72: From now on, this place will be called Qiao Yu Square!

After leaving County City No. 0201, Qiao Yu had the Shadow Cat revert to its original animal form.

Qiao Yu had a fantasy of riding large animals since he was a child, but unfortunately, adults always said that riding a dog would ruin his pants, so he never had the chance. Now, it was finally realized.

After exiting the county city, the Rat Swarm from underground had already rushed to the surface.

The dense Rat Swarm cleared the way, sweeping aside all monsters that tried to block Qiao Yu.

Even if there were Beast General Rank Monsterss on the road, seeing the scene of tens of thousands of Rat Monsters forming a Rat Swarm, they were scared and fled in a panic, not daring to stay for even a moment.

Not only did the monsters evade, but even some scattered martial artist teams on the road, upon seeing this scene, also avoided its sharp edge.

A Rat Swarm was a pure, unprovoked disaster. There wasn't much profit in eradicating a Rat Swarm, but if one got stuck, unless it was a War God Level expert, everyone would die. It was a completely thankless disaster.

With an unobstructed journey, Qiao Yu and his animal friends finally arrived at the outskirts of County-level City No. 0203 as dusk approached.

The Rat Monsters once again burrowed into the underground pipe system of County-level City No. 0203, and the Shadow Cat was also released by Qiao Yu to act independently. There wouldn't be few martial artist teams near the city, so he didn't want it to be discovered.

Qiao Yu, carrying his backpack, entered the suburban area alone.

Unlike the desolate areas outside, the monster density in the suburbs was significantly higher.

Less than half an hour after entering, Qiao Yu discovered two Beast General Rank Monsterss, but Qiao Yu chose not to confront them directly and quickly dodged them.

Unlike when he was in County-level City No. 0201, at that time, he was with the Fire Hammer Squad. Gao Feng and the others were also veterans of the Wilderness Area and were quite familiar with the buildings within the city.

Qiao Yu opened the map on his communication watch and found that there was still quite a distance to the main urban area.

Without the help of a squad, Qiao Yu found that he had a significant disadvantage in reconnaissance.

'Should I get some genes from flying monsters? That would also make reconnaissance easier.'

Qiao Yu looked up at the sky, blue sky and white clouds, with a few flying monsters streaking across the long expanse.

The number of low-level flying monsters was not particularly large, mainly because there were no buildings in the sky to hide in.

Most weak flying monsters had been cleared out by the army. Excluding some exceptionally powerful flying monsters, the remaining ones could no longer pose much of a threat to humans.

'Never mind, I'll establish the fungal nest here in the suburbs first. Reconnaissance can wait until later.'

There weren't many buildings in the suburbs. Even if a few Beast General Rank Monsterss resided here, the Beast Soldier Level monster tides wouldn't be as numerous or frequent as those within the city.

If the suburbs alone had such a density, then the inner city might even have Lord Level monsters.

Qiao Yu found a dilapidated residential area in the suburbs through the map.

After giving the order to the Dai Mao Rat King, these rat cubs all rushed towards that dilapidated residential area.

Qiao Yu finally arrived at this dilapidated residential area after dodging several Beast General Rank Monsterss and the Beast Soldier Level monster tides surrounding them.

"Captain, someone has come over here."

On the roof of the tallest building in the residential area, a martial artist in a black combat uniform put down his binoculars and said to the team's captain.

"How many people? Did they bring monsters with them?"

A Bearded strong man with a scar on his face exhaled smoke and replied.

"Hmm, I didn't see any monsters following him, but he's alone."

The young man in black picked up his binoculars again, looked, and said.

"Alone?"

The Bearded strong man was a bit surprised. Although there were lone rangers in the Wilderness Area, they were usually people who were very confident in their own strength.

Leaving aside the monsters, human hearts are the most terrifying. If one's strength isn't enough, how can a lone individual compete with a well-rounded team?

"Captain, it's just one person. Should we..."

A muscular man next to the Bearded strong man asked, a sinister expression appearing on his face as he spoke.

"Are you seriously ill? Instead of thinking about killing monsters, you're always thinking about killing people and robbing them. We're humans, not beasts. Have you read too many novels? Don't tarnish the reputation of my Prairie Wolf Squad."

The captain frowned and kicked the teammate who made the suggestion.

The muscular man, who had originally shown a sinister expression, rubbed his head and chuckled, "I was just trying to liven up the atmosphere."

"I was just trying to liven up the atmosphere."

"Captain, should we warn the other party that we've already occupied this area?"

The young man with the binoculars turned his head and asked.

"Hmm, send him a signal. Although he's alone and poses no threat to us, we've had a bountiful harvest this time, so it's best not to interact too much with other martial artists."

The Bearded Captain nodded and said cautiously.

There are many incidents of murder and robbery in the Wilderness Area, so one must always be on guard against others.

Meanwhile, Qiao Yu, who had just spotted the tallest residential building downstairs and was about to order the Rat Swarm to advance towards it, was blinded by a dazzling laser.

Qiao Yu immediately became alert and dodged, looking towards the laser's origin. He saw a figure on the rooftop pointing a gun at him, and immediately understood.

He had encountered another martial artist team.

Qiao Yu extended his arm, made an OK gesture towards the other party, and then slowly retreated towards another taller building, not exposing his back to their line of sight.

The young man holding the gun relaxed his vigilance after seeing Qiao Yu retreat. As long as Qiao Yu didn't approach their building, both sides could remain peaceful.

After Qiao Yu entered the residential building, he released spores to detect if there were any other monsters in the building.

Only after confirming there was no threat did he nod, allowing the Rat Swarm to emerge from the pipes here.

"As expected, I've run into other martial artist teams. I need to find a way to drive them away."

Qiao Yu pondered in his mind.

He wanted to establish a fungal nest in this area, which would inevitably lead to encountering other martial artist teams. He was not a person who would indiscriminately kill innocents.

The other party had only given him a warning and hadn't shot him directly, which was already showing considerable respect in the Wilderness Area. To avoid accidentally harming these people, Qiao Yu could only find a way to expel them.

With a thought, the Shadow Cat, which had been hiding in the shadows, leaped out.

"Meow?"

After letting out a questioning sound, it rubbed against Qiao Yu's leg.

"Go to that building and drive them all away."

Qiao Yu patted the Shadow Cat's head and said.

A Beast General Rank Monsters charging at them would surely scare this team away.

"Meow!"

The Shadow Cat, having received its order, let out a cry and advanced towards the building along the shadows.

Not long after, several gunshots were heard, accompanied by a few curses, and the squad fled in a panic.

Qiao Yu chuckled mischievously a few times and began setting up the fungal nest.

"From now on, this place will be called Qiao Yu Plaza!"