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Chapter 180: 180 Instructor_1
Chapter 180: 180 Instructor_1
Chapter 180: Chapter 180 Instructor_1
A year had passed since Ye Xiong had last set foot in Dragon Group, and a flood of emotions filled his heart.
A year earlier.
Long Tianya received intelligence from four Intelligence Officers and decided to send the Reaper Squad on an overseas mission codenamed: Demon Hunting Operation,
As the captain of Reaper Squad, Ye Xiong naturally became the commander of the operation.
He led five team members deep into a Middle Eastern country to assassinate a scientist who possessed very important biochemical information to Huaxia Country.
The scientist, having been turned by foreign intelligence services, fled to this country with the most advanced human research achievements from within Huaxia, receiving protection from a terrorist group.
Four special agents had scouted around the terrorist organization for two months, assessed the feasibility of the mission, and each made a detailed report.
It was under these circumstances that the Reaper Squad began its deployment.
Just as Reaper and his team penetrated deep into the terrorist organization and were about to act, they were suddenly surrounded by overwhelming numbers of mercenaries. After killing hundreds of terrorists, all five members of the Reaper Squad fell valiantly in battle.
Reaper, riddled with bullets, eventually lost consciousness and became an experimental subject for the terrorist organization.
After the experiment failed, Reaper was buried underground for almost half a month, his genes mysteriously activated within his body, and he miraculously came back to life.
Upon awakening, Reaper attempted to infiltrate the terrorist organization to find the reason, only to discover that the entire group had vanished, including the scientist, and everything from the base had been removed, leaving only an empty underground research center.
Ye Xiong returned to Huaxia, covertly investigating the true reason behind the mission’s failure, and was found by Long Tianya to be alive.
After the two met, they parted on bad terms.
Long Tianya wanted him to continue to stay in Dragon Source and serve the country.
Unfortunately, Reaper had already lost heart and since then had been wandering around Huadu, living a carefree life.
Remembering this history, Ye Xiong’s heart clenched in pain.
The car entered a heavily guarded area, with sentries every three steps, and watch stations every five.
This area was the most defensively fortified place in the Capital City, a gathering place for the greatest masters in all of Huaxia.
The car stopped in front of a three-story building.
“The chief has asked you to go to the combat training ground to find him,” a Dragon Group member said.
The combat arena was the place for Dragon Group members to spar and improve their martial prowess. Why was Long Zaitian asking him to go to the combat ground instead of the office?
Since he had come, Ye Xiong was naturally unafraid and strode toward the combat ground.
The combat ground was on the second floor, and the sound of fighting was heard from afar.
The second floor was a huge hall, the walls that once separated several rooms had been removed, creating a very large combat arena.
At the moment, two masters were competing in the arena, while dozens of Dragon Group members watched.
A sign next to the arena read: Dragon Scale Selection Competition.
It appeared that today’s event was to select the best from Dragon Claw to join Dragon Scale.
In the middle of the arena, a military-clad, majestic middle-aged man in his forties with a very strong aura stood next to the combat ground, carefully watching the two people compete.
Feeling Ye Xiong’s gaze, the military man’s eyes, sharp as blades, immediately fell upon Ye Xiong. The piercing intent in those eyes caused a momentary disruption in Ye Xiong’s mind.
What a powerful aura!
Everyone has an aura, and this aura grows with the person’s strength.
In all these years, Ye Xiong had never experienced being mentally shaken just by someone’s gaze; this was a first.
This military-clad middle-aged man was likely Long Zaitian, the one who replaced Long Tianya to take charge of Dragon Group, the number one master in the military, known as the Huaxia War God.
“You’re amazing, but I guess it won’t hurt to take my eyes off you!”
Ye Xiong shifted his gaze away, focusing on the fighting arena, indifferent to the comment.
At that moment, a dramatic change unfolded in the arena. The shorter man stabbed his opponent in the chest with a dagger, causing blood to gush wildly. Not content with just that, the smaller fighter then kicked his wounded adversary out of the ring.
“Take him away for medical treatment.”
Long Zaitian, as if nothing out of the ordinary had occurred, continued to call out, “Next pair of opponents, enter the ring.”
In the subsequent matches, more contenders got injured, some even critically, and the onlookers, seemingly desensitized, appeared to view their opponents not as comrades but as enemies.
A surge of anger rose within Ye Xiong.
Back when Long Tianya was in charge of Dragon Group, there were also selections, but weapons were rarely used, and even if they were, it was only to the point of contact. Unlike now, where lives were at stake.
Just then, a familiar figure stepped onto the stage.
A Dragon Sourse member, codenamed Shadow. When Ye Xiong was an instructor at Dragon Sourse, Shadow was an officer he valued highly.
(To explain: Dragon Group is divided into internal and external departments. When Long Tianya was in charge, the internal was called Dragon Soul, and the external was called Dragon Sourse. After Long Zaitian took over, Dragon Soul was renamed Dragon Scale, and Dragon Sourse became Dragon Claw.)
Ye Xiong valued Shadow not for his martial arts prowess but because Shadow was the most astute member he had encountered. His adaptability was exceptionally strong, with a vast range of skills, making him a rare all-around talent.
The only weak point was his average martial arts ability.
Shadow’s opponent was a new face Ye Xiong had never seen before, with a fearsome appearance likely a newly recruited member of Dragon Claw.
“Begin!”
The fierce-looking man, wielding a dagger, charged viciously, and the two clashed in combat.
From the looks of it, the burly man was much stronger than Shadow. If it weren’t for Shadow’s cunning, using hit-and-run tactics, he would have been defeated long ago.
In the end, Shadow was cornered with no place to dodge.
A white flash sped towards him, aiming for his chest with vicious intent. Being struck by it would undoubtedly result in serious injury.
“I surrender,” Shadow quickly raised his hand.
But the adversary was relentless, not slowing the thrust of the dagger toward his chest at all.
It was possible that the two had personal grievances.
Ye Xiong did not want to cause a scene, but the opponent’s actions were too excessive. The man had surrendered and was still not being spared.
A surge of anger flared up, and with a leap, Ye Xiong took to the air like a giant roc spreading its wings, striking even before the others could react.
Boom!
A punch landed squarely on the burly man’s chest, Ye Xiong’s powerful Luo Xuan Inner Strength blasting him off the stage.
The clothes on the man’s chest were shredded to pieces by the Luo Xuan Inner Strength.
This was Ye Xiong showing mercy; otherwise, that punch could have cost the man half his life.
Shadow hadn’t expected someone to suddenly intervene on his behalf. When his eyes met his rescuer’s, he was both shocked and overjoyed, “Instructor, you’re not dead?”
“Instructor.”
“The instructor has returned.”
“The instructor is alive; this is truly wonderful.”
Below the stage, more than twenty former Dragon Sourse members who had been trained by Ye Xiong came running over, encircling him, all of them extremely excited.