At the foot of Red Moon Mountain.

As Fang Zhen and over ten others quickly walked out of the gate at the foot of the mountain, heading towards the two Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses charging across the bridge, they leisurely drew arrows from their backs, held them in their hands, and charged forward with a roar, leaving Meng Wei and his three apprentices, who were initially prepared to intercept on the bridge, momentarily stunned.

"Hall Master Lin, are you sure they can handle those two Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses?" Meng Wei glanced at Lin Qi beside him, unable to help but ask.

It was one thing for the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall to send over ten people to deal with two Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses, but for these Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall members to go and fight the Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses with arrows instead of weapons broke Meng Wei's understanding from over a decade of combatting monsters in the wild.

The bodies of wild monsters are incredibly tough. Even an Initial Stage Martial Artist using a B2 level weapon can only penetrate the skin and surface muscles of an initial stage monster. It's very difficult to damage the deeper muscle fascia and bones.

The reason Initial Stage Martial Artists can kill these early-stage monsters is by either exhausting them to death through blood loss or by using power to damage the monster's internal organs.

This is similar to non-martial artists using B level weapons against early-stage monsters; however, Initial Stage Martial Artists can confront early-stage monsters directly, while non-martial artists can only wear them down at the risk of their lives.

Right now, even though Fang Zhen and the others have B2 level arrows, facing the four to five-meter tall Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses is like trying to spear an elephant with a stick.

"Hmm, no problem." Lin Qi thought for a moment and then nodded, "They are professionals."

Although Lin Qi didn't know what Fang Zhen and the others intended with B2 level arrows, players are undoubtedly experienced in monster hunting, and those martial artists who spend years hunting monsters in the wild might not necessarily be more skilled than these professional players.

Fang Zhen and the others had previously killed a Single-Horned Gold-devouring Rat in the martial arts hall's basement while they were still apprentices. Now that they have become quasi-martial artists, holding B2 level arrows to deal with slightly stronger Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses shouldn't be a big issue, except for some casualties.

"Professional?" Meng Wei looked at Fang Zhen and others playing with their arrows in the distance, feeling like Lin Qi was joking with him.

Who isn't tense to the point of despair during monster hunts, eager to tie their weapon to their hand for fear it will drop and the monster will seize the chance to take them down?

Yet Fang Zhen and the others were tossing their only weapons around, constantly provoking the Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses' intelligence, as if the rhinoceroses wouldn't dare to charge.

"Teacher, perhaps we should join?" the young female disciple following behind Meng Wei suggested, "With our B1 level battle armor, we can confront the Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses head-on. Others only need to keep adding wounds, and even if we can't kill these two Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses, they'll retreat once sufficiently injured."

Qiao Hanlan on the side also nodded, thinking they shouldn't delay further.

The Red Moon Mountain, over a hundred kilometers from Chasing Light City, differed from the wilds near the city. Not only are there more monsters, but they are also very active, and if not quickly killed or driven away—

The prolonged battle will cause the monsters to send out howls that attract more monsters from up to five or six kilometers away, a survival strategy for weaker wild monsters, like the Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses.

As Meng Wei hesitated about cooperating with the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, the two Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses were within fifty meters of Fang Zhen and the others.

For a Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceros, fifty meters was just over a second away, a distance ordinary people couldn't react in time to.

But Fang Zhen and the others seemed to have predicted it.

"Brothers! Take action!"

At Fang Zhen's command, the ten-plus members, lined up and with strength exceeding Extreme Apprentice level, each struck the thrown B2 level arrows with a move called Thunder Light Palm.

One by one, they precisely hit the tails of the B2 level arrows.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Suddenly, there was a flash of thunderlight as if a dozen people fired rifles simultaneously. Over ten blazing white beams of light pierced the air, blasting into the two charging Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses, leaving electrical burn marks on the ground.

"Aow!"

The two Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses, four to five meters tall, let out a deafening wail and stopped within ten meters of Fang Zhen and the others, with B2 level arrows protruding halfway out from several places on their bodies. The wounds were charred black, and blood flowed uncontrollably.

"How is this possible!"

The hesitant Meng Wei was left stunned by the scene.

The thick-skinned Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses, even with him wearing B1 level battle armor and using B2 level martial arts techniques at full force, could at best embed a weapon twenty to thirty centimeters into their bodies, unable to damage the deeper muscle fascia.

Yet Fang Zhen and the others, without B1 level battle armor or martial artist strength, penetrated the Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses' deeper muscle fascia with B2 level arrows, even embedding the over-meter-long arrows into their bodies, injuring their internal organs.

This penetration power was simply incomprehensible.

Before Meng Wei recovered from the shock, Fang Zhen and the others on the bridge drew another B2 level arrow from their backs and launched another round at the two Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses that turned to flee.

Boom! Boom! Boom!

Rays of brilliant white light flickered.

After four rounds of continuous shooting, the two Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses that had been turned into porcupines couldn't hold on any longer. They collapsed to the ground, motionless, their breathing growing weaker until they finally expired.

"The accuracy is still far from enough; when we get back, we need to make a lot of improvements," Fang Zhen said, dissatisfied as he looked at the two slain Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses. He immediately tapped on his smart watch and said, "Have the hired NPCs come out and clean up. Once cleaned, send everything to the Martial Arts Hall's warehouse, and we'll exchange for points later."

