First-Year Internship—And You Went to Site 749 to Contain Monsters?!

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The glaring 749 Bureau shoulder insignias, the piercing scholar-warrior sleeves.

In the eyes of Nishang and Su Yun, they seemed dyed in blood.

Su Yun didn't recognize the newcomer. Frowning, he asked, "Who are you!?"

Beside him, Nishang's face turned deathly pale, as if she had witnessed some ultimate horror. Stuttering, she said, "C-Corpse-Shattering Tai Sui... L-Lu Ding!!!"

The moment Su Yun heard the true identity of the man before him.

His expression instantly twisted with rage.

The fury of avenging Yu Ci and Ling Tian ignited him completely.

In that instant.

The terrors hidden within this small courtyard, sensing Su Yun's anger, unleashed their auras one by one.

Terrifying phantom shadows shot straight into the sky.

Blotting out the heavens, they brought a deeper darkness that blanketed the entire Black Phoenix Gathering.

"Lu Ding!!! Do you know that blood debts must be paid in blood!?"

Lu Ding slowly stepped down from the wall.

"I know. I haven't refused the arrival of that day—it's just that no one capable has appeared yet. However, it seems you haven't answered my question."

"Assisting the Baoji Kingdom, harming your own kind—do you have nothing to say?"

In his own territory, Su Yun felt no fear.

Even facing this man, whom Nishang called the most vicious Corpse-Shattering Tai Sui of the Great Han, he had his own confidence.

So, Su Yun chose to answer.

"Kind, harming?"

Su Yun wanted to laugh.

He believed he had transmigrated to another world. Apart from sharing the same body, his soul came from somewhere else.

As for harming.

Though initially, Nishang told him that all those involved in the experiments were volunteers who signed contracts with the Baoji Kingdom.

But Su Yun wasn't stupid.

How could he not be at least a little suspicious?

He was suspicious, sure, but he didn't want to dwell on it.

Now, facing Lu Ding's question, he spoke: "It's just a difference in stance. Just like you, the infamous Corpse-Shattering Tai Sui—when you kill demonic spirits, have you ever thought that they are also lives? They also have their own families, their own friends."

"So you're not worthy of using the word 'harming,' and I am not their kind!"

Yan Feifan locked onto Su Yun's wavelength.

Stepping out from behind Lu Ding, he said, "Drop your superiority. You're no different from them. That fantasy of yours about transmigration is nothing but your own delusion."

"You just moved from the Third Circle to the Second Circle, understand, you little punk?"

Hearing this familiar dialect, Su Yun's eyes clearly showed a lapse in focus.

"You..."

Lu Ding's voice rang out again: "Su Yun, male, actual age twenty-three, Cloud Sea University, Economics and Management Department, sophomore. Mother, Dou Xunfang; father, Su Fu. Three years ago, you vanished from your dormitory..."

As he spoke, he pulled out documents.

"These three years, your parents have searched for you bitterly. Have you ever thought about going home?"

He tossed the documents out.

This was the essence of Lu Ding's rambling.

Su Yun didn't deserve Lu Ding's pity.

But the parents searching for their child deserved Lu Ding's compassion.

Su Yun would die—that was beyond dispute.

But before his death, Lu Ding wanted him to know how great a price his parents had paid searching for him during his disappearance.

A father's love, a mother's love—such noble things.

Lu Ding didn't want them to lose the moment when they could shine.

Holding the documents, Su Yun stared at the descriptions in disbelief.

The novelty of transmigration, the vast world, the future with a golden finger—it all seemed to have made him forget that in a place called Cloud Sea, there was his unremarkable little home, and at home, his loving parents.

He was never the respected Mr. Su who had bestowed favors upon countless powerful demonic spirits.

He was just his parents' son, just an ordinary sophomore at Cloud Sea University.

Lu Ding tossed over his phone.

"This is a video your parents recorded for you. Watch it. Watch it, and then get ready to go. After you die, I'll hand your ashes over to the staff to bring back to Cloud Sea, Third Circle."

"You're scum in my eyes, but your parents' love isn't. They need closure to start a new life."

With Lu Ding's words echoing in his ears, a tearful Su Yun trembled as he tapped the video to play.

In an unfamiliar room, missing person posters were scattered everywhere.

A couple with graying hair sat stiffly side by side on the couch, facing the camera.

A mentally unstable woman, for once managing to stay lucid, wiped her tears and said.

"Su Yun, Mommy misses you so much. Have you been taking care of yourself? If you can see this video, make sure to cooperate with the National Security comrades. Come home soon. Mommy's waiting for you at home."

Su Yun's father immediately followed, unable to contain himself any longer. At this moment, he set aside his paternal authority and said, "I'm sorry, Su Yun. As a father, I failed."

"Without achieving much myself, I placed all my hopes and pressure on you, forgetting that you were just a child. When I was your age, I was still loafing around, wasting my days."

"But you've already gotten into Cloud Sea University—you're the only college graduate in our Su family."

"You're far better than me."

"Dad will never complain about you playing games again."

Su's father wiped away a tear and grabbed a few boxes from beside him.

"Son, these are the latest graphics cards from these past few years. This is the 4090 from two years ago, the 5090 from last year, and the 6090 from this year... Dad bought them all. Every time I bought one, I hoped you'd come back and use the best."

"And a computer—Dad built one for you too. From the case and power supply to the monitor and RAM sticks, I taught myself. I can't say it's the best, but when you come back, Dad can replace it with the best."

"Son... come home soon... Dad was wrong. Dad was really wrong..."

The tall figure that once held up their small family was now, through his sobs, hunched and broken beyond recognition.

After watching the video, Su Yun clutched the phone to his chest. He abruptly looked up and said, his voice trembling with tears, "Can I still go home... Give me a chance... I don't want anything anymore... I just want to go home..."

Lu Ding shook his head. The apertures in his body slowly opened, black smoke drifting out. There was a time to ramble, a time to respect a father's and mother's love. But now.

No more nonsense.

Raising his hand, the [Way of the Jinche] led the way—KILL!!!!!

The slash attack swept out, cutting the entire small courtyard cleanly at the waist!!!!

The terrors hidden in the courtyard could no longer hold back. Though Su Yun had warned them earlier not to attack without his command.

But now, facing a threat to Su Yun's life.

If they didn't act, they would be fools!!!!

A sky-obscuring giant beast's shadow, a phoenix-blooded spirit spreading its wings and screeching, a dragon-blooded descendant summoning waves from thin air, a despair demon tree shooting straight into the sky.

Lu Ding stood alone against four God Ascension-level beings.

The truly challenging battle had begun!!!

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My current condition really doesn't allow for extra chapters. Get well soon, my friends.