High Martial Arts 2077: I Rely on Beast Taming to Cultivate While Lying Down

Chapter 123 City Guard Bonus - The Thousand-Faced Demon Lord Behind the Scenes, Millions Arrive!

Outside, the sunlight was a bit brighter than before.

Two military off-road vehicles drove into the outpost.

Su Chen and the others stopped on the concrete ground below the steps outside the recycling area.

The crowd formed a circle.

Su Chen glanced at the five million in the balance and was quite excited.

"This time it totaled over three million eight hundred thousand!"

"Nobody had a good night, but the spoils still need to be divided!"

"My idea is: let's use this money to make up for everyone's losses last night, and then split the rest equally among the three teams. What do you think?"

Zhou Chengjie nodded decisively: "No problem."

"I'm fine with it too," Jiang Yunxin nodded.

"Regarding battle losses, everyone report them." Su Chen looked at the team members beside him. "The main battle losses were Hellfire Bombs! I used a total of seven Hellfires, but let's just count half. The cost of three was three thousand points, which is six hundred thousand Federal Credits."

He had barely finished speaking when Zhou Chengjie frowned: "No need! You put in a lot of effort. Without your reminder, we..."

With the alien demon's flanking attack, at least two or three more will die.

Jiang Yunxin nodded; her voice was more composed than usual: "Hmm! You can actually see the trajectory of the alien demon's teleportation, that's too exaggerated! Last night, that high-level alien demon at the Warrior General level could even hide its spiritual energy fluctuations when it teleported, and even hunters at the Qi Refining Realm couldn't sense its landing point."

As she spoke, Jiang Yunxin turned to Zhou Chengjie, her expression becoming complicated.

"Your Moonshadow Blade and Sunfire Blade from last night were also very powerful! You were hiding them very well!"

Her tone lacked its usual arrogance, even carrying a hint of self-deprecating laughter: "When I saw two warrior-level alien demons pounce on you at the same time, I really thought... you were going to be done for. But not only did you withstand it, you even fought them back!"

Just as Zhou Chengjie was about to say something modest, Jiang Yunxin raised her hand to stop him.

"Let me finish speaking first."

She took a deep breath: "I originally thought that my combat skills were the strongest among everyone here. But after that battle last night, I thought about it all night long, and the more I thought about it, the more I felt like a joke."

Her tone was calm, a complete contrast to her previous fiery temper.

"The previous combat assessments were conducted under the school's protection. I possess powerful fire-based attack capabilities, allowing me to relentlessly blast enemies. This wasn't a real battle; it was an exercise!"

"But last night was a true battle to the death. Su Chen has his own unique ability to sense the landing point of the alien demon. Lin Xiyue supported at least five defensive lines at the same time, and the suppressive power of the spirit phantom was more than one level stronger than my fireball."

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Her gaze swept across everyone's faces, finally settling on Zhou Chengjie.

"Chengjie, your team wasn't particularly outstanding to begin with. I think our two teams are about evenly matched, so that's some consolation."

"But last night when you drew the Sun and Moon Twin Blades..."

"Heh~ So in the end, I'm the weakest one!"

"You guys were just playing me! You made me lower my guard so you could go all out and score points, right!?"

At this point, she smiled slightly and gave Su Chen, Zhou Chengjie, and the others a playful glare.

"Haha~" Su Chen couldn't help but laugh.

But Jiang Yunxin's tone turned somber: "I was officially ranked first in the practical assessment. But looking back, the exam's superficiality is far inferior to real life-or-death experience!"

After she finished speaking, Su Chen said, "Isn't it good that you recognized the problem so early?"

"We came out here to gain experience and improve ourselves, right? If we come out here, have a blast, eat some barbecue, and then go back, then we've wasted our time!"

"We should be happy that we achieved good results."

Jiang Yunxin was taken aback.

She looked at Su Chen's profile, remained silent for about three seconds, and then a smile slowly appeared on her lips.

"Hmm! That's true!"

Jiang Yunxin's favorability level: 1v5→1v6

Status: Available for contract (Time limit: 6 days)

Strength Level: Third Realm - Acupoint Opening Realm (63 acupoints)

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Su Chen was somewhat surprised.

Just a few simple words, and they can raise your level by a whole level!

A girl like Jiang Yunxin must be very proud at heart.

Su Chen remembered it clearly.

My first in-depth interaction with Jiang Yunxin was last Sunday evening, after the grades were released and the class meeting had ended.

When the three teams merge, they vie for control of a shared beast!

