Chapter 14: Spiritual Mind Master Sun Lan

Underground parking lot level one, a nauseating stench drifted in the air, dozens of blood‑thirsty tanks lay quietly on the ground, walls and concrete pillars smashed open everywhere, soil, stone and blood mixed and scattered on the floor, extremely disgusting.

"Just now I looked at the map hint at the stairwell; there are two underground levels," Zuo Xuan said.

Li Chao spoke: "The fatal wounds on these blood‑thirsty tanks are basically on the eyes and nostrils, all caused by throwing knives, so they were probably killed by that Spiritual Mind Master."

"That Spiritual Mind Master really kills monsters efficiently!" Zuo Yan praised: "He only entered a few minutes earlier than us, yet his monster count is more than double ours."

"No comparison; the Spiritual Mind Master's throwing knives are incredibly swift and hidden, impossible to defend against," Liu Yuanping said.

Clang!

Clang clang!

"There's fighting sounds on the lower level," Xiao Dingguo said: "Go to underground level two!"

"Xiao Yu, you don't need to come down, stay up and gather materials," Xiao Dingguo ordered, "Be careful, the others come with me."

"Alright." This command matched Xiao Yu's will.

"Be careful, don't let the monsters ambush you," Zuo Yan reminded.

Seeing the six of them enter the stairwell, Xiao Yu stepped outside the building and began his own dissection path.

He first chose that Initial Beast General Rank one.

The most important material on a blood‑thirsty tank is its scale armor, a key component for making battle suits; a complete set of scale armor costs at least several million.

Carefully pack the dissected materials into the backpack, then reach for the remaining flesh and bone.

"System, absorb the blood‑thirsty tank corpse."

【Absorb E‑rank blood‑thirsty tank corpse, gain 300 Wish Points.】

After dissecting that Beast General Rank, he resumed harvesting materials from Beast Soldier Rank monsters.

The battle knives in both hands fluttered, cutting the required parts quickly and precisely.

【Absorb F‑rank blood‑thirsty tank corpse, gain 100 Wish Points.】

【Absorb F‑rank blood‑thirsty tank corpse, gain 120 Wish Points.】

…

【Absorb F‑rank blood‑thirsty tank corpse, gain 140 Wish Points.】

He absorbed ten blood‑thirsty tank corpses in a row, gaining 1,500 Wish Points, although the strong scent of blood outside the building attracted many monsters scrambling for flesh, such as tiger cats, lion mastiff dogs, and so on.

But he still worried that if only a few corpses remained, it would be impossible to explain.

When Xiao Yu finished handling the outside monster materials and re‑entered the underground parking lot, he was stunned by the scene before him.

Nearly half the ground had collapsed, and the boundary between the first and second underground levels was almost gone.

The six members of Iron Blood Squad and an unknown Spiritual Mind Master were locked in fierce combat.

Seeing Zuo Yan about to be knocked down by a blood‑thirsty tank, Xiao Yu quickly warned: "Yan brother, watch out."

At the same time he went up to help.

…

"Thanks for everyone's help." Blood‑soaked, his d6 Series Combat Suit torn, the Spiritual Mind Master spoke: "The situation was urgent just now, I didn't have time to introduce myself, I am Sun Lan of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall."

"No problem, we're all family, we're also from the Extreme Martial Arts Hall, Iron Blood Squad. It's a pity about that Silver Moon Fierce Wolf," Xiao Dingguo waved his hand.

"I have heard of you!" Sun Lan's face turned pale, a bit weak, and said, "That Silver Moon Fierce Wolf's speed rivals that of a war‑god champion; fortunately I had previously wounded it, otherwise it would be even faster."

"That Silver Moon Fierce Wolf is too cunning, it even knows how to use a borrowed knife to kill, and it's familiar with the terrain here, able to escape through the underground," Liu Shu said.

"Your injury, do you need help?" Zuo Yan asked.

"No." Sun Lan jumped several times and went upstairs to find a room to bandage himself.

Xiao Yu looked at the remaining monster corpses in the dilapidated underground parking lot and muttered that it was a pity, such a waste of Wish Points.

At the same time, he was eager to resolve the current passive situation.

"System, check the current Wish fulfillment status."

【Host: Xiao Yu】

【First Wish: Physical quality reaches Apprentice Tier 5】

【Wish fulfillment status: 2781.2/7900 Wish Points.】

"Alright, after handling the materials, everyone rest for a while," Xiao Dingguo said, "Li Chao, go see the direction the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf fled."

"Yes." Li Chao replied.

Li Chao quickly moved deeper into the parking lot; there was a large hole, and the Silver Moon Fierce Wolf had left through there.

Xiao Yu approached his father Xiao Dingguo and said: "Dad, I have something to discuss with you."

Xiao Dingguo placed the harvested materials into his backpack, glanced at the busy teammates, and smiled: "Xiao Yu, what's the matter."

Xiao Yu hesitated: "Dad, during the recent wilderness battles, I feel my strength has risen quickly! When you return to the base city, can I stay here and train my footwork and swordsmanship on my own?"

"That's too dangerous." Xiao Dingguo looked at Xiao Yu and said.

"I only plan to practice sword and foot techniques in County 0231, next to the military zone," Xiao Yu said anxiously.

Xiao Dingguo stared at Xiao Yu for a long while, thinking silently, "County 0231? Next to the military zone? That'll have to wait until your strength reaches General‑rank."

