30: Deeper into the inner perimeter?

September 23rd!

Having found no trace of Medical Team 16, Chen Fei had no choice but to focus on improving his strength.

To hide his cultivation as much as possible, Chen Fei prioritized spending his slaughter value on the "Hidden Origin Art."

["Hidden Origin Art" proficiency has increased from proficient level to Mastery Level.]

Advantages gained from the upgrade:

1. In addition to cultivation, it can also hide one's aura and Killing Intent.

2. In addition to hiding oneself, it can also hide beast pets.

Note: Those below Grandmaster Level 5 cannot detect the hidden cultivation.]

Grandmaster Level 5 was indeed a watershed; Cheng Jingjing was still at Grandmaster Level 3, while Xie Xun was at Grandmaster Level 4.

As long as he displayed his strength at Intermediate Level 3, he could avoid many prying eyes.

Then, in one go, he raised his strength to Intermediate Level 9, causing his slaughter value to bottom out once again.

At this point, Chen Fei didn't plan on continuing to raise his cultivation.

One reason was to wait for Little Gu to reach Level 2, Stage 9, and the other was to save up one hundred thousand slaughter value—it was also time for the Ghostly Dream Soul Fox to be born.

"Chen Fei, our main force has arrived at the area managed by Medical Team 16."

Little Gu dove straight into a Low-Grade Spirit Stone, enjoying the abundant Spiritual Qi.

After several days of movement, the Myriad Poison Gu King's main force swept through and finally reached this area.

Chen Fei nodded. "Keep the slaughter going, don't stop!"

"Let's see if we can alert Medical Team 16, as well as Reconnaissance Squads 86 and 87, who are responsible for this area."

Five days had already passed, and Medical Team 16 had still not returned.

If someone reported this, there would definitely be disciplinary action for dereliction of duty.

With this kind of attitude, it was no wonder the bloodshed first broke out here.

Suddenly, Little Gu emerged from the Spirit Stone. "Chen Fei, the vanguard has discovered a group of people."

This vanguard consisted of the speed-type Yao Beasts that Chen Fei had Little Gu send out to search for Medical Team 16.

Chen Fei sat up straight. "Share the vision with me."

Vision linked!

Chen Fei saw a group of people fleeing frantically.

Some were missing an arm, some were in tatters, and some had broken legs, forced to be carried by their teammates.

Their faces were covered in dust, their hair was messy, and their clothes were in shreds—they looked utterly miserable.

Chen Fei noticed the badges on them; they belonged to Medical Teams 15 and 16, as well as Reconnaissance Squads 86, 87, and 88.

At full strength, there should have been at least 50 people, but now it seemed only around 20 remained.

They had actually lost more than half of their soldiers.

Looking at the surroundings again, they were located at the boundary between the Middle Zone and the Inner Perimeter.

How did they dare?

They actually dared to go deep into the Inner Perimeter?

Even Grandmaster-level Beast Tamers like Cheng Jingjing and Xie Xun wouldn't dare take a single step inside!

Even if a King-level Beast Tamer came, they would hesitate with every step.

Chen Fei finally understood how severe this bloodshed incident was.

The Outer Perimeter had Black Slime Worms, and the Middle Zone had Earth-Splitting Demon Worms; who knew what strange and eerie things were in the Inner Perimeter.

Without hesitation, Chen Fei knocked on the door of Cheng Jingjing's office.

Things had reached a point where he, an Intermediate Beast Master, could no longer make decisions on his own.

"Come in!"

"What are you here for?"

Cheng Jingjing was quite satisfied with Chen Fei's cultivation speed; at least he hadn't been held back by his Martial Arts.

However, this guy was usually unflappable—why was he so anxious today?

"Minister, my beast pet has the ability to hatch others, which you already know."

"So lately, I sent a batch out of the city to grow on their own in the Baiyue Mountain Range."

"And just now, my beast pet discovered several teams fleeing for their lives from the Inner Perimeter..."

Chen Fei quickly explained the situation and mentioned the five-colored divine stone flower.

Cheng Jingjing's brow furrowed, her expression very grim. "Those fools, who gave them the courage to go deep into the Inner Perimeter?"

"Are they throwing their lives away for a five-colored divine stone flower?!"

She took Chen Fei and hurried to Medical Room 16, cursing all the way until Chen Fei's ears were practically calloused.

Ji Tairong panicked the moment he saw a dark-faced Cheng Jingjing approaching. "Min... Minister!"

He was met with Cheng Jingjing's verbal abuse and flying spit. "Minister my foot! Do you even respect me?"

"Didn't I set a rule that any Medical Team member can only go as far as the Middle Zone and must not enter the Inner Perimeter?"

"Also, if a Medical Team member is away for more than two days, they must request leave."

"But you lot, it's been five whole days and not a single report?"

"If Chen Fei hadn't told me, I wouldn't even know."

"You people deserve to die out there..."

Ji Tairong almost buried his head in the ground; they were indeed in the wrong, and there was no way to defend it.

The more Cheng Jingjing spoke, the angrier she got, and she slammed her fist onto the desk, punching a hole through it.

This made both Chen Fei and Ji Tairong swallow hard in fear.

So fierce!

Cheng Jingjing likely had a strength-type Yao Beast that could provide a buff to humans; over time, she had acquired a certain amount of strength attribute herself.

If that punch landed on him, he'd probably cough up several mouthfuls of blood.

After venting, Cheng Jingjing calmed down slightly. "Chen Fei, where are they now?"

Chen Fei quickly reported the location. "They just passed the Middle Zone and have now entered the Outer Perimeter."

"Good!"

Cheng Jingjing picked up her phone and made a call. "Hello, Old Xing, have your people close the city gates."

"Several teams will be returning shortly. Remember not to let them into the city; arrange for them to go to the Temporary Observation House first."

"Also, tell your people not to get too close, to avoid being contaminated or subjected to Parasitism by anything unclean."

On the other end of the line was Xing Shaoshan, the Minister of the City Defense Department of Baiyue City. With a cultivation reaching Grandmaster Level 8, he was the first line of defense for Baiyue City.

Normally, King-level Beast Tamers didn't manage affairs; they only appeared during major accidents or beast tides.

Xing Shaoshan rarely heard Cheng Jingjing sound so serious. "What's going on? Is it that serious?"

Mentioning it only made Cheng Jingjing angrier. "Damn it, these kids actually went deep into the Inner Perimeter. You tell me if it's serious!"

Xing Shaoshan was used to Cheng Jingjing's cursing and didn't think much of it, but the news of them going deep into the Inner Perimeter horrified him.

Because his left eye was blinded after he entered the Inner Perimeter; now he had to wear an eye patch year-round.

If even a Grandmaster-level Beast Tamer like him ended up like that, how could these teams possibly have a good outcome?

"Alright, I understand. I'll make the arrangements."

"You and Xie Xun should probably come over as well!"

The situation was more serious than expected; they had to be fully prepared.

After hanging up, Cheng Jingjing prepared to head to the Temporary Observation House.

Chen Fei stopped her. "Minister, take me with you!"

He then quickly explained, "I can have my beast pet enter the Temporary Observation House as well and then share the vision with everyone."

"This way, we can avoid anyone having direct contact with them."

Chen Fei's plan was hard for Cheng Jingjing to refuse.

"Alright, you come along too..."