The five of them got off the highway and arrived at Qing County. Ye Chen immediately looked at Tang Qiu and smiled.
"Captain Tang, does your Law Enforcement Team have any missions here in Qing County?"
Tang Qiu looked helpless, glanced at his watch, but frowned deeply.
Noticing Tang Qiu's uneasy expression, Ye Chen asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"I feel like there might be something wrong with Qing County."
Tang Qiu said with a hint of deeper meaning, and Ye Chen felt a chill in his heart, somewhat puzzled: "Wrong? What could be wrong?"
Tang Qiu brought his watch closer to Ye Chen, showing a list of missions on the screen, with a number of tasks listed.
Below was a line of information:
Teams accepted: 9
Task failures: 9
Which meant nine teams had already taken on this task, but all had failed.
This task wasn't supposed to be very difficult.
Just to hunt down an LV7 monster.
Zhu Qiang said, "Could it be that the Law Enforcement Team here is too weak?"
Tang Qiu shook his head and said, "That's impossible. The law enforcement agency has plenty of resources to train these warriors. There's no way they'd fail this!"
Plenty of resources?
To be honest, Ye Chen was very curious about the "abundant resources" Tang Qiu mentioned.
Where did the Law Enforcement Bureau get so many resources? After all, it had been less than two days since monsters began appearing globally.
However, Tang Qiu treated this matter as top secret and wouldn't reveal it.
Ye Chen chose not to ask further and instead said, "Then let's go and meet this Level Seven monster!"
Tang Qiu nodded and led the way.
The destination this time was a hospital.
The hospital was located in the city center.
It was called the First People's Hospital of Qing County.
Qing County was a very ancient county, with a population not smaller than the downtown area where Ye Chen had been before.
Walking down the street, they occasionally encountered some people.
Not long after, the five arrived at the hospital entrance.
The hospital gate was wide open.
Inside were all abandoned vehicles, burned and damaged.
But for some reason.
There were also some LV1 and LV2 monsters in the yard.
As for these monsters, the Blood Asura effortlessly killed them with a single strike, gaining a wave of experience.
Upon arriving in front of the clinic building, Tang Qiu suddenly stopped.
"It's inside the clinic building, possibly on the rooftop."
Ye Chen looked up, not noticing anything particularly wrong.
"Let's go, up!"
The group headed to the staircase entrance and started climbing up.
The clinic building was not very tall, with a total of eleven floors.
Before long, the five had reached the entrance to the top floor. As they stood there, they faintly heard murmurs from outside.
"Piggy Dragon, break the door!"
The top floor's door was a very heavy fire door.
Piggy Dragon grunted and charged, slamming the door open. The light from the rooftop instantly appeared before the five.
What followed was a monster with a dog's head and a cat's body.
[Cat-Dog Dual Fiend]
Level: LV7
Attribute: Water
Skill: Frenzy
Combat Power: 1100
Blood Volume: 3700
Note: Frenzy is akin to rabies. Being bitten by the Cat-Dog Dual Fiend will result in a direct loss of sanity!
Roar.
The Cat-Dog Dual Fiend saw the group and let out a roar.
Tang Qiu frowned at the Cat-Dog Dual Fiend and said, "This doesn't seem special at all."
Ye Chen stepped onto the rooftop, looking at the Cat-Dog Dual Fiend in front of them.
Just as the five reached the rooftop, footsteps suddenly sounded from behind.
Ye Chen and the others quickly turned their heads, only to see nine people smiling at them.
However, their smiles had a hint of mockery.
After checking the group's information, Ye Chen's brows instantly tightened:
LV6 Jade Dragon, Tier Five Divine Level.
LV4 Beetle, Tier Three Rare.
LV4 Tun Bear, Tier Four Legend.
LV4 Whip, Tier Three Rare.
LV4 Giant Horse, Tier Three Rare.
...
All of them had LV4 pets.
The leader was called Tian Xuhao, a tall, plump man.
