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The scent of the osmanthus trees lingered in the courtyard. It had been a long time since she smelled flowers. Tao Jing, who was carrying a huge box of lunch, could not help but linger a little longer in the courtyard. She greedily inhaled the intoxicating scent.
Unknowingly, Tao Jing's mood lightened as she walked into the house.
For the past year, Tao Jing had been delivering meals at this time of the day. Most of the time, the man gave off a lazy and casual vibe. Who would have thought that he had such a hardworking side to him? The current society was so fickle and noisy. Not many young people could devote themselves to cultivation for such a long period of time!
Tao Jing placed the tray on the side table. She was about to take away the utensils from yesterday when she realized the dishes were still there.
Mo Fan did not eat yesterday?
For a long time, Mo Fan had only eaten lunch every day. He would not eat anything else after that. Regardless of what the food was, he would finish every single grain, as if he had licked the plate clean.
Tao Jing had prepared the food herself. He was her savior, after all. She had to cook for herself every day, so she made a portion for Mo Fan every day. Tao Jing was quite happy to see Mo Fan finishing every single meal.
"The lid is still on. I don't think the food is to his liking. Did he lose his mind while cultivating?" Tao Jing was worried.
It had been the same for the past year, but something was not right today. Something must have happened. What if Mo Fan died in the room and his body started to smell?
Tao Jing pushed the door open and went into the room.
There was a barrier around the room, but Tao Jing soon realized it had been torn apart.
It was an empty cultivation room without a bed. It was even worse than the prisons the rich stayed in. It was hard to imagine anyone in this era would have the determination to cultivate so diligently!
"Where is he?" Tao Jing was astounded.
She almost had the urge to lift the mat on the ground to look for Mo Fan. Tao Jing did not see him at all.
In fact, Tao Jing hadn't seen Mofan for the past year. The only way to confirm that Mofan was still alive was to eat his food. When she walked in and found that Mofan wasn't there, Tao Jing was confused and disappointed.
It was like a pig that had been fed for more than a year and ran out of the pigsty in the middle of the night, never to return.
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Modu
The seawater receded very slowly, but there were still many low-lying areas submerged in it. It was like a huge pond, and the sewage pond was connected to the city's sewers, making it very complicated and terrifying.
The Demon Capital Underground Fortress was built near the Hongqiao Station, and all the Sea Monsters within a ten kilometer radius had basically been wiped out. Now, the Sea Monsters were mostly in Pudong, which was connected to the sea, followed by the two bustling cities of Xu Hui and Jing An.
Groups of mages entered and exited through some steel doors. They were all people who had been stationed in the underground fortress of Shanghai for a long time and were very familiar with the current situation of Shanghai.
"We have to eliminate all the White Sea Monsters in the campus today, no matter what," a man with a beard said.
"Captain, I'm afraid it's going to be difficult with just our numbers. Why don't we team up with the Bronze Lion Hunter Group? We can just agree to split the loot forty to sixty with them. It's better than us being wiped out," a Mage with a beer belly said.
"Fatty, they want sixty percent, do you understand?"
"Holy crap, are these people really going too far? We've been fighting against the White Sea Monsters for a few months, and the only White Sea Monster we couldn't handle was the Water Spider, yet they're asking for so much?" the man with a beer belly said furiously.
"Even if we die, we can't let them look down on us. Once we take down the Sea Monster Campus, humph, they won't be able to climb up to us even if they want to!"
"Yeah, the higher-ups have already promised that the team that manages to eliminate the Sea Monsters will be promoted to the same rank as a general. With the resources of a general, people like the Bronze Lion Hunter Group will be sending money to our door!" the man with a beard said.
"Let's go!"
"Let's go!"
The members of the Bing Feng Brigade were Hunters. They had worked as mercenaries in other countries, and had also served in the armies of smaller countries.
Now that they had returned to their country, they had established the Bing Feng Brigade to eliminate the Sea Monsters. They were responding to the call of their country to eliminate the Sea Monsters' nests in the Magic City. Danger and challenges coexisted, but they also saw great rewards and bright prospects.
The Bing Feng Brigade went around the underground magic pools and arrived at the Jingan District with ease.
Their destination was the Pearl Campus. The campus had been occupied by the White Sirens for a long time. In the past year, the White Sirens had been reproducing very quickly. After obtaining some resources from the land and some energy from the human cities, the White Sirens' reproduction and transformation speed had become very fast.
Some groups of Sea Monsters had even occupied a huge area of cities, factories, and enterprises in just a few months, turning them into their terrifying nests!
On top of that, there were still a lot of demon creatures lingering in the Pudong area. The sewers in Shanghai were huge, too. The Sea Monsters were roaming around the city through the sewers, growing stronger and setting up nests. If it weren't for the Fortress Plan, which had been fighting against the demon creatures, the number of Sea Monsters in the Magic City would have only increased, and it would have developed into a huge kingdom of Sea Monsters.
The White Sea Monsters were a classic example of reproduction and growth. Over the past few months, the Bing Feng Brigade had clashed with the Sea Monsters a few times. They had also sent people to investigate the place. In the end, they had locked onto a Wave Spider. The White Sea Monster was the key. It was like the queen of a beehive, constantly laying eggs and reproducing. Meanwhile, the White Sea Monsters were like diligent worker bees, constantly plundering and collecting energy to provide their queen with a steady stream of nutrients!
The Commander of the Fortress had classified the White Sea Monsters as a group of A-level creatures. It was difficult for the army to bypass the black pools and enter the campus occupied by the White Sea Monsters. They had no choice but to leave the mission to the civilians.
That being said, it was not easy for a few Mages to deal with a group of civilians. The White Sea Monsters were extremely strong. Anyone that was not a reputable group in the country was basically asking for their death. Even an army that was not an elite troop would end up in the same situation.
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"What's going on!?" The bearded captain snapped angrily, "How did you guys investigate? What are the corpses on the ground?"
"This … this … we just checked the place yesterday. That's impossible. Did the Bronze Lion Hunter Group try to get ahead of us? That's too much. They broke into the area of A-level creatures without the permission of the Commander of the Fortress. If they didn't handle it properly, they might trigger a riot!" the beer-bellied man said.
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