Sealed Divine Throne II: Twin Sons of Dragon
Chapter 449 - 223 Rewards? Punishment? _2

Chapter 449: Chapter 223 Rewards? Punishment? _2

Ling Menglu smiled, "It’s just a coincidence. You’ve grown a lot stronger, capable of simultaneously controlling six elements, aren’t you?"

Zisang Liuying replied, "I’m still struggling a bit. By the time I reach the 7th Rank, I should be able to control them."

"Hmm, keep up the good work." Ling Menglu smiled.

"Hmm, the same to you." Zisang Liuying looked at her, then at Long Dangdang standing nearby, a sudden surge of indescribable emotion welled up in her heart. She opened her mouth to speak but ultimately said nothing and turned to leave.

She regretted it, indeed, she was somewhat regretful.

If she hadn’t been so arrogant back then, if she had tried harder, perhaps it would be herself and Menglu on the same team now, along with the promising Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong, who possessed a unique ability. If seven of them formed a demon hunting team, it would surely become legendary.

But now, she and Ling Menglu were gradually drifting apart. She, along with Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong, had not fared poorly; on the contrary, they were doing better and better. Her once looked-down-upon demon hunting team was always able to outperform her.

During the nine months when Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong were penalized, she worked hard to widen the gap between them. However, today, nine months later, this gap doesn’t seem to have narrowed. For the first time in her life, she regretted, a feeling she didn’t like but had to admit, she truly regretted it!

Long Dangdang and his teammates returned to their base near the auction house. Apart from Ling Menglu, everyone else was in good condition. Long Kongkong shared the spiritual power filtered from the 8th Rank wraith entity using the Elemental Vortex Spirit Furnace. Although this spiritual power couldn’t directly transform into a part of their strength, it was excellent for replenishing depletion and could result in a certain degree of transformation.

Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong practiced together with Ling Menglu. Under the blessing of the Divine Prayers Icy Moon Angel, their recovery speed would definitely be much faster.

In a blink of an eye, two days passed. Ling Menglu’s condition had recovered by more than half, and the injury to her spiritual foundation had basically stabilized. With the help of Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong, she should be able to recover completely in about four or five days.

Everyone summarized the merits they had gained from this urgent mission. Apart from the mission rewards that haven’t been issued yet, there were merits for killing wraith entities. Ling Menglu, who was equivalent to having single-handedly killed an 8th Rank undead warrior, earned a shocking 30,000 merits. Long Dangdang, who assisted Li Hongche in killing an 8th Rank warrior, due to his decisive role, got 18,000 merits. The others involved in killing 7th and 6th Rank undead got more than 5,000 merits.

Previously upgrading to the General Class Demon Hunting Team, the merits were almost exhausted. Now, the total merits of Demon Hunting Team 19115897 had exceeded 50,000. You know, this amount of merits was enough to add one more piece of Glorious Class equipment for each person.

Moreover, the merits of the emergency mission hadn’t been issued yet. They were ambushed by the enemy and the mission difficulty exceeded the original level, but they won the battle. In everyone’s opinion, they should get more merits for such a mission.

"Big brother, it’s been two days. Why hasn’t the merit reward come down yet? We have done a great job this time! They should reward us with a hundred thousand or maybe eighty thousand merits. We’re going to be rich. Could we be directly promoted to the Commander Class Demon Hunting Team?" Long Kongkong said joyously.

Long Dangdang glanced at him, "No hurry, wait."

Just then, there was a faint hum from the Seed Spirit Crystal on his body. "Ding."

With a crisp sound, everyone’s Seed Spirit Crystals trembled slightly.

Long Dangdang instinctively focused his consciousness on his Seed Spirit Crystal.

Seed Spirit Crystal: In the execution of the emergency mission, Demon Hunter Team 19115897 was ambushed by strong enemies. They were able to repel the enemy with Demon Hunter Team 112117, and their performance was outstanding. However, team member Ling Menglu and another General Demon Hunting Team Leader Zisang Liuying intentionally destroyed the remains of the departed heroes, seriously violating Federation law, and were prosecuted by the Acropolis Temple Federal Government for blasphemy against the heroes. The Headquarters appealed, and it was finally decided that the demerits offset the merits, no rewards were given, and Ling Menglu herself was deducted 10,000 merit points as a penalty.

Right now, only Long Dangdang and Long Kongkong were in the yard of the base. Naturally, Long Kongkong also saw the information transmitted by the Seed Spirit Crystal. He looked up at Long Dangdang with his mouth wide open and muttered, "Has the Federation gone mad?"

He noticed that Long Dangdang’s gaze was changing, not with anger, but with a sense of coldness within calmness.

"Bang!" The door opened, and a figure rushed out hurriedly.

"What is this? What does the headquarters mean by this? We did a great job, but why were we punished? Where is the justice?" Ming Xi was roaring indignantly.

The doors of other rooms also opened, and Wang Changxin, Tao Linlin, and Yue Li came out one after another.

"Why did this happen?" Tao Linlin said, frowning.

Yue Li gently pressed her red lips, "This is unfair. We almost lost all of our forces in this mission. Will the headquarters not be afraid of our discouragement with this kind of decision?"

At this time, Ling Menglu, who still looked somewhat pale, came out of the main door of the north house. But she looked very calm, "Everyone, don’t worry. I’m sorry about this. It affected everyone’s ability to complete the mission and earn merit."

She came to everyone’s side, sighed softly, and said, "Actually, when we were doing that, Zisang and I both thought that such a situation would occur. The discussion above is very intense now. It’s about how the remains of departed heroes should be handled. The cemeteries everywhere, especially those burying the departed heroes, have become the main targets of wraith entity attacks. Once they succeed in their attack, their power will be enhanced. We not only have to protect them while running about, but we also have to face the departed heroes who have been resurrected into the undead."

The older generation of strong men have deep obsessions with these remains of the departed heroes. However, the wraith entities are expanding continuously, and the threat is becoming greater and greater. Zisang and I did what we did to express our stance. We are regarded as the best of the new generation of the Magic Temple and Priests Temple. We both support letting the remains of the departed heroes rest in real peace. Only by re-cremating these remains can let the departed heroes truly rest without disturbances. They, who had sacrificed everything to protect humanity in their time, if they were conscious, they would know that they have become a part of the force that destroys humanity. I don’t think they would be willing to accept this. The punishment this time, should be the pressure brought on by the older generation, leaving the headquarters without a choice."

"You’re right. I support you," Long Dangdang stated without hesitation.

Ling Menglu smiled, her eyes filled with a bit more allure, "I knew you would support me."

Long Kongkong said reluctantly, "So, we’re just letting it go? We clearly did a great job, but now it has become a fault. If there’s no reward, so be it, but they even deducted our merit, wouldn’t they be afraid of our discouragement?"

Long Dangdang said, "Of course we can’t just let it go."

Ling Menglu’s eyes hardened, "Dangdang, this matter is too sensitive. It’s not the right time to do anything."

Long Dangdang gave a slight smile, "Don’t worry, I know what I’m doing. But regardless of what, I can’t let you be bullied for no reason."

"That’s right. We must uphold justice. We did nothing wrong!" Ming Xi said energetically.

Tao Linlin said, "It’s so infuriating. Leader, you just say what we should do. We’ll listen to you."

Long Dangdang murmured a few words, and everyone’s gaze suddenly changed.

Long Kongkong couldn’t help but say, "As expected of you! When it comes to playing dirty, you’re the best with your ’Never Reveal All’."

Long Dangdang glared at him unhappily, "You talk too much. You will prepare the preliminary work."