Armor: After finding the Demon-Sealing Box, I won't eat beef.

"Thanks."

Zhang Jian reached out and took the report, his movements so natural that they showed no sign of deliberation.

In fact, Bei Miao's every move had been observed by him.

The Shadow Protector hadn't lied to him after all; Bei Miao was very sensitive to this kind of bloodline test report.

He turned around and pretended to leave, but after taking only two steps, Bei Miao called out to him, "Wait a minute."

Zhang Jian stopped and turned around.

Bei Miao stared at him and asked, "Your name is Zhang Jian?"

"Hmm, what's wrong?"

Zhang Jian wore a blank expression, seemingly completely unaware of the situation.

Next, Bei Miao subtly inquired about the medical report, repeatedly probing and confirming, trying to find out if the person on the report was indeed him.

After several rounds of questioning, Bei Miao had a complete understanding of the situation.

Zhang Jian, a descendant of Huocun, shares the same bloodline as Li Xinnan.

And that's how the two officially got to know each other.

"I think it's necessary to reintroduce myself to you. My name is Bei Miao, the summoner of the Black Rhino Armor."

……

A few days later, in the ERP research lab.

Meizhen arrived at her post right on time, glanced at the clock on the wall, and realized it was almost 10:30.

The activity frequency of the alien beasts seems to have decreased a lot these past few days, and it's rare for them to be able to have a few days of peace.

Bei Miao was always the first to arrive, and he always looked full of energy.

"Good morning, Bei Miao."

"morning."

The two exchanged a brief greeting.

Soon after, Dongshan, Kunzhong, and Xizhao arrived one after another.

Li Xinnan was still the last to arrive, but that was after the piano competition ended.

He has visibly increased the amount of time he spends training.

Even so, Bei Miao still couldn't stand him.

From their very first meeting, it seemed destined that the two would be irreconcilable enemies.

Of course, the second person in the team he couldn't stand was west Zhao.

west Zhao always wears a cold face, pretending to be profound and mature, which is annoying to look at.

Among the team members, Kunzhong was his favorite.

This kid is obedient; he agrees to everything I say.

Secondly, there's Dongshan. Most of the time, Dongshan won't deliberately refute the opinions I raise.

"Summoners, you may enter the virtual battle room in half an hour to begin today's training."

Today's training assignments have been sent to everyone's email addresses. Please prepare in advance.

The technical staff came over to say hello, then turned and left.

Bei Miao and the others each opened their laptops to check the training metrics for this session.

Each time the technical team updates the metrics, they become a little stricter than the last time, but everyone has gotten used to it.

The summoner's physique is improving rapidly, but once it reaches a bottleneck, the indicators will stabilize.

The fact that this indicator is still rising can only mean one thing.

The technical team believes they still have room for growth and are far from reaching their physical limits.

"Huh? Why are there so many demands this time?"

It was Kunzhong who spoke out in complaint.

He grabbed his hair, looking troubled.

Among the entire squad, he was the last to be exposed to the armor and had the weakest foundation.

Before joining ERP, Bei Miao had already summoned the Black Rhino Armor using the Water Shadow Stone, giving him physical abilities far exceeding those of ordinary people.

west Zhao was the same; he had spent so many years by Lin Zhen's side and had a very solid foundation.

Dongshan is hardworking and talented, and his progress has been steady.

Although Li Xinnan had been slacking off before, he has been working hard to catch up during this period, and his various data have been maintained at a mid-level.

Without a doubt, Kunzhong is at the bottom.

west Zhao and Bei Miao's statistics are almost identical, taking turns to occupy first and second place.

Li Xinnan is in the middle, Dongshan is second to last, and Kunzhong is firmly in last place.

Dongshan leaned closer.

He glanced at the task data on Kunzhong's screen, then patted him on the shoulder: "Looks like you'll have to step up your game this time."

Kunzhong said with a long face, "How could I improve that quickly? This is too difficult."

"Alright Kunzhong, keep it up, take it slow."

Mimi gave him a thumbs-up.

To be honest, Kunzhong's stats improve rather slowly, much slower than other summoners.

That's exactly why.

When the Earth Tiger Armor faces off against a mutant beast alone, the battles are often evenly matched.

Sometimes they even fall behind and find it difficult to complete the seal alone.

The situation in Dongshan is similar, only slightly better than in Kunzhong.

