Chapter 14: Maybe Your Girl Is Deliberately Not Telling You!

Mu Nanshan looked at Lu Zheng in surprise and said:

"Already level 27 — are you a graduate of this batch?"

Lu Zheng nodded, then looked at Sun Jiugong.

"Um, Senior, can I go now? If I don't get home at this hour, my mom is going to blow up!"

Sun Jiugong only noticed Lu Zheng's soaring level after hearing Mu Nanshan's words, and was also quite surprised, but upon hearing what he said, inexplicably felt a bit angry.

This kid had such excellent talent, yet was practically like a jinx! The calamity monster alone already gave him a huge headache, and this kid was present every single time — unable to find the calamity monster to vent his anger on, it inevitably shifted onto him.

"Go, go! It's your own life — if you don't take it seriously, you might not be so lucky next time!"

Lu Zheng gave another awkward smile, bade farewell to the two, activated his 'Form Shift' skill once more, and quickly vanished before them.

Mu Nanshan watched Lu Zheng's retreating back and said with a frown, "I've never heard my girl mention that there's such an outstanding assassin among this batch of professionals. That skill is at least rare quality, and with his current level — such a genius, how could Yunlan not know?"

"Maybe your girl is deliberately not telling you!"

Sun Jiugong teased, then sighed with emotion: "This kid is also bold. The first time I saw him deep in Black Pine Forest, he was only level 14. Later he trained solo in the Limestone Highlands for levels 15 to 20, and now he's soloing the Demon Cavern — he's a ruthless one! He probably relies on his stealth ability and that body-shifting skill to save his life — a master's skill breeds boldness! Escaping the calamity monster three times — that's also genuinely lucky."

"Alright, let's stop thinking about him. We can't wait any longer — let's go in and take a look at the situation!"

Mu Nanshan snapped back to attention upon hearing this, firmly deciding to ask his own girl when he got back — such an outstanding young man, how had he never heard her mention him? Could it be that his girl and this kid had something going on, so she was deliberately hiding it from him?

At this thought, he couldn't help but feel a bad premonition.

He had to ask clearly!

"Good, let's go in quickly!"

Mu Nanshan was also one of the city patrol envoys, and by rights this area was his patrol jurisdiction, but matters concerning the calamity monster had always been Sun Jiugong's responsibility, so after receiving Zhao Kai's report, the two had rushed over together.

However, they were not certain whether that calamity-level monster had actually stopped releasing that terrifying gravitational pull, and thus had not dared to go down for the moment.

But seeing Lu Zheng emerge, they gained confidence, and only then went down to investigate.

One look at the bottom! Before long, the two came back out.

"The entire Demon Cavern has been swept clean by that thing — it'll take another hour for the monsters inside to respawn. Judging from the extent of destruction this time, that thing's control has grown stronger — there's almost no environmental damage. Clearly, its strength has increased again. Next time it appears, it may well be above level 30."

Sun Jiugong said with a grave expression.

This thing's concealment methods — he couldn't even detect them when it was below level 30. If it rose above level 30, perhaps even third-tier experts wouldn't be able to track its traces! Mu Nanshan pondered for a moment and said, "At least it hasn't shown aggression toward humans. You said that the first time, that kid luckily survived, while the last time in Red Demon Forest and this time in the Demon Cavern, many people were actually affected, but they weren't swept inside.

Yunlan told me — they were only pulled by the gravity for an instant, and then were no longer drawn in. Is it possible that this monster only targets wild monsters, and wouldn't threaten human cities?

Judging from the places it has appeared these few times, it should be continuously strengthening itself. The dungeons around Liyang City are at most level 30 and below — clearly, next time it will need to go to higher-level dungeons to level up, so it probably won't threaten Liyang City anymore."

"Your analysis does make some sense. But a continuously growing calamity-level monster — no matter what, we can't let it keep developing! You've reminded me — we must report this matter as soon as possible, and put the higher-level cities on alert. Once it's discovered, eliminate it immediately!"

Sun Jiugong's expression turned stern. He absolutely would not allow a monster he had discovered to keep growing until it could bring true calamity to humanity — he would definitely find a way to prevent this tragedy from happening.

Mu Nanshan naturally had no objections to this.

"Good, let's go report to the City Lord together!"

Before long, the City Lord's residence.

After listening to the two's report, Fan Qingli nodded and said, "Patrol Envoy Mu's analysis is reasonable, and Patrol Envoy Sun's concerns are also a prudent strategy. It seems there's no need for a city-wide alert this time, but I must still ask you all to be extra diligent — patrol a few more times to prevent accidents. The matter of the calamity-level dungeon monster, I will report immediately, and put the surrounding higher-level cities on alert."

The hierarchy of city levels in this world was very strict.

Liyang City was a level-four garrison city, with surrounding dungeons capped at a maximum of level 30, the limit below first tier; above that was a level-three garrison city, with surrounding dungeons capped at a maximum of level 60, the first-tier limit; and so on — a level-two garrison city, second tier, maximum level 100; a level-one garrison city, third tier, maximum level 150.

Above those were no longer garrison cities, but were called main cities.

The four main cities roughly formed a circular perimeter, with the garrison cities within the circle. In principle, the monsters within the circle were effectively fenced in — all monsters stayed obediently inside their dungeons, and generally would not threaten the cities' safety.

The main cities not only had to contend with dungeon monsters above level 150, but also with many wandering demons and the like. Each main city had a sixth-tier Saint-level expert stationed within.

For a calamity-level monster that continuously grew in strength and could roam across multiple dungeons to appear within the 'fenced zone' of the garrison cities — this was absolutely worth taking seriously!

The higher-ups immediately sent people down to verify.

As for the culprit Lu Zheng, he had already made up his mind that he would not let Taotie out again before reaching first tier.

It caused him too much trouble — the key being that he got caught every single time.

He felt he couldn't continue staying near Liyang City to grind monsters — the monsters here were too weak. He now had several hundred summon beasts under his command, of which the number of elite-quality summon beasts had reached 115 — this was already a very formidable force.

Even with each summon beast taking half his experience points, that was equivalent to 57 elite-level professionals working for him to earn experience.

But because the dungeon monster levels around Liyang City were generally too low, they couldn't truly leverage their advantages — let alone the few immortal-grade spirit pets and that legendary divine pet in his hands. There was simply no way to satisfy their battle lust!

But without reaching level 30, he wasn't allowed to leave the city, and if he didn't complete his class change, the experience points gained from killing monsters would only accumulate, and he wouldn't be able to continue leveling up.

After making up his mind, Lu Zheng directly lowered the experience share ratio for all his beast pets from the original eighty percent to fifty percent, going all out to boost his own level.

Three days later, he successfully reached level 30. The Three-Tailed Spirit Fox also reached level 30 at the same time, while the Dark Abyss Python and Howling Moon Wolf both rose to level 29.

Lu Zheng couldn't wait any longer. Early in the morning, he arrived at the Class Change Temple, ready to accept his first-tier quest.

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