He grinned at Ye Chen and the others, "Oh? People from the Law Enforcement Team again, with an LV5 pet, and wow, there's even one LV4, Tier Seven Sacred Artifact pet!"
A man with a pointed nose and monkey cheeks laughed and said, "Boss, we're going to hit the jackpot this time. This team is obviously stronger than the last Law Enforcement Team!"
Upon hearing this, Tang Qiu was instantly furious: "So you killed the previous Law Enforcement Teams?"
Tian Xuhao dismissed her anger with a smile: "Little girl, don't be so impulsive. Yes, I killed them all. What's that saying?"
Tian Xuhao patted his head and looked at Jia Shun beside him.
Jia Shun chuckled, "Ransacking a city isn't as good as killing one person!"
"Yes, yes, yes, this monster-hunting leveling up is too slow. Your Law Enforcement guys have good levels, so we'll gladly take them, hahahaha!"
"Bastards!"
Tang Qiu gritted her teeth, cursing, ready to fight Tian Xuhao and his men.
Ye Chen quickly held Tang Qiu back: "Don't be rash! Charging in is like sending yourself to death!"
Ye Chen also knew, the former nine Law Enforcement Teams were certainly ambushed by Tian Xuhao and his men when they came to this location to execute the mission of hunting the Cat-Dog Dual Fiend.
Needless to say, Tian Xuhao and his team must have considerable strength.
Otherwise, those teams wouldn't have had no chance to escape.
"I say, if any of you have something to say, just get on with it, then come quickly and die!"
Jia Shun barked loudly.
Lin Nuoyi tugged on Ye Chen's sleeve and said, "Ye Chen, what should we do? These guys are clearly stronger than Jiang Hu and the others from last time!"
Ye Chen patted Lin Nuoyi's hand and said, "Don't worry, do you still have the Ink Bag with you?"
Lin Nuoyi nodded affirmatively. Ye Chen quietly placed his hand behind him, and she hurriedly placed the Ink Bag in Ye Chen's hand.
Then suddenly!
Ye Chen threw the Ink Bag towards the nine in front of them.
Bang.
The Ink Bag burst open.
A black fog suddenly enveloped the nine.
"Damn it, this guy is playing dirty!"
"What is this thing, can't see anything!"
Ye Chen shouted quickly, "Hurry! Retreat! Vajra Ape, take us and jump down!"
The Vajra Ape let out a loud cry and immediately activated Frenzy, its figure suddenly doubling in size.
Beauty Snake, Piggy Dragon, and Zhu Qiang, Tang Qiu, and others quickly jumped onto Vajra Ape's broad back.
The Vajra Ape turned, came to the balcony edge, and leapt down.
Thud!
The Vajra Ape landed heavily on the ground, quickly carrying everyone away.
This height posed no harm to the Vajra Ape.
After Ye Chen landed, he didn't leave quickly.
Because he knew, Tian Xuhao's Jade Dragon had the Flying Ability, and if they all ran together, they'd definitely be caught by Tian Xuhao.
Tian Xuhao had already rushed out of the black fog and, seeing the group running away, looked slightly angry.
They were always the ones ambushing others, and now being ambushed was quite frustrating.
Whistle!
Tian Xuhao put two fingers in his mouth and whistled.
The Jade Dragon flapped its wings, flying to Tian Xuhao's side. Without any hesitation, he mounted the Jade Dragon's back and chased after the group.
Ye Chen said to Blood Asura, "Go, slash it!"
Blood Asura then flew into the air, giving the Jade Dragon a slash on the claw.
The Jade Dragon's thick skin and tough flesh only sustained a minor wound from this strike.
But it felt the pain, angrily glaring down.
Blood Asura flickered, then appeared beside Ye Chen, who shouted up at Tian Xuhao: "Hey, come over here!"
Tian Xuhao looked at the fleeing Tang Qiu and others, then at Ye Chen below.
He was somewhat indecisive.