My Monster Fuses Everything

Zhu Xiong was already Third Order, and although currently only the Blackthorn Glutton was of the Third Order, including his own strength as a lower tier of the Third Order and coupled with his talent, he was fully capable of handling the task of pioneering.

At this point, the Tree Domain Camp had gradually got the ball rolling, so all actions were set to speed up, which was also one of their plans.

As soon as Zhu Xiong left Su Han, he immediately went to the search team to prepare some people, as for the meal with Guo Gang, that would certainly come next time.

Su Han wouldn't have sent him there to only let him go alone, but this time, it wasn't possible to bring all the people from the search team over.

After the last sweep and replenishment of personnel, the search team had now reached 1,000 people, and the patrol team was also at the level of 1,000. However, a part of the patrol personnel had been transformed into the City Defense Legion.

The City Defense Legion had around 500 members, not yet at full strength, with the chief officer being Zhang Xinxin, and the deputy officers being Guo Du and Tian Shuo, both of whom were newly affiliated personnel.

The City Defense Legion was a new branch of the Tree Domain's armed system, with a focus on defense and patrol. Its accumulation of contribution value and involvement in internal camp affairs were less significant than those of the search and patrol teams, making it a secondary force, serving as a transitional and 'retirement' unit.

Their main duty was to take charge of city defense, with secondary tasks such as providing support, naturally suited for new members.

Besides that, there was also the reserve force headed by Guo Gang, whose numbers had gradually expanded to 1,500, with Ye Kailing as the drill instructor continuously taking on the training role.

Another integrated force was the military unit stationed in the Eastern District led by Zhu Junhua, whose functions were comprehensive but not yet detailed, with personnel also increasing to about 1,000 people.

Therefore, in total, the Tree Domain Camp had over 30,000 people, with approximately 5,000 already being combat personnel, which was a high ratio. If the construction team was included, the number could be increased a bit more.

However, relative to the post-apocalyptic world, this ratio of fighters was not high at all.

The main camp of the search team was located in the Second Ring Area, close to the position of the underground dungeons, originally a market which has now been completely leveled by the construction team and rebuilt into residential and training facilities for the search team.

Behind the towering walls, sounds of training and combat could be heard. Zhu Xiong strode in and could see many soldiers of the search team undergoing training on the field, including Angel Envoy battles, squad tactics, and Contractors' combat training.

With so many survivors gathered at the Tree Domain Camp, there was no shortage of skilled fighters, and many were ex-soldiers of the Armed Forces. They were integrated into the command structure of the search team, serving as squad leaders or team captains.

With the continuous increase of personnel in the search team, the grouping of staff had become more refined.

Ten people to a squad, three squads to a platoon, and three platoons to a team, with a consolidated number of 90 people, sometimes up to 100 in special cases.

Three teams made up one large team with about 300 people, led by a Second-order Contractor as the Company Leader. Three large teams made up a battalion, roughly one thousand people in size, commanded by higher-ups like Zhu Xiong, Gan Xinglei, and Guo Gang.

As the team expanded, the titles for Zhu Xiong, Guo Gang, and others had gradually become "Commander."

"Commander!"

As Zhu Xiong arrived at the training field, Zhao Yimin, who had been watching and directing, strode over to meet him. The training didn't stop despite his approach, maintaining good discipline.

"Yimin, get everyone to gather."

"Yes."

Zhao Yimin shouted loudly, "Gather up!"

All members of the search team immediately formed ranks, assembling according to their respective teams.

Three large team formations, except for some members temporarily not present, were now all lined up properly.

Zhu Xiong glanced over the troops, showing a satisfied expression. The search team had the most frequent fights, and their overall strength was the strongest. He noticed an uptick in the aura of the crowd and it wouldn't be long before there would be more Second-order members within the team.

"There's a mission, acting as the vanguard for cleaning up the Eastern District. I need one large team to come with me."

"Commander, I'll go!"

No sooner had the words left his mouth than Gu Shaojie raised his hand. He came from the same batch of people as Tian Xiao'e and Cheng Xiyuan, considered as 'old-timers' of the camp, who had come out from Happiness Community together.

Although his breakthrough was somewhat slow, he had now reached around the level of a Second-order Intermediate, with a Second-order Intermediate Double-headed Gobbler Dog, and a lower tier of the Third Order Clawed Giant waiting for contribution value to be used.

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Now that there was a cleaning mission, wasn't it a great opportunity for progress?

Gu Shaojie really wanted to advance.

"Gu Shaojie, you just ran a mission to the oil depot, and now you want to go out again? This time it's our second large team's turn."

Before he could finish, he was interrupted by a man beside him. Zhou Xiao glared with big eyes, then turned to Zhu Xiong with a smile, "Boss Zhu, take a look at our second large team."

Zhou Xiao joined the camp later, starting as an ordinary warrior and breaking through to a Second-order Intermediate. His strength was similar to Gu Shaojie, but this guy came from a background as a combat sports athlete, and his muscular body was no worse than that of a monster, having used many strength-enhancing drugs.

"No, our third large team also wants to step up, Boss Zhu."

Zheng Xiong grinned and raised his hand high, having tasted many benefits since his allegiance, he had become a Second-order Intermediate Contractor, with both of his Angel Envoys at Second-order Intermediate as well.

"Don't fight over it, there will be plenty of chances."

