Extreme Almightiest Young Master

Chapter 476 You Are Nothing

"It’s just like that, nothing special," Lin Feng said, aware that his senior brother was warning him to be vigilant. But everything that Fang Qi had just mentioned posed no threat to Lin Feng, so he dismissed it casually.

"You," Shang Yi laughed, "hearing all this and not reacting means you must be quite confident. But as your senior, I can’t just do nothing."

"Which is the most formidable squad under your command, Fang Qi?" Shang Yi intended to assign the most capable Spearhead Squad of the entire Field Combat Division to his junior brother, so he asked Fang Qi with an idea already in mind. Since his junior brother was so confident, then...

"Reporting to the commander, the squad with the best tactical skills is Spearhead Squad One. They’ve received a collective second-class merit in the military region’s combat competition, and all the members are seasoned veterans," Fang Qi immediately reported the specifics upon his commander’s inquiry, although he was puzzled as to why he was being asked.

"That settles it then. Fang Qi, immediately assemble Spearhead Squad One and have them embark on a special mission with Mr. Lin," Shang Yi made his decision on the spot. Assigning Spearhead Squad One to assist his junior was an excellent opportunity for them to improve and to humble themselves—a favorable task not easily found.

Upon hearing that his senior brother was assigning him the so-called Spearhead Squad One, Lin Feng was speechless. He knew his senior meant well, but he truly didn’t need these people. Despite being thoroughly aware of the little scheme his senior brother had in mind, Lin Feng found it difficult to refuse such a ’kind’ arrangement.

"Yes, Commander!" Fang Qi, upon receiving the order, immediately responded and ran off to gather Spearhead Squad One at the training ground.

However, Fang Qi was in turmoil. This was the first time the commander had ever sent the most elite Spearhead Squad One to collaborate with a young man on a special mission. Why was this young man so familiar with the commander and chatting so intimately? Just who was this person, capable of receiving such exceptional treatment from the commander, who had never shown such favoritism to any young man before...

Who in the world is this young man, receiving such special attention from the commander, even going so far as to deliberately assign the nine men of Spearhead Squad One to him? What kind of mission would require Speahead Squad One? Fang Qi felt his mind in disarray, unable to grasp how to handle the current situation.

Soon enough, Fang Qi brought Spearhead Squad One to Shang Yi’s side.

"Attention, right turn, eyes right, eyes forward, at ease, attention!"

"Comrade commander, Spearhead Squad One is assembled as ordered. Awaiting your instructions!" Fang Qi saluted, signaling that Spearhead Squad One was present and requesting further orders from the commander.

"At ease," Shang Yi replied offhandedly, then walked past the nine men with Lin Feng, curious to hear his junior’s assessment of his best Spearhead Squad.

"Junior brother, what do you think of Spearhead Squad One? They’ll accompany you. How about it?" Shang Yi asked with a smile, well aware that compared to his junior, the squad members were worlds apart. If Spearhead Squad One accompanied him to the Golden Triangle and were to be guided by him, they would undergo a transformation—that was Shang Yi’s true intent. And years of warfare had taught him that even the fiercest Tiger could doze off, so he had to prepare for contingencies. Having these nine men by his junior’s side would be useful even just for standing guard.

If this mission were to go smoothly, it would be an unforgettable journey for the nine men of Spearhead Squad One. Upon their return, they would be profoundly changed. But all of this depended on whether Lin Feng would agree to take them with him to the Golden Triangle, which was why Shang Yi made such a formal arrangement, hoping they could coordinate with Lin Feng.

"Really, there’s no need. They’re too weak. They’d just slow me down. I’m better off going alone," Lin Feng responded to his senior’s suggestion, confirming his earlier suspicion that his senior intended to send him to the Golden Triangle with backup. Although it was ostensibly for his protection, the real goal was to have him mentor them.

But when Lin Feng looked at the squad and saw all of them brimming with unwarranted confidence as if they were invincible, it rubbed him the wrong way. So, without any reservation, he bluntly voiced his opinion. After all, the nine men were merely of an A-level standard, and being with him would indeed be a drag.

What? We’re too weak?

How could this be possible? We are Spearhead Squad!

We are the fiercest soldiers, how could we possibly be weak!

