My beasts evolved after killing just one monster; they all became gods.

Chapter 18: Internal Hidden Dangers Erupt! Strong? Weak?

Wang Hai was dumbfounded!

As a professional shield warrior, he knew all too well what it meant for damage not to be ticked.

Either the shot misses, or it doesn't break through the defense!

Unless you have a shield-type skill, there is no third possibility!

He had seen it clearly just now: this lazy sea turtle had neither a shield nor any attempt to dodge, and it took two attacks head-on!

So, it really wasn't breached?!

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!"

Whether the Xuanjia Shield Turtle's defense was broken or not, Wang Hai didn't know, but his defense was definitely broken!

A level 10 newbie, with a C-rank beast pet under contract, is at most level 10, right?

How can you withstand damage from monsters over level 20 without losing a single drop of health?

What kind of insane defensive power is this?

Where does this leave his old face, a level 25 A-rank professional shield warrior?!

Diamond Shield...

Wang Hai felt a little embarrassed just thinking about his professional name!

"Bang bang bang!"

"Be careful!"

"Hai-ge, what are you doing? Why are you spacing out?"

In the blink of an eye, while Wang Hai was questioning his existence, the second round of attacks from the withered wood warriors and blood thorn vines arrived, almost sending him flying before he could react!

This startled Zhang Long and the Jiang siblings, who didn't understand what had happened.

They were so focused on dealing damage that they didn't pay any attention to the Xuanjia Shield Turtle, so they naturally didn't know what was going on.

"No, it's nothing, keep outputting."

Wang Hai quickly adjusted his posture, calmed his mind, and temporarily concealed the scene he had just witnessed. However, his eyes kept glancing sideways at the Xuanjia Shield Turtle.

It's an illusion, it must be an illusion!

Maybe the damage was triggered and I just didn't see it.

I need to take another look and confirm it again!

I, the A-rank professional Vajra Shield, am definitely not a coward!

At this moment, Wang Hai's mind was no longer on killing monsters; he only hoped that the Xuanjia Shield Turtle wasn't as powerful as he had imagined.

But facts are facts, how can they be changed because of his disbelief?

As another withered tree warrior and bloodthorn vines attacked.

Boom!

The Xuanjia Shield Turtle's shell remained unscathed; it didn't even manage to draw any damage numbers or produce a single fart.

Instead, it completely shattered his Dao heart.

"It's really, really not breached!"

"Holy crap! What the hell is this thing? How can a C-rank pet have such high defense?"

Wang Hai was completely shocked and dumbfounded.

He entered a dazed and confused state, and even after all four monsters were killed, he was still somewhat absent-minded.

"Hai-ge, what's wrong with you? You're not behaving yourself!"

Zhang Long, as his partner, was the first to notice something was wrong. He frowned, stepped forward, and asked with concern.

Of course, Wang Hai's condition was already quite poor. Even though Jiang Yuyao and Jiang Feng weren't familiar with him, they noticed the abnormality and stared at him seriously.

"Brother Wang, you've never been like this before. What happened? Have you been working too hard for too long and need a rest?"

"Yeah, why don't we stop and take a break?"

In a team, the state of the shield warrior is absolutely related to the life and death of everyone, and cannot be taken lightly.

But they never dreamed that their sudden concern would only make Wang Hai, who had just come to his senses, feel even more ashamed and embarrassed, his face turning a deep, liver-colored red.

He couldn't help but think that he had wanted to test the quality of the Xuanjia Shield Turtle before, but instead of testing it, he realized that he was a clown!

How embarrassing!

I don't want to live anymore!

"Damn, Brother Wang, you look terrible. Did you get internal injuries from tanking monsters?"

Jiang Feng, with his sharp eyes, exclaimed loudly.

Upon hearing this, Wang Hai wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground and quickly waved his hands:

"No, no, don't say anymore, I'm fine, I just need some rest."

The reason he didn't say anything wasn't because he wanted to hide anything from the Xuanjia Shield Turtle.

The news was so shocking that he couldn't accept it for a moment and didn't know how to explain it to everyone. He just kept glancing at Su Lin.

unexpectedly.

All eyes were already on him, and when they saw him staring intently at Su Lin, they looked over with suspicion.

"What's going on? Is Brother Wang's unusual behavior related to you?"

"I?"

Su Lin is truly innocent this time.

He was just paddling along behind, completely unaware of what Wang Hai had gone through.

However, others do not think he was wronged.

Jiang Feng, in particular, was already seething with anger, and now that he had the chance, he unleashed a torrent of fury:

"Damn it! What do you mean 'you'? I've been annoyed with you for ages! You've been here for over ten minutes and haven't done a single thing, just laze around!"

"And your stupid turtle, he dawdles when tanking monsters, but he's quick to steal kills. All he does is try to get some contribution points, where's his shame?!"

"Out of respect for Lord Lin and my sister, I didn't want to bother with you, but don't go too far. Tell me, what exactly have you been secretly doing!"

What did I do?!

I didn't do anything!

Su Lin's brows furrowed slowly.

Even a clay figure has a bit of fire in it.

Originally, he just wanted to finish the dungeon honestly, without intending to hide his strength or steal the spotlight.

He even harbored a desire to save face for these people.

After all, it was previously agreed that the distribution of resources from the dungeon would be based on the team's contribution ratio!

