Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety Five – Gold Battle General (1/2)
Chapter Three Hundred and Ninety Five – Gold Battle General
Zong Ru opened his eyes. The chaotic air turbulence around him instantly stopped and a glowing light flashed and disappeared in his eyes. The skin on his face became extremely smooth, the weathering due to hard days in his past had disappeared. His appearance was not handsome and not exceptional in the campsite but the dhyana serene aura on his body was unique to him.
It had to be said that the people of the camp were very unique. Wei Sheng’s determination, Gongsun Cha’s insanity and viciousness hidden under bashfulness, Shu Long’s steadiness, Ma Fan’s laziness etc.
On Zong Ru’s clean forehead was a blood red lotus. Two auras, one holy and one demonic, were merged together, and filled with a soul-shaking power.
He stood and slowly walked out of the tent.
“Old Ru!”
Seeing Zong Ru, Lei Peng and Nian Lu first stopped and then were overjoyed. The three of them had once been in a team and had a good relationship. While Zong Ru had undergone his core formation, the two of them had stood guard outside the tent.
“Lei Man! Little Nian Nian!” A sincere smile came onto Zong Ru’s face.
Nian Lu’s smile froze on his face, and the tendons in his forehead pulsed. Lei Peng laughed instead, and rushed in front of Zong Ru, opening his eyes and giving a hard hug.
“Old Ru, you did it! Secretly having your core formation! Isn’t this forcing the rest of us to work hard?”
Lei Peng’s voice was like thunder and exploded next to Zong Ru’s ear. Zong Ru had a slight smile as he patted Lei Peng’s back.
Nian Lu’s gaze swept across Zong Ru and landed on Zong Ru’s face. His eyes suddenly lit up. “So core formation can make one more handsome! Excellent! No, no, I have to enter jindan soon! I’m so handsome now, if I’m a jindan, how handsome would I be? It is such a hard question … …”
Hearing Nian Lu’s narcissistic and nonsensical words, Zong Ru’s heart felt unspeakably warm.
The news that Zong Ru had come out made the entire camp erupt.
The mood of the camp had been extremely heavy these past days. Zong Ru’s re-appearance caused everyone to be filled with joy. Zong Ru was humble and low-key usually. In this time, the people that came to congratulate him was endless. Compared to everyone’s worry when Xie Shan had his core formation, everyone was extremely calm this time.
When Zong Ru saw Zuo Mo and the others, he hurriedly walked forward. He made a deep bow and said respectfully, “Daren!”
A smile came onto Zuo Mo’s face and he unhesitatingly went forward to give Zong Ru a hard hug. Just as Zong Ru was very moved, Daren muttered in a small voice next to his ear, “You have to work hard on the healing techniques of [Attainment Golden Body]. There is so many people in the camp, think how much jingshi we can save when the time comes … …”
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“Daren, we cannot sustain this,” the vice commander’s expression was fragile and his voice bitter and burdened.
Lan’s face was unaffected. “How many have we lost?”
“Another two hundred were just killed, three hundred wounded!”
The vice commander had a terrible expression when he reported the numbers. In the short eight hours since they stepped into the Bloody Sky Metropolis Jie, they had encountered six waves of attack! Up until now, fatalities reached more than one thousand people, more than one-tenth of the entire corps.
The other’s attacks were extremely fierce and unpredictable. They seemed to be able to move without restriction in Bloody Sky Metropolis Jie. No one knew how they were able to do this. The Blood Sky Metropolis Jie was the battlefield suited for yaomo, yet they were suppressed in this place. But the xiuzhe who attacked them seemed to be unaffected at all and were at great ease.
How was the other able to do this?
Lan gazed into the distance and asked, “How long until we can reach the defensive line?”
“The other’s attacks have slowed our advancement … …”
Lan interrupted the vice commander and asked sternly, “How long?”
The vice commander’s heart shook. He gritted his teeth and said, “At this speed, we will only reach the line after ninety six hours.”
Lan was silent for a moment before he said in a deep voice, “Gather the other daren.”
“Yes.” The vice commander heeded the order. Moments later, the nine officers hurried over. Their expressions were all bad.
In eight short hours, one-tenth of their forces had been killed. This kind of attrition rate made their hearts beat rapidly. Based on this speed, their numbers would be expended before they reached the defensive line.
Lan’s gaze swept across the nine officers. Their faces were terrible but not panicked. He had personally promoted all nine commanders who had outstanding skills.
Military positions had very strict requirements. For a regular corps like the Ice Frost Corps, the corps commander must be a gold battle general, and the officers had to be silver battle generals.
“I need one that is willing to go to his death.”
Lan did not waste words and directly said it.
The nine officers all changed expressions. From Daren’s words, they could surmise the state of the situation. Daren’s gaze made them feel there was a blade at their back.
But … …
They hesitated.
At this time, a youth stood out.
“Daren, this subordinate is willing.”
Lan’s expressionless face imperceptibly twitched. He looked closely at the youth and his heart couldn’t help but hurt. This youth that had become a silver battle general at the age of twenty had a limitless potential and one of his favored commanders.
Liang Wei belonged to one of the side branches of the Water Clan. His results in the yao art house had been average until he had turned to study as a battle general, where his results shot up. When he was twenty, he had successfully passed the exam of a silver battle general. Even though he was not eye-catching compared to the little monsters of the yao world, Lan still felt that his future was limitless.
Liang Wei stood upright, full of bravery.