After attending the engagement banquet, Fang Ping returned to a calm state of cultivation, quietly waiting for the opportunity to make his move on Liao Huan. However, his calm state of cultivation was broken again not long after.
"Cultivation Base No. 1 was attacked by a Class 4 monster, suffering heavy losses."
"A Class 2 monster appeared in the west of the city, killing three Demon Hunters."
"Fruit Base No. 3 was attacked by a Class 3 monster."
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Since a few days ago, the production bases in He 'an Base City and outside of the Base City had been attacked by demons more frequently.
And today, he received a call from the Magical Creature Countermeasure Division.
The Monster Countermeasure Division issued a compulsory summon order to the Awakened ones in the city in times of emergency.
This kind of call could not be refused. If they refused, they would be hunted down by the Monster Countermeasure Division.
Usually, the Monster Countermeasure Division was very lenient with the management of the Awakened ones. Even if they caused damage to public property, as long as the damage was not too serious, the Monster Countermeasure Division would turn a blind eye.
This was a kind of preferential treatment for those with strength. Now, it was time to fulfill the corresponding obligation.
Although they did not have the quota to hunt monsters like the Awakened ones, they had to accept the Monster Countermeasure Division's call in times of emergency.
Fang Ping did not resist the call.
He had to admit that the existence of Hean Base City had created a stable environment. Food, water, various living materials, and a relatively safe place to live were all provided by Hean Base City.
Since the Monster Countermeasure Division issued a call, the situation must have reached an extremely serious level. He understood the principle of interdependence. If Hean Base City fell, it would not be a good thing for him.
Moreover, he had the Monster Altar and could sacrifice the corpses of monsters. He had never resisted hunting monsters.
The next day, Fang Ping went to the Monster Countermeasure Division to report. The huge hall was crowded with Awakened ones.
There were freelance Demon Hunters and Awakened ones from Awakened families. The total number was in the hundreds, and more Awakened ones were still on the way.
"Fang Ping."
In the crowd, Fang Ping saw Yao Jun and the Yao family, Fan Xuan and the Fan family, as well as the siblings Xu Wei and Xu Qing.
Of course, there was also the Liao family. The way they looked at him was filled with hatred, as if they wanted to skin him alive.
Regarding this, Fang Ping directly ignored them. They were just a group of grasshoppers that would not last long.
After registering his identity, Fang Ping learned that he had been assigned to Group 17. Half an hour later, the leaders of each group arrived one after another.
Each group consisted of ten people. The Awakened families were led by the powerhouses of their respective families, while free Demon Hunters like Fang Ping were led by a Tier 3 Awakened from the Monster Countermeasure Division.
The leader of Team 17 was a young woman with shoulder-length black hair. Her face was as cold as ice, and she was Yan Xue.
"Shit, how could it be her?"
Fang Ping seriously suspected that there was some kind of under-the-table manipulation. There were dozens of groups, yet he was assigned to the ice queen Yan Xue. His luck could not be so bad.
"Follow me!"
Yan Xue was swift and decisive. Her gaze swept over Fang Ping and the other members of her group. Then, she led Fang Ping and the others to collect the necessary military equipment. After that, she boarded an army-green military transport vehicle and headed out of the city.
"We are responsible for advancing from this direction with a width of one kilometer … Fang Ping, pay attention and activate your perception. If you find any monsters, notify us through the walkie-talkie."
After more than an hour, the army-green military transport vehicle appeared in the eastern part of the city near the wall. After Yan Xue gave a simple explanation of the mission, Xiang Fangping ordered.
Outside the city, there were no communication towers except for the various logistics bases. Even if there were, they would be destroyed by monsters. Therefore, communication was basically done through walkie-talkies.
"Understood, understood."
Fang Ping hurriedly responded. His experience in his previous life told him that offending the "leader" generally did not end well.
Together with Yan Xue, the group of eleven people spread out and pulled out a net with a range of one kilometer and pushed forward.
"Why are there so many monsters? It's as if all the monsters in the surrounding area are gathering at He 'an Base City …"
Fang Ping was puzzled.
Less than a mile forward, there were fighting sounds coming from other places, and then there were reports of monsters in the walkie-talkie, and there were more than one encounter.
This was obviously very abnormal. In the surrounding area with Hean Base City as the center, the Monster Countermeasure Division would organize personnel from time to time to clean up. Every two or three years, a large-scale clean-up would be organized. It stands to reason that monsters should not be encountered so frequently.
After another hundred meters, Fang Ping's Observation Haki perceived a monster. Fang Ping rushed over. It was a monster about one meter long and looked like a mantis. It was a first-order monster, Devil Mantis.
Whoosh!
Fang Ping did not hide his whereabouts. The Devil Mantis, Xiang Fangping, rushed over. Speed was the characteristic of this monster, but this speed was naturally not enough in front of Fang Ping, who was already a second-order hunter.
Fang Ping flashed and appeared beside the Devil Mantis. He punched the head of the Devil Mantis. The head of the Devil Mantis exploded, and the body fell to the ground.
Fang Ping stuck a card on the body of the Devil Mantis, then ignored the body and moved forward.
The body of the monster would be transported by the logistics personnel. The card was a mark, indicating that the monster was killed by him.
A few hours later, it was close to noon, and Fang Ping and others appeared more than ten miles away from the city wall.
Fang Ping had killed five monsters. Four of them were Rank-1 monsters and one was Rank-2.
Suddenly, a panicked cry came from the walkie-talkie.
"A third-order monster, a third-order monster, this is Kong Liu, I found a third-order monster here, ah-"
Accompanied by a scream of horror, the voice of the walkie-talkie stopped abruptly. What happened to the owner of the voice, everyone who heard the voice expected.
The other party was in the range of Fang Ping's Observation Haki, so Fang Ping could not find the third-order monster for the first time.
Whoosh!
Fang Ping rushed in the direction of the other party. With Fang Ping's speed, the distance of hundreds of meters was covered in only ten seconds.
But Fang Ping was not the fastest to arrive. Before him, Yan Xue had arrived. As a third-order hunter, she was faster than Fang Ping.
Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!
Yan Xue was as cold as ice. She stared coldly at the monster that was gnawing on Kong Liu's corpse. Her body emitted a cold air that could be seen with the naked eye. This cold air spread to her surroundings and condensed in the air.
One after another, ice cones appeared, covering the sky and covering the earth as they attacked the suspected Tier 3 monster. The whistling sound was extremely ear-piercing, as if hundreds of cannonballs were attacking at the same time. It was obvious that she was truly angry.