69: He's a man of blood.

President Wu of the Jiangcheng Martial Arts Association rushed over after hearing the news.

When he learned that Jiang Fan had not entered the city, he immediately became anxious.

“What? Jiang Fan went to the Refugee District in the east of the city?”

“No, I have to go find him!”

This time, the people around him did not try to dissuade him!

After all, the main force had already retreated. If Jiang Fan really stayed outside, it would be very dangerous.

“I’ll go with you!”

President Li and President Wu immediately set off.

But just as they walked a few steps, they saw Jiang Fan and Jiao Yang returning from ahead.

Jiang Fan was holding a Little Girl in his left arm, her face dirty!

And Jiao Yang’s expression was serious!

“Jiang Fan!”

President Wu quickly stepped forward.

“Are you alright?”

He checked Jiang Fan from head to toe, then finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Just as he was about to praise him, Jiao Yang had already walked over and said coldly.

“President Wu, I need an explanation!”

President Wu was puzzled.

“Company Commander Jiao, what’s wrong?”

Jiao Yang glanced at Jiang Fan, recounted the incident of Jiang Fan turning back at the city gate, and then said.

“On the battlefield! A soldier’s duty is to obey orders!”

“Although members of your Martial Arts Association are not soldiers, since you are on this battlefield, you should follow the military’s signals!”

“His unauthorized return has seriously violated the rules of the battlefield!”

“If this affects the rhythm of the battlefield, who will bear this responsibility?”

President Wu was speechless.

“This…”

He looked at Jiang Fan, then at Jiao Yang, and for a moment didn’t know what to do.

Jiang Fan saw this and said calmly.

“I went to save someone!”

Jiao Yang’s voice immediately rose several octaves.

“Save someone?”

“Saving someone means you can disregard the rules of the battlefield?”

“If you were surrounded by Exotic Beasts because of this, and everyone had to rescue you, what then?”

Seeing that Jiao Yang was still harping on the matter, Jiang Fan also got angry and said coldly.

“You mean this person shouldn’t be saved?”

Jiang Fan knew the cruelty of this high-martial world!

These refugees outside the city, perhaps in some people’s eyes, were not even as good as pets, and their life or death had little to do with them!

But he hadn’t expected that even in the military’s eyes, it was the same!

As a Transmigration, he was ruthless when killing enemies, but he would not stand by and watch such a Little Girl fall on the battlefield.

Jiao Yang was blocked by Jiang Fan’s words and immediately fumed with anger.

“You!”

“Even if someone had to be saved, it shouldn’t have been you!”

Jiang Fan glanced at him and said calmly.

“But in fact, I shouldn’t have been the only one who saw the child just now!”

“Since the army wouldn’t save her, then I’ll save her myself! I don’t think there’s any problem with that!”

“Don’t worry, that was my own choice! It won’t implicate you!”

“If I was trapped outside just now because I saved someone, then I’ll accept it myself!”

This accusation from Jiang Fan made Jiao Yang extremely uncomfortable.

But Jiang Fan was right about one thing.

When retreating on the battlefield, specialized troops would definitely observe the surrounding situation.

A child within visible range, and still moving, must have been noticed by someone!

However… perhaps due to various factors, they did not… As the few of them were arguing, the military’s person in charge, Huang Kun, and Minister Wan of the Martial Arts Association walked over.

“What’s going on?”

Jiao Yang recounted the entire incident.

Although he spoke in detail, he was impartial, which made Jiang Fan look at him with a bit more respect!

After listening, the military’s person in charge, Huang Kun, looked at Jiang Fan curiously, then turned to Minister Wan.

“Minister Wan, I didn’t expect the Martial Arts Association to also have such spirited men!”

Minister Wan heard this and explained with a smile.

“Division Commander Huang, Jiang Fan is on the battlefield for the first time; he doesn’t understand many things, he…”

Division Commander Huang waved his hand.

“I think it’s quite good!”

“A man should have spirit; he’s a good prospect for the army!”

“However…”

Saying that, he turned to Jiang Fan.

“The army has its rules; obeying orders is one’s duty!”

“Although you are not soldiers, on the battlefield, you must always obey orders!”

“Let’s not have a next time!”

Division Commander Huang lightly dismissed the matter, and only then did Jiao Yang stop!

… Jiang Fan handed the child over to the authorities for placement, then was quietly pulled aside by President Wu.

“Jiang Fan, you…”

He recalled the scene of Jiang Fan killing the Raging Giant Ape on the battlefield, and was momentarily lost in thought again.

Jiang Fan asked curiously.

“What’s wrong?”

President Wu reacted and said in a low voice.

“Have you Breakthrough to Third-level Martial Artist?”

Although he asked this, he still couldn’t believe it in his heart.

After all, a few days ago, he had personally seen Jiang Fan’s Qi and blood tested at over 30.

To Breakthrough to 100 Qi and blood in just a few days? No one would believe that if it were told!

But if Jiang Fan had not reached Third-level Martial Artist, then how could his act of killing the Raging Giant Ape on the battlefield be explained?

Jiang Fan heard President Wu’s question and smiled.

“President Wu, my strength has definitely improved; I can feel it!”

“But whether I’ve Breakthrough to Third-level Martial Artist, I really don’t know!”

“After all, we don’t have testing equipment!”

President Wu heard this and slapped his forehead.

“Oh dear!”

“Look at me, my mind! Alright, alright, after this mission is over, when we get back, let’s quickly test it!”

Jiang Fan nodded at this… After this wave of beast tides ended, the military arranged for personnel to guard the city wall, while others temporarily returned to rest.

The Martial Arts Association arranged a small room of a few square meters for each person!

Although the area was very small, not sharing a room with others was considered the highest privilege given.

After Jiang Fan returned, he simply cleaned up the injuries from the battlefield, then took out a cushion from the cabinet and sat cross-legged on the floor.

With a thought, he entered the martial arts space!

This time on the battlefield, he killed over thirty Exotic Beasts, including one Third-level Exotic Beast.

Calculated by the ratio of his previous kill of the Green-Scaled Giant Python, he had likely already Breakthrough to Third-level Martial Artist.

Moreover, when he saved the Little Girl, he killed that strange Exotic Beast and absorbed a peculiar energy, very similar to the energy of the Embroidered Uniform Guard in the Third Level, so he immediately wanted to verify it.

“Inheritor, do you wish to challenge the Third Level?”

The voice echoed in the space!

Jiang Fan immediately responded.

“Challenge!”

Swish!

Instantly, the Embroidered Uniform Guard appeared in the arena.