96: Chapter 96 Were all the strange beasts killed by Jiang Ling alone?

After absorbing the jade marrow in this cave, Jiang Ling and Medusa further grew in strength.

Afterward, they continued forward, hunting supernatural beasts and consuming jade marrow along the way.

The Special Operations Battalion's camp.

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived, and the soldiers of the Special Operations Battalion were all preparing to enter the caves to hunt supernatural beasts.

"Where is Jiang Ling?"

When Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie was assembling the troops, he noticed Jiang Ling's absence and couldn't help but frown.

"He went inside for sentry duty, but he hasn't come back!"

"Could he have gotten lost?"

Said the soldier who had been on sentry duty with Jiang Ling.

"Why did you let him go inside for sentry duty? You knew he was a New Recruit!"

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie scolded.

The soldier immediately lowered his head.

Getting lost inside these caves was an extremely dangerous matter.

The paths inside were intricate and complex; once trapped, it could be very difficult to get out!

They were just about to set out to hunt supernatural beasts, only for such an incident to occur, which made Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie very annoyed.

"Should we go look for him?"

"Jiang Ling's strength isn't bad; he should be able to protect himself!"

Old Bear Wei said.

"There's no time. The hunting operation has already begun; we must first ensure our mission proceeds."

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie shook his head.

"Since he chose to be a soldier, such accidents are inevitable."

"Now he can only rely on himself. We'll finish the mission first before going to find him."

"The army is a collective; we cannot let one individual affect the progress of the entire mission."

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie had been in the army for many years and was used to life and death. He could only say it was a great pity that this happened.

But if he were asked to abandon the mission to search for a single soldier now, he would absolutely not do it.

"We set out now. This time, no matter what, we cannot be the dead last again."

"Yes, sir!"

All the soldiers responded loudly in unison, everyone's morale high.

For those in the military, a sense of honor was paramount.

Their previous multiple last-place rankings had left everyone with a grudge in their hearts.

This time, they had to redeem themselves no matter what; at the very least, they absolutely could not be the dead last again.

Originally, if Jiang Ling were present, Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie would have had more confidence, because Jiang Ling's strength could be said to be the strongest in their 108th Special Warfare Battalion.

He hadn't expected that just as they were about to start, such a thing would happen to Jiang Ling. Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie was also quite frustrated.

Regardless of whether Jiang Ling was there or not, they had to work hard to achieve a good ranking.

Under the leadership of Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie, the group headed toward the depths of the cave.

The other Special Operations Battalions also set out, entering the caves.

They walked into the cave for about ten minutes when they suddenly smelled the scent of blood.

"Everyone, be careful."

"There should be supernatural beasts ahead."

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie signaled for everyone to stop for a moment, an ill omen rising in his heart.

This blood scent... it couldn't be that Jiang Ling wandered in here yesterday and ended up being devoured by supernatural beasts, could it?

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie had a few soldiers form a defensive formation to lead the way.

Several soldiers with primary defensive abilities stepped forward quickly and soon discovered the corpses of the supernatural beasts killed by Jiang Ling.

"It's the corpses of supernatural beasts."

Several soldiers cried out in surprise.

"Did Jiang Ling do this?"

"How did he end up so deep in here?"

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie also approached at this time and inspected them closely.

"These are blade wounds!"

"Jiang Ling's weapon seems to be a large blade; it should be his doing."

His brow furrowed slightly, not understanding why Jiang Ling had run here alone.

"Could it be that he discovered something unusual?"

Old Bear Wei said.

"Advance!"

"He might be up ahead!"

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie ordered the team to advance at full speed.

After advancing another distance, they soon found even more supernatural beast corpses.

"Were all of these killed by Jiang Ling? This kid is really quite strong."

"So many supernatural beasts, and he took them all out by himself."

"Is he trying to hunt some of the beasts in advance so we can gain an advantage?"

Someone couldn't help but ask.

"It's possible. New Recruits often do strange and eccentric things."

"Continue advancing!"

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie gave the order.

Continuing forward, they found more and more corpses of supernatural beasts.

They became more and more shocked.

"No way, were all of these killed by Jiang Ling alone?"

"What exactly is this kid trying to do?"

"Is it not good enough to come in with the team? Why run in here to hunt by himself?"

"Simply unorganized and undisciplined."

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie's brow was deeply furrowed now, and he couldn't help but feel angry. When he found Jiang Ling in a moment, he would have to give him a severe scolding.

Did he think he was still as free as before now that he was in the army?

To completely ignore orders—how could he be called a soldier?

As they continued further, they became even more stunned.

The path was littered with the corpses of supernatural beasts; some were even groups of hundreds that had all fallen to the ground.

These supernatural beasts all bore marks of lightning strikes, further confirming that the one who acted was Jiang Ling.

Because Jiang Ling possessed the SSS-grade World-Ending Divine Thunder Supernatural Ability.

"He doesn't intend to finish the whole job by himself, does he?"

The soldiers in the Special Operations Battalion were all dumbfounded.

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie's mind was also a bit overwhelmed now, not knowing what this kid Jiang Ling was actually trying to do.

"Keep pursuing!"

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie led the team forward, with supernatural beast corpses continuing to appear along the way.

They didn't need to fight at all and could just advance directly, so their speed was very fast.

Traveling like this for over an hour, they were already deep within the cave. Logically, the hunting mission they were supposed to perform should have ended around here.

But Jiang Ling's trail was still continuing; clearly, Jiang Ling had gone even deeper.

"This kid..."

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie no longer knew what to say about Jiang Ling.

They could only continue forward now to search for Jiang Ling's whereabouts. Their original mission was to hunt supernatural beasts, but now that all the beasts had been hunted by Jiang Ling, their mission had turned into searching for Jiang Ling.

"Careful, there's movement ahead!"

Suddenly, Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie keenly sensed the movement of a large number of creatures ahead and quickly called for the team to stop.

What was strange was that the other side also seemed to have detected their presence; they also stopped moving and hid themselves.

"Are supernatural beasts this smart?"

Battalion Commander Fan Zhijie was taken aback.

"Who's there ahead?"

Just then, someone on the opposite side suddenly spoke up.

"It's people, not supernatural beasts!"

Everyone was startled.

"Is it Jiang Ling?"

"Doesn't sound like Jiang Ling's voice!"

"Could it be... another Special Operations Battalion?"

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