Chapter 39: Spy's Clues?

What on earth is going on? I really saw a ghost.

Several Combat Soldiers, hearts filled with anxiety, quietly advanced through the perilous wilderness.

They directly swept past the forest near the camp.

There were only first- and second-stage demonic beasts there, which held no training value for them.

Even the weakest Combat Soldier, after half a month of training, had already reached Third Stage Martial Trainee.

Once they had proper training methods, this initial period in the Military Camp would be their fastest period of strength growth!

Therefore, as soon as they entered the wilderness training field, they rushed toward the depths.

But after rushing all this way, let alone those one-star fourth- or fifth-stage demonic beasts.

Even just a few third-stage weakling demonic beasts were not seen.

Could it be that the demonic beasts here heard we were coming and fled in advance?

The several Combat Soldiers nearby, hearing this, couldn't help but roll their eyes.

This damn cheek is really thicker than a city wall!

That person gave a hehe laugh, ignored everyone's reactions, and took the lead continuing forward.

After the others reminded him with a 'watch out for safety,' they followed behind.

Other directions had other Combat Soldiers training; they could only choose one path and stick to it.

Not long after, a pungent smell of blood assailed their noses.

When the Combat Soldier leading the way clearly saw the scene ahead, his expression drastically changed, and he loudly shouted to those behind,

You… you guys come quick and look!

Seeing that person's panicked expression, the few following behind exchanged a glance and hurried up the slope.

Immediately afterward, several people's pupils almost simultaneously contracted, shocked on the spot by the sight before them.

In the overgrown weed-filled environment before them, numerous intact-looking demonic beast corpses were scattered everywhere.

If it weren't for confirming that the chests of these demonic beast corpses had no rise and fall, and that they lay in pools of blood all around.

They might even suspect these demonic beasts were actually just resting!

Over a dozen demonic beasts lay 'quietly' on the ground.

Who… who did this?

Several people spoke in shock.

Most of the demonic beast corpses here were herbivorous types.

Such demonic beasts, to survive in the wild, have an even greater vigilance toward danger than carnivorous ones.

To give these demonic beasts no chance to flee, one must nearly simultaneously slay them!

Otherwise, once there's the slightest disturbance, these demonic beasts will escape.

But wanting to simultaneously slay such widely distributed fourth- and fifth-stage demonic beasts in a short time—how easy could that be?

Even those veteran soldiers probably couldn't do it, right?

I'm afraid at least a Martial Practitioner would be needed.

Although there are strength differences among Martial Trainee levels, it's still hard to make demonic beasts have zero chance to escape.

There's no city around the camp at all—who could have appeared here?

Could it be people from the Jian Chi State?

Thinking back to when Guan Shan mentioned discovering Jian Chi State spies in the camp, the more they thought, the more likely it seemed the spies were responsible.

Their hearts instantly surged with excitement—this was a great opportunity to earn great merit!

Gu Han and Gu Chen merely helped Guan Shan root out Lei Chao and those few spies, and were appointed Platoon Leaders, instantly raising their ranks by two levels!

Above Combat Soldiers are Squad Leader, Platoon Leader, Colonel, Captain of Hundred, Captain of Thousand.

Having discovered the spies' trail, even if not a Platoon Leader, at least they could be made Squad Leader, right?

Someone couldn't wait and ran toward the temporary camp.

But the person lagging behind, looking at the corpses scattered all over the ground, furrowed their brow,

If it were spies, causing such a commotion, what would be the purpose?

Judging by the traces, this spy probably hadn't infiltrated the Military Camp.

If they had infiltrated the Military Camp, with a Martial Practitioner's strength they'd at least be a proper soldier, not a conscript like us.

If they hadn't yet infiltrated the Military Camp, slaughtering here would only raise the camp's alertness.

After strengthening defenses, he'd likely never get another chance to enter the camp.

But if they were already Combat Soldiers, coming here to kill demonic beasts—wouldn't that be wasting time?

Even the most bored troublemaker wouldn't do something like this.

Never mind—if there really are spies, then we've earned a great merit!

The person beside him saw his doubt and chuckled,

Even if there are no spies, our cautious approach will surely be praised by the instructors.

Either way, it's all benefit and no harm.

The Combat Soldier who originally had doubts, after hearing his teammate's explanation, also nodded and agreed with the view.

Several people all the way back to the temporary camp found it already surrounded by crowds.

Zhang Wen, leading the way, saw the crowd inside the camp and was momentarily stunned.

He stepped forward, patted one person's shoulder, and asked.

Brother, why have you also come back?

That person's mouth corners were almost splitting up to the sky, unable to suppress the smile on their face.

This time I've really made a great merit!

Zhang Wen felt a thump in his heart, a sense of foreboding welled up, and he instinctively asked.

What merit? Can you tell us about it?

That person lowered his voice, looking as if afraid of being overheard, and spoke furtively.

Our squad has found traces of the spy!

Wow……fuck!

Zhang Wen couldn't hold back and shouted out loud.

He swallowed, suddenly feeling that those people queuing up ahead might also have discovered traces of the spy...

If only their squad had discovered it, maybe it would be a huge fortune.

But now the combat soldiers coming to report the clues are probably no fewer than a hundred.

With so many people, how could they all be promoted to officers?

In the temporary camp, the officer in charge of gathering information was now busy to the point of being frazzled.

Since a few minutes ago, combat soldiers have been coming back one after another, saying they discovered suspicious traces of the spy.

Such an important matter, he naturally had to treat it seriously, letting his comrades go investigate; after confirming it was indeed suspicious, he prepared to report it upward.

But then the second squad came back to report, and then the third squad...

By now, over a dozen squads have all claimed to have found clues of the spy.

Even if this news is reported upward and superiors send people to investigate, they'd probably have to investigate until dark!

"Damn, where did all these spies come from?"

Qian Fu saw that more people were still rushing toward the camp in the distance, so he quickly stood up and gestured for the discussing crowd to quiet down.

"I've registered everyone's reports; next I'll verify them one by one."

"If we really catch the spy, everyone's merit will definitely not be buried."

By now, Qian Fu couldn't possibly stay here listening to everyone's reports; he could only temporarily reassure the combat soldiers.

After receiving Qian Fu's assurance, the combat soldiers finally put their minds at ease.

Actually, they didn't even know whether their clues were reliable; they just came to report with a hopeful mindset.

Under Qian Fu's reassurance, the crowd soon dispersed and continued to seek demon beasts for training.