At the entrance where the tributary merges into the main river, just over ten minutes after the Sword-Armored Beast disappeared, two figures appeared, with the fifth level of true energy flowing through their bodies.

Looking at the huge hole in the river embankment and the mutant beast footprints at the bottom of the huge pit, one of the middle-aged men said solemnly.

"The light wave detector in front shows that a mutant beast with energy fluctuation level 4 has appeared here. I originally thought that a giant evolved form appeared in the river."

"But looking at these claw marks, it doesn't seem to be an aquatic mutant."

Another person shook his head slightly: "Not necessarily. Judging from the direction of those claw marks, the mutant beast finally entered the river, so it is possible that it is a mutant crocodile."

"Or a mutated water creature that has evolved limbs."

Having said that, the two fell silent.

After a long while, the middle-aged man slowly spoke: "The mutant beast has entered the river, and it is difficult to track it. However, according to the previous evolutionary laws, it will swim downstream to the ocean."

"Compared to the light celestial energy contained in rivers, the ocean with its richer energy is more attractive to these creatures."

The other person nodded, and then said in a deep voice: "No matter what, there are more and more mutant creatures in the rivers. I think we need to find a way to control them."

"Okay. When we get back, we'll propose to our superiors to selectively catch those fish that are over two meters in size and have signs of mutation."

“I feel like I can still mobilize the power of the masses…”

…

Early in the morning, in the hotel lobby, Chen Chu walked out of the elevator wearing dark red armor.

He has a sturdy figure of 1.85 meters tall, and his metal boots make a dull vibration with every step he takes on the carpet, giving people a feeling of being as steady as a mountain.

His messy black hair hadn't been trimmed for three months and had already covered his ears. His bangs swayed slightly as he walked. His facial features were handsome, and he looked very cool and handsome.

"Chen Chu."

"Brother Chen."

"Brother Chen, you need to get out."

Seeing Chen Chu coming out, the students from Nantian Wu High School and the other two schools in the hall greeted him warmly.

Compared to his obscurity in school, Chen Chu rose to fame after arriving at Lestra and became very popular among his classmates and the new students who followed.

Even the evil Li Hao couldn't suppress him.

Facing these friendly greetings, Chen Chu responded one by one with a smile, and there was no trace of the violent and domineering attitude he had during the battle.

After leaving the hotel, Chen Chu went to the military district to apply for a modified rugged off-road vehicle that could be driven by students wearing armor.

Putting the knife diagonally on the back seat, Chen Chu drove out.

Soon the SUV drove onto the main road out of the city, and the traffic on the road seemed more lively.

After nearly a month, the situation in all cities of Koroya, except for a few, has almost completely stabilized.

The newly established united government overthrew the royal system. During this period, it promulgated many laws that benefited the people and implemented them seriously, making the Koroyan people increasingly identify with the federation.

Of course, recovery from this kind of demolition and reconstruction is slow.

Soon Chen Chu arrived at an abandoned and deserted village in the suburbs, which was also the place where the student from Nantianwu High School died.

After parking the car outside, Chen Chu walked in calmly.

In the ruined lobby of the three-story building, Chen Chu took a deep breath, and instantly a violent aura burst out of his body, his muscles swelled, and he punched hard.

Boom! A punch covered with black true energy was thrown out, and the air in front of him exploded instantly. The half-meter thick concrete pillar exploded with a bang, and the fragments flew everywhere.

Chen Chu, who had blasted the load-bearing column with a punch, moved and let out a series of piercing screams, like a violent elephant crashing hard into the distant wall.

Boom! The wall collapsed, and the whole building shook slightly under the smoke and dust.

Boom boom boom! Chen Chu was like a raging beast, rampaging through the abandoned urban village, his every move unleashing a terrifying force that tore down everything.

Seems extremely crazy and domineering.

In his hands, bungalows and high-rise buildings kept collapsing, the ground was shaking, smoke and dust rose into the sky, and in the distance, sharp sword lights could be seen cutting everything into pieces.

Of course, Chen Chu was not crazy. He was just testing his strength after his physical fitness suddenly increased to avoid the situation where he could not fully control his strength later.

With his current strength, the noise caused by testing at the base would be too loud, so he came here specially.

More than an hour later, with smoke and dust filling the sky, Chen Chu slowly walked out of the urban village where half of the buildings had collapsed, with a calm expression.

Noon, restaurant.

