"AHHH—"
It was at this mont that the girl nad Lanlan finally realized what was happening.
"Mumu... what is this thing? This..."
"This is the Demon Clan!" Wang Lan declared, drawing Ghost Wail from behind his back, his expression intense as he faced the adversary.
The Demon Soldiers they had previously encountered at Sky Curtain Lake were only the lowest tier, possibly Biochemical Demon Soldiers. But this one could speak, which ant it was a mber of the Demon Clan.
Wang Lan had never fought a mber of the Demon Clan before, but judging from how a mber of the Demon Clan had killed the demonized Chang Shuangyue with a single move a few days ago, their strength was extraordinary.
Just then, rustling noises erged from the dense forest, and dozens of previously unseen Biochemical Demon Soldiers appeared, surrounding the three of them.
Seeing the Biochemical Demon Soldiers, Lanlan and the one nad Li Jing were so frightened they turned pale. Besides trembling, they were now incapable of anything else.
"Little brother... what should we do... are we going to die?"
If not for these two burdens, Wang Lan might have thought of retreating imdiately and then notifying Director Wang to dispatch experts from the Tianjian Bureau to sweep the area. But with these two in tow, Wang Lan had no choice but to fight.
Without any hesitation, Wang Lan instantly activated his Phoenix Form.
As the Phoenix Tail Flower on his forehead lit up, Wang Lan’s form transford into a streak of light, appearing right in front of the Demon.
The Demon was considering how to cook this Star Martial Warrior who had almost ruined its plans. It had heard that the flesh of Star Martial Warriors was delectable when fried.
But in the blink of an eye, the weak-looking human primary warrior disappeared. Then a streak of light, like a white thread, flashed past right before its eyes.
In an instant, the Demon’s eyes bulged, its face twisting in disbelief and terror.
"You are... at the Galaxy Stage? Impossible... How could a low-level warrior like you be... at the Galaxy Stage?"
Wang Lan was also puzzled, looking back at the Demon. It wasn’t until the Demon’s head dropped from its shoulders and the kill notification sounded in his mind that Wang Lan finally believed it. The Demon warrior, whom he had imagined to be incredibly powerful, had indeed been taken down by his single move.
"Killing above one’s level, reward: 1,000 experience points, 50 skill points."
Only fifty skill points... Wang Lan felt sowhat dissatisfied. I thought the Demon Clan was supposed to be strong... How could there be such a weak one? What a waste of my Phoenix Form.
Since he had already activated his Phoenix Form, his figure flickered, and the heads of the surrounding Biochemical Demon Soldiers were chopped off in the blink of an eye.
Having done this, Wang Lan imdiately deactivated his Phoenix Form. The Phoenix Form consud ten skill points per second. He had used it for five seconds, spending fifty skill points.
Fortunately, each of these Biochemical Demon Soldiers had a Soul Bead, providing Wang Lan with several dozen skill points. Overall... he didn’t lose out.
Li Jing and Lanlan had truly experienced the unpredictable nature of their situation.
What had happened in the past hour? The two youngsters tried to sort through the chaos. First, they fell into a pond. After crawling out, one found a skull tangled around their ankle.
Wow, how thrilling!
Just as they recovered from the terror of the skull, several leeches were cheerfully burrowing into their skin. Then, they dealt with the terrifying and thrilling task of removing the leeches, only to find that a good friend had disappeared.
The good friend was found, and just before they could rejoice at their reunion, the good friend turned into a mber of the Demon Clan. Then, they were surrounded by a group of monsters, looking as if they were about to die for sure.
Then, this young man erupted in power, instantly killing all the monsters.
Perfect...
The continuous climax of events and the soaring blood pressure had numbed Lanlan’s nerves. As Stephen Chow says in his movies, when a person experiences too much excitent in a short period, it can exceed their limit of endurance, and then... they won’t react anymore.
So, when the Demon Clan drooled over them, the young girl bravely pulled through. But when Wang Lan eliminated all the Demons, the young girl’s eyes rolled back, and she fainted gracefully into her boyfriend’s arms.
"Lanlan—what’s wrong with you?"
"Stop shouting, let’s get moving!"
With Wang Lan’s urging, Li Jing put down the equipnt, lifted his girlfriend, and ran as fast as he could.
Speaking of which, this man nad Li Jing must have decent physical stamina among ordinary people. He was able to carry his girlfriend swiftly even after bearing a heavy load of equipnt for so long.
No wonder a science guy like him managed to get a girlfriend; physical strength must have been a big factor.
After running for half an hour, Wang Lan finally found the entrance to Red Maple Forest Park based on his mory. As he rushed out of the entrance, he was surprised to see that the chubby middle-aged man from before had not left.
"Eh? Young Master Wang, you’re out? Did you find the cause?"
"Why haven’t you left?"
"I don’t have much to do, so I was waiting here for you."
"I figured it out. Do a favor, take these two to the hospital for a full check-up," Wang Lan said, pointing to Li Jing and the unconscious Lanlan. Then he took out his mobile phone to find the signal had indeed been restored.
He dialed the number.
Twenty minutes later, the roaring sound of helicopters filled the sky. Three helicopters sliced through the clouds and quickly arrived above Wang Lan’s head. There was no indication that the helicopters intended to land; instead, figures began jumping down from them.
WHOOSH WHOOSH WHOOSH—
Thirty people landed in the clearing in front of Wang Lan. Leading them was Lige, whom Wang Lan had t before.
