The warehouse was located at the back of the Battle Command. When he walked out of the room, he saw trenches and ravines covered in sand. The soldiers in light yellow uniforms saluted him one after another. Their faces were yellow, and their nerves were tense. Their hands that gripped the origin substance guns were trembling slightly.
Fighting on the frontlines for a long time was very tiring. The soldiers took turns to rest and change shifts to ensure that there was someone guarding the defensive line at all times.
"Commander, Adjutant Wei." The soldiers guarding the warehouse door hugged their origin substance guns tightly and shouted loudly.
Li Xiang nodded and asked the female adjutant to open the tightly shut warehouse door.
There was a faint smell of herbs in the warehouse. It was filled with all kinds of weapons and equipment. Dozens of soldiers were lying on their backs or sitting in the hall, all of them seriously injured. When they saw Li Xiang walk over, they struggled to stand up and salute him, but he waved his hand and refused.
"How are your injuries?" he asked a soldier casually. The soldier lowered his head and did not speak.
The soldiers who were seriously injured in the Battle Command were gathered here. Due to the lack of resources, they had no choice but to use the warehouse as a place to recuperate.
"Commander, there are a total of one hundred and seventy-six people in Unit E-1004. Forty-two are lightly injured, twenty-seven are seriously injured, and one hundred and seven are usable." Adjutant Wei stood up straight with a serious expression. He was no longer smiling like he was in the Battle Command room.
"Immediately organize a thirty-seven-man elite team and follow me to the nearby Battle Command to provide assistance." Li Xiang looked at the other soldiers in the warehouse and said softly, "Rest well. In a few days, there may be a big battle."
Hearing that there might be a big battle, the eyes of the seriously injured soldiers lit up with the flames of war. There was no fear in them.
After leaving the warehouse, Li Xiang's mood became even worse.
It had to be said that the Goddess of Calamity's ability to cover scenes was terrifying. The scenes she designed were deeply embedded in Li Xiang's mind. If it weren't for his strong willpower that allowed him to gradually recall the contents of the trial, he would probably still be trapped in the scenes and unable to extricate himself.
The Goddess of Calamity's original intention was to let these university students feel the urgency and great pressure of fighting against the Calamities. Forgetting their original memories would help them immerse themselves in the scenario.
Even though he had recalled a lot of things, Li Xiang was still affected by the drama at every moment. As soon as his thoughts jumped out of his head, there would be a strong hint telling him that he was a branch commander, a soldier who was defending humanity against the disaster.
"Let nature take its course for now." Li Xiang saw the current situation on the sand table in the battle command room. Many of the same branches were asking for help. If he ignored them, a large wave of mutants would soon engulf this area. Then, his trial would be over.
He just didn't know if other people would simulate a similar identity, or would it be randomly given?
He touched his chest, but there was nothing in the position of the little faerie dragon. It seemed that the projection of the Goddess of Calamity could not transfer other living creatures.
Neat and powerful footsteps sounded behind him. The young girl's adjutant, Wei Sangsang, ran towards him with a group of elite soldiers.
Under the observation of the Eyes of Truth, Li Xiang could see their strength clearly.
He originally thought that these simulated characters were made up by the Goddess of Calamity to fit the situation, but from the feedback of the Eyes of Truth, these were clearly the projections of real people!
Could it be that the military had sent a large number of people to cooperate for this trial?
But something didn't feel right.
Li Xiang had never been in the military, but he understood a lot from Chen Fan. The style of the uniform was wrong, and the combat strength of these soldiers was obviously a level higher. But from the feedback of the information, Wei Sangsang, whose strength had reached the standard of a magician, didn't even know how to perform magic!
"Let's go to Shadowstream Fjord to help. There are four battle commands there. Once they are breached, this area will fall into a defenseless state." Li Xiang made a prompt decision. The character information that the Goddess of Calamity had assigned to him had detailed information about the situation. He was like a real commander, knowing the battle situation like the back of his hand.
As for the strategic analysis and battle layout, he had deduced it himself.
This was probably also part of the trial.
From the last ranking competition, the Goddess of Calamity was particularly keen on simulating the battle between humans and Calamities. It seemed like it was a way to train them.
"Yes, everyone. Let's go light." Wei Sangsang roared. A loud and clear voice burst out from her petite body, and Li Xiang couldn't help but take a second look.
The team headed west and soon arrived at the mouth of Shadowstream Fjord.
Along the way, they encountered several mutant attacks. Li Xiang's terrifying combat strength surprised Wei Sangsang and the others. Generally, in such small-scale encounters, there would always be a number of soldiers left behind forever, but Li Xiang had single-handedly killed all of the mutants while they were just supporting him.
[Mutant Card Fragment – Silent Hand], [Mutant Card Fragment – Bloodthirsty Spider Plant] …
Looking at the virtual card fragments entering his body one by one, Li Xiang felt more and more troubled. These mutants originated from those strange Calamity items. A single Calamity item could give birth to hundreds of different mutants, and killing them would randomly drop fragments. Only by collecting these fragments could he obtain a complete card.
Among the pile of fragments he had obtained so far, he needed to collect at least a hundred fragments before he could synthesize them!
This meant that the number of mutants he needed to kill in this trial was astonishing!
