After Yang Wu's battle with the Bloodthirsty Tank, the Phantom Squad had fully accepted him.
Along the way, Zhou Zheng, Zheng Tao, and Wang Zhi took turns dealing with monsters, constantly guiding Yang Wu.
Yang Wu had already gained considerable combat experience in the previous simulation, and with everyone's guidance, he hunted monsters with even greater ease. Although he wasn't as clean and efficient as the others yet, that was due to his physical condition.
If it were simply a comparison of experience and skill, perhaps only Captain Chu Tian and Vice-Captain Zhou Zheng, both high-ranking generals, could truly outperform Yang Wu.
The next morning, the six members of the Phantom Squad finally arrived at the outskirts of City 023.
The sun hadn't yet risen, and although it was the height of summer, the heat in the air had mostly dissipated overnight.
A gentle breeze brought a refreshing coolness.
"Roar!"
"Awooo..."
The sounds of beastly roars echoed in their ears. It was early morning, and even without human hunters, the monsters would still fight amongst themselves for food.
Of course, these frenzied roars had no effect whatsoever on the battle-hardened Phantom Squad.
"Captain!" Zheng Tao asked in a low voice, "We haven't been to City 023 in a long time. Where do we go this time?"
The others all looked at Chu Tian, awaiting his orders.
At this moment, except for Yang Wu, the members of the Phantom Squad were quite relaxed.
Having grown accustomed to the intense battles of City 003, suddenly arriving in City 023 was like a max-level character entering a newbie village.
As long as they didn't go to the city center, they could easily navigate this ordinary suburban area!
"Our target this time is a dilapidated residential area two kilometers to the south—Siyuan Residential Area," Chu Tian said in a low voice. "Before the Great Nirvana, Siyuan Residential Area was a very famous community, covering a vast area, enough to accommodate more than 100,000 people.
Now, Siyuan Residential Area is teeming with monsters. In this suburb, there is no place more suitable for us!"
"Yes!" The Phantom Squad members nodded in unison.
"We have now entered the urban area and have not yet found a safe house. We must be extremely careful and absolutely cannot hunt monsters like we did on the road before!"
Chu Tian glanced at Yang Wu and said solemnly, "The monsters here are very dense, flying in the sky and running on the ground, you name it. If we are forced to fight monsters, we must finish the battle quickly!"
"I understand!"
Yang Wu nodded in response.
On the way here, Zhou Zheng, the vice-captain of the Phantom Squad, had already told him about the precautions to take when hunting monsters in the abandoned city.
The most important point was not to cause a large-scale riot by the monster hordes.
Because most monsters prefer to congregate in abandoned cities, the monster density in cities is far greater than that seen on the streets.
In small towns, a beast horde typically consists of a Beast General-level monster leading hundreds of ordinary Beast Soldier-level monsters.
In large cities, however, it often involves large hordes of several Beast General-level monsters leading thousands of Beast Soldier-level monsters.
Even with the Phantom Squad's strength, they would never dare to recklessly charge into such a horde.
"Let's go!" Chu Tian waved his hand and gave the order.
Moving cautiously along the road, the Phantom Squad was already on high alert.
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Lu Qing had already sheathed his bow and arrows, and now he held a menacing heavy machine gun in his hands, with a large amount of ammunition belts wound around it, ready to fire at any moment.
Although the machine gun's destructive power was no longer comparable to the bow and arrows in Lu Qing's hands, its rate of fire was far superior. If they encountered a horde of beasts, the machine gun's large-scale destructive power against low-level monsters was still astonishing.
A mere two kilometers could be covered in less than half a minute at the speed of a warrior general at full power.
However, the Phantom Squad took nearly ten minutes to reach their target—Siyuan Residential Area.
In those ten minutes, Captain Chu Feng's throwing knives had already killed dozens of beast soldier-level monsters and two beast general-level monsters.
Fortunately, the methods of the mentalists were unfathomable; some monsters hadn't even noticed Yang Wu and the others before they were killed.
"Upstairs!" Chu Tian scanned a relatively well-preserved residential building with his mental power, and after confirming the situation inside, he whispered the order. *Whoosh
! Whoosh! Whoosh!*
The six members of the Phantom Squad rushed into the residential building, advancing up the stairs.
Wang Zhi, wielding a battle sword and shield, led the way.
Clearly, in such a confined space, Wang Zhi's strength was least affected.
After killing several monsters inside, the group arrived at a fairly well-maintained room on the sixteenth floor.
They quickly locked the doors and windows, then breathed a sigh of relief and began to rest on the worn-out sofa.
"During our time in City 023, the Phantom Squad will rest here!"
Chu Tian took a piece of dried meat from his backpack and handed it to Lu Qing, then said, "Brother Zhou, tell everyone about our surroundings, so we don't attract any Lord-level monsters!"
"Yes, Captain!"
Zhou Zheng then took out a map from his backpack and gestured for everyone to look at it.
Before arriving here, Zhou Zheng had already gathered a large amount of intelligence about City 023.
Yang Wu and the others quickly gathered around, listening attentively to Zhou Zheng's explanation.
"This is our current location!" Zhou Zheng pointed to a spot marked Siyuan Residential Area on the map and said, "There are two Lord-level monsters within a 20-kilometer radius of us! One is the low-level Lord-level monster, the Fire-Scaled Three-Horned Boar, located 15 kilometers to the south in Times Square, and the other is the mid-level Lord-level monster, the Mighty Demon Ape, located 19 kilometers to the northwest."
"These two Lord-level monsters are the two overlords of the eastern suburbs of City 023! They each command many Beast General-level monsters and a large number of Beast Soldier-level monsters!"
"Everyone, please be careful. No matter what happens, we must not approach these two places!"
"Understood!" Yang Wu and the others responded.
"Alright!" Chu Tian said, "As long as we don't provoke these two Lord-level monsters, our Phantom Squad won't be in too much danger here!"
"Wang Zhi will be in charge of guard duty today. Everyone, rest for half a day. We'll start hunting monsters again this afternoon!"
In the wilderness, even when resting, people must be assigned to guard duty.
No martial arts team dared to let their guard down, because even in the safest place, monsters could still appear.
"Yes, Captain!" Yang Wu and the others responded in unison.
After speaking, Wang Zhi, fully armed, went to the balcony to take over the watch, while the others replenished their energy and water, and then began to rest.