189: Demon Hunter Gun and Deep Blue Unicorn

The fighter jet roared, and in the blink of an eye, Lingnan Academy was left far behind.

On board, besides the pilot, were Captain Li's team of five, plus the burly man Jiajia who had been beaten up last time. When the latter saw Xie Ning come up, he gave a simple, honest smile.

"Today is the first time Xie Ning is officially carrying out a mission with us, and I believe it won't be the last," Captain Li said pointedly.

Everyone else smiled upon hearing this.

Once Xie Ning sat in the remaining seat, Captain Li continued, "To better coordinate our actions later, I'll first go over everyone's situation."

Though he said he was introducing them to everyone, it was mainly for Xie Ning's benefit, as the others were already familiar with each other's abilities.

He first pointed at Yang Three Blades: "Yang Three Blades, you know her. As the name suggests, she's a Silver Rank Intermediate Ancient Martial Artist, skilled in dual-blade combat, with a hidden projectile blade. Cultivation Technique attribute: Ice."

"...I always thought her name was Ice Blade Woman."

Xie Ning's words earned him a roll of the eyes from Yang Three Blades, so he laughed it off and found an excuse to Move on.

Next, Captain Li looked at Gu Wa, who nodded and said, "Gu Wa, Pugilist, Silver Rank Advanced Ancient Martial Artist, Fire attribute, Yang Three Blades' lover."

It seemed that Yang Three Blades' eye-roll at Xie Ning just now had given her a sense of crisis, forcing her to add a few more words to clarify her status.

The others noticed as well, looking at each other with wry smiles.

"Then there's Xu Shaoxiang."

After Captain Li finished speaking, Xu Shaoxiang, who was wearing 'bulletproof' glasses, stopped typing on his keyboard and raised his hand: "I am Xu Shaoxiang. My name is a bit feminine, but I'm male. I couldn't handle the hardships of being an Ancient Martial Artist, so I'm a Silver Rank Advanced Demon Tamer. My Demon Tamers Beasts are a Silver Rank Level 10 Battle Panda and a Silver Rank Level 2 Holy Light Red Panda. I can both attack and heal."

"A panda?! Are you from Jinguan City?" Xie Ning's eyes lit up.

Pandas, whether in the era of Demon Tamers, ancient times, or even primordial times, have always been a major characteristic of Huaguo. Having lived for eighteen years, Xie Ning had never seen a real Panda Demon Tamers Beast.

"Of course," Xu Shaoxiang said with a look of pride.

"Of course my foot! Xie Ning, you'd better be careful. When we act, don't pair up with this guy. He has no immunity to beautiful women and is always causing trouble." Yang Three Blades slapped Xu Shaoxiang hard on the back, making him gasp.

Xie Ning smiled and said, "It's fine, as long as he's not into men."

"Haha~ Next is Chen Pingan." Captain Li pointed to the only one standing, Chen Pingan, who had two swords on his back and a cool expression. At this moment, his personality was like a different person compared to when he was beaten up by Xie Ning before.

Chen Pingan said, "Silver Rank Intermediate Demon Tamer. I have a Silver Rank Level 6 Flying Snow Sword and a Silver Rank Level 3 Demonized Locust Wood Sword."

"In terms of combat style, this guy is closer to an Ancient Martial Artist. He learned Boss Yan's sword-controlling attack Moves. Don't be fooled by his fair and delicate look; he's actually quite ruthless when he fights," Captain Li added.

Xie Ning nodded.

Next, Captain Li pointed to himself: "As for me, I'm an Initial Gold rank Demon Tamer, positioned as a warrior. My Demon Tamers Beasts are a Gold Level 2 Heavy Armored Shield Crab and a Gold Rank 1 Great Saber Monk. The other two are still too weak to be worth mentioning."

Seeing Captain Li finish introducing everyone, the burly Jiajia quickly straightened his back and sat waiting to introduce himself.

To his surprise, the group started chatting about the mission, leaving him striking a pose for several seconds, staring blankly.

Seeing that they really had no intention of introducing him, he couldn't help but get anxious and hurriedly shouted, "Cap—Captain, what about me? I haven't introduced myself yet."

"You? Didn't you already go up on stage and fight? Everything that needs to be known is known. What's left to introduce?" Captain Li glared at him.

Finally, seeing Jiajia's aggrieved expression, he couldn't help but relent and snapped, "Well, hurry up and say it!"

