Wan Jiang had disappeared because he had entered the Demon-Sealing Tower, of course.
Killing Demon Lord-level Evil Demons was the condition for unlocking the Demon-Sealing Tower's fourth floor.
After waiting anxiously for days, Wan Jiang had finally gotten his chance to unlock it.
Unfortunately, while Wan Jiang could risk his life to kill one Demon Lord, the Demon-Sealing Tower's trial required him to kill ten. That was rather difficult for him.
Yi Tian had guessed as much, which was why he had said Wan Jiang would be back soon.
Yet several of Wan Jiang's teammates were puzzled, even eyeing Yi Tian with deep suspicion.
"Uh, who are you?"
Yi Tian's words were genuinely hard for the soldiers to believe.
His youthful appearance was one thing, but he was also wearing bear pajamas!
But that was precisely the issue. The Demon Tide was upon them. How could someone who had reached the front lines in pajamas without being stopped possibly be an ordinary person?
"How did you know..."
Before the question was finished, Wan Jiang reappeared right where he had vanished.
Just as Yi Tian had expected, Wan Jiang had temporarily given up on the fourth-floor trial, planning to gain a few more levels before challenging it again.
His eyes lit up when he spotted Yi Tian. "Boss!"
The teammates turned at that, delighted to see that Wan Jiang really had returned. "Captain, you're okay!"
"Where did you go..."
"Boss?" One teammate noticed how Wan Jiang had addressed him and lowered his voice with an odd expression.
"Captain, sure, things are a little rough in the Border Defense Army, but you haven't actually become someone's kept man, have you..."
"Get lost!"
Wan Jiang irritably slapped the back of the man's head.
Then he ran over to Yi Tian, only to look