First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 273: Sin Dragon with Pearl as Belt, Four Beasts Warring on the Armor as Omen of Calamity

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Feng Shang didn’t dwell too much on the topic of Lu Ding.

“Burn the Taishui ore. Once it’s past midnight tonight, when Yin and Yang shift, the second one will be complete.”

Finally, some good news.

In the darkness, the two exchanged glances.

“Why are there only two by now?”

Going by the previous pace, there should at least be two usable ones, with the third Four Pillars God already halfway there.

To this—

Feng Shang finally turned to look at them.

“The first Four Pillars God I raised was Mourning Garb, mostly just to test if my method was viable.”

“Since Mourning Garb succeeded, why would I go in order with Wild-Haired One, Hanging Guest, and only then Calamity Star?”

The two deputy leaders of the Tianli Cult fell silent for a moment, then asked, “So the one that’s ready this time is?”

“Calamity Star.”

That kind of thinking made sense.

But breaking it down—

If done in order, their combat power would rank one, two, three, four respectively.

Following the order, at best Feng Shang could have Mourning Garb and Wild-Haired One done now. Hanging Guest would only be halfway.

Completely unusable.

So given that—

He might as well go straight for the strongest: Calamity Star.

Either way, only two would be usable.

In terms of numbers—

Mourning Garb plus Wild-Haired One equals a combat power and utility of three.

But Mourning Garb plus Calamity Star? That’s five.

The two were both stunned.

They really hadn’t expected Feng Shang to take such a gamble.

And the most absurd part? He actually won the bet.

“But skipping Wild-Haired and Hanging Guest to go straight for Calamity Star—weren’t you afraid of failure?”

Feng Shang stood up: “Failure?”

“Only the weak worry about what happens if they fail—before they even start.”

“Those born strong seek higher ground, even the highest, once they’ve secured the current situation!”

Feng Shang’s bold declaration left the two deputy leaders of Tianli Cult feeling ashamed.

Maybe that’s why—

He could do things others couldn’t.

If it were Feng Shang facing Lu Ding......

Maybe......

No—!!!

Feng Shang was from an older generation.

He was way older than Lu Ding.

Yet they had subconsciously started comparing him to Lu Ding!

The two looked at each other.

Both confused.

Was Lu Ding’s impression on them really that strong?

But he was just in the Divine Palace Realm.

Not even at Si Ming.

Even if he could fight above his level, he’d have to at least be close in realm.

Linghai fights Divine Palace. Divine Palace fights Si Ming.

If you wanna fight Earth Observer, shouldn’t you at least be at Si Ming?

Fine, we’ll admit Lu Ding fights one realm above.

But this hasn’t even been that long.

Si Ming.....

You’ve still got a long way to go.

It would’ve been better not to think about him.

But once they did—

Inside Yunhai 749’s Tier-One Conference Room.

“I’m applying to lead the advance unit to investigate Huokang Village. If anything happens, I’ll signal, and the main force can follow immediately.”

Let someone else take the lead?

What if someone else snatches the monsters?

No way!

Absolutely not!

And besides, the situation needs confirmation. No need for details, just a rough idea.

Because Huokang Village is a thousand-person settlement.

Considering Tianli Cult and all that, if they wanted to minimize impact and take it down—

It had to be a full mobilization.

Seal the mountain, block the roads, swift action.

So an advance scout was very necessary.

Just like in war.

You don’t just start with artillery fire—this was their own territory, after all.

If it were somewhere else, sure, blast away.

Lu Ding’s voice rang out in the meeting.

All the big shots looked at him.

“I disagree. This is too big a deal. If the remaining two deputy leaders of Tianli Cult show up—or even their leader—you could be in danger at your level!”

Li Xuanlong was the first to oppose.

Then added, “If anyone goes, it should be me.”

Lu Ding shut him down in one sentence:

“Mr. Li, can you fly?”

Li Xuanlong: ......

“I can’t fly, but I can—”

“I can fly.”

Li Xuanlong turned his head and sat down quietly.

Not being able to fly—that was a fatal flaw!!

Lu Ding followed up with a bombshell: “Although my raw strength is only on par with Earth Observer, my flight speed? A regular Heaven Observer might need some time to catch me.”

All the bigwigs burst into laughter.

Deputy Director Chu of Yunhai 749 stood up and pointed at Lu Ding: “Did y’all hear that? Does that even sound human?”

“Combat power ‘only’ on par with Earth Observer, and yet your escape speed leaves Heaven Observer in the dust?”

All the Yunhai 749 leaders roared with laughter.

Director Chu continued: “Our Bureau Chief has other matters right now. This mission will leave our base nearly empty, so Elder Deng has to stay and guard the HQ.”

“But to make sure nothing happens to you—I’m going with you myself.”

Yes, commanders usually stayed in the rear and directed the big picture.

But leading from the front? Also valid.

Who said a general had to stay back? Can’t they charge in front too?

Deputy Directors were all forged in fire and blood.

Fighting was in their blood. Storytelling was just a hobby.

Once the gavel hits—if you don’t get the message from the song, then don’t blame us if we use fists.

With the Deputy Director’s nod—who else had objections?

Immediate departure.

Everyone had their own tasks after the meeting. 749’s execution speed needed no explanation.

Within an hour—

Everything was in place. The main force mobilized. Mountains sealed. Roads blocked. Like trapping a turtle in a jar.

Lu Ding looked around.

Whoa.

What a Director. Majestic and murderous aura all over.

Half-helm with a python swallowing a dragon, Futuo armor stacked like corpses on a mountain.

A heart-guard mirror, half a scroll of rivers and mountains, flowing black robe, whipping crimson cape.

“Handsome” didn’t even begin to describe it.

Director Chu turned his head: “How’s the look?”

Lu Ding gave a thumbs up in admiration: “Calling it handsome is too plain. Calling it beautiful lacks masculinity. Majestic is just the base. The dominance is layered with depth.”

Chu’s eyes lit up—those lines hit right where it felt good: “We’ll write a piece on it when we get back?”

Lu Ding: “Let’s perform a piece.”

“HAHAHAHA, alright! Then you better show something now, eh?”

Been waiting for that.

Lu Ding grinned: “How can I say no to that?”

He reached out, palm facing down.

Black mist erupted.

A scaled gauntlet emerged, gripping Lu Ding’s hand.

General’s Armor Bond—activated!!

Plated scales snapped over his body from fingertips up to full coverage, stopping at the right hand. A brown square block was ejected.

Lu Ding turned and slammed a fist into it.

Crack!!

A crimson glow seeped from the fractured block.

Arm armor locked in.

Black-red clash of colors.

Sin Dragon with Pearl as Belt wrapped around the waist, Four Beasts Warring on the Armor as Omen of Calamity.

Cloud-Stepping Boots, crushing bones of heroes beneath.

Heart-Guard Mirror, dyed in the blood of demons and monsters.

Look at his face.

A proud son of Han, cold eyes but warm heart.

Look at his presence.

A killing machine for monsters and demons,.........

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Thinking it over, I won’t take leave, but I’ll post one less chapter today. Love you all, my precious readers. That last line was rushed, didn’t finish it. I’ll leave the ending for you, dear readers.