215: Chapter 215 City in One Night (Part 2)

A series of gunfire spewed from the top of the pavilion, the sound dull and dense, humming together into one continuous roar.

The projectiles hit the body of the first Black-backed Leopard.

The leopard was running at full speed when dozens of blood mists instantly burst from its body. Its flesh and skin were torn apart, flipping outward piece by piece, and its entire body was slapped sideways as if by an invisible giant hand, tumbling down to the ground, sliding seven or eight meters away, and becoming completely motionless.

From the opening fire to killing the first Black-backed Leopard, Zhao Hu estimated that it only took two breaths of time.

The second Black-backed Leopard had an extremely fast reaction speed.

Its body lowered as it wanted to dart to the side, but several other nearby pavilions also opened fire. Two autocannons swept across in a crossfire, and the projectiles hit the leopard's body as densely as rain. Flesh and blood flew across mid-air, and the leopard fell apart even before hitting the ground. Bits of shredded meat and bone splinters were flung several meters away, leaving a muddy mess on the ground that no longer resembled its original shape.

Two Rank-2 Yao Beasts died completely in less than five breaths, front and back.

Zhao Hu's hand holding the saber froze in mid-air.

The things inside these pavilions started fighting on their own without anyone operating them.

He could be certain of this, because from the appearance of the Yao Beast to its killing, there wasn't even a single human figure near the wall.

But the Rank-3 Red-bristled Bear was still there.

Witnessing the two Black-backed Leopards beaten into shredded meat with its own eyes, its steps paused for a moment. Its crimson-red long fur bristled completely, a dull roar emitted from its throat, and its four legs suddenly exerted force as it lunged toward the wall.

The autocannons on the pavilions all turned around, five or six of them opening fire simultaneously. Projectiles poured onto the Red-bristled Bear, causing sparks to fly all over its body.

Beneath the crimson-red long fur was a layer of hard shell, and the autocannon projectiles smashing onto it could only shatter the surface fragments without penetrating through.

Smoke was rising from its body as it kept charging forward against the barrage of bullets, each step smashing out a pit, getting closer and closer to the wall.

Zhao Hu's heart jumped to his throat.

Then he heard that sound.

"Whoosh, whoosh—"

"Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh, whoosh—"

It was exactly the same as when the giant eliminated the Demon Wolves yesterday.

Suddenly, a large patch of white smoke rose from behind the wall, and dozens, hundreds of white trails streaked across the sky simultaneously, dragging arcs as they smashed toward the Red-bristled Bear.

"Missiles! These are missiles!" Zhao Hu blurted out, "Su Mingyuan mentioned this thing—"

Liu Kun and the others did not react, obviously unaware of what those things flying in the sky were.

"Boom!"

"Boom, boom!"

In the blink of an eye, the first wave of missiles smashed down, and the ground beneath the Red-bristled Bear's feet collapsed directly, the exploding fireball swallowing it entirely.

Immediately following that, the second wave and the third wave smashed into the fireball one after another, blasting the ground downward into a huge pit.

The explosion sounds overlapped, Zhao Hu's ears buzzed, and all subsequent sounds turned into muffled thuds.

Wave after wave of heat slapped against his face, carrying a burnt smell and a choking smell of gunpowder smoke, making it hard to even open his eyes.

The ground was shaking, and the soles of his feet felt numb, as if the entire patch of earth was vibrating along with it.

The bombing lasted for a few minutes before stopping.

When the smoke slowly dissipated, Zhao Hu saw the Red-bristled Bear.

Or rather, what was left of the Red-bristled Bear.

On the ground was a huge pit thirty to forty meters deep. At the bottom of the pit was a pile of charred bones and rotten meat, not a single strand of crimson-red fur remained intact, and that layer of hard shell reputed to be impervious to swords and spears was blasted into fragments, scattered around the rim of the pit.

The air was filled with the stench of burnt meat, so thick that Zhao Hu's stomach churned for a while.

From beginning to end, not a single person came out of this city.