Jiang Yunxin definitely didn't take him seriously at the time.

She only knew that Su Chen's grades had improved a lot, but he was still outside the top 100, which was not good enough!

She's remembered Su Chen mentioning that he'd surpass her in three months! She even...holds a grudge a little.

Su Chen gave Wang Yichuan a Bone-Shaping Pill and Lin Xiyue a precious Enlightenment Fruit.

Only through such actions did they gain their approval and unlock the panel...

Thinking of this, Su Chen couldn't help but laugh and say, "Shall we have another three-month appointment?"

Jiang Yunxin was taken aback.

She didn't react at first, then remembered the meeting last Sunday night.

"Haha~ That's great!"

Her voice regained its previous cheerfulness: "I'm really curious about the final result!"

Su Chen laughed: "Then let's forget it. I'm afraid your Dao Heart will be shattered, and then you'll cling to me."

These words instantly ignited Jiang Yunxin's inherent arrogance.

"If you put it that way, then I'm even more eager to try it!"

"Haha~ We'll see when the time comes."

Hearing this, Jiang Yunxin blinked, then said, "Alright!"

She felt that if she didn't accept this opportunity, she might end up like Guo Hao, getting a severe slap in the face.

He then asked, "Shall we continue our training?"

Her tone returned to calm, but judging from her eyes, she clearly still remembered the March appointment that Su Chen had brought up again.

"Of course!" Su Chen put his hands back in his pockets, his tone relaxed. "Going back in such a sorry state after only one day? That would be too inappropriate! We haven't finished exploring the nest yet, and we haven't submitted the investigation mission regarding the red phosphorus rats."

"By the way! What's the current situation with those two teams from Beishan University and Nanhu University?"

The second half of the question was asked while looking at Zhou Chengjie.

"Both teams lost people, and the school's advisors have already arrived. They arrived around six o'clock this morning. Before Zhang He left, he asked me to tell you that he owed you a life. If it weren't for your reminder last night, he might not have survived."

Su Chen paused for a moment, then nodded without saying anything more.

He wondered to himself: Has the cooperation temporarily come to an end?

He turned to the crowd, preparing to continue discussing the specific figures for the distribution of battle losses, when a crisp notification sound suddenly rang from his pocket.

Everyone's phones are ringing!

Everyone paused for a moment, then pulled out their phones.

Su Chen looked down at the screen.

A transfer message came from the Jiangling City Guard Headquarters, with the note: Green Vine Demon King Night Attack Incident - Crisis Response Bonus.

Amount: 100000 Federal Dollars. He looked up and found that everyone had almost finished reading.

"Looks like this is the reward from last night's events." Su Chen showed his screen. "I got 100,000. How much did everyone else get?"

"Me too, 100,000." Zhang Yan held up her phone in front of Su Chen's eyes and waved it, her face full of surprise.

"I'll give you 100,000." Jiang Yunxin and Lin Xiyue both gave the same number.

Zhou Chengjie paused for two seconds before raising his head and saying, "I have 500,000. The school also awarded me 2,000 points."

All eyes turned to Zhou Chengjie.

Jiang Yunxin spoke first: "If it weren't for the signal flare you fired last night, we would have been finished! From the time you fired it to when Instructor Feng and Squadron Leader Yang Gang arrived, it was only about fifteen minutes."

Zhou Chengjie's expression shifted slightly.

He knew in his heart that all of this was thanks to Su Chen!

This money doesn't belong to him!

In a short while, he had already figured it out in his mind.

The 500,000 yuan city guard bonus, plus the 2,000 points from the school...

A total of 900,000!

But he didn't want to transfer 900,000; he wanted to transfer 1 million.

As a key figure in such a major event, their deeds will be recorded in their academic records.

During the college entrance examination, examiners from top universities will look at this file!

So even if he were given a million, he would still be making a profit.

"The total prize money for this incident will definitely exceed five million!"

Zhou Chengjie said in a deep voice, "The city guards wouldn't give so much for no reason. That Green Vine Demon King from last night is probably really related to the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord."

The Thousand-Faced Demon Lord!

The moment those four words were uttered, the atmosphere changed immediately.

If the Green Vine Demon King from last night was related to the Thousand-Faced Demon Lord, then this attack was probably not just a random localized demonic surge!

Jiang Yunxin continued, her brows furrowing slightly: "So, how exactly did you discover the danger?"

