Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 15 Beast General Level

In County Town No. 02011, on the rooftop of a 24-story building, the six members of the Chasing Wind Squad were quietly organizing their equipment.

Team leader Lei Hong then quickly assigned tasks to everyone.

"We just spotted a total of three Beast General-level monsters in the vicinity using our binoculars, including one Intermediate Beast General-level and two Beginner Beast General-level."

"We can use a sniper rifle to ambush the first target. My idea is to deal with the mid-level beast general-level tiger mastiff first, as that would be more worthwhile."

"Zhu Xia, bring out your best armor-piercing rounds. Aim for a fatal blow, or at least severely damage it!"

"clear!"

Zhu Xia responded and quickly assembled an enormous sniper rifle with an exaggeratedly long and imposing design, while also carrying a huge machine gun on her back. Chen Chong, standing beside her, helped her carry a large ammunition box.

"This time, I'll lead the attack. Old Zhou and Old Liu will assist me on both flanks. Zhou Yang and Chen Chong, you two are responsible for protecting Zhu Xia and intercepting the surrounding beasts!"

"yes!"

"Understood, Captain!"

They all responded in unison.

Lei Hong tightened his grip on the shield in his left arm, twirled his longsword in the air a few times, and then gave the order:

"Let's move forward and find a suitable sniping spot for Zhu Xia."

"Let's go, let's go slay monsters!"

The members of the Wind Chaser team all seemed exceptionally excited.

It's no wonder they are like this. After becoming a martial artist, combat uniforms, weapons, movement techniques, martial arts manuals, and even medicines to treat and improve physical fitness all require a lot of money.

Take Zhou Yang's spear technique "World Destruction" for example. The first level alone costs 100 million Chinese yuan, and that's with a 50% discount for the first purchase.

If you want to purchase the second level of the secret technique, it will cost a full 10 billion Chinese yuan!

You should know that his father, Zhou Yong, has worked hard for more than ten years, and now he only has about one or two hundred million yuan in cash.

After all, martial artists have very high expenses; they earn a lot, but they spend even more!

Therefore, the happiest moment for martial artists is when they discover a monster that is both valuable and easy to deal with!

The Beast General-level Tiger Mastiff, apart from being a bit stronger, has only average speed and defense, making it one of the easier types of Beast General-level monsters to deal with.

However, the materials from this intermediate-level beast general-grade tiger mastiff can be sold for at least 1800 million Chinese yuan, making it a very cost-effective prey!

The group of six quickly made their way downstairs along the fire escape, and then, using the building as cover, they made their way forward.

Along the way, they tried their best to avoid attracting the attention of ordinary monsters. If they encountered a wandering monster, they would avoid it if possible. If they couldn't avoid it, they would try to end the battle as quickly as possible.

They didn't want the beast-general-level monster they had finally discovered to be alerted and flee.

Half an hour later, they arrived at the foot of a six-story residential building.

Captain Lei Hong gave a gentle signal, and the group quickly slipped inside.

They went straight up to the rooftop along the stairwell, and Zhu Xia, the only woman in the group and the machine gunner, quickly got to work.

She knelt down, took a four-cornered bracket from behind her, and quickly set it up near the edge of the rooftop.

After securing the exaggeratedly designed sniper rifle in his hand, he quickly took out two specially made armor-piercing rounds and skillfully loaded them into the chamber.

Then he slowly adjusted the optical sight on the gun, and after a short while, he finally spoke:

"Captain, target locked!"

Captain Lei Hong observed the distant target through binoculars for a while, and seeing nothing unusual, immediately ordered, "Fire!"

"Boom! Boom!"

Almost at the same moment he spoke, Zhu Xia fired her gun!

A dull, powerful gunshot rang in their ears.

A kilometer away, a huge tiger mastiff was lazily lying on the ground, dozing off, surrounded by a large number of beast-soldier level monsters.

The two powerful armor-piercing bullets almost pierced through space, carrying enormous kinetic energy and hitting the ears of the beast-general-level tiger mastiff dog squarely.

"Pfft! Pfft!"

Caught completely off guard, two armor-piercing bullets pierced the tiger mastiff's massive head!

"Roar~~~"

The tiger mastiff let out a painful howl and staggered to its feet. However, after taking only a few steps, its massive body crashed to the ground, with blood flowing freely from its ears.

"Aww~~~"

At the same time that the Beast General-level Tiger Mastiff was attacked, a large number of Beast Soldier-level monsters in the vicinity were alarmed and immediately roared and rioted.