Just as Chen Chu finished ordering the food and was about to find a table to sit down with his plate in hand, Xia Youhui waved to him from a distance and called out, "Ah Chu, here."

Chen Chu walked over and sat down. Xia Youhui asked curiously, "Ah Chu, where did you go this morning? I didn't see you in the training ground."

Chen Chu said casually: "I drove out for a spin, hoping to see if I could be lucky enough to catch a blood disciple or something, but unfortunately I didn't encounter anything."

Xia Youhui chuckled and said, "That's normal. It's not as chaotic as it was at the beginning."

"After more than half a month, especially the crazy sweep of the new trial students, those bloodthirsty guys who wanted to kill people within a week were almost all killed."

At this time, Xia Youhui said: "By the way, Ah Chu, do you know about the squad leader's breakthrough?"

"The squad leader has also made a breakthrough, that's awesome." Chen Chu praised.

Xia Youhui rolled his eyes: "...Achu, why do I feel like beating you up every time I hear you praise someone else's abilities?"

"Why?"

Chen Chu looked at him strangely: "Is there anything wrong with praising others?"

"Normally it's fine."

"But there's a problem when that person is you."

Xia Youhui gnashed his teeth and said, "You are obviously getting stronger and stronger, and you are more ferocious than anyone else in battle, but you act elegant and easy-going in front of us every day."

"Is it interesting?"

Chen Chu was surprised and said, "When facing an enemy, one must be decisive and swift in killing him. Killing him, does this have anything to do with my usual modesty and easy-going attitude?"

"Do I have to be super cool and awesome, or look evil and arrogant to everyone I see?"

"Not really."

Xia Youhui said with some hesitation: "What I mean is that you can act and speak in a domineering and tough manner, so that I can have more confidence when I pretend to be powerful."

"What does your pretense have to do with me?" Chen Chu was puzzled.

"Of course it does."

Xia Youhui said speechlessly: "Every time I break through the realm and my strength increases greatly, and I want to show off in front of Liu Feng and others, you appear without any hesitation."

"You are obviously more powerful than me, and yet you look so humble. In comparison, my eagerness to show off suddenly becomes meaningless."

Chen Chu couldn't help but laugh: "You can't blame me for this. How about I wait until you've had enough of pretending before I come out next time?"

"Well, you said so yourself."

The two finished their meal while chatting and laughing, and then went their separate ways. Xia Youhui went back to continue his practice.

Chen Chuze came to the hotel rooftop and his consciousness sank.

On the coral reef more than fifty meters underwater, a ferocious black mutant beast lay quietly, looking around with its light golden vertical pupils.

After swallowing two large mutant fish in succession in the morning, the Sword Armor Beast patrolled the surrounding area to familiarize itself with the environment.

Although the deep sea is rich in resources, it is also extremely dangerous. In this situation, even the Sword Armor Beast dare not be careless, otherwise it will die if it suddenly encounters a level nine mutant beast.

Just as Chen Chu was daydreaming, a grouper more than two meters long swam slowly past the coral reef.

When it approached the coral reef where the Sword Armor Beast was, bang! The sea water exploded in an instant, and a sword thorn pierced out like a black stream of light.

Poof! The sword pierced through the grouper's head in an instant, killing it before it even had time to feel the pain.

These creatures are not sword-armored beasts. Many fish have poor eyesight and rely mainly on other senses to sense the fluctuations in the surrounding water to determine the situation.

At this time, the ferocious body of the Sword-Armored Beast moved slightly, and the tail that was passing through the fish head slightly rolled up, pulled the grouper in front of its head, and bit it off in one bite.

The sword-armored beast held the grouper with its claws and bit and swallowed it, while its tail swayed behind it. Its ferocious body swam towards the deeper ocean in search of prey.

…

December 2nd, morning.

Chen Chu, wearing armor and holding his helmet in his left hand, walked out of the elevator, his black cloak fluttering slightly behind him as he walked.

Four modified pickup trucks were parked at the foot of the hotel steps, where Li Hao, Xia Youhui, and Li Meng, who were also fully armed, were waiting for him.

The weapons of the three men were placed in the back of their respective pickup trucks, especially Li Hao's weapon, which had been extended from the original three meters to a terrifying length of four meters.

The four pickup truck tires were slightly depressed by the thicker and longer heavy steel pillars.

Looking at Chen Chu who was walking down, Li Hao nodded slightly: "Everyone is here, let's get ready to go."

