Lin Zhen silently sorted through his backpack, then slung it back on and sat there watching the three of them.
After wolfing down all the food, the group finally recovered somewhat.
The Bearded Man stretched his arms. "Damn it, we finally survived! Those damn monkeys—I'll skin and tear the tendons out of those beasts sooner or later, then eat their brains with gravy!"
Shi Lei and Ye Tiancheng also wore expressions of relief at having survived a disaster. They had thought they were doomed, never expecting to run into Lin Zhen and be saved.
The bearded man sighed, then turned to Shi Lei. "Captain Shi, who is this little brother? Aren't you going to introduce him? Let me get to know my lifesaver."
Shi Lei seemed somewhat wary of the Bearded Man and hurriedly said, "Brother Xu, this is Lin Zhen. He's also a member of our Demon Hunter Squad. We got separated back at the gymnasium, but I didn't expect to run into him here."
Then he turned to Lin Zhen. "Lin Zhen, this is Brother Xu. His full name is Xu Mao, a Level Seven War General expert. He and Tiancheng are old acquaintances. If we hadn't run into Brother Xu this time, we'd have died several times over in the city already."
Xu Mao looked at Lin Zhen, his gaze flickering. "Lin Zhen, I've heard that name before. You seem fairly well-known among the trainees. I often hear Changfeng's new trainees talking about you."
Lin Zhen smiled. "A trainee is still just a trainee. I can't be compared to veteran War Generals like you."
Xu Mao nodded. "For a trainee, you're not bad. You actually managed to survive here alone. That group of monkeys from earlier would have been easy enough to handle if we were in