Swallowing the Stars: Eternal Glory

Chapter 11 Junior Warrior
August 9, 2060, 3:00 AM.

Amidst the distant roars of beasts, Lu Jin and his companions arrived at County Town No. 0214, shrouded in darkness.

The arrival time was a little later than expected, mainly because of the monsters they found along the way. Any monsters that were close to the national highway were all killed by Lu Jin.

Besides the initial unicorn boar, an F-rank armored bull monster also dropped items, and it was a critical hit drop.

However, what this armored bull dropped wasn't life essence liquid, but a material from a bovine demon beast of the ninth star level.

nmmp~, in terms of Chinese currency, materials from a ninth-tier stellar monster are quite valuable.

But nobody on Earth could afford the price, so it simply couldn't be sold.

After entering County 0214, the three found a residential building near a stream as a place to rest.

Along the way, they hunted down many monsters, and even encountered small groups of monsters. Lu Jin's body was covered in monster blood.

While taking a shower, Lu Jin gulped down the apprentice-level life essence liquid that the unicorn boar had released, increasing his punching power by another 1000 kilograms.

In addition, he trained in gene energy once more, and his punching power is estimated to have reached more than 6300 kilograms. He has already accumulated more than half of the necessary experience to become a junior warrior.

In the early morning, the sky was somewhat overcast. Having rested and recharged, Lu Jin officially began his training journey in County 0214.

Three fully armed figures walked along the dilapidated streets of the county town.

Suddenly, Lu Bin's expression hardened. He glanced at the crossroads ahead and said to Lu Jin, "A nine-headed beast-soldier level monster has arrived on the street to the right of the crossroads."

Lu Jin stopped in his tracks and turned his gaze to the left side of the intersection.

Soon, a beast-class lion-mastiff monster with nine sharp claws and long fur, resembling a male lion, appeared in sight.

After glancing at the nine-headed lion mastiff monster, Li Tao said, "Nine-headed lion mastiff, two F-rank and seven G-rank."

The Mastiff is a social beast commonly found in the wilderness.

"Whoosh!"

Lu Jin shot out like an arrow released from a bow.

"Roar!"

The nine-headed lion-mastiff monster also spotted Lu Jin and his companions, and especially after seeing Lu Jin advance instead of retreat, it immediately let out a low growl.

"Whoosh!" "Whoosh!" "Whoosh!"

Outnumbered and confident of their advantage, the nine-headed lion-mastiff monsters suddenly exerted force with their hind legs, rushing towards Lu Jin with a gust of foul wind.

The next second, the two fastest F-level lion mastiffs were about to pounce, and Lu Jin secretly urged his body to exert twice the force, and his speed increased again.

With a swift turn, he precisely dodged the claws of an F-class lion mastiff as the two figures passed each other.

"Oh!"

Lu Jin used his hexagonal shield to block the claws of another F-rank lion mastiff, while his sharp Po Jun sword thrust straight towards the neck of the F-rank lion mastiff monster.

"puff!"

The blade pierced the body, blood blossomed, and the Po Jun Battle Sword directly pierced the vital point of this F-level lion mastiff.

Immediately afterward, Lu Jin charged forward at lightning speed. Taking advantage of his speed, which far surpassed that of the G-rank Lion Mastiff monsters, he used his hexagonal shield to block, strike, and dodge. In the flash of sword light, the seven G-rank Lion Mastiff monsters that had fallen behind were all pierced through the neck by the Breaking Army Battle Sword.

In the blink of an eye, eight of the nine-headed beast-soldier-level lion mastiff monsters were hit in the neck, causing blood to spurt out in large quantities. They howled and fell to the ground, their life force rapidly fading away. Only one F-level lion mastiff remained intact.

"Roar!"

At the same time, after stopping its charge and turning around, seeing that all its companions were seriously injured and on the verge of death, the surviving F-grade lion mastiff immediately let out a shrill roar.

"Roar~" However, the next moment, the mastiff let out a low growl, but did not pounce on Lu Jin again. Instead, it tucked its tail between its legs and fled quickly into a side alley.

Beast-class monsters, while far less intelligent than normal humans, are not entirely brainless.

When faced with an invincible opponent, monsters, who are also prone to fear, usually do not fight to the death, but instead run away.

"Humph!"

Lu Jin snorted coldly, stomped his foot, and chased after it at a speed even faster than the F-level lion mastiff.

With twice the speed and amplitude of his body's exertion, Lu Jin caught up with the fleeing F-level lion mastiff in less than two seconds, and then swiftly and cleanly cut it down with his sword.

Thus, a brief battle came to an end, with all the nine-headed beast soldier-level lion mastiff monsters dying at Lu Jin's hands.

"Brother Tao, do you think our training plan should be a bit more aggressive?"

Having witnessed this battle that was as easy as cutting melons and vegetables, Lu Bin raised an eyebrow and turned to Li Tao beside him.

Lu Jin easily killed the nine-headed beast soldier-level lion mastiff monster, including two F-level lion mastiffs. His strength was much greater than they had expected, and his combat details were impeccable.

It can be said that unless they deal with too many beast-soldier level monsters at once, they can no longer put pressure on Lu Jin.

Therefore, it is necessary to consider shifting the training target from the original high-level beast soldier monsters to the low-level beast general monsters.

After a moment's thought, Li Tao said, "It is necessary, but let's wait a few more days and let him get used to it."

Ultimately, no matter how well a young person performs in actual combat, it cannot change the fact that he is still just a novice martial artist.

"Well, it's better to play it safe."

Lu Bin nodded.

As night fell, the first day of practical training came to a close.

With decent luck, Lu Jin obtained four drops.

Although they were all normal drops, I still obtained two Apprentice-level Life Elixir and two rather useless F-rank monster materials.

However, Lu Jin was quite satisfied.

After the two doses of life essence were ingested, there was no punching power testing machine to accurately test the punching power.

However, based on the efficacy of the apprentice-level life essence, his punching power has reached more than 8300 kilograms, directly entering the ranks of junior warrior generals.

In addition to the boost from evening training in genetic energy, and with twice the physical exertion, his punching power can soar to around 17000 kilograms, surpassing the standard punching power of an intermediate-level warrior.

Of course, generally speaking, anyone who can become an intermediate-level warrior must have practiced some secret manuals and know how to exert physical strength to some extent.

In terms of explosive power, he is definitely not as good as a proper intermediate-level warrior.

It's true that there's a certain barrier to entry for mastering the secrets of power generation, but that barrier isn't that high.

A genius martial artist can master the basics in a month, while an average person might spend years or even longer and still not achieve anything.

The apprenticeship stage is not the time when the gap between geniuses and mediocre people truly widens.

The fighting continued the next day.

Throughout the day, Lu Jin killed just as many beast-soldier level monsters as he had the previous day.

However, the harvest was only half as good, and they only obtained one apprentice-level life essence.

On the third day, not even a trace of the Life Elixir was seen; all that was revealed was a piece of F-rank monster material that Lu Jin felt offended by.

(End of this chapter)