“Hello, we’ve decided to accept the exploration mission to investigate the Howling Caves of Fear and Grief,” Long Haochen said to the middle-aged man behind the counter.

The Demon Hunt Squad service personnel looked at Long Haochen with some confusion, but was secretly surprised. Those who could appear on this floor were all General-level Demon Hunt Squads, and the child in front of him was too young. He was definitely under twenty years old. General-level Demon Hunt Squad members under the age of twenty were very rare. Moreover, judging from his appearance, he seemed to be the leader. The other companions were also not very old.

However, since they were able to come here, Long Haochen and his team’s identity was obviously not to be questioned.

“Okay, please show your leader’s token.”

Long Haochen handed over his Demon Hunt Squad token, which was registered by the staff.

While registering, the staff read out their information, “General-level Demon Hunt Squad number twenty-one, accepting the exploration mission, investigating the Howling Caves of Fear and Grief. Mission reward, twenty thousand merit points. No penalty for mission failure. General-level Demon Hunt Squad number twenty-one, number of missions completed…”

When he got here, the staff member’s voice suddenly stopped abruptly, and he looked up at Long Haochen in surprise, “The number of missions completed is zero. This, how is this possible?”

Long Haochen politely said: “We are this year’s newly promoted Demon Hunt Squad. Because our teammates have all broken through the fifth rank, and have obtained enough merit points in the trial mission, we were promoted to the General-level, so we have never completed a mission alone.”

It was actually a newly promoted Demon Hunt Squad? The staff kindly reminded: “The difficulty of this mission is not small. It requires going more than two thousand miles into the demon territory, passing through four demon provinces along the way. Although there will be optimal route planning on the map, it is still possible to encounter demon troops. The danger is considerable. Moreover, the danger of the Howling Caves of Fear and Grief is also unknown. Although the reward is generous, the mission is not easy to complete. Are you really sure you want to accept this mission?”

Long Haochen smiled and said, “Yes, we are sure. Thank you for your reminder, we will be careful. When we complete the mission, we will share it with another Demon Hunt Squad, and our two teams will complete it together. So although there is danger, it is not without a chance.”

The staff member suddenly understood: “I see, that should be okay then. But you still have to remember that for Demon Hunt Squads, the most important thing is to protect yourselves. Don’t work too hard for merit points. I’ll process the formalities for you.” In his heart, he subconsciously thought that the team that Long Haochen and his team were going to share the mission with would be another General-level Demon Hunt Squad. So he didn’t question it much.

The staff who can work here are very responsible. If they determine that the team accepting the mission cannot complete the mission, they can even refuse to issue the mission. All of this is to protect the safety of the Demon Hunt Squad.

The mission was accepted, and Long Haochen and his team also obtained the mission item, the exploration gem. This gem is not large, but it has a memory function, and can continuously record surrounding images and store them after being activated by spiritual power. The price of this exploration gem is quite high, requiring a thousand merit points to exchange for one. It is lent to them for free in exploration missions, but if it is lost, it must be compensated.

The mission was accepted, and Long Haochen and his team left the Demon Hunt Squad Mission Tower excitedly. This was their first mission. They will prepare briefly and set off as soon as possible.

That was twenty thousand merit points!

Five days later.

Second floor of the Demon Hunt Squad Mission Tower.

An old man with gray hair walked hurriedly towards the exploration mission counter. The person working here today was still the middle-aged man from that day.

“Deacon Li Jing, is there a new mission being issued?” The middle-aged man behind the counter was obviously very familiar with him.

The deacons of the Demon Hunt Squad Mission Tower are specially responsible for issuing various missions. At this time, his emotions were somewhat anxious, “No, I’m here to cancel a mission. Quickly cancel the mission I issued a week ago to explore the Howling Caves of Fear and Grief. According to the latest news, there may be eighth or ninth-level demon beasts in the Howling Caves of Fear and Grief. There may even be some ancient ruins. The difficulty of the mission has increased sharply, and the exploration reward will be increased to two hundred thousand merit points, and it will be placed on the King-level mission side.”

“What?” The middle-aged man was shocked, “King-level mission?” According to the Demon Hunt Squad ranking, after Soldier-level is General-level, then Marshal-level, and then King-level. King-level missions are already considered high-level missions. It is very rare for it to increase by two levels at once, and the mission reward to increase tenfold.

Li Jing said with a wry smile: “The Howling Caves of Fear and Grief was originally discovered by a Marshal-level Demon Hunt Squad of ours. At that time, because they were completing another mission, two members of the team were seriously injured, so they did not go in to explore. They simply judged the situation inside the cave. Recently, another Marshal-level Demon Hunt Squad passing by there brought back more accurate news. There are strong spiritual power fluctuations in the cave, and there may be powerful demon beasts appearing. Moreover, the demons have also sent people to start exploring. That’s why the mission difficulty has been raised to the King-level side. With a King-level Demon Hunt Squad taking action, exploring this place should not be a problem.”

