"You mean these enforcers?"
Li Chonglou nodded. The man quickly explained, "We definitely wouldn't let you fight alone here."
As expected, as soon as the man finished speaking, Jin Long on the opposite side reminded them.
"Let's change the location. If we don't leave, the enforcers will come."
Yi Long and the others originally wanted to ask the man why he was saying these things to Li Chonglou and acting so politely. However, upon hearing Jin Long's urging, they also packed up and hurried away.
In fact, it was precisely for this reason that Guang Bu and the others felt annoyed. If the Dark Department didn't have Li Chonglou, they could have held the Dark Department there. Although wiping them out in one go was unrealistic, as long as they inflicted more casualties on the Dark Department, more enforcers would naturally be drawn to them.
By then, they could just slip away, and the Dark Department would have been in grave danger today.
It was just that they hadn't anticipated Li Chonglou's existence. Otherwise, they wouldn't have risked a gamble just now and sealed themselves with ice bombs. Although it was successful in the end, such a thing isn't always so effective. Just one mistake, and they would be the ones to suffer.
After Li Chonglou understood all of this, he also nodded silently. At this moment, Yi Long also came over to remind him.
"If you can't win, stall. It's okay to surrender and admit defeat; you'll at most lose an arm or two. But remember, absolutely do not die. If you die now, your sacred beast cannot complete the mission for us, understand?"
Li Chonglou glanced at him indifferently and just nodded, saying nothing more. He was aware of the penalty for surrendering, but he wouldn't allow such a thing to happen to himself.
Meanwhile, the two hunting teams that had reached an agreement finally moved away from the battlefield and headed east together.
Along the way, no one else said anything to Li Chonglou. After finding a relatively open area, the two hunting teams stopped, confronting each other from left and right.
The two men who had witnessed Li Chonglou's strength stayed by his side. In the entire Dark Department, only they two looked at Li Chonglou with reassuring eyes.
After both sides stopped, the two individuals holding the recording devices walked to the front of their respective teams and aimed at each other, preventing any surprise attacks.
Li Chonglou then quietly asked the person beside him, "Um, why didn't we just leave earlier?"
The two were stunned for a moment.
"Newcomer, you can just call me Xiao Jin."
"My name is Wei Ni."
The two first introduced themselves, and then explained to Li Chonglou, "Do you see the two people standing in front? They are both recorders for the hunting teams. As long as the recording devices are on, they must abide by the rules, otherwise, the entire hunting team will lose their qualification to enter the Iron Forest."
Li Chonglou finally understood with a nod, realizing why these people, who were all so arrogant, were so obedient to the rules. It turned out there was something constraining them.
At this moment, the man named Xiao San who had spoken earlier suddenly walked over and mocked, "I say, Xiao Jin and Wei Ni, the boss sent you to protect him, not to be his nannies. How could you become his lackeys in such a short time?"
The two knew that Xiao San harbored resentment towards Li Chonglou because of what had happened earlier. Therefore, they ignored him at this moment and instead gave Li Chonglou an encouraging look.
Seeing this, Xiao San's expression became even more gloomy. He shouted at Li Chonglou, "Still not getting lost? Dawdling here..."
Before Xiao San could finish speaking, Li Chonglou's figure flickered and he appeared in front of him. With the exact same posture as before, he pressed down on the man's head and slammed him to the ground with a 'bang'.
"Rookie!"
Yi Long roared and rushed forward. Seeing that he was about to lose control and take action, Li Chonglou then released the man, clapped his hands, and slowly walked towards the Guang Bu side.
As he passed Yi Long, Li Chonglou said indifferently, "If you don't want this to happen again, then control your subordinates. Also, we are just in a cooperative relationship; you are not my superior."
"You!"
Yi Long suppressed his anger. The sudden appearance of the Guang Bu people had already annoyed him enough. Now, even a mere newcomer dared to treat him with such an attitude. Yi Long's impression of Li Chonglou immediately plummeted.
At this moment, his whole body was already showing blue veins. He naturally leaned towards his own team members. Not only had Li Chonglou humiliated his subordinates in front of him repeatedly, but he had also done this in front of the opposing Guang Bu team. If it weren't for the mission, he feared he would have already lost control and attacked.
As expected, when the Guang Bu people on the opposite side noticed what was happening here, they immediately let out mocking laughter.
"This is hilarious! Those scum from the Dark Department are actually being bullied by a rookie."
"If this gets out, I think the Dark Department won't be able to show their faces this year, haha."
The Guang Bu people burst into laughter, and Yi Long's face turned even more ashen. He cursed at Li Chonglou's retreating back.
Xiao Jin and Wei Ni exchanged glances and quietly approached Yi Long, whispering, "Boss, don't underestimate this newcomer. His strength is not that simple."
Yi Long was still fuming at the moment and instinctively retorted, "How strong can a mere rookie be!"
Xiao Jin frowned and reminded him, "Boss, you're letting your emotions get the better of you."
Yi Long was stunned. This phrase, "letting your emotions get the better of you," was a secret signal they had between them. As long as someone said this to him, it meant his current state was not right.
As the captain, he had complete command over the entire hunting team. Therefore, every decision he made concerned the lives of his teammates. Human emotions were sometimes extremely unstable, and no one was a saint; everyone made mistakes.
This was why Yi Long had agreed on a signal with everyone. Once they found him to be emotionally unstable or not in the right state, they would say these three words to remind him.
After all, his position didn't allow for much room for error, and the cost of mistakes was something he couldn't afford.
At this moment, after Yi Long uttered these three words to Xiao Jin, he felt as if he had been struck on the head with a heavy club and then had a basin of cold water poured over him, chilling him from head to toe.
After a long silence, Yi Long suppressed his emotions and said coldly, "Did you two discover something?"
Xiao Jin and Wei Ni exchanged glances and then breathed a slight sigh of relief.
"Boss, haven't you realized something so obvious yet? You know Xiao San's strength, so why does he always end up like this?"
Upon hearing this, Yi Long's entire body trembled. His pupils suddenly widened, and he murmured with an incredulous expression, "You mean this guy can crush Xiao San?"
The two of them rolled their eyes. It was at this point and they still hadn't realized? For a moment, both of them couldn't help but wonder if Yi Long was still fit to hold the position of boss.