Chapter 42: Slay!

The lake monster was cut into mud by the blade net Lu Jing had fully crafted.

Watching the twitching minced flesh, Lu Jing still did not relax his guard; this thing was too evil, even after being chopped like this it had not lost its vitality.

After waiting a while, the lake monster did not recover but gradually turned into blood water, vanishing without a trace.

With the lake monster's death, the blood water under Lu Jing's feet quickly receded.

A sudden breeze appeared in the congealed blood mist, like a wind by the ear and like a nightmare shadow, slowly pushing away the surrounding mist.

When Lu Jing lifted his head, the sky had brightened and the blood mist had completely dispersed.

"Huu~"

Lu Jing let out a breath.

This fierce battle finally ended, and his stamina was nearly exhausted.

Lu Jing reached back and felt several bloodstains there.

The burning wound kept stabbing his nerves.

These were left on him when the lake monster knocked him flying.

Next, the familiar notification sounded.

【Congratulations, host, for slaying the Altar Demon! Obtained Colorless Crystal Block ×20!】

【Congratulations, host, for slaying the Altar Demon! Obtained Red Crystal Block ×8!】

"Didn't it show this monster's level, or is this thing simply not a demon beast......"

However, the amount of crystal blocks given was quite a lot; Lu Jing nodded in satisfaction.

"I suppose we killed it, right?"

Jiang Fanxin, still pale with fear, said.

Just now, when Lu Jing was knocked down into the blood water, she was frightened and covered her eyes, thinking Lu Jing would die.

"Mm, he's dead beyond dead."

Lu Jing gave her a definite answer.

"It's good that he's dead......" Jiang Fanxin let out a breath, "This thing's life is too tough; it's definitely not something a Third‑Realm Martial Artist like me can handle."

Lu Jing finally glanced at the lake bottom, and after confirming there was nothing abnormal, he stepped on the cave wall and leapt upward.

With the support of the Thousand‑Blade Demon Sword, a few jumps brought him back to the ground.

"Let's go, this mission is complete, we have the Space Ring in hand."

Lu Jing waved his hand, signaling Jiang Fanxin to leave.

Jiang Fanxin saw the scratches on Lu Jing's back, quickly called out to him, "Wait a moment, the wounds on your back need treatment."

"It's fine, it'll scab over soon......"

"Listen to me, sit on the ground and don't move!"

Jiang Fanxin pressed Lu Jing to sit down, took out a box from her bag containing disinfectant and gauze.

Jiang Fanxin's movements were very skilled; bandaging wounds is also a required course at Martial University.

"This Healing Pill can restore vital energy and help the wound heal quickly."

She took out a Dan Medicine from the box and handed it to Lu Jing.

Lu Jing hesitated slightly, then tilted his head back and swallowed it.

As soon as it entered his belly, he felt a surge of heat; the originally burning wound instantly turned cool.

The deeper wound felt a bit itchy, already showing signs of healing.

This Dan Medicine is definitely intermediate or above; its wound‑healing effect is outrageously good.

"All right, let's go."

Jiang Fanxin patted Lu Jing's shoulder, took out her phone and opened the video function, "We need to keep the evidence, otherwise the Martial Association won't recognize it."

After finishing the on‑site filming, Lu Jing and Jiang Fanxin returned the same way.

Half an hour later, a Jeep arrived at the lake vicinity at high speed.

Li Wu and Ye Shaohua jumped out of the car.

Seeing the dissipated blood mist, he was obviously stunned and asked doubtfully, "What's the situation? Wasn't it supposed to be covered in blood mist? Why does it look nothing special?"

"Uncle Li, could the positioning be wrong?"

"No, looking at the surrounding environment and terrain, this should be the right spot; you wait here, I'll go check."

Li Wu frowned, cautiously proceeded forward, and walked all the way to the edge of the dried‑up lake.

The ground before him was riddled with scars, clearly having undergone a fierce battle.

"Could it be that someone got there first?"

Li Wu wore a strange expression as he retreated and returned to the Jeep.

"Young Master, the monster has already disappeared; someone must have come here earlier."

Ye Shaohua heard this, stunned, and exclaimed in disbelief, "What? Which bastard actually stole my monster!"

"Young Master, don't rush; I'll have the Satellite Monitoring Department pull up the image records."

Not long after, a slightly blurry photo was sent over.

On it, one could faintly see a man and a woman walking into the blood mist, and shortly afterward the two vanished together with the mist.

"Damn it!"

Ye Shaohua cursed under his breath, "These two look young; how could they have the strength to wipe out this monster? What happened in here? Maybe the monster fled on its own!"

"Exactly, that must be it!"

Ye Shaohua convinced himself in his mind and shouted to Li Wu beside him, "Let's go, back to the Martial Association, we'll say we completed the mission!"

"This...... all right, Young Master."

Engine roared, the jeep sped away along the road it had come from.

At this moment, Lu Jing and Jiang Fanxin were walking back, chatting and laughing.

"Lu Jing, thank you. This time it was thanks to you; otherwise I would have been stuck here."

Jiang Fanxin looked at Lu Jing and bowed sincerely to thank him.

Because she was only wearing Lu Jing's t‑shirt on top, the loose neckline exposed a large area.

This made Lu Jing beside her pause slightly; his Blood Qi involuntarily surged upward.

He quickly lowered his head, averting his gaze, and pulled Jiang Fanxin up.

"Of course… Isn't it normal for teammates to help each other?"

"Anyway, you saved my life, and I barely contributed to this mission, so all the mission reward goes to you; I won't take any."

Lu Jing was startled; the girl was quite nice, thoughtful of him, even refusing the cash reward.

"Your role was huge; if you hadn't held the monster back with arrows at the start, I wouldn't have gotten a chance to get close."

Lu Jing smiled, "So follow my plan: the ring goes to me, the cash to you—fair and just."

"Well… okay."

Jiang Fanxin nodded and stopped objecting.

"Swish!"

At that moment, a jeep drove past not far from the two.

The floor‑to‑ceiling throttle roared painfully loud in Huāngshén Cónglín.

Li Wu also saw the two, assumed they were members of the hunting troupe, and did not linger, heading straight for the exit.

"Goodness, how did this jeep get in? Aren't only cargo trucks registered with the Alliance allowed inside?"

Jiang Fanxin jumped in surprise and muttered to herself.

Lu Jing shook his head, "I don't know. Come with me; let's first submit the hunting troupe's mission."

"Sure, I came here to do missions anyway; now the mission's done, we have plenty of time."

The outskirts of Huāngshén Cónglín.

Beside the Xuánwǔ Shòuliè Tuán cargo truck.

Lóu Wǎnqīng and two others set up a tent nearby, waiting for Lu Jing's return.

And at that moment, three figures supporting each other emerged from deep within the jungle.