My career aspirations have come true.

Chapter 25 Soul Baptism, Comprehensive Enhancement

"Is everyone alright?"

Jiang Lei strode over, his gaze sweeping over the four people in turn, his tone carrying just the right amount of concern.

Tang Wangshu, Zhuang Yi, and Pei Xuan all shook their heads.

The toughest challenges had already been dealt with by Lin Ze himself; they were merely finishing them off. What injuries could they possibly suffer?

As for Lin Ze, he walked through the hail of bullets twice, and there wasn't even a bullet mark on his uniform; he was completely unharmed.

"It's good that no one was injured. For the first mission, everyone did pretty well, especially Lin Ze."

Jiang Lei's gaze fell on Lin Ze, a strange light flashing in his eyes.

To be honest, he thought that Lin Ze and the other three would eventually ask him for help in that difficult situation, but he didn't expect Lin Ze to break the deadlock on his own.

"That speed just now must have been some kind of excellent-level skill, plus the sword draw slash he's already mastered... He's only level 2 and already has two excellent-level skills, he's truly an excellent 'material'."

A surge of barely suppressed excitement crossed Jiang Lei's heart, but he quickly suppressed it, his face still bearing an appreciative smile as he raised his hand and patted Lin Ze on the shoulder.

"You deserve the most credit for this mission. I will write a commendation report for you as soon as we get back. You will definitely receive a minor commendation."

Upon hearing this, Tang Wangshu and the other two looked at Lin Ze with a hint of envy.

To achieve a minor success on my first mission after joining the company is just too awesome.

However, given Lin Ze's performance, he deserved this small honor.

"Thank you, team leader," Lin Ze said with a smile.

"Let's go, take the prisoner back, and the regular troops will take over the cleanup."

Jiang Lei waved his hand, and the group, escorting the two surrendered Black Stone Society members, quickly walked out of the hotel and boarded the bread cart parked at the alley entrance.

With the engine roaring, the vehicle headed towards the North District Detachment's base.

"I'll go handle the handover procedures. You all get some rest."

Back at the parking lot, Jiang Lei immediately led the prisoners away, leaving Lin Ze and the other three standing there.

"No, I have to go to the training area."

Zhuang Yi was so provoked by Lin Ze's performance today that he had no intention of resting at all.

As fellow sword spirits and members of the same group, he was unwilling to be left so far behind by Lin Ze. Before he finished speaking, he strode towards the training area.

Tang Wangshu received a phone call at that moment, turned around and walked quickly toward the gate of the camp.

A moment later she returned, now holding a card, and casually handed it to Lin Ze.

"The cards you wanted."

"Thanks." Lin Ze reached out and took it.

Tang Wangshu waved his hand, gave Lin Ze a deep look, and turned to leave.

Stepping out of the compound gate, she got into a black sedan parked by the roadside.

After the vehicle started smoothly, Tang Wangshu finally asked, "Sister is back?"

The driver in the driver's seat immediately replied, "The young lady just arrived home this morning."

Tang Wangshu nodded slightly, a faint smile appearing on her face.

From childhood to adulthood, her older sister has always been the person she admires most.

Everyone says she is a gifted prodigy, but in her heart, the real genius has always been her older sister.

Even the elders in the family unanimously agreed that the older sister was the most suitable successor to shoulder the heavy responsibilities of the family.

But when Tang Wangshu thought about Lin Ze's performance today, her expression became complicated again.

She had originally planned to ask her older sister to help her level up in dungeons so that she could close the gap with Lin Ze.

Before they could even put their plans into action, Lin Ze's strength had increased considerably.

She had only ever felt this almost desperate sense of chasing when she was with her older sister.

......

After Tang Wangshu left, only Lin Ze and Pei Xuan remained at the parking lot entrance.

Pei Xuan's eyes flickered a few times, then he suddenly forced a warm smile and said to Lin Ze, "Speaking of which, Lin Ze, we've been in Group Eight for so long, but we haven't had a proper get-together yet. We happen to be free today, how about we go grab a drink together?"

Lin Ze glanced at him in surprise, then instantly understood what the other was thinking, and chuckled inwardly.

