Want First Place? Did I Agree?

"All these kills... their squad bagged all that in one afternoon?"

The crowd stared, dumbfounded, at the three bulging bundles.

If those were stuffed full, how many kills did that add up to?

Soon, the staff stepped forward to open the two packs.

"One Gray Wolf, twenty Logistics Points. Forty-two rabbits, forty-two Logistics Points."

"That's sixty-two Logistics Points total!"

As the staff's words fell, a moment of dead silence gripped the scene.

Another wolf-type Demonic Beast?

Even the staff hadn't expected that—two separate groups of Logistics Soldiers this time had managed to kill a Gray Wolf and a Green Wolf.

That had to be a rare feat even in other camps!

After the brief hush, a buzz of chaotic discussion erupted around them.

"I thought a squad getting thirty-five Logistics Points was unbeatable, but now someone's pulled sixty-two?"

"This is ridiculous—ridiculous's front door swung wide open by ridiculous itself."

"Suddenly, my nine Logistics Points don't feel so great anymore."

"Sixty-two points—should be the undisputed first place in this Logistics Soldier assessment, right?"

They could hardly imagine anyone surpassing sixty-two Logistics Points!

Hearing the shocked and envious murmurs around them, the five members of Fang Yan's squad wore smug grins.

So many kills—naturally, the five of them couldn't have hunted all that in a single afternoon.

If they'd had that kind of skill, they wouldn't have needed to snatch Gu Han's Green Wolf corpse back then.

Part of those kills came from teaming up with other squads to rob weaker Logistics Soldiers.

Another part came from allied squads handing over their prey first.

Pooling the kills onto one squad to secure the best ranking, then splitting the rewards evenly—that was their plan!

Just as Fang Yan and the others expected, the squads returning to camp and submitting their kills afterward...

Few could surpass Ma Tie's team, and none could hold a candle to them!

Specialized Logistics Soldiers transported the submitted kills to the Cook Soldiers, while the Logistics Soldiers crowded around the work station, anxiously waiting for the results to be announced.

Fang Yan and his group huddled together, radiating an air of certain victory.

"I asked Senior Li Xuan earlier—the top-ranked Logistics Soldier squad gets a full two Blood Tempering Pills and ten jin of one-star, second-tier Wild Beast meat!"

"Tsk, Blood Tempering Pills are pricey, but there are ten of us—how do we split them?"

"Du Han and I contributed the most this time. The pills go to us two, and you all divide the Demonic Beast meat. Sound good?"

As soon as Fang Yan said this, the others' faces twisted with displeasure.

"Why? We agreed to split everything evenly!"

Before the Logistics Points registration was even finished, they were already squabbling over the reward distribution.

"If you want to keep working together, do it my way," Fang Yan said, his gaze contemptuous, as if he'd expected them to turn. His voice turned cold.

"The Logistics Points are in my hands now. If you're not willing, you won't even get a share of the Demonic Beast meat—and no more cooperation after this!"

At that, Du Han stepped in to smooth things over.

"Everyone, let's cool it. Falling out now helps nobody. Peace brings wealth—peace brings wealth!"

The others still grumbled with reluctance, but at this point, backing out was too late.

They had no choice but to accept Fang Yan's terms.

As the sky darkened, a rich, savory aroma of meat drifted from the distant Cook Soldiers' camp, making every Logistics Soldier's mouth water.

Gu Chen's stomach growled loudly. He frowned, staring out at the camp entrance.

"It's this late—why isn't Gu Han back yet?"

Beside him, Li Lei's back was soaked with cold sweat.

He'd just searched around—not only Gu Han, but Li Xuan hadn't shown up either.

If nothing had happened to those two, that would be a ghost story.

Li Lei's mind raced, debating whether to break the bad news to Gu Chen now!

Just then, Fang Yan and his crew arrived at the tally station.

"Officer Qian, the results of this Logistics Soldier assessment should be ready to announce, right?"

Qian Fu, holding the ranking list, glanced at Fang Yan, then at the empty camp entrance beyond. He nodded, preparing to announce the rankings.

Meanwhile, Li Lei tremblingly approached Gu Chen, took a deep breath, and prepared to speak with a grave expression.

Just then, a loud shout suddenly rang out from outside the camp.

"Hold on a moment."

This cry echoed across nearly the entire Logistics Soldier registration area, and everyone turned to look curiously.

The next moment, everyone froze in place.

At the entrance of the camp, a young man was slowly walking toward it. His clothes were soaked through with the blood of Wild Beasts, making him look rather disheveled, but his eyes were bright and unusually spirited.

What drew everyone's attention was that behind this youth, he was dragging five bulging bundles.

Blood occasionally seeped from the bottoms of the bundles, leaving a long trail of red behind him!

What was inside those bundles was obvious without needing to be said.

"Holy shit? Five bundles that bulging—don't tell me they're all filled with Wild Beast corpses!"

"Five full bundles—how many Wild Beasts did he have to kill for that?"

"Based on past experience, one bundle can hold about twenty rabbits. That means even if they're all rabbits, that's close to a hundred!"

"The previous top spot was Fang Yan and their group with sixty-two Logistics Points. Looks like the first place is about to change hands."

"And this guy has no teammates around—could he have killed all these Wild Beasts by himself?"

At the thought of this possibility, every Logistics Soldier present was stunned speechless.

Off in the distance, Fang Yan and his group, who had already been confident of victory, now wore expressions as dark as could be.

Hadn't Senior Li Xuan gone to hunt this guy down?

With Senior Li Xuan's strength and his familiarity with this area, how could this brat have escaped?

As for Li Lei, who had just been about to tell Gu Chen that Gu Han was missing, he first froze, then his face split into a grin like a blooming chrysanthemum.

Gu Han was back!

Never mind whether Li Xuan was still alive—Gu Han coming back alive was a huge blessing!

At the very least, it meant he no longer had to worry about being held accountable by Gu Chen and the others!

As for Li Xuan?

He could drop dead wherever he pleased—what did that have to do with him?

Gu Chen and his brothers, seeing Gu Han return with a full haul, happily stepped forward and patted him on the shoulder.

"Gu Han, good work."

Gu Chen cut off the others' small talk and smiled.

"Go ahead and submit first. I have something for you later."

Gu Han's eyes flickered with a trace of surprise. He nodded, stepped past the group, and walked up to the table, slamming the bundles down with a thud.

"Please tally them up. Thank you."