However, no matter how agitated and howling they were, they could not find out where the attacker was.

On the rooftop of the six-story residential building, Zhou Yong gave Zhou Xia a thumbs-up and exclaimed in admiration:

"Xiaoxia's marksmanship is getting better and better!"

"Sister Xia is amazing!" Zhou Yang praised with a smile.

The stunningly beautiful and spirited Zhu Xia smiled and said, "Don't compliment me, or I'll blush!"

"Alright, enough chit-chat, let's go collect the materials from that Beast General-level Tiger Mastiff's corpse!"

Lei Hong uttered a soft slur.

"Yes, yes, let's go gather the materials first!"

A group of people quickly sprang into action.

Zhu Xia put away the sniper rifle, picked up the menacing-looking machine gun, opened the lid of an iron box full of bullet belts, inserted one end of the bullet belts into the machine gun, and then carried the box directly on her back.

The group quickly went downstairs and rushed toward the corpse of the beast general-level tiger mastiff not far away.

"Zhou Yang, Chen Chong, you two keep a close eye on Zhu Xia!"

Lei Hong gave another instruction.

"Received, Uncle Lei/Captain!"

Zhou Yang and his companion responded and flanked Zhu Xia, protecting her from both sides.

A few minutes later, the six-man team approached the street where the tiger mastiff's carcass was located.

At this moment, the numerous beast-soldier-level monsters surrounding the corpse of the beast general-level tiger mastiff turned their gazes and immediately discovered their whereabouts.

"roar!"

Hundreds of monsters roared angrily and immediately launched an attack on them!

"superior!"

At Lei Hong's command, he was the first to charge forward.

With his left hand, he used his shield to parry and strike, while his right hand wielded his longsword with the agility of a phantom, leaving no chance against the beast-soldier monsters blocking his path. He simply cut through them all.

Lei Hong, the Wind Chaser Sword Master, is a well-known figure in the martial arts circle of the entire Jiangnan Base City!

With Lei Hong leading the charge, Zhou Yang and the others also unleashed their full potential one by one.

Zhu Xia picked up the huge, menacing-looking machine gun and fired continuously at the beast-soldier level monsters on the perimeter. Every bullet accurately hit a beast-soldier level monster, and the spitting flames reflected off her beautiful figure, making her look incredibly heroic.

Zhou Yang then brandished his spear and swiftly intercepted the beast-soldier-level monster that was charging at him.

I had some insights while practicing shooting last night, and now the footwork and shooting techniques recorded in the "World Destruction" manual are becoming more and more fluid and effortless to execute.

With just a light thrust and flick, a high-level beastman-class tiger mastiff collapsed to the ground, howling in pain.

He then moved with lightning speed, his body following the gun, quickly closing in on the other two approaching monsters. He gripped the gun barrel and swung it hard, instantly shattering the forelimbs of both monsters, which then crashed heavily to the ground.

"Old Zhou, Old Liu, keep an eye on the surroundings!"

At this moment, Lei Hong had already approached the corpse of the beast general-level tiger mastiff. He took out a dagger and began to quickly dissect the materials on the tiger mastiff's body.

Zhou Yang's father, Zhou Yong, and Uncle Liu stood on either side of Lei Hong, wielding their shields and swords to desperately fend off the attacks from the beast-soldier level monsters on both sides.

Both of them possessed physical attributes at the advanced warrior level, and with the added enhancements of their equipment and weapons, their strength naturally far surpassed that of the low-intelligence beast-soldier level monsters.

However, there were simply too many beast-soldier level monsters around. Zhou Yang could see no less than a hundred at a glance, and more and more monsters were being attracted by the commotion from afar.

On several occasions, the two faced perilous situations.

"Brother Chen, protect Sister Xia!"

After shouting to Chen Chong, Zhou Yang quickly stepped forward, his Starry Sky Spear flashing with starlight, and in an instant, it pierced the throats of several beast-soldier level monsters.

"Dad, Uncle Liu, leave this direction to me!"

"Good job, lad!"

Uncle Liu praised loudly.

With his support, the pressure on Zhou Yong and his companion was greatly reduced.

Meanwhile, Lei Hong in the middle was rapidly harvesting the materials from the beast general-level tiger mastiff.

A few minutes later, Lei Hong's slightly excited voice finally rang out.

"Alright, let's go!"

(End of this chapter)