Lige, dressed in a crisp military uniform without a single wrinkle, strode up to Wang Lan and stood at attention, saluting.
This formal manner of greeting took Wang Lan by surprise, and he instinctively returned the salute.
"Wang Lan—" Wang Qianfeng landed gently like a feather, coming to a stop in front of Wang Lan.
"Director Wang!"
"Tell the details."
"Yes! Last night, I took on a mission from the Star Martial Union to investigate the mystery of the ti tunnel at Red Maple Forest Park. This morning I ca here to investigate, and during my search, I encountered three students from Suzhou University. They were also here to investigate the mystery of the ti tunnel.
"Later, during the investigation, one of the three, a girl nad Mumu, disappeared. After half an hour, we found her. She claid she had entered the ti tunnel and tried to be vague about it.
"But just then, I saw a leech sucking blood from her neck. When I removed the leech and stepped on it, I noticed the blood it had sucked was green. From that, I determined that this Mumu was not human but a mber of the Demon Clan.
"Therefore, I deduced that the so-called ti tunnel was actually a sham. The Demon Clan captures humans, kills them, and then replaces their identity with a mber of their own, successfully infiltrating human society.
"The so-called ti tunnel is nothing more than a lie they’ve spun.
"As expected, after I exposed her identity, that Mumu transford into a demon. Moreover, several dozen Demon Soldiers appeared in the dense forest, the sa kind I previously encountered in the Different Dinsional Space beneath the ring road.
"The Demon from before and the newly erged Demon Soldiers have been killed by , but I’m certain there are still other mbers of the Demon Clan in the forest." Wang Lan spoke clearly and concisely, summing up the situation.
"Lige, did you get all that?"
"Loud and clear. I guarantee their total annihilation."
"Go then."
"I’ll go too," Wang Lan said hurriedly.
"No need for you to go. You’ve already earned primary credit for discovering the Demon Clan’s tracks and their plans. The combat task falls to the Action Departnt. We’re the Intelligence Departnt; our job is to provide information," Wang Qianfeng consoled, patting Wang Lan’s shoulder.
Wang Qianfeng himself had gone through this stage. When he first joined the Tianjian Bureau, he was full of young pride, with a single-minded desire to earn recognition and to act.
But everyone wants to rack up achievents, everyone wants to get things done, and everyone wants to get promoted. Not one person can do it all by themselves. And not one person can take all the credit. Wang Lan had already taken the juiciest piece of credit; it was only fair to leave so soup for the brother departnts.
Wang Qianfeng thought Wang Lan wouldn’t understand this and planned to teach him later. However, Wang Lan was currently thinking about those skill points.
"Um, Captain Li," Wang Lan said cautiously, "there’s a pond in the center of the forest. By the pond, there’s a woman’s head. It might be the remains of a victim. Please retrieve it."
"Got it!" Lige said indifferently, giving a wave of his hand. The thirty individuals behind him instantly sprang into action, turning into streaks of afterimages as they charged into Red Maple Forest Park.
It wasn’t long before the sounds of combat reached their ears.
"Wang Lan, co over here." Wang Qianfeng leaned casually against the doorway, lighting a cigarette. "You did well this ti! Truly worthy of soone I handpicked."
"Director Wang, you’re too kind. About Lige... I t him once before, and it seed like he had so friction with Brother Xu. He didn’t seem to have a favorable impression of either?" Wang Lan remarked, discreetly trying to badmouth Lige. After all, Lige had baselessly scolded him for three minutes last ti; Wang Lan hadn’t forgotten that grudge.
Wang Qianfeng replied, "It’s not so much a conflict, more of a competitive relationship. Xu Shiyun was promoted to Captain a year before him, and both are now vying for the rank of Major. With competition, of course, things won’t be harmonious.
"However, even if we are competing, the Intelligence Departnt and Action Departnt can’t be at odds. That’s also why I brought Lige this ti instead of Xu Shiyun.
"The sa goes for you. You have capability, talent, and damn good luck. Tell , how many tis has this happened in just a couple of months? For soone else, it might not happen even in several years.
"But you can’t hog all the benefits. If you eat at, others should at least get so soup; then they will rember your kindness. When you’re in trouble, they will help you. If you hog everything, you beco the nail that sticks out, like that Lige.
"You can’t be like him. Be tactful; know how to share the benefits. By sharing them, you’re also distributing troubles and dangers, even if those benefits are rightfully yours."
"Yes! I sincerely appreciate the advice."
"Keep up the good work," Wang Qianfeng continued, patting Wang Lan’s shoulder again. "With your luck, are you worried about future rits? I will definitely secure this primary credit for you; no one can take it away."
"Director Wang, is this considered good luck for ? Seems more like bad luck," Wang Lan interjected.
"It depends on the person," Wang Qianfeng replied, his eyes looking off into the distance. "For other Star Martial Warriors, it would indeed be very unlucky. For an ordinary person, it would be utterly disastrous.
"But you’re different. You’re one of us at the Tianjian Bureau, a soldier under , Wang Qianfeng of the Intelligence Departnt. What do we at the Tianjian Bureau do? Isn’t it our job to clean up these Demon Bastards?
"Encountering Demons causing trouble isn’t a bad thing for you; in fact, the more, the better. The more there are, the more rits we get. Honestly, I still can’t believe how lucky you are. How do you just stumble upon Demon Clan conspiracies while on completely unrelated tasks?"
"Heh..." Wang Lan had nothing to say in response, so he could only chuckle dryly.
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