Gao Wu: I have a dimensional gate

Not only Wang Hao, but also three others, Xie Yu, Xu Fang and Zhang Long, were among the top ten in the martial arts class at No. 1 High School.

Lu Qiu asked, "Are you going to District 5 too?"

Wang Hao nodded, panting heavily: "After using my software, everyone wasn't very confident, so I've prepared a team-based strategy to improve efficiency."

Lu Qiu glanced at the other three classmates, who all nodded in agreement, clearly showing their admiration for Wang Hao.

"Let's run there and talk on the way." He started walking.

"District 5 is an abandoned outpost town, covering an area of ​​about fifty square kilometers, but according to my calculations, the density of alien beasts deployed there far exceeds that of the wilderness area..."

Wang Hao explained as he ran, spittle flying everywhere.

"In short, the aggressiveness of the beasts will be greatly enhanced due to overlapping territories, especially the Bone-Eating Rat and the Iron-Haired Boar."

"Correspondingly, the giant cheek pouched rat will also become more anxious, increasing its activity frequency and range, making it easier for everyone to hunt down the weakest ones first."

Among the group, only Lu Qiu and Xie Yu had the D-grade equipment distributed by Xu Banxia, ​​so they wouldn't get injured even if they made a mistake when facing the Giant Cheeky Rat.

The others had just redeemed E-grade outfits, and if they were injured, they could easily lose their mobility.

"Our four-person objective is to surround and hunt down the giant cheek pouched rat. We will conduct a large-scale search around you, and you can contact us promptly if we encounter any iron-haired wild boars."

Wang Hao trusted his own data, but he trusted Lu Qiu's abilities even more.

If we're talking about someone among them who could directly confront the Iron-haired Wild Boar, one of the most aggressive Tier 1 beasts, then it would only be Lu Qiu.

Lu Qiu nodded in agreement: "Okay."

In urban terrain, an individual's vigilance range is greatly reduced by the dense buildings, so with Wang Hao directing everyone to cooperate, it is indeed a very good solution.

And all he has to do is cover for the possibility of Iron-haired Boars, leaving the Giant-cheeked Pouch Rat to his teammates. This is indeed a more efficient solution.

As for the bone-eating rats, Wang Hao confidently assured him that his tactics were sufficient to deal with groups of less than ten rats.

Before long, the group arrived at the entrance.

Just like at the base, there was a team of fully armed novice martial artists at the entrance, and the leader was none other than an acquaintance, Chen Jue.

Chen Jue smiled and nodded when he saw Lu Qiu: "Long time no see. You're doing very well to be ranked 51st out of 032 in the preliminary rankings."

Lu Qiu said, "Thanks to your White Crane Stump."

Chen Jue looked Lu Qiu up and down and found that although his posture seemed relaxed, his spine was actually slightly tense, and he could unleash his full strength at any time.

It is to fully master the characteristics of the White Crane Pole Wing-Shaking Style.

"Have you mastered the second move?"

"Um."

Chen Jue looked at him meaningfully: "Not bad. There will be plenty of practical opportunities during the month-long training. I hope you can figure out the third move on your own. You should have a good chance of making it into the top ten."

Lu Qiu nodded silently.

He asked Chen Jue on WeChat why the third form of the White Crane Stance was incomplete, but Chen Jue was offline and did not reply.

When Lu Qiu ran into him today, he wanted to ask, but the other party clearly had no intention of answering.

Chen Jue added, "Alright, the area is covered by drones. If the alien beast threatens your life, call for help immediately. The drones will assist with firearms, and we will arrive shortly after."

Knowing Chen Jue's personality, Lu Qiu didn't think he would act as a babysitter for students, so he asked, "What's the price?"

"The person seeking help will lose all the points they earned today."

"I understand," Lu Qiu turned to his teammates, "Let's go."

The five people exchanged glances and then entered Zone 5 together.

This outpost town was established to monitor the restricted zone boundary. After a large-scale change in the boundary three years ago, it and a number of other outpost towns were abandoned.

