31: Chapter 31 Don't be so polite

Zhang Feihong snorted coldly.

"Captain Lü Xingjia, give me some Face and hand over that kid."

"He beat my grandson into a serious injury. I want to seek justice for my grandson."

Captain Lü Xingjia was very surprised to hear this. He couldn't help but turn his head to look at Lu Chen.

"Lu Chen, what is going on?"

Lu Chen immediately explained the ins and outs of the matter.

After hearing the whole process, Captain Lü Xingjia couldn't help but snort coldly.

"Heh, I thought it was some deep-seated hatred."

"Zhang Feihong, it was clearly your grandson who provoked a Formal Warrior first. What right do you have to seek justice for him now?"

Upon hearing this, Zhang Feihong widened his eyes abruptly.

"What nonsense are you spouting? What Formal Warrior? He only had his Awakening three days ago! Who the hell are you trying to fool?"

Now it was Captain Lü Xingjia and the others' turn to widen their eyes.

"What? Lu Chen only had his Awakening three days ago?"

They all turned to look at Lu Chen in unison, their eyes filled with confusion.

Lu Chen rubbed his nose and nodded embarrassedly.

Subsequently, Captain Lü Xingjia suddenly burst into crazy laughter.

"Hahaha! No wonder Supervisor Cai personally asked our squad to take care of your first time hunting outside the city!"

"We have really struck gold! We've recruited a Prodigy! Hahaha!"

The other members of Spark Squad were also indescribably excited.

Meanwhile, Zhang Feihong stood there like a wooden statue, his body stiff. He said in shock,

"What? Supervisor Cai personally arranged your hunting mission... just for Lu Chen? How is that possible?"

A layer of cold sweat broke out on the back of his neck instantly. He knew very well what kind of person Supervisor Cai was. That was a C-Rank Warrior, a truly peerless expert.

Captain Lü Xingjia looked at the stunned Zhang Feihong with a wicked smile and chuckled.

"Hey, Brother Zhang. I know you are extremely protective of your own and cherish the younger generation."

"You couldn't possibly just watch your grandson get beaten and leave it at that, could you?"

"I'll hand Lu Chen over to you right now; you can discipline him however you like."

Lu Chen was stunned to hear this. He didn't expect that someone as rigid as the captain could be so cheeky when teasing others.

If not for the teasing smile on his Face, he would have really thought the other party was serious.

As for Zhang Feihong and the team members behind him, their Faces looked as ugly as if they had each swallowed a live cockroach.

Zhang Feihong suddenly felt his throat go a bit dry. Then, he forced a smile.

"Hehe, Brother Lü, what are you saying?"

"Little Brother Lu looks like a decent and upright person at first glance; how could he be the type to bully the weak?"

"He definitely did nothing wrong."

"It was all due to my good-for-nothing grandson, who had eyes but failed to recognize a superior and provoked him first. I will definitely discipline him well when I return."

"If my grandson is unworthy, it is my failure as a grandfather."

Then he looked at Lu Chen and said solemnly,

"Little Brother Lu, the previous matter was our misunderstanding. Please forgive us."

"This is an E-Rank Level 6 prey we hunted today."

"Consider it a gift as an apology, and to celebrate your first time hunting outside the city. Good luck."

Captain Lü Xingjia did not take the gift, but turned to look at Lu Chen. After all, this was his grievance.

Lu Chen walked up with a smile and said,

"Senior Zhang, you are too polite. Zhang Guo and I are classmates; there is no need for such courtesy."

"Please give my regards to Zhang Guo."

Then, without blinking an eye, he accepted the prey.

The corners of Zhang Feihong's mouth twitched violently, but he still maintained the brightest smile on his Face.

His 80 million was gone just like that. But what could he do? He raised a stupid grandson, so he naturally had to pay the price.

After the two sides parted ways, everyone in Spark Squad burst into laughter.

Tong Zili even clutched his stomach and rolled on the ground.

Lu Chen laughed along with them.

Captain Lü Xingjia patted him on the shoulder and said,

"Good brother, when you become successful in the future, don't forget your old brother here."

Lu Chen smiled and said,

"Captain, how could I? You are the captain of the first hunting squad I joined."

"As the saying goes, two years of mandatory service, a lifetime of military friendship; once a captain, always a captain."

"If I really make it big in the future, you can brag about me directly."

"Maybe some pretty old ladies will be interested in you because of it."

He said this in a sincere and serious tone.

Captain Lü Xingjia's mouth twitched as he listened. He coughed slightly and hurriedly changed the subject.

"Anyway, go and rest for a bit. We'll set off in half an hour."

Half an hour later, they parked their off-road vehicle in the camp and walked into the wilderness.

When they walked into a forest, they immediately heard the roars of beasts echoing in the forest.

Lu Chen was very excited. This was his first real battle.

After ten minutes of searching, they finally discovered a group of Fire Shadow Leopards up ahead.

Ordinary leopards might like to act alone, but these mutated Fire Shadow Leopards had clearly evolved and had a gradual settlement pattern.

Captain Lü Xingjia immediately locked onto the target and assigned tasks to the squad.

Lu Chen was assigned an F-Rank Level 1 Fire Shadow Leopard.

"Lu Chen, go ahead," Captain Lü Xingjia said. "Don't be nervous. Just fight with all your heart."

At this moment, Lu Chen felt the blood in his body boiling. Although he was much stronger than that Fire Shadow Leopard, this was his first time truly fighting a monster. It was like a moment where a dream came true.

He drew his two realms sword, suppressed his own strength to the level of an F-Rank Level 1 Warrior, and then charged towards the Fire Shadow Leopard.

These mutated monsters could be said to be the darlings of the Great Cataclysm. They had a special advantage.

After monsters evolved from quasi-monsters to F-Rank, they could immediately use elemental power. But humans could not.

Human warriors needed to reach D-Rank to use elemental power. Therefore, under normal circumstances, a monster of the same Realm could easily deal with three or four human warriors of the same Realm.

Captain Lü Xingjia let Lu Chen fight the Fire Shadow Leopard first because he wanted to know just how much of a Genius Lu Chen was and what his actual combat ability was like. Only by understanding the other party's strength level could he know how to make arrangements later.

They watched him rush toward the leopard pack like mother hens protecting their chicks—if Lu Chen could not complete it on his own, they would intervene immediately. Because Supervisor Cai Jiguang had already warned them that protecting Lu Chen was their primary task for this trip.