CHAPTER 1184: CHAPTER 1194: VICE CAPTAIN!

"Three hundred and twelve horse legs, not one more, not one less!" Tang Zhong said calmly.

No one believed Tang Zhong’s words were true, but everyone had to believe it as horse legs were continuously taken out from Tang Zhong’s battle armor space, and the number was ample enough.

Huang Xiang’s face became increasingly unsightly; these horse legs were sturdier one after another, and the power emanating from them showed that they weren’t counterfeit but were real skeleton horse legs!

Lucian quickly approached Tang Zhong, checking each horse leg, and as he confirmed each one to be real, his expression changed. Until he finished inspecting the last one, Lucian’s breathing became rapid, and he stared at the horse legs dumbfoundedly, finally shifting his gaze to Tang Zhong. In disbelief, he asked, "Did you really kill all of these?"

"Yes!" Tang Zhong nodded indifferently.

"Then congratulations ... you’ve completed an A-rank mission!" Lucian confirmed, without any problem; it was evident that this person completed the task!

"Could it be wrong?" Huang Xiang was still incredulous, stepping forward to ask.

"Are you questioning me?" Lucian’s expression turned ice-cold. Even a fool could see Huang Xiang was antagonizing Tang Zhong, and since Tang Zhong was a promising talent, how could Lucian possibly antagonize him?

Upon hearing this tone, Huang Xiang knew what had happened. Looking at Tang Zhong, his pupils were filled with shock, muttering softly, "Impossible, absolutely impossible, he’s just a rookie, how could he be so strong!"

"But he killed Yang Tian!" Huang Xiang was still unwilling to accept it.

"Yes, I killed Yang Tian. So what?" Tang Zhong chuckled, "Yang Tian wanted to kill me, but I turned the tables on him. I think this all ties back to you, doesn’t it? Otherwise, you wouldn’t be targeting me so deliberately. Either you have an underling relationship with him, or you ordered him to kill me!"

"Nonsense!" Huang Xiang shouted.

"Seems you didn’t send him to kill me, so you must have some unspeakable secrets with him. Tsk tsk, Captain Huang, I didn’t expect you to be such a person... With Yang Tian’s large butt, your days must be quite comfortable!" Tang Zhong smiled.

"You’re asking for death!" Huang Xiang was almost about to burst into curse words. He’d lived so long and had never been this angry.

"Death?" Tang Zhong laughed.

Upon hearing this, Huang Xiang felt deeply vexed but could only swallow it down. With Tang Zhong completing this mission, he was destined to become a lieutenant. Once he could crush Tang Zhong, but now, even with all his strength, he wouldn’t dare harm him. This feeling was exceptionally unpleasant!

Moreover, he had to change his stance now; persisting as before would lead to disaster.

"Do you want to kill me?" Tang Zhong approached Huang Xiang.

"No...no!" Huang Xiang shook his head.

"Didn’t you just say you wanted to kill me? Why are you changing your tune now? Also, Yang Tian tried to kill me, and I killed him instead. Do you think what I did was justified?" Tang Zhong ached closer step by step.

Huang Xiang stumbled back almost falling to the ground; the powerful aura emanating from Tang Zhong made him uncomfortable.

"I... I didn’t, I didn’t say it was right; Yang Tian’s unethical ways deserved death!"

Thump, thump, thump!

Huang Xiang’s heart was pounding furiously.

"Oh, I knew it, Captain Huang was just joking with me. After all, Captain Huang is quite a decent person!" Tang Zhong smiled suddenly and extended his hand.

Huang Xiang’s heart fluttered even faster, his forehead drenched with cold sweat, unsure of Tang Zhong’s intentions with such flattery; surely, it was a scheme.

"In the future, there’s a good chance I’ll have to work with Captain Huang Xiang officially, so let me introduce myself again. My name is Tang Zhong, and my personality is such that, whoever provokes me, I usually won’t let them go."

Seeing the hand suspended in mid-air, Huang Xiang didn’t know what to say, but he stretched out his own hand, reluctantly forcing a smile: "My name is Huang Xiang, pleased to work with Captain Tang, rest assured, if anyone dares touch you, I’ll be the first one who won’t stand for it."

Though Huang Xiang seemed calm now, internally he was a stormy sea, quickly pulling his hand back and refusing to even look at Tang Zhong. He retreated to the ship and left in disgrace.

"Damn it, damned Tang Zhong!" Huang Xiang was nearly enraged; in front of so many, including a bigwig from the Mission Hall, where would his face go henceforth?

Liu Kang approached and said, "Captain Huang, we absolutely can’t let that guy bully people like that, damn it!"

"Rest assured, I will never let him off!" Huang Xiang said through gritted teeth, determined not to give Tang Zhong an easy time next time. He couldn’t fathom what trick that damn guy used to obtain those skeleton horse legs, but he was sure it wasn’t Tang Zhong who killed them; someone else must have. Just wait, he would find his chance to give Tang Zhong a hard time.

Meanwhile, on the other side.

Lucian looked at Tang Zhong, smiling with praise, "No wonder the saying goes ’heroes emerge young’; from a rookie a month ago to becoming a lieutenant, I will immediately return to promote your rank and spread your deeds for others to learn. After all, such an epic feat is a good example!"

"No need, Lord Lucian; please don’t spread the news about me, I don’t want too many people to know." Tang Zhong waved his hand.

He wanted to keep a low profile, as too much trouble was never good.

Lucian was stunned for a moment, then laughed, "Alright, I understand. When I return, I’ll just promote your rank, and regarding your mission accomplishment, I won’t say a word!"

Because of this alone, Lucian praised Tang Zhong even more. If it were someone else, they would’ve likely wanted everyone to know them; after all, it was enough to make waves.

"Alright, Tang Zhong, let’s head back together!" Lucian continued.

"Hmm!" Tang Zhong nodded firmly.

Originally, Lucian came to pick up those who completed the rookie assessment; unexpectedly, he encountered such a peculiar event.

Throughout the journey, he conversed with Tang Zhong multiple times.

Tang Zhong was still willing to befriend him.

In the Galactic Guard, having good relations was undoubtedly beneficial.

Soon, they returned to the Galactic Guard base.

As they disembarked, Jiang Shuiyao pulled Tang Zhong to a corner: "Let me tell you, I will never let you go. Our Fire Guard is set on you; trust me, if Earth Guard doesn’t treat you well, come to us in the Fire Guard!"

Tang Zhong only smiled, not saying a word.

Jiang Shuiyao stomped her feet angrily, "Will you come to our Fire Guard or not? If you come to us, I’ll marry you, alright?"

Before she finished her words, she saw Tang Zhong already turned around and left.

Jiang Shuiyao was dumbfounded: "Damn Tang Zhong... damned Tang Zhong, I’ve said so much, and you... you act like you didn’t hear!"

Tang Zhong indeed heard, but he didn’t take it seriously; he had little time and now needed to find a place to examine what was going on with the blood crystal he obtained from the bloody earth.