Lin Shuguang is Humble (Large Chapter)

The stench of blood hit him like a gale, and Curly Hair's entire body bristled with goosebumps, his eyes filled with terror.

Just as the terrifying beast was about to pounce and kill, Lin Shuguang and Zhao Minghui's attacks arrived simultaneously. Only through their combined strike were they barely able to knock the beast back.

That beast's strength was utterly ferocious.

Lin Shuguang and Zhao Minghui were also sent stumbling back several steps. No wonder Zhao Minghui hadn't dared to bring anyone forward.

Curly Hair was grabbed by Zhao Minghui as he flew backward, dragged off the platform, and rolled several times on the ground.

He didn't care about his current disheveled state; surviving at all was lucky enough.

In the aftermath of his narrow escape, he turned his head and glared at Lin Shuguang with venomous eyes, shouting in fury, "You!"

Lin Shuguang cast an indifferent glance his way. "What, want to try again?"

At those words, Curly Hair's face went pale. He looked at the terrifying, drooling beast on the platform, swallowed hard, staggered back a step, and for a long moment, didn't dare speak again.

That beast was like a centipede magnified dozens of times, several meters long. It merely guarded the platform, staring down at the crowd below with murderous eyes before slipping back into the shadows.

"You're pretty damn treacherous!" Zhao Minghui glared at Lin Shuguang, his face full of Sha Qi.

Lin Shuguang glanced over casually. "Not as shameless as you."

Zhao Minghui squinted back at him, forcing a cold, sneering rebuke. "You want to die?"

Lin Shuguang narrowed his eyes too, replying flatly, "Don't throw threats at me. I've killed people like you before."

Their eyes locked, Sha Qi clashing, neither yielding an inch.

Just then, Cao Chao suddenly shouted, "Look up there!"

Everyone looked.

The Black Robe, who had been hovering in midair, suddenly erupted with a fierce blood-red glow.

Then came a roar like a beast's howl from his mouth. His body rapidly expanded, and the black robe on him burst apart inch by inch.

In an instant, he transformed into a giant covered in blood-red markings.

He landed on the ground, and the entire underground palace shook.

The giant bent down, closed the coffin containing Professor Ding, and hoisted it onto his shoulder. The ferocious centipede, now docile, coiled around the giant's arm like an iron ring.

"He... what is he doing?" Curly Hair exclaimed in shock.

The words had barely left his mouth.

The giant, carrying the coffin, punched through the stone ceiling above. The seemingly indestructible rock tore open like paper, ripping a huge hole.

The giant leaped up, smashing an even larger gap, and vanished in an instant.

The entire underground palace rumbled, on the verge of collapse.

Lin Shuguang moved swiftly, following close behind the giant as he fled at top speed.

The others finally snapped out of it.

"Run! This place is coming down!"

Cao Chao and Han Yi reacted the fastest. The moment Lin Shuguang ran, they were right behind him, paying no heed to the screams behind them.

After escaping the underground palace, they saw Lin Shuguang standing in the distance, not giving chase.

Both were stunned. "Sir?"

But Lin Shuguang suddenly asked, oddly, "Does your Special Management Bureau have a group of bald men with a few burn scars on their heads?"

Cao Chao and Han Yi couldn't understand why Lin Shuguang wasn't chasing Professor Ding but asking about this instead.

Just as they were wondering, a massive explosion erupted ahead, rolling up clouds of dust.

A powerful gust of wind blasted toward them.

Not only Cao Chao and Han Yi, but even Zhao Minghui, who had just escaped, was stunned.

Then Lin Shuguang suddenly charged forward.

A hundred meters away.

A bald man with six burn scars on his head stood, his upper body bronze, muscles bulging, holding an iron staff.

Facing the combined assault of the giant and the centipede beast, he held his ground without faltering.

The moment he saw this bald man, Lin Shuguang's mind flashed back to what Qi Lin had told him about that internal department of the Special Management Bureau.

"You don't have to shave your head to join the Damo Institute, do you?" Lin Shuguang's expression was full of bewilderment.

But as he got closer, he didn't forget to shout loudly, "Lin Shuguang of the Special Management Bureau, here to assist!"

The bald man's eyes gleamed with sharp light. He snatched the coffin he had forcefully taken and hurled it over, his voice like rolling thunder, "Take it back to the Bureau! I'll handle this!"

"Senior, be careful!" Lin Shuguang caught the coffin with one hand, wasting no time, and bolted.

The sight left Zhao Minghui, who had just arrived, staring in stunned disbelief.

Whoever gets the coffin completes the mission!

This was a rare major mission, and completing it came with plenty of rewards!

That's why, from the start, the First Department hadn't wanted Lin Shuguang and his people to get involved.

But now!

They had put in so much effort, only to have this reckless newcomer snatch it from under their noses?!

Zhao Minghui also noticed the Bald Man not far away, fiercely battling the Giant, and quickly shouted, "Senior, I'm from the Special Management Bureau, First Department—"

Before he could finish, the Bald Man roared, "Get lost! Stop getting in the way here!"

Zhao Minghui's face turned pale and flushed in patches.

Over at Lin Shuguang's side, he was carrying Professor Ding's coffin on his shoulder, sprinting at full speed, with Cao Chao and Han Yi flanking him for protection.

Zhao Minghui's eyes turned cold. "Let's go!"

His group also charged toward Lin Shuguang.

But they were a step too slow.

Lin Shuguang was the first to bring Professor Ding to the Special Management Bureau. He had wanted to question Professor Ding about Fulong Cave, but the professor remained unconscious.

