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

Chapter 39 The Third Circle

Taking advantage of the fact that there were no monsters around, the group moved forward at high speed.

The monster density in the surrounding area is not very high.

Although many monsters come here to fetch water because of the river.

However, guided by Bai Yang's superhuman senses, the entire team was able to avoid combat as much as possible.

Soon, we arrived at Cuihu Residential Area.

This was originally a gated community with dozens of mid-rise buildings, without a central plaza to create a large open space.

Therefore, no monsters use this place as their lair, making it the perfect place for the current human team.

Bai Yang led the group to a residential building located in the central-eastern part of the building.

This way, one is less likely to be attacked directly by birds of prey, and one can also enjoy a fairly wide view of the city from the window.

Inside the building, some weak monsters lived.

Bai Yang began using telekinesis to scan the entire building to prevent any monsters from hiding.

The Bloodstained Squad cleared the floors on their own, and the group fought their way up.

The entire 12-story building was quickly cleaned.

The group decided to stay on the seventh floor together, and only go up to the rooftop to look around when needed.

Bai Yang looked at the distant horizon and frowned slightly. The environment here was indeed a bit strange.

He had lived in Shanghai for a period of time in his previous life.

The temperature is now at least four or five degrees lower than before.

The thick, impenetrable clouds in the sky looked eerie no matter how you looked at it, and you could hardly see the sunlight.

The entire city was shrouded in a gray haze, as if the fog was omnipresent, even limiting visibility on the ground.

The roars of various monsters and the cries of birds could be heard everywhere, and the rumbling herds of tens of thousands of monsters were countless.

This doesn't seem like a simple phenomenon caused by a gathering of monsters, at least not something that monsters below the planetary level could do.

Many people suspect that a king-level monster is hiding in Shanghai, and there's some truth to that.

The Bloodstained Squad has been to Shanghai many times, but this is the first time they've ventured deep into the city center like this.

Bai Yang encouraged everyone to share their opinions, experiences, and thoughts.

Among the crowd, An Zhengxin was indeed the strongest and most experienced, and he said:

"Master, the biggest difference between the city and the suburbs, besides the possibility of King-level monsters, is also the size of the beast horde."

Bai Yang asked, "How so?"

"The most central area of ​​Shanghai, bisected by the Huangpu River, used to be called Lujiazui. If there were any king-level monsters, they would most likely be there."

This is also the best and most comfortable place for sea monsters, as they usually don't stray too far from the shore.

Bai Yang nodded and said, "That should be the case. That's why some warriors at the general level can come to the Demon City for adventure. Otherwise, given the perception range of king-level monsters, they wouldn't even have a chance to leave alive."

An Zhengxin added, "Around this area, there are at least twenty groups of monsters, each with more than ten thousand members, inhabiting the vicinity."

Each pack of beasts contains at least two or three high-ranking lord-level monsters.

I call this place the "second ring."

After he finished speaking, he drew a large circle on the map with his pen.

Bai Yang glanced at it and thought that his drawing was quite reasonable.

"Our target for now is the [Third Layer], which is the area inhabited by hundreds to thousands of monsters."

The leaders of these herds are mostly mid-level lord-level monsters. Even if a high-level lord occasionally appears, it will be a lone wolf and not too dangerous.

Bai Yang secretly praised An Zhengxin, who was indeed very experienced.

This deduction is quite reasonable. The armored dragon that Luo Feng encountered in the suburbs in the original work was in a weakened state after laying eggs, which was indeed a special case.

The area they were in at that time was at most the fourth or even fifth ring, which was completely different in terms of danger.

"Lone monsters roam around, while large herds of these beasts have their own fixed territories and don't wander off."

With our master's senses and detection abilities, if we encounter a powerful group, we can simply avoid it and leave.

It's about ten kilometers east of our neighborhood, along the city road. At our pace, that's easy.

Bai Yang made the decision: "Alright, let's do it this way. The Bloodstained Squad is indeed full of elites."

The group decided to rest for one night and set off at dawn the next day.

The rest of the squad began setting up traps within the base and mapping out the surrounding terrain.

Bai Yang didn't plan to go back anytime soon after coming here.

It's even possible that they could stay until February next year, and then go directly to the War God Camp.

His goal during this period is for the freak's body to enter the second stage.

In this way, once he transforms, he can face off against anyone below the planetary level.

Although at this point, his cultivation would be forcibly advanced to the intermediate level of War God, it would seem against the rules to go to the "War God Camp" again.

However, Hong probably wouldn't care about such things.

Hong had seen the video of his movement technique from back then, which is why he ordered him to be recruited.

Judging from Inspector Liu's subsequent attitude, his name is still quite useful.

This world's number one has a very broad vision and magnanimity.

He went down the stairs and walked out of the building.

He took a small breath and began to exert his strength to try to activate the transformation.

His whole body began to tremble instantly, his muscles swelled up, and his bones proliferated with a loud crack.

But just like before, it feels like we've accumulated quite a bit, but we're still missing that final push.

After a few minutes of this, the changes in my body gradually subsided.

Bai Yang calculated carefully and concluded that if he devoured another three to five lord-level monsters, he would definitely succeed.

At that time, his own strength will be forcibly pushed to the level of a beginner war god, and he will be able to enter the War God Palace.

He was so excited that he couldn't sleep at all.

He simply drew his Huashan sword and began practicing swordsmanship on his own.

This precious sword, ever since it came into his hands, has never been drawn to drink blood.

At this point, his swordsmanship had reached a new level, far surpassing the concept of so-called S-level swordsmanship.

He could now wield the silver-white sword in his hand with complete ease.

Its built-in lighting effects can also be turned off automatically, so they won't disturb the surroundings at any time.

It wasn't until dawn the next day that Bai Yang stopped and sheathed his sword.

Time to go!

An Zhengxin and the others discovered that their master hadn't slept all night, so they dared not delay any longer.

After breakfast, we set off immediately towards the city center.

Throughout the journey, Bai Yang remained focused, searching for the target monster.

All other minor monsters were dealt with by the team members.

They were lucky today and didn't encounter any more flying monsters.

The beasts on the ground pose no threat to them in the current area.

The group moved incredibly fast, and in just over an hour, they entered the third ring area.

Bai Yang sensed various astonishing tremors coming from the ground in the distance, the sound of countless beasts trampling back and forth!

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