Chapter 98: The Changed Assessment
“Hoo-”
Gently waving away the surrounding smoke and dust, Su Jiu stepped forward and nudged a lump of rotten meat. From it, he fished out a Magic Crystal with a metallic sheen and pocketed it.
His gaze then landed on the giant crab not far away.
It was clearly a War General level Monster. There wasn’t a single Human Battle General around it. Currently, the girl named Liu Wei, who had hit him on the head earlier, was holding the line.
“Where did that Uncle go? And where is that teacher Lu Xin from the train?”
He then glanced at the little Siren who was staring blankly at him nearby. He scooped her up with one hand and tucked her into his sleeve, the same place E Huo used to be.
E Huo: …
He continued walking over, seeing that everyone else was already lying on the ground, seemingly defeated. She sighed inwardly, “It looks like I’ll have to do something flashy again.”
Even without transforming, she could still use healing spells. After all, it was inherited bloodline, but the effect was quite weak. Using healing spells as a vampire was not just strange, it was unheard of.
Suddenly, white light flashed. Su Jiu’s eyes fluttered open, and a faint blue color appeared in his pupils, adding a touch of gentleness.
Then, with each step he took, his pointed ears transformed into fins, and a chilling mist enveloped him. The blood aura around his short sword dissipated, replaced by a shimmering frost.
The coldness turned into a biting chill.
It was the scent of frost.
At this moment, the little Siren in his sleeve also quieted down. She uttered an ancient melody, filled with a strange reverence, and bowed slightly on Su Jiu’s sleeve.
Su Jiu did not notice the Siren’s actions. With each step he took, the life force around him grew stronger.
It was the scent of life.
…
On a distant watchtower, two figures stood.
“Why are you stopping me? Do you think those children can fight a War General level Rock Crab?”
The one speaking was the teacher Lu Xin, whom Su Jiu had met before. She wanted to go down and help but was trapped by a golden circle. She had already summoned a hammer-like beast soldier and intended to break free.
“Even if you’re a Gold Dragon Hunter, I will report you for dereliction of duty.”
“She has finally appeared.”
The bearded Uncle next to her smiled, slowly tearing off a layer of his face, stuffing it carelessly into his pocket, and said softly, “Now this is an assessment exclusive to us. If you interfere, you can explain yourself at headquarters.”
Teacher Lu Xin looked at the bearded Uncle with confusion, asking, “What do you mean ‘us’? Aren’t we all colleagues?”
As the mask was completely removed, it revealed the face of the driver Uncle that Su Jiu had seen on the first day. He then took out a booklet from his beach shorts pocket.
Unlike Su Jiu’s Night Watcher book, the paper quality was much better. On it, the words “Elder” were written in silver-white paint.
He then held up the first page of the booklet, revealing an ID without a photo, and said to Teacher Lu Xin, “Please cooperate with the assessment.”
Ren’s demeanor was somewhat cold, as if his previous enthusiasm was all an act. For him, revealing his identity was better than fighting, so he decided to make it known.
“This… you’re a Night Watcher!” Teacher Lu Xin was stunned. She suddenly looked up at Ren, exclaiming in disbelief, but then asked doubtfully, “But there are no War Generals below. Who would be undergoing this assessment? They couldn’t possibly withstand it.”
Ren rested his hand on the railing, looking down at the people below, and smiled faintly, “Just like your Dragon Hunters, ordinary Dragon Hunters don’t need assessments, and neither do ordinary Night Watchers.”
He wasn’t afraid of Teacher Lu Xin knowing this public information. Although Night Watchers liked to keep their identities hidden, it didn’t mean anyone dared to casually attack the Night Watchers’ lineage.
Once, a Kyoto genius had a duel with someone his age and lost an arm to a Night Watcher. His War God level grandfather was furious and threatened revenge the next day, but the next day, his grandfather fell silent because this old War God had also lost an arm…
Having said that, Ren’s gaze fell upon Su Jiu. The mission sheet in his hand fluttered lightly, with an “A” gently floating on it – [Night Watch: Siren Disaster].
The C-rank mission was a complete copy of this one, otherwise Youyou wouldn’t have been surprised, and the old man might have actually believed his story…
“The traditional C-rank rookie assessment mission doesn’t allow access to that life-or-death Night Watcher ultimate skill, and S-rank missions in the future will be even more difficult.”
“In Huainan, besides the old man, only that person has learned it. I don’t know if this girl can fulfill the old man’s wish… Alas, he always thought he could protect the bar and prevent anyone from venturing to learn this awakening.”
Then his eyes shifted to below the watchtower, where a graceful figure leaned against the railing on the steel bars, eyes closed, humming a tune.
Ren slowly withdrew his gaze. If that person wasn’t there, he wouldn’t mind giving Su Jiu a clear path. After all, it was rare to find such a promising junior.
Her nature was satisfactory, and her strength was adequate.
If…
Because the graceful figure was from headquarters, Ren and the graceful figure were like black and white, mutually supervising and balancing each other.
He sighed inwardly, “I’ll try to provide a little help for that girl, after all, this mission was initiated without Su Jiu’s consent.”
He waved his hand, scattering the golden light surrounding Teacher Lu Xin. Teacher Lu Xin glanced at him and walked over, her expression somewhat bewildered.
Following Ren’s gaze, she saw the figure in Hanfu below. She was slightly stunned. She had driven herself here, so she had never met Su Jiu before.
“Is it her?”
Ren lightly tapped the railing. The information mentioned that she knew Su Jiu, but her next words caused him some confusion.
Teacher Lu Xin seemed relieved and smiled at Ren, saying, “You should have said you were assessing this sword master who is close to War King level.”
Ren’s eyes narrowed, and his fingers began to tap more forcefully. Sword master, close to War King level… This didn’t sound like the evaluation of a high school senior.
He could understand surpassing one’s level, but when it came to swordsmanship, he didn’t believe a girl who attended school like a normal person her whole life would have any skill in it.
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However, what was even more astonishing was that he had no authority to investigate Su Jiu’s mother!
…
Liu Wei, facing her fallen teammates behind her, waved her sword to block the attacking giant claws. After being struck, she was forced back several meters, gritting her teeth and shouting, “If we can’t find Commander Lin, where is our only Priest?”
“I’ve already asked in the group, but she just went into the jungle alone. What if those Sirens snatched her away?” a girl shouted at Liu Wei, leaning on her small dog-sized pet. She was severely injured.
“I really don’t know why she, a Healer, would run around blindly. Now we’re all going to die together.”
“I give up. Why would someone with a Medical Badge be snatched away by Sirens?!”
“Stop complaining. If your beast pet can carry you, hurry and leave!”
Hearing this, some of the people lying on the ground burst into indignation.
The girl with the puppy-sized pet looked at those who had medium-sized beast pets. As they were carried away by their pets, she showed a look of helplessness. She painfully crawled a few steps and fell to the ground again.
She could only pray that her teammates’ pets would come back to pull her along.
“Sigh…”
The girl propped herself up with her arm, trying to lean on her beast pet. Suddenly, she felt a chill run through her body, and her face turned fearful. “Am I dying?”
At that moment, a cluster of green leaves fell to the ground. There were no trees with leaves of that shape nearby.