Li Xinnan and the other two are unlikely to encounter this kind of problem.

beep--

beep--

beep--

Suddenly, the red alarm above our heads emitted a piercing beep.

"Strong abnormal energy fluctuations detected in the west of the city!"

Beautiful sounds rang out simultaneously.

Everyone immediately returned to their respective posts.

Mei Zhen zoomed in on the electronic map, and Mei Li had already marked the exact location of the alien energy.

"I'll go first this time."

Dongshan was the first to volunteer.

Mei Zhen hesitated a bit. This time, the abnormal energy fluctuation was very strong, much stronger than usual.

This indicates that this mutant beast is not easy to deal with.

If Dongshan were to go one-on-one, he would probably have a hard time gaining an advantage, and might even be unable to keep his opponent in the game.

As she was pondering this, Bei Miao bypassed her, the liaison officer, and nodded directly to Dong Shan:

"Okay, go ahead, be careful."

Meizhen glanced back at Beimiao, her eyes filled with an indescribable look, but ultimately said nothing.

Dongshan responded and turned to walk towards the teleportation room.

Not long after, the technicians in the teleportation room completed the coordinate calibration, and Dongshan was teleported directly there.

Seeing that the people had already set off, Meizhen picked up the communicator and gave them instructions:

"Dongshan, if you feel unsure, be sure to ask for help immediately. Don't force yourself to do it."

Don't worry.

Dongshan's voice came through the communicator.

Just then, a striking red dot lit up on the map.

"Combat satellites have detected unusual energy fluctuations in the eastern part of the city; there are mutant beasts active there!"

Meili immediately located the location and reported it to Meizhen.

The people in the control room exchanged glances, all somewhat surprised.

The appearance of two mutant beasts at once, and their location at opposite ends of the city, is unprecedented.

"This has never happened before," Kunzhong muttered.

Bei Miao said calmly, "No matter what, with incidents happening in two places at the same time, someone has to handle it."

"I'll go to the east side of the city."

Without much hesitation, Li Xinnan got up and headed towards the teleportation room.

Just after Li Xinnan left, a third red dot lit up in the northern part of the city.

"What's going on?!"

Kunzhong was completely dumbfounded.

This was the first time Meizhen had ever encountered three alien beasts appearing at the same time, scattered in different locations, and she felt a little uneasy.

"Who's going this time?" Meizhen turned to look at the remaining three people.

Bei Miao remained silent.

west Zhao frowned as he stared at the screen, unable to fathom what the ugly general was planning, releasing three alien beasts at once.

"I'll go."

After a brief silence, west Zhao took the initiative to speak and got up to head to the north of the city.

After seeing west Zhao off, Bei Miao didn't pay much attention to the situation at the front.

Instead, he moved closer to Meizhen and lowered his voice, saying, "Meizhen, I have an idea, but I don't know if I should say it."

Mei was completely focused on the real-time data of the three suits of armor on the screen.

Distracted by his interruption, she asked, "What are you thinking?"

"Let me be the captain."

Bei Miao spoke with a straight face, not joking at all.

Meizhen wasn't too surprised after hearing this, since Beimiao's intentions had been written all over his face ever since he joined ERP.

"no."

She refused decisively.

"Why won't you let me be the one?"

Bei Miao suddenly raised her voice and stopped hiding her true feelings, "In what way am I inferior to Li Xinnan?"

You saw his previous performance; as captain, he was passive and unmotivated in training, and his skills weren't necessarily better than mine.

"Why do you think he deserves to be the captain?"

As soon as he said that, all the staff in the studio instinctively turned to look at him.

Mei Zhen sighed helplessly:

"It's not that I don't want you to be the captain, but the position of captain has belonged to Yanlongxia since ancient times."

It's clearly recorded in ancient books; this is the rule.

Bei Miao was even more unconvinced and said with her neck stiff, "Don't try to intimidate me with those ancient books."

What else can Li Xinnan do besides play the piano?

Why can't he step down and I become the captain?

Can't you be a little more flexible and not so rigid?

"Bei Miao, everything else is negotiable, but this is not." Mei Zhen left him no room for illusions.

The Flame Dragon Armor was originally the captain's armor among the Five Elements Armors.

Besides, Li Xinnan is much better now than before, and he has never missed a training session, so there is no reason to change coaches at the last minute.

