Chapter 823
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Chapter 823: Fang Mo and Lu Baoyou
“Did you encounter any difficulties when dealing with those new recruits? Did anyone with abilities far beyond the average recruit show up?” Lin Qiye asked the group.
“I didn’t have any over here,” An Qingyu replied.
“Neither did I,” Cao Yuan nodded.
“Strange… I didn’t encounter anyone either…” Lin Qiye thought for a moment and looked at Jialan, “Jialan, how about you?”
Jialan blinked and pondered seriously for a moment:
“Nope? They’re all pretty weak; there’s no one I can’t take down with three punches.”
“So, if there are any undercover agents from the Ancient God Church among the recruits, they should still be mixed in with those large groups?” Lin Qiye nodded slightly, “When we engage later, everyone be careful, don’t mess it up.”
“Got it.”
Lin Qiye turned around and looked at the large playground under the night sky, calmly stating:
“This preliminary assessment should be coming to an end soon…”
……
Somewhere in the training camp.
Lu Baoyou walked alone on the empty road, frowning as he looked around, confusion filling his eyes.
“Where is everyone? How come there’s not a single person left? Weren’t they just running around like headless flies? What on earth happened here…”
Lu Baoyou felt that something was off about this training camp.
After hesitating for a moment, he pulled out a standard straight knife from beneath a warehouse that had been trampled, casually waved it, and gripped it in his hand.
Just then, he seemed to sense something and turned to look at the intersection ahead.
The ground trembled slightly as over three hundred new recruits, armed with knives and guns, charged through the intersection, heading straight for the playground.
The battle intent was palpable!
“Eh?” Lu Baoyou was taken aback by the killing intent in their eyes, and after a light gasp, he immediately chased after them.
“Hey! Wait a minute! What happened?”
At the tail end of the new recruits, Ding Chongfeng, Su Yuan, and Shen Qingzhu heard the voice and slowed their pace.
Seeing Lu Baoyou standing alone with a knife outside, some recruits were about to step forward to say something, but Ding Chongfeng abruptly stopped them, his eyes filled with vigilance as he looked at Lu Baoyou, who wasn’t wearing a recruit uniform but was holding a knife.
“Something’s not right… Why is there still someone wandering around alone? And he doesn’t look like a recruit.”
“Speak up? I’m asking you a question.”
“Who are you?”
“Me? I’m Lu Baoyou, I’m also a recruit.”
“You’re a recruit, so why aren’t you wearing the recruit uniform? Which dormitory are you from? Who are your roommates?”
This series of questions left Lu Baoyou stunned. He sighed helplessly and replied, “I had a little accident and haven’t had the chance to complete my recruit registration…”
Upon hearing this answer, Ding Chongfeng’s brows furrowed even tighter.
“I heard that this batch of recruits was supposed to have six hundred and twelve people, but one recruit caused trouble outside of Beijing and was disqualified,” Su Yuan recalled and reminded them.
Ding Chongfeng began to ponder.
At that moment, a figure slowly approached them.
Fang Mo frowned as he looked at Lu Baoyou not far away. For some reason, he felt an inexplicable hostility rising within him.
This hostility seemed to have no origin, appearing out of thin air, as if rooted deep within his soul. The appearance, aura, and everything about the boy in front of him made Fang Mo feel extremely displeased.
The same situation occurred with Lu Baoyou.
The moment Fang Mo appeared, Lu Baoyou’s gaze was drawn to him. For no reason at all, Lu Baoyou felt a strong urge to beat Fang Mo up…
Though it was their first meeting, the hostile glances exchanged between them sparked tension in the air.
“Who are you? What’s your relationship with the Seraph?” Lu Baoyou said coldly.
“And you are?”
“Does it concern you?”
“It does concern me. What? You got a problem with that?”
“?”
Just as it seemed the two were about to come to blows after only a few words, Ding Chongfeng quickly grabbed the eager Fang Mo, his gaze toward Lu Baoyou growing even more cautious.
“Sorry, but this is a special period, and I can’t verify your identity. Please keep your distance from our group. Once this matter is resolved and your identity is confirmed, I will apologize to you.”
Ding Chongfeng’s thoughts were simple; what mattered most now was not to waste time on this inexplicable person but to protect the Town Suppression Monument as quickly as possible, or the consequences would be dire.
Lu Baoyou frowned at the wary recruits around him and sneered,
“It’s as if I have to follow you guys. How narcissistic…”
Lu Baoyou turned and walked alone into the darkness, “I’m perfectly fine on my own.”
Watching Lu Baoyou’s figure disappear from view, Ding Chongfeng and the others finally breathed a sigh of relief. “Let’s hurry and catch up with the main group; they should be reaching the playground soon!”
……
Soon, the recruits all arrived at the vast, dimly lit playground.
Seeing that the people from the Ancient God Church hadn’t arrived yet, Ding Chongfeng let out a sigh of relief.
Beneath this playground lay the Town Suppression Monument that suppressed the boundary. As long as they held their ground here, the Ancient God Church wouldn’t be able to lift the boundary suppression. With their nearly three hundred people working together, he didn’t believe they would lose.
“Quick! Those with defensive abilities, set up a defense line here; they should be coming soon,” Ding Chongfeng commanded, quickly organizing the setup.
“What about the group we sent to get the communication devices? Have they returned?” Su Yuan asked with a frown.
“They’re back.” Ding Chongfeng smiled bitterly, pulling out a few phones from his backpack, “But this cursed place has no signal at all; the phones can’t connect.”
When they entered the training camp, all recruits had to hand over their communication devices for safekeeping in the warehouse. When Ding Chongfeng first realized that something might be wrong, he sent someone to retrieve the phones. Although they successfully brought them back, there was no signal available.
These phones were still just scrap metal.
“It’s okay.” Su Yuan’s eyes lit up, “My roommate Yin Nixia’s ability is to manipulate communication signals; she can connect these phones to a signal.”
Upon hearing this, the many recruits present suddenly became excited.
“So, we can contact the outside?”
“We can immediately relay the situation here and have the Night Watchers send reinforcements!”
“Exactly! This way, we’ll be saved soon!”
“…”
Meanwhile, Shen Qingzhu watched this scene with a faint smile.
How naive…
Su Yuan handed one of the phones to a girl with a bun hairstyle, whose eyes glowed faintly as her ability slowly activated.
The phone in her hand quickly connected to an external signal.