"Okay." Chen Chu had no objection.

As they were talking, the four of them each got into a modified pickup truck. As the engines started, the four large pickup trucks turned around and drove away.

This scene was seen by many students. A student from Heshan Wugao High School asked curiously, "What are they going to do? They look like they are going very far away."

Liu Feng, who was leaning against the wall of the hotel, crossed his arms and said enviously, "They are going to do something big."

The student from Heshan Martial Arts High School was somewhat suspicious: "Big news? Could it be that they have discovered the traces of the Blood Disciples of the Third Heaven?"

“Pfft! Who are the blood disciples of the Third Heaven? Are they worthy of the four of them joining forces?” Bai Mu, who was also leaning against the wall, couldn’t help but laugh out loud.

This batch of freshmen arrived late, and during this period of time they were chasing those blood disciples and rebel practitioners, and all they encountered were ordinary guys from the first or second level.

I have never seen Chen Chu and Li Hao take action.

For the two guys now, let alone the Third Heaven Blood Disciples, even if they encounter the Fourth Heaven Disciples, there is a high probability that they will be killed alone.

What a pity. Thinking of this, the two of them felt a little regretful.

After a week of intensive retreat, only Li Meng managed to break through yesterday and obtained the qualification to participate in the hunt for the king-blood mutant beast.

As for the four modified pickup trucks, they were provided by Li Hao.

In addition, he also prepared food and water for the few days in the mountains. Chen Chu and his team only needed to kill the mutant beasts.

This is a wealthy dog ​​owner who is generous with his money.

Of course, this action had been reported to teacher Liu Feixu, and the four of them could leave Lestrup only after getting permission, otherwise she would have trouble reporting to her superiors if something went wrong.

After all, the four of them are geniuses who broke through the third level in a short period of time.

The Kata Mountains span half of Koroya. The city of Lestrup is about 150 kilometers away from the nearest entrance to the mountains, and it has to pass through two small towns.

During the period, we have to pass through some rugged mud roads.

So they set out in the morning, and it was around two o'clock in the afternoon when the four of them arrived at the foot of the mountain. The terrain there was flat, and there were already five Koroya people camping outside the forest.

This group of people had determined expressions, and they all carried submachine guns and rifles on their backs. Even grenade launchers and other heavy weapons could be seen in the tent behind.

They are the mercenaries that Li Hao found.

Although these people are ordinary people, they are experienced in traveling through mountains and forests and have strong combat capabilities. They specialize in searching for and even capturing common mutant creatures.

Of course, the mutant creatures they had captured before were ordinary creatures with some signs of mutation, not even first-level mutant beasts.

So they failed this time. There were originally nine people in the group, but four died while exploring the traces of the mutant beasts.

However, we do this business for the money, and we have been mentally prepared for this, so we don't have any dissatisfaction or resentment.

Seeing Li Hao getting off the car, the most burly middle-aged man from Koroya came up to him warmly and said, "Boss, you're here."

Li Hao said in a deep voice: "Please keep an eye on the car for me. I will transfer the balance to you when we get out."

"No problem, boss."

"Boss, this is the map I drew. I marked some places where there are dangerous mutant beasts." The mercenary handed Li Hao a sheepskin.

While they were talking, Chen Chu and the other two got out of the car, carrying a small backpack filled with supplies on their backs and holding weapons in their hands.

The road ahead is full of dangers, so it is of course safer to hold the weapon in your hand.

However, when those mercenaries looked at the long swords, heavy shields, heavy hammers in the hands of the four men and the iron pillar carried by Li Hao, awe appeared on their faces.

Seeing the four people striding towards the mountain, the burly man couldn't help but shout, "Boss, you have to be careful, especially some common mutant poisonous insects and snakes."

“These must not be underestimated.”

Of course, this mercenary is not that kind.

He was mainly afraid that if these geniuses from the Federation died due to carelessness, not only would he not be able to get the remaining money, but he might also get into trouble.

In response, Li Hao just waved his hand to indicate that he understood.

After reaching the third level, Li Meng, the weakest among the four, had a physique more than ten times stronger than that of an ordinary person, and his arm strength exceeded one thousand kilograms.

Even though they were wearing heavy armor and holding heavy weapons, they moved as fast as the wind in the mountains and forests. If there was a road, they would walk on it. If there was no road, they would just jump over the steep slopes of the ravines.

