179: Fire of the Dragon Kingdom!

The sword in his hand was unstoppable.

Not a single demon could survive under his sword; in fact, those demons even retreated on their own.

Compared to the dazzling display from Xia Qi's side, the skills unleashed by the professionals on the city wall seemed much dimmer.

Xia Qi stood like a God of War at the center of the battlefield.

Multi-element attacks bombarded the demons, like a dazzling performance.

"This is too terrifying!"

"Today, I've truly learned what elemental skills are!"

"Why do I feel like we're useless compared to him!"

"When did such a monster arrive at the Dragon Battlefield!"

The demons looked at Xia Qi, fear showing on each of their faces.

Who on earth is the Devil!

They wanted to escape, but they couldn't.

Under the effect of Xia Qi's talent, all the demonic creatures in front of him were completely annihilated.

In just this short time, the originally vast number of demonic creatures on the battlefield.

Now they had all turned into corpses. Xia Qi stood in the center, his sword pointed at the black mist.

Everyone in the outpost cheered.

Above the city wall, Sima Mingyue also showed some emotion.

Although still carrying a hint of aversion, when she looked at Xia Qi, there was already a glimmer of light in her eyes.

At this moment, the black mist continuously surged.

The tall figure now appeared; it was the Flame Demon King.

"It seems that the Abyssal Devil from before was also killed by you!"

"Human Dragon Country, Xia Qi, I have remembered you."

"Don't let your guard down; I will make you taste a thousandfold pain."

"I will tear you to pieces!"

From within the black mist, the Flame Demon King's voice had become extremely sharp.

His hatred for Xia Qi even surpassed that for everyone else.

Xia Qi's expression was indifferent, completely unconcerned by the Flame Demon King's threat.

Holding his sword in his right hand, he walked step by step towards the black mist.

Everyone in the outpost suddenly looked terrified.

"What is he going to do? That's the Flame Demon King!"

"My goodness, he's not going to attack the black mist, is he? He's only Rank 30!"

"Look quickly, what is he going to do!"

Xia Qi stopped, and the sword in his hand glowed.

Cold air permeated, as if even the air was frozen.

This was a new sword skill created by Xia Qi, the Howl of Ice.

With a single sword slash, numerous ice pillars emerged from the ground.

The ice pillars directly pressed against the black mist, forcing it to retreat.

"Very good, you want to die, I will kill you now!"

Flames surged from the Flame Demon King's body, and a billion flames directly sprayed onto the ice pillars, instantly melting them.

When it searched for Xia Qi's figure, Xia Qi had already run back to the outpost.

"Damn it, damn it!"

The Flame Demon King roared unwillingly.

Xia Qi was not foolish; he decisively returned to the outpost.

This was a High-level demon, the Flame Demon King.

Not comparable to those small fries from before; they were completely not on the same Rank.

His strength was very strong now, but fighting the Flame Demon King, wasn't that asking for a beating?

When Xia Qi returned to the outpost, everyone cheered.

They won!

Not only did they annihilate the demon army, but there were also no casualties.

As the war ended, the Formation at the outpost also disappeared.

The professionals who had just experienced a great battle sat directly on the ground, chatting and laughing with those beside them.

Everyone looked at Xia Qi with admiration and affirmation in their eyes.

It wasn't that others performed poorly; it was just that Xia Qi was too dazzling.

Regardless of their position or status, and regardless of any past grievances.

At this moment, everyone was united.

Suddenly, a voice broke the harmonious scene.

"Now, let's begin the distribution of military merits!"

Chen Tianying also didn't want to break this beautiful moment, but what needed to be done still had to be done.

Everyone pricked up their ears; the time to tally the gains had arrived.

Rewards would be given according to merit, and Xia Qi would definitely receive the most.

However, they shouldn't get too little either.

Under the expectant gazes of many, Chen Tianying's voice clearly reached everyone's ears.

"This battle was a great victory. We achieved 26,200 Demon Slayer points, 20,000 Low-level demons, 6,000 Ghost demons, 200 Abyssal Devils, resulting in 42,000 military merits for killing enemies."

"For defending the city, an additional 5,000 military merits are awarded."

"Total military merits: 47,000."

"Our professionals, totaling 1,203 people, excluding Xia Qi and Sima Mingyue, will each receive 30 military merits."

"Sima Mingyue, for defending the city, will receive 1,000 military merits."

"Xia Qi, for clearing out the demon army, will receive 10,000 military merits."

"For privately leaving the city and disregarding discipline, a penalty of 1,000 military merits!"

Everyone had no objection to Chen Tianying's words and was very satisfied with their gains.

Fifty military merits might not sound like much.

But to get those military merits, you would have to kill thirty Low-level demons.

And how long did this city defense battle last from beginning to end? The actual fighting only lasted a few minutes.

If they had to kill them themselves, who knows how long it would take.

As for the other two, they had no jealousy.

Sima Mingyue had single-handedly slain three Abyssal Devils, as well as many Low-level demons.

Not to mention Xia Qi; most of the demons died by his hand.

When Sima Mingyue was in danger, it was still a rare occurrence for him to go to her rescue.

If Xia Qi hadn't taken the lead, they wouldn't know how much they would have to pay to win.

As for the penalty of one thousand, Xia Qi also had no objection.

Since he ran out without permission, he deserved to be punished.

Although he had performed meritorious deeds this time, merits and demerits did not cancel each other out.

If everyone acted like him, what military discipline would there be?

This penalty of one thousand had little impact on him.

It was already letting him off lightly.

With no one objecting, the military merits were directly distributed to everyone.

The badges glowed, and the military merits continuously increased.

Many people were already close to promotion, and now their military Ranks were directly elevated.

Among the crowd, Xia Qi's badge shone exceptionally brightly.

The stars on his badge continuously increased, and in the end, even his enlisted badge was directly promoted to an officer's badge.

Ten thousand military merits directly elevated Xia Qi's military Rank to that of an officer.

Now Xia Qi was only a One-Star Officer, and the military merits required to advance another Rank would be even greater later on.

Each additional star required ten thousand military merits.

Although Xia Qi still had remaining military merits, he was still some distance from Two-Star.

Chen Tianying walked up to Xia Qi and patted his shoulder.

"Well done, but next time, no unauthorized actions!"

"Speaking of which, you should be the youngest and fastest-promoted officer!"

Xia Qi was still so young, and he hadn't been at the Dragon Battlefield for long.

Now he was already an officer, and his future prospects were limitless.

To be at his age and Rank.

It was hard to imagine that this was an officer.

"Yes, sir."

"Next time, I will definitely submit a report!"

Chen Tianying had not finished speaking.

"Xia Qi!"

"Present!"

"I am now officially representing the Dragon Country to bestow upon you the dragon country's fire title!"