My profession is too unique.

Chapter 27 The Azure-Scaled Lion Pack!

After preparations were complete, the team set off again. The atmosphere was very quiet today; almost no one spoke on the road, and the fogged road seemed to have no end.

The group walked from dawn till dusk, and then it was time to set up camp.

"Captain Hu, I'm not feeling well, I'm afraid I can't keep watch tonight." Su Chen raised his hand to signal, one hand covering his stomach, his face full of wry smiles and helplessness.

He was determined to stick with the main group and would never act alone again, since Hu Xiang was a second-tier professional.

This guy, what is he...? Hu Xiang just glanced at him indifferently, "I know."

"He agreed so easily," Su Chen muttered to himself. "What exactly does Hu Xiang mean? Could he have some hidden agenda?"
"Captain Hu... I guarded two batches yesterday, can I rest for a day today?" Zhou Zong asked weakly.

Hu Xiang frowned and scolded, "If you can't even endure this little bit of hardship, what are you doing here?"

"They say a tiger father begets no dog son, but I don't think so. Today, you're in the first batch!"

Zhou Zong's face alternated between pale and flushed, and he felt a burning sensation on his cheeks, as if he had been slapped.

That bastard, the discrimination is too obvious!

In the crowd, squad leader Tang Chen was furious. This idiot, he could only wait until he finished his night watch before searching for his belongings.

Fortunately, it arrived at the delivery location three days later.

The others remained silent, not daring to speak, only glancing at Su Chen with puzzled expressions.

How could Hu Xiang take such good care of him?

Su Chen turned and went back to the tent, ready to continue his training, while the others dragged their tired bodies to take turns keeping watch with the city guards.

"Damn it, Hu Xiang, when we get back, I'll definitely find a way to deal with you properly..." Zhou Zong cursed, the wind howling around him, making everyone uneasy.

The veterans nearby ignored him and, upon reaching the watch point, turned to stone.

"And Su Chen..." Zhou Zong was still cursing. The thought of Su Chen resting comfortably in the tent made him furious.

"Keep your voice down..." Suddenly, the old soldier next to him spoke in a deep voice, startling Zhou Zong.

The veteran stared warily into the darkness in the distance; his years of experience patrolling the city had given him a sense of unease.

Suddenly, a pair of green eyes, as large as an adult's head, opened in the darkness, and a stench swept over them.

"This is bad!" The veteran's hair stood on end, and he lowered his voice, saying, "Zhou Zong, you..."

"Help! Enemy attack! Help!"

A mournful wail came from behind, growing fainter and fainter. The old soldier paused for a moment, a helpless, bitter smile appearing on his face, but his face gradually turned pale.

In the darkness, more green pupils opened.

……

"Enemy attack!"

A shrill, hoarse voice, which also seemed slightly familiar to Su Chen, suddenly resounded throughout the camp.

Su Chen's heart skipped a beat, and he rushed out of the tent. Outside, chaos reigned, and Zhou Zong, panting heavily, was leaning on Hu Xiang's arm, saying something.

boom!
Sparks exploded on the energy barrier outside the camp, and the camp pillars flew up. Their main function was to block the fog, but their defensive capabilities were not high.

"Roar!"

As night fell, the figure of the giant beast gradually emerged, its enormous blue eyes seemingly intent on devouring anyone it could. Its outline gradually became clear, and it was many times larger than the gluttonous wolf they had encountered before.

Standing nearly ten meters tall, with high shoulder blades and taut muscles bulging beneath the scales covering its entire body, it exudes a chilling aura.

Su Chen looked on with a serious expression, his heart beating faster and faster.

“A second-tier mutated species, the Azure-scaled Giant Lion…” Hu Xiang gasped, “How could this thing break through the defense zone?”

"Alert!" he roared. The city guards began to move, their ranks unfolding, weapons set up, professionals in front, students at the back, arranged in order.

