Join the Dragon Blade, Leave the City Three Days Later

31, Join Dragon Saber, Three Days Later Leave the City

His defense is decent, which can be considered a strong point.

But just having decent defense isn't enough to become a member of their Dragon Saber Squad.

Lu Lin approached.

He attacked with a punch.

This time, Zhou Shenming didn't counterattack. Instead, like Lu Lin had done earlier, he raised his arms to defend.

He also wanted to see Lu Lin's Attack Ability.

"Moo!"

"Bang!"

Habitually, Lu Lin let out a "Moo!" after throwing a punch. This sudden yell startled even Zhou Shenming.

It was the first time he had seen a martial artist moo during a fight.

But soon, he had no other thoughts.

Zhou Shenming's body couldn't help but retreat half a step under Lu Lin's attack.

This is impossible!

Zhou Shenming, a Mid-level Martial Master, with a Vitality Power of around 80 points. Under normal circumstances, let alone actively defending, even if he stood still, an ordinary Beginner Martial Artist wouldn't be able to move him.

But now, he had actually retreated half a step from the force of Lu Lin's punch.

A look of shock appeared in Zhou Shenming's eyes.

Meanwhile, Ren Tian, who was standing by, couldn't help but burst into laughter when he saw Zhou Shenming suffer a small disadvantage from Lu Lin's punch.

"Captain, Lu Lin is very strong. You should be careful."

Zhou Shenming ignored him.

Because Lu Lin's second punch was coming.

"Bang!"

"Bang bang!"

Lu Lin's personality wasn't one to just take hits and not retaliate.

Having been sent flying by Zhou Shenming's punch earlier, Lu Lin knew in his heart that he might not have a chance to pass the Assessment.

Since that's the case, then I'll just vent my anger properly.

Non-stop attacks.

He let out muffled roars from his mouth.

"Moo, moo moo!"

It was as if a true Iron Bone Bull from the wilderness was launching a Death Charge at Zhou Shenming.

After taking over twenty punches from Lu Lin consecutively, Zhou Shenming's surprise grew even greater.

He wasn't actually injured by Lu Lin's attacks, it was just... Lu Lin's Durability was too incredible.

Under normal circumstances, a Martial Artist would throw at most ten to twenty punches at full power. The consumption of Qi and blood within their body, the expenditure of Stamina, and the decline in Physical Fitness would cause their attack power to drop significantly if they continued.

This was also why Martial Artists preferred using sharp weapons like swords and sabers to kill Monsters, as it could conserve Stamina to the maximum extent and inflict Lethality.

However, Lu Lin's situation now was a bit different; he seemed to be getting stronger the more he fought.

It was as if he possessed an endless supply of strength within him.

Zhou Shenming roughly estimated that Lu Lin's current Punch Force was already approaching the 9000 Kilogram Punch Force level of a High-level Martial Artist.

This was a bit exaggerated.

After Lu Lin attacked for another thirty-odd punches, his Stamina still hadn't shown any significant decline. Zhou Shenming naturally didn't want to continue being passively beaten.

As he received Lu Lin's punches, he suddenly diverted the force, causing Lu Lin to Stumble.

Then, taking advantage of Lu Lin's unstable footing, Zhou Shenming swept out his right leg. Lu Lin was knocked to the ground.

"Thump."

Lu Lin struggled to get up.

It was just that he had been attacking too fiercely. He felt he lacked the Stamina to get up after falling onto the Arena this time and couldn't immediately rise.

At this moment, a large black hand appeared before his eyes.

Its knuckles were thick.

It was powerful and imposing.

Following this hand, Lu Lin looked up and saw a reluctant smile forming on Zhou Shenming's stern face.

"Get up."

Lu Lin didn't stand on ceremony and used Zhou Shenming's strength to get up from the ground.

"Lu Lin, you're very good. You're the kind of martial artist our Dragon Saber Squad needs."

"Welcome to the team."

Even as he spoke words of congratulation, Zhou Shenming's face held no trace of a smile.

But this didn't matter to Lu Lin.

He had thought he would never pass the review, and yet he had been approved to join.

"Thank you, thank you, Brother Zhou. I'll definitely work hard from now on and help the team slay monsters."

Looking at Lu Lin, Zhou Shenming tugged at the corner of his mouth. "Good, I'm looking forward to it."

"Ren Tian, Ren the Cannon, you two take Lu Lin to get his Free Martial Artist Qualification Certificate later, and then sign the contract with him on behalf of the squad."

"We depart in three days for a mission."

"Yes, Captain, we guarantee the mission will be completed."

Ren Tian's clowning was automatically filtered out by Zhou Shenming. He nodded at Lu Lin and walked out of the training room alone, his expression cold.

If Lu Lin hadn't just heard from him that he had passed the review and could join the squad, he would have thought Zhou Shenming had left in disappointment.

"Lu Lin, welcome. From now on, we're true brothers who'll share life and death."

"The Captain is like that, don't mind him. He's just cold on the outside, but he really cares about the few brothers in our squad."

"Mm, I'm fine."

"Brother Ren, did Brother Zhou just say in three days... we're going out on a mission?"

This timing made Lu Lin a little nervous.

He had only started practicing Blade Technique yesterday, and today Liu Weiran had brought him a Fifth Order Monster Core. He hadn't had time to absorb it yet, let alone simplify two Footwork techniques.

Going on a mission outside the city in such a short time, wasn't it a bit too fast?

"Yes, we start the mission in three days. But don't worry too much. Our entire squad will be going this time, and the mission isn't to hunt monsters or find materials. We're just scouting ahead, it's very easy. It'll take about a week, and the reward..."

"How much is the reward?"

Ren Tian knew Lu Lin would care about the reward. Lu Lin's family wasn't wealthy; he already knew this, otherwise, he wouldn't have sent money to Lu Lin through tips.

"500,000."

Ren Tian held up five fingers and said proudly, "Lu Lin, our squad's distribution method is very fair. Before each mission, the basic reward amount for each person is set. The rest depends on your performance outside the city and the combat situation. The better you perform and the more you contribute, the higher the reward you'll get."

"You don't need to worry about this. The Captain will handle everything."

Lu Lin wasn't worried about these things at all; he was already stunned by the figure of 500,000.

Martial artists made money, this was common knowledge. To think that before even starting a mission, each person would receive 500,000, with even more to be gained for outstanding performance during the mission.

This undoubtedly greatly stimulated Lu Lin's nerves.

Three days to prepare was not a short amount of time.

During these three days, Lu Lin decided to stop taking sparring partner jobs and focus entirely on gaining experience and progressing, striving to reach his optimal state before leaving the city.

"Okay, thank you, Brother Ren. I'll be counting on your guidance in the team from now on."

"Don't worry, I definitely will. The other members of our team are also very easy to get along with. You'll know when the time comes. Come on, I'll take you out for a meal, and then we'll go register at the Free Martial Artist Association and sign the contract."

"Okay."

Lu Lin agreed, changed out of his training clothes, and left with Ren Tian.