Chapter 348: Dragon Breath

"Chairman, the mission will probably be delayed."

Zhu Meng Junjie's Private Chat.

"Huh? What's going on?" Su Sheng was already ready to set out.

Then Zhu Meng Junjie tossed a screenshot.

"..." Su Sheng fell silent for a moment, then glanced at the time: "Need any help?"

"Probably not, we can finish it; it's just a Normal Level 45 BOSS," Zhu Meng Junjie replied.

Indeed, Zhu Meng's group was fighting a BOSS over there; although it's a Normal BOSS, it looks like they're almost done.

But finishing the BOSS and then rushing to the Teleport Array location would probably be too late.

Seeing this, Su Sheng simply didn't bother to go over first.

After all, he had a mount and could be faster than them.

Then Su Sheng's gaze fell again on the Level 50 Drill Ground Beasts ahead; so he kept grinding... after all, Suan Ni was close to Level 40.

I wonder what skill the Level 40 Xiao Jia Huo will acquire.

Su Sheng, holding a long spear, continued the slaughter!

These Level 50 Ordinary Monsters were completely powerless before Su Sheng.

When the game time reached the final seven minutes.

Finally, Suan Ni leveled up!

Level 40!

Attack reached 1,640, defense 2,050, and crucially HP 49,000; the Fireworks Blessing Shield Value could reach 14,700!

Skill~

Su Sheng rubbed his hands, feeling a bit excited.

Each of Xiao Jia Huo's skills is extraordinary.

Born with Fireworks Blessing, Level 10 Smoke Swirl, Level 20 Passive Prayer Power (luck), and at Level 30 its first active attack skill, Divine Dragon Grab, which ignores defense with a 4.0 multiplier!

System Notification:

Pet Suan Ni reached Level 40, acquiring a secondary skill: Fireworks Dragon Breath.

It exhales Fireworks power, forming a Dragon Breath that deals 200% true damage per second to a 10×10 meter area ahead, and can crit!

Consumes Fireworks Prayer Power, 100 points per second.

Cooldown: None

(Note: the Dragon Breath range expands with growth.)

Su Sheng only then noticed a white bar added beneath Suan Ni's attribute panel.

Fireworks Prayer Power: 0/1,000 (the cap increases with growth).

(Note: gains one point every five minutes, collection speed increases with growth.)

(The divine beast Suan Ni likes to perch on the incense burner, gathering believers' Prayer Power.)

Su Sheng blinked! What an awesome skill!

However...

It's still a growing Xiao Jia Huo, a bit...

Only one point of Prayer Power every five minutes.

Doing the math, it would take over 80 hours to fill the 1,000-point cap.

Then... over 80 hours of charging, to exhale for ten seconds?

But at 2.0 multiplier per second, ten seconds equals... 20 multiplier!

That's still usable!

And as the Xiao Jia Huo grows, this skill can keep strengthening.

Although it's not the healing skill I've been yearning for, it's still strong—a skill with great potential.

But...

There's one thing to complain about!

My head isn't an incense burner!

When the game time ended, Su Sheng logged off, satisfied.

Back to work~

Cheerful little security guard!

But there's one more thing at work today.

After inquiring about Professor Lu's class, Su Sheng went to the university staff dormitory area at noon.

He found Professor Lu's home.

Su Sheng straightened his posture and knocked on the door.

"I'm coming~"

A familiar voice came from inside.

"Xiao Zhe, be careful!"

Another female voice followed.

"Don't worry, Mom, this is my own home, I won't fall! I know where the door is."

A while later...

Click~

The door opened..

"Hello, who is this?"

Lu Zhe, wearing glasses, opened the door.

"Ah, Zhe." Su Sheng greeted.

"Hey~ Brother Su, why are you here! Come in quickly!"

Lu Zhe was somewhat surprised; it was Brother Su after all, and he had just been telling his mother that he saw Brother Su in the game.

"Captain Su, please come in." A very young woman walked over.

She is Lu Zhe's mother and also Professor Lu's wife.

Su Sheng had taken Lu Zhe home many times before, so he knew the whole Lu family.

"Sister Su~"

Su Sheng smiled and greeted.

Come to think of it, Lu Zhe's mother shares the Su surname with Su Sheng; her name is Su Yuan, only in her thirties, not yet forty, and she looks well kept, though her eyes always carry a faint sorrow... stemming from her son.

After Lu Zhe was born, his congenital blindness made it hard for him to be away from people, so Su Yuan never worked and took care of Lu Zhe. Recently, Lu Zhe has improved his temperament a lot through gaming, becoming much more sunny.

"Is Professor Lu here?"

Su Sheng gently guided Lu Zhe into the house.

The house was very empty, obviously because of Lu Zhe.

"In the study," Su Yuan replied with a smile.

"Captain Su is here," a middle‑aged man emerged from the side door at that moment, his hair slightly graying, looking no younger than his fifties; calling him Captain Su would be fine.

Indeed, Professor Lu and Su Yuan are a classic older‑husband‑younger‑wife couple.

When Professor Lu was in his forties, Su Yuan was only eighteen when she started following him.

Of course, the older generation's love and grudges were not something Su Sheng cared to gossip about; his purpose today was Lu Zhe.

"Professor Lu.." Su Sheng smiled as he greeted Professor Lu.

Su Sheng, without any preamble, went straight to the point: "Professor Lu, I came to discuss something with you; I wonder if it's convenient."

"Oh?" Professor Lu was a bit puzzled—what could a school Security Guard Captain have to discuss with him?

Of course Professor Lu did not look down on the school's Security Guard Captain; he knew the campus guards were all former military, and the school's safety owed much to them.

After all, the school is a well‑known state‑owned institution.

He just hoped it wouldn't be a request for personal help. Although the other side had delivered his son a few times, if…

"Alright, then come to my study," Professor Lu suppressed his thoughts and led the way.

Professor Lu personally poured a cup of tea for Su Sheng, who politely took it with both hands and said thank you.

"Captain Su, what brings you to see me?"

Professor Lu looked at Su Sheng and asked.

Su Sheng smiled and handed a document he was carrying to Professor Lu.

"Hmm?" Professor Lu took it, glanced at the cover, and showed a puzzled expression.

"Lifetime Employment Agreement?"

Professor Lu was puzzled—who would a Security Guard Captain hire?

Hire a guard?

"Professor Lu, you can take a look first."

Su Sheng smiled and took a sip of tea.

Professor Lu opened the document with lingering doubt, then his expression straightened.

He became increasingly excited as he read on…

After finishing, Professor Lu looked at Su Sheng in disbelief: "Captain Su… is this real?"

At the same time, Professor Lu felt a bit…

He realized he had misunderstood them at first.