The speed was so fast that it only took half an hour to cross the two mountains.

As for the weeds and thorns on the road, ordinary poisonous insects, snakes and ants simply ignored them. They could not cause any hindrance to the four people wearing full body armor.

But after running for more than thirty kilometers...

Bang!

A four-meter-long iron pillar covered with red true energy smashed down with a bang. In an instant, a strong wind blew, and the wild boar weighing more than a thousand pounds was smashed into meat paste from head to tail.

Extremely domineering.

Li Hao, who had smashed the wild boar to death, picked up the iron pillar and shook it. His true strength shook off the flesh and blood on it. With a bang, he carried it on his shoulder. Against the backdrop of the four curved horns that were more than one meter long, he looked like a demon.

This wild boar is just a small episode.

The four of them continued on their way, when suddenly Chen Chu in front of them flashed a knife in his hand, sweeping across the jungle on the side, and a colorful poisonous snake more than four meters long was cut into two pieces.

After looking at the corpse of the poisonous snake, the four men continued on their way calmly. But after walking a few kilometers, Li Meng suddenly jumped high and smashed down with the sledgehammer in his hand.

Bang! The dead leaves in front of him exploded instantly.

The head of a mimic monitor lizard that was more than two meters long and covered with brown spots suddenly exploded, blood and flesh splattered everywhere, emitting a strong bloody smell.

Xia Youhui couldn't help but complain: "Damn, why do these animals feel so aggressive?"

Chen Chu shook his head: "Not only are they very aggressive, but these creatures have signs of mutation. Although their strength is only slightly stronger than ordinary creatures, it is not a good sign."

Hearing this, the other people's expressions also became a little solemn.

They usually live in cities and only need to go to the market to buy food and clothing, so they never knew that the situation in the deep mountains and forests was so serious.

There are very aggressive wild creatures everywhere, and many of them show slight signs of mutation.

This is a barren place like Koroya, so what about Dongxia where the energy of heaven and earth is rich?

Given Dongxia's environment and vastness, the number of mutant beasts in the mountains and wilds will only become more and more terrifying.

No wonder the authorities organize senior students from major universities to hunt mutant beasts every year, and at the same time send troops to block those dangerous large mountain ranges.

Official armed forces in various places also clear out wild animals in the surrounding areas from time to time, nipping these mutant beasts that are dangerous to ordinary people in the bud.

But even so, everyone could vaguely foresee a terrible future where the mountains and plains would be filled with mutant beasts.

Soon the four of them advanced more than ten kilometers into the mountains. Just as they passed by the foot of a mountain, a violent roar exploded from above.

roar!

A huge black bear with a shoulder height of more than two meters, a body length of five meters, and a weight of more than two tons rushed down from the forest, obviously treating the four people as prey that invaded its territory.

Xia Youhui immediately said excitedly: "Don't do anything, leave this to me."

Along the way, it was Chen Chu and the other two in front who took action, killing the mutant creatures that attacked them cleanly and neatly, which made Xia Youhui very itchy.

I saw an earth-colored light bursting out from Xia Youhui's body, emitting a heavy aura as thick as a mountain, covering him along with the heavy shield.

"kill."

With a loud shout, Xia Youhui was like an armored black tortoise, charging towards the mutant black bear rushing down the mountain. In the blink of an eye, man and beast collided with each other.

Boom! The earth-colored light shone brightly under the violent impact, and the soil under Xia Youhui's feet exploded and the ground shook, but the seemingly much smaller figure did not move at all.

The black bear that collided with him let out a scream. Not only were there dozens of bloody holes on half of its body caused by the spikes of the heavy shield, but it was also blown away more than ten meters by the terrible recoil force.

The black bear, covered in blood, fell to the ground and rolled over for a few times, then stopped moving after a slight struggle.

This is the power of the Xuanwu Thick Earth Secret. Not only does it have a terrifying defense, but it also has a certain recoil force even at the first level.

At this time, as Xia Youhui broke through the third level, the recoil force of the heavy shield became stronger, and with the power of his own charge, the black bear was directly shocked to death.

Of course, the reason why Xia Youhui looked so fierce was that the black bear was just a level one mutant beast.

Li Meng shouted, "Xia Youhui, stop pretending, it's just a level one mutant beast, hurry up and leave."

"Damn!" Xia Youhui turned around and gave him the middle finger. Couldn't he be allowed to pretend for a while longer?