"I also noticed that the sounds outside suddenly stopped at a certain point. To be honest, I even took a look out the window. The bright moon was high in the sky, the weather was clear, and the ruins were quiet; even the wind had stopped. I didn't notice anything unusual..."

She paused, her tone tinged with lingering fear.

"That Green Vine Demon King must have killed a lot of people! Judging from the expressions on Captain Yang Gang's and Instructor Feng Yujun's faces when they were talking, the city guards knew nothing about its existence!"

She turned her head to look at the location of East 17 rest area in the distance, and said in a slightly softer voice: "After reviewing the situation later, I realized that the Green Vine Demon King most likely moved silently between the various rest areas by using the underground nest network dug by the Red Phosphorus Rats."

"It can launch surprise attacks from extremely deep underground, completely bypassing all surface security measures!"

"If you don't send a signal, nothing might happen for an hour. Because this guy will inevitably cover the entire building with vines without anyone noticing, and then..."

She paused for a second.

"Then they'll devour us instantly, leaving no chance of survival!"

No one speaks.

Su Chen stood still, his expression unchanged, but in his mind, he had already taken several steps in line with Jiang Yunxin's prediction.

She's right!

Based on the information Captain Yang Gang revealed on the way after exploring the underground situation, the underground network of the red phosphorus rats is quite extensive.

The Green Vine Demon King doesn't stay here permanently; he was only assigned to this position after receiving orders!

Without the prompts to trigger the level, this group of people would most likely be silently wrapped up in vines in their sleep, unable to even utter a scream, and become just another face on the green vines.

Zhou Chengjie's expression remained unchanged, but Su Chen noticed that his fingers tightened slightly as he gripped his phone.

He was the only one at the scene who knew the truth!

He knew that Su Chen already knew of the existence of the demons before the demon tide even appeared!

Zhou Chengjie didn't reveal any information on his face. Meeting Jiang Yunxin's gaze, he calmly said, "Sixth sense. I can't explain it. At the time, it just felt too eerie... the sound stopped too quietly. The rest area shouldn't be that quiet at night, not even in the early hours of the morning."

Jiang Yunxin stared at his face for two seconds, then shrugged: "Okay~"

She knew she wouldn't get any answers from the questions.

Su Chen scared a group of seasoned adventurers to death last night with a string of boastful words.

Zhou Chengjie saved everyone's lives with two signal flares.

She, the team leader, did absolutely nothing!

She really wanted to learn these things.

Su Chen took half a step forward and clapped his hand in the air: "Hey, can we stop going off-topic all the time? Can we just split the money already?"

Zhou Chengjie's lips twitched slightly, but he suppressed it.

Jiang Yunxin shook her head immediately and laughed out loud: "Fine, you decide!"

The allocation process was faster than Su Chen had expected.

To round up the allocated amount, the war damages were set at 205,7750.

The remaining integer, 1.8 million, will be divided equally among the three teams, with each team receiving 600,000.

Su Chen's team still has one million spirit bones!

Total: 160 million.

Lin Xiyue received 60 yuan directly.

Last night, she single-handedly helped everyone in all directions; this is no exaggeration!

The remaining one million will be divided among the four people, with each receiving 250,000.

After most of the battle losses were recovered, the 250,000 plus the 100,000 bonus issued by the city guards brought each person a net income of about 350,000.

When Zhang Yan saw the balance displayed on her phone, her eyes curved into two crescent moons.

"Hehe, I can buy so many things!"

"Don't forget the 50/10 odds." Su Chen's voice drifted from beside him.

Zhang Yan's fingers froze on the top of the screen, and the smile on her face quickly faded.

The black face reappeared.

Before she could even refute, Su Chen's own phone rang.

He glanced down at the screen; it was another transfer notification.

[Received: 1000000 Federal Coins]

[Transferor: Zhou Chengjie]

[Note: None]

One million?

Then I looked at the balance.

223 5880

Good guy!

It's almost 500,000 more than the cash I received before entering the venue.

The main reason is that we made up for a lot of war losses this time!

Their team alone received nearly one million in damages, 70% of which came from reimbursements.

"If we exclude that million, I've essentially lost half a million, most of which was lost through Hellfire."

"But the Hellfire, it was awesome! Haha~ Otherwise, how long would we have to wait for this 'Thousands of Troops' quest???"

The key point is... he made a fortune by clearing levels.

Moreover, once the training is over, the school will award a lot of points just for the life-or-death struggle last night!

Thinking of all this, Su Chen smiled and shook his head, then stretched.

"It feels so good to make money!"

"Spending money feels...even better!"

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