"OK."

Bei Miao retorted coldly, "What if he voluntarily resigned as team leader?"

Meizhen frowned immediately, a bad feeling rising in her heart.

"Bei Miao, you..."

Before he could even ask the question, Bei Miao interrupted him directly: "Alright, I won't force you to give me the captain's position."

But if Li Xinnan himself wants to step down, you can't say anything, right?

You are the armor liaison officer, so you must be fair and impartial in your dealings.

Everyone knows who is more suitable to be the team leader.

How many people truly respect Li Xinnan as team leader?

Kunzhong, tell me, would you rather take Li Xinnan's command or mine?

Kunzhong, who was quietly observing the situation, was completely stunned.

How come the fire has ended up burning me?

Faced with this potentially disastrous question, Kunzhong hesitated for two seconds.

He answered honestly, "I... of course I'd rather listen to you, Brother Bei Miao."

Kunzhong has a soft personality, and he instinctively dared not refute Bei Miao's assertive nature.

Moreover, after Bei Miao joined, he had been trying to win him over, whether intentionally or unintentionally.

Compared to Li Xinnan, who was not talkative and was always busy practicing the piano, she naturally preferred Bei Miao, with whom she had more contact.

Mei Zhen felt completely overwhelmed: "Bei Miao, I really can't make the decision to change the team leader."

Moreover, Xin Nan is doing a very good job right now; he wouldn't resign from his position as captain without a reason.

Bei Miao scoffed, "I'll say it again, I'm more suitable to be the captain than Li Xinnan."

beep--

Beep beep—

The alarm suddenly went off again.

The group of people who were just arguing about the captain's position were all stunned.

"Again?"

Kunzhong was truly dumbfounded this time.

Bei Miao immediately realized something was wrong: "Mei Zhen, don't you find it strange?"

"The mutant beasts are appearing one after another, scattered in four directions. There's definitely something wrong here."

"This has never happened before."

But I can't think about that now. I need to send people over quickly to handle this, otherwise who knows how many more people will get hurt.

Meizhen was also hesitant, but saving lives was the priority.

Supernatural beasts have appeared in all four directions—east, west, south, and north—this is absolutely the first time in history.

Bei Miao glanced at Kun Zhong beside him and offered, "I'll go."

Kunzhong will remain at the base on standby, ready to step in should any unforeseen circumstances arise.

"Okay." Kunzhong nodded in agreement quickly.

With his current combat strength, he might not even be able to win against a single mutant beast, so it would be safer to let Bei Miao go.

Bei Miao's strength is evident to all.

……

Inside the film industry base.

The ugly general was lying in front of a crystal ball, which was displaying live footage of various parts of the city.

This technology was given to me by the Shadow Guardian; it can transmit live footage back with zero delay through resonance of different energies.

"Great, that's wonderful!"

"Now, Flame Dragon Warrior, Black Rhino Warrior, Snow Wolf Warrior, and Wind Eagle Warrior have all been lured out, leaving only Earth Tiger Warrior still at the base."

"Shadow Lord, aren't you going to make your move? I can't wait to see what happens next!"

Seeing that Bei Miao had also been lured away by the alien beasts from the north of the city, Chou Jiang was overjoyed and shouted at the crystal ball.

Thanks to the resonance of different energies, the message was delivered almost without delay.

Shadow King, who was waiting in the city center, soon received a call from Ugly General.

"Wasp, it's your turn."

With a command from Shadow Master.

A massive, powerfully built monster with a pair of enormous wasp wings on its back suddenly emerged from the shadows.

It no longer suppressed its alien energy, flapped its wings and flew directly into the air, then landed in the most bustling square in the city center.

The citizens in the square, who were shopping or going to work, were terrified by the sudden appearance of the monster and ran away in all directions.

The wasp-like beast had already begun its hunt.

It swooped down, its sharp pincers grabbing a passerby, its needle-like mouthparts piercing the person's head, greedily sucking up flesh and blood.

"A monster is eating people! A monster is eating people!"

"Run!"

"I have a leg disability! Can't I run first?"

"Get lost, you cripple! I'm still an 88-year-old baby!"

"Why isn't the Armor Hero here yet?!"

"Help! Help me!"

"God, please save me!"

In an instant, cries, screams, and angry curses mingled together, turning the entire square into chaos.