117: Chapter 115 News

Chapter 115: News

Deputy Captain Huang Tianqiu and Zhou Mengan were locked in close combat with a Vine Spider Nurse, attempting to rescue their captain, Captain Tai Jin, from beneath its spider legs.

However, a direct assault proved rather futile, and saving him was even more difficult than ascending to the heavens.

The strength of the two of them was merely that of ordinary Tier-2 limit-breakers, making it completely impossible for them to suppress the enhanced Vine Spider Nurse.

The more they fought with the Vine Spider Nurse, the more they felt how troublesome the opponent was, and they were suppressed miserably.

Zhang Meng was anxious in her heart. As a sniper, she observed the battlefield situation the most clearly.

She knew that her team had completely no way to contend with these two anomalous monsters comparable to leader-tier individuals.

As a sniper, calm returned to her brain. Amidst the perilous situation, she strung together scraps of clues and decided to take a gamble in her desperation—she bet that someone was controlling the two monsters from behind the scenes.

"You are quite smart."

A cold voice came from above the street, and a mysterious person wearing a Night Demon mask and covered in black armor appeared before the squad.

Wang Ting did not land on the ground. He hovered in mid-air with two huge bat wings unfolded behind him. Coupled with the pitch-black and stern appearance of his Night Demon armor, he looked just like a visitor from hell.

This appearance made Deputy Captain Huang Tianqiu and Zhou Mengan, who were fighting the Vine Spider Nurse on the ground, feel a jolt in their hearts.

Their movements slowed accordingly, and the Vine Spider Nurse seized this opportunity. Several thick vine tentacles behind its back whipped heavily toward the two of them like whipropes.

The sound of breaking air was like a sonic boom, and the shadow-like vines landed on the two of them.

Deputy Captain Huang Tianqiu and Zhou Mengan were directly knocked flying by the vine tentacles of the Vine Spider Nurse, crashing heavily into the debris on the roadside, sending things clattering and flipping all over the ground.

This blow was no less than a heavy hammer, making them feel as if their muscles and bones were about to crack all over. If not for the fact that their physical strength was already a Tier-2 limit-breaker, they would probably have broken God knows how many ribs by now.

Having suffered this blow, the Vine Spider Nurse left them no room to resist at all. Taking advantage of the moment when they could not struggle, the vine tentacles instantly coiled up and completely wrapped around their bodies.

Their expressions changed drastically, and they tried desperately to break free. The pain on their bodies and the huge binding force coming from the vines made their hearts sink completely to the bottom of the valley.

Captain Tai Jin, Deputy Captain Huang Tianqiu, and Zhou Mengan were all bound by the vine tentacles of the Vine Spider Nurse. As if carrying cargo, the Vine Spider Nurse hoisted them across the roaring zombies surrounding them.

The Vine Spider Nurse strode out with its spear-like spider legs and quickly ran in front of the remaining three combat members of the squad.

The three of them had already been wounded by the black feathers of the crow feather drone. Seeing the Vine Spider Nurse closing in for the kill, they still wanted to escape, but unexpectedly, a coil of vine tentacles bound them up as well.

The squad was completely wiped out. Wang Ting swept his gaze across the gathering horde of corpses, then commanded the Giant Claw Night Demon and the Vine Spider Nurse to grab the captives, rushed through the zombie-filled street, and finally climbed along the wall to the roof of a four- or five-story building.

The group of people was thrown onto the rooftop like cargo by the Vine Spider Nurse. Carrying Zhang Meng, the Giant Claw Night Demon also landed on this rooftop and tossed Zhang Meng aside next to several of them.

Captain Tai Jin had also recovered his breath a little by this time. Although the bloody holes on his body had not completely stopped bleeding, his spirits had recovered a bit.

At this time, the greed in his eyes had completely receded, leaving only fear in his gaze towards Wang Ting, and he couldn't help thinking in his heart: What kind of Extraordinary Path is this that can actually control two completely different anomalous monsters?