Three years have passed, and the city is even more desolate than Ye City on the other side of the boundary gate.

Demolish everything that can be taken away; discard the reinforced concrete that cannot be taken.

The asphalt roadside, lacking maintenance, is dry and cracked, and broken apart by overgrown weeds.

But now, this place has come back to life.

The weathered cement walls were scratched with horrific marks by sharp claws, soft holes were dug into the base of the walls, and some of the front walls were even smashed open, exposing the steel reinforcement structure inside.

Lu Qiu randomly chose a direction to leave, but Wang Hao called him back.

"I'll gather information on bio-information upgrade software that can predict the activity range of alien beasts."

He took out his phone and started snapping photos. Soon after, Wang Hao shared the real-time map in a small group chat of five people.

Lu Qiu had a sudden thought: if this software were usable in another world, could it be used to analyze the tracks of the skull-crushing cat?

He asked, "Why doesn't our software have this function?"

"This is the version I use myself, it's not stable enough yet. If you want it, I'll share it in the group."

"We'll talk about it when we get back."

Lu Qiu glanced at the map, which already showed red, yellow, and blue color blocks.

The red ones are iron-haired wild boars, which have a large range of activity, are relatively loose, and are the fewest in number.

The yellow areas are small and dense, and in some places they are even so dark they turn orange.

The remaining messy, densely packed green dots are the giant cheek pouched mice.

Wang Hao pointed to the tactical goggles he had put on his head: "Lu Qiu, just follow your plan. My tactical goggles are already connected to my phone, and they are updating the activity range of the alien beasts in real time."

Lu Qiu chose a direction, quickened his pace a few steps to a jog, and then stabilized at a normal speed.

"Xie Yu, Lu Ge at three o'clock, Xu Fang, at twelve o'clock, pay attention to the wedge-shaped intersection, Zhang Long, nine o'clock, serpentine meandering."

At six o'clock, Wang Hao and the other three formed a circle around Lu Qiu, with each group about a hundred meters apart.

Once the target is spotted, everyone can provide support within five seconds.

Lu Qiu was extremely familiar with the giant cheek pouched rat and provided Wang Hao with a lot of information on the way, making the coordinates of the pouched rat more and more accurate.

Fifteen minutes later, the team had already hunted down thirteen giant cheek pouch rats.

Six of them were alone, and the seventh was a female saccharito that had recently given birth and was extremely aggressive.

Even with one of its hind legs severed by Xie Yu, it charged forward with its remaining three limbs, roaring wildly, and was stunned in place by Xie Yu, whose face was splattered with blood.

The next moment, the mother rat's head flew off.

"I might not be able to make it every time," Lu Qiu said casually, and continued on his way.

Xie Yu, regaining his senses, blushed with embarrassment and then gasped for breath.

The blood on his face still felt sticky, the mother rat howled in despair, and there was the fear of impending death... He couldn't even muster one tenth of his strength.

In fact, Xie Yu, wearing a set of D-grade equipment, could at least easily defeat the Sac Rat, even if he couldn't kill it instantly.

"His mental fortitude is still too weak, not as good as Brother Lu's." Xie Yu looked at Wang Hao harvesting materials next to him and smiled bitterly. "Both of us were facing a monster for the first time, but when Brother Lu cut off that beast's head, he didn't even have an expression on his face."

He had previously thought it was just a difference in hard skills, and that there might be an opportunity to overtake them in practical training.

Xie Yu no longer had any desire to compare himself to others. He looked at Lu Qiu's back with awe and decided to cling to this powerful figure.

"What are you thinking? That's Lu Qiu! Hurry up, you're out of place, go back to your seat."

Wang Hao deftly cut off the cheek pouches of the sac rat and stuffed them into his backpack, urging it on.

The two had barely taken a step when a woman screamed through the public address system in their earpieces: "Help!"

Xu Fang was the only woman in the group, and she was in danger.

"Oh no!"

