"Uncle Wu, has the Phantom Squad really hunted down a Lord-level monster?" Yang Wu asked curiously on the train to the main city.
It wasn't that Yang Wu lacked experience; it was simply because this achievement was extremely rare.
In terms of experience, Yang Wu, familiar with the original story, was quite knowledgeable. He didn't care about Earth's War Gods or beings beyond them; they were merely low-level apprentices and planetary-level warriors.
However, Lord-level monsters possessed significantly greater vitality than War God-level beings. If humans didn't have combat suits and various weapons, warriors of the same level would likely be no match for them.
Furthermore, the difference in strength between Warrior-level warriors and Lord-level monsters was enormous. If the Phantom Squad had truly hunted down a Lord-level monster, then each member would likely be an elite Warrior-level warrior. Joining them would allow him to grow much faster!
"I'm not entirely sure either, but this news should be true!" Wu Tong said with a smile.
When the Phantom Squad hunted the Lord-level monster, Wu Tong had been away from the team for a long time. Although Wu Tong had a good relationship with the main members of the Phantom Squad, the shrewd Wu Tong wouldn't specifically ask such a question.
However, Wu Tong had learned some information through other channels, which is why he spoke to Yang Wu uncertainly.
...
Half an hour later, the train arrived at the main urban area of Jiangnan Base City.
The two got off the train and walked along the martial arts-only passage, looking at the bustling crowd. Yang Wu was quite impressed.
The prosperity of the main urban area far surpassed that of Yangzhou City. The biggest impression Yang Wu got here was its spaciousness. Even the most bustling streets in Yangzhou City weren't as wide as the roads at the current train station.
After walking a few steps, Yang Wu and Wu Tong saw a tall, burly man standing in front of them.
"Haha, Old Wu, long time no see! How have you been lately?"
The burly man greeted Wu Tong warmly as soon as he saw him, embracing him with obvious delight.
"The same old routine, teaching at the martial arts gym! Unlike you, Zhou Zheng, who's a force to be reckoned with in the wilderness, making hundreds of millions of Chinese yuan on a single trip!" Wu Tong's face was also beaming.
Hearing Wu Tong's words, Zhou Zheng couldn't help but recall Wu Tong's retirement, his nose slightly stinging.
However, Zhou Zheng quickly composed himself, laughing as he said, "I envy you! We risk our lives in the wilderness every day, while you have it so easy in the base city! If I ever retire, I'll come and join you, Old Wu. Don't kick me out then!"
"Hehe!" Wu Tong chuckled, saying, "You want to join me? If you retire, you could probably compete for the supervisor position! You'll have to protect me then!"
"Supervisor? I'm far from that level!" Zhou Zheng shook his head.
To become the manager of the Limitless Martial Arts Academy, one must possess at least the strength of a high-level warrior and have the support of numerous powerful warriors. While Zhou Zheng's strength was sufficient, his connections were far from enough to compete for the position.
"Alright, let's not talk about that!" Zhou Zheng waved his hand, his gaze falling on Yang Wu, and asked with a smile, "This young man, is this the Yang Wu you wanted to recommend to the team?"
"Yes!" Wu Tong nodded, saying, "This is the Yang Wu I recommended to the captain today! Don't let his youth fool you, his strength is probably even higher than mine!"
"What?" Zhou Zheng exclaimed in surprise, "Old Wu, are you serious?"
When Zhou Zheng arrived, the captain only told him that the Phantom Squad was going to assess a newcomer with the strength of a beginner warrior, recommended by Wu Tong, and asked him to come and assist.
Zhou Zheng had assumed it was just a newcomer with slightly better physical attributes, but Wu Tong had said that even he himself was no match for him.
It's important to know that although Wu Tong's physical attributes are only at the initial level of a warrior general, he has decades of combat experience. In a real fight, an ordinary initial-level warrior general would likely be unable to withstand him, let alone gain a slight advantage.
"Of course it's true, would I lie to you?" Wu Tong said irritably, then turned to Yang Wu and said, "Yang Wu, this is Zhou Zheng, my sworn brother from the Phantom Squad!"
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"Hello, Uncle Zhou!"
Yang Wu greeted him with a smile.
"Hmm!" Zhou Zheng nodded slightly and said, "Since you're all here, let's go see the captain together!"
The three then got into a heavy-duty SUV and headed to the Extreme Martial Arts Academy's headquarters in Jiangnan Base City, the Extreme Building.
The SUV sped along, and in no time, the three arrived at the Extreme Martial Arts Academy headquarters.
After showing their identification, the three went to a spacious training hall on the second floor of the Extreme Building.
Yang Wu followed Wu Tong and Zhou Zheng into the training hall and found two people sparring.
One was a young man in his early twenties, wielding a battle sword and a shield, the blade extremely sharp; the other was a middle-aged man in his forties, wielding two golden hammers, one large and one small, their imposing presence impressive.
"Hey, Lao Zheng, Xiao Wang, stop sparring, the guy's here!"
Zhou Zheng shouted, and the two sparring in the center of the hall immediately stopped.
"Brother Wu!" The middle-aged man put his hammers aside and flashed to Yang Wu and the others' side.
Another young man seemed unfamiliar with Wu Tong. After glancing at Yang Wu and the others, he silently walked to the sofa.
"Haha, Zheng Tao, long time no see!" Wu Tong walked over with a smile and shook hands firmly with the other man.
"Brother Wu, is this the newcomer you introduced?" Zheng Tao smiled and walked towards Yang Wu, saying gently, "Hello, I'm Zheng Tao!"
Then Zheng Tao pointed to the young man already sitting on the sofa and said, "That's Wang Zhi. Don't mind him, Xiao Wang is just a guy who's cold on the outside but warm on the inside!"
After hearing Zheng Tao's introduction, Yang Wu immediately remembered the information he had looked up.
'Blood Blade' Wang Zhi, 'Heart-Shattering Hammer' Zheng Tao, both were highly renowned mid-level warriors in Jiangnan Base City. Wang Zhi had even been a genius who had been specially recruited by the Limit Martial Arts Academy ahead of schedule.
"Where's the captain? Why isn't he here?" Wu Tong looked around and, not seeing Captain Chu Tian, asked with some confusion.
"The captain just went out with Xiao Qing. Xiao Wang has already informed him, he should be here soon!" Zheng Tao replied.
"Let's not stand here, sit down and rest!" Zhou Zheng said, leading Yang Wu and the others to sit on the sofa.
The training hall was fully equipped. Zhou Zheng took a few bottles of drinks from a machine and tossed them to Yang Wu and the others, saying, "Brothers, have some water first!"
Just then, two people walked into the training hall. One had silver hair and wore a black robe, her eyes seemingly holding countless stars;
the other wore a black bodysuit, with bright eyes and white teeth—a dashing female martial artist.
Seeing the two appear, Yang Wu immediately recalled the information he had seen about them before:
'Phantom Sword' Chu Tian and 'Shadowless Arrow' Lu Qing.
Chu Tian was the captain of the Phantom Squad, a high-level warrior with immense fame. If he retired, he could probably immediately become a powerful official. Lu Qing was the only martial artist in the squad who used firearms, though she could also use melee weapons, her archery skills were superb, never missing her target.