked out half his head and quickly glanced around.

"One is gnawing on the corpse, further inside. The other is standing guard at the door; it's probably the one that escaped earlier, and it looks like it's acting as a sentry."

Even the Abyss Beasts, without an organized structure, can only serve as lackeys.

He silently complained to himself.

"There are still two energy releases left. One is reserved for those who want to leave last, and the other is for error tolerance. That's enough."

Lin Yi reviewed the tactics in his mind, and then held his breath.

As the source energy flowed quietly within his body, he precisely controlled his strength, concealing all possible leaks of sound, and then, like a weightless shadow, he slid silently down to the first floor, clinging to the wall.

Silently stepping over the last few steps, Lin Yi quickly slipped into the shadows on the side of the first-floor lobby, his gaze sweeping across the messy hall.

Overturned tables and chairs, shattered glass, large patches of dried, blackened blood, and a Corrosive Abyss Wolf with its back to him, feasting on a mangled corpse.

The beast ate with extreme concentration, its thick tail swaying unconsciously, the bony tip of its tail, covered in sticky liquid, occasionally brushing against the ground.

But Lin Yi ignored it and instead focused his attention on the area closer to the broken gate.

There, another abyssal wolf was crouching, its murky, dark red eyes warily scanning the street outside the door, its ears constantly twitching, trying to catch the distant sounds of gunfire and explosions.

Outside the door, diagonally opposite, a purplish-black vortex pulsated slowly like a giant heart. Not only was its color deeper than when it first appeared, but dark red veins along its edges also flickered intermittently.

Near the vortex, about forty Corrosive Abyss Wolves swam around in small groups, like scattered dark green reefs.

Some were gnawing on the corpses by the roadside, some were frantically digging at the ground, and some were letting out low roars at the faint sounds of gunfire coming from afar.

They appeared chaotic, but based on his experience from his previous life, Lin Yi could tell at a glance that the wolf pack was roughly divided into six or seven small groups. Each small group was guarding a building entrance or vehicle wreckage that might be hiding survivors, like experienced hunters patiently waiting for their prey to break down or reveal a weakness.

They seemed like a lot, but Lin Yi wasn't worried that they would affect his next move.

Because these small groups each have their own missions and rarely support each other, if the squad at the entrance is wiped out, the nearby Abyss Wolves will not even approach in the short term.

Of course, the next time the Abyss Beasts come, it will be after they have dealt with other places, and then they will launch a large-scale attack with concentrated forces.

Therefore, compared to the Abyss Wolf packs not far away, Lin Yi was more concerned about the state of the Abyss Beast's lair.

"The giant rock bears have already begun to breed. It seems that the nest is preparing for the upcoming assault." The giant rock bear is an elite unit that a miniature nest can breed, second only to the nest leader. It has thick skin and incredible strength and is almost immune to attacks from light firearms. It is one of the toughest nuts to crack in the early stages.

Lin Yi's expression was somewhat solemn. Although he was here at Hongfulou, so there was no problem with safety, it was hard to say where the other survivors were hiding.

At the very least, that bus not far away, which clearly had people hidden inside, definitely wouldn't withstand the impact of the Giant Rock Abyss Bear.

"We need to speed things up. Let's take care of this small group at the entrance first, create a temporary safe zone, and then figure out a way to wipe out the entire nest."

Thinking this, Lin Yi lowered his body slightly, pressed his feet down, and quietly approached the abyss wolf that was gnawing on him, its back to him, close to the wall and the wreckage of the overturned sofa.

Five meters Three meters
The abyssal wolf seemed to sense something, suddenly stopped eating, its nostrils twitched, and it looked like it was about to turn its head.

In that instant, Lin Yi sprang into action!
Without a single unnecessary movement, he suddenly pushed off with his left foot, gripping the black iron staff tightly as he sprinted forward. As the source energy flowed, the staff tore through the air, accompanied by a muffled shriek, and precisely stabbed towards the side of the Abyss Wolf's neck.

puff!

The long stick penetrated nearly halfway, almost piercing through the body.

The abyss wolf's massive body stiffened abruptly, and before it could even utter a whimper, it collapsed dead on the corpse it had devoured.

Almost simultaneously, the abyssal wolf that was on guard inside the gate was alerted.

It suddenly turned its head, its blood-red eyes instantly catching sight of Lin Yi and his fallen companion. It immediately pounced on Lin Yi with a short, angry howl.

"Ow!!"

However, the howl was only half-finished.

Because Lin Yi's movements were faster.

After killing the first one, he didn't stop. Using the momentum of his charge, he stomped the ground and changed direction. As he continued to charge forward, he pulled out his long staff. Then, he twisted his body, imitating the "Mountain Collapse Spin" move from "The Dark Sage," which requires a high degree of coordination. The staff drew a heavy arc and slammed into the head of the oncoming abyssal wolf.

Click!

The howling stopped abruptly.

The wolf that had escaped last time ultimately couldn't escape Lin Yi's calamity.

Its head was instantly deformed as if struck by a heavy hammer. Its massive body was also sent flying, first crashing heavily into the wall, then sliding to the ground. Red and white fluids slowly flowed from the shattered skull, and its neck was twisted at an eerie angle, clearly indicating that it was about to die.

"Ouch?!"

The moment the sentinel wolf died, the five wolves on the street outside the door, who had already been startled by the short howl, roared furiously like a powder keg that had been lit!

They transformed into five dark green death hurricanes, rushing in through the broken door and the adjacent window, before instantly splitting into three in front and two behind.

The first three, arranged in a triangular formation, bared their fangs and gleamed their claws, lunging at Lin Yi from the front and both sides.

The latter two attempted to bypass the edge of the battlefield and block Lin Yi's possible escape route.

Beside the vase on the spiral staircase on the second floor, Chen Yu held his breath, his phone camera fixed on the scene below, his palms sweating profusely.

Zhou Jianjun's eyes were filled with worry. He gripped his shield and short stick tightly, his body taut like a bow, and gritted his teeth, ready to rush down to provide support at any moment.

(End of this chapter)