My Post-Apocalyptic Territory

Tang Yu stood in the center of the group, watching several high-level demonic beasts forcefully charge forward, only to be quickly killed, and felt confident that the situation was under control.

Under that giant tree, there were indeed a large number of demonized beasts, especially high-level demonized beasts, which were unexpectedly numerous.

If there were so many awakened level 5 or higher demonized beasts in other parts of the wild, then probably not many awakened teams would be qualified to operate in the wild.

Fortunately, the team composition for this raid was sufficient.

Thinking back to last time, with only two puppets, Number One and Number Two, by my side, I was fortunate that I didn't directly confront the horde of demonic beasts. Otherwise, if I had provoked one or two demonic beasts like the Ice Man, it would have been very difficult to escape.

Tang Yu looked up at the giant tree that pierced the sky in the distance, lost in thought.

This place isn't near the abyss rift, yet so many demonic beasts have appeared here, all concentrated in this area. There must be a reason for this.

"It's not because of the source crystal mine, it's because of this giant tree."

In contrast, Tang Yu is more inclined to believe that these demonic beasts were attracted by the giant tree.

Especially the crystal-like leaves on the giant tree, which are very mysterious. Perhaps it is the special properties of those crystal leaves that can subtly enhance the intelligence of the demonized beasts and promote their evolution. It is because of this that more and more demonized beasts are attracted here.

Similarly, most of the demonized beasts were not yet intelligent, but their instincts drove them to stay here and not want to leave. Tang Yu recalled that when he escaped last time, those demonized beasts only chased him for a short distance. It was for this reason that the Green Shade Shelter, which was not far from here, was not attacked by these demonized beasts.

After all, they were busy evolving, and their instinct to hunt humans was suppressed.

"etc……"

Tang Yu suddenly thought of the two demonic tides that the Green Shade Shelter had encountered.

Logically speaking, Green Shade Sanctuary is far from the abyss rift, so the probability of it encountering a demonic tide is low. Could it be that those two times, the demonic beast tides that rushed in were not targeting Green Shade Sanctuary at all, but the giant tree behind it?

Tang Yu thought it was very likely.

He shook his head and gave instructions to Luo Zhe.

"I'll leave things here to you. After you've cleared out the mutated beasts, arrange for the people to start mining."

Nearby, the patrol members were mindlessly firing their weapons, not needing to aim at the surging horde of demonic beasts.

I was still a little confused when I heard this.

Could it be that Director Tang is leaving?

But then they saw Director Tang take out a mat, lay it on the ground, and then sit down cross-legged and close his eyes.

Sit? Why should I sit down?

And with his eyes closed?

The patrol team members were somewhat confused.

Suddenly, someone thought of a possibility: "Could Director Tang be planning to refine soul power?"

The people around didn't believe it at first when they heard this.

Why refine your soul power in such a dangerous environment when you can refine it back home?

But then they looked around and saw arrows shooting out one after another, piercing through the demonized beasts and exploding them into blood mist. Red light also spewed out from the cannons, instantly killing a large number of demonized beasts.

With such output and such killing efficiency, the demonic beasts died in droves, and a vast amount of soul power was released. Even though some of it dissipated halfway due to the distance, the amount of soul power absorbed was absolutely beyond imagination.

Even they themselves, after killing the mutated beasts while carrying heavy machine guns and rocket launchers, could feel themselves absorbing a large amount of soul power. So what about Director Tang? Tang was undoubtedly the person who killed the most mutated beasts present.

The soul power absorbed must have been fully utilized long ago, right?

No wonder Director Tang wanted to refine the soul power on the spot.

The soul energy that drifted over could only dissipate because it had been fully absorbed. Even they would feel heartbroken in this situation, though they would never feel this heartbroken.

However, no matter how heartbroken they were, they simply couldn't calmly refine their soul power in such an environment.

All around were the deafening roars of gunfire, and in the distance, the howls of mutated beasts.

Being on the battlefield, where danger can strike at any moment, is like sleeping soundly surrounded by menacing-looking men.

They don't have that kind of guts.

However, upon looking at Director Tang, he realized that Tang had already closed his eyes and was focused on refining his soul power.

For some reason, a sentence suddenly came to mind.

Let the earth shake and mountains tremble, I will remain steadfast and unmoved...

That's about it.

…………

As the sun sets, the sky is ablaze with the colors of the sunset.

Tang Yu opened his eyes and couldn't help but stretch.

This sleep... this bout of refining soul power was incredibly comfortable. In the blink of an eye, I went from the third level of awakening to the fourth level, and I'm not far from the fifth level.

This was because he had wasted too much of his soul power. There was nothing he could do; his body was too small, and he was destined never to grow into a fat man.

Tang Yu stood up, stretched his body, and then took out a crystal bottle from his pocket... This soul power container looked to be full of soul power. When he returned to his territory, he could use this soul power to break through to the fifth level of awakening in one fell swoop.

Although he's not as good as Luo Zhe and others, he's still a top expert in Lin Dong. Thinking about it makes me feel good.

At this moment, Number One and Number Two were guarding them, while Sora and Winnie were also standing not far away on guard.

Luo Zhe then directed the patrol team members to mine crystals. Today, these people were destined to act as porters and then miners as well.

Shay… Tang Yu turned his head and looked around, but couldn’t see him. Suddenly, he saw the bushes in the distance sway, and Shay’s burly body emerged from them, carrying a wild boar the size of an armored vehicle on his shoulder.

"My lord, look at my harvest! This is a purebred exotic beast. The meat is delicious and chewy. I think it would be great for grilling. Just sprinkle some cumin and some paste and pepper powder on it, and the taste will definitely be amazing."

Tang Yu was exasperated. Then he thought about it and realized that he had been refining his soul power for more than half a day, and he hadn't eaten lunch. He was starting to feel hungry.

That being the case...

He pulled out the complete set of ingredients from his spatial backpack. "Then it's all yours, Shay."

The crystal ore below has been mined in large quantities, and in addition to the patrol team members, many basic golems can be seen working busily.

The exposed ore in the entire crystal mine has been almost completely mined out after this period of mining. The remaining ore is hidden underground and can no longer be mined using such a simple and crude method.

This is overnight riches, but from now on it will be a steady, long-term income.

These source crystal ores, if piled up, would be as high as a small mountain. Even two spatial backpacks couldn't hold that many. It just so happens that the large boxes that were originally used to carry the weapons are just the right size to hold these raw crystal ores.

The patrol members acted as porters when they arrived, and they did the same when they left.

By the time we left the mountains, the last rays of the setting sun had already disappeared on the horizon.

Night fell completely.

Even so, many patrol members breathed a sigh of relief.

That forest was too dangerous; staying there made me feel uneasy. Stepping out of the forest felt like leaving that dangerous world.

Even though they have cleared out the mutated beasts near the giant tree, who knows if there will be other dangers? After all, considering the giant tree's location in the forest, it was only on the edge.