Chapter 267: Return! Mission Accomplished? (II) | Throne Of Seal [Trans]
Throne Of Seal [Trans] - Updated on March 15, 2025
Shadow Wind looked at Cai’er’s eyes, which had turned completely gray, and anger burned fiercely in his eyes. He said to the guards beside him, “Take these children to the small conference room to rest. Tell them to get some food and drinks. Hao Chen, wait a moment, this matter will definitely be resolved today.”
After saying this, Shadow Wind turned around and returned to the Executive Axe.
The two guards looked at each other, both feeling a sense of impending storm.
Long Hao Chen and the others went to the small conference room to rest, but the entire Temple Alliance Executive Axe was alarmed.
Shadow Wind first went to Han Qian, who was in charge of the daily affairs of the Executive Axe. After he explained the matter, Han Qian smashed his desk with a single palm.
The Demon Hunt Squads are directly managed by the Temple Alliance and can be said to be a self-contained system. The Demon Hunt Squads are responsible for themselves, and the Alliance rarely interferes in the daily affairs of the Demon Hunt Squads. The Demon Hunt Squads have always been directly responsible for the Mission Tower Master. The Mission Tower Master is held in rotation by Title-level Demon Hunt Squad members. They are just nominal positions, after all, they also have to perform tasks.
Therefore, the actual responsibility for managing the Demon Hunt Squads still lies with the several Alliance Masters of the Temple Alliance.
After his anger subsided, Han Qian immediately invited the other four Temple Vice Hall Masters who were in the Alliance Executive Axe. The six Vice Hall Masters sat together.
“What? Such a thing actually happened?” Granny San Shui slammed her hand on the table and stood up, her face so gloomy it was practically dripping water.
The expression of Lin Chen, the Holy Magister of the Magic Temple, was also extremely ugly, with a fierce glint in his eyes.
All six Vice Hall Masters were furious. This kind of mistake was simply too big. Moreover, more importantly, the Demon Hunt Squad performing this mission had a very close relationship with them.
In private chats, they all referred to Long Hao Chen’s Demon Hunt Squad as the “First Crown Prince Demon Hunt Squad” in history.
Battle Emperor Ren Wo Kuang, the Vice Hall Master of the Warrior Temple, glared with his fierce eyes, “What’s going on? If this kind of thing gets out, how will the Demon Hunt Squads maintain themselves? Especially those high-level Demon Hunt Squads, those are all old seniors that even we can’t afford to offend! If this matter isn’t handled properly, it will be a big problem.”
Weak Water, the Vice Hall Master of the Priest Temple, nodded, saying, “That’s right. We must give the children an explanation. And we must eliminate the impact of this matter as soon as possible.”
Han Qian said indifferently, “Long Hao Chen is my grand-disciple. I should avoid this matter, but Long Hao Chen is the hope of the future for my Knight Temple. If you all agree, then let’s go to the Mission Tower together.”
Granny San Shui said unhappily, “Avoid my ass! Chen Ying’er is still my granddaughter, I won’t avoid it, I’m going to be biased. The Mission Tower needs to be thoroughly rectified. The person responsible must be severely punished. This isn’t just dereliction of duty, it’s murder.”
These six Vice Hall Masters directly defined the nature of this incident. Next, the Mission Tower became a scene of chaos.
Long Hao Chen and the others didn’t know about the handling of the matter. They arrived at the Alliance Executive Axe at noon and waited in the small conference room all afternoon, eating and drinking well. When night was about to fall, the six Vice Hall Masters appeared before them together.
Seeing the arrival of the six Vice Hall Masters, Long Hao Chen and the others hurriedly stood up.
Han Qian waved his hand, saying, “Alright, you all sit down. The Alliance is sorry for what happened this time. We apologize to you on behalf of the Alliance.” As he spoke, the six Vice Hall Masters actually bowed slightly to the thirteen young people before them.
Long Hao Chen and the others were immediately shocked and hastily returned the bow. The anger in their hearts dissipated for the most part in that instant.
The actions of the six Vice Hall Masters had already told them the Alliance’s attitude towards this matter. These were all powerful figures of their grandfather’s generation, and they were making such a gesture. What else could they say?
Han Qian straightened his back and said in a deep voice, “The matter has been investigated. The responsibility lies entirely with the negligence of the Mission Tower staff. They issued the mission without verifying it. After discovering the problem, they didn’t report it, allowing you to complete a mission far beyond your capabilities, causing you to encounter a major crisis. The Alliance expresses its deep regret for this matter and assures you that the same situation will not occur again in the future. The relevant people responsible have been imprisoned. They will face at least ten years of imprisonment to repent, and the person most responsible will be executed by hanging.”
The severity of the punishment for the responsible parties far exceeded Long Hao Chen’s expectations. This was really not because of their Crown Prince group. The impact of this matter was too severe. Long Hao Chen and the others hadn’t fully understood the authority of the Demon Hunt Squads. They were only General-level Demon Hunt Squads. In simple terms, the status of a King-level Demon Hunt Squad member was equivalent to any position below a Temple Alliance Vice Hall Master. Once an Emperor-level Demon Hunt Squad member gave up their Demon Hunt Squad identity, they would at least become a Vice Hall Master. The Squad Leader could even directly become a Hall Master.