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away," the Outer Gunman responded quickly.

In a short time, more than a dozen vagabonds drove out two large three-wheelers and dragged the two Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses back to Red Moon Mountain. The entire process was remarkably smooth, and even the vagabonds waiting in line didn't care at all, continuing to queue quietly as if the monster attack was just an everyday occurrence, nothing worth fussing over.

However, Meng Wei and his two apprentices couldn't calm down the whole way up the mountain.

Two Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses, capable of wiping out a large gang base in the wilderness, were easily dealt with by a dozen people from the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, none of whom were even Martial Artists. If this got out, no one would believe it.

At that moment, Meng Wei and the others began to understand why so many vagabonds gathered at Red Moon Mountain.

The most dangerous thing in the wilderness is the monsters. Many people are willing to go to the cities for a living mainly because of safety – ordinary monster hordes can't threaten a city.

Yet, the capacity of cities is ultimately limited, and vagabonds who can't make it there have to live outside the cities.

Now that Red Moon Mountain can easily fend off wilderness monsters, its safety level is arguably no worse than towns, and naturally, vagabonds aware of the situation are flocking here.

Actually, it wasn't just Meng Wei who was shocked; even Lin Qi himself was stunned.

Who knew that in just two days, the players on Red Moon Mountain became so fierce? Killing initial-level monsters was as easy as playing a game. When used against people, it's frightening to imagine what might happen.

"Hall Master Lin, I know I'm being presumptuous, but I have to ask, what level of Martial Art was used to kill the Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses just now?" Meng Wei hesitated repeatedly but couldn't help asking Lin Qi, "If our Iron Heart Gang wanted to learn, what price would we need to pay?"

Fang Zhen and the others' method of killing the Crocodile-toothed Rhinoceroses was unheard of. If people below the level of a Martial Artist could master it en masse, it would revolutionize future actions in the wilderness for all groups.

"What you saw is the Martial Artist level Martial Art of our Martial Arts Hall, one of the Museum's Martial Techniques," Lin Qi paused and said, "Our hall currently does not offer it for training to outsiders, but if you want to learn, when we do start teaching, your gang will be given priority consideration."

He knew a bit about the methods used by Fang Zhen and the others.

Previously, One Leaf Floating Cloud had successfully used it in a battle on Red Moon Mountain, and there was even a forum post about the possibility of implementing a Super Electromagnetic Cannon.

This so-called Super Electromagnetic Cannon is less of a Martial Art and more of an application of the Thunder Light Palm. That's why so many like Fang Zhen and others could master it without triggering any response from his system.

However, teaching such an application of the Thunder Light Palm to just anyone would be foolish.

Besides, even if he wanted to teach it, it couldn't be taught. This application method of the Thunder Light Palm was something players figured out on their own, and only players could use this hand-crafted Super Electromagnetic Cannon method. Anyone else trying might end up severely electrocuted, possibly turning into a human-sized charcoal.

"Martial Artist level Martial Art, is it? Thank you, Hall Master Lin, for the information," Meng Wei nodded, unsurprised that such Martial Arts couldn't be taught.

As Meng Wei and his group ascended Red Moon Mountain, they quickly discovered the ambition of the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall was beyond ordinary, to the point of being described as crazy.

At the mountainside of Red Moon Mountain, hundreds of houses had already been built, and part of the mountain had been hollowed out. The area far exceeded the base of any large wilderness gang, and a large number of vagabonds were still expanding the mountain, widening roads.

Glancing at the stalls on Red Moon Mountain, there seemed to be thousands of businesses, and the number of vagabonds wandering about exceeded thirty thousand. This was no mere transit market; it had become the embryo of a town.

It's on course to become a king in the wilderness!

As for Lin Qi, he was utterly dumbfounded, not understanding what happened to Red Moon Mountain in just two days.

Or what on earth did these players do?

This wasn't the same place he left at all.

"Teacher, should we just run away now?" Qiao Hanlan whispered shakily to Meng Wei's side.

Major cities have always been indifferent and unwelcoming to wilderness towns. Those willing to comply with management are warmly accepted, but wilderness towns are competitors, rivals for vagabond income, and trade adversaries of major cities. They want to destroy them at any cost. Hence, forces with ambitions to build towns in the wilderness typically try to remain hidden until they succeed.

But Lin Qi brought them here, openly showing, which made him genuinely terrified.

Meng Wei looked at Lin Qi leading the way ahead, sighed, and shook his head, signaling Qiao Hanlan to stay calm.

Lin Qi said he brought them to inspect the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall, but now it seemed that wasn't the case; he wanted to swallow up the Iron Heart Gang. If they acted rashly now, they really wouldn't be able to escape.

At that moment, a woman in a silvery-gray long-sleeved T-shirt walked out of a four-story building and ran over eagerly at the sight of Lin Qi.

"Hall Master, you're back." Zhang Qingwei saw Lin Qi glancing around and couldn't help but come over and report, "As per your instructions before you left, we've hired a large number of vagabonds. After these days of transformation, Red Moon Mountain has taken shape. Now, Deputy Leader Fluo from the Cyan Sparrow Gang wants to leave and bring people to join us at the Black Obsidian Martial Arts Hall. Should we accept them, Hall Master?"

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