Wang Hao roared and looked in Xu Fang's direction, his blood almost freezing.

A black wild boar, about 1.2 meters tall at the shoulder and the size of a small car, growled and pawed at the ground with its hind hooves, clearly gathering strength for a sprint.

Its fist-sized eyes were fixed on Xu Fang, who was fleeing desperately in the opposite direction.

"Aww—"

The iron-haired wild boar moved.

Even from dozens of meters away, Wang Hao and Xie Yu could see the wild boar's thick hooves crushing the cement ground, getting closer and closer to Xu Fang.

The two were terrified, but gritted their teeth and charged toward the wild boar.

But a black afterimage swept past the two of them, crashing into the wild boar like a cannonball, forcefully deflecting its charging trajectory.

It is Luqiu.

The moment he heard the sound, he used the Crane Step technique he had learned from the Wings Form to run swiftly, forcibly mixing in the first move of Tiger Form Fist, the Tiger Roar, during the run.

Although his mastery of Tiger's Roar was not quite there, he still managed to execute it fairly completely.

In Wang Hao and Xie Yu's view, Lu Qiu's figure was not even as big as one of the wild boar's hind hooves, but when the man and the beast collided, it was the iron-haired wild boar that was hit as if by a heavy hammer, howling as it crashed through a cement wall.

"Everyone, step back."

On the public channel, Lu Qiu's calm voice startled the stunned group. Wang Hao helped Xu Fang back, while Xie Yu and Zhang Long, who had rushed over upon hearing the news, were on alert for any other strange beasts that might appear.

Unharmed, the iron-haired wild boar emerged from the dust and roared as it charged toward Luqiu.

It is not very intelligent, and charging is almost its only means of attack. Its two exposed, sharp fangs can tear its prey apart as soon as they touch its body.

Lu Qiu did not use his sword; instead, he stood still and assumed the stance of a tiger's roar to meet the attack.

The wild boar was further enraged by being looked down upon by tiny humans, and it charged even faster.

Bang.

It was the sound of flesh and blood colliding.

Just as the man and the boar were about to make contact, Lu Qiu twisted his body, narrowly avoiding the impact, and then slammed his fists heavily into the side of the wild boar.

Turn back, charge, collide.

Thud. Thud. Thud...

After eight collisions, the iron-haired wild boar's breathing became increasingly heavy, and each exhale left a large patch of blood foam on the ground.

The anger faded from his eyes, replaced by fear.

The wild boar couldn't understand how this human could dodge its attacks and charge at it with even greater ferocity than itself.

Seeing Lu Qiu begin to accelerate and run wildly, it let out a mournful howl and turned to flee.

Pfft!

The standard long knife pierced the pig's neck from the side, and a large spray of blood soaked Lu Qiu completely.

The Iron-haired Wild Boar is dead; the battle is over.

Lu Qiu stretched his body and used Tiger Roar seven times in a row. Surprisingly, the pain in his body was not as severe as last night. He opened the panel.

Name: Lu Qiu

Qi and Blood: 9.5 → 9.52

Muscle: 9.0→9.03

Skeleton: 9.1

技能：第八套全国中小学生基础训练法（精通）、白鹤桩（精通丨0/500）、初级製药（入门丨20/50）、虎形拳（入门丨11/50）

Status: Minor Unity of Heaven and Man

Realm: None

Personal Space: Low-level neurotoxin 500ml

The intense battle accelerated the digestion of the medicine and food, increasing Qi and Blood by 0.02 and Muscles by 0.03.

The White Crane Stance has progressed from being proficient to mastering, reaching the third level.

Lu Qiu was puzzled for a few seconds, then he figured out the key to it.

During his first encounter with the Iron-haired Wild Boar, in order to rescue Xu Fang, he forcibly used the Tiger Stance technique during the White Crane Step.

Each time the sole of the foot contacts the ground, the spine bends to store power, and the rise and fall incorporates some of the artistic conception of a crane soaring.

