96: Seeking that powerful figure

"What was detected in County 0203 this time?"

The officer rubbed the space between his eyebrows and asked calmly.

He was originally responsible for this area, but lately, he felt like he was becoming the exclusive person in charge of County 0203.

"Sigh..."

In less than a month, two incidents had occurred; another one now would make it the third.

"Reporting, sir! All monster signals in County 0203 have completely disappeared."

"This city... has been reclaimed!"

The Soldier wearing a headset sounded exceptionally excited, his voice even choking up slightly.

Although humanity no longer suffered heavy casualties after the Great Nirvana Period and had reclaimed some habitats from the monsters, the vast majority of areas were still occupied by them.

The total number of Martial Artists seemed to be constantly increasing, but those Martial Artists would all go to more popular cities to hunt monsters, resulting in many deaths and injuries.

On one hand, popular cities had more monsters and offered greater benefits, which was understandable.

On the other hand, in these popular cities, monsters staged comebacks so frequently that more people had to be sent to suppress them. Many Martial Artists even spent their entire lives fighting in a single city, and almost no one cared about the situation in small cities.

Although China attempted to reclaim some territory by implementing policies to recruit international Martial Artist Squads to sweep through remote cities.

But the HR Alliance intervened; these merchant families only cared about profits.

Through this policy, the HR Alliance constantly fleeced China, introducing Foreign Martial Artist Squads and taking a cut from the negotiations. As for patriotism, it was just a joke to them.

"What? All monster signals have disappeared! County 0203 can be reclaimed?"

The officer's hands trembled with excitement, and the microphone in his hand almost dropped.

"Are you sure there's no error in the satellite signal?"

It wasn't that the officer didn't want to believe it, but such a major event required caution.

"Reporting, sir! There is no error in the satellite signal."

The operator confirmed again.

"However..."

The operator's tone shifted, sounding a bit strange.

"However, what?"

The officer's heart sank slightly. Could something unexpected have happened?

"However, besides the signal coordinates of the four members of the investigation squad, the satellite scan also detected the signal coordinates of an unidentified Martial Artist."

The operator said in a strange tone.

The last time there were abnormal fluctuations in County 0203, the monster signals were very dense. Without a specific search, a Martial Artist's signal wouldn't have been obvious.

But now that the monster signals in the entire city were wiped clean, the Martial Artist's signal was as bright as a star in the night sky.

"I remember the North Military Region's Investigation Squad 003 happens to be there investigating the fall of the Foreign Martial Artist Squad, right?"

"Just let them go and check it out on the ground. If the situation is true, then they should investigate whether it's related to this Martial Artist and see who made such a great contribution!"

The officer happened to remember the investigation squad's application for S-class Equipment to go to County 0203 for investigation, so that worked out perfectly.

To be able to annihilate all the monsters in a city, their strength must have already surpassed a God of War, and they would likely be among the top ranks in the War God Palace.

Unfortunately, most members of the War God Palace focused their attention on pursuing the ultimate power of the human body, while the goal of exterminating all monsters on Earth remained far out of reach.

"This time, we might have just happened to encounter a powerhouse from the War God Palace handling something. Unfortunately, we have no right to question the powerhouses of the War God Palace, and their movements are not allowed to be recorded."

"Go, notify Investigation Squad 003 to execute new orders!"

The officer said with a bitter smile.

Such a powerhouse possessed the strength to speak as an equal to an entire country; who would dare to provoke them?

"Yes, sir!"

The operator took the order and immediately sent the intelligence to the investigation squad.

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Meanwhile, the investigation squad, having arrived at the edge of the main city, was about to land near the previous location of the Foreign War God Squad.

"Old Wang, have you noticed anything unusual?"

Li Zheng asked Wang Mian with a pout.

"What's unusual? Did you poop your pants?"

Wang Mian said irritably.

A catfish can keep sardines active, but since they boarded the warplane, this guy's mouth hadn't stopped moving.

It was also because Captain Feng Zhisheng had a good temper; if it were any other squad, Li Zheng would have been the first one to get smacked.

"Have you noticed that since we arrived at County 0203 this time, the number of monsters is pitifully small? When we went out to burn the fungus just now, I didn't even see any monsters nearby."

Li Zheng spoke as if it were a serious matter, his expression half-earnest and half-puzzled.

"Isn't it good not to see monsters? Do you want to be surrounded by several of them?"

Wang Mian was the first to disagree with Li Zheng's sentiment. Although they had applied for S-class Equipment, an investigation squad was not a combat squad. It was best for their mission to avoid combat; intelligence was their primary prize.

"Beep! Beep!"

"Beep! Beep!"

Feng Zhisheng was watching Wang Mian and Li Zheng's banter with interest when his communication watch emitted a beeping sound. Feng Zhisheng's originally smiling face froze after seeing the message on the watch.

Seeing the captain suddenly dazed, Wang Mian and Li Zheng both stepped forward.

"Captain?"

Li Zheng waved his hands in front of Feng Zhisheng's eyes, and only then did Feng Zhisheng snap out of it.

"Wang Mian, this time you weren't as observant as Li Zheng."

Feng Zhisheng said to Wang Mian with a faint smile.

The sudden remark left Wang Mian somewhat confused.

"What are you saying, Captain? I don't get it."

Feng Zhisheng then told Wang Mian, Li Zheng, and Zeng Liangxin, who was piloting the warplane, the news that the satellite had detected the total annihilation of monsters in County 0203.

Now, not only were Wang Mian and Li Zheng stunned.

Even Zeng Liangxin, who always maintained a poker face, was somewhat moved.

"Old Wang, what did I say? I said the monsters seemed to have all disappeared, and now the satellite results directly confirm it. You have nothing to say now, right?"

Li Zheng raised his head smugly and spoke to Wang Mian with a cheeky grin.

"Yes, yes, yes, you're amazing!"

Uncharacteristically, Wang Mian didn't snap back and just gave a perfunctory response.

"Captain, are we going to look for that powerhouse Senior first?"

Wang Mian asked.

Feng Zhisheng nodded. The intelligence from above said they should find that Senior as soon as possible to express their gratitude and show China's extreme recognition of his actions. If they could establish a connection through this, it would be even better.

The warplane immediately flew toward the inner city of the main city. However, the sight they saw after entering the inner city made their skin crawl.

They naturally had unconditional faith in the intelligence and orders from their superiors, but at this moment, the dense crowds of monsters in the streets and buildings of the inner city all turned their eyes toward their warplane, causing them to break out in a cold sweat.