Two Rank-2 Black-backed Leopards and one Rank-3 Red-bristled Bear were eliminated just like that, gone just like that.

Zhao Hu slowly sheathed his saber; he had just been thinking of reporting back to Su Mingyuan and the others.

Now it seemed there was no need.

He turned his head and glanced at Liu Kun.

Liu Kun's saber was still raised, maintaining a blocking posture, but his eyes were already glazed over.

Sun Liang squatted on the ground to pick up his dropped medicine bottle, his fingers trembling as he tried to twist the cap, failing to screw it on three times.

Zhao Hu took a deep breath, suppressing the fishy, sweet taste in his throat.

"Put your weapons away," he said, "Do you believe it now? The power they possess is something we can never compare to."

——

Time back to yesterday, after Zhao Hu led the hunting team away.

Su Mingyuan did two things.

The first was sending the yao core back to the Main World.

That cyan sphere was packed into a sealed container, encased in two layers of buffer boxes on the outside, escorted by four soldiers, and sent back to the Main World through the portal.

Over in the Main World, the Materials Research Institute was already waiting.

Before the portal of the Fourth World opened, the research institute had already received a notice—any biological samples from the new world would be handled with the highest priority without exception.

As soon as the yao core arrived, it went directly into the research institute's core laboratory.

Accompanied by it was a report, dictated by Su Mingyuan and compiled by Tao Zhe.

Inside, everything Zhao Hu said was recorded down in meticulous detail:

Yao Beasts were divided into five Ranks; those of Rank 3 and above might form a yao core, which contained Spiritual Qi that could be either directly absorbed to Cultivate or used to refine Medicinal Pills, with the pills' efficiency being several times higher than direct absorption.

In addition, the Martial Artist system described by Zhao Hu was attached.

Spiritual Qi entered the body, and qi energy strengthened the tendons and bones. Martial Artists were divided into five stages; the Fourth-Stage Grandmaster had qi energy condensed into substance, and it was rumored that the Great Grandmaster of the fifth stage could integrate with heaven and earth.

The weight of this report was heavier than the yao core itself.

Because the first three worlds—zombies, giants, and zerg—were all purely biological threats. There was no Cultivation system, nor supernatural powers that humans could grasp.

The Fourth World was different.

Here, there was Spiritual Qi, Cultivation Techniques, and Medicinal Pills—a complete Cultivation system that had already been verified by humans.

If this system could be thoroughly studied and even utilized by the people of Daxia—

Then the value of the Fourth World was not something the first three worlds could compare with.

That was a path allowing ordinary people to step into the extraordinary.

The second thing was building the Forward Base.

Su Mingyuan submitted the preliminary evaluation report of the Fourth World to the Otherworld Development Leading Group.

Four points were written in the report:

The ecological danger Rank was lower than the first three worlds, making it suitable for Daxia people to live in; the civilization level of the aborigines was higher than expected, possessing spoken and written language as well as an urban social structure; a supernatural energy system existed, holding extremely high research value; the friendliness of the aborigines was acceptable, providing a basis for trade and cooperation.

Conclusion: It is recommended to immediately initiate the construction of the Forward Base.

The approval came down in ten minutes.

Approved, with resources prioritized for allocation.

Su Mingyuan was not surprised at all when he saw the approval.

When the first three worlds opened, every time a report was submitted, they had to wait.

Back in the first world, it was the most exaggerated. Just the single point of "whether to send people in" was argued about for a very long time. Two teacups were smashed in the conference room; someone slammed the table saying this was courting death, while someone else slammed the table saying this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

In the end, Elder Qin made the final decision.

Now no one hesitated.

After developing three worlds, the things brought back to the Main World blocked everyone's mouth—zombie crystal cores, skyfall steel, mecha technology, every single one of which made the technology of the Main World leap forward by a huge step.

Those few who slammed the table in opposition back then were now the ones urging the most fiercely in the Otherworld Development Leading Group.

Otherworld development had also changed from "whether to develop it" to "how fast it can be developed".