Chapter 138: Fleeing the Leader
In order to avoid the other party causing unnecessary trouble in the future or tripping you up in secret.

Xingyuan, who never suffered a loss, decided to strike first and beat Yang Wenzhao so hard that he would never dare to have any ill will or bad intentions towards him again.

If Han Qian, the chief paladin of the Knights Templar, had not personally intervened and interrupted the game that day, Xingyuan might have even killed Yang Wenzhao, and even if he was rescued, he would have become a cripple.

The meeting began, and Han Qian, the Grand Paladin of the Knights Templar, gave a long and passionate speech.

Xingyuan hated hearing these things the most. He half lowered his head, letting the hood of his magic robe cover half of his face. He put his hands behind his back and hooked his fingers with Cai'er who was standing behind him...

As Han Qian finished his speech, he also began to emphasize the precautions for the team competition.

Xingyuan finally took the trouble to listen, but he was trying to figure out if there was any loophole he could exploit.

As Han Qian finished explaining the team competition qualifications, ten middle-aged knights from the Knights Templar headquarters, dressed in white tights and with an average age of over 40, entered the competition venue. One knight corresponded to a demon hunting team and stood at the front of the team.

"These ten are the elite knights of our Knights Templar headquarters."

Han Qian continued, "Their mission is to instruct your team on how to strengthen cooperation and transform into a true demon hunting team, as well as to ensure that no accidents happen to you during the team competition and that everyone can return to report to me safely."

"They are all heroes who have fought against demons for many years. Many of them are former members of the Demon Hunting Group and have rich experience. On the battlefield, you should learn from them. So, let's go!"

For new demon hunting groups like Xingyuan, the best place to hone their skills is naturally the battlefield.

If you want a newly formed demon hunting team to grow quickly, develop a tacit understanding among the members, and become partners who can trust each other with confidence, then the battlefield, where you may face a life-and-death crisis at any time, naturally becomes the most suitable tool for running-in.

Especially during this period, there was a seventh-level Mithril Knight escorting from behind, which greatly guaranteed safety and gave Xingyuan enough time to discover and adjust the problems of his demon hunting team.

"Hello, leader."

Although it was a bit surprising that the leader of this No. 1 soldier-level demon hunting team was a magician, the leader in charge of leading Xingyuan's demon hunting team did not think too much about it. He walked up and shook hands with Xingyuan.

"Hello, Captain of Sergeant One."

The person in charge of leading Xingyuan and the others was a sturdy man who was estimated to be over two meters tall, with a very neat crew cut and a very obvious scar on the side of his head.

"Hello, my name is Gao Yingjie."

Gao Yingjie clenched his right fist and hammered it on his left chest, performing a knight's salute among his peers to Xingyuan and other young successors.

The reason is simple. He is the former member of the demon hunting group that Han Qian just mentioned.

"From now on, for the next three months, I will be your team leader."

Although he liked these young successors from the bottom of his heart who inherited the will of their predecessors and embarked on the journey of the Demon Hunting Group, Gao Yingjie did not lower his requirements for them and treated them gently and softly.

He simply condensed Han Qian's long speech into a few short sentences.

That is, apart from ensuring that Xingyuan and the others could leave the battlefield alive, correcting their decision-making mistakes, and pointing out the problems that the demon hunting team currently faced, he would not take care of anything else.

"Before we set off, I need to understand the strength of your team."

Gao Yingjie asked everyone to line up in front of him. He wanted to get familiar with the members of the new demon hunting team that he was responsible for leading.

"Leader, how do you plan to find out?" Yue Mingnan raised his hand and asked curiously. "Of course..."

Before Gao Yingjie finished answering Yue Mingnan, he suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Why are all the demon hunters in your group female?"

"What's wrong with all the girls?"

Chen Ying'er was unhappy, "We are not weaker than others."

Xingyuan: “…”

"That was not what I meant."

Gao Yingjie realized that his words had caused misunderstanding and dissatisfaction, so he apologized and explained, "After all, the gender distribution in each demon hunting team selection competition is usually more men than women. In a situation like this where the entire team is made up of women..."

"...It's extremely rare that the majority of members are women. I was just a little surprised."

"Let's get back to the topic, leader."

Xingyuan reminded: "You haven't told us yet, how do you plan to understand our strength?"

Gao Yingjie looked at Xingyuan deeply, nodded, pointed at himself and said, "Then you all come together to challenge me. I will have a certain understanding of everyone's strength in the process, so as to discover the problems and shortcomings of the team."

"Leader, what rank are you?"

Upon hearing that he could fight with a master, Wang Yuanyuan, the most bellicosity member of the entire team, also showed some eagerness to try.

"I am a seventh-rank Templar Knight." Gao Yingjie said calmly, "But in the competition with you, I will neither use the flying ability granted by the spirit wings nor summon a mount."

"Really?"

Chen Ying'er's eyes suddenly lit up after hearing this, and she asked curiously, "Then if we beat you, the leader, what rewards will we get?"

Gao Yingjie laughed after hearing this. It was obvious that he didn't think that people like Xing Yuan, who were only at the fifth or fourth level of cultivation, could defeat him.

But despite this, he still answered seriously: "If you can beat me, then I will divide all the merit rewards I received during the team competition equally among each of you."

Xing Yuan blinked his eyes, realizing that the opportunity to make money was right in front of him, and asked, "Does the leader want to fight with us?"

"This won't work."

Gao Yingjie shook his head. "I will not act with you, because you are the whole group, and I am just a temporary protector."

"Then if we win, how much merit can the team leader give us in three months?" Xingyuan asked again.

This is a good question. After all, Gao Yingjie's main task is to lead the team and ensure the safety of Xingyuan and others. I guess there won't be many opportunities to fight, which means that Xingyuan and others won't be able to gain much merit from the opponent.

“It depends on the situation.”

Gao Yingjie looked at Xingyuan with some surprise, "The number of merits depends on the number and level of demons I killed."

(End of this chapter)