If this matter was leaked out and the people in the higher-level Demon Hunt Squads found out, they would undoubtedly stand on Long Hao Chen’s side. At that time, the Alliance would be even more passive. The Demon Hunt Squads were all heroes who risked their lives for the Alliance.
When making the final punishment decision, Han Qian’s words caused the other five Vice Hall Masters to agree to his decision. Han Qian’s original words were: “We cannot let the heroes feel disheartened!”
Long Hao Chen took out the gem that recorded the image and handed it to Han Qian with both hands. “Grandmaster, this is the result we brought back from the mission. Please review it. We don’t know if we completed this mission or not, but we have done our best. Thank you to the Alliance for upholding justice.”
Han Qian took the gem and sighed, saying, “Children, you have suffered this time. Fortunately, you all came back alive, otherwise, those bastards in the Mission Tower would have a hundred deaths and wouldn’t atone for their sins. I hope this incident won’t form a shadow in your hearts. Don’t worry, the mission reward will not be reduced at all. After we study it, we will give you an accurate answer as soon as possible. You must all be very tired after experiencing this mission. Go back and rest first.”
“Yes, Grandmaster.”
The two Demon Hunt Squads then left contentedly. Before leaving the conference room, Han Qian instructed them not to spread the word about this incident. Long Hao Chen also promised on behalf of the two Demon Hunt Squads.
The Alliance handled this matter as quickly as possible to prevent the impact from spreading, which would lead to a crisis of confidence in the Demon Hunt Squads.
After leaving the Executive Axe, the thirteen people stopped in their tracks as if by agreement.
Lu Xi sighed, saying, “I really didn’t expect us to succeed so easily.”
Long Hao Chen said, “Right is right, wrong is wrong. This isn’t our success, but the correct choice of the Alliance. Let’s go, let’s go back and rest. This time our reward will be at least no less than 20,000 merit points. After the merit points are issued, I will distribute them to you.”
Lu Xi looked at Long Hao Chen deeply. This time, he didn’t refuse, but just nodded silently. After a long period of contact, he had a certain understanding of Long Hao Chen’s personality. He knew that Long Hao Chen was completely sincere.
Finally, they returned to the long-awaited villa. Everyone returned to their rooms. It could be said that in the history of the Demon Hunt Squads, there were few that encountered such difficulty in completing their first mission. It was important to know that they encountered a seventh-order enemy during the entire mission! But not even one of them was a sixth-order. Being able to come back alive could only be described as a miracle.
Standing on the balcony of the villa, Long Hao Chen let Cai’er lean in his arms, feeling the fresh air brought by the plants. His heart finally calmed down a lot.
They finally returned, but Cai’er still needed more than six months to recover. He tightened the hand holding her, raised one of her small hands, and gently wrote in the palm of her hand: “Living is really good.”
The next morning, news came from the Alliance Executive Axe that Han Qian wanted Long Hao Chen to go there.
“Hao Chen, sit down.” Han Qian looked at his grand-disciple who had walked into his office and bowed respectfully, with a slightly tired smile on his face.
Because of yesterday’s incident, he hadn’t slept all night.
“Grandmaster, is Teacher well?” Long Hao Chen sat down in the chair in front of Han Qian’s new desk.
Han Qian said, “He’s doing very well. His cultivation is improving quite quickly. I’ve already sent him to the Knight Temple.”
After a slight pause, Han Qian said seriously, “Hao Chen, we all watched the image you brought back last night. Tell me the detailed situation of that tower. This is very important to the Alliance.”
Long Hao Chen’s heart shook. He had guessed Han Qian’s purpose in looking for him before he came, but he felt really bad about having to lie to his Grandmaster.
“…When I woke up from my coma, the tower had disappeared. The howl didn’t appear again either. Grandmaster, what exactly was that?”
Han Qian frowned, walked out from behind his desk, and paced back and forth, “It’s hard to say now. But judging from the wraiths you recorded, it’s likely related to the necromancers that appeared ten thousand years ago. If it’s the remains of a necromancer, then we must not let the demons get it.”
Long Hao Chen stood up, saying, “Grandmaster, is there anything you need me to do?”
Han Qian shook his head, saying, “This matter ends here. After you go back, tell your people not to talk about any of the circumstances of this mission, so as not to cause unnecessary trouble.”
“Yes.” Long Hao Chen hesitated slightly, but still asked, “Grandmaster, then did we complete the mission?”
Han Qian glanced at him and suddenly smiled, “You really have the look of a Squad Leader now. Go back and don’t worry. The people from the Mission Tower will look for you tomorrow. They always have to shut your mouths. It can also be regarded as some compensation from the Alliance to you.”
“Thank you, Grandmaster.” Hearing this, Long Hao Chen’s mood improved a lot. With Han Qian’s guarantee, the merit points they received this time would definitely be more than 20,000. It was estimated that they would have at least 50,000 merit points.
The people from the Mission Tower did come the next day, but what they brought Long Hao Chen wasn’t what he expected. Because the news they brought to Long Hao Chen was that the mission was completed! And it was the completed mission after it had been changed.
After receiving this news, everyone in the Twenty-first General-Level Demon Hunt Squad was completely stunned.
“We’re rich…” Lin Xin’s ghost-like howl echoed in the villa.
(To be continued)