Hearing Jiang Yan's words, Li Wei's excited expression instantly collapsed.
"Your actual combat ability is still too weak. If you don't put in real effort, when the elite training camp assessment begins in March, you won't even pass the simplest entrance trial."
Jiang Yan shook his head.
To enter the elite training camp, one needed to master subtlety-level footwork at minimum and have the strength to hunt intermediate beast generals alone.
"Is… entering the camp really that difficult?"
Li Wei's heart tightened. He had always known about the camp assessment—this entire training trip was meant to prepare him for it.
His father, Li Yao, had even drafted a daily hunting schedule for him, down to the exact number of monsters he had to kill.
"At least right now, you definitely can't pass."
Jiang Yan spoke calmly.
Li Wei clenched his fists, unwillingness flashing in his eyes.
Fail the entrance assessment? Wouldn't he become a laughingstock?
"I'll finish today's task now!"
Taking a deep breath, Li Wei left in the distance.
"Master, we should follow him—"
Liu Xi and Caron hurriedly spoke, but Jiang Yan cut them off.
"You two aren't going with him. Being overprotected can cripple someone instead of helping them."
The two bodyguards stiffened.
Li Wei paused when he heard this, but then set his jaw and walked away with steadier steps.
After Li Wei was gone, Jiang Yan added, "The two of you will follow—but secretly. Don't reveal yourselves unless he faces certain death. Understand?"
"Captain, we understand!"
Both of them let out a sigh of relief. If Li Wei died, they would never escape blame.
But they also had to admire Jiang Yan's arrangements—this was how true growth was forged.
They followed quietly.
Janet frowned slightly. "Do you think Li Wei will be strong enough to pass by March?"
In her eyes, even if he entered the elite camp, he would be scraping the bottom.
"Whether he passes or not is his problem. It has nothing to do with us."
Jiang Yan shrugged. Venina only asked him to supervise Li Wei and ensure he completed his daily tasks. Nothing more.
HR Alliance Building, Jiangnan Base City – Top Floor
Inside the luxurious president's office, Venina stared at a message on her communicator—stunned.
"A God of War… at twenty years old?"
Even after a long moment, she still felt disbelief. If Wang Tong hadn't personally sent the message, she would have dismissed it as a joke.
"This investment in Jiang Yan may be the best decision I've ever made."
A 20-year-old God of War—without elite training camp guidance.
How terrifying would he become after graduating from the elite training camp?
An invincible God of War?
Or… someone who surpasses the God of War level entirely?
The more she thought about it, the more certain she became. Jiang Yan would step into a realm beyond ordinary War Gods.
She should prepare a new gift for him—one far more valuable than the previous ones.
"What should I give…?"
Venina fell into deep thought.
City 003 – Days Later
Time passed quickly. Every day Jiang Yan hunted monsters, and every day he strictly supervised Li Wei's tasks. In this regard, Li Wei never complained.
In fact, he pushed himself harder—after finishing the assigned quota, he even hunted additional monsters, all for Jiang Yan's acknowledgement.
"Bang!"
Inside an abandoned supermarket, Jiang Yan blew apart the head of a high-level beast general.
A notification appeared before his eyes:
[Fourth Thunderbolt +1 (100/100)]
[Ninefold Thunder Gun: Fifth Stage (1/100)]
"Finally broke through."
Jiang Yan smiled. Reaching the fifth stage meant he could unleash 4.2 times his base strength.
He opened his personal panel:
Name: Jiang Yan
Realm: Advanced Warrior (72/100)
Body Technique: Perfect (92/100)
Blade Technique: Specialized (72/100)
Marksmanship: Perfect (76/100)
Thunderbolt Art: Mastery (35/100)
Ninefold Thunder Gun: Fifth Stage (1/100)
Ninefold Source: Mastery (36/100)
"At this rate, my body technique should reach the artistic conception level before this trip ends."
Satisfied, he glanced at the monster corpses.
"That's enough for today. Time to head back."
He disappeared in a flash.
Because of his rapidly rising strength, he often left the Thunder Squad behind, seeking out herds of monsters alone to avoid dragging them into unnecessary danger.
"ROAR!!"
Just as he passed a half-collapsed building, a furious beast roar echoed nearby.
Jiang Yan looked up—and saw a warrior sprinting toward him with several high-level beast generals on his heels.
"Hoh? Luo Feng."
Recognizing the youth instantly, Jiang Yan also noticed the moment Luo Feng spotted him—relief washed over Luo Feng's face.
"Run! Don't come this way!"
Luo Feng shouted, panicked. He hadn't expected Jiang Yan to be here; if he'd known, he wouldn't have lured high-level beasts in this direction.
Jiang Yan merely raised a brow. Just a few high-level beast generals.
The next instant, he vanished.
He reappeared in front of the beasts—past Luo Feng—and thrust his spear forward several times.
Pop! Pop! Pop!
Under Luo Feng's stunned gaze, the beasts' heads burst like overripe melons, their bodies collapsing instantly.
"Don't just stand there. Let's go."
Jiang Yan's voice snapped Luo Feng back to reality.
"S-Senior… you don't want the materials from these high-level beast generals?" Luo Feng glanced longingly at the bodies.
That was hundreds of millions of soft sister coins lying on the ground!
Jiang Yan chuckled. "If you're not afraid the smell of blood will attract a whole monster pack, feel free to stay and dissect them."
Luo Feng instantly followed.
He had scouted the area; a lord-level monster was nearby. Staying behind was suicide.
Seeing him catch up, Jiang Yan tossed a familiar item at him.
"Your throwing knife."
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