Swallowing the Stars: You Can't Escape, Mountain Dweller

Chapter 38 The Tyrant of Shanghai

Two days later, Bai Yang, who had comfortably stayed at home for two days, finally decided to set off.

Before that, he sent Bai Shenglian everything that was suitable for him at this stage.

How far he can go from here depends on him.

Yang Wu waited for him at the train station. After they met, they headed to the wilderness area together.

The two didn't fight any monsters on the way, just focused on traveling, and arrived at their stronghold in Kunshan without any trouble.

An Zhengxin led a large group of his subordinates to greet him, and the procession was no different from before.

Bai Yang's current mental strength is sufficient to withstand three slaves at the beginner level of War God.

Apart from Ahn Jung-shin, he has no intention of increasing the number of people arbitrarily.

The number of warrior-level soldiers is not a problem. He has already told his subordinates that if they find someone in the wild who is on the verge of death, they should take the opportunity to add some companions after rescuing them.

There's a reason why combat squads in the wilderness typically consist of around ten people.

It's easier to move around when there are fewer people, especially for war gods, who often travel in pairs or go alone.

Too many people will create a lot of noise and attract too many monsters to attack, which is counterproductive.

Bai Yang didn't plan to bring many people this time, letting Yang Wu stay at the stronghold and also get some practical training with other generals.

He took only the nine members of the Bloodstained Squad and headed towards Shanghai.

Ahn Jung-shin suggested that the team should not follow the old subway line, but instead take a straight route.

This saves time while allowing you to encounter more monsters, and the growth curve of enemy strength is relatively smooth.

Bai Yang thought what he said made sense, so he readily agreed.

The monsters prefer to live in human buildings in the city, which makes the area between the two cities much quieter.

The monsters you encounter on the road are generally not very strong, but there are a lot of them.

However, as you go further, you can feel the density and strength of the monsters slowly increasing.

Bai Yang has been practicing the "Mist Shadow Splitting Light Technique" for almost a month now.

His strength improved rapidly during this period.

Now, every thrust of the sword is a move from the seventh level of "Mist Sword".

Each sword strike may seem ordinary, but in reality, it contains countless variations.

It may seem like just one sword strike, but it actually encompasses everything. No matter how the monster tries to dodge, it will be hit in one blow.

He now understands why there are thirty-six moves on the seventh floor.

So this is the secret to multiplying your power!

Each move represents a power factor of 1, and the final thirty-sixth move is a power factor of 36!

This technique is far beyond anything on Earth!

Bai Yang remembered that when Luo Feng first entered the "Immortal Altar", he achieved a score of 32 times.

Although he thought his skill level was very poor at the time, don't forget that this was the level of the entire human race in the universe!

In other words, a cultivation level at the cosmic level, capable of achieving a power coefficient of 30 or higher, is a very impressive achievement.

The original "Mist Sword" set this goal!

This indicates that the true "Mist Shadow Splitting Technique" is at least a legacy passed down by a cosmic-level powerhouse.

I don't know who spread it.

From Bai Yang's perspective now, there are so many spaceship ruins on Earth, as well as the monitoring station on Meteorite Star.

The Huashan Sword may not actually belong to the Silver Blue Empire, but unfortunately, it doesn't know the universal language.

Otherwise, next time you should just go and listen to what those aliens are saying.

Therefore, he now uses his swordsmanship to kill monsters whenever he has the chance, and his power multiplier is gradually approaching 7 times.

The ten people continued to march towards Shanghai, and no one knew when it started.

They seemed to have crossed an invisible boundary, and the atmosphere around them suddenly became tense and oppressive.

Many common, weak monsters suddenly disappeared, seemingly hiding from something.

Bai Yang could occasionally hear various strange sounds coming from the sky.

After a moment's thought, he understood and warned, "Everyone be careful! We may have entered the territory of Shanghai."

I can sense the movement of flying monsters.

Bai Yang looked up at the sky and saw dark shadows flashing by from time to time on the thick, dark gray clouds.

No one dared to be careless, and they all focused their attention.

Fortunately, their entire team was extremely strong.

Perhaps because of this, the flying monsters were also wary and never came down.

After hovering over them for five or six minutes at a distance of several kilometers, it finally chose to leave.

Once they left, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

The strength of flying monsters cannot be easily measured.

They can attack or defend, and without a mental master, ordinary martial artists would indeed be at a disadvantage.

Bai Yang knew his own situation; although his telekinesis and mental telekinesis each had their own strengths.

However, he was not a mentalist after all, and his mental strength was always much weaker than his physical cultivation.

Even if he couldn't defeat the god-level monsters on the ground, he could at least protect himself.

But when facing flying monsters of the same level, even if he himself is unharmed, his subordinates will likely suffer heavy casualties.

"Master, please be careful. Many of these flying monsters are amphibious."

It is said that before the mutation, they were water birds that liked to eat fish, so they preferred to build their nests on the high-rise buildings in the city center and prey on various sea monsters that climbed up.

"They are numerous and can be considered the tyrants here. Sometimes even some dragon-like monsters dare not provoke them," An Zhengxin explained from the side.

Bai Yang indicated that he understood: "As expected, reading materials is not as good as actual experience."

Who would have thought that these birds would be the most unbridled creatures in Shanghai? I originally thought they were either dragons or marine species.

An Zhengxin added, "There are also powerful dragon beasts and sea monsters. However, they are too lazy to clash with these flying creatures; it would be a losing proposition."

"This is the principle of 'even a powerful dragon can't suppress a local snake.' We didn't expect the monsters to act this way too. Fortunately, they are all on the food chain; otherwise, life would probably be even more difficult for the Jiangnan Base City."

Thinking about this, Bai Yang became even more determined to build a war base.

Expecting monsters to keep their promises is not a long-term solution.

Once the monsters had flown away, the group quickened their pace.

To survive in Shanghai, you must find a good place to settle down.

There are so many different kinds and so many monsters here.

Bai Yang and his group must choose a relatively intact mid-rise building to live in in order to ensure their safety.

If it's too low, the monsters on the ground will attack it in the middle of the night.

If we go too high, we'll become targets for flying monsters, which would be counterproductive.

The group searched for a long time with the map before finally locking onto a target.

They are currently located in an area called "JD District," near a residential community called "Cuihu."

There's a small river flowing nearby, so drinking water and food won't be a problem.

Bai Yang immediately decided to head towards that residential area.

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