Chapter 166: Erasing Painful Memories

As a bit of memory was awakened, the memories previously sealed in his mind surged into Jiang Chen's consciousness like a dam breaking.

Jiang Chen's eyes widened in shock, his gaze vacant, and he muttered as if he had lost his soul: "I actually licked a demon's feet?"

"I actually ate the foot of a filthy demon!"

"I... how could I have done such a thing..."

Jiang Chen's expression appeared incomparably painful, and he even made a retching motion.

For Jiang Chen, this memory was a painful one that he could not bear to look back on.

He was a peak-level Soul Professional of Shenxia University, an SS-level Star Sword Envoy, yet he had used his mouth to wash a demon's feet.

To him, it was undoubtedly a great humiliation.

If it were spread, it would certainly become a laughingstock.

Originally, he had wanted to take advantage of his internship to properly verify just what level his strength had reached.

Thus, the overconfident Jiang Chen decided on the spot to do something big.

It just so happened that he heard the war on the Northern Front was in full swing, so he used his connections to find out that a King-level demon was causing trouble there.

In a moment of hot-headedness, Jiang Chen flew his sword directly to the Nightmare Land, where he unfortunately encountered the vampire noble Edric.

Due to his lack of mastery, Jiang Chen was captured alive by Edric and taken into the Blood Abyss Ancient Castle, where he was offered to the Vampire Queen and ultimately treated as a pet.

The cruelty of reality made Jiang Chen realize his current strength and how insignificant he was when facing these Calamity monsters alone.

In the end, Jiang Chen paid the price for his recklessness and overestimation of his own abilities.

Zhou Chu couldn't help but sigh in his heart.

Fortunately, the Vampire Queen had only planted a Blood Gu in his body and had not turned him into one of her own kind.

Otherwise, it would truly have been beyond saving.

But this ordeal was a deeply painful experience for Jiang Chen, one that would likely never fade from his memory for the rest of his life.

As the saying goes, if you help someone, help them to the end; if you see someone off, see them to the west.

To help Jiang Chen forget this pain forever, Li Er could only use her innate ability to erase this memory for him.

Li Er then carried the unconscious Jiang Chen on her back and, before the Nightmare Land collapsed, passed through the portal again to arrive outside the Demon Cave.

Arriving outside the Nightmare Land, the thick Calamity Mist began to gradually fade, and the crisis of the Nightmare Land on the Northern Front was finally resolved.

At this time, at the station of Scout Team 1 of the Northern Exorcism Army.

Captain Jia Mengshan had been pacing back and forth in the front-line monitoring tent, looking up at his watch from time to time, his face full of anxiety.

Nearly two hours had passed, and that kid Zhou Chu hadn't sent back even a shred of news.

Just a moment ago, Long Aofei, who had gone to the Eastern Front to command the battle, was also uneasy about the situation here and had already called several times to ask about it.

The longer Jia Mengshan waited, the more anxious he became; just now, he had already ordered all members of the scout team to be fully equipped and ready to enter the Nightmare Land at any moment.

The main issue was that all communication equipment would be blocked under the influence of the Calamity Mist, so they could only go deep in person.

Jia Mengshan felt that these two hours were like years, or even like sitting on pins and needles.

Now he had become like an ant on a hot pan, unable to sit still any longer.

Jia Mengshan was now incomparably regretful.

He should have gone along with him in the first place; he shouldn't have listened to that kid Zhou Chu.

After all, he was just a greenhorn who had just entered university; how could his combat experience compare to that of a veteran scout like himself?

Although Zhou Chu had previously wiped out four Demon Caves single-handedly and created significant war merits.

But this situation was vastly different from before.

This Nightmare Land had a King-level demon sitting in command.

Those four Demon Caves from before were simply not in the same league as this one.

Moreover, a King-level demon was an existence comparable to an entire army.

Even if Zhou Chu were strong, could he really be strong enough to take down a demon alone?

Not to mention Jia Mengshan didn't believe it, even Grand Commander Long Aofei probably didn't quite believe it either.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have kept calling the station to ask.

Jia Mengshan checked his watch; it was almost dark.

If they didn't set out now, they would have to wait until tomorrow.

Just as he was about to issue the order, a monitor shouted in surprise: "There's a signal! A signal from the Nightmare Land has been detected!"

Jia Mengshan's spirits lifted, and he hurried to the monitor, seeing that several signal markers had finally appeared on it.

However, there were no longer any vital signs on these markers; clearly, these scout team members had all perished.

Although Jia Mengshan, as captain, felt very heavy-hearted, the sudden appearance of the monitoring signal indicated that the crisis in the Nightmare Land had been resolved.

Beyond his surprise, Jia Mengshan could hardly believe it; for a moment, he was astonished beyond measure.

That kid Zhou Chu was really something; he had pulled out this terrible tumor in just two short hours.

It seemed he had underestimated him too much before.

To be able to eliminate even a King-level demon—wasn't this kid's strength a bit outrageously strong?

"Hurry and dispatch the scout drones to investigate the situation in the Nightmare Land as soon as possible!" Jia Mengshan ordered immediately.

However, not long after the order was given, a scout ran in hurriedly and reported: "Captain, Officer Zhou is back, and he brought Jiang Chen back too!"

Jia Mengshan immediately walked quickly out of the tent and saw Zhou Chu and Li Er standing not far away, while Jiang Chen lay unconscious on a stretcher, undergoing examination and treatment by two medical team members.

"Zhou Chu, you're finally back! If you hadn't come back, I would have taken people in to find you!"

Jia Mengshan hurried up and pulled Zhou Chu over to look at him, seemingly checking if he was injured.

Seeing that Zhou Chu was completely unharmed, he was even more astonished, unable to say a word, and wore a dazed expression.

Because he also saw that standing beside Zhou Chu at this moment was a girl wearing a black combat uniform, who was so beautiful it was simply outrageous.

"Who is this young girl?"

Jia Mengshan was stunned for a moment, and asked Zhou Chu in an inquiring tone.

Because before Zhou Chu set off for the Nightmare Land, he had not seen this girl.

Zhou Chu smiled and introduced her: "This is my cousin Zhou Li. If not for Li Er's assistance, I could not have completed the mission so quickly and resolved the crisis in the Nightmare Land so smoothly."

Jia Mengshan then nodded blankly, unable to help but ponder in his heart.

Since she was a cousin, she must be a child from the sisters of Zhou Chu's mother's side.

Jia Mengshan only knew that Zhou Chu's father's family had only him as a son, with no brothers or sisters.

As for Zhou Chu's mother's family, he was not very clear, and currently only knew of this one younger sister, Chu Shuangshuang.

For a moment, Jia Mengshan did not dare to speculate too much, and as for the specifics of how things were, there was no need for him to worry blindly.

When the time comes, the Investigation Division of the Military Department will certainly investigate it clearly.