"Hehe~" Jiajia's face instantly changed to a smile. He gave a simple, honest grin, straightened his back, and said, "I am a Silver Rank Intermediate Ancient Martial Artist. My specialties are great strength and strong defense. My weapon is the Blood Slaughter Great Axe."

As he spoke, his eyes were filled with deep affection as he looked at Xie Ning, making Xie Ning's skin crawl.

Xie Ning: "..."

Five seconds later.

"Fine, I give up." Xie Ning shuddered, his skin crawling. He quickly pulled out the giant axe he had confiscated last time.

Jiajia stepped forward quickly to catch it, laughing loudly like a child who had received a toy.

Everyone was speechless.

At this time, Captain Li brought several large boxes and placed them on the table in front of them.

"Next is the most exciting unboxing segment!" Xu Shaoxiang said while rubbing his hands with a lewd expression, ignoring the disdainful looks from the others.

Seeing Xie Ning's confusion, Chen Pingan explained, "Weapons."

Very concise, very direct.

Captain Li opened the large boxes. One box contained several demon hunting guns and some bullets; another box held several Deep Green Horns; and there was also a combat bracelet exactly like the ones on Captain Li and the others' wrists.

After teaching Xie Ning how to use the demon hunting guns, everyone was given one gun plus 11 bullets: 1 gold and 10 silver.

Xie Ning examined the uniquely textured and carved bullets in his hand. After a moment, he asked, "These bullets aren't cheap, are they?"

"Correct. Different colored bullets can deal with different ranks. Silver corresponds to Silver Rank, and yellow corresponds to Gold Rank. If they hit a vital spot, they are enough for a one-shot kill. But they are expensive to manufacture, so you should use them sparingly. Don't use the gun unless necessary," Captain Li nodded.

Yang Three Blades added, "A Silver Rank bullet costs nearly a million to make, and a Gold Rank bullet reaches several millions. This is basically a cheating device. Even an ordinary person with one could accidentally take down a Gold Rank."

Hearing this, Xie Ning was slightly stunned.

Good grief! This gun doesn't fire bullets; it fires heaps and heaps of alliance coins!

"Then why did you only have one last time?" Xie Ning asked again.

Yang Three Blades: "I was down to my last one while on a mission. I originally wanted to exchange it for money with the organization after finishing the mission to live it up, but I ended up using it in the Experimental Base."

"No wonder," Xie Ning nodded.

Then, Captain Li handed Xie Ning the combat bracelet, which had functions like positioning, communication, and strength appraisal.

After some fiddling, Xie Ning understood its general usage.

Then came the Deep Green Horns.

"The people in the Zhenlong Realm are descendants of Huaguo people and the original residents of the Secret Realm. They all have a horn like this on their heads, used to identify their race. So, when we enter, we all have to wear a horn."

Xie Ning held the horn in his hand, looking at it with curiosity.

He hadn't expected that there were actually other humans in the world.

This mission, before it had even begun, had already broadened his horizons.

Yang Three Blades asked, "By the way, why don't they come out of the Secret Realm?"

"When the Evil Azure Dragon was killed back then, it placed a curse on them. Once they leave the Secret Realm, they age rapidly and turn into withered bones and die within minutes. Not only that, as the Azure Dragon died, the energy in the Secret Realm has been slowly disappearing. Now it has dropped to a 4X-rank Secret Realm, meaning the highest level is only Gold Rank," Captain Li answered.

Xie Ning frowned and asked, "Since the highest is Gold Rank, why do they need students from the academy to help them clear out Yao Beasts?"

"This..." Captain Li hesitated for a moment. "While it's called clearing out, it's actually to maintain relations. They are descendants of both sides, so they are naturally Huaguo people. Every once in a while, people are sent in to clear out Yao Beasts. To put it bluntly, it's just doing some chores, chatting, and bringing them new things from the outside world to keep them informed about the changes of the era."

"Because of this, try not to kill anyone during this mission unless absolutely necessary. No matter which side they are on, they are our own people."

Hearing this, Xie Ning's eyes narrowed and his pupils constricted slightly. He somewhat understood Yan Ruyu's purpose in asking him to participate.

Time passed bit by bit. A few hours later, the fighter jet carrying the group arrived at a heavily guarded military camp in the forest. Above the camp, a portal was slowly opening.

The timing was perfect.

After getting off the fighter jet and confirming their identities, Captain Li stepped forward to negotiate with the forest garrison for a moment, then led the group to the bottom of the portal.

The portal was like a mouth about to yawn, slowly opening wide.

"Move out!" At Captain Li's command, the group of seven attached the horns to their foreheads and leaped into the teleportation array.