If I were just a little more ruthless and let the Xuanjia Shield Turtle crush me the whole way, my contribution would be ridiculously high. In that case, they would get nothing, and they would lose face if word got out!

Therefore, he decided to take it easy and slow down, which would also delay the evolution of Crimson Flame.

Is it really true that kind people are always taken advantage of?

Just because I'm not showing my teeth doesn't mean I'm a pushover.

The previous misunderstanding was indeed caused by me, so I tolerated Jiang Feng's attitude.

But what does Wang Hai's matter have to do with me, Su Lin?

Why the hell are you yelling at me?!

"Young Master Jiang, it's a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding. My condition has absolutely nothing to do with Su Tong... Brother Su."

Jiang Feng's sudden outburst stunned Wang Hai. After realizing what had happened, he broke out in a cold sweat and quickly spoke up.

"It has nothing to do with him? What's going on?"

Jiang Feng frowned and said coldly:

"Brother Wang, things have come to this point, so don't hide anything anymore. When we asked you earlier, you kept looking at him; there's definitely something going on!"

"While it's safe now, make things clear. Address any issues beforehand and don't hold back. After all, this is a Nightmare Mode dungeon, and I don't want any potential problems in the team!"

Clearly, Jiang Feng did not believe Wang Hai's explanation, and even thought that Wang Hai was hesitant to tell the truth because of Su Lin and City Lord Lin Xiong's identities.

His words were meant to reassure Wang Hai that he shouldn't be afraid and should reveal all the evidence against Su Lin.

But what Jiang Feng didn't know was that the more he said that, the more sweat Wang Hai broke out: "No, really no, Young Master Jiang, please don't get agitated, I..."

"Alright, let me say a few words."

At this moment, Su Lin finally spoke.

He didn't get angry or anxious. Instead, he calmly scanned everyone's faces before finally settling on Jiang Feng.

"Jiang Feng, Young Master Jiang! And Miss Jiang Yuyao, and the two of you, to be honest, you are all very well-mannered. Even though you know I am an E-rank professional, you have never mocked me from beginning to end."

"I understand your pride as high-level professionals, so I've never asked you to truly respect me. We're just strangers who met by chance, and all I want to do is clear this dungeon step by step."

He paused at this point.

Wang Hai was very anxious and opened his mouth to explain, but dared not interrupt.

Zhang Long looked somewhat embarrassed.

Jiang Feng was very impatient and snorted coldly, "Heh, what's the use of saying all this? What exactly are you...?"

"Shut up!"

Jiang Yuyao gave a sharp rebuke and looked at Su Lin seriously: "Please continue."

"hehe!"

Shaking his head, Su Lin smiled and pointed at Jiang Feng, saying:

"Look, this is the attitude. Is this the natural impatience of the strong towards the weak? Despite having the upbringing of a wealthy family, they can maintain politeness on the surface, but they have never given any respect in their hearts."

Jiang Feng was momentarily speechless, but quickly snorted coldly, "Sorry, I only respect the strong!"

"While I don't need your respect, who told you I'm weak?!"

Su Lin suddenly asked.

Jiang Feng's anger surged instantly: "What are you yelling about? Weak is weak! Don't you know your place, you E-rank class? You think being loud makes you stronger? Ridiculous!"

This time, Jiang Yuyao didn't speak, she just frowned.

Because she knew that at this point, she couldn't suppress the issue any longer. Continuing to suppress it would only make the team's problems worse. It was better to take this opportunity to make everything clear!

In addition, she had a vague feeling that Su Lin was about to explode!

But the question is, she really wants to know, what gave Su Lin the confidence to explode?

Is it that C-rank pet?

Indeed, it is extremely difficult for an E-rank professional to contract a C-rank beast pet, but there are successful cases nonetheless!

To ordinary people, this is a miracle, but to geniuses like them who are at the S or SS level, it's nothing at all!

What gives Su Lin the right?!

"Young Master Jiang, please stop talking!"

At that moment, Wang Hai couldn't hold back any longer!

He stepped forward, his face flushed, and gritted his teeth, saying slowly and deliberately, "Brother Su is no weakling; you should show him some respect."

"Enough! Wang Hai, what do you mean?!" Jiang Feng whirled around, his eyes icy. "Even now, you still dare not speak? Fine, now I order you to tell me what just happened to you, or you will lose your escort qualification!"

At this moment, the arrogance of the scions of noble families was truly revealed.

"Okay, I'll talk!"

Wang Hai was a little flustered, but he still forced a smile and said:

"Young Master Jiang, you don't need to do this. There's nothing to hide about this. I just didn't know how to say it."

He paused, then looked at Su Lin again with a complicated expression:

"Since things have come to this, I'll be frank. The reason I lost my composure just now was indeed related to Brother Su."

Before anyone could speak, he quickly added, "However, it's definitely not that Brother Su did anything to me, but rather... I witnessed something happening to his pet!"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Feng's brows furrowed completely.

He sensed something was amiss.

This feeling that something bad was about to happen made him even more anxious, and he couldn't help but urge, "What is it? Stop beating around the bush, tell me!"

"call……"

Wang Hai took a deep breath, nodded, scanned everyone, and said, word by word:

"The thing is... those two monsters' attacks on Brother Su's pet didn't break through its defenses!"