Zhu Xiong waved his hand and then said, "This time, acting as the vanguard, there will certainly be a lot of tasks to do. Take turns, let the second large team go first, then the third large team, and finally the first team. Regular rotation, all personnel start preparing for battle from today and be ready for deployment at any time."

"Understood!"

"Zhou Xiao, according to the wartime state, gather your weapons and equipment within one hour, and ensure the armored vehicles are ready. We'll depart in an hour."

"Yes!"

"Zhao Yimin, you go and contact the Sky Cavalry, construction team, and medical team. Get one group from the Sky Cavalry and the medical team, and a squad from the construction team. The order has already been passed down from the chief; directly requisition personnel and prepare the supplies."

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With the orders issued, the entire search team rapidly sprang into action, and soon the convoy was fully assembled.

Nearly four hundred people in the team boarded their vehicles and quickly set off from the east gate, heading straight for the Eastern District.

Although the subway tunnels could be used to move troops, it was not easy to move vehicles through them, so the journey necessarily began on the ground.

Most of the Eastern District was still not within the range of the Vine Giant Rats' activity. If they wanted to expand operations, it would have to be vehicle-led, with the Vine Giant Rats playing a supporting role.

However, no matter what, Old Zhu must have been planning to make a big move with this vanguard cleaning operation.

His subordinates wanted to advance, but Old Zhu was even more eager to progress.

He still hadn't contracted his third Angel Envoy of the Third Order, so if he didn't find a suitable one this time, he might just set his sights on one of Su Han's creatures from the Nine-Snake Mother Tree, hearing that it was nearly fully formed."

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At Tree Domain Camp, where the Nine-Snake Mother Tree was located, the tens of thousands of monster carcasses in the tree pit had been fully integrated by it.

But now, the integration progress of the Essence of Flesh had only reached 65%.

LV7 Essence of Flesh 65%, still a long way from LV8.

"After the big cleanup, there were about seventy to eighty thousand pieces of monster flesh left, and even after integrating all of that, it's still not enough. The demand is getting bigger and bigger. I hope Old Zhu can deliver in the Eastern District."

Standing before the Nine-Snake Mother Tree, Su Han pondered for a moment while looking at the towering tree and the myriad of tree wombs dangling at various heights, contemplating the recent operations.

Every day, the two spatial rifts produce several hundreds of monsters in the Spiritual Energy Blood Sea, with irregular attack frequencies. There are stationed troops to clear them out, and the remaining corpses are sent over to the tree pit.

Just the other day, Old Zhu led an operation to an oil depot. They killed about three thousand monsters, whose corpses were also transported here, but it's still not enough.

The Nine-Snake Mother Tree will continue to integrate and evolve, requiring even more materials. Taking action in the Eastern District is an urgent matter. Only through continuous sweeping can they bring in more monster flesh."

"Even if the entire South City were taken down, there would only be – at most – a million monsters. Breaking through to Fourth Grade isn't enough, as there will be demand for Medium, High Grade, and even Fifth-Order and Sixth Order creatures."

As Su Han weighed the plans in his mind, he understood that to continue growing stronger, he must eventually expand beyond the boundaries of South City where more monsters and resources abound.

The Scorpion Spider Demon mainly consumes metal, and for now, the camp has nearly a million tons of alloy that will last for a while. However, eventually, its demand will match that of the Nine-Snake Mother Tree."

If the city's steel is not enough, then mining must be the next step, using Metal Erosion to mine and Devour more metal, gathering more food."

For now, the Scorpion Spider Demon has started to corrode some monsters and driven them to the remaining three city districts, where they continuously gnaw on metal. Before they are fully metallized, they return to the Tree Domain Camp."

Every day, only a few dozen monsters return, weighing merely one or two tons, which almost seems like a drop in the bucket.

However, it's acceptable as a temporary measure.

The main issue is the pace of the clearing. If Old Zhu can make a breakthrough, quickly taking down the Eastern District, they could drive a massive wave of monsters and fallen creatures toward the Western District, then they might achieve their goals in one fell swoop."

As for the South City camp, although troublesome, it is unlikely to become a final hindrance.

As Su Han pondered, the Nine-Snake Mother Tree began to sway, and the fifth tree womb at the treetop finally came to fruition.

"Roar"

A roar erupted from the canopy as hundreds of vines wrapped around an enormous creature, slowly lowering it to the ground.

"Thud"

Upon landing heavily, the monster kicked up a cloud of dust. Slowly the vines retracted to reveal its ferocious appearance.

Six meters tall, its body was pitch-black, and muscles coiled like black rock. It had the body of a man with the head of a bull and a vine-covered back. On top were nearly two-meter-long massive bull horns; the bull's head was menacing, with blood-red eyes, and a torso as imposing as a small hill.

Along its spine, vines pulsed like special manes, and its burly arms were as thick as pillars, with thick palms. Below were iron-cast-like thighs and hooves that cracked the earth upon landing.

The Black Rock Bull Demon knelt, submitting to Su Han, exuding a potent aura.

"Second-order Superior, close to reaching the Third Order, huh."

Su Han smiled, very satisfied with the Black Rock Bull Demon's strength. At least, the Tree Womb's strength limit at LV5 had already been reached, indicating the success of this cultivation.

It was born using the bodies of two Second-grade Monsters from the Eastern District as wombs and a Black Rock Tree Monster as material.

This creature's power not only lay in its immense strength and defense but it also possessed a much more potent Rock and Soil Control ability and even a burst-type skill, Black Rock Spike."