The white crane's charged attack was subtly similar to the tiger's roar, and he used it in a critical moment.

No wonder the third move was vague; even Lu Qiu, who had just experienced it, could not describe this mysterious state in words.

Presumably, the predecessor who created the White Crane Stake was the same.

The Tiger Form Fist proficiency increased by two points, indicated by two separate occurrences.

The first point is his first encounter with the Iron-haired Wild Boar, at which time he felt that his understanding of penetrating force had risen to a new level.

However, the subsequent seven collisions only resulted in a slight improvement.

Tiger-style boxing is more powerful and its penetrating force is more complex. It takes much longer to master than White Crane stance, but Lu Qiu was not discouraged.

There are plenty of opportunities for real combat, and there's more than just this one Iron-haired Wild Boar in Zone 5.

He put a "killed" tag on the dead iron-haired boar—it was given to him by the security guards at the entrance.

Larger beasts are inconvenient to carry, so once a kill tag is attached, the drone will record it as a kill, and the materials can be harvested after the hunt is over.

Lu Qiu glanced at the real-time map and prepared to head to an area where Iron-haired Wild Boars roamed.

Seeing Lu Qiu's actions, the four of them tacitly returned to their formation positions.

On the public channel, Xu Fang kept apologizing, while Wang Hao comforted her and instructed the team members to adjust their positions.

"Cheer up! Once you become a martial artist, killing will be just a daily occurrence."

After Lu Qiu finished speaking, the public channel fell silent, with only Wang Hao's voice continuing to play.

After clearing out a batch of Bone-Eating Rats, Wang Hao finally asked, "Lu Qiu, why didn't you use a knife? A D-grade standard longsword should be able to easily cut through the fur of an Iron-Bristled Wild Boar, right?"

Iron-haired wild boar, as its name suggests, has hair on its body that is as hard as iron and very dense, which can withstand strong impacts.

In Wang Hao's view, using a knife is much more efficient than using fists.

Lu Qiu thought for a moment and said, "My swordsmanship is not proficient enough, and I cannot integrate the power of the fist into it. The fist technique is more lethal. I will try it next."

"Next time you encounter a wild boar, we'll try to create an opportunity for you."

After experiencing a life-or-death crisis, the four gradually adapted to killing and became more efficient.

At 1 p.m., Wang Hao suggested taking a break, and the five of them went up to the roof of an abandoned building, where they sat or lay down facing the entrance to the rooftop.

Xie Yu lay sprawled out, Wang Hao sat on the ground without any regard for appearances, and the Bone Spirits collapsed all over the ground.

Xu Fang carefully went to Wang Hao's side and counted the items with him.

"Lu Qiu, we've struck it rich!" Wang Hao exclaimed excitedly, "Twenty-three Bone Essences!"

Xu Fang exclaimed, "Yes, so many!"

Lu Qiu frowned in thought.

The beasts in the five hunting zones are almost all artificially bred for training purposes, and their material value is very low.

These giant cheek pouch rats are lucky if they have even a little bit of bone essence residue in their cheek pouches; about one in ten can actually generate bone essence.

Moreover, its quality is much worse than that of the giant cheek pouch rat from another world.

Twenty-three indicates that they have hunted more than two hundred giant cheek pouched rats!

After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Do we keep statistics on the number of strange beasts we've hunted?"

"I have the records," Wang Hao said proudly, "77 Bone-Eating Rats, 241 Giant-Chuckled Rats, and 7 Iron-Haired Wild Boars, for a total of 402 points!"

Lu Qiu nodded slightly.

His proficiency with Tiger Fist increased by 7 points. There were seven wild boars, that's right. But there were too many Bone-Eating Rats and Giant Cheeky Rats, he didn't count.

We arrived in Zone 5 at around 10:30, and two and a half hours have passed since then. The five-person team has already earned 402 points.

The hunting area is open 24 hours a day, and you can continue hunting as long as you have enough stamina.

However, from midnight to 6 a.m. the next day, you need to pay 10 points per hour as "insurance" because nighttime rescues are more difficult.