The middle-aged man behind the counter said with a bitter smile: “But this mission has already been accepted.”

“What? Accepted?” Li Jing was shocked, “It was accepted by a General-level Demon Hunt Squad? This is a mission that requires going more than two thousand miles into the demon territory, and it was accepted in just a few days?”

“Yes! At that time, they said they would share this mission with another Demon Hunt Squad, so I let them accept it. What should we do now? They have probably already set off.”

Li Jing’s face suddenly turned ugly. Any Demon Hunt Squad is the most valuable resource for the Alliance. “It’s too late to chase them back. As a General-level Demon Hunt Squad, they should at least know how to protect themselves. They should retreat if they feel something is wrong. Moreover, it is a collaboration between two teams. I hope they can discover the danger in time and retreat. This time it was our mistake, and we will give them a reward of ten thousand merit points after they return.”

The middle-aged man behind the counter hesitated slightly, but in the end he did not mention that Long Haochen and his team were a newly promoted Demon Hunt Squad. In his opinion, with another General-level Demon Hunt Squad leading them, they would retreat when they sensed the abnormal spiritual power fluctuations in the Howling Caves of Fear and Grief… Long Haochen and his team had indeed set off. After accepting the mission, he shared the mission details with Soldier-level Demon Hunt Squad number four as soon as possible. After two days of preparation, they left Holy City and headed southeast according to the map provided by the mission. To Long Haochen’s regret, his teacher, Ye Hua, was in closed-door cultivation and he was unable to see him. According to Han Qian, Ye Hua’s speed of improvement was very rapid, like a volcano that had been suppressed for a long time suddenly erupting.

If the Saint Demon Continent is a square, then the Temple Alliance is in the northwest corner of this square, while the other three-quarters of the area are under the control of the demons.

After entering the Dark Ages, the demons divided their area into twenty-four provinces, with one demon god sitting in each province. Other demon gods are scattered throughout the demon territory.

The demon’s central area is also known as the Demon Central Province, located in the center of the demon territory, slightly to the southeast. It is the largest of the twenty-four provinces, and the Demon Emperor’s Demon Palace is located there.

General-level Demon Hunt Squad number twenty-one and Soldier-level Demon Hunt Squad number four traveled day and night, and it only took eight days to reach the southeastern border of the Temple Alliance.

Long Haochen and Cai’er rode on Hao Yue’s back, Li Xin rode her Rose Unicorn, and everyone else rode on healthy horses. Eight days of constant travel made them look a little travel-worn.

Hao Yue woke up after that legendary powerhouse Chen Zidian left. Now it looks even more majestic, over five meters long, nearly two meters high, especially its sharper eyes, giving people a strong feeling. In more than three months, it seemed to have completed another evolution, advancing from the sixth rank initial stage to the sixth rank high stage. This speed of evolution for a demon beast can be said to be unheard of.

Long Haochen stopped Hao Yue and looked at a city that seemed to be quite large in front of him, taking out the map from the Forget-Me-Not Ring.

“The front should be Star Seeking City. Three hundred miles past Star Seeking City is the Southeast Fortress where the Warrior Temple General Hall is located. Should we rest in Star Seeking City or go directly to the Southeast Fortress before resting?”

This is already the territory of the Warrior Temple, and when he asked this question, he naturally looked at Wang Yuanyuan.

Wang Yuanyuan shook her head and said, “I have no opinion.”

“Let’s rest in Star Seeking City.” At this moment, a voice came from Soldier-level Demon Hunt Squad number four.

When Long Haochen turned his head, he saw that the person speaking was Dian Yan, the fifth-rank War Venerable of Soldier-level Demon Hunt Squad number four. At the beginning, he lost to Mu Ning of the Assassin Temple, so he was unable to enter the top four.

Li Xin frowned slightly, looked at Dian Yan, and asked, “Brother Dian Yan, do you have any good suggestions?” She called him by his name, obviously a little dissatisfied. This trip was mainly led by Long Haochen and his team, who were General-level Demon Hunt Squads. Although Li Xin temporarily became the leader of Soldier-level Demon Hunt Squad number four, he also made a request to his partners to act according to Long Haochen’s orders. A team can only have one leader, otherwise it is easy to have conflicts.

Dian Yan said: “We can rest in Star Seeking City, maybe we can enter the demon territory openly and honestly.”

“Oh? Brother Dian, please explain in more detail.” Long Haochen asked with great interest.

Dian Yan said: “In some border cities of our alliance, there are a group of special merchants, they are called wandering merchants. These wandering merchants are engaged in buying and selling on both sides of the human race and the demon race. But it has to be said that they are the source of many important resources. This is the case for both humans and demons.”——

A new mission has begun, hehe. The Howling Caves of Fear and Grief chapter is about to begin, and the artifact that Lao San said will appear in this chapter. Everyone, let’s wait and see.

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