After being sent into the bureau, Professor Ding was taken over, under strict lockdown.

"Good work." Ma Wei led his team back as well.

They had split into several groups earlier, never expecting Lin Shuguang's team to run into the situation by chance.

Lin Shuguang waved a hand. "No trouble."

His gaze fixed on the cordoned-off hospital emergency room, he asked casually, "What about the mission rewards?"

Ma Wei was taken aback.

He hadn't expected Lin Shuguang to care about that...

"You played a key role in retrieving Professor Ding this time. The bureau will definitely report it—"

Before he could finish, Zhao Minghui stormed over, murderous intent radiating from him. "You people from the Third Department have no shame!"

He had already received word that the mission was marked as complete, with no credit going to his First Department.

In other words, he had lost several capable subordinates for nothing!

He couldn't accept that outcome.

Ma Wei frowned at him. "Captain Zhao, what's with all the anger?"

Zhao Minghui strode over with Curly Hair, his face full of Sha Qi. "Ma Wei, you've gone too far this time!"

Ma Wei looked bewildered.

Cao Chao and Han Yi both turned to look elsewhere.

Only Lin Shuguang sat leisurely on the bench, leaning back and watching with a relaxed expression.

Go ahead, start your show...

Seeing him like that, Zhao Minghui was furious. "Our First Department lost three brothers this time! And now we get nothing from the rewards? That's absolutely unacceptable!"

Ma Wei's frown deepened, feeling Zhao Minghui was just making a scene. "Captain Zhao, that's a biased statement. Who didn't lose brothers on this mission? The higher-ups have already said everyone involved will be rewarded. I used to think you were someone worth respecting, Zhao Minghui, but now it seems your obsession with gain is just that—nothing special!"

Everyone would be rewarded, but Lin Shuguang, who brought back Professor Ding, would get a much bigger reward—that was the difference...

"Ma Wei, are you picking a fight with me?" Zhao Minghui glared coldly.

"What's all this noise about here?"

Suddenly, a commanding voice rang out. Ma Wei, Zhao Minghui, and everyone else looked over. "Director."

It was Lin Shuguang's first time seeing the director of the Demon Capital Special Management Bureau.

A middle-aged man in his forties, with sharp eyes.

Lin Shuguang stood up, neither humble nor arrogant. "Hello, Director."

Luo Hui nodded at him, then turned to Zhao Minghui, expressionless. "Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough?"

"Director, I—" Zhao Minghui's face paled.

Luo Hui said impatiently, "Step down. The bureau won't neglect the fallen comrades, but you need to reflect on yourself."

"...Yes." Zhao Minghui lowered his head in frustration.

Before leaving, he shot Lin Shuguang a cold glance.

After he was gone, Luo Hui turned to Lin Shuguang, gave him a brief once-over, and nodded with a slight smile. "Lin Shuguang, I've heard that name a lot lately. Young as you are, you're already a big name in Demon Martial—truly commendable."

Hearing the big shot's teasing, Lin Shuguang smiled innocently. "You flatter me, Director Luo."

Luo Hui shook his head. "Si Qianjun is an old acquaintance of mine, and he's mentioned you plenty."

"He actually praises me?" Lin Shuguang looked utterly baffled.

During his time in Huai City, Si Qianjun had "hunted" him down more than a few times over pills and tea leaves.

But he never expected that after he left, Si Bureau would still save face for him—truly a man with a sharp tongue but a soft heart... He should have asked for more pills back then, sigh!

Luo Hui, unaware of the backstory, chuckled and said, "Your Bureau Chief Si always wears a stern face, but he's actually a decent person."

Lin Shuguang nodded in agreement on that point.

Luo Hui continued, "Last time, when Wei Rong colluded with the Divine Temple, you shone brilliantly. And this time, you recovered Professor Ding—your contributions are undeniable."

Lin Shuguang dared not take the credit. "Director Luo, I won't hide it from you about Professor Ding—I just picked up the scraps. It was actually another senior in the Bureau who made the move and handed it over to me."

Luo Hui's eyes flickered. As the head of the Special Management Bureau, he naturally knew the truth.

He lowered his voice with a smile. "His identity is sensitive, so it's inconvenient for him to appear. This mission will be credited to you."

Lin Shuguang said with feigned embarrassment, "Then I'd feel bad about that—after all, that senior did most of the work. This feels like I'm stealing his credit..."

Luo Hui laughed heartily. "No trouble. He doesn't need this kind of reward."

Lin Shuguang's heart stirred with doubt.

Such a major mission must come with generous rewards, yet Director Luo said the other party didn't need them?

Could it be that the people from the Damo Institute had some unknown cultivation resources?

Lin Shuguang's curiosity itched.

But then he thought—if joining the Damo Institute meant shaving his head and burning scars, what would he do?

And if it also meant abstaining from lust...

Lin Shuguang twitched the corner of his mouth, his face full of hesitation.

Luo Hui offered a few more words of encouragement before leaving. Ma Wei sidled over and whispered, "Brother Lin, what exactly is going on between you and this Zhao Minghui from this department?"

Zhao Minghui?

Lin Shuguang gave a casual smile and just shook his head.

It was Cao Chao who laid out the whole story from beginning to end.

Ma Wei's expression shifted.

"This Zhao Minghui is a real bastard!"

But then, recalling how Lin Shuguang had ruthlessly used Zhao Minghui's men as scouts, he instinctively swallowed.

With that kind of fierce decisiveness, he truly believed Lin Shuguang would claim a seat among the strong in the future!

"Each one's more ruthless than the last!"