Chapter 111: The Second Expedition
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Was there a Level 7 creature in Nanxiang?
Countless people could give a definite answer—No!
Absolutely impossible!
Currently, the resources in Nanxiang City were not enough to give birth to a Level 6 creature, let alone a Level 7 one.
Even the creatures that penetrated from the Black Mist Zone during the first infiltration were only some low-level creatures, without any Level 6 beings.
However, Lu Ming did not know about these things.
In his mind, it was quite reasonable to imagine facing an enemy two levels higher than the most powerful creature he had encountered.
The strongest being he had ever seen—Chang Yi—was Level 5.
In that case, the hypothetical opponent should be at Level 7.
Only by defeating a Level 7 creature would Lu Ming have the qualification and courage to go on this expedition.
But he could not be unprepared.
Weapons, ammunition, some blackbird meat, and water.
He packed all of these onto the transport plane. As the plane took off, Lu Ming repeatedly reminded the pilot, “Never go above 300 meters in alt.i.tude.”
The pilot nodded solemnly, “Understood, Brother Lu.”
300 meters was a threshold.
If the plane went above that height and crashed, Luming would risk getting injured. So, this alt.i.tude had to be strictly adhered to.
The plane quickly flew towards Cheng County, and Lu Ming closed his eyes and rested.
Zhang Chengcheng, Wei Lan, w.a.n.g Xiong, and the exploration team members were cautiously vigilant through the observation windows of the plane, wary of any potential danger.
Fortunately, the journey was uneventful, and they did not even encounter the only threat in the area – the black birds.
About half an hour later, Cheng County appeared beneath Lu Ming’s feet.
Before the apocalypse, Cheng County was relatively well-known around Nanxiang City.
This place had a long history and was known for its beautiful scenery and abundant cuisine.
But after the apocalypse began, the beautiful landscape disappeared, replaced by the roaming zombies on the streets.
Looking down from the plane at an alt.i.tude of 300 meters, Lu Ming immediately spotted the most conspicuous target in Cheng County.
“The Flesh Mountain.”
“It can be confirmed that the Flesh Mountain is a Level 5 mutated zombie and evolved from a Tank.”
“According to Colonel Bai’s observation, after the Tank evolved into a Flesh Mountain, its limited rationality completely disappeared, replaced by pure hunting desire and killing instinct!”
“But with loss comes gain; the Flesh Mountain’s strength is much greater than that of a regular Level 5 creature according to the attribute doubling model.”
The exploration team member named Luo Fu stared at the Flesh Mountain with a pale face as he shared this basic information.
Lu Ming nodded slightly after listening.
“Where are Colonel Bai and the others?”
“They’re in hiding. But they can’t hide for long; The Flesh Mountain’s perception of high-level Awakened is quite sharp.”
As he was saying this, the Flesh Mountain below suddenly raised its head and looked at the sky.
Their eyes met. Lu Ming’s gaze was calm, while the Flesh Mountain’s gaze was dull.
This ma.s.sive creature roared furiously at the plane, raising its arms as if trying to pull the plane down from the sky.
However, with such a huge body, it could not make particularly agile movements—like jumping.
Even with its unusually long arms, it could not reach the alt.i.tude of 300 meters.
After a few futile attempts, the Flesh Mountain gave up on trying to reach the two Level 4 Awakened individuals above it and turned its attention to a nearby low-rise building.
There, it found its prey!
With a powerful push from its hind legs, the ma.s.sive creature rushed towards the low-rise building, smashing it as if it were a ma.s.sive bulldozer.
But just before the disaster struck, an agile figure flew out of the building.
The wind transformed into a pair of wings, carrying the figure away to a safer distance.
Luo Fu’s voice sounded in Lu Ming’s ear again.
“It’s Sister Rose, Duan Mei, the leader of Dragon Mountain, a Level 4 Awakened.”
