Chapter 37: Full Sense of Security
After settling into the camp, everyone stopped to rest. As the night deepened, the thick smoke from the bonfire rose slowly.
Seeing that the exorcist team had not yet returned, Su Jiu took a few steps and climbed onto a tree, leaning against a branch. This way, she could discover any demon attacks as soon as possible.
In the crowd, Lin Liu’er stared at her unpleasantly, muttering, “What are you pretending for? You’re just relying on treasures given by your family to improve. When you get to university, without your family’s support, you’ll just be trash.”
She didn’t know why she hated Su Jiu so much. Perhaps it was because of that face that she wanted to rip apart the more she looked at it? Su Jiu’s excellence created a sense of disparity, making her feel subconsciously like a clown, and her unpleasant emotions began to spread inexplicably.
“Someone like her can probably only attract students who want rewards, right? Can those poor beggars compare to my team?” Lin Liu’er glanced at the extraordinary students surrounding her and sneered, then looked at Su Jiu, “At that time, rewards will be distributed based on the quantity and quality of hunted demons. Perhaps she won’t even be as good as…”
Just as Lin Liu’er was thinking, her eyes suddenly widened.
“Whoosh!”
“Bang!”
Hearing the sound of something breaking through the air, Bai Qianyu and the others all looked up at the tree. At this moment, they also noticed something was wrong; a piece of green debris flew out of the sky, followed by a black shadow that fell straight down like a crashing plane.
“It’s a demon that’s about to reach a certain rank – a Corrupted Flesh Crow!”
“Someone actually killed it with a tree leaf!”
They approached and found a fresh fallen leaf stuck in its chest. Bai Qianyu subconsciously looked up at Su Jiu and secretly gave her a thumbs-up.
As two leaves fluttered down casually, everyone followed the direction of the leaves and quickly found the source. Su Jiu was humming a tune and scrolling through her phone, looking extremely relaxed. In their eyes, this way of acting was like the great heroes and masters in novels, where a single blade of grass could kill a demon a thousand miles away.
At this moment, everyone’s mindset underwent a subtle change. It seemed that hanging out with Su Jiu wasn’t so bad after all? At least they felt a great sense of security.
“Relics… spring water…” Su Jiu paid no attention to the thoughts of others and continued to search for clues about the relics. After searching for a long time, she finally found some information at the bottom.
“Brewed by The Others? No wonder Sister Liu didn’t want us to talk about it. This is a taboo topic that won’t be discussed until university.” Su Jiu’s expression became very solemn. The “The Others” plot usually occurred in the middle of novels. They were a race with a structure different from humans, capable of coexisting with demons. There were none within the Dragon Country, but outside the country… Those Others had their own kingdoms and had established diplomatic relations with humans. The Dragon Country did not, not only because it disliked their fawning attitude towards demons, but more importantly… one of their country’s important officials was a bishop of the Ancient God Sect! The Dragon Country’s attitude towards it could not be said to be anything but hostile.
“Forget it, the Others are something for the country and the Male Protagonist to worry about. I just need to do my own thing.” Seeing the exorcist team members not far away, Su Jiu leaped and landed steadily under the tree. She looked around and saw everyone staring at her with a mixture of shock and confusion.
“Tsk, it seems I’m still too cute, making everyone stare at me like this,” Su Jiu flicked the leaves off her hair and thought to herself, patting her flat chest, “You want to join now? Too late! I’m only accepting little sisters now.”
A girl with a somewhat cute and naive appearance had a flash of realization in her eyes: “The wilderness is incredibly dangerous. Su Jiu climbed high to scout the place for us tomorrow. Joining Su Jiu’s team, with such a responsible captain, would make things much easier.”
“It’s just too risky, though. It’s so easy to be attacked by night-roaming demons.” Su Jiu was slightly stunned. She was a little speechless at the imaginative abilities of the general public, but seeing that it was a pretty girl, her lips couldn’t help but curl up slightly.
I was just afraid of you piglets getting killed…
Seeing the students surrounding Su Jiu following the girl’s words, the sycophants around Lin Liu’er also began to waver. “Sucking up” is a job, and training rewards are life. Sometimes… life is more important than work.
Lin Liu’er’s face instantly fell, especially when she noticed Su Jiu still winking at her. She wanted to tear that detestable little face apart even more.
Seeing Lin Liu’er’s reaction, Su Jiu, unnoticed by others, subtly curved her lips, her smile becoming even brighter, “The little green tea must be furious right now, huh?” Although she didn’t care much about Lin Liu’er, making such a person break down made her happier than getting a pentakill in a game.
The others, seeing this, all expressed admiration and awe: “Even those exorcists might not be able to kill a Corrupted Flesh Crow with a single leaf. Su Jiu is truly amazing.” The demons that could take their lives at any moment seemed insignificant to Su Jiu; she had dealt with them with just a leaf.
“Don’t imitate me rashly, or if you die, I won’t be responsible… Also, my team only accepts little sisters. Male Protagonist, turn left. Lin Liu’er,” Su Jiu looked at Lin Liu’er, brushed off her clothes, leaped to a high place, and said with a faint smile.
At this moment, a tall voice rushed towards her from behind. Su Jiu glanced back; it was Liu Hong, but her expression seemed a bit serious.
Did she encounter something? Su Jiu quietly watched the crowd below. Liu Hong came to her side and said in a low voice, “There are footprints of a large demon nearby. It’s at least at the Intermediate Stage Warrior level, and we also encountered people from other cities.”
“People from Huawen City?” Su Jiu asked back in a low voice, her expression unchanged.
“No… they are Dragon Hunters from Qinghai City. They seem to be looking for something deliberately,” Liu Hong continued, “It was already strange to have Dragon Hunters leading, but now their actions are even stranger.”
“What is their approximate strength, and are there any Battle Generals involved?” Su Jiu heard this, turned to look at Liu Hong, and then asked the question she most wanted to know. In these desolate wilds, power often spoke for itself. And the strongest power from Zhiyuan Middle School was not Liu Hong, nor the exorcist team members, but her, Su Jiu.
“We haven’t found any. Judging by the labels on their chests, they should be trainee hunters, which corresponds to our Bronze Exorcists. However, each of them should have the strength of an Advanced Stage Warrior; they shouldn’t be underestimated.” Liu Hong already regarded Su Jiu as a colleague of the same rank, and spoke very politely.
Su Jiu nodded slightly, then shifted her gaze to Bai Qianyu, who was surrounded by a group of people in the distance, and asked, “Sister Liu, we start our actions tomorrow, does it proceed as usual? The appearance of large demons is completely outside the scope of the practical training content.”
“It will proceed as usual. With the Dragon Hunters clearing the surroundings, there shouldn’t be any accidents,” Sister Liu looked up at the night sky, thinking about something.
…
“Dean, there’s still no news about the Beginner String Sword Technique you assigned…” Wrapped in the night, only a figure in light armor could be seen. Occasionally, moonlight would pass by, revealing a silver medal on his chest depicting a Western dragon being beheaded.
“Keep looking! You’ll definitely find it. That’s an relic of that ancient sword god. It’s said that after his descendants died here, there was no more news of the Beginner String Sword Technique.” The voice on the other end of the phone was gentle but carried an unchallengeable tone.
“Once you find it, I’ll have you promoted to Intermediate Stage Battle General within three months.”
“Okay…” The armored figure swallowed. He had been stuck at the Advanced Stage Warrior level for a long time. His bloodline wasn’t good, and his aptitude wasn’t good either… It wasn’t until a month ago that they found him, and he successfully advanced, and was naturally promoted.
