Douluo Continent: Becoming a disciple of Jing Liu, illuminating all the gods

Chapter 38: Let's take precautions if we can!

"Now, let's talk about the mission. Our current mission is to travel to a mountainous region bordering the Star Luo Empire and the Sun Moon Empire to find and eliminate a group of bandits. The Continental Advanced Soul Master Academy Tournament is approaching, so we must complete this mission within three to four days."

"This band of bandits is extremely brutal and cunning. They specialize in intercepting and killing merchants traveling between the two countries, leaving no survivors. They are utterly ruthless, committing all sorts of atrocities, including arson, murder, and looting. The mountainous terrain where they hide is complex and steep, with many caves in the area, making it difficult for the army to attack. What's even more disgusting is that part of the mountainous region where these bastards are located belongs to the Sun Moon Empire, while the other part belongs to the Star Luo Empire."

"As you all know, the relationship between the Sun Moon Empire and the Star Luo Empire has never been good. Under such circumstances, it is difficult for the two countries to carry out joint operations. Whichever side sends out a large army to suppress the bandits, those cunning bastards will run to the other side. It even once triggered a small-scale war between the two countries. And to this day, they are still alive and well. Numbers are useless to them. This group of bandits has less than three hundred people in total, but they are familiar with the terrain and are cunning and treacherous. Therefore, our small team is more suitable for fighting them."

"This band of bandits calls themselves the Messengers of Death, and their leader is said to be a rather powerful evil spirit master. Therefore, we must not be careless. Most of you have never killed anyone before, right? This is going to be a completely new experience. I want to emphasize that our objective for this surveillance mission is to leave no one alive, to annihilate them all, because there are no elderly, weak, women, or children among these bandits, and not a single kind person among them."

Murder? This word was indeed completely foreign to Huo Yuhao and the others. Especially Huo Yuhao, Wang Dong, and Xiao Xiao, and even Chen Qiye, who had never witnessed a real killing scene, couldn't help but feel their hearts racing.

Ma Xiaotao smiled brightly and looked at Chen Qiye, saying, "Little Qiye, are you scared? Don't wet your pants in fear."

Chen Qiye's face immediately turned bright red. "I'm not scared at all."

……

Standing before the current White Tiger Duke, Chen Qiye carefully observed what kind of person this middle-aged man was, the one who had even stirred Ma Xiaotao's heart in the original story.

He looked to be in his early thirties, with regular features, deep-set eyes, and twin pupils shining in each of his azure eyes. His face appeared slightly thin, but his entire being possessed a metallic quality. Especially his gaze, which, when it swept over, flashed like a giant blade, causing the Shrek Academy students to involuntarily stop in their tracks.

Handsome, resolute, and upright, he possesses an iron-blooded aura. Even the most promising students of Shrek Academy feel a sense of submission upon seeing him.

He truly deserves to be called the White Tiger Duke of our time. No wonder Huo Yun'er never regretted giving birth to his son.

This kind of masculine beauty is irresistible to the vast majority of women. Of course, it's a different story if they prefer effeminate men with slicked-back hair, affected mannerisms, and feminine charm in every move.

After the White Tiger Duke appeared, everyone's eyes fell on him, and no one noticed that Huo Yuhao was already sobbing uncontrollably.

A figure kept replaying in Huo Yuhao's mind: It was him, it was him who ruined his mother's life, yet his mother never forgot him. He was also the father he had never met! It was him, it was him.

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As everyone chatted, Wang Yan returned from his exploration.

After the senior foreign language teacher gave his analysis, Zhen didn't say much. He knew that nowadays, any outrageous or spoiler-like activity he did would be suspected.

This was an agonizing feeling. Could Chen Qiye not tell them that this time, because of Elder Xuan's inaction, almost everyone was wiped out?

Now Chen Qiye understands what it means to know the future but be unable to change it.

If we force a change, who knows what the future holds? The butterfly effect is the most terrifying force of time...

Just as everyone was about to leave, Chen Qiye called Yao Haoxuan over and handed him the soul tool in his hand.

"Senior Yao Haoxuan, these are two level-six soul tools with protective armor. Although they can't provide complete protection, they can still offer some defense when necessary. Here, take this one and give the other to Senior Chen Zifeng."

Since I cannot change what is about to happen, I can only change your fate. I hope you can survive...

Just as Yao Haoxuan was still in a daze, Chen Qiye directly placed the soul tool in Yao Haoxuan's hand. The palm-sized soul tool instantly transformed into an armor vest, just like armor spreading out, and was put on Yao Haoxuan's body.

"Junior, this isn't a good idea. After all, we're all inner court disciples now. Even if we're on a mission, we won't encounter much danger. You should keep it to yourself..."

"Don't worry, it's fine. It's just a little thing I made in my spare time. It's good to have more defenses in more places..."

After saying that, Chen Qiye had already disappeared from Yao Haoxuan's sight.

When Chen Qiye returned, everyone was already ready to depart. Looking at Chen Qiye's worried expression, Wang Dong asked with some confusion, "With Elder Xuan leading the team and so many senior students from the inner academy, what are you still worried about?"

"It's nothing, I'm just feeling a little unwell," Chen Qiye declined, as he couldn't very well tell Wang Dong the truth.

After all, these are his older brothers and sisters who watched him grow up. "Sigh."

Hopefully, this tragedy won't repeat itself. Good luck to all the senior students.

As the group charged toward the evil spirit masters' encampment, the bloody scene before them caused some to have a negative reaction.

On the walls of the cave on both sides, there were more than a dozen human skins hanging, and even the corpse of an infant was pierced and hung on a stalagmite.

As they continued forward, the number of corpses increased, and the sounds of fighting inside grew more intense. The bandits inside the cave died in all sorts of bizarre and grotesque ways, yet they evoked not a shred of sympathy from the onlookers.

Because there were still human skins hanging on both sides of the cave walls, they had seen no less than a hundred since they entered the cave, some of which had even dried out.

This scene was undeniably cruel, because Chen Qiye had never killed anyone with his own hands, so he still felt somewhat uncomfortable facing such a situation.

The battle between the two sides was about to break out, and Chen Qiye was also drawn into the fight. He really wanted to remind Elder Xuan, but now there was really no chance.

The terrain suddenly opened up ahead, and they finally saw the battle raging. The spirit rings shone brightly, almost dazzling the eyes. Ma Xiaotao's Evil Fire Phoenix spirit was the most prominent, its blazing flames erupting wildly, making it virtually invincible. The surrounding area was littered with the corpses of bandits.

Gongyang Mo stood in the center, with beams of colorful light constantly shooting out from his body and landing on his companions, while the others subtly surrounded him.

Yao Haoxuan had transformed back into his massive form, pounding his chest repeatedly with his fists. He stood guard behind Gongyang Mo, while Ling Luochen stood on the other side. None of the three directly participated in the attack.

The battle ahead has gradually intensified. Because the inner disciples are bearing the brunt of the pressure, the reserve team is completely dominating the situation.

Especially Chen Qiye, who single-handedly charged into the bandit group. Sometimes, to grow in the future, he must let go of the things he resists in his heart: killing, bloodshed, and death. These are things he must face in the future!

(End of this chapter)