His men reacted quickly, but Hu Xiang's expression grew increasingly grave. Following the giant lion were several smaller lions.

"A pride of lions..." Hu Xiang's palms were sweating. If it were just one lion, he might be confident in killing it, but this was a pride! "What on earth is going on? What are the fortress guards doing?!"

"Roar!" The giant lion roared, like a battle horn, charging forward like a small mountain. Its front paws pounded the rocks, its muscular back was like a taut bowstring, and its amber pupils reflected the terrified faces of the people.

Hu Xiang gritted his teeth, and with a clang, he gripped his weapon tightly. Crimson flames filled the air as he had no choice but to meet the attack head-on.

"Mother…"

"Help me..."

"... "

The city guards were well-trained and able to maintain their formation, but most of the students had already started crying and screaming in panic.

There were only seven professional guards in the city patrol, standing outside the front of the formation, watching the lion pride gradually encircling them, swaying from side to side.

Whoosh!
A figure leaped out from the crowd; it was Bai Fengxi, standing with the other first-tier professionals.

Everyone was startled, thinking she had lost her mind, but then they discovered that she was emanating a chilling aura.

"She's already a professional, and she also possesses elemental power?" The others finally realized.

"Fire!" At the command, sparks flew and bullets shot out like a torrent, but when they hit the blue scales of the Azure Lion, they only made a clanging sound.

boom!
A burst of fire erupted among the lions; it was some kind of explosive.

Roar--
Before the flames and smoke had even dissipated, shadowy figures burst forth from the flames. The pride of lions numbered no less than twenty, varying in size, and were enveloped in scorching air, charging like cavalry, fierce and unstoppable.

Even if they weren't all first-order mutants, there were still no fewer than a dozen!
"Spread out, spread out!"

The city guards shouted loudly, and dared not gather together. Without them saying anything, most of the students had already run away crying and screaming.

"Damn it!" Zhou Zong screamed as he was stared at by a giant lion that was at least five meters long. It was definitely a first-order mutated species, and he was terrified.

"Don't chase me, don't chase me!"

Zhou Zong ran towards crowded places, leaving the figures in front of him behind.

He was almost one step away from becoming a first-tier professional. He had good physical attributes, and there were not many people present who could fight against him. Cries of pain rose and fell.

"Su, Su Chen!" In the midst of the chaos, Zhou Zong saw Su Chen standing in the distance, seemingly stunned by fear.

Having found his target, he fled straight towards Su Chen.

"go to hell!"

With his long-cherished wish about to be fulfilled, Zhou Zong's panic seemed to lessen, and a ferocious smile appeared on his face. He reached out and grabbed the other person's arm, about to throw him away.

Ok?
Zhou Zong's face stiffened as he looked at Su Chen, who was expressionless in front of him. The veins on his arms were throbbing; he should have flung him away like a chick.

But he felt as if he were holding onto a mountain, and no matter how hard he tried, he couldn't budge it an inch.

boom!
The roaring sound behind him grew closer and closer. Zhou Zong didn't have time to think about anything else; his first instinct was to run away.

But he felt a force like an iron hoop on his arm. When he turned his head, he saw that Su Chen's arm had grabbed him from behind, and he was staring at him coldly.

"What are you doing!" Zhou Zong shouted, his voice trembling with fear despite the giant lion's imminent presence. "You madman, if you want to die, don't drag me down with you!"

click-
A streak of white light came from the side, and Bai Fengxi descended from the sky, kicking over the attacking giant lion.

It staggered, with slivers of ice spreading across its scales, but it shattered after only shaking its head, and was not seriously injured.

“Killing him in public will get you into trouble.” Bai Fengxi said with her back to the two of them.

Zhou Zong subconsciously replied, "What trouble could there be?"

"Alright." Su Chen shrugged and casually tossed Zhou Zong aside.

Zhou Zong looked bewildered. What did that mean? Bai Fengxi was talking to Su Chen.

Can he kill me?
(End of this chapter)