Who is this young man with such a big mouth, daring to call me weak!

...

The warriors of Spearhead Squad, upon hearing a young man say in front of them that they were too weak and a burden, were immediately enraged. For soldiers, honor is of utmost importance, and every individual in Spearhead Squad was the best of the best. Each member had been awarded at least a second-class merit and countless third-class merits, with frequent skirmishes along the border against drug traffickers. Their combat experience was extensive, certainly not something those who had never seen the battlefield could compare with.

Even in the large military region competitions, Spearhead Squad had won first place in the group competition and first in the individual pentathlon, becoming the only squad in the history of the Field Combat Division to have received a central commendation. It can be said that each member of the squad was an elite of elites.

So when Lin Feng said they were weak, it immediately infuriated these men who took great pride in being part of Spearhead Squad. Each of them glared at Lin Feng with fury, wondering who this young man was to make such bold statements. If it weren’t for the fact that he was near the division commander, they would have undoubtedly rushed forward to knock this arrogant youth to the ground and use their fists to teach him who the real weak ones were.

"What! What did you say, we are too weak?" As the captain of Spearhead Squad, Captain Xia Yong stood at one seventy-five, with a body immensely strong and two long scars on his face that gave off a terrifyingly cold aura. This man had once fought his way into the Golden Triangle alone, later escaping amidst heavy encirclement, and ended up killing dozens of people from the Golden Triangle side, making him an A-level wanted criminal with a bounty of five million in cash on his head.

In the entire division, Xia Yong was a legend among soldiers. When he heard Lin Feng’s words, he couldn’t hold back any longer. The honor of Spearhead Squad was at stake, and he could not allow anyone to trample on it, especially not such remarks from a young man who seemed no different from a green recruit—a blatant insult to them. With this thought, his eyes were filled with bloodshot veins; never had anyone dared to look down on Spearhead Squad like this, nobody!

"What’s wrong, did I say something incorrect? You are indeed not very impressive, indeed too weak. Don’t think too highly of yourselves. In front of me, you are nothing."

Lin Feng looked at the nine men before him who had become so agitated over his words, and suddenly remembered the saying "An arrogant army is bound to fail." These men embodied that principle; they had always believed they were the best, never considering anyone else worthy of their attention. Such an attitude might serve them well as exceptional soldiers, but if they ever encountered a cultivator with the same mindset, they would surely suffer a disastrous fall, possibly a fatal one.

So Lin Feng didn’t hold back at all, speaking harshly and bluntly. With such A-level strength, they boasted as if they were incredibly formidable, but in reality, their capabilities were nothing special. Against a cultivator, if they didn’t run, they were truly on a path to death.

Lin Feng felt that since these men were his fellow disciples’ elite troops, to avoid future danger and prevent them from potential harm, it was better to give them a harsh wake-up call now. He wanted them to realize they were not top-tier experts, at best just more formidable than the average soldier, and that was all. Otherwise, they would continue their reckless and presumptuous ways.

"You... you... I challenge you! The dignity of a soldier is not to be trampled upon. I demand you apologize for what you just said. We, Spearhead Squad, are the Field Combat Division’s most elite team. We have no weaklings, we are all blades of blades. Do you hear me clearly!"

Xia Yong’s fury ignited completely by Lin Feng’s remark, roaring back at him. As a champion of the military pentathlon and the military king of Nanyun Province Military Region, he couldn’t believe he was being dismissed as nothing, blatantly scorned, an indignity no soldier could tolerate. Enraged, Xia Yong could only think of one thing: to teach this presumptuous young man a lesson and show him who was truly weak.

With that in mind, Xia Yong, gasping for breath and pointing at Lin Feng, issued the challenge, unable to believe this young man possessed any real skills. After all, he looked just well-proportioned, and nothing particularly stood out. It was baffling where this confidence came from, daring to say he was weak. Looking across the entire large military region, there were hardly a few who would dare to challenge him like this.

Therefore, for the dignity of the soldier, he had to deal with the person before him. Otherwise, the honor earned by Spearhead Squad would be trampled on for nothing, making their brothers’ efforts go in vain. Under no circumstances could Xia Yong allow such a thing to happen. At that moment, he glared at Lin Feng, his eyes nearly bleeding with intensity.