Vice Captain Zhou personally stepping forward to speak for this newly parachuted-in captain was something no one had expected.
Even the team members from other countries whom Ling Zhan had rescued were taken aback.
"Vice Captain Zhou, this..."
Those fourth-year members still wanted to say something.
But under Zhou Xue'er's gaze, they ultimately shut their mouths.
Yet it was still clear that these fourth-year members remained somewhat confused and unconvinced.
Zhou Xue'er sighed.
In truth, there was reason for these fourth-year members to be so proud.
Their strength was already considerable, and after enduring a great battle, they had even joined the special reserve ranks of an elite corps like the Ninth Squad.
Even when Zhou Xue'er had previously become vice captain, she had been questioned for quite some time.
Let alone Ling Zhan, a first-year student?
And one who had been parachuted in.
It truly gave no one any time to prepare themselves mentally.
"The Twelfth Squad of the Fusang Kingdom's Demon-Slaying Corps has entirely defected."
"I know you're all very dissatisfied with this new captain."
"But the intelligence I can provide you is this..."
"By the time we arrived, that squad had already been completely wiped out."
"At the time, Captain Ling was the only one on the battlefield."
"As for whether he alone killed every single traitor, you can ask him yourselves."
Zhou Xue'er spoke calmly.
The moment those words came out—
The three squads from other countries were once again utterly stunned.
"Damn? We thought you'd joined forces to wipe out Bando Anqing's squad!"
"Who would've thought it was the work of this Freelancer!"
"Impressive. Truly impressive!"
Fureis immediately expressed his admiration for Ling Zhan.
The members of the other two squads widened their eyes even further.
The fourth-year members of the Dragon Kingdom's Ninth Squad