"Are you an exploration team from Jumu City?"

A cold voice came from beneath the mask, making it unclear whether this was a young man or a middle-aged man.

"We are willing to compensate milord for the losses, and only hope milord spares our lives."

Captain Tai Jin was in a state of high nervous tension and immediately threw out his bargaining chip for mercy: "We didn't know this was milord's monster, and thought it was an anomalous monster newly projected by Zombie Town."

"Answer my question."

Wang Ting's tone was cold.

Captain Tai Jin's heart skipped a beat, and he hurriedly replied: "Yes, we are an exploration team managed by the Pioneer Army of the outer city of Jumu City. This time we came here to hunt elite individuals and acquire Extraordinary Cores and Extraordinary Materials."

Captain Tai Jin spoke with certainty, claiming to be under the control of the Jumu City Pioneer Army, but in reality, it was just to gild his own face—their relationship with the official authorities of Jumu City was not that close.

"How many days have you stayed in Zombie Town?"

Wang Ting merely glanced at Captain Tai Jin. He could tell that Captain Tai Jin had not told the complete truth.

"A total of three days. We only hunted two Crawlers and two skull-crushers, along with some zombie monsters, harvesting a total of three Extraordinary Cores and thirty Extraordinary Materials."

Among Captain Tai Jin's squad, they were equipped with a sniper master like Zhang Meng, and heavy weapons like anti-materiel sniper rifles. Because of this, the difficulty of hunting elite individual zombie monsters naturally decreased significantly.

Within three days, they hunted four elite monsters, which was enough to show their understanding of Zombie Town and the proficiency of their killing methods.

Facing the price offered by Captain Tai Jin, Wang Ting remained unmoved.

"How many teams does Jumu City actually have in Zombie Town?"

Captain Tai Jin's heart sank: "I only know that a team from the Pioneer Army came in specifically to hunt a few tyrants, but I don't know about other teams."

Captain Tai Jin was just an adventure team, which was equivalent to the armed force tacitly permitted by Jumu City to go out and explore the Infinite Building, but not people from the management, so naturally they didn't know how many adventurers were in Zombie Town.

He hadn't failed to think about taking this opportunity to pull out the tiger skin of Jumu City to make Wang Ting hesitate out of fear of breaking things.

But seeing Wang Ting's concealed face and the cold aura he exuded, he ultimately dismissed this thought and honestly answered the questions.

Wang Ting's expression stirred, and he pursued, "Which direction are they in?"

"Deep inside Zombie Town, near the Infinite Building. Leader-tier individuals like tyrants generally roam around there and won't easily come out to the periphery."

"Take out the Extraordinary Materials and Extraordinary Cores you harvested."

Captain Tai Jin's hanging heart finally felt somewhat at ease when he heard Wang Ting demand them to take out the Extraordinary Materials.

"Benzi, take the things out."

Several people took out the Extraordinary Cores and Extraordinary Materials they had harvested from their portable backpacks, their faces filled with heartache.

After all, these were Extraordinary Materials they had accumulated after running around in Zombie Town for three days and taking many risks.

Taking them all out this time meant that their adventure could be said to have suffered heavy losses with zero return.

The consumed bullets, grenades, and other bombs—these things would not return to their pockets. The next time they came out to explore, they would still have to spend a large amount of money to buy them from Jumu City.

Wang Ting's gaze swept across these Extraordinary Cores and Extraordinary Materials, and his gaze finally landed on the three Extraordinary Cores. These three Extraordinary Cores came from Crawlers and skull-crushers respectively.

These Extraordinary Cores were the main materials for constructing the painless potion.

"Leave your contact information, then get lost. When exploring next time, keep your eyes open and don't let greed get the better of you."

Wang Ting only took away the three Extraordinary Cores and did not loot all of their equipment and Extraordinary Materials.

