The ultimate Valkyrie has fallen for me

On November 22, everything was ready.

Early in the morning, Lu Yuan drove to the North Gate. The massive Chongming Base City has four gates in total, each with a different purpose. The North Gate is specifically for martial artists hunting monsters and materials to enter and exit.

"Over here."

In the open-air parking lot, next to an SUV, Liang Hongyun waved to Lu Yuan.

"This is……"

Lu Yuan got out of the car and couldn't help but widen his eyes slightly.

Besides the one next to Liang Hongyun, there were three other SUVs and two trucks!

Two of the off-road vehicles carried Liang Hongyun's team members, including gunners and doctors, while the other off-road vehicle was a spare. Two trucks were also on board: one was prepared to transport the monster's corpse, and the other carried supplies such as pills, medicine, and food.

Lu Yuan saw that under the tarpaulin of the truck, there was a cannon machine!

In fact, each off-road vehicle was also equipped with a heavy machine gun on its roof.

The armored bear is already incredibly defensive, especially at the Lord level, where ordinary firearms are largely ineffective. Furthermore, firearms cause significant damage to the corpse and its materials.

Therefore, under normal circumstances, firearms are not used directly when hunting monsters.

On the other hand, using firearms to contain powerful monsters is still a good option. That's why almost every general's team is equipped with a varying number of gunners.

This time, Liang Hongyun didn't go out of the city alone to help Lu Yuan hunt down a lord-level monster; she brought her entire team with her!

It's important to understand that these people are charged by the minute when they leave the city, so you can imagine the expenses involved.

"Thank you, Sister Hong."

Coming to his senses, Lu Yuan was once again moved.

What's mine is yours.

Liang Hongyun smiled and said something in a low voice.

Although he was a beneficiary of the system, Lu Yuan couldn't help but think to himself that Liang Hongyun was really a love-struck fool.

"Get on the bus!"

With time limited and everyone present, Liang Hongyun gave a soft shout and set off.

Lu Yuan and Liang Hongyun were in an SUV. Liang Hongyun was driving, and Lu Yuan was sitting in the passenger seat.

Upon reaching the city gate, you need to show your identification and a permit to leave the city.

In particular, this permit to leave the city is extremely difficult to obtain. Apart from a few martial arts groups, ordinary people can only apply for it through the municipal government, and the review and process are extremely strict and complicated.

Boom!

With the documents clearly verified, the city gate slowly opened as the massive gears turned.

"Let's go!"

Liang Hongyun stepped on the gas, and the SUV shot off.

Caught off guard by the inertia, Lu Yuan's back was instantly pressed tightly against the seat.

The vehicles behind were clearly used to it and followed closely behind.

After driving for several kilometers, we arrived at the middle city gate, which was also the second layer of defensive outer wall.

Looking out the car window, one can see a large number of heavy military weapons, vehicles, and soldiers.

It is said that most of the city's defense forces are stationed here.

As before, the document was verified and then approved.

Then it was another ten kilometers or so before we reached the final outer city gate. This gate was even thicker and older, and the outermost city wall was higher and thicker. Moreover, the city wall was covered with medium-sized firepower weapons, aimed at the wilderness outside the wall.

"Hold on tight!"

After passing through the last city gate, Liang Hongyun gave a reminder.

The next moment, the SUV practically flew off!

Lu Yuan was still in a daze, having just left the city for the first time, when he instinctively grabbed the handrail beside him. Only then did he realize that Liang Hongyun hadn't been serious before; this was her true speed.

Liang Hongyun drives recklessly, and she's even more reckless. The next moment, she loosens her grip on the steering wheel and pounces on Lu Yuan in the passenger seat.

"Let's do something exciting."

Before Lu Yuan could react, his fiery red lips were already passionately pressing against hers.

Outside the city...

Lu Yuan only needed to passively accept it. He turned his head to look out the window at the boundless wilderness. No wonder Liang Hongyun didn't need to know the direction; there was no direction to speak of here.

After driving for more than an hour, Liang Hongyun finally sat back in the driver's seat, glanced at the navigation, and adjusted the route.

At this speed, they should have already traveled two or three hundred kilometers away from the city.

So far, the land remains barren, with only some withered grass and very few shrubs to be seen.

"The military regularly conducts clean-up operations around the city."

Seeing Lu Yuan's confusion, Liang Hongyun offered an explanation.

The so-called "cleanup" involves not only hunting down any approaching monsters, but also removing all vegetation. The methods are simple: fire and poison—easy and efficient.

That's why the area around the city is so barren.

The reasons for doing this are twofold: first, dense vegetation easily becomes a habitat for monsters, thus preventing a large number of monsters from "settling" around the city; second, it prevents monsters from hiding, as dense vegetation provides the best cover.

Another, and most important, reason is that plants are equally dangerous!

Monsters are not just beasts. Under the influence of cosmic tides, many plants have also changed, possessing intelligence that is not of the animal or even human kind, and they can move, just like the tall tree that gathers qi to form images.

These plant-type monsters possess inherent advantages such as tenacious vitality, easy overlooking, and no absolute vital points, making them often more dangerous.

"It's really dangerous outside the city."

Listening to Liang Hongyun's introduction, Lu Yuan couldn't help but sigh.

Although I had read some of the content in books and online before, it was still far from what I had seen in person.

"Actually, it's alright. Compared to those strange and wonderful secret realms, the area outside the city is like a paradise."

Liang Hongyun smiled, a hint of caution showing deep in her eyes.

Secret realms are independent dimensional spaces that descend upon Earth along with the cosmic tides; they are practically otherworldly realms.

Even those secret realms that have been explored multiple times are still full of various dangers.

However, let alone Lu Yuan being only a Qi Opening Warrior, even a low-level Star Core Warrior would not dare to easily enter the secret realm.

Liang Hongyun was also severely injured in the secret realm last time.

"Fortunately, this time we only need to target three Lord-level Armored Berserker Bears; we don't need to enter the secret realm."

Liang Hongyun smiled, telling Lu Yuan not to worry too much.

"Um."

Lu Yuan nodded, then couldn't help but ask a question.

"So where do we go next?"

"Black Pine Mountain!"

With a serious expression, Liang Hongyun uttered a place name in a deep voice.

Judging from the name, it must be a mountain covered with many black pines, an environment where it would indeed be easier to find bears.

The area outside the city is much safer than the secret realm, but correspondingly, monsters are constantly active, and hunting a fixed monster requires a lot of effort and is much more troublesome.

Black Pine Mountain was Liang Hongyun's first destination, and whether he could find the Armored Bear was up to luck.

Lu Yuan glanced at the car's screen. They were still about a thousand kilometers away from Black Pine Mountain. At this speed, it would probably take four or five hours to get there.

At noon, less than 100 kilometers from Black Pine Mountain, Liang Hongyun notified the entire team to stop.

Have a meal!

An army marches on its stomach; before a battle, it must first be well-fed. After all, once a war breaks out, it's hard to say when or even if you'll get to eat.

Awooo~!

Just as everyone got off the vehicle, a wolf howl rang out from not far away, and a giant wolf was looking in their direction from a small hill.