584 Massage (1/2)

The injured party members needed rest, and therefore, they quickly left the Bore City and hid in the woods to recuperate. Even though there had been no casualties, thirteen warriors were injured, and they needed immediate medical care. After some stressful hours of work, Xiao Yuyu and other field medics were able to steady the condition of those warriors. However, to fully recover would take a much longer time.

Despite their injuries, those soldiers didn't waver at all, and were willing to get back to the battlefield right away.

After what had happened at Bore City, Wang Tong seemed to have found a new opportunity. Keeping on fighting city after city was not a good long-term strategy. As Wang Tong saw new opportunities, he also found many new difficulties. He could not guarantee that all the dark ones were cowards like Linmo, and it was possible that they would walk into the camp of an extremely ferocious dark one. In addition, after the destruction of three large cities, the guards of all the Zerg cities had been doubled, and therefore, the human soldiers would have lost the precious element of surprise.

There was another problem: food. They packed light when they left the human territory, and had been restocking their supply every time they sacked a city. Each time they did so, they only packed just enough for them to last until the next raid. Unfortunately, the fire had accidentally burnt all of the food storage in Bore city. Therefore, the human soldiers were not able to restock their provisions.

They tried hunting for wildlife, but it was easier said than done. The savage Zergs had long since hunted all the animals to extinction during their brief reign. They would be lucky if they could even catch a rat.

”Out next fight would have to secure our food ration.”

”Women are not like men. They can't just eat anything.” Guan Dongyang put in. Field medics were not as tough as METAL warriors; some food might not site well in their tender stomach.

”I can speak on behalf of all medics that we can swallow down whatever the METAL soldiers do.” Xiao Yuyu announced.

”Sorry, that was not what I meant. Field medics and casters need to concentrate while working. You can't concentrate while you are suffering from malnutrition.” Guan Dongyang explained.

Guan Dongyang was not a sexist; he knew that in order to march swiftly under difficult terrain, everyone on the team would have to be in their prime condition.

Everyone looked to Wang Tong for a solution. Although their victory was encouraging, the soldiers couldn't feed on their thoughts regardless of how positive they were. When hunger finally struck them, they wouldn't even be able to stand up and fight.

”We can make an adjustment to our formation so that the injured soldiers can take on fewer enemies, but the issue with the food needs more discussion. In addition, those injured soldiers' METAL suits were badly damaged, and they can't use them any longer. ”

”Exchange them with the METAL warrior's suits.” Guan Dongyang put in, and Wang Tong nodded. ”That will do. As for food, I think I might have a solution.”

”What is it?” Lie Xuan couldn't resist asking Wang Tong.

”After each battle, there is food lying in front of us everywhere, only if we can allow us to be more adventurous. Although this food doesn't taste good, it has all the nutrition one needs.”

Wang Tong was talking about Zerg meat. He had to live on it for a year while he was trapped on Norton. So, he was very familiar with all fifty shades of its disguising taste.

A few girls faces turned pale at Wang tong's suggestion. ”Captain, can we eat something else instead?” Ye Zi's face was white like a parchment paper. Eating Zerg meat was the last thing she ever wanted to do.

Some of the soldiers finally realized what Wang Tong was alluding to. ”Are Zergs edible?”

”Yes, all parts of their bodies are, as a matter of fact. But, the taste is...not the best. I think we should start eating them after the next fight. We can no longer rely on searching food in the Zerg cities, since our missions are getting more dangerous, and we need to get out of there as soon as we have done our job.” Wang Tong explained.

”We should leave the normal food to the girls and the injured, and the rest of us should stick with the Zerg meat from now on,” Vorenus suggested.

”I agree!” Yin Tianzong said.

This time, Xiao Yuyu and her band of field medics had kept their silence. Although they were not afraid of dying on the battlefield, the thought of eating a Zerg made their skin crawl.

”Our next target is the Mephisto City. We need to survey the ground before we attack.” Wang Tong said as he pointed at a map.

”If we continue in a straight line, are we risking being too predictable?”