United in Hatred

"Where are Gu Han's brothers? Get the hell out here!"

Lei Chao's roar instantly made the warriors still celebrating the victor stop in their tracks.

Everyone furrowed their brows, glaring at the newcomer with unfriendly eyes.

"Who are you, daring to cause trouble in the Warrior Camp?"

A warrior standing at the edge just started to question Lei Chao, but was shoved to the ground with a casual push.

Lei Chao snorted coldly, his gaze contemptuous, not bothering to take these people seriously.

"If you don't want trouble, get lost now, and tell Gu Han's brothers to come out!"

"Otherwise, I'll deal with all of you together!"

The man shoved to the ground turned pale, feeling humiliated in front of the crowd.

He thought he'd only been caught off guard and knocked down by a sneak attack, so he wasn't too intimidated.

Thus, after standing up, he threw a furious punch at Lei Chao, intending to teach him a lesson.

Lei Chao's eyes turned icy.

"Refuse a toast only to drink a forfeit!"

A heavy thud rang out.

Lei Chao kicked the man square in the chest, sending him flying backward, even knocking over several warriors behind him.

The man felt as if a heavy hammer had struck his chest; his ribs were likely broken.

After hitting the ground, he didn't even have the strength to stand up.

The surrounding warriors hurriedly helped the injured to their feet, eyeing Lei Chao warily.

"Daring to run wild in the Warrior Camp, just who are you?"

"I'm your ancestor!"

Lei Chao snorted coldly.

"A bunch of trash like you, and you still call yourselves warriors? Aren't you ashamed to disgrace the Warrior Camp?"

Lei Chao's words were undoubtedly an insult to every warrior present!

Even those who had wanted to stay out of it now glared at Lei Chao with hostility.

The old warriors who came with Lei Chao could only shake their heads in exasperation.

"This guy's temper—he looks down on everyone."

Thinking this, they couldn't help but feel a headache coming on.

Originally, they only needed to target Gu Han's brothers, but now they'd offended the entire Warrior Camp.

There was no way the Warrior Camp would hand over Gu Han's brothers now!

Just as the surrounding warriors were about to riot, Gu Chen stepped out from the crowd.

"What do you want with me?"

He didn't ask if Gu Han had caused trouble outside; even if he had, as the elder brother, he had to bear it.

Lei Chao looked Gu Chen up and down.

His body stood straight as a spear, radiating surging battle intent.

"You're not bad, but you've got a troublesome little brother."

"Watch your words!"

Gu Chen frowned.

"Though I don't know who you are, if you keep slandering my brother without cause, you'll have to answer to me today."

Gu Chen's protective nature earned a nod of respect from the old warriors following Lei Chao.

But no one thought Gu Chen could match Lei Chao.

"Oh, big talk."

Lei Chao sneered, rolling up his sleeves and staring hard at Gu Chen.

"As the elder brother, you don't teach him properly, but instead help him kill Logistics Soldier Li Xuan!"

"Today, I want to see how you, as the brother, plan to stand up for him."

With that, Lei Chao didn't give Gu Chen a chance to react. He lunged forward, his right hand clenched into a fist, slamming it hard toward Gu Chen's chest.

"Damn it, this guy has no martial ethics!"

The new warriors' expressions shifted, never expecting Lei Chao to strike so directly!

Only the old warriors familiar with Lei Chao knew this was his usual tactic.

As long as he could defeat his opponent, Lei Chao didn't care about the rules!

Gu Chen himself hadn't expected Lei Chao to be so ruthless!

Judging by Lei Chao's attitude as he struck, it was clear he intended to severely injure him!

Gu Chen, caught off guard by the sneak attack, had no time to resist and could only cross his arms in front of him.

A heavy impact echoed across the training ground.

Gu Chen's body was sent flying backward as if struck by a massive force.

Then, with a loud thud, he crashed to the ground.

The sheer weight of that sound alone made everyone's scalp tingle.

"Elder Brother!"

Gu Lin and the others' faces changed drastically as they rushed forward to help the injured Gu Chen.

When Gu Chen stood up, blood was already trickling from the corner of his mouth, and both his arms were trembling!

All the War Soldiers of Gu Chen's cohort who were watching were stunned!

Gu Chen's strength, within their camp, could undoubtedly rank among the top three.

In just a few days, Gu Chen had even advanced from a Fourth-Order Martial Disciple to a Fifth-Order Martial Disciple!

With that level of strength, even Yu Qitian, who had once slightly outmatched him upon entering the camp, now dared not claim he could decisively beat Gu Chen!

But this man had gravely injured Gu Chen with a single punch?

Who was this troublemaker?

Yet, as shocked as they were, Lei Chao was even more astonished.

"To withstand my punch without your arm bones shattering, you're not bad."

As one of the outstanding individuals from the War Soldier cohort two years ago who chose to stay here, Lei Chao's strength had already reached the Ninth-Order Martial Disciple.

He was only one step away from truly becoming a Martial Artist.

To avoid causing a death in the Military Camp and leaving himself open to criticism, he hadn't used his full power in that punch.

But for a mere New Recruit to endure it still caught him off guard.

Seeing Lei Chao's seemingly genuine praise, everyone couldn't help but twitch their mouths.

How do you have the nerve to say something that sounds like a compliment but is actually self-praise?

"Since you've got some skill, hand over the one who killed Li Xuan, and I'll let you off today."

Lei Chao looked down at Gu Chen with extreme contempt, completely condescending.

As if sparing Gu Chen was already Lei Chao's act of mercy.

Gu Chen coughed lightly, spat out the stagnant blood in his throat, and shook his head with a firm gaze.

"My brothers and I have been training in the camp these past few days and haven't left the Military Camp at all."

"If you're just using this as an excuse to cause trouble for Gu Han, then come at me. As his elder brother, I'm willing to take this grudge on his behalf."

Watching Gu Chen's resolute back, the New Recruits couldn't help but envy the bond between the brothers.

Lei Chao's gaze darkened.

"Li Xuan only ever had a grudge with Gu Han, and not long after the New Recruits arrived, Li Xuan went missing, and now it's been days without his return!"

"All clues point to Gu Han!"

"You say you're not involved—why should I believe you?"

Gu Chen said in a deep voice, "You think we're inseparable from Li Xuan's death, but isn't that just your own one-sided claim?"

Lei Chao, unable to out-argue Gu Chen, turned livid and was about to resort to his fists.

"Don't think that just because you joined two years earlier, you can bully the weak."

From among the New Recruits, Yu Qitian suddenly stepped forward and stood beside Gu Chen, staring at Lei Chao with hostile eyes.

"If you were a War Soldier from our cohort, you wouldn't even qualify to spar with me!"

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