Chapter 14: Mastery of Subtle Movement Techniques

A few days later.

Roar!

In the central area of Monster Town.

A crimson-colored bovine monster, over three meters tall at the shoulder, glared with bloodshot bull-like eyes at a human dressed in black some dozens of meters away.

Around them, the streets were littered with the corpses of beast-soldier level ironhorn bulls, the air thick with the stench of blood.

Luofeng held the Bloodshadow Warblade in one hand and a shield in the other, his gaze fixed intently on the Red Blood Savage Bull.

The Red Blood Savage Bull ranks among the top bovine monster species; adults can reach the level of intermediate beast generals. Judging by its size, this one was just shy of that, likely at the peak of a junior beast general.

"My physical condition crossed into the junior war general threshold yesterday. I can fight this!" Luofeng remained remarkably calm.

His warrior strength had reached the junior war general level, indicating his mentalist power had entered the senior war general tier. Compared to ordinary warriors of the same rank, mentalists hold a significant advantage. With his mentalist abilities, Luofeng would soon dispatch this Red Blood Savage Bull.

Yet, he sought more than a swift victory.

"I will use this beast to fully master the Subtle Movement Technique!"

"Ha!"

Luofeng shouted sharply, his figure flashing forward as he closed in on the wary, charging bull.

The Red Blood Savage Bull’s eyes gleamed with madness. With a thunderous bellow, it lowered its head and charged, attempting to trample the detestable human who had slaughtered all its kin.

At the critical moment of contact, Luofeng skillfully dodged the bull’s charge and slashed beneath its neck with his sixth-ranked Bloodshadow Warblade, sharp enough to pierce the defenses of senior beast generals. The wound was nearly a meter long and ten centimeters deep; blood gushed forth immediately.

The wounded bull halted, then spun around and frantically charged again.

Though beast generals possessed considerable intelligence, the Red Blood Savage Bull was the type to lose reason when enraged, repeating the same few moves—raging bull charge, iron hoof trampling.

Despite this, the bull’s speed and power were formidable. A junior war general human facing such a maddened beast could easily be crushed into pieces by a single careless hit.

Humans of equal rank simply could not match the strength of monsters.

The battle grew fierce.

Luofeng panted heavily, sweat pouring down his body. The Red Blood Savage Bull’s thick hide was tough; even with his razor-sharp sixth-ranked Bloodshadow Warblade, inflicting significant damage required his all.

As time passed, the bull’s strength and speed waned from blood loss, while Luofeng, though also fatigued, found his mastery of the Subtle Movement Technique improving greatly amid the thrilling dance with this formidable enemy.

“That’s it,” Luofeng’s gaze burned hot. With a casual move, he narrowly avoided a ‘bull tail’ strike just centimeters away.

The missed tail cracked the cement ground, leaving a deep fissure. Had it struck him, even with battle armor, the internal damage would have been severe.

“It’s over, big guy.”

Having fully mastered the Subtle Movement Technique, Luofeng wasted no time. With a thought, his abundant mental power controlled a silver throwing knife, which flashed past the bull’s skull.

The hard bull skull, capable of withstanding large-caliber sniper bullets, was effortlessly sliced open.

After killing the Red Blood Savage Bull, Luofeng, too weary to rest, immediately set to dissecting the carcass with his silver throwing knives.

He stripped off the scaly hide and removed the blood-red horns.

“I’m ready now, Bai,” Luofeng silently told his inner companion.

Then, the remains of the bull and the other ironhorn bull corpses vanished. For those farther away, Luofeng's figure flashed over, and Bai swiftly collected them into storage space.

After clearing the battlefield, a few leaps later, Luofeng left the bloodied scene behind.

...

In an anonymous two-story house in the town, Luofeng, covered in blood and dirt, paid no mind to the thick dust on the floor and sat down.

He opened the mission panel.

[Kill one junior beast general monster] (Completed)

Reward: 50 points

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[Kill ten thousand beast-soldier level monsters] (Completed)

Reward: 330 points

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“The second mission’s reward is so generous?” Luofeng’s face lit up as he saw the rewards.

He wasn’t surprised by the reward for killing a beast general; after all, it wasn’t his first time—he had slain one a few days ago.

Bai, observing Luofeng’s joyful expression, shook his head.

“Looks like the kid’s still poor.”

Over these past ten days of wild battles, Bai had garnered nearly eight thousand energy points through Luofeng.

Beyond special energy, they had collected a large number of monster carcasses. These would serve as raw materials for creation later, significantly reducing consumption.

Thinking of this, a smile crept onto Bai’s face.

“Bai, I plan to rest a while, then return to the base city.”

After his brief happiness, Luofeng shared his plans with Bai.

Originally, Luofeng intended to return once his strength reached junior war general level, which he had already achieved yesterday.

Nearly half a month of continuous hunting and fighting in the wild had left his body capable of rapid recovery, but mentally, he was exhausted.

Moreover, Luofeng was eager to buy a house for his family.

The beast-soldier level corpses, being low-value and bulky, were all recovered by Bai, while the important materials from the two junior beast generals—the Red Blood Savage Bull and the Three-Tailed Tiger Cat—had been extracted.

According to prices on the warrior forum, valuable materials from a junior beast general monster could sell for between five to fifteen million.

The Red Blood Savage Bull, being difficult to kill and large in size, and nearly reaching intermediate beast general level, would fetch at least twelve to fifteen million.

The other, the Three-Tailed Tiger Cat, was weaker and smaller, estimated at five to six million.

“Almost twenty million in total—enough to buy a small villa in a high-end neighborhood,” Luofeng calculated.

If it wasn’t enough, he could always exchange points for more monster materials.

“Then let’s go back. I have some tasks for you at the base city,” Bai said with a smile.

“What tasks?” Luofeng asked curiously.

“You haven’t learned any secret techniques yet, have you?”

Hearing this, Luofeng’s heart stirred.