Chapter 150: Ping Pong Fish?

A night’s time was enough for Zhou Liming to do many things, and for him, who was fully recovered, it was enough to roam nearly half the country.

His mutated speed, combined with his terrifying aura power , allowed him to travel through the entire Gui Province. Under the sensing of his aura, settlements surfaced one by one. Zhou Liming gained a clear understanding of which settlements had Super Warriors, their locations, and their approximate levels.

The number of Fierce Beasts in Gui Province was huge, but they were mainly concentrated in the coastal areas and near Gui K City. On the border with Vietnam, however, there were not many Fierce Beasts, which was why Wang Ruijin and the others were able to stay safe.

The situation in the direction of Vietnam was similar to the national data; the country had fallen.

Only in the complex terrain bordering Gui Province did a small number of Vietnamese people survive.

Zhou Liming did not have many thoughts about the Vietnamese people, after all, Vietnam was a full half-country away from Zhe B City. What left an impression on him was the border war. Full of vigor and raging hormones, Zhou Liming, influenced by his classmates, had also studied that busty Vietnamese girl for a while. Apart from that, Zhou Liming lacked knowledge about this country.

Through a night of scouting, the data for the entire Gui Province was almost mastered in Zhou Liming’s mind.

It was somewhat surprising; from his sensing, Gui Province still had at least several million survivors, a considerable number. The folk customs in Gui Province had always been tough, and with its complex terrain, it had been the most famous bandit province since the Republican era. Especially at the beginning of liberation, bandit dens and bandits were as numerous as hairs on an ox. The central government at that time spent a vast amount of manpower and resources, sacrificing countless outstanding warriors, and it took nearly ten years to finally resolve the issue.

It was precisely these folk customs and the terrain that allowed Gui Province to save millions of people.

Having grasped all this information, Zhou Liming quietly returned to his nest in front of the Cave and went to sleep without waking anyone. As a Super Warrior, sleep did not seem very important; he lay with his eyes open, staring at the roof made of thatch. Even the bed was just some wooden logs arranged neatly, covered with mud and sand, and then thatch spread on top; this was the bed.

The bedding was even simpler, just a thin piece of cloth sewn from scraps of fabric. It was fine for summer and autumn, but in winter, it would definitely freeze people to death.

Zhou Liming smiled bitterly and shook his head; to be honest, this environment was not suitable for him. Wang Ruijin was also having a miserable time; the entire Settlement, apart from people, was worthless. Once winter came, without Xiao Yanse needing to make a move, the people of the Settlement would overthrow Wang Ruijin, this “Village Chief.”

However, this currently had little to do with Zhou Liming; in his plan, Wang Ruijin’s mere few hundred people were not worth his attention.

The millions of people in Gui Province, scattered in various settlements, possessed over a thousand Super Warriors. In Zhou Liming’s eyes, they were nothing but shining gold, full of irresistible temptation. Perhaps this ambition was too great, but Zhou Liming did not feel that way; he believed in his own abilities.

A soldier who does not want to be a General is not a good soldier; who knows what the future holds?

When Zhou Liming returned, it was already close to dawn. While he was lost in his wild thoughts, people in the Cave began to get up one after another. In just a while, the entire Settlement became lively, filled with laughter and joy, for this morning was something to look forward to.

Amidst the noise, Zhou Liming naturally got up, washed his face simply, and leaned against a stone by the lake to enjoy the morning.

There was a clear division of labor in the Settlement, so Zhou Liming did not need to worry about anything. In just one hour, the rich aroma of bacon rice began to waft out. It made countless people secretly swallow their saliva; even Wang Lei was circling the crude kitchen. Half a year could easily turn a person into a starving ghost.

When it was time to eat, Zhou Liming received a portion, full of rice with several pieces of bacon.

The nutritious meals in the X Squadron were very rich, with everything from fish slices to beef, vegetable salads, and fruits provided. Even when the country was in difficult times, these supplies were never interrupted. From this, one could see the treatment and importance of the X Squadron.

But thinking of the medium-rare beef, Zhou Liming lost his appetite; it was far less substantial than this simple bacon rice.

Watching the people in the Settlement wolfing down their food, Zhou Liming could only shake his head. Half a year ago, who among these people was not well-fed and well-clothed? Exotic seafood and rare delicacies were all within reach. But in half a year, everything had changed. Even millionaires from before were now eating coarse rice in simple clothes, rejoicing over a few pieces of bacon.

