At the Martial Artist supply Base, a group of Martial Artists who were scared back by the news of the rat tide gathered together.
Some had already left, either returning to the Base City or going elsewhere.
Luo Feng was also preparing to do the same.
After a month of training and killing over ten thousand soldier-level monsters, he was also preparing to rest for a while.
Soon, the Fire Hammer Squad would have a new mission.
At this moment, an announcement shocked all the Martial Artists.
"In County City 0231, a King-level monster, the Tongbi Ape King, has appeared. The War God squad that went to eliminate the source of the rat tide is fleeing for their lives."
"A King-level monster?"
"How is that possible?"
The Martial Artists discussed animatedly. A mere county city, and one that didn't even have a lord-level monster before, County City 0231, actually had a King-level monster appear.
But the military's announcement wouldn't be false.
They could only wish the War God squad well.
In the hall, the projector was turned on, and an image appeared on the white screen.
What was playing was the video of the Tongbi Ape King appearing. It was shot via satellite and wasn't very clear.
But the destructive power of the King-level monster could still be clearly seen.
It had been forty years since the Great Nirvana began. Although County City 0231 was dilapidated, its former appearance was still visible. However, the aftermath of the King-level monster chasing the War God had destroyed half of it.
Compared to this, the rat tide was nothing.
"Monsters are truly the enemy of Humanity."
The Martial Artists in the hall felt fortunate. If they hadn't been called back, even if they were lucky enough to survive the rat tide, facing a King-level monster meant certain death.
"May the War Gods return safely." A Martial Artist raised his glass and drank it down.
"May the War Gods return safely." Others were influenced and also raised their glasses.
"May you return safely." Luo Feng did the same.
War Gods were not the match for King-level monsters, but it was still possible to escape. It was just unknown how many would fall.
Luo Feng couldn't help but think to himself, he was currently a high-level Warlord Master Nian. If he could advance further, he would be an Elementary War God. At that time, would he be able to escape from the hands of a King-level monster?
...
At this moment, in the Wilderness, Dong Guan was running frantically. Each step covered a full thousand meters.
But the Tongbi Ape King was not slow at all, galloping on all fours, leaping several kilometers at a time.
If it weren't for Dong Guan using his Master Nian power and serpentine movements, he would have been caught long ago.
"Master Nians can fly." Dong Guan naturally knew this.
However, the Tongbi Ape King's arms, combined with its jumping ability, could leap up to ten thousand meters high. If he couldn't find the right timing, the moment he flew up, he would become a target instead.
His perfect-level movement technique allowed him to utilize the surrounding terrain, which was why he had been entangled with the Tongbi Ape King until now and had already changed directions several times.
At this moment, he didn't even know where he had run to.
"This won't do." Dong Guan knew that in terms of stamina, Martial Artists of the same level couldn't compare to monsters, let alone himself against a King-level monster.
Moreover, to evade the opponent, his mind needed to be highly concentrated, while the opponent was relatively rested.
There were already many messages on his communication watch, but Dong Guan didn't have a moment to check them.
Under the rapid running, Dong Guan himself didn't notice that his movement technique carried a certain artistic conception.
The perfect War God was finally no longer just perfect level.
Dong Guan drew his long blade, running around while estimating the distance between himself and the Ape King.
Even if his level was lower, a counter-kill wasn't impossible.
He had observed that the Ape King's strength and speed were faster than his, but not by much, probably Planet Level one.
And he, having fully mastered the Ninefold Thunder Blade, could output a force of three thousand tons at full power, capable of causing damage to it.
The Tongbi Ape King was chasing behind Dong Guan, a gleam of intelligence flashing in its golden eyes.
As a King-level monster, it had even learned Human language, so it naturally possessed sufficient intelligence.
In fact, when it was in City 004, it had even bribed Human Martial Artists and only tracked him here after learning the news.
Over ten years ago, when it was still a Warlord-level little monkey, its parents and siblings were all killed by this Human in front of it.
If it hadn't run fast and wasn't taken seriously, it wouldn't be here today.
It broke through to King-level, and when it learned from the bribed Humans that its enemy hadn't broken through yet, it couldn't sit still.
But it originally thought victory was assured, yet now it found that it could defeat him but couldn't catch him.
"So, you're nothing special after all."
Looking at the fleeing tiny figure, the Tongbi Ape King suddenly had an epiphany.
It was deceived by the stereotype in its mind. The enemy from the bloody storm wasn't that powerful and would also run away.
It felt that making the opponent its target was too insignificant.
Its opponents should be Emperor-level, should be the peerless powerhouses among Humans, Hong, Thunder God.
The fantasies in its heart temporarily ceased. It was time to hurry.
If it delayed too long, Human experts of the same level would rush over, and then it would be troublesome.
"Kill him, then leave."
The Ape King pounced again, but he still escaped.
It was getting annoyed by this little bug.
"Isn't there a term among Humans called 'luring the enemy deep'?" It felt that it should give the opponent some opportunities and then capture him in one fell swoop.
This time, when the Ape King pounced, it exposed its soft abdomen and didn't jump too high.
"Opportunity." Dong Guan immediately noticed this flaw. His long blade whistled, gathering all his strength, and he slashed towards the opponent.
Swish!
A wound was torn open on the Ape King's abdomen, but there was no blood.
The long blade was over a meter, but compared to the hundred-meter-tall Ape King, it was like a toothpick.
"Haha." The Ape King grinned with its scarlet mouth. Although it felt some pain, it didn't care and slammed its hands fiercely towards its abdomen.
