Chapter 44: The Reason
Inside the building, after chatting with Professor Zhou and the others for a while, Qin Mu also gained a general understanding of their situation. Originally, this trip to hunt the Swamp Newt was a result of Professor Zhou's research breakthrough and a temporary whim. Under normal circumstances, the dozen or so monsters with regenerative abilities kept in the research base were sufficient for research purposes. However, during his research, Professor Zhou discovered that the Swamp Newt's blood might lead to a significant breakthrough, and he was eager to study it, hence the current situation.
It should be noted that there are actually many types of monsters with regenerative abilities. Just among the newt-type monsters, there are dozens of species, not to mention lizard-type monsters, some snake-type monsters, and so on, all of which have regenerative abilities. These are just land monsters; there are even more monsters with regenerative abilities in the ocean, such as octopus-type monsters, starfish-type monsters, shark-type monsters, and so on.
Professor Zhou mainly studies the use of newt-type monsters' regenerative abilities. There are also several such monsters in the base, with the strongest one being a Tiger-Striped Newt at the mid-level Commander rank. According to Professor Zhou, the HR Alliance also has similar research, but their focus is on marine monsters.
"Why not catch a Horde Leader Swamp Newt? I remember there's a primary Horde Leader Swamp Newt in that area, right?" Qin Mu was somewhat puzzled. If the strength of the monster directly affects the results, they could just catch a Horde Leader monster. The military should have the capability to do so.
"Horde Leader?" Professor Zhou was surprised to hear this and looked at Qin Mu, but still explained.
"The cost is too high, and the difficulty is too great. Defeating a primary Horde Leader monster is not difficult, but capturing it alive is challenging. Even a mid-level Wargod wouldn't be confident to do so. Horde Leader monsters are almost as intelligent as humans and are extremely proud. Once they are defeated, even if they can't escape, committing suicide is not uncommon. Not to mention, the important materials from a dead Horde Leader monster can easily be sold for 500 million to 3 billion yuan. As for a live one? The price would at least be ten times higher."
The Jiangnan First Military Academy's Biological Treatment Key Laboratory, led by Professor Zhou, has an annual budget of only a few hundred billion. They couldn't afford such expenses. There are several key laboratories in the several major base cities of China, and resources are limited. Even if they grit their teeth and buy one, the subsequent containment process is not easy. Horde Leader monsters can easily commit suicide if they want to. In the past, there were people who tried similar things, but they all gave up in the end because the cost was too high.
"The price of a live monster is at least ten times that of a dead one? I see." Qin Mu nodded, understanding, but a flash of light appeared in his eyes, and he had an idea. He realized that he seemed to be holding a golden bowl and begging for food. He actually didn't think of this. However, Qin Mu didn't rush to share his idea and instead looked at Professor Zhou and the others.
"This isn't the place to talk. Let's leave here first."
"Alright, let's leave here first. We have a safe base nearby; let's go there." Hearing that there were no more monster movements outside and looking at the messy environment around them, He Jingtian also nodded.
"Let's go." Qin Mu turned around and led everyone out.
However, the moment He Jingtian and the others walked out of the building, their scalps went numb, cold sweat poured down, and their limbs turned cold. Right above their heads, a terrifying giant beast with a massive body, whose wings spread to block out the sky, was staring at them.
"Black Crowned Golden Eagle." It wasn't just a Horde Leader Black Crowned Golden Eagle. Among the surrounding ruins, various flying monsters were perched. With just a glance, they saw a high-level Commander rank Black Crowned Golden Eagle and a high-level Commander Wind Chaser Eagle.
Seeing their horrified expressions, Qin Mu smiled.
"Don't worry, these monsters are all under my control, including that Horde Leader Black Crowned Golden Eagle. They are my tamed beasts. You've seen my information; you should know that I'm a beast tamer. Let's go. Before we head to the safe base, we'll catch those attackers first." A cold light flashed in Qin Mu's eyes.
