Phantom Squad

9:00 a.m.

Yang Wu had just seen his older sister Yang Yun and her family off when he received a call from an unfamiliar number. It turned out the manual he had bought from Extreme Home had arrived.

"Mr. Yang Wu, this is the manual you purchased from Extreme Home. You can open the case with your fingerprint."

In a beautifully landscaped garden in Mingyue Residential Quarter, a deliveryman handed Yang Wu a sealed alloy case.

Yang Wu ran his finger over the sensor on the case.

With a beep, the alloy case opened, revealing a book about half a centimeter thick, along with several discs.

"Mr. Yang Wu, once you've confirmed everything is in order, please sign here." The deliveryman smiled as he handed over a professional delivery form.

Yang Wu took the form, checked that the information was correct, and signed his name.

"Mr. Yang Wu, I'm sure you already know some of the restrictions that come with purchasing a manual."

The deliveryman smiled. "But it's company policy to go over them with you as well. The copyright belongs to the manual's creator. World Destroyer was created by Hong, the world's strongest warrior. Buyers are only permitted to study it; they aren't allowed to pass it on. You must never copy or teach the manual without authorization. Anyone caught doing so will be hunted down by the Two Great Dojos, the HR Alliance, and the five great powers!"

"I understand." Yang Wu nodded with a smile.

If not for that restriction, he could have started practicing the Blazing Spear Technique he had obtained in the Simulator.

Once everything was settled, Yang Wu took the manual home. He was just about to open it and try practicing when he suddenly received a call from Wu Tong, the chief instructor of Yangzhou City.

Wu Tong was also in Mingyue Residential Quarter. He was calling because he had something he wanted to discuss with Yang Wu.

Yang Wu was happy to go.

A few minutes later, Yang Wu entered the Limits Pavilion. As soon as he stepped into the lobby, he saw Wu Tong waiting for him.

"Uncle Wu!" Yang Wu greeted him with a smile.

"Yang Wu!" Wu Tong returned the greeting with a smile and led him to a reception room on the second floor.

Once they were seated, Wu Tong asked with a smile, "Yang Wu, I heard Supervisor Zhuge was planning to send you to the Global Basic Training Camp, but you turned him down?"

"That's right, Uncle Wu. Is something wrong?" Yang Wu asked with a smile.

Supervisor Zhuge's assistant had indeed called earlier to ask whether Yang Wu wanted to go to the Global Basic Training Camp, but Yang Wu had declined.

The Basic Training Camp wouldn't be all that useful to someone like him, who had the Simulator.

"Yang Wu, Supervisor Zhuge asked me to arrange a fairly strong warrior squad for you. Is there one you'd like to join?" Wu Tong asked with a smile.

For an ordinary genius, Wu Tong could simply contact a squad of War General Level warriors. No matter how talented a newcomer was, they would always hold the squad back a little at first.

But Yang Wu was different.

Wu Tong had now learned Yang Wu's full capabilities from Zhuge Tao: Primary War General Level physical strength and Specialist Level spear technique. Strictly speaking, Yang Wu was already a little stronger than Wu Tong himself, so he needed a more powerful squad.

Given Yang Wu's current strength, Wu Tong knew he should discuss it with him beforehand. He didn't want his help to backfire.

"I haven't decided yet." Yang Wu shook his head. "Uncle Wu, most of the people I know who are warriors only passed the Quasi-Warrior Assessment a few years ago. They're still at Warrior Level, which is a little too weak for me. The only War General Level warriors at our Extreme Martial Arts Hall in Yangzhou City are you, Uncle Kong, and Chen. I was just about to ask you for help!"

At first, Yang Wu had planned to try joining the Fire Hammer Squad with Luo Feng, but he had eventually abandoned the idea.

First, the Fire Hammer Squad was already a little too weak for Yang Wu. Even its captain, Gao Feng, was about as strong as he was.

Second, not long after Luo Feng joined the Fire Hammer Squad, he would leave for the Elite Training Camp. The squad would then risk disbanding.

So Yang Wu had changed his mind and decided to find a stronger squad.

"What kind of squad do you want to join, then?" Wu Tong asked with a smile.

"The stronger, the better!" Yang Wu replied with a grin. "You know how strong I am, Uncle Wu. If you know of a squad, could you recommend me?"

Wu Tong pondered for a moment before answering. "Yang Wu, I was going to contact the Flying Eagle Squad, which Kong Quan belongs to. It has three War General Level warriors and is quite famous throughout Jiangnan Base City. But since you're looking for a powerful squad, I have an even better one in mind. I just don't know if you'll be able to get in."

"Which one, Uncle Wu?" Yang Wu asked, his face full of anticipation.

"The Phantom Squad." Wu Tong's expression was complicated.

"The Phantom Squad?" Yang Wu asked in surprise. He had only just become a warrior and didn't know much about the squads in Jiangnan Base City. He was only familiar with the Fire Hammer Squad because of the original story.

"Yang Wu." Wu Tong wore a trace of regret as he continued, "The Phantom Squad is one of the top three squads in all of Jiangnan Base City. I can try to contact them and give you a chance to join. Whether you can make the most of it is up to you!"

"One of the top three in all of Jiangnan Base City?" Yang Wu was tempted. Joining a squad like that would surely help him improve a great deal.

"Thanks, Uncle Wu!" Yang Wu thanked him, then logged into Extreme Home to look up information on the Phantom Squad.

He hadn't thought much of it until he looked it up—and then he was shocked.

The Phantom Squad was one of the top elite War General Level squads in Jiangnan Base City. It had five members, all of them War General Level warriors: two Advanced War Generals and three Intermediate War Generals.

Advanced War Generals!

Even Zhuge Tao, the head of the Extreme Martial Arts Hall in Jiangnan Base City, was only an Advanced War General. A squad with two experts on the level of a head instructor—how terrifying was that?

"What do you think?" Wu Tong asked with a smile.

"Uncle Wu!" Yang Wu asked, puzzled. "How did you...?"

Given Wu Tong's strength, he shouldn't have had much to do with the Phantom Squad, let alone been able to give Yang Wu a chance to join.

"Haha... I know what you're about to ask!" Wu Tong laughed, looking both proud and wistful.

"I used to be a member of the Phantom Squad too!"