First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 170: Piss Me Off, I Take Off the Epaulets and Wipe Out Your Whole Family

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The handshake only lasted a few seconds before they let go.

Qiu Si picked up the Life-and-Death Pact and stamped it with the Yunmeng 749 seal.

Lu Ding signed, Ruan Kong signed.

The two pressed their handprints together.

Qiu Si held the Life-and-Death Pact high.

"The pact is signed—life and death are fated, fortune lies with the heavens."

"Everyone else, clear the field!!"

Qiu Si’s aura surged, forcing others aside, leaving only Lu Ding and Ruan Kong standing in the center.

He gathered Qi to guard against Lu Ding's sneak attack and then said, "I don’t care what you...."

Those four words brought down an ancient stone stele from the sky.

Three large characters were written on it: Shi Gandang.

It smashed straight through the Qi Ruan Kong had built up.

Along with Ruan Kong himself, it pinned him directly to the ground.

Lu Ding’s long-accumulated slash burst forth in an instant.

"You talk too d*mn much!!"

Heaven and earth filled with sharp energy, the formless slash carried the essence of slaughter and destruction, cutting straight out.

Its terror was instinctual—no need to comprehend it, you could feel the intent immediately.

Slaughter. Destruction!!!!

Sever all things!!!

Two consecutive moves, both struck in a flash, one control, one attack, a seamless combo.

In Ruan Kong’s eyes, emotions flickered—if you looked closely, two characters emerged, one on the left, one on the right—one sneak, one strike.

Everyone present changed expressions in an instant.

Wasn’t Lu Ding supposed to have no time to charge up?!!!

How could he unleash such a bizarre slash just by raising his hand?!

Sorry, Lu Ding leveled up.

Back in the Linghai Realm, his charge-up could be seen. But now he’s in the Divine Palace Realm—if you can still see it...

Then what’s the point of even being in the Divine Palace?

You always gotta keep something hidden.

This move was the one Lu Ding kept hidden after reaching the Divine Palace.

Ruan Hai didn’t have time to react emotionally—he raised his hand to help, and his Qi exploded with a sonic boom.

"Wait a second!!"

His Earth Observer Realm Fifth Layer aura burst out, but before he could take more than one step,

a more terrifying force surged toward him!!

A figure teleported to block him, grabbing his outstretched hand.

"You dare stop me!!"

Qiu Si—Deputy Director of Yunmeng 749, Earth Observer Realm Ninth Layer. Years ago, someone described him in a crude poem:

Life-Severing, Soul-Driving Hand; swift in grace, swifter in vengeance.

That “swift” was literal—quick to repay favors, quicker to seek revenge.

Ruan Hai was suppressed. He looked toward Shi Gandang.

The stone stele stood tall, dividing the field.

From the front, you saw Ruan Kong split top-down from his head. The mark from the falling stele was there, but not too deep.

From the back, you saw Ruan Kong’s feet twitching and kicking—his soul had clearly departed, and only muscle memory was left.

Lu Ding withdrew Shi Gandang.

If it weren’t for this being the Zhai Family estate, and Lu Ding worried his slash might fly too far,

he wouldn’t have even used Shi Gandang to suppress Ruan Kong.

Was it for suppression?

No!

It was to block his own slash, keep it from cutting too far.

Wouldn’t want to damage a house he can’t afford, or hurt bystanders.

The field was dead silent.

Everyone looked at him with fear.

Too sneaky!!!

He actually hid a charge-up!!!

And that stone stele that suppresses without killing—why hadn’t anyone heard of it before?!

In the main hall, Ruan Xiaoqi and Zhai Lin, who had sat up to watch the show,

now saw this and, in perfect sync, silently lay back down.

Closed their eyes, looking peacefully asleep.

Ow... I’m injured...

Meanwhile, in the Earth Observer section—

Qiu Si’s gaze could pierce souls as he stared at the suppressed Ruan Hai.

"749’s Life-and-Death Pact. Signed, sealed, and I even stamped it. That’s life and death decided by fate. And you... just now, were trying to provoke 749!!!!"

BOOM!!!!!!

A bloody smoke trail shot up to the sky, blocking out the sun.

It formed the terrifying face of a one-horned ghost, baring its fangs, replacing the moon, gazing down upon the earth.

Ruan Hai let out a muffled grunt.

The hand Qiu Si held turned red, then purple.

"Answer me!"

Qiu Si’s voice rang out again. A crack sounded. Ruan Hai’s hand bones shattered, blood spilled from the corner of his mouth.

He clenched his teeth tight, refusing to let the blood spray out.

He said with effort, "I didn’t!!"

With that, the ghost face in the sky dissipated, and Qiu Si withdrew his aura.

He slapped a slip onto Ruan Hai’s chest.

It made him stagger two steps back, panting heavily, his forehead drenched in sweat.

He glanced at the slip—his pupils shrank slightly.

Qiu Si looked at him and said in a voice only the two could hear, "I’m giving you some face. I believe you didn’t do it. We go way back. But your Ruan Family? See for yourself."

"Go back and keep your people in line. Don’t think that just because you’ve got some old fart who just broke into the Heaven Observer Realm,

you can act all high and mighty. If you piss me off—once I take off this epaulet—I’ll wipe out your whole damn family!"

With the epaulet on, he’s the Deputy Director of Yunmeng 749.

Take it off, and he’s the Life-Severing, Soul-Crushing Hand that will cut across 800 miles of Yunmeng waters for just one grudge.

749 has always had a rule.

The Director handles all affairs; the Deputy ends all lives, spares no one.

Ruan Hai stared at the slip, lost in thought. After a long time, he finally responded.

"I understand. I’ll take care of it once I get back."

"Then go now. You staying here waiting for me to treat you to dinner or what?"

Ruan Hai turned to leave, but Qiu Si stopped him again: "Don’t forget—send the required rare spiritual treasures to Yunmeng 749. Two sets!"

"Deliver within half an hour."

Only after that did Ruan Hai speak loudly enough for everyone to hear: "Xiaoqi, let’s go."

On the ground, Ruan Xiaoqi slowly got up, limping silently behind.

Lu Ding watched him and shot a puzzled glance at Bai Hemen.

‘You crippled him?’

Bai Hemen looked confused. Their eyes met.

‘Nope. I just punched his stomach, head, chest—didn’t touch his legs...’

Lu Ding was baffled. Bai Hemen didn’t get it either.

Just then, two Zhai Family servants walked over, each carrying a tray.

On them were two beautifully packaged rare spiritual treasures.

One was the fruit of the Through-Heart Bamboo, the other a Moon-Worship Orchid.

The first helped with cultivating insights, similar to a weakened version of Oneness with Heaven and Man.

The second was a rare realm-advancing tonic.

Bai Hemen reached out for the lesser one, the Moon-Worship Orchid—but Lu Ding beat him to it and took it.

Staring at the Through-Heart Bamboo fruit, Bai Hemen said seriously, "That one’s better."

"Useless for me."

Lu Ding already had Oneness with Heaven and Man. He only needed the tonic.

The Through-Heart Bamboo fruit wouldn’t even be a cherry on top for him.

But for Bai Hemen, it was a rare treasure.

Hearing Lu Ding say that, Bai Hemen didn’t hold back—he took it and said, "Thanks."

"Since when are you so polite?" Lu Ding turned his head.

"Didn’t I learn it from you?"

Bai Hemen added.

"Wasn’t it Grandma who always told you that?"

Bai Hemen thought for a second. "She did. I just forgot before."

So basically, you never said thank you before!?