82: Attack the main city

Compared to selling counterfeit monster materials, directly duplicating combat equipment also offered many benefits.

Even if Qiao Yu didn't use standard-issue combat suits in the future, it could still benefit more ordinary warriors.

Although Qiao Yu's physical genes could no longer be considered human, on a spiritual level, he was still human.

On one hand, he could help more people, and on the other, he could profit himself. It was a win-win result, so why not?

If he had to find a reason, it could be seen as accumulating some good karma before encountering those humans who were powerful beyond description in the future.

He hoped that when the time came, he wouldn't be wiped out as soon as he was discovered... "Since I'm going to sell fungal combat suits, we're back to that old problem—the damn fungal swarm is insufficient again."

Qiao Yu let out a long sigh. He felt as if he had gained something since arriving in the Wilderness Area, yet also as if he had gained nothing at all.

"Then, let's expand toward the main city next!"

Collecting his thoughts, Qiao Yu prepared to set out.

This time, he wasn't alone. He also had six Fungal Squads and tens of thousands of Beast Soldier Level cannon fodder.

"All forces attack! Crush them!"

With a grand wave of Qiao Yu's hand, tens of thousands of fungal monsters used the fungal nest in the dilapidated residential area as a starting point, aggressively sweeping toward the main urban area of County 0203.

Under the command of the Beast General Level fungal creatures within the Fungal Squads, the fungal army began their operational strategy of capturing the city from the suburbs.

The entire main city of County 0203 seemed to wail as the roars of beasts rose and fell, and the shrill screams before death echoed through the heavens.

As they approached the main urban area, Qiao Yu noticed that the variety of monsters here had increased significantly.

Setting aside common monsters like pigs, dogs, cats, cattle, and sheep, this was the first time Qiao Yu had seen a serpentine monster group.

After flattening a villa building, they uncovered the habitat of a nest of snake monsters.

The snake monsters, which had originally intended to counterattack, were already scared out of their wits upon seeing such a massive beast tide approaching and fled in all directions.

Each giant python was as thick as a human waist, with lengths varying from several meters to ten, twenty, or even more.

This type of snake monster had nearly parallel black line patterns all over its body, and the closer these lines were to the head, the thicker they became.

"It's the Black-lined Snake. I didn't expect them to avoid the suburbs and prefer staying near the city."

For giant snake monsters like these, moving between city buildings was quite difficult. Especially with their lengths of over 20 meters, it was hard for them to fight back among the structures.

"There are so many small snakes too; it seems they must have laid eggs here."

Qiao Yu speculated.

At this moment, Qiao Yu was still straddling the original Shadow Cat, letting it carry him along.

A group of Black-lined Snakes moved rapidly through the city ruins to escape, but the rising dust greatly hindered their long tongues from sensing the environment.

In the shadows of the ruins, Beast General Level fungal creatures stared greedily at the fleeing Black-lined Snakes.

Before the Fungal Lord, they were desperate to prove themselves, hoping to receive the Lord's blessing so their own strength could reach the next level.

The largest Black-lined Snake in the lead hissed frantically, trying to summon its descendants to sacrifice themselves to save its own life.

But what it didn't know was that a fungal unit led by Fungal Twin-tailed Tiger Cats had long since finished devouring its offspring.

Originally, due to the superior neural response of felines, snakes were generally unable to defeat them.

As for those Fungal Twin-tailed Tiger Cats, with just a few flashes of black shadows and powerful claw strikes, over a dozen Black-lined Snakes were killed.

In the sky, over a hundred Golden Vultures whistled past like golden spears piercing the heavens. A hundred golden divine weapons descended from the sky, snatching up the other fleeing monsters on the ground one by one, only to drop them from mid-air to fall to their deaths.

The Golden Vulture Flock that had followed Qiao Yu from the beginning now possessed immeasurable strength. The weakest had reached the Intermediate Beast General Level, while the highest-ranking ones had reached the High-level Beast General Rank.

Their strength was almost comparable to the Black-crowned Golden Eagle, which ranked third among eagle-type monsters. With just one more step, they could reach the Lord Level, equal to an adult Black-crowned Golden Eagle.

As Qiao Yu's fungal army continued to advance, County 0203 fell into unprecedented chaos. Dust flew on the streets, monster blood splashed everywhere, and slaughter was rampant. All the monsters were on the verge of a killing frenzy.

Those who could escape fled; those who couldn't escape fought; those who couldn't fight died.

"Lì——!"

The majestic, loud, and powerful cry of a bird of prey rang out.

In an instant, Qiao Yu felt as if dark clouds were covering him. High in the sky, it seemed as if something exceptionally massive was blocking the sunlight.

Qiao Yu looked up toward the direction the cry had come from.

Far above, a massive Black-crowned Golden Eagle was flying across the sky over the city.

Its body didn't look that large, but Qiao Yu knew that was because it was at a high altitude; the visual feedback made its size appear smaller.

Its feathers shimmered with a cold metallic luster, while the feathers on its head were a deep, dark color, like a black crown, exuding nobility and mystery.

Its sharp, massive talons gleamed golden, and a pair of sharp, cold eyes flashing with blue light looked down at the street where Qiao Yu was, filled with killing intent.

"Lì!"

A sharp eagle cry erupted from the Black-crowned Golden Eagle. Its eyes were full of murderous intent; clearly, the fungal army led by Qiao Yu had invaded its territory.

The already extremely fast Black-crowned Golden Eagle suddenly increased its speed, instantly breaking the sound barrier. Qiao Yu could faintly see two atmospheric shapes of equally spaced rings behind it.

"Can biological creatures produce Mach rings too?"

Qiao Yu was shocked. This flight speed was definitely the fastest he had ever seen in his life.

The strength of this Black-crowned Golden Eagle had likely already surpassed the High-level Beast General Rank, reaching the Lord Level, and might even be close to the Intermediate Lord Level.

The fungal Golden Vulture Flock above Qiao Yu circled around him for protection, blocking the Black-crowned Golden Eagle's line of sight.

Qiao Yu's current strength had already reached the High-level Wargod level, and his Psychic Power had reached the Intermediate War God level. How could he be afraid of a Black-crowned Golden Eagle that was merely close to the Intermediate Lord Level?

With a thought, Qiao Yu summoned the highest-ranking High-level Wargod Golden Vulture from the flock and leapt from the Shadow Cat onto the Golden Vulture's back.

He wanted to meet this Intermediate Lord Level Black-crowned Golden Eagle and test his upgraded combat power.