Chapter 37: Chapter Thirty-Seven: The Vanished Village, the Sorrowful Jiang Shang!

Su Yu returned to the dormitory, tidied up simply, and then walked out toward the gate of the Heavenly Pride Battalion.

Looking at the identity token in his hand, Su Yu's mouth curled into a slight smile.

As for Su Yu's upcoming task, the reward alone amounted to a full eight hundred points!

Eight hundred points!

If exchanged properly, relying on the Synthesis Slot, Su Yu even had confidence to push into the late stage of the Blood Refining Realm!

"A-rank mission: Near Yuncheng, a village's personnel mysteriously vanished overnight, suspected Heavenly God Sect members are active! Go investigate the cause of the village's disappearance, reward eight hundred points!"

Actually, any mission that mentions the Heavenly God Sect on the task list is extremely difficult.

But the points for this mission are just too high to resist!

After tasting the sweetness of points, Su Yu's determination to earn points became extremely stubborn.

In the Heavenly Pride Battalion, resources are never lacking; as long as you have enough points, even a Spiritual Artifact can be exchanged!

This shows the importance of points.

Thinking about the eight hundred points he was about to receive, the smile on Su Yu's face grew richer.

In the midst of his thoughts, Su Yu had already walked out of the Heavenly Pride Battalion's gate.

Looking at the map, Yuncheng's location is not far from the Heavenly Pride Battalion—only a hundred kilometers away; at the speed of a Blood Refining Realm martial artist, it would take at most half a day to get there.

After confirming the direction, Su Yu directly rushed toward Yuncheng.

At the same time, in the office of the instructor of the Heavenly Pride Battalion.

Jiang Shang looked at the pile of documents before him and couldn't help feeling a wave of headache.

At that moment, Chen Zhe entered with a solemn expression, holding a document.

"Boss, a mission has run into trouble!"

As soon as Chen Zhe came in, he spoke directly.

Jiang Shang's brows furrowed slightly as he asked, "What mission?"

Chen Zhe didn't speak; he simply placed a document on the table and said.

"It's the task that Shi Sword that little guy went to complete earlier."

"Do you remember how miserable that little guy looked when he came back?"

Hearing Chen Zhe's words, Jiang Shang's heart suddenly surged with a bad premonition.

He hurriedly picked up the document in his hand and began to read.

After a moment, Jiang Shang's face turned extremely grim.

"Damn it, it's the Heavenly God Sect again!"

Jiang Shang roared for a moment, then slammed that document hard onto the table.

"What do we do now? That mission has already been posted?"

Jiang Shang took a deep breath and said.

"Given Shi Sword's precedent, I estimate no one will take this mission; among the top ten, several are absent, so surely nobody will accept it!"

"Quickly adjust this mission to S-rank difficulty, otherwise if some of the top twenty take it, it'll really be trouble!"

Chen Zhe nodded, took out his phone, gave it a shake, and suddenly his expression changed drastically.

Beside him, Jiang Shang noticed Chen Zhe's expression, his heart paused momentarily, and he asked.

"What's wrong? Could it be that someone actually took this mission?"

Chen Zhe's expression was extremely grave, then he gave a bitter laugh, handed his phone to Jiang Shang, and said.

"Boss, you'd better look yourself; I really don't know what to do about this."

Jiang Shang took the phone doubtfully.

After a breath, Jiang Shang's voice echoed throughout the entire building!

"What!! Su Yu that guy took this mission?"

Jiang Shang's voice, like rolling thunder, shook the whole building.

In the office, Jiang Shang's eyes turned blood-red, he stared fixedly at Chen Zhe, and roared.

"Why are you just standing there? Go find him quickly—if that guy encounters any accident, do you know what the consequences would be?"

"Not only will the president tear us apart, even that exalted one will take action!"

Chen Zhe's expression was bitter.

"But boss, it's already been three hours since Su Yu accepted that mission; I estimate he's almost reached Yuncheng by now!"

Hearing Chen Zhe's words, Jiang Shang's face turned ashen.

He trembled as he sat at the table, his whole person seeming to have lost his soul, eyes devoid of light.

"It's over, this time it's really over!"

After a moment, Jiang Shang finally came to his senses and said.

"Notify Bai Zhan, you two hurry to Yuncheng at the fastest speed; I don't care how Su Yu ends up, you must bring him back for me!"

Chen Zhe nodded, turned, and left the office.

The spacious office now only had Jiang Shang alone facing the window; he gazed at the clouds outside, murmuring incessantly.

"It's over, over, this time it's really over!"

And on the document on Jiang Shang's office desk, it was clearly written.

"East of Yuncheng, a Golden Body expert of the Heavenly God Sect is active!"

"Jiangnan Sheng, east of Yuncheng."

"A white figure appeared here."

"Yuncheng counts as a relatively large city in Jiangnan Sheng; compared to Hengcheng, it is naturally much more high-end. Even the Martial Artists Association in Yuncheng has a Golden Body Realm martial artist stationed there."

This would be enough to explain Fortune City's position.

To the east of Fortune City lies a huge river that runs through the entire city.

Beyond the city outskirts, there are still several villages.

But for unknown reasons, within half a month, all the inhabitants of a village mysteriously vanished.

Even chickens, ducks, fish, dogs, and all living creatures vanished completely.

This matter drew great attention from Fortune City, and was directly reported to the Jiangnan Province Martial Artists Association, which then handed it over to the Heavenly Pride Battalion!

At this moment, Su Yu is positioned right near that mysterious village.

Su Yu stood silently on a small hill, his gaze falling on a village.

However, that village was extremely quiet, as if devoid of any life fluctuations.

All that remained was a deathly silence.

Seeing this, Su Yu couldn't help but slightly furrow his brow.

Has everyone disappeared?

Not only people, but all living things have vanished—how could such a matter seem strange everywhere?

Su Yu immediately sensed that something was off.

After some thought, Su Yu restrained his aura, and even his favored white clothing was changed to black for easier concealment.

At this moment, the sun had already set, leaving only night.

Su Yu cautiously entered the village.

Although Su Yu's strength had greatly increased, he knew that high returns meant high risk.

This mission that could earn eight hundred points might not be as simple as it seems!

Soon, Su Yu appeared at the village entrance.

At the village entrance, tattered clothing hung on the gate, fluttering in the wind.

A cool breeze gently blew, actually adding a hint of gloom.

Su Yu's gaze turned solemn as he cautiously entered the village.