Reborn as the Candle Dragon, I became the strongest academy guardian beast.

Mission Lobby.

Lin Fan, Xu Liyue, and Chu Yunfeng returned one after another and handed in their mission credentials.

All three of them completed their respective tasks.

Although the final scores still need to be evaluated by the teachers of Qinglong Academy, there is no doubt that they will all get full marks in this assessment.

As the receptionist scanned and entered the three task orders into the system one by one, her mouth dropped open so wide it could almost fit a goose egg.

It's already quite astonishing that Ben Linfan single-handedly captured a fourth-tier fugitive martial artist who had committed crimes in multiple locations.

But what happened next was even more terrifying!

Chu Yunfeng successfully conquered the fourth-tier dungeon and killed the Mao Jiang, which was about to evolve into a wandering zombie. Xu Liyue even subdued the Xuanbing Bird, a lord-level creature.

One of these two characters is very close to the difficulty of a level 5 mission, while the other is already a genuine level 5 mission.

In all her years working in the mission lobby, this was the first time she had ever seen such an outrageous record!

Are these three students even human?

He's an absolute prodigy!

Just then, another tall figure walked in through the main entrance of the mission hall.

"Old Kong!"

Upon seeing Kong Bowen, Chu Yunfeng immediately raised his arm high: "Over here! How's it going, Lao Kong? How did the escort mission go?"

Kong Bowen looked up at the three of them and silently shook his head.

He walked straight to the task window and handed a blood-stained document to the receptionist:

"Professor Chen is dead. His body is in the mountains outside Ningchuan City."

"These are his experimental records. Over the past few years, he has conducted numerous illegal human experiments that violate human ethics. All the evidence is here. Please help me report this to the law enforcement bureau."

The receptionist took the documents and flipped through them, her face growing paler with each glance. She quickly got up and ran to the back office, saying, "Director, please take a look at these documents."

Director Wang's expression immediately changed drastically inside the office.

"Such a thing actually happened?"

"Quickly! Contact the law enforcement agency immediately!"

The office descended into chaos.

Kong Bowen turned to Lin Fan, Xu Liyue, and Chu Yunfeng, forcing a somewhat forced and apologetic smile: "I'm sorry, I dragged everyone down in this assessment. I'm not in a good mood, so I'll be leaving now."

"Old Kong..."

Chu Yunfeng wanted to say something, but Kong Bowen had already turned and walked out of the mission hall, his tall figure looking particularly lonely.

"Is Old Kong alright...?" Chu Yunfeng's face was full of worry.

"Let him have some peace and quiet first," Lin Fan sighed.

Xu Liyue frowned slightly as she watched Kong Bowen's retreating figure, looking somewhat worried.

……

After leaving the mission hall, Kong Bowen took a taxi home.

The car stopped in front of an old residential building in the old town.

Kong Bowen went upstairs and stood in front of the door, but hesitated to insert the key into the lock.

It failed again.

During this midterm exam, he personally killed the person he was escorting.

It goes without saying that the score will be zero again.

Before leaving home, he was full of confidence, thinking that he must get good grades this time so that his parents could be proud of him.

But in the end, it still ended like this.

Standing in front of the door, Kong Bowen took a few breaths before finally inserting the key, turning the handle, and pushing the door open.

The familiar aroma of food wafted over.

As Kong's mother carried a plate of freshly cooked braised pork out of the kitchen, she saw Kong Bowen and her eyes crinkled into a smile: "You're back so early today? The food is just ready. Go wash your hands quickly. I made your favorite braised pork and also stewed some pork rib soup."

"Hmm." Kong Bowen responded softly, changed into slippers, and went inside.

Just then, the door creaked open, and Mr. Kong came out of the room.

"I'm back."

Mr. Kong was holding the phone when he saw Kong Bowen return. His face showed a hint of surprise, and he was about to say something.

"Dad, I'm sorry." Kong Bowen suddenly lowered his head, his voice trembling slightly, and said, "I messed up the midterm exam this time, and I'll probably get zero again. I'm sorry, I've disappointed you again..."

"Zero points? What are you talking about?" Mr. Kong was stunned for a moment, and asked with a puzzled expression, "I just received a call from Director Wang of the Mission Hall. He said that you have completed a Level 4 mission and you will definitely get full marks in this assessment."

"What?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Bowen looked up in astonishment.

Mission accomplished?

How is that possible?

Keep in mind, he personally killed the person he was escorting!

Seeing his son's shocked expression, Mr. Kong smiled and said, "Director Wang told me the general situation."

"Although your escort mission was unsuccessful, based on the materials you submitted, they discovered that Professor Chen, whom you killed, had posted numerous inhumane human experimentation videos on the dark web and was listed as a four-star wanted criminal by law enforcement."

"The mission to capture or kill him is also a level four mission."

"What?" Upon hearing this, Kong Bowen froze on the spot, almost unable to believe his ears.

Father Kong reached out and patted him on the shoulder, saying with a pleased expression, "To actually complete a fourth-tier mission on your own, you've completely exceeded my expectations!"

"and……"

Sensing the aura emanating from Kong Bowen, Kong's father couldn't help but be somewhat surprised: "I really didn't expect you to progress so quickly, you've already broken through to the third level!"

"Third tier?"

Kong Bowen was stunned for a moment, then belatedly realized the changes in his body.

A surge of energy was quietly coursing through his limbs and bones. Clenching his fists, Kong Bowen felt as if he had inexhaustible strength.

Unbeknownst to him, he had quietly broken through to the second level of the third rank.

"Son, Mom knows you've been working hard to cultivate and try to become stronger."

"But Mom wants you to remember one thing: no matter how good or bad your martial arts talent is, or how good your grades are, in your parents' eyes you will always be our pride."

Kong's mother walked over, opened her arms, and hugged her son, who was already much taller than her.

"mom……"

As the saying goes, a man doesn't easily shed tears.

But at this moment, Kong Bowen, who is nearly two meters tall and as strong as a small mountain, felt his eyes getting a little wet.

Long-suppressed emotions surged forth.

Before he knew it, tears were already silently streaming down his cheeks.