CHAPTER 1188: CHAPTER 1198: XIANG NAN!

Tang Zhong returned to the Earth Guard as quickly as possible.

Meanwhile, in a black house in the center of the Galactic.

The black-clad figures Tang Zhong had encountered earlier in the restaurant quickly arrived inside, sneaking in, and after ensuring no one was following them, they closed the door.

The room was an ordinary one, but it contained a secret chamber. After opening the mechanism, the black-clad figures quickly went inside.

This secret room was much larger than the previous room.

Everywhere were skulls arranged like decorations, and numerous Blood Pools filled with fresh corpses soaking within.

In the Blood Pools, many Skeleton Horses were drinking blood. As skeletons, the blood flowed into their bones, leaving them bright crimson after drinking.

Indeed, this was the origin of the Hell Skeleton Soldiers’ Skeleton Horses, nourished with blood!

However, the two men ignored their surroundings and finally knelt before a man in black armor in a grand hall, "Commander, we’ve investigated and found no trace of those who defeated our Asura Legion!"

The black-armored man was the previous commander of the Asura Legion who had been defeated by two new Galactic Guards. They fled in fear, but later realized something was amiss. If the opponents had a real army, they should have been wiped out. They realized they had been deceived.

Thus, they quickly sent people here to investigate, but to no avail!

The black-armored man clenched his fists, angrily pounding the nearby iron objects.

"Damn it! If I find out who bullied my Asura Legion, I’ll make them pay! Also, someone’s discovered the blood soil that the commander planted and stolen the Blood Crystals. It’s likely the work of the Galactic Guards. Keep a tight watch for any signs or disturbances, and act immediately!"

"Yes!"

...

At this moment, at the Black Dragon Family high command in the center of the Galactic.

Lei Mie, wearing his armor, entered Lei Dian’s room, only to find a cleaning servant inside. He frowned, "My brother hasn’t returned yet?"

"No, sir!" the servant replied.

"It’s been so long. Where on earth did that kid go?" Lei Mie continued questioning.

His brother might be disappointing, but he was still part of the Black Dragon Family. Their father had asked him to guide his brother. When he last visited, he found no one there. Now, days have passed, and Lei Dian is still missing. This isn’t like him.

"Did my brother say where he was going before he left?"

Being Lei Dian’s close attendant, the servant should know something since he looked after Lei Dian’s daily needs.

After some thought, the servant replied, "I remember that day young master Lei Dian left, he was very cheerful, talking about finding some treasure, and then he left..."

"Treasure?" Lei Mie’s brow furrowed slightly, finding it hard to believe, "What treasure did he mention?"

"That, I don’t know, First Young Master. This is all I know." the servant said.

Lei Mie said no more, clenching his fists, annoyed at his brother’s irresponsibility.

Little did he know, his brother had already died!

...

Within Earth Guard, Tang Zhong’s promotion to deputy captain wasn’t widely known.

Now, Tang Zhong had left the recruit camp and directly entered the formal soldiers’ camp.

In the dormitory, Gao’an was helping Tang Zhong move his belongings, mainly essentials like the Earth Guard Battle Armor and other items.

"Tang Zhong, don’t forget about me when you make it big in the future!" Gao’an said.

"Don’t worry, I won’t forget you!" Tang Zhong replied, "I’ll be waiting for you in the formal soldiers’ camp then!"

"With your word, I’m satisfied!" Gao’an said excitedly.

In the formal soldiers’ camp.

These were seasoned Earth Guard soldiers, no rookies, having completed many missions in the Mission Hall before.

Most had no tasks today, and hearing someone from the recruit camp had moved in, they gathered to take a look. They’d heard how this guy joined the recruits camp just two months ago and quickly became a formal soldier - a rare feat!

As Tang Zhong and Gao’an entered, a crowd of men watched them, unnerving Gao’an.

"Tang Zhong, why’s everyone staring at us?" Gao’an asked.

"Just keep walking," Tang Zhong said calmly.

For some reason, ever since summoning the Giant Dragon Avatar, his personality had changed slightly, becoming exceptionally cold with everything under control!

"Alright!" Gao’an nodded.

Suddenly, a sweet voice called out behind them.

"Tang Zhong!"

Tang Zhong and Gao’an turned around to see a girl in a casual dress, someone they knew - Liu Tian, smiling at them.

"Captain Liu!" Gao’an exclaimed, excitedly waving. He remembered her well - the very captain who accepted him when he had the chance to join the ten Flame Dragon Soldiers, for which he was immensely grateful.

Tang Zhong also smiled, "You recovered?"

"Yes!" Liu Tian replied, smiling, "Everything’s fine now, though I can’t recuperate as fast as some people!"

The Liu Tian of today was different from the cold Liu Tian Tang Zhong had seen before; now she appeared as sweet as a girl next door.

It was then that a man walked out from behind Liu Tian, seemingly her companion, but having been ignored when Liu Tian approached Tang Zhong and Gao’an, looked displeased.

Approaching Liu Tian, his expression gradually eased, smiling as he asked her, "Sister Liu, who is this?"

In the Earth Guard, everyone called each other ’sister’ or ’brother,’ creating a sense of closeness. Referring to someone as ’comrade’ seemed too rustic to Liu Tiansheng, who changed it.

Liu Tian smiled and quickly introduced Tang Zhong, "This is Tang Zhong, the new recruit who joined the Galactic Guard just two months ago, now a formal soldier, really amazing!"

She also introduced the man beside her to Tang Zhong, "Tang Zhong, this is Xiang Nan, one of the best among our Earth Guard formal soldiers. You two should get to know each other!"