First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

Bai Hemen sat on the ground, exhausted, his face slightly pale.

He looked at Lu Ding, who remained calm as usual, and smiled.

Truly terrifyingly strong!!

Thinking back on how the two of them had worked together to completely suppress a monster comparable to a Si Ming Realm powerhouse, seamlessly chaining attacks one after another with eerie precision, he felt exhilarated!

This is what a battle should be like.

In the past, he never wanted teammates because they could never keep up with his pace, let alone complement his techniques.

But Lu Ding was different.

Whether it was spells or physical combat, he could perfectly synchronize with Bai Hemen’s techniques.

Together, they didn’t just add up to twice the power—they far exceeded it.This was something Bai Hemen had never even dared to imagine before.

With his previous teammates, he was already grateful if they could manage to match his power equally—how could he even hope for more?

Lu Ding walked over and reached out his hand.

Bai Hemen grabbed it and stood up.

”How are you feeling?”

”I could go another round.”

Seeing him still talking big despite his exhaustion, Lu Ding couldn’t help but laugh.

”You’re so full of sh*t, hahaha...”

Bai Hemen: ......

It wasn’t the response he had expected.

But this kind of genuine, unfiltered interaction—it felt really good.

Li Xuanlong walked over.

”You two have guts. Linghai Realm cultivators jumping into a Si Ming-level battle—if that thing had gotten even a single free hand, you’d both be dead.”

”No worries. I can phase.”

”I can fly.”

Li Xuanlong: ........

So I was the only one getting my ass kicked, huh?!

Noticing the intern badge on Lu Ding’s shoulder, Li Xuanlong froze for a moment.

Intern?

He seemed to recall something.

”Your name’s Lu Ding, right?”

Lu Ding nodded.

”Yes, sir. I’m Lu Ding.”

”Hahaha, what ‘sir’? Just call me Instructor Li, or like Xiao Bai here, Li Laoshi.”

Just like Director Deng said— very polite.

Li Xuanlong took out a cigarette, handed one to Lu Ding, then lit it for him.

”You’ve worked hard. Have a smoke.”

”Director Deng told me about you. Lately, I’ve been hearing a lot of rumors too. At first, I thought they were exaggerated. But now that I’ve seen you in action—damn, they didn’t do you justice.”

”With the way you two performed, this year’s ‘Year-One Combat Trials’ basically have no suspense anymore. What’s the point of even holding them?”

”Might as well just give you two the direct promotion slots and send you for advanced training.”

Though he said that, rules were rules.

There was no bending them.

From a distance, the sounds of battle were gradually fading.

More and more powerful auras were appearing—749 Bureau’s reinforcements had arrived.

Sensing this, Lu Ding felt relieved—good thing he came immediately.

Otherwise, this BOSS would have slipped right through his fingers.

”Alright, support is here. You two have done enough. Go get some rest.”

”With this over, Yunhai should finally have some peace for a while.”

”Head back and relax. Wait for a call to come into the Bureau for a debrief and reward distribution.”

”I’ll give you two a heads-up—you’re definitely getting top merit for this, especially you.”

That ”you” was directed at Lu Ding.

Li Xuanlong laughed.

”The whole ‘Night Parade of a Hundred Ghosts’ incident? You’re the one who leaked that info.”

”And now, the mastermind behind it all—you’re the one who broke its defenses and helped take it down.”

”Lu Ding, you really hit the jackpot this time.”

”Have you thought about what reward you want? I’ll talk to Director Deng and get it sorted for you.”

”Doesn’t that break protocol?” Lu Ding asked casually.

”Nah, rules aren’t that rigid. Take contributions, for example. Some people need rare spiritual materials to expand their Linghai, but if you reward them with a top-tier technique—sure, it’s great, but it’s not what they need.”

”Or if someone already has plenty of spiritual materials but lacks techniques, giving them a magical artifact might help, but it’s still not their priority.”

That actually made sense.

Lu Ding thought for a moment.

He didn’t really need magical artifacts.

His techniques were sufficient for now—he could upgrade them later.

But what he urgently lacked was rare spiritual materials to expand his Linghai.

What’s more important than raw power?

Nothing.

Power is everything.

Everything else? Fancy extras.

”I want spiritual materials to expand my Linghai.”** He didn’t hold back and stated his need directly.

”Me too. Spiritual materials.”

Bai Hemen chimed in.

”Alright, alright. I’ll talk to Director Deng and get you both some rare resources. For now, that’s it—I need to hurry and get this thing’s corpse back to HQ.”

With that, Li Xuanlong grabbed Shi Gandang’s two halves and leapt away.

Lu Ding and Bai Hemen also got up and left.

The job was done.

No reason to stick around.

Might as well go back and rest up.

Lu Ding sensed Yan Feifan’s aura, flew to a nearby high ground, and yanked him out from under a tree.

”Pfft! Pfft! Pfft!... Brother Lu, you guys are done?”

Yan Feifan spat out dirt and sand as he spoke.

Lu Ding nodded. ”Yeah, seems like we’re wrapping up for tonight. What are you hiding here for?”

Yan Feifan patted his camera.

”It’s safe here. Plus, I had a good vantage point. Took some photos—I’ll sell them to the Intelligence Division later for some cash.”

”You done taking pictures?”

”All done, nothing else interesting to shoot.”

”Then let’s go. I’m treating you both to hotpot.”

”The same place as last time?” Yan Feifan asked.

”Of course. I didn’t get to eat enough last time.”

”But Brother Lu, it’s pretty late. Think they’re still open?”

Hearing this, Lu Ding slightly raised his head.

”We’ve got money. Spending a few tens of thousands to make the owner work overtime—nothing wrong with that, right?”

Under the moonlight, the shadows of the three stretched long as they slowly walked away.

......

The Next Day

The battle report was released.

Among them, the posts about Lu Ding and Bai Hemen immediately shot to the top of the 749 Bureau’s forum rankings.

The photo of the two of them charging side by side—taken by Yan Feifan’s slightly shaky hands—had a slight motion blur.

Yet, that tiny imperfection, in that intense atmosphere, became the perfect finishing touch.

——

【No way, no way—too cool, TOO COOL! How can someone be this cool?!】

【As expected, true powerhouses always recognize each other.】

【You shallow people are all focused on the photo, but you’re missing the real highlight. Lu Ding’s words—that’s the key, okay?】

【”Challenge, defeat, and kill stronger enemies—that’s my specialty.” Listen to that. LISTEN TO THAT! How f*ing wild is that? And yet, it’s wild with reason!**】

【Arrogant and badass—and the best part? It’s all facts.】

→ His breakout battle—killed Yuan Baifeng.

→ Zhaoxuan Realm killing Linghai Realm—you impressed yet?

→ Solo-cleared Yin Domain Overlap at Zhaoxuan Realm—you impressed yet?

→ Zhaoxuan Realm slaughtering undead—you impressed yet?

→ Caojia Alley—Linghai Realm took down Divine Palace Realm—you impressed yet?

→ Now, supporting a Si Ming powerhouse to take down a monster on Si Ming’s level—F*, WHY ISN’T THIS LEGENDARY LIFE MINE?!**】