The team's operation was indeed highly efficient; if he were to act alone, he would encounter Iron-haired Wild Boars much less frequently.

Of the seven iron-haired wild boars, five were discovered with the help of teammates.

If he were to hunt alone and aim for the expected 500 points, he would probably have to work non-stop for a whole day and night.

Thinking of this, Lu Qiu asked the four resting men, "What time do you plan to return to base?"

There are still nearly eleven hours until midnight. If we maintain our current efficiency and hunt all the alien beasts, we can gain more than four times the points, which is 4.

But thinking about it, it's impossible; a person's condition will decline, they will get hungry and tired.

Xie Yu sat up abruptly: "I'll be there no matter what time Brother Lu leaves!"

"Give me a break!" Wang Hao scoffed. "You're exhausted after such a short time. Only Lu Qiu is completely unaffected. Look at Xu Fang..."

Xu Fang blushed, stopped rubbing her ankle, and said softly, "Let's go back at seven o'clock, so we can make it eight hours. The base still has training rooms we can use."

Wang Hao raised his hand in agreement, Xie Yu snorted and also raised his hand, and the four of them looked at Lu Qiu together.

Although Wang Hao was the commander, everyone knew who the true core of the team was after they had been hunting all along.

Without Lu Qiu to fight the Iron-haired Boar, their hunt wouldn't have gone so smoothly, and when the Bone-eating Rat and the Giant Cheek Rat went berserk, it was Lu Qiu who came to their rescue.

Lu Qiu made the decision: "Then at eight o'clock, let's drag the Iron-haired Wild Boar carcass back, and I'll rest for a while before continuing."

"Aren't you going to sleep?" Wang Hao looked at his good friend with the eyes of someone looking at a monster. "Sleep is a crucial period for increasing your three dimensions."

Lu Qiu smiled and said, "I recommend that you exchange your first martial arts skill for the White Crane Stance. Standing in this stance can restore your energy and can replace some of the effects of sleep."

Even when Baihezhuang is at the level of flapping wings, his sleep can be reduced by half. Not only does it not affect his activities the next day, but the absorption of the medicine is also much stronger.

The white crane stakes at the base have been optimized, so the effect might be weaker, but for Wang Hao and his team, it's already a significant improvement.

Xie Yu, standing to the side, had his eyes light up and hurriedly asked, "If I master this, can I become a Lesser Celestial?"

Lu Qiu replied, "I can't guarantee it, but it will definitely help you understand the unity of the Lesser Heaven and Man."

"What else is there to say?" Xie Yu slapped his thigh and stood up. "Let's go, brothers, target: White Crane Stake!"

The group stood up one after another. Wang Hao was still tidying up the bone spirit when he looked up and couldn't help but exclaim "Holy crap!"

Lu Qiu looked in the direction Wang Hao was looking and was also stunned.

Below the building, at the end of the street, a young man dressed in an E-class combat suit was confronting a wild boar with iron bristles.

The iron-haired wild boar's two huge tusks were broken off at the root, and it let out a fearful whimper as it looked at the young man opposite it.

Lu Qiu immediately zoomed in on the image through his tactical goggles and finally saw the man's face clearly. It was Longk, who was ranked first in the preliminary rankings.

He flashed into view of the iron-haired wild boar, his five fingers forming a knife, and he stabbed it fiercely into the boar's head.

puff.

The palm sank into the hard skull of the iron-haired wild boar as easily as a naughty child poking tofu with his finger.

The iron-haired wild boar's gaze instantly lost focus, and its massive body crashed to the ground.

Lu Qiu clearly saw that when Longke's hand pierced the wild boar's skull, it turned a metallic blue.

Seemingly noticing the five people watching, Longke turned around, made a cool gesture towards Lu Qiu, and then leisurely left.

Wang Hao's eyes were wide open, and his lips trembled as he said, "Just one... just one hit, and it pierced the skull of the iron-haired wild boar?"