First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!
Chapter 274: Oneness with Heaven and Man never triggered it, and you think White Snake Scale-Shake did?

Deputy Director Chu looked over Lu Ding, who had an excellent appearance.

From foot to head.

He commented, “You’re using that General’s Armor Technique pretty well. Just missing a helmet.”

A smile slowly spread across Lu Ding’s face.

Missing?

He left it out on purpose.

He had to show his face.

Otherwise, how would anyone know who’s this handsome?

Of course, not having the helmet didn’t affect anything either. The external defense of the General’s Armor Technique was about the same as Lu Ding’s physical body.

So with or without a helmet—it was all the same.

Lu Ding didn’t argue.

“You’re right, mine’s not quite complete.”

“You better hope it’s not complete.”

There was a hidden meaning in Director Chu’s words.

But he didn’t linger on the topic.

Lu Ding asked, “How are you planning to get there?”

“Just fly yourself, don’t worry about me.”

Since you said so, Lu Ding took off on the wind without hesitation.

Suddenly, a beastly roar rang out.

Director Chu kicked off and flipped, and beneath his feet, a giant green lion gradually took form.

And just like that, he sat down.

Hey!

The lion stepped through the air.

Director Chu shot him a look.

Flight techniques aren’t just your thing.

I can do them too.

That move really impressed Lu Ding.

Flying on your own and flying on a mount—those are two very different vibes.

The latter was clearly cooler.

Now he was wondering if the Sin Dragon could be used as a mount too.

He’d have to look into that.

With that thought in mind,

the two of them flew straight into the night, heading toward Huokang Village.

Meanwhile, in Huokang Village—

countless people knelt in worship before the massive hearth in the center of the village.

Chunks of Taishui ore were thrown into it.

Tongues of fire leapt several meters high; the blazing flames crackled, and sparks danced upward.

With the flickering firelight, one could faintly see a distorted shadow moving within.

Human torso, snake tail.

The villagers of Huokang were full of emotion.

One of them turned to a stranger beside him and said, “See that? That’s the special thing about our Huokang Village.”

“Every year, plenty of tourists come just to see it.”

“It brings economic growth to our village!!”

Excited. Proud!

They even added with a smug expression, “This is the Stove God’s blessing. All of Great Han—no, the entire world—you won’t find a second wonder like this.”

Members of the Tianli Cult, disguised as tourists, kept nodding busily.

Feigning exaggerated amazement, they said, “This really is divine. I’ve never seen anything like it before.”

But inside, they were silently thinking:

You don’t even know how many of those tourists are our people, or how much money we’re deliberately spending here.

If it weren’t for Feng Shang, who’d come to your lousy village?

Stove God’s blessing, huh?

Tch.

Go ahead and show off.

In the crowd, Feng Shang watched all of this, then glanced down at the watch on his wrist.

One more hour.

Just one more hour and it would be done.

Once the Calamity Star was activated,

he wouldn’t be confined to this tiny space anymore—he could evade Heaven’s fate.

He could finally see the outside world.

And he’d be able to coordinate with the Mourning Garb. Then, the training period for the Wild-Haired One and Hanging Guest would be much shorter.

When the Four Pillars Fate Gods came together!

He could change his destiny!!!

Then, the sky’s the limit for the bird, and the ocean vast for the fish!

It had been too long. He had waited far too long for this moment.

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Above the village, outside the perimeter.

Lu Ding stood with arms crossed, watching the village below.

Originally, he’d planned to fly straight in.

But the people inside didn’t seem stupid.

They had a faint barrier set up over the village.

This kind of thing didn’t have much defensive power, but if anyone entered, the person who set it up would know immediately.

So entering from the sky wasn’t an option.

But this barrier also served to confirm—something was up with Huokang Village.

Lu Ding glanced at Director Chu.

Director Chu nodded. “Since you’re the one gathering intel, you’ll also be responsible for conveying information and issuing timely orders.”

This time, he wasn’t just here to protect Lu Ding.

He also wanted to see how well he could command.

After the Daheshan incident, once the report was submitted,

Lu Ding’s performance—especially without professional training—was quite impressive.

So Director Chu wanted to see it with his own eyes.

Even if he made mistakes, it was fine. Chu could cover for him.

He wouldn’t let the situation spiral out of control.

Having been given full authority, Lu Ding

pressed the earpiece communicator.

“Level-three combat readiness. All elite scout squads advance and probe the area. Check for hidden posts and mark potential traps and alert devices.”

“Main force, receive intel from elite scouts. Split up into small units and advance within a five-kilometer radius. Leave one person every ten steps. Keep communication devices open at all times.”

“Information Division, constantly monitor the investigators’ spiritual energy curves. If anyone’s curve fluctuates—abnormal or not—”

“Don’t wait for a report. Pull data for all personnel within a hundred-meter radius. Encircle and suppress!”

“Only cancel the alert if most investigators report nothing unusual. Focus surveillance on those with fluctuations. Real-time monitoring. If anyone leaves the designated range—attack immediately!”

“Any resistance—kill on the spot!!”

Few people meant a small-scale strategy—Lu Ding charged in first.

A lot of people meant large-scale tactics—Lu Ding still led the charge, but behind him would be a sea of troops.

Tech support, spell link-ups.

No matter what trick you tried—mind control, body doubles, bait-and-switch, whatever—if even one escaped today, Lu Ding would consider it a loss.

He’d seen it too many times on TV—

leaving one or two behind to guard, getting ambushed, the perimeter breaks, and people escape.

Lu Ding didn’t listen to just one person’s report.

Whether there was intel or not—suppress first, ask questions later.

Nothing else mattered—he had the numbers.

After issuing his orders,

Lu Ding slowly landed.

They had to go in—but on foot.

Director Chu landed as well.

The two of them walked forward, and as they passed through the thin membrane,

some marker-like substance instantly stuck to them.

With this thing, even if you left the village, as long as you didn’t go too far, Feng Shang could find you.

And each person got a different marker when entering.

Basically foolproof.

What’s more, this was an overt mark. If you tried to remove it, Feng Shang would sense it right away—

and he’d come out to kill.

Didn’t matter if you did it on purpose or not.

Better safe than sorry.

After sensing this, Director Chu turned to look at Lu Ding.

Only to find—Lu Ding didn’t have the marker at all.

Hey! What a surprise!

It had been shaken off by White Snake Scale-Shake.

Classic non-stick pan.

This was a spell—Lu Ding’s first spell.

Even if it worked on Director Chu, it wouldn’t work on Lu Ding.

Oneness with Heaven and Man never triggered it,

as if White Snake Scale-Shake had?

Unlike Oneness with Heaven and Man,

this one wasn’t just a passive skill—it could be actively used.

The only difference was power consumption.

Like a phone—screen off versus screen on—it used different amounts of energy.

Lu Ding had lots of spiritual energy to burn. He could spam it.

“Eh???”

Director Chu let out a startled noise.

Something that even he got hit by—how was Lu Ding unaffected?

So weird.

Lu Ding smiled. “To ensure my movements wouldn’t be affected by the stuff on you, looks like I’ll need to move on my own from here.”