Squad Leader Li's Defense Shattered, Who is the Archer!

Squad Leader Li's gaze was fixed on the Snake Demon's gruesome corpse.

His heart was full of disbelief!

How could it be a Second-Order Demon?!

Squad Leader Li had brought his new recruits back in triumph and even received Captain Chen's commendation, still basking in self-satisfaction.

Now, hearing that Hu Biao had slain a Second-Order Demon, he couldn't accept it.

The Demon Suppression Division's intelligence rarely made mistakes; demon ranks were clearly reported.

To assign the appropriate Demon Suppression Guards to handle and train against them, the intelligence was always precise.

Even if, for the sake of argument, this Snake Demon really was a Second-Order Demon.

Could your inferior squad, Hu Biao, possibly handle it?

At this moment, Captain Chen had not yet spoken, but Squad Leader Li couldn't hold back.

"Hu Biao, what are you saying!"

"Deceiving Captain Chen is a serious crime! If it were a Second-Order Demon, with your Body Tempering Seventh Level cultivation, could you handle it?"

"Let alone killing it—you couldn't even escape!"

Squad Leader Li said with a cold snort.

The other squad leaders nearby were whispering among themselves.

Indeed, Hu Biao's strength simply wasn't enough.

At this point, almost no one in the field believed the Snake Demon was Second-Order, except for Lu Gang, who stood behind Captain Chen...

Lu Gang's expression was dark; only he knew the Snake Demon was indeed Second-Order, but how it had been killed was also a matter of great curiosity!

Then.

Captain Chen said calmly, "First-Order or Second-Order—can't we just check?"

After that, he strode over to the Snake Demon.

He spread his right palm, and with a hum, a stream of formless True Qi gathered.

Then, with a single palm strike, he hit the Snake Demon's neck on the ground.

With a bang, the Snake Demon's neck snapped apart!

Lin Feng, watching from the side, was inwardly awed.

So this was a Captain's strength—terrifying.

He knew better than anyone how thick the Snake Demon's hide was.

Even going all out, he couldn't pierce it; he could only target the Snake Demon's weak point, its eyes.

He never expected Captain Chen to casually break through it with one palm strike.

"This Snake Demon..."

At that moment, Captain Chen felt the Snake Demon's tough defensive capability.

This was clearly not something a First-Order Demon could possess; a glint of sharpness appeared in his eyes: "It is indeed a Second-Order Demon!"

After Captain Chen's confirmation, the entire scene fell silent.

Captain Chen had deep achievements in the martial path.

What he said naturally couldn't be false.

It really was a Second-Order Demon!

Everyone present had expressions that shifted dramatically.

They all sized up Hu Biao and Lin Feng.

How could these two have the strength to kill a Second-Order Demon?

Could it be that they had stumbled upon the corpse of a Second-Order Demon in the wild?

Or perhaps this Second-Order Demon had been on the verge of death, and Lin Feng and the others had just picked it off?

Captain Chen's gaze swept over the Snake Demon's body, and he said:

"This Snake Demon has no other wounds; the fatal ones are the arrows filling its eye sockets."

"Who was the archer?"

In Hu Biao's squad, Lin Feng was the only archer.

But Lin Feng's realm was too low, and this Snake Demon was Second-Order—killed by a mere lad at Body Tempering Third or Fourth Level?

Captain Chen himself didn't quite believe it, which was why he asked.

At this moment, Hu Biao didn't speak; instead, his gaze turned to Lin Feng.

Lin Feng said solemnly, "Reporting to the Captain, it was This Humble One who shot it."

Captain Chen already knew who it was when Hu Biao's gaze shifted to Lin Feng, but after Lin Feng personally admitted it, surprise appeared in his eyes.

Was it really him?!

Captain Chen's heart was filled with pleasant surprise.

He had secretly sighed before, thinking that among this batch of newcomers, there was no promising talent, which would cause a gap in the Demon Suppression Division's ranks.

Unexpectedly, in the end, Lin Feng showed up.

And on his very first mission, he managed to kill a Second-Order Demon!

Killing a Second-Order Demon on a first mission wasn't unprecedented in the Demon Suppression Division's history.

Captain Chen's mind flashed through many people.

Those people were now all big shots, at least Colonels, higher than his own rank of Captain.

Lin Feng might even have the potential to become a Colonel!

While Captain Chen rejoiced that there was finally someone worth watching among the Demon Suppression Division's newcomers...

The faces of everyone else present twitched!

At this moment, many felt that Hu Biao and Lin Feng had just gotten lucky.

Based on their true strength, there was no way they should have been able to kill a Second-Order Demon!

In many eyes, jealousy toward Lin Feng appeared.

This kid had insane luck, actually managing to scavenge a Second-Order Demon!

It meant he could directly earn 100 Merit Points!

He could exchange for a lot of cultivation resources...

Thinking of this, many were filled with envy, jealousy, and hatred.

After all, the gap was too huge. Many newcomers had died outright, and several Squad Leaders were injured.

Yet Lin Feng had killed a Second-Order Demon, and he had the lowest cultivation realm among the newcomers.

Captain Chen then spoke with a smile, "Lin Feng, right? Well done!"

"As I said before, newcomers who kill a demon on their first mission can receive a reward of 100 Merit Points."

"But for a newcomer to kill a First-Order Demon is already outstanding."

"You killed a Second-Order Demon—100 Merit Points is far from enough! This time, your Merit reward is 200."

As Captain Chen finished speaking, many in the field couldn't help but gasp.

200 Merit Points?!

They were actually giving it to this kid!

Even a Squad Leader like Lu Gang would find it hard to earn 200 Merit Points.

Let alone those Squad Leaders.

"Thank you, Captain." Lin Feng said solemnly, feeling a surge of joy inside.

He knew the value of Merit Points—they could buy anything in the Demon Suppression Division; it was hard currency.

Captain Chen looked at Lin Feng and said, "The Snake Demon was carrying offspring, so its condition wasn't at its peak. You killing it did involve some luck."

"Of course, your strength is beyond doubt."

"I have high hopes for you. Soon, the Demon Suppression Division's Year-End Assessment will arrive. With your strength, becoming a Squad Leader directly wouldn't be difficult. Keep it up." Captain Chen said with a smile.

Becoming a Squad Leader meant first of all, monthly cultivation resources, Merit Points, and so on would increase.

Most importantly, status.

The newcomers in the field didn't know what to say anymore. The gap was too big!

You've only been here a few days, and you're about to become a Squad Leader?

Then, Captain Chen said, "Move the demon to the Heavenly Prison, and then you can rest."

"Yes, Captain."

Everyone nodded.

Afterward, they began moving the demon's corpse toward the Demon Suppression Division's Heavenly Prison.

Soon, Lin Feng and the others' figures faded into the distance.

At this moment, Lu Gang, standing beside Captain Chen, stared at Lin Feng with a deathly glare!

He was grinding his back teeth almost to powder.

His plan this time had succeeded, but not completely.

Now that four people were dead, four slots were freed up for him to manipulate.

But Lin Feng hadn't died!

Lu Gang was narrow-minded and vengeful.

Lin Feng, a mere Body Tempering Triple Layer brat, had dared to refuse him—he had long held a grudge.

This time, not only had he failed to kill him, but Lin Feng had turned misfortune into fortune by killing a Second-Order Demon. It was pure dumb luck!