Catherine and others carefully helped patrol the surroundings, fearing that an unexpected incident would interrupt Ren's advanced meditation.
Fortunately, everything went smoothly, and we didn't encounter any monster thieves or monsters. Except for a few skeleton monsters that struggled out of the sand, they were easily beaten to pieces by a few people, and there was almost no trouble.
As for hunting and exploring, Catherine is no longer in a hurry.
After all, without Renn, a main force who can fight and fight, the team's survivability is not high as it goes deep into the desert. When he reaches the third level of Transcendence, the efficiency and safety rate of everyone's exploration will increase exponentially.
Of course, there is no treatment for others, so let the president of a big chamber of commerce help him protect the law.
Also because he is Ren.
The information of Black Dragon City is now top secret, but Catherine is one of the few people who knows.
She knew very well that the future operation center of their "Black Gold Chamber of Commerce" would be in Black Dragon City, and it would also be run around the Lord of Rennes City.
What's more, it is very likely that we will still be "one family" in the future.
Right now, she felt that nothing was more important than Ren's extraordinary promotion.
Catherine had no objection, and naturally the others had no objection as well.
Although he didn't know why their president showed such concern for Ren, he also guessed that the relationship involved in Li Zhong was probably very unusual.
... .
Renn's breakthrough in retreat lasted just one day and one night.
By the time he walked out of the earth element barrier, it was already the evening of the next day.
At that time, Catherine and others were sitting together, eating simple dry food.
When they heard the noise, they turned their heads. When they saw the joy on Ren's face, everyone had a premonition of something, and they all stood up with joy.
Seeing this momentum, Catherine guessed that he had successfully advanced, and was the first to send her blessing: "Mr. Renn, congratulations on your advancement to the third level of extraordinary and entering the high-level extraordinary realm!"
Several other people also followed suit and congratulated him.
"I was lucky enough to make the cut."
Ren nodded, walked over, and said with a smile: "Thank you all. I have caused trouble to everyone all day and night."
Catherine smiled and shook her head, "It's not really troublesome."
Ganix had long since lost patience with his curiosity and asked, "Mr. Lane, can I take the liberty of asking a question?"
Ren looked at him sideways and said with a smile, "What's wrong?"
Gannix said: "How strong are you now?"
As soon as these words came out, Catherine and others looked at Ren with curious expressions, waiting for his answer.
They are also very interested in this issue.
Ren's brows raised slightly, and he really didn't know how to answer this question: "The potion has not been completely digested yet, but... it is indeed more powerful than before."
Now his strength has more than tripled overnight, his fighting spirit has more than quadrupled, and other things like his five senses and toughness have also doubled.
Moreover, in the future, after the efficacy of the genetic potion is fully developed, it will probably increase several times.
These data have skyrocketed, and the combat effectiveness has indeed increased exponentially, but it's hard to say how powerful it is.
Gannix rolled his eyes, his curiosity not extinguished, and continued to ask: "Then... what if we face that [Ghost Shadow] Chiros again now?"
"Hard to say."
Renn smiled, narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "But there is no threat."
He was not used to talking too much, but he also thought about it in his mind. He probably needed a few tricks to deal with Chilos now.
If the opponent uses all his means, it should be within three moves;
If the opponent underestimates the enemy, maybe only use one move.
In the past, he could catch up with [Ghost Shadow] Chiros, who specializes in agility, with his physical speed alone, but now... his speed is no longer the same.
It can be said that once they meet, the other party will not even have a chance to escape.
The absolute speed of crushing cuts off the enemy's chance to escape, and the absolute force of suppression will multiply the damage done by fists and kicks.
As for toxins
[Voodoo Master]'s ultra-high toxin resistance also makes the use of insidious methods less and less effective.
"Huh? This..."
When Catherine and others heard Ren's light "no threat", their expressions immediately became extremely shocked.
Although they knew that Ren's strength must have skyrocketed after he advanced, they never expected that he would actually say such a thing!
