Chapter 2007 - 2000: Consensus Exists to Be Broken
"Exterminate them?" Zhang Menglong’s words left Ying Zheng’s expression caught between crying and laughing. Zhang Menglong might not have encountered people from the Ice Demon Race and was perhaps unaware of their immense power, but Ying Zheng had seen it firsthand. It was a kind of strength that could hardly elicit any desire to resist!
He had once witnessed a battle between two Dao Realm Extreme experts, one human, and one from the Ice Demon Race. The enmity between humans and the Ice Demon Race dates back hundreds of thousands of years, and whenever they meet, it’s almost inevitable to fight.
He only remembered that the human Dao Realm Extreme martial artist could only withstand less than five minutes in the hands of the Ice Demon Race expert, and it was a complete oppressive massacre!
At the time, he didn’t even dare to breathe, and after the Ice Demon Race expert left, his back was almost soaked, signifying how exaggerated the shock was for him.
Zhang Menglong’s strength is indeed formidable. Perhaps once his realm advances to Dao Realm Extreme, he might have a chance against the Ice Demon Race expert. But now, if he intends to invade the Giant City of the Ice Demon Race to seize the mother flower of the Ice Demon Flower, such an act is practically seeking death.
Not to mention now boasting about annihilating the Ice Demon Race!
The rise of the Ice Demon Race paved with countless race’s corpses. If they were so easily exterminated, they would have long ceased to exist!
"Menglong, this mission is too dangerous. Attempting to steal the mother flower of the Ice Demon Flower from the Ice Demon Race is nothing short of fantasy. You can’t even enter the Giant City of the Ice Demon Race. We should find a safer approach!"
"What approach?" Zhang Menglong asked.
"At the Rules Personnel there, items to cancel missions can be sold. Though the price is very difficult for most to accept, for you, it’s no pressure. One hundred million Supreme Coins is needed for you to kill some warcraft, and it’s easy to collect. There’s no need to take risks."
"That’s so boring!" Zhang Menglong immediately rejected, "I’d rather run around with this debuff that drops Supreme Crystals upon being killed. Whenever someone wants to kill me, I have legitimate reasons to counterattack!"
Ying Zheng was shocked. When others are marked by such a debuff, they’d prefer not to leave their survival base for fear of being targeted and killed. Zhang Menglong, on the other hand, came up with this wild idea. Is he fearless or does he have full confidence?
"You really want to undertake this task?" Ying Zheng saw that Zhang Menglong was serious; he hadn’t even considered giving up the task.
"Of course," Zhang Menglong nodded, "But before that, I have to make some preparations! Once the task is accepted, it shouldn’t require me to set off immediately, right?"
"The rules aren’t that strict," Ying Zheng said, "Before that, you have ten days to prepare. But after ten days, if you don’t proceed with any substantial actions, you’ll be directly judged as neglecting the task."
"Ten days, eh? More than enough!" Zhang Menglong laughed, "Ying Zheng, my brother, in the next ten days, I probably won’t be in Yan Huang City. I’ll leave its safety to you!"
"What are you going to do?" Ying Zheng asked.
"Of course, to make some preparations," Zhang Menglong replied, "I’ve noticed there are lots of good stuff that might come in handy later. But they’re not cheap, so I’ll earn some money first, then burst out some good items. Just in case."
"True," Ying Zheng nodded. At the Rules Personnel there, you can buy all sorts of things, some even can cause significant damage to Dao Realm Extreme experts. It’s just that the prices are very high.
A tech weapon called the Ultimate Bomb possesses the power to kill Dao Realm Extreme martial artists, but its price reaches five billion Supreme Coins, not something the average person can afford.
There are many such items, each one a super killing weapon, and the prices make them daunting.
Besides weapons, there are many strange and unique items. Some don’t have much destructive power, but using them can have unexpected effects.
These items can’t be bought within the survival bases; before departure, Zhang Menglong has to visit Aiville City first.
Ying Zheng did not stop Zhang Menglong. Based on the few days he took to understand Zhang Menglong, he was not the type to easily change his mind, if he wants to go, then let him go. Moreover, Zhang Menglong is among the few people he’s met that he can’t quite see through; perhaps he really could do something extraordinary.
After Zhang Menglong left Yan Huang City, he headed directly north, holding an electronic map in his hand. It was something he bought from the Rules Personnel, documenting all the warcraft tribe distributions near Aiville City, along with detailed information about warcraft quantity and power.
He was now heading to a place known as the Demon Ant Nest, the area with the highest warcraft density within the human sphere of influence!
The Demon Ant Nest is an underground area excavated by warcraft known as Blood Demon Ants. These warcraft resemble ants in appearance but are much larger than a typical car, and the Blood Demon Ants possess immense strength with a natural Gift of power, nearly two to four hundred times that of other warcraft of the same rank!
Most crucially, the numbers of these Blood Demon Ants are vast, with each encounter consisting of thousands to tens of thousands.
The Demon Ant Nest comprises four layers, with the first layer’s Blood Demon Ants being ordinary-level warcraft, while the second layer’s Blood Demon Ants are elite-level. The third layer’s Blood Demon Ants directly reach Lord-level, and the fourth are King-level.
Regarding the bottom layer, it houses the mother lair of the Demon Ant Nest, from which Blood Demon Ants are born continuously. This mother lair is not just a nest but an Emperor-level warcraft, albeit with little combat power itself. However, countless King-level Blood Demon Ants surround it, protecting it fiercely. Even a Dao Realm Extreme expert can’t kill it!
Zhang Menglong’s target this time is those Blood Demon Ants, simply because of their large numbers. Killing any warcraft can yield loads of items, so naturally, he chose the place with the highest warcraft population and hunting efficiency, making the Demon Ant Nest the best choice.
He carries ample supplies, enough for him to fight with maximum intensity in the Demon Ant Nest for ten days to half a month!
The entrance to the Demon Ant Nest lies within a mountain range, marked on the map as extremely dangerous. Human martial artists can only operate within the outer region, with death certain beyond the second layer, even though caution is exercised. The idea of many killing few is universally understood.
Once, several Dao Realm Extreme martial artists ventured into the third layer, and the Lord-level Blood Demon Ants, like mountains and seas, directly taught them what despair means. Their powerful Gift was enough for their strong limbs to break through the defenses of Dao Realm Extreme martial artists. Despite the loss of countless Blood Demon Ants, these Dao Realm Extreme martial artists were eventually exhausted to death, leaving nothing behind, not even their bodies.
Over time, not entering the third layer of the Demon Ant Nest became almost a consensus among all humans.
But for Zhang Menglong, consensus is meant to be broken. His target is not only to delve into the third layer but to break into the fourth layer, or even to the deepest layer!
If he could kill the mother of the Blood Demon Ant Nest, the spoils would surely be unimaginably plentiful, right!