Chapter 24
Target - Dragon-type Demons
"The demonic essence and soul of the dragon!"
Seeing Zhan Kong's surprised expression, Lin Chen's confidence wavered. After all, he had guessed this himself, not received a system notification.
"Are you sure it needs something this valuable to advance?"
Zhan Kong stepped forward, reached out and touched Agumon, wanting to see what was different about it.
"Are you trying to advance to the Warrior level or the Monarch level? You don't even need such valuable items to advance to the Commander level. If I had the strength to obtain these things, I could take care of the Winged Wolf all by myself."
Lin Chen felt a little embarrassed; what he said did seem a bit too outrageous.
Just then, the system notification sounded in Lin Chen's mind again.
"Note: Demon blood essence and demon souls containing dragon bloodlines at the Warrior level and above can enhance the strength of Agumon and Guilmon."
Upon hearing the system notification, Lin Chen immediately realized that he had made a mistake in his expression and hurriedly explained to Zhan Kong.
"What I mean is the essence and soul of a demon that contains the blood of a dragon."
"So it was the essence and soul of a dragon-type demon. You didn't explain it clearly, you scared me." Zhan Kong breathed a sigh of relief.
"Lord Zhan Kong, do you have one?" Lin Chen looked at him expectantly.
Feeling Lin Chen's burning gaze, Zhan Kong blushed. He realized he had boasted too soon and laughed awkwardly, "I don't have it. This thing is useless to me, and it's extremely expensive. Even if I had it, I would have sold it long ago."
"Then, Lord Zhankong, do you know where there are dragon-type demons? But they must be at least warrior-general level; having a lot of servant-level demons is useless," Lin Chen continued to ask.
Zhan Kong pondered for a moment and said, "I do know a place where there is a dragon-type demon, but it is quite powerful, and you can't handle it. Besides, I don't have time to go with you right now."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen immediately thought of a place—Jinlin Wasteland City and the Dongting Lake Plain.
Sure enough, before Lin Chen could even speak, Zhan Kong confirmed his thoughts.
"With my current strength, this place is indeed a bit dangerous for me." Lin Chen nodded, then asked, "Are there any places suitable for my level?"
"I'll have someone gather information on this when I get back," Zhan Kong replied.
After discussing the matter with Lin Chen, Zhan Kong fired a signal flare to summon helpers to bring the members of the Skyfire Squad back to the Snow Mountain Inn.
While waiting, Zhan Kong spoke to Lin Chen.
"Lin Chen, you're my type. Don't call me Lord Zhan Kong anymore, it sounds too formal."
"What's it called?"
"Since you were recommended to me by Mo Fan, then you can call me Chief Instructor, just like Mo Fan and the others."
"Yes, Chief Instructor!"
……
Five days later.
Inside a stone house at the Snow Mountain Inn, members of the Skyfire Squad were doing some simple exercises to restore their physical functions.
Suddenly, there was a knock on the door.
Immediately afterwards, the door was opened, and Zhan Kong walked in.
"Lord Zhan Kong."
The members of the Skyfire Squad stopped what they were doing and greeted him.
Zhan Kong glanced at them with an annoyed expression, then walked straight to a chair and sat down.
"Head Instructor, who offended you?" Lin Chen hurriedly came to greet Zhan Kong.
Zhan Kong pulled a bank card from his pocket and placed it on the table next to him: "This card contains the money you made from selling the demons you hunted during this trip. The PIN is six zeros."
Lin Chen frowned and asked tentatively, "Were you bargained down?"
"I'll personally handle the bargaining! Who dares to try and cut my price!" Zhan Kong shouted.
"Why are you so angry if you didn't get a discount?" Lin Chen picked up the bank card from the table and handed it to Zhang Tian behind him.
"I've just realized that the dire wolf you fought with the Battle Axe Squad for was actually the one I severely injured!"
"So that's why you guys were so lucky, running into a heavily injured advanced-stage warrior-level demonic wolf! Turns out you were just picking up the scraps from me!" Zhan Kong said, slamming his right hand heavily on the table. "Nine million! Nine million! And you just snatched it up like that."
Upon hearing this, Lin Chen and the members of the Skyfire Squad felt embarrassed, but they had no doubt about the truth of Zhan Kong's words.
Firstly, it's unnecessary; that's not Zhan Kong's style. At this moment, only Zhan Kong could easily severely injure Bo City.
"How about we share some with you?"
After Lin Chen said this, none of the Skyfire Squad members objected; on the contrary, they all felt it was only natural.
"Don't make me uncomfortable. I'm not that kind of person. I'm just a little depressed." Zhan Kong glanced at Lin Chen, then took out a box and a bracelet from his pocket and placed them on the table.
"This was found in Chen Fu's bracelet. I thought it might be useful to you, so I didn't sell it." Zhan Kong pointed to the box on the table, then pushed it towards Lin Chen: "There are seven Nebula Fruits inside. You can divide them among yourselves."
"Nebula Fruit!"
The members of the Skyfire Squad all showed expressions of surprise and delight. With this treasure, many of them would be able to reach the mid-stage of dual-elemental cultivation, and their overall strength would be greatly improved.
Lin Chen took the box and handed it to Zhang Tian behind him, then asked Zhan Kong, "Chief Instructor, what's this bracelet for?"
"This bracelet is for the Skyfire Squad; their mission isn't finished yet," Zhan Kong explained.
"However, it still contains Chen Fu's armor magic tool. I had someone repair it. Although it won't reach the previous effect, it can at least offset the damage from mid-level first-tier magic. You are a summoning mage, so it's perfect for you to use now."
Lin Chen did not refuse and took out the armored demon tool from the bracelet.
Under Zhan Kong's guidance, Lin Chen probed his mind into the Dao Armor Demon Tool, forming a demon tool imprint with it.
Under Lin Chen's mental control, the armored demonic artifact merged into Lin Chen's body. Then, with a thought, the armored demonic artifact appeared directly on Lin Chen's body, looking majestic and imposing.
Lin Chen was very satisfied with this armor. With it, ordinary magic could not harm him, and he could safely hide behind his Digimon and command them in battle.
Moreover, this provides an extra layer of security when venturing outside the safety barrier.
Thinking of this, Lin Chen hurriedly asked Zhan Kong, "Chief Instructor, do you have any news about the dragon-type demons?"
"Even if you hadn't asked, I would have told you this; it's one of the reasons I came here."
"According to the Hunter Alliance's investigation, a group of giant crocodiles has recently appeared near Pan Lake in the Jiangcheng area. These are warrior-level demons with dragon blood flowing through their veins."
"Moreover, according to the investigation, this is a dilapidated clan. There are no leader-level demons in it, and their numbers are far fewer than those of ordinary clans, which is just right for you," Zhan Kong said.
"Then I'll go to this place."
As soon as Lin Chen finished speaking, Liu Lin's voice came from beside him.
"I'll go with you!"