"Sorry, I'm busy right now." Lin Ze shook his head.

Pei Xuan's expression stiffened, but he still maintained his smile: "I see. Then let's make an appointment another day."

Lin Ze smiled, didn't reply, and turned to walk towards the office building.

Upon arriving at the floor where Special Operations Team 8 was located, Lin Ze went straight into the restroom, pushed open the innermost stall door, and went inside.

If anyone else were present at this moment, they would definitely be shocked, because there was another Lin Ze standing in the cubicle, with no difference in appearance, clothing or aura.

"Thanks for your hard work."

Lin Ze smiled slightly and raised his hand to press down on the shoulder of the person opposite him.

In an instant, the figure melted away like ice and snow, slowly merging into his body through his palm and disappearing.

That's right, the person who was on the mission with Tang Wangshu and the others was Jingzhe from beginning to end, not Lin Ze himself.

As soon as he received the mission notification, Lin Ze made an excuse to go to the restroom, where he summoned his clone in the stall and completed the replacement.

He remained highly vigilant towards Jiang Lei from beginning to end, and would never go on a mission with him without understanding his purpose.

Who knows if we'll end up like the members of the top eight groups?

When it comes to matters of life and death, no amount of caution is too much.

As for Tang Wangshu and Zhuang Yi, it wasn't that Lin Ze didn't care about their lives, but he simply had no suitable reason to stop them, so he could only have his clone take care of them as much as possible.

"However, this constant vigilance isn't a long-term solution; we need to find an opportunity to completely eliminate this hidden danger."

After leaving the office building, Lin Ze first went to the logistics department to get the Blood Burning Card before leaving the base.

The soul energy contributed by the demon gunner we just killed perfectly filled the last gap in the soul crystal. Now the crystal is completely solidified and can trigger a soul baptism at any time.

Thinking that his strength would soon increase significantly, Lin Ze's steps became lighter.

Back at his apartment, Lin Ze locked the door behind him and immediately took out the Bloodlust and Dark Vision cards, using them without hesitation.

You have mastered the skill 'Blood Burning Lv1' (Normal), Constitution +0.1, Spirit +0.3.

You have mastered the talent 'Dark Vision' (Normal), Spirit +0.2, Perception +0.3.

For Lin Ze, the attribute boost from ordinary-level talents and skills is already quite limited.

After doing all this, he closed his eyes, calmed his mind, and felt the crystallization of his soul deep in his mind.

The fully solidified crystal emitted a rich, star-blue halo, like a dazzling star, extremely beautiful and captivating.

Following a premonition, Lin Ze concentrated all his energy and probed towards the soul crystal.

The next instant, I seemed to hear a crisp cracking sound.

The soul crystal exploded with a bang, turning into countless star-blue light particles, carrying a powerful energy shockwave that swept through his limbs and bones.

The scorching energy flowed through the meridians like magma, constantly tempering the skin, flesh, bones, and tendons under the impact of this energy, making them more resilient and strong.

At the same time, a sense of sublimation originating from the soul arose spontaneously, as if the entire spiritual world had been greatly expanded, and the mind became clearer and sharper than ever before.

This intense sense of transformation came and went quickly, lasting only three or four seconds before vanishing just as fast.

Immediately afterwards, a deluge of system notifications flooded in like a tidal wave:

You have undergone a spiritual cleansing.

Your attributes have been comprehensively improved; all attributes +1.

Your skill "Draw Sword Slash" has been upgraded to Lv4, Strength +0.4, Agility +0.6, Constitution +0.2.

Your skill "Swiftness" has been upgraded to Lv4, increasing your Strength, Agility, and Constitution by 0.2.

Your skill 'Crimson Leap' has been upgraded to Lv3, Agility +0.3, Constitution +0.2.

Your skill 'Execution Mark' has been upgraded to Lv3, increasing your Spirit by 0.6 and Perception by 0.4.

Your skill 'Blood Burn' has been upgraded to Lv3, Constitution +0.3, Spirit +0.5.

Your talent 'Avatar' has been enhanced, increasing the number of clones you can create.