A sense of mortal danger suddenly closed in around him.
Lin Feng planted a foot on Lu Gang's chest and said coldly:
"Tell me, how did my father die?"
He had to get an answer to that before he killed Lu Gang.
At that moment, Lu Gang was pinned beneath Lin Feng's foot, struggling desperately to get up. But the crushing weight on him made it impossible to move!
With Lin Feng looking down at him indifferently, Lu Gang felt death looming over him!
"I—I'll tell you, but don't kill me!"
Lu Gang's thoughts raced. The killing intent radiating from Lin Feng made his heart tremble violently.
This wasn't some young man who had just joined the Demon Suppression Division. He was a Martial Artist who had killed countless people!
Lin Feng said nothing. He merely looked down at Lu Gang coldly, pressing down harder with his foot until fresh blood gushed from Lu Gang's mouth.
"Y-your father deserved what he got! He discovered Captain Zhao's secret, so he was killed!"
Lu Gang's face flushed red. Lin Feng's foot was crushing the air from his lungs, and at last he managed to force out the words.
Captain Zhao?
At the name,
Lin Feng raised an eyebrow.
He knew that Wancheng Demon Suppression Division had three Captains.
He had already met Captain Chen, one of them.
The other two were Captain Zhao and Captain Xu.
Could his father's death really be connected to this so-called Captain Zhao?!
"What exactly happened?" Lin Feng asked, his face expressionless.
Lu Gang shook his head repeatedly. "I-I really don't know! I only know he offended Captain Zhao..."
At that moment, Lu Gang was consumed by regret.
If only he hadn't been so arrogant back then and let slip that there was something suspicious about Lin Feng's father's death.
Then Lin Feng never would have thought of that!
Of course, back then Lu Gang had been riding high.
He was a Houtian Realm Martial Artist. So what if he told Lin Feng the truth to his face?
After all, the gap between their realms was enormous!
He just hadn't expected things to turn around in a matter of days!
Lu Gang saw Lin Feng lost in thought, but the pressure of his foot didn't let up in the slightest.
The threat of death coiled around him like a python.
"Don't kill me! I work for Captain Zhao. If you kill me, Captain Zhao will find out!"
"I know you're strong and have potential, but you can't stand against Captain Zhao—not yet!"
"Let me go, and I'll keep your secret..."
Lu Gang's voice was weak. He didn't even dare to threaten Lin Feng anymore.
Instead, he kept explaining the pros and cons, as if he and Lin Feng were grasshoppers tied to the same string.
He'd blurted all that out in desperation, convinced Lin Feng would spare his life.
As Lu Gang saw it, Lin Feng had concealed his strength after joining the division. He was cautious and careful.
If Lin Feng killed him, Captain Zhao would come after him immediately.
He couldn't be that stupid!
But before he could finish,
Lin Feng pressed down hard, crushing him beneath his foot.
With a splat, Lu Gang's chest caved in under Lin Feng's foot.
His chest collapsed, and blood gushed out like a fountain.
Lu Gang's eyes bulged, his eyeballs nearly popping out of their sockets. He died with his eyes wide open!
His lips moved a few times, as if he wanted to spit out some threat.
In the end, no words came.
His body gradually fell still.
If Lin Feng had known what Lu Gang was thinking, he would have scoffed.
He hadn't concealed his strength at all since joining the division!
In just a few days, he had grown terrifyingly powerful!
And though Lin Feng was cautious, he wasn't stupid!
If he let Lu Gang live, what was to stop him from informing that so-called Captain Zhao?
After killing Lu Gang,
Lin Feng's thoughts stirred, and the Status Panel appeared.
He focused mainly on the increase in his Iron Shirt proficiency.
"Hm? I didn't expect my Iron Shirt proficiency to rise by more than five hundred after that fight with Lu Gang."
Lin Feng was a little surprised, but after thinking it over, he understood.
Lu Gang had gone all out to kill him. His attacks had packed quite a punch.
As long as Iron Shirt withstood the blows, its proficiency would keep increasing.
The only pity was that after Iron Shirt reached lv4, it would take one hundred thousand proficiency points to level up again!
The amount needed was high, but Lin Feng believed he would reach the next level sooner or later.
He was even looking forward to seeing what kind of effects it would have at lv5.
They were bound to be powerful!
Lin Feng glanced at Lu Gang's corpse without changing expression and immediately set about disposing of it.
As he cleaned up, he couldn't help but reflect.
It was his first time killing someone, yet he had done it cleanly and decisively. He didn't feel the slightest resistance inside.
Lin Feng thought that was a good thing.
In a chaotic world like this, only a heart of iron could keep a person alive.
Time slipped by in a flash.
Lin Feng dumped Lu Gang's body outside the Demon Suppression Division. He was careful the whole time and wasn't seen by anyone.
After that, Lin Feng trained like mad on the Training Ground.
Whether it was archery or body tempering, he neglected neither.
Because Lin Feng shot arrows so relentlessly, his Archery proficiency was already close to the amount needed to level up.
As for body tempering, his proficiency had increased quite a bit, but leveling up required one hundred thousand points. There was no way he could reach lv5 before the evaluation.
So Lin Feng focused mainly on improving his Archery.
He had just killed a Second-Order Demon, and was already somewhat famous among the Squad Leaders in the Demon Suppression Division.
Quite a few people approached him on the Training Ground, hoping to make his acquaintance.
Of course, Lin Feng didn't let the opportunity go to waste.
From those who wanted to befriend him, he mainly asked for arrows.
None of them refused. They handed over every arrow they had.
Most Martial Artists spent their whole lives stuck in the Body Tempering Realm.
Many of those who came to curry favor with Lin Feng were already middle-aged.
A powerhouse like Lin Feng had the potential to become a Captain someday.
Building a good relationship with him early—even if it was just getting him to remember your face—was worthwhile!
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
At the Archery Range on the Training Ground,
Lin Feng stood alone, two hundred paces from the targets, firing arrows without pause.
His shots grew smoother and faster.
One arrow after another flew like lightning, and every single one struck the bull's-eye!
Looking out across the range,
a dozen targets stood before Lin Feng, their centers packed with arrows.
The Demon Suppression Guards watching from the sidelines couldn't help but marvel.
They felt that Lin Feng was not only exceptionally talented, but also far more diligent than ordinary people.
It was only natural that he had grown so strong!
At that moment, Lin Feng was doing two things at once.
He watched the increase in his proficiency on the Status Panel while firing arrows like mad.
At last, a glint flashed in Lin Feng's eyes.
He fired another arrow.
This time, he held nothing back. The arrow shot out with explosive force,
racing toward the distant target like a bolt of thunder.
The target shattered on impact.
Lin Feng looked at the Status Panel.
Name: Lin Feng Cultivation: Body Tempering Seventh Level Skills: Archery lv4 (0/100000), Iron Shirt lv4 (1500/100000) Talents: Infallible Shot, Swift Shadow Soul Chaser, Toxin, Copper Skin, Iron Bones, Steel Tendons, Powerful Shot.
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