32: A hidden newcomer

Su Lei clenched his fists and took a deep breath.

It took him a whole day, but he finally mastered the first level of Treading Wind and Flowing Clouds!

He glanced at the electronic clock on the wall.

Su Lei pushed open the iron door.

The arena was already empty, with only him left.

Everyone else had gone back to rest, preparing for the next day's mission.

When he walked out of the training hall, the sky outside was already dark.

The night breeze gently brushed past, bringing waves of coolness.

"Hmph, couldn't find you anywhere, so you were here after all..."

A man's voice came from the shadows.

Su Lei looked in the direction of the voice.

A young man leaned against a lamppost with his arms crossed, casting a look of disdain at him.

Su Lei remembered him; the other party was his teammate, seemingly named Li Qingchen, a Tier 2 Martial Master.

"Something wrong?"

"Sharpening your spear before battle?" Li Qingchen's lips curved into a mocking smile.

"Planning to climb a bit faster in tomorrow's mission?"

The undisguised hostility made Su Lei somewhat puzzled.

He didn't respond, just calmly watched the other party.

Li Qingchen snorted softly, "Let me tell you, this is a place where strength speaks."

"Even if you have an immense background, I won't go out of my way to look after you when we encounter a Mutant Beast."

"Look after?" Su Lei frowned slightly, "You think I'll drag the squad down?"

Li Qingchen said with a cold face, "The mission has already been assigned. Our squad's target is a Vicious Beast."

"A Vicious Beast?"

Li Qingchen gave him a look as if he were a country bumpkin.

"A so-called Vicious Beast is an existence one tier stronger than a Tier 4 Mutant Beast. You can also understand it as a Tier 5 Mutant Beast."

"Wu Ming and Zhao Tian are both veterans, and with me, a Tier 2 Martial Master, we can barely handle it. As for you..."

"If you die, it won't just lower our squad's evaluation; Colonel Ron will also come looking for trouble with us."

"So... leave the Sharp Sword Squad."

Su Lei's expression darkened.

The army was his only way out right now.

And applying to leave the squad on the first day of enlistment... wouldn't that make things difficult for Lin Qianqian?

How could he leave just because of a few words from the other party?

"I will be responsible for my own life."

"Unless a clear document is issued, I will not withdraw."

Li Qingchen's face immediately turned ugly.

The two stared at each other for a long time.

He slightly raised the corner of his mouth, "Since that's the case... then let's have a spar."

"Let me see if your strength is up to par."

Saying that, he hooked his finger, his eyes full of provocation.

Su Lei said expressionlessly, "I am not your opponent."

Li Qingchen raised his chin slightly, "Of course you're not my opponent."

"After all, I am a Tier 2 Martial Master, and you are a Tier 1."

"You've just become a Martial Master; you probably don't understand the gap between us."

At this point, he explained with interest.

"All the fascia in my body has been tempered. Even without using Martial Skills, the force value of a casual punch reaches 800."

"Although I haven't trained all my bones to the Realm of iron, it's enough to deal with you."

"If that's the case, then there's no need for a competition." After calmly dropping that line, Su Lei withdrew his gaze and stepped forward, preparing to leave.

On the eve of the mission, there was really no need to engage in a private fight with the other party.

It wasn't because the other party was a Tier 2 Martial Master.

Rather, he didn't want either side to suffer any mishaps during the spar, which would damage the squad's combat strength and affect tomorrow's mission.

Since he intended to make a name for himself in the army as quickly as possible, every mission had to be treated with full effort, and no mistakes were allowed.

Just as Su Lei was about to leave, a cold shout suddenly came from behind him.

"Stop right there!" Li Qingchen flashed and suddenly blocked his path.

"Don't worry, it's just a spar. I won't kill you."

Su Lei's gaze grew colder and colder.

Li Qingchen continued on his own.

"You'll get injured during the spar and be sent to the hospital. Tomorrow, and for a long time in the future, you won't be able to carry out missions."

"Although you won't earn any merits, it's better than dying in vain..."

As soon as he finished speaking, his eyes sharpened, and his Qi and blood power suddenly erupted!

His right hand formed a claw with five fingers, and he lunged forward, fiercely grabbing at Su Lei's shoulder!

The force was so strong that it caused bursts of sonic booms!

However, this blow, strong enough to crush granite, missed its target.

At some point, and for some unknown reason, Su Lei instantly appeared twenty meters away, and the next moment, he vanished into the vast night.

Only Li Qingchen remained, standing in a daze.

"This, how is this possible!"

Even though Su Lei was a newly promoted Martial Master, he hadn't been careless in the slightest.

But the moment he made his move, Su Lei also moved at the same time.

He didn't even have time to clearly see the other party's movements before the other party instantly disappeared from his original spot!

Unconsciously, a few drops of cold sweat slowly trickled down Li Qingchen's forehead.

"Why could he instantly perceive my attack..."

"The speed that erupted in that instant..."

"Did this guy master a movement-type Martial Skill?"

Countless doubts lingered in his mind.

After a long while, Li Qingchen couldn't help but let out a cold snort.

"As a newly promoted Martial Master, instead of buying Cultivation Techniques to temper his Qi and blood, he focused his efforts on movement Martial Skills?"

"Well, that's fine too. At least he'll be able to save his life when facing a Vicious Beast."

...

Half an hour later, Li Qingchen returned to the tent.

His gaze couldn't help but drift to the corner.

Su Lei sat on a folding bed, tidying his clothes, and turned his head to look over.

After a moment of eye contact, both of them coincidentally looked away.

They tacitly avoided mentioning what had happened in front of the training hall earlier.

As the lights went out, the tent soon filled with a chorus of snores.

...

The next morning.

Just as everyone had tidied their equipment and were ready to set off, a soldier suddenly walked in.

Upon hearing the other party's purpose, their expressions changed.

"What? The mission changed temporarily?"

The other party nodded and handed over a briefcase.

Li Qingchen immediately took the bag, pulled out a document, and scanned it.

The next moment, his face suddenly turned ugly.

"What the hell!"

"They actually want us to scout Sector C?"

Wu Ming frowned, "Sector C? Wasn't that place already thoroughly explored?"

Li Qingchen snorted coldly, "They say an unusual situation has occurred."

Zhao Tian's face also slowly became unpleasant.

"As far as I know, there's only a group of Tier 2 Mutant Beast Gibbons there."

"Any company could easily clear them out!"

"Even if there really is an anomaly, why send us?!"

Compared to hunting a Vicious Beast, this reconnaissance mission had no difficulty whatsoever.

Conversely, the rewards for completing the mission were pitifully low.

The next moment, the three of them suddenly realized something and all turned to look at Su Lei, their dissatisfaction clearly evident.

Zhao Tian let out a cold snort, slowly squeezing out a few words through gritted teeth.

"Hmph, Colonel Ron really is looking out for you."

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