Chapter 70: Points

Xu Feng simply glanced around. Only about a dozen people had come out from the town. Originally, there weren’t many squads daring to stay in the town at night. Plus, with last night’s monster riot, being able to survive already meant the team was very strong.

“Xu Feng, are you alright?” Li Qing suddenly squeezed through the crowd.

“We heard that the monsters in the town rioted last night. The people who stayed inside suffered heavy casualties. We were really worried about you.”

“Hey, Xu Feng, you look fine, right? Tell us, what happened last night?” Xiao Yun followed up, his face full of curiosity.

“I’m not really sure either,” Xu Feng shrugged and said. “Last night, I was sleeping when I heard constant roars outside. It scared me so much I didn’t dare go out. I stayed inside the small hut until this morning.”

“Aww, I thought I could get some interesting info from you,” Xiao Yun said, looking disappointed.

“Beep beep beep~”

A notification sound came from the communicators on the wrists of all the bounty squad members.

“All squads, upload your hunting points. After tallying, we will announce the rankings. The top three teams will receive mission rewards. Teams ranked after the top three can use their points to purchase corresponding equipment and supplies.”

A cold, mechanical voice came from the communicator on their wrists.

“Alright, let’s upload our respective points. We can talk about the rest later,” Li Qing said.

“Ugh, we came too late. I thought we could hunt for a few more days, but it ended after just one day. I barely have any points,” Xiao Yun said sheepishly, scratching his head. “I only have… sixty-seven points.”

“I have fifty-eight. My sister has seventy-one,” Guo Yong added from the side.

“Sigh, I only have eighty-six points,” Li Qing said with some regret. “Looks like we can only use our points to buy some equipment.”

“By the way, has anyone seen Zhao Qiang?” Xu Feng suddenly asked.

“No. Zhao Qiang, like you, separated from us as soon as he entered the town yesterday. We tried contacting both of you when we left, but he didn’t respond. We guess he probably…” Xiao Yun shook his head.

Zhao Qiang was not outside the town. If Zhao Qiang had been in the town last night, he would definitely have been attracted by that golden light. Maybe he was already killed by the monsters.

Xu Feng thought for a moment, then shook his head. Zhao Qiang always gave him a feeling of being unfathomable. His strength didn’t seem as simple as it appeared. He must be hiding a trump card. Last night’s monster riot might not necessarily have killed him.

“Forget it, let’s not think about him,” Xu Feng shook his head and said. “I have… six hundred and forty-five points.” Xu Feng glanced at his wrist.

“What? Six hundred and forty-five points? Were you killing monsters all night last night?” Xiao Yun exclaimed in surprise.

“Really? Xu Feng, do you really have over six hundred points?” Li Qing was overjoyed.

They originally thought it was good enough that Xu Feng managed to come out alive, but he gave everyone a surprise.

Xu Feng’s strength was a lot higher than theirs. During the day yesterday, while exploring the town, Xu Feng also killed monsters. Two Stars monsters couldn’t last more than a few rounds against him before being killed. Even when surrounded by several monsters at once, Xu Feng could manage to retreat unscathed after some effort, so his killing efficiency was extremely high.

Plus, Xu Feng also killed quite a few monsters last night. Added up, Xu Feng actually managed to get over six hundred points.

“Idol! Xu Feng, I declare, from today onwards, you are my idol!” Xiao Yun looked at Xu Feng with admiration and shouted loudly.

“Haha, Xu Feng, thanks to you this time. With your six hundred plus points, we won’t aim for first place, but we can still try for the top three,” Li Qing laughed heartily.

“If Zhao Qiang could have come out, with our points, we might even have been able to aim for first place,” Xu Feng said with a faint smile, not thinking that his over six hundred points were anything amazing. If he hadn’t spent all that time looking for the Abandoned Well, he would have killed even more Two Stars monsters.

“Brother Feng, aren’t you overestimating that guy a bit? I always felt he was gloomy and not a good person,” Xiao Yun pursed his lips and said.

Xu Feng smiled slightly. Zhao Qiang was indeed a bit gloomy and kept secrets in his heart. But, his strength was very strong. In fact, Xu Feng felt he was even a bit stronger than Li Qing, the leader of the Wildfire Squad.

“Alright, I’ve already uploaded the Wildfire Squad’s points. Next, we just need to wait for the news. I hope we can get into the top three. But even if we don’t make the top three, Xu Feng, with your over six hundred points, you can buy some good equipment from the military,” Li Qing said.

After the apocalypse, all guns and cannons became unusable. But the military still had many good things, after all, the military had the support of the nation behind it.

“Xu Feng!” A voice called out.

Xu Feng turned around and saw a middle-aged man in military uniform walking towards him.

The middle-aged man smiled and said, “Hello, Xu Feng. I am Zhang Qiang from the 104th Unit. There are some matters I’d like to discuss with you. Could you spare some time?”

Xu Feng’s heart stirred. That rumor surfaced in his mind.

“This clearance mission is an assessment for major forces to select members…”

“The 104th Unit?” The members of the Wildfire Squad exclaimed in surprise, their eyes looking at Xu Feng filled with envy. It seemed they also knew some of the rumors.

Xu Feng didn’t hesitate. He gestured to Li Qing and the others, then directly followed the officer away.

Zhang Qiang led Xu Feng directly towards the three-story building not far from the town. The closer they got to the building, the more soldiers in military uniform there were. Although these soldiers wore ordinary military uniforms, each of them actually carried a long crossbow. These long crossbows were all Black Iron Grade equipment.

“Has the military already figured out how to mass-produce Black Iron Grade long crossbows?” Xu Feng thought to himself.

After the apocalypse, if one didn’t take up a life profession like Blacksmith, and didn’t have a Forging recipe, no matter how skilled one was, the equipment made would only be of ordinary quality. Weapons couldn’t break the Insectoid Carapace of One Star monsters, and armor couldn’t withstand the Fangs and claws of One Star monsters.

“It seems the 104th Unit has its own Blacksmiths who can mass-produce this standard-issue long crossbow,” Xu Feng thought.

At the beginning of the apocalypse, many life professions weren’t valued enough. It was only later that people realized the importance of these life profession holders. But by then, most life profession holders had already joined major forces like the 104th Unit.

“I didn’t expect the 104th Unit had already started consciously training their own Blacksmiths at this time,” Xu Feng thought to himself.