Swallowing the Stars: Starting with a Meteor Tear

Chapter 19 Departure, City 023

Zhou Yang rested at home for three days this time.

On October 13th, the members of the Chasing Wind team reunited and embarked on another wilderness hunting adventure.

After traveling on the special train for martial artists, they soon arrived at the forward supply base set up by the Southeast Military Region.

"This supply base of the Southeast Military Region is huge!"

Zhou Yang and his group walked through the supply base, constantly marveling at the experience.

Zhou Yang, in particular, was shocked by the scale of the supply base near the city-level wilderness area, as it was his first time visiting such a base.

This supply base is much larger than the supply base in County 02011 that I visited last time, and the number of martial artists is many times greater. Groups of martial artists can be seen coming and going everywhere.

"That's the Divine Archer Squad! That guy carrying the big bow must be their captain, Chen Long, the Divine Archer. I heard his strength is already close to the lowest level of War God!"

"And there's the Radiant Squad, an entire squad of warrior-level fighters!"

"Whoa! That... that can't be Tong Heng, the Breaking Army Blade, can it? Isn't that a War God-level expert? What's he doing here?!"

As Zhou Yang walked along, he saw many powerful martial artists who were famous on the martial arts network, which broadened his horizons.

Seeing Zhou Yang's stunned expression the whole way, Lei Hong smiled and offered an explanation.

"City 023 is relatively close to City 003, which is known as the den of demons. Some people will transit through here, so it's normal for there to be a lot of people."

"Let's go, get the keys, rest a bit, and then we'll set off this afternoon!"

After having lunch and resting at the supply base, the fully armed Chasing Wind Squad embarked on their journey.

After walking along the abandoned highway for about two days, they gradually entered the outskirts of City 023.

"Zhou Yang, this is your first time in the city-level wilderness area, there's something I need to remind you of."

As Lei Hong walked, he took the opportunity to explain some precautions to Zhou Yang.

"This place is different from the county town. The buildings here are dense, there are many monsters, they are strong, and there are also a lot of flying monsters."

"Therefore, resting on the rooftop like last time is not appropriate. It's best to find the interior of a tall building so that you can stay away from the ground beasts and avoid being attacked by flying monsters."

"I've got it, Uncle Lei!"

Zhou Yang, who was standing next to him, nodded repeatedly.

These are all valuable experiences summarized by martial artists through countless battles, and he must remember them well.

Lei Hong picked up his binoculars and looked at the distant buildings for a while before quickly finding a suitable spot.

"Let's set our sights on that Jinpin Jiayuan residential complex. It's a residential building, the walls are sturdy and safe, and there are plenty of monsters around there."

"yes!"

Zhou Yang and the others nodded in agreement.

Then, with Zhou Yang leading the way and Lei Hong bringing up the rear, the group began to carefully make their way towards their destination.

The monster density in this city, number 023, is at least several times higher than that in county town number 02011, which I visited last time.

Along the way, despite their deliberate attempts to avoid it, they were still forced to engage in several battles.

Zhou Yang alone killed dozens of beast soldier-level monsters, and even a low-level beast general-level monster, which he and Lei Hong quickly killed together.

More than half an hour later, they finally approached the Jinpin Jiayuan residential community they were looking for.

"Zhou Yang and I will lead the way, let's go upstairs!"

They quickly approached a residential building with a wide view, and Lei Hong and Zhou Yang led the way as the group rushed inside.

"Quickly clear the monsters out of the building!"

The residential building had 25 floors. Zhou Yang and his group searched every floor and killed more than ten monsters before returning to the sixteenth floor and finding a unit to go inside.

"Alright, let's make this our temporary base."

Lei Hong began, "This area is a large residential area with dense buildings, so there should be quite a few monsters. Let's rest for a bit and then start searching for prey. Our target is those Beast General-level monsters that don't have large groups!"

"good!"

After a short rest, Zhou Yang and his companions each took binoculars and began searching for prey.

"The city-level wilderness area is much better. Many beast generals roam alone, unlike in the previous county towns where everyone was accompanied by a large group of beast soldier minions."

As they searched, everyone chatted and laughed.

"Hey, Captain, we've spotted an armored bull! Judging by the color of its horns, it should be a low-level beast general, and there aren't any other beasts around!"

"I've spotted it over here too. There's a low-level Beast General-class Tiger Mastiff over there, but there are about ten Beast Soldier-class monsters nearby!"

Soon, the team members found suitable targets one after another.

"Alright, let's go! Let's start strong!"

Lei Hong gave the order.

Zhou Yang, wielding the Starry Sky Spear, took the lead, with his father Zhou Yong and Uncle Liu protecting him on either side, and Lei Hong bringing up the rear. The group quickly went downstairs and ran towards their target.

A few minutes later, they approached a huge bull-shaped monster that was entirely fiery red and had a ring of gold stripes on each of its two horns.

"Uncle Lei, you guys stay alert, I'll handle this armored bull!"

Zhou Yang said something in a low voice and rushed forward first.

Lei Hong and his group quickly dispersed, remaining alert to any potential dangers in their surroundings.

"Moo~~~"

The fiery red armored bull roared angrily when it saw humans approaching.

Then it lowered its head, raised two huge black horns, and charged towards Zhou Yang.

With a stomp of its massive hooves, the already dilapidated concrete road was crushed and shattered.

Zhou Yang maintained his normal forward speed, and in the blink of an eye, the man and the beast met!

In that instant, Zhou Yang's speed surged, his feet moving swiftly and nimbly, his body almost brushing past the sharp horns of the armored bull.

At the same time, the Starry Sky Spear in his hand was instantly activated, thrusting straight at the weakest point of the armored bull's defense—its neck—at a tricky angle.

As the spear thrust forward, a surge of energy suddenly erupted within his body, propelling the spear in his hand to accelerate once more.

The hazy starlight flashed and disappeared in an instant!

"puff!"

The black spear pierced deep into the neck of the armored bull, then was quickly pulled out. The massive red bull's body continued to lunge forward for more than ten meters due to inertia before crashing heavily to the ground.

Blood oozed from a huge hole in its neck, and the armored bull's limbs twitched incessantly before finally falling silent.

"Wow, that ultimate marksmanship is amazing! One shot and he killed a low-level warrior-class monster!"

The team members all gathered around with smiles, and Captain Lei Hong even took out a 9-series dagger and personally dissected the materials on the armored bull.

The scales and fur of beast-general level monsters are incredibly tough, making it extremely difficult for even warrior-level martial artists to dissect them.

The task of dissecting materials of the Beast General level in the Wind Chaser Squad is mostly handled by Captain Lei Hong himself.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yang, who was standing to the side, was silently experiencing the feeling of that thrust of the spear.

"The greatest characteristic of spear weapons is their extreme concentration and explosive power. The 'World Destruction' spear technique has developed this to the extreme, which is why I was able to pierce through the tough scales of the Ironclad Bull with a single spear thrust."

He mentally reviewed the details of the battle, and a smile gradually appeared on his face. "And the feeling when I dodged that armored bull... was that the Subtlety level?"

In the instant he crossed paths with the armored bull, he almost instinctively used the footwork recorded in "The Annihilation of the World" to avoid the bull's charge by the slightest margin.

If I'm not mistaken, he may have already touched the threshold of the Subtle Movement Technique.

"What a great start!"

He smiled to himself, while Lei Hong had already finished harvesting the valuable materials from the armored bull.

"All done, let's go, next one!"

The members of the Wind Chaser team were in high spirits and quickly headed towards their next target.

(End of this chapter)