Qin Shi never expected to see the instructor Fu Lei from the Yellow Springs training camp at the outermost edge of the pollution zone.

The other person looked as if he had been struck by lightning, his mortal body charred and shriveled like dead wood, his life force extremely weak, as if it could be extinguished by a gust of wind.

"Do you have any Energy Liquid left?"

Qin Shi looked at Long Qiuyuan, unabashedly asking for help.

The latter twitched at the corner of his mouth, feeling truly uncomfortable being treated as a backup energy reserve.

It was inexplicably like being a repressed turtle man, willingly handing over his salary, hoping for some return.

"Alright, boss."

Although Long Qiuyuan was unwilling in his heart, his hands were quick, taking out several cans of Energy Liquid from his tactical backpack.

Qin Shi poured the Energy Liquid into Fu Lei's mouth as if watering a sapling.

Having stepped into the specialized level martial arts path, one's life force purity would not be low.

As long as it wasn't a fatal injury like a pierced heart or crushed skull, it could quickly recover with nutritional supplements and medical means.

The Energy Liquid flowed into Fu Lei's body like sweet rain, allowing him to activate the Burning Mantra and revitalize his exhausted mortal body, which had been strained to its limits.

"You kid..."

Fu Lei looked at that young face, a slight smile tugging at the corner of his mouth.

"You've brought honor to the Yellow Springs training camp."

Qin Shi maintained the humility of a rookie, softly saying:

"I owe it all to the instructor's guidance."

Even though Fu Lei was only half-conscious, having moved from 'shutdown' to 'standby', his attitude remained cocky:

"Bullshit! If I could teach a monster like you, White Poplar Barrier City would have already pierced through the pollution zone and pushed the western front to the lair of the followers!"

Qin Shi smiled slightly, knowing that after this exploration mission, his identity would inevitably be revealed.

At the very least, the higher-ups of White Poplar Barrier City and even the commanders on the western front would know about him.

"Instructor, anyway, I'm a soldier you trained."

Qin Shi reached out to support Fu Lei, then said to Long Qiuyuan and Ye Xiaotang:

"Make yourself useful. You can't take Ying Huang's salary for nothing either."

Bejaerleite was dealt with by Fu Lei, but the follower creatures under his command still remained.

"No problem!"

Long Qiuyuan drew her twin blades, having cheered from the sidelines for so long, now it was finally her time to shine.

She immediately entered her full form, her life force surging wildly!

Long Qiuyuan dragged the twin blades quickly, as if silver glimmers were dancing, like bands of light fluttering around.

In just a few seconds, she had slaughtered the follower creatures driven by Bejaerleite, scattering them with not a shred left.

"Tell your captain to calm down, stop chasing and slashing."

While treating Fu Lei's injuries, Qin Shi instructed Ye Xiaotang.

Unexpectedly, Long Qiuyuan was a 'female berserk', addicted to attacking monsters, madly chasing after the follower creatures.

"That's just the captain's personality. Once her divine martial characteristic is activated, she marks 'vulnerable points' on the enemy's head.

The captain has OCD; she must clear those constantly appearing red dots, otherwise she feels uncomfortable all over."

Ye Xiaotang shrugged helplessly, clearly accustomed to Long Qiuyuan going 'crazy'.

"Are you really that young Scorching Sun from Heng Province?"

Fu Lei weakly asked.

He gazed at Qin Shi, increasingly feeling that this kid had an unusual, mysterious background.

"Instructor, does it really matter?"

Qin Shi shrugged, like an ancient martial artist imparting skills, his hand pressing against Fu Lei's back, carefully injecting highly pure energy factors through controlled release of life force.

"True. No matter what your name is, when you arrive at White Poplar Barrier City, you're a soldier of White Poplar."

Fu Lei lowered his head with a smile, then continued:

"You've been targeted by the pollution zone esotericists, so be careful in the future.

They're no different from wolves, extremely eager for the targets on the 'hunting list'."

Qin Shi remained calm, even showing a hint of anticipation in his eyes, simply saying four words:

"Wel-come Ba-ttle."

Fu Lei was stunned, then burst into laughter.

This kid was truly not pretending anymore, casually revealing the demeanor of a strong man.

Much like the top generals Fu Lei had encountered in the past, who didn't look down on anyone, yet also didn't put anyone in their eyes either.

"Instructor, how did you get injured?"

Qin Shi asked.

He discovered that Fu Lei's injuries weren't from external forces.

"I happened to encounter a fallen esotericist who had plunged into chaos, and played a bit with him. That guy was adept at 'distortion' and 'split', which made him quite troublesome."

Fu Lei felt like a survivor who had just escaped by sheer luck, coming back from the brink of death, only to find his clothes slightly dusty:

"I used Colonel Han's 'Burning Mantra' to open up my Sea of Consciousness, trapping his spiritual entity, then maximized my life force, causing a 'detonation', wiping out that little bastard in one go."

Qin Shi gave a thumbs up upon hearing this, acknowledging Instructor Fu's decisiveness and resoluteness.

The path to specialized level martial arts revolves around upgrading one's domain, constantly refining will and strengthening characteristics.

The spiritual ability path differs. Upon advancing to specialized level, they reach perfection by forming a Holy Embryo, igniting a spiritual fire, and can draw energy from countless dimensions, forming their own 'spells.'

Therefore, when martial arts and spiritual abilities clash, if their combat strength is similar, the former must win quickly and decisively.

Otherwise, they could easily fall into a disadvantage, being constantly worn down and dragged to death.

An approach like Fu Lei's, putting everything on the line for a decisive fight, proves simple yet effective.

"I've dealt with those little bastards plenty of times, you should attend some tactical classes when you have time, the techniques taught are very practical."

Fu Lei sat down on the ground, feeling pain at every slight movement, the cost of dealing with Bejaerleite was severe.

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