Chapter 471: Lin Fan, Utterly Calm

Xia Zehua, being of the Winged Clan, was naturally magnanimous and never looked down on anyone. Of course, if someone defected to the Ancient Clan, Xia Zehua would find it disgraceful and would even kill them with his own hands.

Although Mu Liang was showing off, Xia Zehua knew the kid meant no harm and had always been like that.

Xia Zehua had already prepared himself. After all, a newcomer who had just ascended to the upper realm would be lucky just to survive. By bringing Lin Fan into the team at their first meeting, he hoped to give the newcomer a group to belong to, increasing his chances of survival.

But when Xia Zehua saw the wanted list, he was completely stunned.

"Lin Fan, Human Clan, killed one centurion, six decurions, and 1,300 Ancient Clan soldiers. Reward: position of Ancient Clan centurion. Rank: 35,120,620."

This rank was far higher than Xia Zehua's, and the achievements were blinding.

"Brother Lin, you've been hiding this too well." Xia Zehua finally reacted, looking at Lin Fan in disbelief.

The team members, who had been enjoying the delicious food, saw their captain's shocked expression and grew curious.

"Brother Xia, what's wrong?"

Everyone gathered around curiously, wanting to know what had so stunned their captain.

Even Mu Liang, who always liked to show off, was dumbfounded.

But when they crowded around and saw the rank on the wanted list, the scene fell silent instantly.

"Plop..."

The delicious food dropped to the ground.

In that instant...

"Wow, that's incredible!"

"One centurion, six decurions, and... one thousand three hundred Ancient Clan soldiers. How... how did he do it?"

"A hero!"

At that moment, everyone exclaimed. They could hardly believe what they were seeing.

Lin Fan looked at the description on the wanted list and frowned slightly. Had he really killed that many Ancient Clan soldiers that day?

Lin Fan hadn't really counted. He had just charged into the Ancient Clan soldiers and slaughtered them indiscriminately, unable to recall exactly how many he had killed.

"Brother Lin, please accept my bow. From now on, you are the big brother in Mu Liang's heart." Mu Liang looked at Lin Fan excitedly, stepped forward, knelt on one knee, and cupped his fists. His sparkling eyes were filled with boundless admiration.

Mu Liang was now completely convinced. After seeing the description, he had nothing left to say.

A hero! Such achievements were truly glorious.

Thinking of how proud he had been earlier, he now felt utterly humbled.

At this point, the other team members also snapped out of it and looked at Mu Liang, laughing. "Mu Liang, still feeling proud?"

"What are you talking about? When was I ever proud? Brother Lin is my guiding light, the goal I will strive for from now on." Mu Liang said.

"Haha..." Everyone laughed at Mu Liang's expression, but then looked at Lin Fan in awe.

In their eyes, such achievements were simply extraordinary.

"Brother Lin, you..." Xia Zehua looked at Lin Fan, momentarily at a loss for words. If not for the sincerity in his eyes, he would have suspected Lin Fan was playing tricks on them.

Lin Fan looked at the group, surprised that such minor achievements had stunned them so much.

In truth, Lin Fan didn't realize that killing a centurion might shock them, but the 1,300 Ancient Clan soldiers was even more astonishing.

"Brother Xia, this is nothing. When I first ascended to the upper realm, I encountered the Ancient Clan. The position was something like a decurion, and I killed him. Later, I found the Ancient Clan too hateful, so I charged alone into the camp ahead..." Lin Fan said very calmly.

But to their ears, these words stirred up a storm.

"Wait... Brother Lin, did you just say you went to the Ancient Clan camp ahead?" Xia Zehua asked in shock.

"Yes, I killed a centurion there, along with a group of Ancient Clan soldiers." Lin Fan said nonchalantly, but his aura of dominance swept through everyone's hearts.

Hearing that Lin Fan had killed a centurion and 1,300 Ancient Clan soldiers in front of their camp and still escaped unscathed, they were completely in awe.

Xia Zehua no longer wanted to speak.

He had originally thought he was doing a good deed, giving a newly ascended human a sense of belonging.

But now he realized that his "Justice Squad" had found a pillar of support.

Duan Ming, whose minion had been scared into dormancy by Lin Fan, looked at Lin Fan in bewilderment, a hint of admiration flickering in his eyes.

To them, the strong were worthy of admiration.

Lin Fan saw that everyone was immersed in his glorious achievements and sighed calmly. It seemed that no matter where he went, he was always so dazzling.

Especially the way they looked at him, filled with boundless reverence.

"Brother Xia, the Despair Marquis you mentioned earlier—does he look like a child?" Lin Fan asked.

"Ah... Brother Lin, have you seen the Despair Marquis?" Xia Zehua asked in astonishment.

"Yes, I have. If he hadn't shown up, I could have killed even more Ancient Clan." Lin Fan said calmly, as if talking about something trivial.

"Ah..." Everyone was shocked again by Lin Fan's words.

"Brother Xia, who exactly is the Despair Marquis? He doesn't look like an Ancient Clan member." Lin Fan asked.

"I don't know either. He appeared a long time ago, set up camp in this area, and sent people to capture many newly ascended humans." Xia Zehua said.

"So you're planning to kill the Despair Marquis? But I think his strength is not to be underestimated." Lin Fan said.

"The Despair Marquis is strong, but I heard he's severely injured and his strength has greatly diminished. So I want to take this opportunity to kill him and liberate this area." Xia Zehua said.

"Do you know how many powerful Ancient Clan members are under his command?" Lin Fan asked.

"No..." Xia Zehua shook his head. He had never considered these things.

"Uh..." Lin Fan was taken aback. How could they go without even scouting this out? Wasn't that asking for death?

As for the injury, it was absolutely impossible.

That Despair Marquis, though small and childlike, exuded a very powerful aura, far beyond what they could handle now.

Perhaps not even the Despair Marquis himself, but some of his high-cultivation Ancient Clan subordinates could suppress them all.

At that moment, Lin Fan suddenly regretted it. This "Justice Squad" might really be a suicide squad.

"Brother Xia, I think we should take a long-term approach." Lin Fan said.

"Alright, I'll listen to you. Everyone, listen up. From now on, Brother Lin is the deputy captain of our Justice Squad. We will defeat the Ancient Clan together." Xia Zehua said.

"Defeat the Ancient Clan!"

"Defeat the Ancient Clan!"

Everyone cheered excitedly.

"Sigh..."

Lin Fan sighed. This time, he was in trouble.

Brother Xia had no real opinion. Just moments ago, he was determined to fight the Despair Marquis to the death, but now he had changed his mind after hearing Lin Fan's words.

He changed his mind too easily.

Couldn't he stick to his own convictions?