579 An Audacious Challenge (1/2)

In the minds of most dark ones, it was only a matter of time before the Zergs conquered the humans on Mars. The only reason of the humans' existence was that Moye's pet project needed the humans as test subjects. Once the humans had lost their value, they could be easily wiped out of from the surface of the Mars using only the primitive Zergs. The dark ones didn't even have to get their hands dirty. Over time, divisions and hierarchies formed within the society of the Zerg race. With their superior intelligence, the dark ones reached the top of the food chain. Privileges and entitlement were something that the dark ones had learned from their human side.

”Five METAL warriors and two mastery casters have some minor injuries, while the rest of us are fine.” Xiao Yuyu nodded and reported. After two battles, Wang Tong had gained the soldiers' full trust. They had never thought that their attack could be so effective.

Human mind developed a strong cognitive inertia over a long period of evolution. However, sometimes, this inertia needed to be overcome in order to see things from a new and more accurate perspective.

”Don't let your guard down, everyone. The reason we are doing so great is that the Zergs hadn't taken us seriously yet.” Wang Tong nodded and then said. He had expected this initial success, and had tried to minimize the casualties. On that note, he was very pleased with the soldiers' performances. Although not everyone on the team was a legendary warrior, they worked as a team and obeyed orders strictly. Therefore, they were able to maximize the damage output while reducing the casualties to the minimum.

The key to overcoming the Zergs was to utilize human's strong suit fully. Mastery was one of those strong suits. Zergs were very good at adapting, and therefore, they were much better equipped to handle conventional damages such as GN force than the newer form of damage type like the mastery spells. Although the mastery spells were fragile glass cannons, by properly arranging the unit composition and formation, Wang Tong had unleashed the caster's power to the fullest.

Most soldiers were sleeping soundly after the two intense battles. They knew that even this brief moment of respite would be a luxury once they had finally caught Moye's attention. However, the leaders of the unit could not sleep yet; they had plans to make.

”Wang Tong, which city will be our next target? If we simply plow through straight ahead, our movement will be too conspicuous.” Guan Dongyang said.

Bang!

Lei Xuan knocked Guan Dongyang's head with her knuckles and then refuted, ”Are you thick in there? That is what Wang Tong wants!”

Guan Dongyang grimaced and scratched his head. Although his wife had a fiery temperament and the knock on his head hurt like a buttcheek on a stick, he beamed from side to side and chuckled in mirth.

”Most of the war-spoils were food. What should we do with them?” Hamir asked.

”Give them to the soldiers. Let them eat and drink as much as they can.” Wang Tong answered without any hesitation. ”But, tell them not to squander everything in one sitting. We might have some difficulties getting food in the future.”

”Bu Zhihuo, Kong Jie, Lun Duo, and Tan Bu, I want you to hold a meeting with your men and tell them that the real difficulties are ahead of us, so be ready.” Yin Tianzong ordered.

The strength of the special unit was in solidarity and effective command chain. Even the smallest hiccup would not go unnoticed.

”Rest assured that our men know that we are all in this together.”

Although Wang Tong's soldiers were fearless warriors, it didn't mean that their mental state could always stay stable. Even the slightest concern needed to be taken care of by the captains as soon as possible before it transgressed into something much worse. Having managed the Mars-branch for many years, Yin Tianzong knew exactly what to do and what to watch out for during reduced circumstances.

Wang Tong rubbed his hands in excitement and said, ”Alright everyone, we had a good start! Now, the real test begins. Let's take a rest tonight, and we will be on our way first thing in the morning.”

The meeting lasted no more than ten minutes; however, it was very necessary.

A few hours later, other than the soldiers who were standing guard for the night, everyone fell asleep very quickly.

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