Luo Xia naturally didn't know the trouble and regret his footprints had caused Xu Gang.
At this moment, he and Luo Feng were on a train, heading to a military base south of Jiangnan Base City.
"B3 District, keep your keys handy."
Upon entering the military base, Luo Xia and Luo Feng received the keys to their villa from the guards. Following the signs, the brothers arrived in B3 District and found their villa.
"Before the Great Nirvana, the most convenient route to enter City 023 is via the Grand Canal."
Luo Xia and Luo Feng sat on the sofa, checking their equipment while chatting.
After earning money with the Fire Hammer Squad in County 0210, the brothers had upgraded some of their equipment.
For example, each of them had replaced their flying knives with three Series 9 Flying Knives.
A Series 9 Flying Knife sold for 45 million!
Fortunately, they had asked Gao Feng to help them purchase it, which saved them half the money. Even so, buying six Series 9 Flying Knives still cost the two brothers 270 million!
This Series 9 Flying Knife was incredibly sharp, capable of easily piercing the defenses of Lord-level monsters, and even stronger than the Series 7 Flying Knives!
Luo Feng carefully wiped down his Blood Shadow Battleblade, then smiled at Luo Xia, who was sitting on the other side.
"Now, we can only travel along the highway. The Grand Canal is full of monsters. If we dared to take a boat, we wouldn't even know how we died."
Luo Xia sighed, "Not only the Grand Canal, but also the Yangtze River and Yellow River are filled with monsters! Many monsters have flooded in from the sea. Humanity has basically lost control of inland waterways and the seas."
Luo Feng said, "Yeah, I don't know when we humans will be able to regain control of these areas."
"There will be a day." Luo Xia said.
The two brothers both missed the glorious times of humanity on Earth before the Great Nirvana.
Of course, for children like Luo Feng, who were born after the Great Nirvana, they basically only learned about these glorious times from books.
As for Luo Xia.
He truly experienced that era.
After resting in the supply base for a day.
Early the next morning, Luo Xia and Luo Feng shouldered their backpacks and shields, and with their longswords and battleblades, they set off on the highway towards City 023.
This highway was also in a dilapidated state, with cars and trucks that had become scrap metal scattered everywhere.
The two of them hurried along. When they reached deserted areas, they directly used their shields to fly. What was originally a journey of about five days, they forcibly compressed into two days.
This was still with them walking for the majority of the time, so as not to expose their mental power user identities.
City 023, as an urban area teeming with monsters, was dangerous, but it was also a hunting ground for many martial artists.
Luo Feng and Luo Xia encountered three separate martial artist squads along the way.
These squads were wary of the sudden appearance of Luo Feng and Luo Xia, because in the wilderness, humans could also become enemies—
The Tiger Fang Squad was an example.
Luo Feng and Luo Xia didn't want to interact with others too much. To avoid misunderstandings, they would simply glance at any martial artist squads they encountered and then continue along the highway.
That day, the two brothers were very close to City 023, able to see the dilapidated high-rise buildings of the city.
Suddenly, Luo Xia pointed forward, shouting—
"Big brother, there's a Scaled Armor Iron Bull, an Initial Beast General, up ahead!"
Luo Feng looked in the direction he was pointing.
He saw a group of monsters leisurely drinking water by a pool of water in the distance along the highway.
These monsters were mutated from cattle.
They were all covered in thick armor. One of them was much larger than the other Scaled Armor Iron Bulls.
It was the Initial Beast General-level Scaled Armor Iron Bull that Luo Xia had mentioned.
This Beast General-level Scaled Armor Iron Bull was at least three or four meters tall and five or six meters long. Its thick armor gleamed with a metallic luster under the sunlight, looking like a living tank!
Luo Xia, as a "monster encyclopedia," recognized this type of monster at a glance and called out their name.
"This is near the outskirts of City 023. I didn't expect to encounter a Beast General-level monster here.
As expected of the city, the monsters' levels are indeed very high!"
On their way here, Luo Xia and Luo Feng had encountered many monsters, but most of them were only Beast Soldiers.
This Scaled Armor Iron Bull was the first Beast General-level monster they'd encountered on this outing.
Scaled Armor Iron Bulls were terrifying creatures, not only possessing extremely high defenses but also formidable attack power.
Most warrior-level martial artists would avoid these monsters.
—Because it's incredibly difficult to break through their defenses!
You could spend ages, and probably wouldn't even be able to cut the Iron Bull's hide!
However, neither Luo Xia nor Luo Feng intended to let these Scaled Armor Iron Bulls go.
You see, the incredibly tough horns on the Scaled Armor Iron Bulls were extremely valuable.
The Beast General-level Scaled Armor Iron Bull's horns, if sold at the HR Alliance's mall, could fetch a price of 20 million!
Even the other Beast Soldier-level Scaled Armor Iron Bulls had horns worth over two million!
"There are six Beast Soldier-level Scaled Armor Iron Bulls with it. Big brother, I'll take on the Beast General, and the other Beast Soldier Scaled Armor Iron Bulls are yours!"
"No problem."
Luo Xia charged out!
Luo Feng followed closely behind.
The two brothers didn't use their mental power because they wanted to improve their combat skills and experience in the fight.
If they used mental power, these Scaled Armor Iron Bulls wouldn't be their match; their flying knives would instantly blow their heads off!
"Moo——!"
The Beast General-level Scaled Armor Iron Bull over there also spotted Luo Xia and Luo Feng, and it raised its head and roared!
Immediately, the other Scaled Armor Iron Bulls followed suit, each roaring in turn!
Luo Xia and Luo Feng were fast; in less than two breaths, they had charged into the herd!
"Moo!"
The Beast General-level Scaled Armor Iron Bull roared, its four legs stomping heavily on the ground, causing the earth to tremble. Then, its massive body charged towards Luo Xia like a mountain! Swoosh! Luo Xia's body twisted sharply. Just as he neared the Scaled Armor Iron Bull, he changed direction, narrowly dodging past it!
However, a Scaled Armor Iron Bull beside him had already charged forward, its iron-colored horns gleaming under the sunlight.
"Get out of the way!"
At the critical moment, Luo Feng stepped forward, his Blood Shadow Battleblade slamming down onto the charging Scaled Armor Iron Bull.
Boom!
The blade struck the iron bull, sending sparks flying!
Vzzzzzzz—
The blade vibrated from the impact.
At the same time, the Scaled Armor Iron Bull that had been charging towards Luo Xia was stopped by Luo Feng.
"What a strong defense!"
Luo Feng's body was forced back.
Seeing another iron bull charging towards him, Luo Feng quickly raised his shield, using the momentum of the iron bull's impact to retreat from the beast horde!
Meanwhile, after being saved by his older brother, Luo Feng, Luo Xia had lured the Beast General-level Scaled Armor Iron Bull to the edge of the horde!
This Beast General-level Scaled Armor Iron Bull was too large; its movements were impeded by the surrounding Scaled Armor Iron Bulls.
Therefore, as Luo Xia deliberately led it away, the area around them gradually cleared of other Scaled Armor Iron Bulls.
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