That was [Ghost Shadow] Chiros, who had assassinated fourth-level transcendental beings and was regarded as a nightmare by most high-level transcendental beings. How could he be ignored at all
He does not mean that. At this moment, Catherine and the four of them all heard the domineering momentum in his tone.
... .
The most fundamental reason why Renne is so confident is because after advancing to the third level, his strength in two aspects has been "qualitatively" improved.
First, the fighting spirit that condenses the "power" is extremely solid.
With a body blessed with this kind of fighting spirit, the damage of low-level extraordinary attacks is extremely limited, and more than 90% of the damage will probably be blocked by the fighting spirit gauze.
The most important reason why Ren was unable to defeat Chiros in a short period of time the night before was that the second-level extraordinary could not break his body-protecting fighting spirit, and his attacks could not cause fatal damage.
But now.
Although the solidity of Ren's fighting spirit is not as good as that of a veteran third-level transcendent, his damage blocking rate definitely does not exceed 50%. Moreover, this value will become lower and lower as the cultivation level increases.
But even if he blocked 50%, the power of his fists and kicks now blessed with strange power has increased several times, which is definitely a fatal threat to third-level extraordinary beings.
Moreover, there is a very important second point.
That is, after the third level, fighting spirit can exist outside the body forever.
The so-called sword energy, sword energy, fist strength, magic penetration damage... are all the direct combat power brought by this ability!
For a fighter like him, the overall power of the "Six Secret Styles" will be greatly improved, especially the two martial arts skills of [Sky God Strike] and [Arashi Kiri].
Dou Qi can leave the body and cannot leave the body, which are two completely different skills.
After Ren entered the third level, he, a close-quarters fighter, truly had the ability to attack from a distance!
With this advancement, not only the attack ability, but also the life-saving ability has been greatly improved.
After the amount of Dou Qi surges several times, the number of "Gang Threads" will also skyrocket, and the efficiency of [Powerful Demon God's] secret method practice will skyrocket several times. He can finally touch the threshold of the "Divine Power Realm" and then reach the "Divine Strength Realm" where King Kong is undefeated.
The third-level body-protecting fighting spirit + [Mysterious King Kong] + Bloodworm + [Powerful Demon God] + the toughness of the potion has increased, and his life-saving ability is now extremely strong.
In the past, there was no need to worry about being shot in the head by a sniper rifle, but now it is almost impossible. Muskets are almost no fatal threat to high-level extraordinary beings.
The current Renn is definitely a nightmare-level existence for a third-level transcendent!
... ..
In the early morning of the next day, everyone dressed up and went out.
The mental remnants that Catherine saw in the golden mask provided a general direction for their hunt for treasure.
After everyone found a few vaguely impressive ancient cities in the yellow sand, Catherine determined the exact location of the "royal city".
After a group of five people walked in the desert for another five or six days, they finally saw the first "flat-topped pyramid" that had been completely corroded.
The sky is filled with yellow sand, and the several-hundred-meter-high pyramid has been eroded by the years, leaving only a mound-like outline.
After carefully cleaning up the mud and sand, Catherine determined that this pyramid was a small pyramid on the outskirts of the royal capital.
She had seen this tower in that incomplete mental fragment!
"The pyramid appeared. The ancient King Muncher should be within a few dozen kilometers nearby... The closer to the royal capital, the larger the pyramid will be."
Catherine said slightly excitedly: "There should be a royal tomb under this pyramid, but... I think we should find the royal capital first, where there is the largest pyramid and underground palace!"
"good."
Hearing this, Ren and others were also excited.
A group of people have been walking hard in the vast desert for several days, and now they finally see the hope of harvest.
If this is an ancient ruin that has never been developed, there may be a temple to worship the gods, and there may be unexpected gains.
But they didn't expect that they heard fierce gunfire before they walked far.
One person and five people stopped immediately.
Guard Jimmy ran to the top of the dune and took a look with a lookout glass. He found it immediately and reported: "Mr. President, a huge city ruins and pyramids were found in the northwest. However, there are also several large hunters. The banners of the Wild Regiment, 'Brotherhood of the Hammer', 'Scythe of Death', 'Three Musketeers'... They are fighting some giant bugs."
