65: Acting alone

A few more days had passed.

It was now Saturday, October 7, 2056.

After enduring a month-long quarantine, the members of the Fire Hammer Squad gathered once again in the HR Alliance building.

This time, Qiao Yu no longer detected anyone spying on him; after promoting to an Elementary Warlord, Qiao Yu's sensory perception had improved in every aspect.

Judging from his previous conversation with Bald Lei, Bald Lei had been keeping him under surveillance for a long time, likely...

Now that the feeling of being watched had vanished, Bald Lei had indeed gone into seclusion as he had claimed.

It was unknown if he would be able to transcend the Realm of Unity between Heaven and Man and comprehend the Domain once he emerged from this seclusion.

"Qiao Yu, Luo Feng, are you both planning to survive alone in the Wilderness Area this time?"

Gao Feng, Chen Gu, and the others all changed their expressions.

"Yes!" Qiao Yu and Luo Feng each nodded.

"That is too dangerous." Gao Feng's face showed slight concern, and he said hurriedly.

"Luo Feng is fine, he is just going to County City No. 0201 near the military region to hone his blade techniques and movement techniques; the level of danger there is still manageable."

"Qiao Yu, why are you still planning to go back to County City No. 0201? Hasn't it already been blocked off by the authorities?"

Chen Gu asked curiously, while Zhang Ke and the Wei Brothers were all frowning.

"My brothers, you don't know, this is considered a mission given to me by the higher-ups. They asked me to go to County City No. 0201 to assist with an investigation, and there will be official personnel protecting me once I arrive."

Qiao Yu explained in a low voice, looking mysterious.

"Oh! So that's how it is! So it was a mission assigned by that person."

Gao Feng, Chen Gu, and Zhang Ke immediately understood and nodded repeatedly, indicating their understanding.

On the other hand, the Wei Brothers were completely confused.

They had previously been in quarantine at a Dojo of Limits in another city and didn't know what had happened, so they thought this was just a normal operation.

As it turned out, Luo Feng wanted to go out alone, and Qiao Yu also wanted to go out alone.

"Hey, wait a minute, are you all hiding things from us brothers?"

Wei Tie and Wei Qing were dissatisfied and said in unison.

"Precisely because this is that person's intention, I'm afraid I won't be able to participate in the Fire Hammer Squad's operations for the time being."

There was a hint of disappointment in Qiao Yu's tone.

"Sigh, it's rare that Zhang Ke, the Wei Brothers, and I have all upgraded to Warlord Level using A-grade gene agents. I was thinking this operation would be easier, but I didn't expect to lose two great generals right away."

Chen Gu said helplessly as well.

"There's no other way, everyone has their own aspirations. Like Luo Feng just now, wasn't he provoked by Xu Xin's older brother, Xu Gang, and now he says he wants to go to the Wilderness Area alone to train? Isn't it just to prove himself?"

"Luo Feng is currently still a Warrior Level Martial Artist. Among those big Families, who doesn't have hundreds or thousands of Warrior Level Martial Artists under their command, and even groups of Warlord Level ones? It's normal for him to be looked down upon."

Gao Feng picked up his cocktail, clinked glasses with Luo Feng, and spoke slowly.

"The Xu Family is powerful and can control a group of Warlord-level Martial Artists, but can they boss around a War God Level Expert? In the end, it's a matter of one's own ability."

"If they knew about Luo Feng's identity as a Psycher Master, they would probably come running over to fawn over him."

"Dealing with these so-called big Families, as long as the power is great enough and the benefits are sufficient, nothing is a problem; dignity is secondary."

Qiao Yu sipped the whiskey in his glass and said indifferently.

"Hahaha, Qiao Yu is right. I was just thinking about how times change, and I almost forgot that Luo Feng is our ace. He is a hot commodity wherever he goes, so why would he fear being looked down upon?"

Gao Feng slapped his forehead and nodded as if he had just realized it.

"Being provoked by you like this, I even want to go and hone my giant hammer, but unfortunately, I don't have the ability to save my own life in a herd of monsters."

Gao Feng thought about how Luo Feng was constantly improving himself, and his heart couldn't help but burn with desire. Unfortunately, he knew his own limits; for the sake of survival, it was better not to push himself too hard.

"When do you plan to set off?" Chen Gu asked.

"I'll go back today to prepare, and I'll set off tomorrow. Captain, remember to send me a message when you go to the Wilderness Area."

Luo Feng smiled.

"I'm going to head out early in a while. Time is tight and the mission is heavy, so it's not good to delay any longer."

Qiao Yu smiled and pointed to the backpack and equipment at his feet.

Gao Feng nodded.

"Then I won't hold you up any longer. When venturing into the Wilderness Area alone, you must both be careful. Qiao Yu, don't let your guard down just because there are official personnel around; your life is your own..."

Qiao Yu nodded.

The group chatted for a while longer, then parted ways.

After bidding farewell to Gao Feng, Luo Feng, and the others, Qiao Yu traveled alone by train to the North Military Region of Jiangnan Base City.

The train stopped at the military region station, and Qiao Yu followed a crowd of unfamiliar Martial Artists out of the carriage.

"Back in the Wilderness Area again..." Qiao Yu felt the fresh air, which was different from that in the city, let out a deep breath, and walked towards the Martial Artist supply base.

As light shone through from outside the Martial Artist passage, the complex of buildings at the supply base soon appeared in Qiao Yu's line of sight.

"How come you are alone? Haven't your teammates arrived yet?"

At the entrance of the supply base, the guard saw Qiao Yu carrying a huge combat backpack alone, with a shield fixed to the back of his right hand, and asked curiously.

"It's just me." Qiao Yu smiled and passed through the facial recognition scanning channel.

"Name: Qiao Yu. The registered information lists the Fire Hammer Squad. Why are you alone? Going to the Wilderness Area alone is too dangerous; there is a possibility of losing your life at any moment."

The guard looked at the display screen behind the scanning instrument and asked curiously.

"Haha, it's fine. I've been to the Wilderness Area before; don't I know the dangers of the Wilderness Area? I'm just going to hone my movement techniques and blade techniques in the Wilderness Area near the military region."

Qiao Yu laughed it off and told the guard a small lie.

"That's true, it's not your first time going to the Wilderness Area. You've come to hone your movement techniques and blade techniques in actual combat."

"H265, small townhouse. Since you are alone, I won't assign you a large villa; it would be a waste of resources."

"If you hunt any monster Materials, you can sell them to me; I guarantee you a satisfactory price."

The guard nodded and handed over a key with a smile.

Nowadays, everyone is competing, and Martial Artists are also competing. Although training in actual combat is more dangerous, many Martial Artists still do it to quickly improve their strength, so the guard was not surprised.

Some Martial Artists are too confident and choose to go to the Wilderness Area by themselves; if they are unlucky and encounter a monster horde or herd, it's game over.

Therefore, unless they are really confident in themselves, at least two Martial Artists cooperate with each other.

Qiao Yu nodded, took the key, and headed to the villa area within the supply base.

H265 townhouse, each building is a duplex with a three-bedroom, two-living room layout. Qiao Yu found the bathroom, took a quick shower, and changed into a comfortable bathrobe.

He called the service staff to have some food delivered, then closed his eyes to rest.