"What? Beast tamer? All these are your tamed beasts." Everyone was caught off guard, their faces filled with shock. Especially He Jingtian. The military also had a spirit master skilled in controlling beasts, but that person could only control one.
"That's right." Qin Mu smiled, not hiding anything about these monsters, including the Horde Leader Black Crowned Golden Eagle, and even his status as a Wargod level spirit master.
Why hide? To keep it as a trump card? There was no need for that. He wanted to showcase his talent and make the military value him more.
A nineteen-year-old primary Wargod-level spirit master, although exaggerated, was not incomprehensible. After all, when Luo Feng was nineteen, he was already an invincible Wargod. Compared to that, Qin Mu's current strength was nothing to hide. His trump card was never his own strength, but the insect swarm.
When everyone, under Qin Mu's guidance, jumped onto the back of the Horde Leader Black Crowned Golden Eagle, they were all in a state of disbelief. Even the well-informed Professor Zhou was no exception.
"I never thought I'd have the chance to sit on the back of a Horde Leader monster." Meng Xiu, holding a massive heavy machine gun, looked incredulous. He carefully stroked the Black Crowned Golden Eagle's feathers beneath his feet. This was a Horde Leader Black Crowned Golden Eagle. Not to mention the heavy machine gun in his hand, even a more powerful large-caliber Vulcan cannon couldn't harm it in the slightest.
The others were also in a daze, finding it hard to accept. This was also why Qin Mu didn't mention it earlier. Even if he had said something, they might not have believed him. It was better to let them see it for themselves.
The strong air currents stirred up by the Black Crowned Golden Eagle's takeoff woke everyone up. Under Qin Mu's deliberate control, the Black Crowned Golden Eagle flew into the sky but not too fast, and very steadily. With the Black Crowned Golden Eagle's ease in breaking through the sound barrier, Professor Zhou's physical condition couldn't handle it.
"If I'm not mistaken, this should be the first Horde Leader monster tamed by humans." Professor Zhou exclaimed in admiration.
"With these monsters, they won't be able to escape." He Jingtian, who had regained his senses, had a fierce look in his eyes. He originally thought those bastards from the HR Alliance would escape. But looking at the flying monsters around them and combining it with what Qin Mu had said earlier, he understood that those guys must have been targeted by Qin Mu's tamed monsters.
"That's right. Avenge Zhang Sheng." Everyone was furious.
"Don't kill them, leave them alive. Not just them, the HR Alliance must also pay the price."
The advantage of flying monsters was too great. Although they were delayed for a while, they quickly discovered the HR Alliance fighter team moving through the city's shadows.
"Four high-level Commanders, two mid-level Commanders." He Jingtian's eyes were filled with anger.
Qin Mu looked down from the sky. "Wait here. I'll be back soon."
From a height of a hundred meters, Qin Mu leaped down, plummeting rapidly from the sky.
A few meters from the ground, his spirit power enveloped the alloy combat boots on his feet, allowing him to hover steadily in mid-air. Without any unnecessary words, Qin Mu manipulated the eleven short spears behind him to shoot out violently. The terrifying speed exceeding six times the speed of sound caused a loud sonic boom.
Upon discovering the Chinese military's spirit master hovering in front of them, the HR Alliance fighter team didn't even have time to react before the attack was upon them. Davis barely managed to swing his saber, trying to deflect the incoming short spear, but the immense force on the spear instantly caused his saber to fly out of his hand, and his arm was pierced through. And that wasn't the end. The short spear drew a beautiful arc in the air and instantly shot through his limbs. The spear shaft struck his chest fiercely, causing Davis to spew blood and crash into a pile of ruins. Not just Davis, the other five suffered the same fate. Facing a peerless primary Wargod spirit master of, they didn't even have a chance to fight back.
In the sky, several Golden Vultures descended, grabbing the half-dead HR Alliance fighters from the ruins. The entire process took less than three seconds. When Qin Mu returned to the back of the Black Crowned Golden Eagle, everyone fell silent. This was a beast tamer?
"Got them. Let's go to your safe base." Qin Mu said casually.