When the shadow of the palm appeared, Dong Guan also realized he had been tricked, but it was too late to dodge.
Making a decisive move, he followed the blade, hiding his entire body inside the wound in the Ape King's abdomen, stirring violently.
"Roar!" The Ape King stood up on its hind legs, let out a long roar towards the sky, and vigorously slapped its abdomen with both arms.
Under the repeated vibrations, Dong Guan's internal organs were injured, and he couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of blood.
But he held tightly to the long blade, hidden inside the Ape King's belly, resolute and unwavering.
After a while, the Ape King also confirmed that it couldn't expel him from its body.
Its excessive size was also troublesome, but the special ability it gained when breaking through to King-level could help it escape its predicament.
Water-like Body!
Its body softened, and in a moment, it shrunk to only a few meters in size. Dong Guan also had to come out of its body.
Bang!
Shrinking wasn't the end. The Ape King's pair of iron arms lunged towards Dong Guan, colliding with the long blade.
"After shrinking, your strength is also quite a bit weaker, isn't it?"
Dong Guan retreated a few steps, pointing his long blade directly at the opponent.
"To kill you, it's enough." The Ape King roared.
Although it had shrunk to this size, its strength was only seventy percent, but it was still stronger than Dong Guan.
Swish!
Dong Guan swung his long blade, his footwork flowing, turning into streaks of afterimages, slashing at the Ape King from all directions.
Feigning the real, making the real feigned.
A wound was cut on the Ape King's arm, but it healed at a speed visible to the naked eye.
The Water-like Body, besides being similar to changing size at will, also had the effect of enhancing recovery. However, its flaw was that its body hardness was slightly worse compared to those of the same level, which was why Dong Guan was able to get inside its body.
Dong Guan's pupils contracted, and he slashed again.
At full power, he unleashed a force of three thousand tons, piercing a hole in the Ape King's chest.
But the Ape King didn't care at all. Its right arm suddenly enlarged, and it hammered a punch onto Dong Guan's chest, sending him flying a thousand meters into the air.
At this moment, the Ape King's left arm suddenly shrunk.
The Tongbi Demonic Ape, compared to the Great Strength Demonic Ape, mutated in this arm, naturally able to use double the strength.
"Without your weapon, what else can you do."
The Ape King looked up at the sky, not even pulling out the long blade.
It knew that after Human Martial Artists lost their weapons, their combat power was halved.
But it saw the black dot in the air getting smaller and smaller until it was over ten thousand meters high and flew away.
"A Master Nian?" The Ape King angrily pulled out the long blade. Its body swelled to several hundred meters, it soared into the air, its arms enlarged, trying to grab the black dot like embracing the moon in the Nine Heavens. But the opponent had already run far away.
Only then did it realize its mistake. The opponent was originally fleeing. It had risked injury for a chance at a head-on fight, but taking away the weapon at most just made the opponent flee again.
This kind of standard weapon, even if it was SS-grade, was just a matter of price.
"Roar!" Landing back on the ground, the Ape King roared in anger.
A dark blue fighter jet resembling a flying saucer appeared in its sight.
Seeing the opponent, the Ape King ran away across the ground.
Boom!
A laser beam shot out from the fighter jet, striking the Ape King's back.
A large hole appeared on the opponent's torso.
And with the momentum, the several-hundred-meter-tall Ape King disappeared.
On the ground, only a few-meter-tall figure was running wildly across the Wilderness.
In this situation, it was already very difficult for the laser cannon to hit again.
"Dong Guan, is he still a Master Nian?"
From the fighter jet, a white-haired Councilor flew out, but he didn't catch up to the King-level monster.
...
Martial Artist Supply Base.
The three War Gods who had returned earlier were waiting in the hall with other Martial Artists.
The atmosphere was very heavy.
"Dongguan Wargod, in order to cover us, led away the Tongbi Ape King by himself. Now his life or death is unknown."
This was what they said as soon as they returned to the Base.
Afterwards, they waited near the entrance.
They didn't know what the outcome would be, whether it was a person or an obituary.
"The news is out." The military district commander, Zheng Guo, walked into the hall.
Everyone's eyes were focused on him.
"Good news," Zheng Guo smiled. "Just received notification that a Councilor-level expert has driven away the Tongbi Ape King."
"Driven away, not killed?" Zhong Yang looked at him.
"How easy is it to kill a King-level monster?" Zheng Guo shook his head. "Moreover, the intelligence that just came in says that the Tongbi Ape King's special ability is very troublesome, and its life-saving ability is extremely strong."
"Special ability?" The Martial Artists were all very curious.
"Whether Humans reach beyond War God level or monsters reach King-level, they will awaken special abilities. The abilities awakened by different individuals vary." He didn't mind saying it, treating it as popular science.
"Beyond War God, special ability?"
The mystery beyond War God, in the eyes of these Martial Artists, finally revealed a corner.
"How is Captain Dong Guan?" Lu Gang spoke up.
If a War God fell, there would be a national obituary. Since there was no obituary, perhaps he was fine, but he couldn't be sure.
"Dongguan Wargod," Zheng Guo paused. "His current status is unknown, but according to intelligence, he had already left before the Tongbi Ape King was driven away."
"How did he leave? Escaping from a King-level while never returning to the Base." Some Martial Artists were confused.
"Dongguan Wargod, seems to be a Master Nian."
"What?"
"No wonder," Guo Ruinian murmured. "He could discover the rat swarm lord and could detect the Tongbi Ape King in advance. So he was a Master Nian."
Luo Feng also suddenly realized at this moment.
"No wonder Guan Ge could discover my identity as a Master Nian."