36: Chapter 36 D-Rank Monster?!

Since the radius of Area 51 was only about 70 kilometers.

Lu Chen expanded his Mental Energy.

He swept across more than half of the area in one go.

As his range of perception expanded.

It was like a radar sweep.

Vivid images began to form in his mind.

But the images were much clearer.

Dozens of monsters were wandering in the area.

Most of them were E-rank monsters.

A few had reached the E-rank Tenth Layer.

The elemental fluctuations on their bodies.

Rendered intense colors within the monotonous images in his mind.

Gold, fire, earth, lightning, and various other elemental attributes were all present.

It was like invisible elemental vortexes moving about.

He saw an E-rank Tenth Layer Blood Wolf tearing at a sheep-like monster.

The sheep-like monster's neck was covered in blood.

Its four hooves were twitching incessantly.

There were also individual warriors.

Either alone.

Or in groups, scattered throughout the area.

No D-rank lifeforms appeared.

Whether monsters or humans.

At least, not at first.

However, shortly after.

As he focused his Mental Energy and swept toward the west.

An abandoned building fell under his surveillance.

There was a monster there.

A huge, golden Vicious Beast.

Its body was covered in golden scales.

The red fur on its neck was shaggy and unkempt.

Sparks sprayed from its nostrils as it breathed.

The white breath it exhaled billowed like steam.

It was crouching motionless on the third floor.

The intense elemental vortex on its body told Lu Chen everything.

It had already achieved a Breakthrough.

It was a genuine D-rank monster.

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

"So this monster has already achieved a Breakthrough... Should I tell the others?"

"No... even if I told them, they wouldn't believe me."

"If they go over and find it to be true, I wouldn't be able to explain it."

But that didn't matter.

Anyway, he could deal with that Fire-Scaled Beast even with his eyes closed.

Lu Chen immediately relaxed.

He began to silently observe the Fire-Scaled Beast.

At this moment, many squads had already gathered around the abandoned building.

Clearly, they had also heard the rumor.

But they didn't know the Fire-Scaled Beast had already achieved a Breakthrough.

A surprise was waiting for them inside.

Two hours passed.

Tong Ziqiang and Tong Zili returned.

Their expressions were clearly relaxed.

They were holding an alloy case in their hands.

They were overjoyed.

"We received a reward of 60 million yuan."

Tong Ziqiang said.

"Those students' identities are not simple. They must be from some major Family in a base city above C-rank."

It was now noon.

Luo Dafei was already feeling a bit restless.

He couldn't help but speak up.

"Captain, do we really have to keep waiting here?"

"This news is clearly not top secret. What if someone arrives there early and strikes first?"

Lu Chen heard Luo Dafei's words.

He thought to himself.

Brother Luo, be a little more confident.

It's not a "what if."

There are already a dozen or so people gathered there.

However.

This wasn't a problem for Lu Chen.

What really troubled him was.

Whether he should expose his strength this time.

If a major battle broke out, he would inevitably have to reveal D-rank combat power.

If Cai Jiguang found out, wouldn't he have a heart attack?

What if they treated him like a monster and captured him for dissection?

He was not yet ready to make an enemy of the entire human world...

Lu Chen paused for a moment.

He suddenly remembered something.

His Flying Sword!

No one had ever seen him use the Flying Sword.

And no one knew he could use the Flying Sword.

And in the chaotic melee under the cover of night.

No one would notice the black Flying Sword moving at sonic speeds.

The dark night, the chaos.

Would provide the perfect stage for him.

Lu Chen exhaled softly.

As if a heavy burden had been lifted.

He felt much more relaxed.

By the afternoon.

Everyone started heading toward the building in the west.

When they arrived there.

They discovered that many warriors had arrived.

There were over twenty people.

They were surrounding the building from all directions.

Among them was Zhang Feihong's squad.

A thought flashed through everyone's mind simultaneously.

Which squad would strike first?

The air was filled with a tense atmosphere.

Silent, heavy, and filled with the smell of gunpowder.

Suddenly.

Captain Lü Xingjia cleared his throat.

And spoke up.

"Everyone, how about we cooperate?"

The others turned around.

One of the captains.

An expert at the E-rank Tenth Layer asked.

"Captain Lü Xingjia, how should we cooperate?"

Captain Lü Xingjia said calmly.

"We will attack together. There are many E-rank monsters in this building, and no single squad can handle them alone."

"If we all strike together, they will definitely be no match for us."

"As for the distribution, whoever kills a monster gets it."

"As for that Fire-Scaled Beast, we will all attack together, and the squad that contributes the most will claim the final prize."

"However, we should provide appropriate labor fees based on each squad's contribution."

"If we fight amongst ourselves first, it would be fine if the Fire-Scaled Beast just ran away, but if it takes advantage of the chaos to kill us, that would be a real joke."

Upon hearing this.

The surroundings suddenly fell silent.

Then everyone nodded one after another.

They felt it made sense.

After some discussion.

The five teams reached a consensus.

The attack would begin at sunset.

Everyone dispersed.

And began to regulate their breathing.

To conserve their strength.

When the sun dipped below the horizon.

The golden sunset illuminated the vast land.

Twenty-five warriors slowly approached the building.

Each of them drew their weapons.

Energy swirled around their bodies.

However.

Before they could initiate the attack.

Deafening roars rang out.

Like rolls of thunder exploding from all directions.

Boom.

Boom.

Boom.

The ground trembled.

Immediately after.

In the surrounding wilderness.

Dozens—no—hundreds of monsters surged forward like a black tide.

Then.

The true horror appeared.

A six-meter-tall Fire-Scaled Beast appeared on the roof of the building.

Its eyes glowed with scorching firelight like burning glass.

Flames danced on its red mane.

Releasing a suffocating pressure.

This was not a fragile monster in the middle of a Breakthrough.

This was a D-rank.

A monster that had fully achieved a Breakthrough and was at its Peak state.

It stood proudly.

Exuding a terrifying, primitive, and wild aura.