Catherine frowned slightly as she listened, and murmured: "Someone found it first."
However, it is also expected. The large hunting group has a large number of explorers and has entered the desert. It is not surprising that they can find the ruins of the royal capital.
And what she was more curious about was, "Bugs?"
Guard Jimmy: "Yes! It looks like the sand bug in the intelligence..."
After hearing this, Ren and the others also went up to the sand dune, and when they took a look, they saw that kind of bug for the first time.
It was a strange insect that looked like a combination of a cobra and a scorpion. It could stand upright, with a total length of three to five meters, and the upright half of its body was more than two meters long. It has compound eyes and sharp mouthparts on its head. There are more than a dozen pairs of sickle-like thin legs on both sides of its body, huge pincers and tail spines. Its body is also covered with a hard carapace that is almost the same color as sand.
It seemed that as the intelligence said, the killing effect of the muskets was not very good. The projectiles splashed sparks on them, but few of them could penetrate the carapace.
Moreover, the bugs can easily move into the sand and disappear without a trace in an instant.
The guys from the large hunting group in the distance seemed to have discovered the entrance to an underground palace, and were fighting fiercely with the bugs running out of the ground. The artillery was blasting at the entrance of the cave.
Everyone looked at those ferocious insects with serious expressions.
Catherine frowned slightly when she saw this. She pointed to the sachet hanging on her waist and asked Renn beside her: "Mr. Renn, is your insect repellent powder effective against this kind of insect?"
Renn didn't think it was a big problem and responded: "It should be no problem. If not, I also brought several other more powerful medicines."
This time when he came out, the "Insect Master Elder" Imyu gave him a lot of insect repellent powder just to deal with this situation.
"That's good."
Catherine looked delighted.
As a woman, she didn't like these bugs very much.
But I thought so, otherwise they wouldn't have come all the way and not encountered a single bug.
She said in a relaxed tone: "Forget it, let's take a detour. This royal city is very large. We need to dig in another direction. There is no need to join them. Let them fight the insects here... "
The ancient city of Monkel is very large and cannot be explored in a short time. The core area in her impression was not here either.
What's more, with these elusive bugs in the sand, no one dares to wander into the ruins.
"good."
Ren and the others nodded, descended from the sand dune, and prepared to explore in a different direction.
... ..
Renn and his party avoided other hunting groups, but unexpectedly it backfired.
They didn't go long before a group of patrolling guards discovered them.
It seemed that they had discovered those large hunting groups, and those people had also discovered them.
This was a group of more than ten people, and the steam locomotive cavalry holding the "Black Wind Lord's Flag" blocked their way.
Far away, the leading guy ordered in a arrogant tone: "Where did you guys come from? Stop immediately!"
Ren and Catherine looked at each other and stopped.
The opponent's aura was not strong, and it seemed that the captain was only at level 2, so he was not a threat to him.
What's more, the other party was flying the banner of "Lord of the Black Wind Lord", and they were also curious as to why the other party came to their door.
More than a dozen knights chased after them, riding steam locomotives and circling around Ren and the others. The roar of the locomotives was very loud.
Catherine frowned and asked, "What can you do?"
"We are the Knight Guards under the command of Lord Duke Valentin!"
The knight leader said proudly: "This is the private hunting ground of the 'Rosas Family'. No one is allowed to approach except for the hunting guards specially approved by the territory!"
The "Rosas Family", one of the five major families in Glory City, the Black Wind Territory is the private domain of the Grand Duke Valentin Rosas.
After a pause, the knight leader continued: "Now I order you to take off your gas masks. After we confirm that you are not wanted criminals, you can leave here!"
Said to be a knight, they were probably newly recruited hunters, and the loose temperament on their bodies had not yet gone away. There is even a bit of gangsterism, maybe he was once a Phantom Thief.
Hearing this, Ren and the others immediately understood that those guys wanted to monopolize this ruins and "book it out" directly
As for taking off the mask? hehe.
Several people ignored the order and stood quietly, looking coldly at the arrogant and domineering motorcycle riders.
