Chapter 440: City Ruins

"Boom!"

A hole one meter in diameter was blown directly through the chest of the second lion-ape.

With a "thud," this lion-ape also fell backward; unlike its companion, it died instantly.

Two kilometers away, Lu Yu looked at the war bow in his hand and nodded with satisfaction.

As expected of a Four-tier Alloy War Bow; even a shot with normal power could easily penetrate the defense of an Elite-level Fierce Beast, and if it hit a vital spot, it could kill it outright.

If True Qi were applied, such as with the Sun-Shooting Arrow just now, the power would be strong enough to kill an Elite-level Fierce Beast in seconds.

Lu Yu walked forward, carefully collected the important materials from the two lion-apes, stored them in his Space Item, and activated Heaven-Human Induction once again.

Very quickly, the auras of two more Elite-level Fierce Beasts and twenty or thirty Advanced Fierce Beasts appeared in his mind.

"There is actually a Fire-Scaled Pig; it really is a case of 'all that searching was in vain, only to find it without any effort'."

Immediately, he flew toward the direction of that Fire-Scaled Pig without the slightest hesitation.

The next moment, an arrow wreathed in fire-red True Qi whistled through the air like a meteor once again.

"Boom!"

After the tremendous sound, even as tough as that Fire-Scaled Pig was, a hole sixty or seventy centimeters in diameter appeared on its body, and it then crashed to the ground, kicking up clouds of dust.

Still a one-shot kill.

"As expected of a Four-tier Alloy War Bow."

Lu Yu could not help but exclaim again; he had only used the most basic Sun-Shooting Arrow this time, and the even more powerful Flame Arrow had yet to be deployed.

"I should also go find one or two Commander-level Fierce Beasts to have a proper contest with."

Currently, the land occupied by the human race is less than one-tenth of what it was ten years ago.

Three super-large cities stand in a tripod formation, and the area between these three super-large cities can be called an absolutely safe zone.

Afterward, surrounding these super-large cities, more than ten large cities gradually formed, and the distribution of medium-sized cities is the same.

And on the outermost periphery are small cities like Yongan City.

Viewed from high above, the distribution of the entire human force resembles a circle.

Beyond the fortresses is the territory where Fierce Beasts run rampant; the further one goes inside, the higher the degree of danger.

After Lu Yu finished collecting the materials from the Fire-Scaled Pig, he continued to walk forward.

Along the way, he relied on the war bow in his hand to shoot and kill nearly ten Elite-level Fierce Beasts.

He had yet to perceive that kind of powerful aura that far exceeded an Elite-level Fierce Beast.

Lu Yu frowned slightly and looked into the distance, only to see that, at some unknown time, a human city had appeared in the distance.

But unlike the cities he had seen before, this city was scarred and riddled with holes, with broken walls and ruins everywhere, presenting a scene of desolation and decay.

"Is this a ruin of a city from the past?"

Lu Yu activated Heaven-Human Induction and was instantly shocked, because in that city, there were actually thousands of auras, and they were all the auras of Fierce Beasts!

The vast majority of these auras were between Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts and Advanced Fierce Beasts.

There were also dozens of auras of Elite-level Fierce Beasts.

Besides that, there was also an aura many times stronger than those Elite-level Fierce Beasts.

"Could this be the aura of a Commander-level Fierce Beast?"

This powerful aura gave him a sense of danger, though not the kind of extremely dangerous signal.

"Go take a look."

Lu Yu swallowed a mouthful of saliva and walked toward the city ruins.

Lu Yu was at a position about two kilometers from the city ruins, and his brows could not help but knit tightly together.

According to the perception of the auras, the place where a Commander-level Fierce Beast was most likely to exist was located exactly in the center of the city.

And in all directions around it, dozens of auras of Elite-level Fierce Beasts were distributed, tightly guarding the Commander-level Fierce Beast at the very center.

This situation meant that if Lu Yu wanted to approach that Commander-level Fierce Beast without making a sound, it would be as difficult as ascending to heaven.

"Sure enough, just as Ji Wanqing said, Commander-level Fierce Beasts all possess intelligence."

What made him feel particularly strange was that these dozens of Elite-level Fierce Beast auras, apart from slight differences in strength, were almost identical in other aspects.

"Could it be that they are all the same kind of Elite-level Fierce Beast?"

Since he had already arrived here, Lu Yu would naturally not give up easily without seeing that Commander-level Fierce Beast located at the center.

If he were to just rush in recklessly without any concern, it would undoubtedly immediately invite a siege from that Commander-level Fierce Beast and dozens of Elite-level Fierce Beasts; this was clearly not a wise move.

"Try first to see if I can clear out some of the Elite-level Fierce Beasts in the surroundings."

Lu Yu pondered to himself, then slowly walked toward the front.

The outskirts of the city were desolate, with broken walls and ruins visible everywhere, and weeds growing wantonly.

Many Intermediate and Advanced Fierce Beasts were resting comfortably in the shadows of the walls, presenting a scene that looked harmonious.

But this scene was truly strange; after all, in other places, Advanced Fierce Beasts often killed each other to compete for territory or food, not to mention that there were so many Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts in front of them—in their eyes, these Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts were delicious food delivered to their mouths.

Yet strangely, these Advanced Fierce Beasts seemed to turn a blind eye to the Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts.

Lu Yu was cautious, trying his best not to attract their attention, his figure leaping and moving lightly on the tops of the buildings.

Very quickly, the figures of several Elite-level Fierce Beasts appeared in his field of vision.

Those were more than ten Wild Bulls; they were extremely massive, nearly six meters tall, with body lengths approaching ten meters, two huge horns nearly two meters long on their heads, and a pair of blood-red eyes revealing a fierce light.

In the category of Elite-level Fierce Beasts, the combat power of this kind of Fierce Beast was not top-tier; if fighting one-on-one, they were much inferior to the Fire-Scaled Pig.

But the problem was that they usually appeared in groups; even the Fire-Scaled Pig would not dare to provoke them easily.

Moreover, the reason they were called Wild Bulls was that once injured, their strength and speed would increase sharply, and they would launch fierce attacks on their opponents regardless of everything.

"No wonder I could feel dozens of identical auras."

Lu Yu hid on a building more than ten stories high, overlooking everything below, and understood in his heart.

So, he had run into a herd of Raging Wild Bulls.

Moreover, it was likely the same in the other three directions, not just this one.

Just then, the strongest aura he sensed in his mind, located at the center, gradually became familiar.

"It seems that is also a Raging Wild Bull, and it is the bull king among this herd of Raging Wild Bulls."

Lu Yu looked toward the central position several kilometers away; he had not expected them to be of the same herd.

In this way, if he were to attack these Raging Wild Bulls, that Commander-level Fierce Beast would certainly not sit idly by once it noticed.

At this moment, the few Raging Wild Bulls below that had been sleeping soundly suddenly lifted their heads in alarm, sniffing the air vigorously.

"I cannot delay any longer."

Lu Yu secretly cried out that it was bad, because these Elite-level Fierce Beasts below had clearly sensed something amiss, and it would not be long before they discovered his hiding place.

The next moment, Lu Yu did not hesitate to quickly draw five arrows, channeling the True Essence within his body with all his might.

Accompanied by an explosive sound, the five Sun-Shooting Arrows carried a majestic momentum as they shot rapidly toward the five Raging Wild Bulls on the ground.