Chapter 400: Taking Care of the Newcomer

"Hahaha."

The other four people in the squad couldn't help but laugh when they heard this.

One of the men joked, "Captain, if possible, it would be best if you never have a chance to make a move from here on out."

"Exactly, exactly."

The other three echoed in succession, their faces beaming with confident smiles.

The abilities they had just used to deal with the Violent Bear totaled four, corresponding exactly to the four of them.

They had worked together for such a long time that they had long since developed seamless coordination.

Let alone encountering an attack from one Advanced Fierce Beast, even if they were surrounded by two or three Advanced Fierce Beasts at the same time, they could still rely on their skilled coordination to slay the Fierce Beasts under their blades in an instant.

If they encountered some extreme, unexpected situation, or if their luck was poor and they ran into an Elite-level Fierce Beast, then the Captain would have to step in.

The ability the Captain possessed was Giantification; once activated, his body could instantly expand to six or seven meters in height, comparable to the size of an average Elite-level Fierce Beast.

Therefore, the Captain's existence was like a sturdy insurance policy; unless absolutely necessary, they would use it as little as possible.

"What you say also makes sense; I actually hope that I won't have a chance to make a move from here on out either."

The giant man smiled and nodded, but suddenly, as if thinking of something, he turned around, looked at Qin Hai at the end of the squad, and asked with a kind smile and concern, "Little Qin, that scene just now didn't scare you, did it?"

As the Captain's voice fell, the others also turned their gazes toward Qin Hai one after another.

The expressions in everyone's eyes were not the same.

Some were filled with curiosity, as if wanting to see something in Qin Hai.

Others were completely indifferent, as if they didn't care about Qin Hai's presence at all.

And in two of those gazes, there was obvious impatience and annoyance.

If it weren't for the Captain insisting on bringing this newcomer along, they would never want to bring along a guy they considered a dead weight when they went out on missions.

Just look at what Qin Hai was holding in his hands right now.

It was actually a bow and arrow!

What era was this? In an age filled with abilities and high technology, someone was actually bringing an ancient bow and arrow out to hunt Fierce Beasts?

To put it bluntly, even if he learned from those Martial Artists and brought a Machine Cannon out, the lethality would be much greater than this bow and arrow, right?

Sigh, the Captain was probably just looking at the fact that this guy had awakened a physical enhancement ability and felt a sense of mutual sympathy, which was why he was specifically taking care of him.

Seeing this, Qin Hai hurriedly put on a slightly reserved smile and said respectfully, "No, Brother Lei."

"Mm, that's good."

Lei Wei nodded slightly, his gaze landing on the bow and arrow in Qin Hai's hand, and he asked with a smile, "Looking at you, you must have gone out hunting often in the past, right?"

"Yes."

Qin Hai's face turned slightly red, and he said somewhat embarrassedly, "I did go out hunting often, but basically it was just hunting some Low-level Fierce Beasts; I only encountered Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts occasionally."

"So that's how it is."

Lei Wei reached out his thick palm, patted Qin Hai's shoulder lightly, and comforted him, "It's fine, you'll understand after you come out with us a few more times; these Advanced Fierce Beasts aren't actually as terrifying as you imagine."

After finishing, he turned around, looked at the others, and said loudly, "Everyone, hurry up, process the materials, and let's keep moving forward."

"Let me do it."

A tall, thin man stepped forward voluntarily, reached out his hand, and waved it lightly a few times toward the corpse of the Violent Bear.

Immediately, several Wind Blades, like sharp surgical scalpels, flew from his hand, easily severing the Violent Bear's bones and muscles. The entire process of collecting materials was clean and efficient, completed in less than half a minute.

"Alright, let's set off again."

Under the leadership of the giant man, the group continued to walk forward along the plain.

Before long, they encountered another Advanced Fierce Beast.

Clearly, the fate of this Advanced Fierce Beast was no better than the previous Violent Bear.

Almost in the blink of an eye, it was torn to pieces by the Star Frost Squad, dead as could be.

The squad just kept moving along the plain like this, occasionally encountering some Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts.

Someone in the squad felt bored, so they would casually slay these Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts, not even bothering to pick up the materials.

Qin Hai watched from the side and couldn't help but gulp.

These were Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts!

In his original Zhai, the appearance of a single Low-level Fierce Beast could make everyone excited, and the nutrition contained in the flesh and blood of an Intermediate-level Fierce Beast was several times that of a Low-level one; for the people in the Zhai, that was simply an incredibly precious resource.

But now, the corpses of these Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts were just left there casually, ignored by everyone.

Deep down, he really wanted to go over and pick up these materials, but his reason told him that he absolutely could not do that.

Because these Fierce Beasts were hunted by others, whether they were picked up or abandoned had nothing to do with him.

The fact that the Star Frost Squad could bring an inexperienced newcomer like him out on a mission was already taking very good care of him; one had to have some self-awareness and not go too far.

And just at this moment, a burst of whispering could be heard faintly from the front of the squad.

"Captain, do you really intend to keep letting this newcomer follow us?" a red-haired youth said with a look of dissatisfaction.

It was he who had fired the fireball at the Violent Bear earlier.

In order to better improve his perception and control of the fire element, he had even dyed his hair a bright red.

"Yeah, Captain,"

The tall, thin man echoed, also full of dissatisfaction: "You saw it too, what kind of weapon is that kid using? A bow and arrow, hmph, with this thing, even if he hits an Advanced Fierce Beast, can he break through the opponent's defense? It's simply a joke."

Hearing the complaints of his companions, Lei Wei just smiled slightly and said, "Everyone is a member of the same Association, and he is also a newcomer who has just stepped into the ranks of the Awakened; isn't it only right that we take care of him a bit? It's no big deal."

"Taking care of him once or twice occasionally is, of course, no problem, but taking care of him three or four times, or even more, isn't that not so good?

Besides, what if we have bad luck one day and run into an Elite-level Fierce Beast? Captain, you tell me, should we save him or not?"

"That's right, Captain, I think it's better to just let him go out alone to hunt Intermediate-level Fierce Beasts. Even if he encounters any danger out there, it won't have anything to do with us."