“Her superpower is Wind-based. It’s quite agile. It’s thanks to Sister Rose that we managed to escape from Dragon Mountain to this place.”
But anything more than that would not do.
Level 4 was just level 4.
As flexible as wind-based abilities could be, they could not bridge the gap in strength.
Although Bai Tianyu’s explosive strength was also at Level 5, Luo Fu had mentioned earlier that this Flesh Mountain was a mutated creature. Its strength could not be judged by the standards of a normal ordinary Level 5 creature.
It was not that Bai Tianyu, Duan Mei, and the others were incapable; being able to hide from the Flesh Mountain for so long and run this far was already quite an achievement for them.
After a brief introduction, Luo Fu fell silent. He just looked worriedly at Duan Mei, who was nimbly dodging the attacks from the Flesh Mountain, while also keeping an eye on Lu Ming.
Until Lu Ming’s gaze shifted and looked to the other side.
“Twenty-three.”
Luo Fu was stunned, but Zhang Chengcheng quickly replied, “Yes, Brother Lu. Twenty-three.”
Luming was referring to the fact that there were a total of 23 Six-legged Wolf Bears nearby!
Compared to when they were at Dragon Mountain, the number of Six-legged Wolf Bears had not decreased; it had actually increased.
This was not strange—because these exotic beasts hid far away and did not partic.i.p.ate in the battle at all.
Although they looked fierce, their behavior was more like that of scavengers.
They sought benefits and avoided harm, following behind the “big brothers” to pick up some leftovers…
The current situation was very clear now.
The Flesh Mountain was the big brother, Bai Tianyu and the others were the prey, and the Six-legged Wolf Bears were the jackals, dogs, and vultures.
If Big Brother won, they would pick up the leftovers, but if Big Brother was killed, Big Brother would become their delicious meal. If the Big Brother turned to attack them, they would disperse.
However, these Six-legged Wolf Bears did not know.
In the sky, a pair of affectionate eyes stared straight at them, and tears of love could not help but flow from the corners of his mouth.
Lu Ming was in a daze for half a minute before taking a deep breath and swallowing back the drool saliva.
He really could not forget the wonderful taste of exotic beast meat and the feeling of satisfaction after a meal.
He turned around and looked at his armory.
After some consideration, Lu Ming picked up a finely forged saber made by Zhang Lixin.
The saber was tailor-made by Zhang Lixin for Lu Ming, using materials from Tank bones and a bit of special alloy.
It was two meters long and the weight was nothing to Lu Ming. Holding the saber in one hand, even with Lu Ming’s formidable physique, the saber looked a bit big.
But Lu Ming felt that it was just right.
After hesitating for a moment between the Flesh Mountain and the Six-legged Wolf Bears, Lu Ming looked towards the Flesh Mountain.
“Let’s deal with this one first.”
Everyone behind him heaved a sigh of relief.
Lu Ming also knew it well.
Although the main objective of this hunt was to target the creatures, w.a.n.g Xiong, Zhang Chengcheng, and the others actually wanted him to intervene and help Bai Tianyu and the others.
Doing something in pa.s.sing was not a big deal, and besides, the battle with Chang Yi allowed Lu Ming to once again familiarize himself with his own strength. The Level 5 Meat Mountain might seem terrifying to others, but Lu Ming did not sense even a hint of threat from this creature.
Yes, that ma.s.sive body was nothing but a facade in Lu Ming’s eyes, all show and no substance. The pressure he felt facing Chang Yi was greater than the pressure he felt from this Flesh Mountain.
Although the pressure from Chang Yi was not that significant…
The plane stopped right above the Flesh Mountain.
After a quick estimate of the height, Lu Ming turned around and looked at Zhang Chengcheng and the others.
“Keep an eye on my prey.”
Zhang Chengcheng quickly nodded.
Then, Lu Ming took a step and jumped down from the plane, free-falling towards the top of the Flesh Mountain on the ground..