Star Gate

Chapter 23: I Feel Like I’m Really Strong! (I)

Liu Yan didn’t take Li Hao to Liu Long’s office. Instead, she turned left and right and up and down through the hallways until they entered the basement. They were in a part of the basement that no one else could enter.

It was a big space as Li Hao found a slight echo when he walked through the door, but it was very quiet.

Almost eerily quiet.

A place that could make one’s hair raise in the Law Enforcement building was certainly a very unique place. Large quantities of training equipment greeted the eye while vast amounts of weaponry adorned the walls—much like Liu Yan’s office. There were hot weapons and cold weapons, with everything one could want from blade, spear, sword, to polearm.

Li Hao’s scalp went numb when he saw a decently sized miniature fire cannon by the door. My gosh, how many weapons have these people stockpiled??

Such was the innate advantage of the law enforcement team. It didn’t matter if someone found this place—Liu Long was the captain of the enforcement team and the boss of Silver City’s Agency of Brute Force. If he said these weapons were meant for taking down suspects, no one would gainsay him otherwise.

And if it was Li Hao hoarding so many weapons, he would’ve been rounded up and executed a long time ago.

A tiny passageway on the other side of the fitness equipment and weaponry seemed to lead elsewhere. Liu Yan did not take Li Hao there. She walked into the fitness area and called out, “Chief, I brought him!”

Several figures walked out of the shadowy depths. The towering and muscular Liu Long, Wu Chao thin as a rail, a man that shook the floor with every step, and a diminutive young woman with a friendly look on her face.

When Liu Yan was added to the mix, that made for five total. Such were the Demon Hunters of the law enforcement team.

Despite the hot season, Liu Long was dressed in his customary trench coat. Part of the reason for that was to conceal the myriad of weapons on him—anyone would find it suspicious if he openly carried all of them.

“Liu Long!” The deputy chief strode over, aloof as ever. He introduced himself once more, “Captain of the Demon Hunters and in charge of frontal assaults!”

“Wu Chao.” The scrawny man smiled nonchalantly. “Scout for the Demon Hunters, in charge of gathering intelligence and drawing fire!”

“Chen Jian,” slowly rumbled fatty of startling mass. “Rear guard for the Demon Hunters and in charge of defense!”

The petite woman spoke with a gentle voice. “Yun Yao, doctor for the Demon Hunters and in charge of looking after everyone.”

The four had distinct positions and abilities—their responsibilities were clear! As tiny as the team was, it possessed all the parts that it should have. Li Hao flicked a glance at Liu Yan, what did she do?

Liu Yan smiled winsomely and tittered when she noticed the young man’s attention. “What are you looking at? Liu Yan, vice captain of the Demon Hunters and secondary offense! Chief is the primary attacker and I follow up!”

Ah, I see.

“We are the full complement of the Demon Hunters!” Liu Long looked calmly at Li Hao. “There used to be more of us, now there are quite a few less. We are all that remains—a primary and secondary attacker, one doctor, one defender, and one scout. Li Hao, are you willing to join us?”

The young man nodded.

The chief’s gaze deepened with meaning. “Li Hao, do you know why we’re called the Demon Hunters?”

Li Hao remained silent.

“Because we are justice!”

Justice? Li Hao blinked rapidly at the small contingent in front of him. You… are justice?

“Yes, we are justice!” Though Liu Long’s tone remained dispassionate, it carried the unquestionable ring of conviction. “Perhaps we have our individual goals and thoughts, but don’t forget that we are the law enforcement team of the Inspectorate! We are an agency that administers the rules and regulations—we dispense justice and protect Silver City!

Li Hao contemplated for a moment before adding on, “I’m also versed in paleography—analyzing ancient writing is an important segment of exploring ancient civilizations. My memory is very good, this is also one of my strong suits.”

The group looked at each other with strange looks. Paleography? Was that useful?

Very!

Extremely useful!

Yuan Shuo’s status was so high because he was the department chair of Ancient Civilizations. His identity wasn’t key—the key was that he was a veteran expert of ancient civilizations and had studied them in great depth.

Even the Night Watchers depended on him enormously, but they didn’t dare let him become supernatural himself. Many troubles would arise once the eminent professor himself possessed extraordinary powers.

Some things were useless to ordinary people, but very potent for supernaturals. Most supernaturals, however, lacked sufficient knowledge and deductive abilities to identify what was useful to them.

Yuan Shuo could easily accomplish that task!

A mundane Yuan Shuo dared not misappropriate his findings, but a supernatural Yuan Shuo might grow out of control. He could very possibly keep some findings for himself and do so with none the wiser.

Therefore, Liu Long lit up at Li Hao’s self-introduction!

“How much of Yuan Shuo’s skill have you learned?”

“You think too highly of me, chief,” Li Hao replied humbly. “Teacher’s wisdom is as vast as the seas. I have drawn upon but one drop of it.”

“Talk like a human being!”

“……” Li Hao rambled with resignation, “I followed by teacher’s side for just two years and spent most of it studying. I never participated in any concrete practice. Teacher knows so much and I only specialized in analyzing ancient writing. I’m far beneath teacher in all other aspects—breaking traps, preserving artifacts, feng shui, ancient cultures and society…”

The young man waxed eloquent and was quite amazed by the heights that his teacher had reached. “I’ve busied myself with other things after leaving school and haven’t had time to study further. I am so far behind teacher that I only see the dust as he rides on ahead!”

“You are well enough!” Liu Long rumbled. “Yuan Shuo wanting to take you under his wing is already a sign of your potential and skills!”

Analyzing ancient writing…

The team captain changed the topic. “Very well, from today forth, you are the Demon Hunters’ analyst and… bait!”

“……”

Silence reigned. Was bait also a job title?

Wu Chao snickered off to the side—an eerie and somewhat sinister laugh.

“Looks like I’m finally free, little guy! I’ve been bait since our last one died and been stressing about dying myself. It looks like I finally have a successor!”

Li Hao didn’t know what to say, despite Liu Long being very clear before he arrived—the young man’s role in the team would be bait. This was just an official declaration.

Liu Long looked at Li Hao with a faint frown. “I mean for you to be bait, not to send you to your death! Your body doesn’t seem to amount to much and you won’t have great skill under your belt despite knowing the ape style. You haven’t had enough time with it!”

The man strode toward the exercise equipment. “Come, let us test your abilities! I need a gauge of where you are to know how to train you. I’d also like to see if you have what it takes to escape from the supernaturals.”

A test?

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