From Joy of Life, the Tian Gang is reversed

Chapter 492 The Black Stone Squad! Are they coming for me?
"What did you say? You're not participating?!"

At the Extreme Martial Arts Academy, Wei Bo stared blankly at Li Chengqian, his face full of disappointment. "Are you crazy? Do you know how precious a spot in the Extreme Training Camp is? A single spot is worth hundreds of billions. Even a super conglomerate would have to pay a huge price to get someone in. Even for me, getting a spot required countless favors. Why don't you participate?!"

"Why should I participate?!" Li Chengqian curled his lip. He had no interest in the Extreme Training Camp, this kind of beginner village. He wasn't the protagonist Luo Feng, who had to take one step at a time to develop his skills. Through the manuals provided by the Extreme Martial Arts Academy and the manuals he bought, he had already analyzed the martial arts of this world and extended them. He didn't need the experience of this beginner village at all. So he rejected Wei Bo's suggestion on the spot. "Teacher, you know I'm a genius. How can I compare with those ordinary people?"

Weber was almost driven mad by his words.

"Genius, I know you're a genius, but you're only a genius in Yangzhou. Do you know how big this world is? Do you know how many geniuses emerge every year? Do you know how many geniuses die every year? The Extreme Training Camp is a place to train geniuses. They are the best from all over the world. Entering the training camp will not only help you improve your strength, but also help you expand your social network and meet geniuses from all over the world. This is very important for your future development..."

“I’m not involved in politics, so I don’t need connections,” Li Chengqian said.

In the future, if this world were to develop to the point where Earth, such a small planet, was almost sold off as a slave planet, and if that were to happen, then all of humanity on Earth would become slaves, and expanding one's network of connections through a group of slaves? That's utterly ridiculous.

"Even martial artists need connections...!"

"Alright, teacher, what I need now is not connections, but to adapt to the life of a martial artist," Li Chengqian said. "Help me find a suitable martial artist team to join."

“You…!” Wei Bo looked at Li Chengqian helplessly, but there was nothing he could do. In fact, he didn’t know why, but this disciple seemed to have a special ability to always persuade him with just a few words. Could it be that he used some kind of mental technique?

That’s not right either!

He himself is a mentalist, and a high-level war god-level mentalist at that. If he wants to use similar methods on me, is he my disciple? Shouldn't I call him master?

Three days later, at the Northern Military Region Supply Base in Jiangnan Base City.

The air was thick with the scents of steel, gunpowder, dust, and a faint, almost imperceptible stench of blood. Various vehicles roared in and out, and fully armed warriors, some gathered, some scattered, mostly wore cold, stern expressions, exuding the chilling aura of seasoned warriors. This was the final boundary between civilization and the wilderness.

Wearing a brand-new H-series combat uniform and carrying the Blood Shadow Battle Blade 2, Li Chengqian stood at the agreed meeting point, calmly surveying his surroundings. His youth and slightly "naive" face seemed somewhat out of place in this environment, attracting many inquisitive glances.

"Hey kid, new here? Which team are you on?" a gruff voice rang out from the side.

Li Chengqian turned his head and saw a bald, burly man with scars on his face leaning against a heavy armored off-road vehicle, sizing him up.

"Wait for the Black Stone Squad," Li Chengqian replied succinctly.

"Blackstone?" The bald, burly man raised an eyebrow, a playful smile on his face. "Old Chen's team? They're serious. Kid, can you handle this delicate skin?"

"Black Bear, bullying the newbies again?"

Just then, a steady footstep sound came from behind.

Li Chengqian looked up and saw a five-man squad approaching him. The leader was a middle-aged man of about forty, with a resolute face and sharp, eagle-like eyes. A shallow scar on his left eyebrow added to his fierce appearance. He wasn't particularly burly, but his steps were steady and his aura was refined, giving him a sense of reliability like a mountain.

Chen Shan, nicknamed "Black Stone," is a high-level warrior who wields a giant tower shield and a heavy hammer, possessing extremely strong defensive capabilities. He is the absolute core of the team.

"Captain Chen." Li Chengqian nodded in greeting.

Chen Shan sized Li Chengqian up and down, his gaze lingering for a moment on Li's overly calm eyes, before extending his hand: "Chen Shan. Welcome to the Black Stone Squad on a temporary basis. I hope you won't regret this decision." His hands were rough and strong, covered in calluses.

"Li Chengqian." Li Chengqian shook hands with him without saying much.

A barely perceptible hint of surprise flashed in Chen Shan's eyes. This young man's aura was unlike that of a newcomer.

He turned to the side to introduce the team members behind him:

"This is the deputy captain, 'Eagle Eye' Zhang Yu, a mid-level combat general, sniper and reconnaissance soldier." A lean, bright-eyed middle-aged man nodded slightly to Li Chengqian. Behind him was a long sniper rifle wrapped in tarpaulin, and binoculars and various sensors were hanging on his waist. He was taciturn but had extremely strong observation skills.

"Firepower, Wang Ben, Intermediate General." A burly man nearly two meters tall with bulging muscles grinned and said in a loud voice, "Kid, stay close, or the monster will carry you away!" He carried a ferocious six-barreled Vulcan cannon, with ammunition belts hanging from his waist, exuding a violent aesthetic.

