"You should all pack up, we are going back to the camp," Shung Yun said as he stood in front of his soldiers.
"Yes, captain," the soldiers acknowledged as they immediately went into action.
With nothing much worth taking from the cave of the Black Owl bandits, the soldiers carried the filled-up treasure chest, the corpses of their comrades, the female prisoners, as well as the meat of some fierce beasts caught by the Black Owl bandit group.
Coming down the mountain, the thirty one[31] soldiers of Ravage Unit, Shung Yun included, all got on their horses with some of them accommodating the female prisoners, the corpses, the treasure chest, and the meats of the fierce beasts.
"Move out," Shung Yun sat on the saddle as he tapped his horse's stomach with his legs.
"Neyyy!!" the horses neighed as they dashed towards the Byui's Military Camp.
An hour and thirty eight[38] minutes later.......
Trot! Trot! Trot! Trot! Trot! Trot! Trot! Trot! [x173]
Sounds of hoofs storming the earth echoed out as dozens of horses sprinted into the huge front gate of the Byui's Military Camp.
"More corpses," soldier[1] sighed while shaking his head, "I wonder if we can ever achieve eternal peace in the village?"
"Eternal peace is a fantasy birth by those who are scared to face the harsh truth of the world," soldier[2] said as he watched the horses storming into the camp with wrapped bodies on the horses of nine[9] soldiers of the Warhead Military Section of Byui Military, "the cemetery will keep growing as time goes on until no one is alive to reproduce anymore."
Shung Muzai, come with me let's go submit the report of the mission to the commander," Shung Yun said as he rode towards the office of his superior.
Nodding, Shung Muzai rode behind Shung Yun with the treasure chest a few inches behind him.
Arriving in front of the office building, Shung Yun and Shung Muzai stepped down from their horses before Shung Muzai brought down the treasure chest.
"Do you need help with that?" Shung Yun asked as he saw Shung Muzai carrying the treasure chest in his hands.
"I'm okay," Shung Muzai said freely, not feeling any difficulty in carrying the treasure chest.
"You know I'm not asking about the weight, right?" Shung Yun asked.
"I know. I'm not uncomfortable with carrying it like this," Shung Muzai said.
"Then let head in," Shung Yun said as he walked into the building, accepting Shung Muzai's choice to carry the treasure chest alone.
Getting to the door of his commander, Shung Muzai dropped down the treasure chest before placing his right fist on his chest and his left hand beside him.
Also having the same posture as Shung Muzai, Shung Yun said, "commander Sir, permission to come in?"
"Come in," the lower-stage middle aged commander said.
Pushing the open, Shung Yun and Shung Muzai entered with the treasure chest.
"Looks like the mission was a success," the lower-stage middle aged commander said as he saw the treasure chest Shung Muzai carried.
"Not without lost, Sir," Shung Yun said.
"How many soldiers lost their lives?" the lower-stage middle aged commander asked.
"Nine[9] soldiers, Sir," Shung Yun said.
"That's not bad considering the group you all fought," the lower-stage middle aged commander said as he looked at Shung Yun, "list out the names of the deceased. The military will compensate their families."
"Shung Muzai, take care of that," Shung Yun said.
"Yes, captain," Shung Muzai said as he walked to the desk belonging to his commander.
Passing a paper, a quill pen and an ink to Shung Muzai, the lower-stage middle aged commander brought his focus back on Shung Yun.
"I want to report an issue we encountered during the mission, Sir," Shung Yun said as the commander looked at him.
"Speak up," the lower-stage middle aged commander said.
"The information we received about the Black Owl Bandits was wrong, Sir. The leader of the bandit group, Dark Owl, was a middle stage Qi birth realm cultivator, Sir," Shung Yun said.
"Then how are you guys still alive?" the lower-stage middle aged commander was surprised after hearing the cultivation realm of the leader of the Black Owl Bandit group.
"I killed him after he killed one of my finest soldiers, Sir," Shung Yun said.
"You killed a middle stage Qi birth realm cultivator yourself?" the lower-stage middle aged commander asked with a shocked expression across his face.
"Yes, Sir," Shung Yun said.
"That's.. insane. Are you still at the skin strengthening stage of body tempering realm of cultivation?" the lower-stage middle aged commander asked.
"Yes, Sir," Shung Yun said.
"How can he be so strong?" the lower-stage middle aged commander thought as he looked at Shung Yun, "was it why he was punished by the heavens to never break out of the body tempering realm of cultivation?"
"Commander Sir, here's the list," Shung Muzai said as he passed a paper with names on it to the commander.
"Right," the commander said as he took the paper from Shung Muzai, "you can leave now. I have some discussions I want to make with your captain."
Nodding his head, Shung Muzai saluted before leaving the office.
"You know your current condition in the clan, right?" the lower-stage middle aged commander asked.
"I do, Sir," Shung Yun said.
"And you know what caused it too, right?" the lower-stage middle aged commander asked.
"Yes, Sir," Shung Yun replied.
"Due to your disability as a cultivator, you can't represent the clan at higher stages of cultivation, thereby limiting the achievements you can make for the clan," the lower-stage middle aged commander said to Shung Yun, "having known this, the higher ups of the clan have decided to squeeze out as much potential as possible before you get to the age limit of the body tempering realm of cultivation."
Hearing what the commander said, Shung Yun totally understood the mindsets of his clan's higher ups.
"If we can use him properly despite his shortcoming, then his lost won't be too noticeable," he thought as he tried guessing the words of his clan head.
"If I can still be of use to the clan, then I'm willing to forsake the comfort of my home and my leisure time to complete the tasks given to me by the clan," Shung Yun said whole heartedly.
"I'm glad you have such love for the clan. I promise you that your rewards won't be little," the lower-stage middle aged commander said.
"Thank you, Sir," Shung Yun said.
"Now, for another mission," the lower-stage middle aged commander said, "there's a pack of low-level fierce beasts leaving the confines of the forest and coming into the territory of our villagers, killing them and destroying their homes in the process. Your unit's mission is to slaughter the pack of low-level fierce beasts and bring back their corpses to the clan."
"I'm sorry, Sir, but I don't think my unit will be able to carry out such task due to how they're just coming back from a mission that caused them the lives of nine[9] of their comrades," Shung Yun said.
"Is that so," the lower-stage middle aged commander played with his bears as he contemplated on what Shung Yun said.
"If Sir can find a mission that doesn't involve my unit, then I willing to carry it out," Shung Yun said.
"That's right! You said you killed the middle stage Qi birth realm cultivator, right?" the lower-stage middle aged man asked Shung Yun.
"Yes, Sir," Shung Yun answered.
"That means that you have the battle strength of a middle stage Qi birth realm cultivator, or even that of an upper stage Qi birth realm cultivator, right?" the lower-stage middle aged commander asked.
"I don't think I have the battle strength of an upper-stage Qi birth realm cultivator, Sir," Shung Yun said.
"That's not really what I'm focused on. What I'm focused on is that you have the strength of an elite soldier and can be sent on missions kept for elite soldiers only," the lower-stage middle aged man said as he picked up a paper from his desk, "I think I just found you your next mission."
New Chapter......
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Due to the disobedience of Adam and Eve, they lost the garden of Eden and also the privilege to freely communicate with God...
Thanks for your time and patience...," Author_X