86 Collision (1/2)
The time had gone by fast, and it was now the day for them to gather once more with the rest of the recruitment camp.
This time it was not only the genius camp that was gathering, but it was also the entire recruitment camp. All of them had been gathered at the designated military post.
Here, the commander and all the captains were standing on a podium and looking down at them all.
”Welcome!” the voice of the commander boomed in the crisp morning air, and everyone stood straight as they looked at him, all with various expressions on their faces. Some were worried, others eager.
They were about to enter into a stage of their life filled with endless battle. It was also time for them to accept that not a lot of them would be capable of surviving.
”We are now sending the groups out to various locations to hold our stand against the beasts. The entire Genius Camp is to be sent to the Northern Taiga. This is the most dangerous of all the areas, but risk and reward go hand in hand.”
”Geniuses, you will encounter both Fierce and Primordial Beasts. These beasts will claim your lives, but those who survive will become stronger and stronger. One of ours will be avenged with ten of theirs, and slowly you will get the upper hand in the exchanges.”
”As long as the strongest and most dangerous Primordial Beasts stay within the innermost regions of the taiga, then you are safe.”
The unsaid words were making everyone shudder. If one of the old monsters from the innermost regions came to visit them, they would not survive even if they had nine lives like a cat.
Xue Wei felt his blood boiling just thinking about it. He wanted to do battle; he wanted to kill beasts. He wanted to begin the time in the military. He wanted to forge a name for himself and become a Primordial Beast Hunter. He wanted so many things, but he knew that to start it, the first step was to protect the Northern Taiga.
The other experts were placed in other locations. Some of them were danger regions, but none of them as dangerous and large as the Northern Taiga.
The following day, all the geniuses were ready to set out. They were eager to display their might and flirt with death when a frantic messenger arrived.
”My lords, there is a beast horde coming this way! It is larger than any other horde I have ever seen; it has beasts equivalent to Heavenly Warriors, and they are numerous!”
”They are being led by the Ice Harpy. We got a small glimpse of her earlier. She was in her Primordial Beast form, and she was flying through the air gracefully like a winter breeze.”
”They are heading straight for the capital.” the messenger dared not come with any suggestions as to how they could protect themselves against this beast horde, so all he did was report back what they had seen.
”Everyone, get in formation!” the commander who was in charge of the recruitment camp suddenly yelled out, his voice cutting through the entire campground before he sent a few orders through the communication device on his arm.
Within moments, the entire capital was in an uproar. The Heavenly Warriors from the various families donned their armor, brought their personal guards, and all the mercenaries within the city also got ready.
The rumor of the beast horde spread like a wildfire; within moments, all knew about it and every man and woman who cultivated stepped into their armor.
”Move to the capital!” the commander ordered the entire group of recruits towards the capital once more, which was the location where they would fight.
The recruits were now real members of the army. There were many of them, and they were stationed on top of the walls of the capital.
The stronger Sky Warriors and Heavenly Warriors were waiting on the outside of the walls for the beasts to arrive.
If the rest of the group were to enter the fray on the ground in front of the capital, they were likely to be wounded or even killed by the shockwaves of the fights of the higher ranked cultivators.
Everyone waited patiently. Xue Wei stood together with Tie Haolong, Song Yuyan, Xiao Jie, and Gu Dixing. They had all worn their armor and the Fierce Beast silk robes.
Everyone held their weapons with sweaty palms. Although they had fought frequently, from time to time experiencing real fights in the training camp, they could not be compared to the battle they were about to experience.
Only the Arena could provide something similar, but even so it was not the same. In the arena, the cultivators could focus on one single opponent, yet here it was a free for all. At one point, they might be two or even more cultivators to kill one beast, but similarly they might be sieged by a group of beasts, forced to fight more than one at a time.
Realizing this, everyone was nervous, but while Xue Wei was nervous he was also feeling the urge to do battle burn within him; his killing intent was rising to the skies, his face turning manic, and a sinister smile spread on his lips as he clenched his hands into fists.