"Medical and communications support, Su Yu, junior warrior." A woman who looked to be in her late twenties, with delicate features and a calm gaze, smiled at Li Chengqian in a friendly manner: "Welcome, come to me if you get injured." She carried a multi-functional medical kit and a communications base station on her back, her movements efficient.

"Assault soldier, Zhao Xing, junior general." A young man who looked only a few years older than Li Chengqian, with a daring look in his eyes, twirled a dagger and said with a grin, "Oh, a handsome young man here?!" He was agile, with two swords tucked behind his waist, clearly a master of close-quarters combat. The Black Stone Squad, a well-organized and experienced elite general-level squad, it seems Wei Bo has put his heart into it.

"We'll discuss the basics on the way. Get in the car!" Chen Shan waved his hand, and everyone nimbly boarded the heavily modified armored off-road vehicle. Wang Ben drove, the engine roaring as they left the supply base and plunged into the vast and dangerous wilderness.

On the bus, Chen Shan gave a brief introduction to the target area, an abandoned industrial zone near city 078. The main task was to clear out the ferocious beasts. Although it was on land, these creatures were incredibly prolific, requiring a cleanup every so often. This industrial zone seemed to have been a secret research institute in the past, leaving behind some strange things that reacted with the RR virus. As a result, the ferocious beasts here were stronger and more intelligent than those in other places, which is why an elite team like Black Stone had come.

"Li Chengqian, you're a newcomer, this is your first time venturing into the wilderness. Your primary tasks are observation, learning, and self-preservation. Follow orders and don't act on your own," Chen Shan solemnly instructed.

"Understood." Li Chengqian nodded.

Quick-Knife Zhao Xing leaned over, winking and saying, "Kid, don't be nervous, everyone's like this the first time. Just follow behind me and watch me chop melons and vegetables!"

Li Chengqian simply smiled slightly.

About an hour later, the vehicle stopped outside a cluster of dilapidated buildings.

"Eagle Eye, find a high vantage point and scout the situation. The rest of you, check your equipment and prepare to infiltrate on foot," Chen Shan ordered.

The team members moved with practiced ease and quickly entered this desolate industrial ruin. The rusted pipes, collapsed factory buildings, and overgrown mutated plants formed a labyrinth brimming with danger.

Li Chengqian followed in the middle of the group, but his mental power had already spread out like an invisible spider web, and he could perceive every rustle of grass within a radius of several hundred meters.

Then, he suddenly froze, his expression turning strange. "There's murderous intent, and it's aimed at me. What's going on?!"

Just then, Eagle Eye's voice came through the earpiece: "One hundred meters ahead, there's an old factory building with red lettering. A carrion leopard is charging out."

No sooner had the words been spoken than a dozen carrion leopards, each the size of a leopard and with claws and teeth gleaming with a ghostly blue light, leaped out from the factory ruins. They were incredibly fast and coordinated perfectly, launching attacks from different directions.

As the team's main tank, Chen Shan raised his shield like an insurmountable mountain, precisely parrying each attack. Zhao Xing flanked Chen Shan, displaying a sharp swordsmanship completely at odds with his appearance, slicing through the wrecked leopards. The two worked together seamlessly, and in an instant, blood and flesh flew everywhere. More than a dozen leopards fell to Zhao Xing's blade, while Lei Ben, not far away, didn't even fire a single shot.

"The Carrion Leopard is just a beast soldier; it's not worth wasting bullets on it."

Chen Shan glanced at Li Chengqian, a strange light flashing in his eyes. "You did a good job just now, very efficient!"

Li Chengqian also made a move just now. Although it was only one strike, his movements were skillful and ruthless, which caught the attention of this seasoned veteran of the battlefield.

He deftly slid to avoid the claw attack, his sword swirled, the tip of the blade like a venomous snake emerging from its hole, shattering the opponent's knee joint. In the instant the opponent lost their balance and fell to the ground, he stabbed the blade into the opponent's eye socket with a backhand strike.

If he hadn't seen it with his own eyes, and someone had told him that this guy was a newbie just entering the wilderness, he definitely wouldn't have believed it.

"The teacher has brought me to the wilderness a few times." Facing Chen Shan's strange look, Li Chengqian just smiled. Suddenly, his expression changed. He swiftly turned the battle sword in his hand, and his right wrist, which was holding the sword, flicked slightly at an incredible angle, drawing a subtle arc like a gazelle's horns, precisely circling around to the back of his head!

"Ding--!"

A crisp sound so faint it was almost negligible!
The black needle, containing terrifying kinetic energy, was precisely struck by the very tip of the Blood Shadow Battle Blade, which was no more than a finger's width wide!
Mars flashed by!
The terrifying power attached to the fine needle was cleverly deflected by this exquisitely precise strike, grazing Li Chengqian's temple before disappearing deeply into a nearby cement wall with a "plop," leaving only a tiny hole.

The whole process happened in the blink of an eye; Li Chengqian didn't even look back.

Just as his sword came crashing down, Hawkeye's urgent voice came through everyone's earpieces, "Psychic! Ambush! High alert... He's gone!"

From a high vantage point not far away, the muzzle of the Eagle Eye sniper rifle was already aimed at a window of an abandoned high-rise building in the distance.

There was no one there, only the tattered curtains swaying slightly in the wind.

If you miss one hit, you will be able to escape thousands of miles!

(End of this chapter)