This action made Captain Tai Jin and the others show astonished expressions. They originally thought that not killing them was already milord being magnanimous, but they never expected Wang Ting to be so lenient.

Captain Tai Jin took a deep breath: "Thank you for your guidance, milord. If milord comes to Jumu City, you can come to the No. 7 detached building in Qiaomu Community to find our Black Panther Squad. If there are any instructions in the future, I, Captain Tai Jin, will definitely help wherever it is within my power."

Wang Ting nodded, unfolded the wings behind him, and flew towards the dark night of Zombie Town.

The Vine Spider Nurse and the Giant Claw Night Demon also vaulted down towards the downstairs at this time, their figures disappearing into the darkness after a few leaps.

"Beast-controlling ability, flight ability, and a set of special armor?"

Looking at Wang Ting's disappearing back, Captain Tai Jin only felt a hint of bitterness welling up in his mouth.

"Where on earth did this powerhouse come from? Could he be a lone wolf powerhouse who walked out of another Tier-3 sanctuary city?"

Although Wang Ting only seemed to display the strength of a Tier-1 Extraordinary, that powerful sense of oppression and the methods he displayed always made Captain Tai Jin and his teammates feel that Wang Ting's Extraordinary Path was definitely not that simple.

Deputy Captain Huang Tianqiu asked: "Captain, you are knowledgeable and experienced. Have you ever heard of any Extraordinary Path that can control monsters?"

"Never heard of it. The types of anomalous monsters are bizarre and varied, and no one knows how many paths there are. It might even be the ability of some monster with powerful mental strength."

Captain Tai Jin shook his slightly dazed head, and said to his teammates with an apologetic expression: "I was too greedy this time. I shouldn't have rashly made a move against an unknown monster, never expecting to attract such an expert."

Zhou Mengan advised: "Boss, this can't be blamed on you. Who would have thought that behind an elite monster, there would actually be an Extraordinary. Although our losses are not small, at least we survived, and judging by the looks of it, there's a chance to make a connection with this powerhouse."

They had only let greed get the better of them and launched an attack rashly, but that didn't mean that their exploration squad, which had survived within the Infinite Building and its projected area, was a bunch of idiots.

Since contact information was left, it meant that they might be of use in the future.

Admittedly, this was an extremely unknown possibility, but making a connection with a powerhouse would ultimately have its benefits.

The roars of the zombie horde at the bottom of the building reached the rooftop, interrupting their discussion.

"Treat your wounds, take our things, and find a safe place to hole up for the night. Tomorrow we will directly retreat back to Jumu City to recuperate."

Captain Tai Jin no longer had any intention of continuing the adventure at this time. Out of the seven people in their entire squad, except for Deputy Captain Huang Tianqiu and Zhou Mengan who only suffered some collision damage, everyone else had laceration wounds clawed out by the Vine Spider Nurse or the Giant Claw Night Demon on their bodies.

Although the blood had stopped, such laceration wounds were difficult to recover from quickly, severely affecting their combat performance. Even though they still had anti-materiel sniper rifles, they no longer dared to hunt those powerful monsters.

Meanwhile, after shaking off Captain Tai Jin's squad, Wang Ting himself landed on a roof four or five stories high.

Zombies on the rooftop rushed towards him, and before they even got close, they were directly killed by him wielding the vine skull tyrant blade.

The Giant Claw Night Demon and the Vine Spider Nurse were not following closely by his side, but instead roamed deeper along the surrounding streets of this building.

Driven by Wang Ting, the drone also searched further inward.

Zombie Town had just stepped into the latter half of the night, and there was still a long time before dawn.

Nighttime was when zombie monsters were active, and he would not miss this opportunity to search for new monsters.

"It so happens that I bumped into the people from Jumu City. That's fine too, saving me the trouble of searching. As long as I find their team, I should be able to find the tyrant. I just wonder if there's a chance to encounter skull-crushers."

Wang Ting narrowed his eyes slightly: "Check the redeemable items for the Vomiter and the Rifter."