Chapter 864: Counter-Questioning! Demon Arrival Spy!
"Instructor Ling, with only 2,000 members left in the Demon-Slaying Legion, why are you still insisting on carrying out this SSS-grade mission? Isn't this just sending young prodigies to their deaths?"
"You plan to take down thirty super fortresses guarded by Demon Lords with just 2,000 people? Instructor Ling, are you serious? Isn't that absurd?"
"The remaining 2,000 are mostly members who ranked at the bottom of the legion—can they really handle it?"
"..."
Nearly all the reporters were bombarding him with relentless questions.
They showed no restraint, believing that even someone as officially recognized as Ling Zhan wouldn't dare lay a hand on them.
Because if he did—
It would become an even more explosive headline.
In this world of Professionals, those without talent who ended up in mundane roles had to find other ways to gain resources.
The Demon-Slaying Legion members, hearing how the reporters' questions also belittled them, grew furious.
These pathetic reporters couldn't fight, couldn't level up, and couldn't go to the front lines.
So why were they mocking those who were willing to fight and die?
If you're so bold, why don't you go?!
Maybe we're bottom-ranked here, but in other legions, we'd be top prodigies!
And besides—
The high-ranked ones didn't dare go, but we low-ranked ones do!
With that thought—
The Demon-Slaying Legion members glared at the reporters with growing rage.
Of course…
Not all top-ranked prodigies had quit.
At least the previous top ten had all stayed.
Moldes, Ye Qingling, Bazel, Armand, and Derick had all chosen to stay and fight, with the support of their families.
Faced with the reporters' aggressive questions—
Ling Zhan's expression remained calm and unfazed.
Seeing his indifferent look, the reporters grew more desperate.
Their goal was to provoke the young man into losing control.
Ideally, he'd snap and attack them in rage.
Even if they were killed, as long as their soul cores weren't destroyed, they could be revived.
In return, they'd get the scoop of a lifetime.
These sensationalist reporters had a long history of provoking interviewees for headlines.
Getting killed was common.
But so what?
Their jobs didn't require levels or strength.
So they didn't fear death or level loss.
Seeing these reporters trying to provoke him, Ling Zhan's gaze turned cold.
And his chilling voice rang out—
"Before I answer your questions, as the chief instructor of the Demon-Slaying Legion, I'd like to ask you something."
The reporters paused, their eager expressions faltering.
"Please go ahead, Instructor Ling!"
Their curiosity piqued.
"Why are you all so eager to stop the Demon-Slaying Legion from departing?"
"Are you spies sent by the Demon Arrival Organization?"
Ling Zhan's voice was icy, his abyss-like eyes filled with killing intent. Even these reporters, who weren't afraid of death, felt a chill of fear when they met his gaze.
And his cutting counter-question made their scalps go numb!
"No! We're not! How could we be spies from the Demon Arrival Organization?!"
A female reporter screeched back in panic.
And just as she finished speaking—
Boom!!
Her body suddenly exploded into a cloud of blood!
"Ahhh!!"
Reporters nearby were splattered with blood, screaming in horror.
Not just because of her sudden explosion—
But because what remained was a grotesque black fleshy mass hovering in the air!
That black mass had a single eye wide open and let out a terrifying shriek.
"How?! How did you know?! You—"
Before it could finish—
Ling Zhan raised a hand and clenched it in the air.
Squelch!!
A terrifying spatial force formed a prison, instantly crushing the level 150 monster into a speck of dust, sealing it away.
Not a single drop of foul fluid escaped.
The scene shocked not just the reporters—
But even the generals observing the ceremony stood up from the VIP platform in alarm.
At that moment—
Ling Zhan's cold gaze fell on the pale-faced reporters.
"Did you all capture that footage just now?"
The reporters froze, then quickly nodded.
In that instant, they realized something very important.
This young chief instructor was not someone to mess with!
"Since you've recorded it, I trust you now know how to report it—correct?"
Ling Zhan's voice remained calm, but none of the reporters could stay calm.
They hadn't expected that among them, there really was a Demon Arrival spy!
This incident…
Might seem small, but it wasn't.
Everyone knew the Demon Arrival Organization had infiltrated every industry.
It had existed for far too long.
Like a centipede that won't die even when chopped up.
Even if the Demon Arrival Organization was now weakened, its influence ran deep.
And today…
They'd followed that spy to confront Ling Zhan, chief instructor of the Demon-Slaying Legion.
The motive behind this was now highly suspect.
Especially since many of these reporters interacted regularly.
That female reporter had been a newcomer—ordinary looking at best, just passable.
The reason she got this far among so many was clearly not simple.
She wasn't even qualified to be here.
But with enough bribes—
She managed to get the help of some senior reporters and forced her way in.
Moreover…
A few male reporters had even slept with her.
Realizing they'd been intimate with a Demon Arrival monster—
Those men could only shiver in terror.