Ultragene Warlord

ng, Lin Xiu, and the instructors like Wang Li for their efforts.

Zhang Lie placed particular emphasis on Zhang Hong; whenever he left, tasks that he would otherwise be responsible for had fallen to her.
Although she knew that Zhang Lie wouldn't blame her if she wasn't able to handle everything satisfactorily, she still tried her best, and she had even roped Lin Xiu into helping her as well.

“Everyone, you've all done well, and the results of your hard work are evident.
I'm very pleased with your efforts, and I hope you'll keep up your training.
The Void Throne will be present in the Zenith Dojo for the next five years, and this will surely be the golden period of growth for the Zenith Dojo.
I hope you can all take this opportunity to grow strong, so strong that you can keep the Void Throne right here in the next iteration of the Void Cup in five years' time.
Do you all understand?”

“Yes, Dojo Leader!”

Zhang Lie's lips quirked up into a smile.
He beckoned for the members of Team Zenith to enter the dimensional world with him.

When Zhang Lie and the others arrived in the Blacksteel Settlement, their sudden appearance caused a big fuss—by then, they were so well-known within the first realm that this was an inevitable occurrence.

Faced with a frenzy of rabid fans, the hunters had to rush into a VIP suite in the Blacksteel Hotel.

“Captain, under these circumstances, how are we supposed to get from place to place?” Sun Xiaowu complained.

Everyone else was starting to feel the negative effects of their newfound popularity as well.

On the other hand, Fang Yi seemed more concerned about another matter entirely.
“Captain, didn't you tell us not to enter the dimensional world in the near future? Why are we here now?”

Everyone jerked in surprise—Zhang Lie had indeed mentioned that!

Zhang Lie smiled.
“I think there's still a bit of time left, so I'm hoping you'll all be able to help me keep surveillance on a few areas and help me collect a few items.”

Surveillance? Collection? For what purpose?

“Captain, is something about to happen? Do you know of another peak-grade lifeform you're preparing to kill?” Sun Mengmeng suddenly asked, her eyes shining.

Glancing at everyone's excited gazes, Zhang Lie laughed.
“This is the first realm! Do you think peak-grade lifeforms pop up all that frequently? Honestly, we were lucky enough just to find that moonlight wyrm—I was shocked that there was even one peak-grade lifeform in the entirety of the first realm, let alone more.
The task that I'm assigning all of you is to keep an eye out on certain areas for latent threats.”

“Latent threats? With our strength, what's there to worry about?” Sun Mengmeng pressed.

“I'll inform you in due time.
I'm going to be providing all of you with a map with a few target locations, and I'd like all of you to head to these locations and keep an eye out on your surroundings.
Once you notice something amiss, do not try to investigate.
Immediately return to the real world and inform me of what you found.
Do you understand?”

Zhang Lie's sudden seriousness caused everyone to nod their heads at once.
“We understand, Captain!”

It was clear from Zhang Lie's mannerisms that they would be facing something serious indeed, but if Zhang Lie didn't want them to investigate, he surely had his own reasons as to why.

“What about the things that you'd like us to collect?” Sun Mengmeng continued.

“I'm interested in a few herbs and implements that have to deal with blood—with the connections that you all developed while searching for herbs in the past, reach out and try to procure what's on this list of items.
Here's the list, and here's the map.
Decide how you want to allocate your resources and head to each location immediately.”

Moments later, deep in the night, there was no one left in the VIP suite except an open window and a billowing curtain.