Don’t underestimate this Settlement; there were actually two multimillionaires here. But unfortunately, the money they had in the bank was still there, though it had shrunk severely. Moreover, they could not escape here to return to the Grand Rear; their millions in assets were just a set of numbers in their hearts or on paper, far less substantial than the rice in their hands.

The sun rose just at that moment; the weather in the south was still quite warm in November, with rain only a few days a month.

Compared to the eating manners of others, Zhou Liming appeared elegant. After filling his stomach, he helplessly left the remaining bacon. It was not that Zhou Liming did not want to eat, but it had a strange taste, and he lost interest after just one piece. He put down his lunchbox, looked at the rising sun, and calculated his plan.

In a trance, Zhou Liming became lost in thought.

“Look quickly, what is that?”

People who had finished eating and were walking by the lake screamed, pointing at the distant sky.

At this scream, many people looked up and began to discuss, pointing at the sky.

When Zhou Liming came back to his senses, everyone in the Settlement was looking at the sky. He followed everyone’s gaze and was also stunned; there was indeed a mysterious scene in the sky. His sharp eyes, seeing much farther than ordinary people, made Zhou Liming’s heart skip a beat as a sense of crisis struck him.

In the sky, a round, pale green object, like a balloon, was floating; with a puff, it moved up and down as it advanced.

What caused people to discuss it was its massive volume; from Zhou Liming’s perspective, its diameter was at least fifty or sixty meters. On this round body, Zhou Liming saw its sesame-sized eyes and a small mouth. The nose was somewhat peculiar, shaped like a thorn, very sharp.

In peacetime, one would really think it was a uniquely shaped hot air balloon.

But Zhou Liming did not think it was a hot air balloon; the unique aura of a Fierce Beast deeply betrayed its nature. Although its aura was far less intense than the Fierce Beast encountered yesterday, it still reached the standard of a Level Five Fierce Beast, a terrifying existence for humans.

The Fierce Beasts Zhou Liming had seen came in various forms, but they all bore some resemblance to certain animals. But the Fierce Beasts encountered in the last two days made him understand that in the world of Fierce Beasts, there were all kinds of strangely shaped but extremely powerful guys. With the lesson from yesterday’s Fierce Beast, Zhou Liming did not dare to underestimate any Fierce Beast.

The behavior of the people in the Settlement gave Zhou Liming the urge to spit blood, because they were actually pointing and discussing at the lake with great interest.

“Could it be that they didn’t realize this is a Fierce Beast, and a powerful Level Five Fierce Beast at that? A hot air balloon?”

Seeing that Wang Ruijin was also just staring at the sky, Zhou Liming had to walk to his side and say seriously: “If you don’t want to die, tell them to hide immediately. Haven’t you discovered this is a Fierce Beast?”

Wang Ruijin was somewhat dumbfounded and said: “Isn’t this a balloon?”

After Wang Ruijin said this, Zhou Liming realized that these people’s eyesight was not as good as his; what he could see clearly, they might not be able to see clearly. More importantly, they were just ordinary people without the aura sensing ability like his, so how would they know that this seemingly harmless “balloon” was actually a Level Five Fierce Beast?

Zhou Liming did not want the people here to die at the hands of a Fierce Beast, so he pointed at the approaching Fierce Beast and said: “Do you think in this world, there would still be a hot air balloon flying here? This is a world full of various dangers; if you lose your vigilance, what awaits is death. Don’t forget, the Fierce Beast we encountered yesterday also looked harmless.”

If Wang Ruijin had some doubts just now, he was now completely awake.

Zhou Liming was right; this was a world full of unimaginable dangers, and a single slip could push one into the abyss of death.

Wang Ruijin, realizing the situation, immediately became serious and started running and shouting: “Danger, danger, everyone retreat back into the Cave, immediately!”

Wang Ruijin’s shouting made many people react instantly; after breaking out in a cold sweat, they turned and left the lake, running for their lives toward the Cave. Even those with slow reactions, seeing others fleeing, couldn’t care less and just ran along with the crowd.

The beautiful appearance of this Fierce Beast had deceived almost everyone; under its confusion, if not for Zhou Liming’s reminder, the consequences would have been disastrous.

However, everyone’s reaction was still a bit too late, because this Fierce Beast, which looked somewhat like a Ping Pong Fish, seemed to have noticed the movement in the canyon. Its two small eyes blinked a few times, its mouth made a fine sound like a dolphin, and with a swing of its tiny tail, it suddenly sprayed a jet of air, like a jet plane, abruptly increasing its flight speed.

This method of propulsion was strikingly similar to the Fierce Beast encountered yesterday.