Chapter 36

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

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“Good!” said Xun Chengwu.

“In that case, I won’t say anything more.”

“We’ve got a long road ahead of us, and there are pursuers behind us. On top of that, all of us are severely injured. If we escape together, it won’t be long before they catch up to us and kill us all.”

“As the captain, I’ve decided that all the seriously injured men will stay behind and delay the pursuers. The rest of you will return to the base as quickly as you can and bring them the information!”

“Now, those who are seriously injured, step forward!” ordered Xun Chengwu.

In the next second, all 37 people, including Qin Feng, took a step forward.

Xun Chengwu glared at them. “What the heck?”

“Don’t you know the situation we are in now? Why are you all trying to act so selflessly and get me all emotional?”

Seeing that no one moved, Xun Chengwu shouted out a few names fluently.

“Zhang Yuyou, Liu Guohua, Guo Youcheng, Li Ye, and Qin Feng, step forward!”

Those few people whose names were called stepped forward unwillingly.

Xun Chengwu kept a straight face.

“If you hesitate now, every minute and second you delay will cost the lives of millions of people,” he chastised.

Hearing this, Qin Feng and the others looked at Xun Chengwu seriously.

“As the captain, I order the five of you to do everything you can to send the information back to the Quilton base as soon as possible.”

“If there’s any delay or if the Quilton Base suffers a crisis because of the delayed information, we will blame the five of you for every life that is lost.”

Xun Chengwu said coldly, “Now, the five of you, turn around!”

“Captain…”

Qin Feng said hurriedly.

He did not know what to say. Qin Feng blamed himself for only having minor injuries. Otherwise, he could have stayed behind with the rest of his men and helped to hold off those pursuers.

“Shut up. If you delay any longer, you will be punished according to military law!”

Seeing the menacing and threatening look in Xun Chengwu’s eyes, Qin Feng knew that this was a done deal with no room for discussion.

“Captain, my buddies, take care!” he said solemnly.

He gave a military salute. The other four soldiers followed him and made a military salute too.

With that, the five of them turned around and disappeared into the dense forest.

Qin Feng was in the lead. His eyes glistened with tears.

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At the Quilton Base.

In the commander’s office.

An elderly man sat there.

Although he was an old man, his hair was jet black and he was in high spirits.

At this moment, he was listening to his subordinate’s report.

“This is the last page. The Borneo base called us. Their envoys have already made all the preparations and will set off anytime. They told us to make preparations on our side too.”

With that, he closed the folder.

“That’s all? There’s nothing else?”

The old man looked at his subordinate.

Seeing the other party shake his head, the old man waved his hand impatiently.

“Ha! Borneo is just a small state, yet it thinks that it’s so important. They expect us to make preparations?”

“It’s already good enough that I forbid you guys from eating your hometown’s specialty cow dung cuisine.”

He stood up and stretched.

At this moment, a playful voice sounded outside the door.

“As expected of the chief, Lord Zhan Kong! You have the guts to slight the envoys from another base.”

Sikou Nanbo pushed open the door and walked in.

The old man’s expression froze for a moment before he became delighted.

“Mr. Sikou, why are you here? Did Su Hei do something incredible again?”

The old man was clearly much older than Sikou Nanbo.

It was kind of strange that he addressed Sikou Nanbo so respectfully.

Sikou Nanbo sat down casually and said, “Lord Zhan Kong, you’re the chief of the Quilton Base. How can you keep calling me ‘Mr. Sikou’? It’s ridiculous.”

Zhan Kong smiled and sat opposite Sikou Nanbo.

“Well, you’re the chief instructor in the boot camp!”

Sikou Nanbo responded by casting a disdainful gaze toward Zhan Kong.

“Never did I expect that someone would join the City Defense Team at the age of 50. Neither did I expect that this person would become the chief of the City Defense Team in just 10 years,” remarked Sikou Nanbo.

“Hahaha, everything has its ingenious aspects.”

Zhan Kong laughed heartily.

After a while, seeing that he was still laughing, Sikou Nanbo feared that the elderly man would die laughing.

He interrupted, “Stop laughing. I’ve something serious to report to you.”

“Su Hei might have created his own cultivation technique.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhan Kong’s laughter stopped.

The expression on his face changed from shock to doubt and disbelief several times.

“Are you serious?” Zhan Kong asked.

Seeing Sikou Nanbo nod, Zhan Kong immediately jumped up from his chair.

However, he did not say a word. After a while, he lowered his voice.

“This matter must be kept a secret. Call everyone who knows this matter over. I have to make sure they understand that it has to be kept a secret.”

Sikou Nanbo shook his head.

“There’s no need for that. Not many people know about it. Only the instructors know about it,” he replied.

“I trust them. Besides, no secret can be kept forever.”

“I don’t know how many people will come to the recruit tournament tomorrow. The Borneo base is already all prepared.”

“Instead of helping Su Hei hide his monstrous martial arts talent, we should think of a way to speed up his growth in martial arts.”

“Trust me! He just needs to grow and become powerful. As long as he’s strong, when there’s a beast tide in the future, they will go around and avoid Quilton.”

Zhan Kong’s expression did not change.

He did not think that Sikou Nanbo was exaggerating.

If Sikou Nanbo was saying the truth, and Su Hei had created a cultivation technique, Quilton would not be affected by the beast tide anymore.

On top of that, the mutated beasts would no longer have a foothold in Zosteylor!

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Early in the morning on the next day.

Today was the day of the boot camp’s recruit tournament.

The tournament would commence in the afternoon, so all the recruits were doing their own things.

In the City Defense Team’s camp, at the arena.

This was the venue where the City Defense Team’s martial artists sparred in their free time.

At this moment, Wang Dong, Li Hua, Jiang Jinyu, and Chu Chen were staring at the person opposite them vigilantly.

Su Hei was standing opposite them.

Wang Dong and Chu Chen copied the Nine Revolutions Heaven Swallowing Technique and gave it to Li Hua and Jiang Jinyu.

After a night of cultivation, the four of them had already comprehended some of the power of the Nine Revolutions Heaven Swallowing Technique. Their combat strength had also increased.

“Su, are you sure you want us to attack?” Wang Dong was a little confused.

Su Hei said that he wanted to train them and brought the four of them to the arena.

Originally, they thought that they would be fighting one by one. None of them expected that Su Hei would want them all to attack at the same time.

It was obvious that Su Hei did not take them seriously. If someone else had requested that of them, Wang Dong would ignore them.

However, Su Hei was indeed capable enough.

“Come on, let’s get you guys to unleash your potential before the tournament starts,” said Su Hei.

Hearing this, the four of them did not hesitate anymore.

Wang Dong smirked.

“Su still doesn’t know that our combat strengths have increased. Let’s take advantage of his carelessness and give him a beating!” Wang Dong whispered to the others.

He turned around and looked at the other three, hoping to get a response from them. However, the trio merely stared at him indifferently.

They all knew how powerful Su Hei was. He could easily defeat the four of them with his eyes closed.

“Give him a bashing?”

“It’s impossible. We are fools if we attempt that,” they thought.

Through the system, Su Hei noticed that Wang Dong’s combat strength had become 4,274.

Jiang Jinyu’s combat strength was now 4,722, while Chu Chen’s was at 4, 981, and Li Hua’s was at 6,109.

The Nine Revolutions Heaven Swallowing Technique greatly increased their combat strength.

Compared to the other new recruit martial artists, they were already extremely outstanding.

“But they’re still a little lacking as compared to the other section leaders,” thought Su Hei.

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If Li Burou, Bai Tiantian, and the other geniuses could become his followers, his strength would definitely increase even more rapidly.