The wasteland is a place on the "high seas", and the lord's authority cannot be so broad.
"Get out of here? Why?"
Catherine frowned when she heard this and asked, "This is a wasteland. When did it become a private hunting ground for nobles?"
The knight captain forcefully explained: "This is the territory that 'Duke Valentine' has just announced to occupy!"
"Haha... Really?"
Hearing this, Renn sneered.
He said: "According to the "Regulations on the Division of Noble Territory", duke-level lords can treat a three hundred-kilometer radius of the main city as private territory. No one has settled in this desert, not even a mechanical city. You said we would occupy it. ? Besides, even the Grand Duke Valentin should abide by the "Hunter Convention", right? Everything in the wilderness is owned by whoever finds it. When did the term "reservation" come into being? The ruins are wilderness When did the common wealth gifted to all us hunters become the private property of the nobility?”
"you... "
The knight captain was speechless by this series of questions, and the look in his eyes became more and more sinister: "You dare to disobey the Duke's order?"
As soon as he said this, everyone around them raised their muskets and pointed their guns at Ren and the others, with a fierce attitude of shooting if they disagreed.
But Ren was not afraid at all and sneered: "The Hunter Convention is a law that applies to any territory. What qualifications do you have to expel us? And you point your gun at us?"
The knight captain was unable to answer the question, so he could only force himself and said angrily: "Now that we suspect you are wanted criminals, take off your gas masks immediately and arrest them without mercy, otherwise... I will shoot!"
Renn sneered and responded equally forcefully: "We are free hunters. This place does not belong to anyone's private territory, and we have no obligation to accept your interrogation!"
These guys "booked the place", which was indeed a taboo for wilderness hunting. Due to both emotions and reasons, Ren had no reason to give in.
What's more, he now extremely doubts that the "wanted criminals" mentioned by these guys may actually be them.
Now the "Black Skeleton" is clearly working for the "Sunflower Chamber of Commerce", and this chamber of commerce is the only official cooperative chamber of commerce in Glory City. Regardless of whether they kill the [ghost] Chiros or not, if Catherine dares to reveal her identity in this wasteland, they will definitely face endless troubles.
The knight captain was criticized several times, and the murderous intent in his eyes could no longer be concealed: "Humph! If you refuse to be interrogated, we suspect that you are wanted criminals and have the right to execute you!"
He squinted his eyes to look at the fearless Rennes and others, and guessed that they might have some skills, and sneered again and again, "What? You still want to violently resist the law? Attacking the knights is a 'crime of rebellion', do you dare?"
If it were any other hunter, he would really have to consider the consequences.
Now the entire west of the Alcoron Mountains is the territory of the "Glory Kingdom". If you really offend the "Grand Duke Valentin" here, once you are wanted, you will not be able to survive in any other territory.
This is not like being in two empires, and you can still hide in Tibet.
Under the [Black Tide], without the protection of the Mechanical City, in the wasteland here, sooner or later there will be a dead end.
Other hunters will definitely not cut off their future survival just for the sake of temporary anger. perhaps
But... this does not include Ren and the others.
... .
Ren narrowed his eyes and became angry, "Okay! I'm leaving now. I want to see if you dare to shoot me, a free hunter!"
With that said, he walked forward directly towards the knight captain. In doing so, he naturally wanted to draw most of the firepower to himself.
As for those dozen muskets
hehe.
It wasn't fatal to him when he was at the second level of Transcendence before, let alone now
Renn had no intention of arguing with some patrolling guards, but if those guys really wanted to shoot and kill, he would have a reason to kill!
However, before he had taken two steps, a "bang" sound from a musket exploded in his ears.
The knight captain shot at Ren without hesitation.
However, Renn is faster!
He had already moved when the knight captain's finger exerted force to pull the trigger.
"Snapped!"
Almost at the same time as the gunshot, the figure flashed.
Renn appeared in front of the second-level captain with almost teleportation speed, and punched the guy in the head.
And just when the fist hit the face, the flames from the muzzle spurted out, and the knight captain's head exploded...