The monster forces around the military zone were originally weak; Lord‑rank monsters hardly dared to stay in the counties beside the zone. Thus, within the few counties near the zone, most were Beast Soldier‑rank monsters, Beast General‑rank monsters were few, and most of those were 'Initial Beast General Rank'; even 'Intermediate Beast General Rank' were rare. Because Beast General‑rank monsters were scarce, each Initial Beast General‑rank monster could command hundreds to over a thousand Beast Soldier‑rank monsters.

Ordinary warrior squads rarely hunt such monsters; a day's hard work yields little.

Xiao Yu asked excitedly: "Really?"

Xiao Dingguo's words just left his mouth and he felt a bit regretful, but thinking of teaching his son honesty, he had to nod in agreement.

"Dad, my current strength has already reached Junior General," Xiao Yu said with a smile, "If you don't believe it, we can test it."

"You punch your own chest." Xiao Dingguo said.

"Okay."

"Everyone step aside, Xiao Yu wants to spar with the squad leader," Zuo Yan laughed.

Xiao Yu steadied himself, withdrew his right fist to his waist to gather power, took a step forward, and the force of the Nine‑layer Thunder Blade simultaneously surged into his legs and arms.

With a boom, an incredibly swift punch was seized by Xiao Dingguo's outstretched hand.

"Again!"

Xiao Yu kept flashing his moves; the one who had just been in front of Xiao Dingguo instantly appeared behind him, and with a "clank" another punch collided exactly with Xiao Dingguo's turned‑around fist.

"Good kid, the force isn't small!" Xiao Dingguo laughed.

Spiritual Mind Master Sun Lan had just heard the sound and thought another battle had broken out, hurried out to see, discovered a father‑son spar, and began to watch with relish.

"Wow! Xiao Yu's strength has already reached Junior Battle General!" Liu Shu laughed. "Unbelievable! He became a formal warrior less than a month ago and is already a Battle General—what a prodigy!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

Xiao Yu threw three consecutive punches; each was caught precisely, after which he ceased his attack.

"Dad, how's my strength? I've reached Junior Battle General, right?"

"Hmm, indeed you've reached Junior Battle General." Xiao Dingguo smiled.

"Then you've agreed."

"We'll discuss it at the supply point later." Xiao Dingguo said, seeing the crowd still watching, "Looks like everyone's rested enough!"

"Captain, I just scouted back and found that your spar with Xiao Yu didn't disturb you." Li Chao said. "After a hundred meters beyond the entrance, we could no longer detect any trace of the Silver Moon Wolf."

"Let's go take a look together." Xiao Dingguo glanced at Sun Lan and said, "Sun Lan, coming?"

"Sure, let's go." Sun Lan, whose upper body was wrapped in bandages, replied.

A moment later, the seven members of Iron Blood Squad and Spiritual Mind Master Sun Lan leapt out of a three‑meter‑wide hole a hundred meters behind the building, and searched the surroundings for a long time.

"For now, the Silver Moon Wolf has fled." Xiao Dingguo said with a troubled expression. "Since Sun Lan gravely wounded it earlier, it probably won't appear soon; it will surely find a place to recover."

"Right, just as I thought. The Silver Moon Wolf is extremely cunning; after being injured it becomes even more cautious. Once it disappears, it's hard to track, and that's my fault—I didn't bring a locating beacon when we fought it before."

"Then there's nothing we can do." Liu Shu said regretfully. "Let that beast escape."

Zuo Yan laughed, "Deputy Captain of the Berserker, we've gained a lot this time, not worse than before."

"Alright, let's return to the supply point first." Xiao Dingguo said, "Sun Lan, what about you?"

"I'm heading back. I was badly injured this time; after we reach the base city, I'll need to recuperate for a while." Sun Lan sighed and said.

"Then let's go together; it'll be good to have someone looking after me on the road." Liu Shu laughed.

Sun Lan nodded.

One day later, on a highway far from the county‑level city 0201 and near the military garrison, two opposing groups marched toward each other: one squad of seven men and one woman, the men each wearing an Iron Blood insignia on their chests; the other squad of six, bearing a Fire Hammer insignia.

"The six ahead are the Fire Hammer Squad," Zuo Yan told Xiao Yu.

"Fire Hammer Squad!" Xiao Yu scanned the members and indeed spotted Luo Feng among them.

"Luo Feng!" Xiao Yu shouted loudly.

"Xiao Yu?" Luo Feng hesitated, "You've joined the Iron Blood Squad."

Apparently, after joining the Fire Hammer Squad, Luo Feng had gained some knowledge of the various renowned Battle General squads in the Yangzhou city area.

"Not bad," Xiao Yu replied.

"Luo Feng, haven't you seen your old uncle? You kid, still looking dashing in combat gear!" Xiao Dingguo jeered with a laugh.

"That's Uncle Xiao; you two are in the same team!" Luo Feng said, surprised.

"Ha‑ha." Xiao Dingguo roared with laughter.

"Captain of the Mad Axe, are you heading back?" Fire Hammer Squad captain Gao Feng asked.

"Yeah, Brother Gao, this 0201 base city has a wounded Silver Moon Wolf, its strength at Beast General Rank, soon to reach Lord Rank; be careful when you meet it." Xiao Dingguo said, "When we get back to the base city, we can have a drink together."

Everyone belongs to the Extreme Martial Arts Hall's team, and trading a piece of information that's of little use to them is still a decent favor.

For Iron Blood Squad, the county‑level city 0201 is still too weak; there are too few Beast Generals.

"Thanks, we'll definitely take the chance," Gao Feng expressed gratitude.

"Then we won't hold you up on your way." Xiao Dingguo said.

"Luo Feng, be careful, we'll talk more when we return to the base city." Xiao Yu advised.

"Okay." Luo Feng nodded.

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