In the past, the number of mutants he encountered rarely exceeded a hundred. The so-called combat experience these students had with mutants was mostly a few dozen battles, and this was far from the scale of the bloody battle between humans and mutants.
If Li Xiang hadn't stayed at the border, just this kind of battle alone would be enough to cause him mental problems.
Everything in the Calamity camp had a strong mental pollution. Confronting them for a long time would weaken one's mental state. Once one broke through the threshold, they would fall into an irreversible state of madness.
The defensive works of Shadowstream Fjord were still under construction. Several cannons were set up at the commanding heights, but this amount of firepower was far from enough. In order to control the large wave of mutants outside the fjord, countless soldiers had to rush into the battlefield dauntlessly.
Even so, many mutants still slipped in through the gaps and wreaked havoc in other areas.
Humans had always been proud of their numbers, but in the face of mutants with even more terrifying reproductive abilities, the advantage of numbers no longer existed.
A few engineers were directing the workers at high speed, and there were also human soldiers assisting them. Seeing the small team bathed in blood, a soldier hurriedly ran over, saluted, and asked, "Greetings, sir. Which unit are you from?"
"We are from unit number E-1004. This is our commander, Li Xiang. I am the adjutant, Wei Sangsang. We just received a distress signal from Shadowstream Fjord and came to provide assistance," Wei Sangsang answered in a capable manner.
"Alright, this way please. Our commander is arranging the battle situation." A trace of surprise flashed in the soldier's eyes. He dragged his exhausted body and led them to the command center.
Li Xiang noticed that almost all the soldiers here were exhausted. Their eyes were blood-red, and they were relying on military stimulants to maintain themselves.
There was a serious shortage of manpower.
The simple command center was filled with the smell of tobacco. Wei Sangsang covered her nose and mouth unhappily and stood to the side.
"Chen Fan!" Li Xiang greeted the man who was looking down at the sand table with a frown. "It's you."
"Li Xiang …" Chen Fan looked up with joy. He walked over and hammered his chest. "Damn, the two of us are really lucky."
"Commanders, we can talk about old times later. Let's discuss the battle situation first …" Wei Sangsang waved her small hand to disperse the smell of tobacco.
"My adjutant." Li Xiang smiled speechlessly.
Chen Fan laughed and pulled him closer to the sand table. "Let's not talk about other things first. Look at the situation here. Since a few days ago, this place seems to have been surrounded by a large wave of mutants. They are invading the borders like crazy. In the time you have been here, more than a dozen command centers have been destroyed. "
"You were in charge of the construction of the fortifications?" Li Xiang looked at the sand table and couldn't help but admire Chen Fan's superb military skills. Most people would have led the troops to retreat in such a situation without saying anything. This way, the losses would be minimal, but it would also mean the collapse of the entire front line.
Shadowstream Fjord was suitable for a defensive project. As long as it could be built quickly, it could block a few attacks. This way, they could take a breather and ask for help everywhere.
"Well, have you forgotten what I studied?" Chen Fan nodded. He was a top student of the First Military University. Not only was his combat strength off the charts, but his military skills were also very high.
"I don't know much about this. What can I help you with?" Li Xiang created card fragments. Chen Fan understood and created some of his own. These things seemed to be invisible to the others.
"Follow me." Chen Fan led him to the commanding heights of the Fjord's defensive project. Wei Sangsang followed curiously.
Looking down from above, the entire battlefield was clearly visible to them.
Blood, cruelty, and slaughter.
Smoke filled the air.
All kinds of mutants and human warriors fought to the death. The humans kept retreating, taking turns to fight, but the mutants kept pouring in. They were a black mass that stretched as far as the eye could see.
"Hiss …" Wei Sangsang felt her stomach churn. This was the first time she had seen such a heroic scene.
She felt extremely uncomfortable.
This was a real battlefield.
Either you die, or I die.
But the opponents were monsters that didn't know fatigue, pain, or fear death.
This made the humans extremely desperate.
"In a few days, countless warriors have died for this project. We must not retreat." Chen Fan's expression was solemn as he said coldly, "Otherwise, their deaths will be in vain."
Even if this was just a game.
His lips moved, expressing his persistence and belief.
If they retreated here, who could guarantee that they wouldn't run away in the same situation in the future?
"Mm." Li Xiang patted his shoulder in agreement.
"Look, these mutants are different from the ones we've seen before. They seem to be hiding a leader, controlling their movements and attacks." Chen Fan pointed at a few places. "I call them Deviant Ghosts. These Deviant Ghosts have a certain level of intelligence, and their combat power is at the level of a borderline mutant. They can control the actions of other mutants. They are our real enemy. "
Li Xiang looked over, and he saw some xenogeneics with beginner intelligence.
They were just like Gui Wuqi. They were using the breeding ground to breed xenogeneics and then manipulating them.
But Gui Wuqi's intelligence was higher and had reached the peak of a borderline mutant.
These Deviant Ghosts controlled the waves of mutants to attack the weakest points of the human camp. Several times, if it weren't for the strong warriors standing up, the stronghold would have been breached.
"There's a Deviant Ghost there, and it's very strong. It's the leader of this small area. I hope you can stab in like a sharp knife and kill it. This will relieve the pressure on us." Chen Fan sighed. "I'm only a Level-1 Magician. I can't do it."
"You're letting our commander go alone on such a dangerous mission?!" Wei Sangsang was furious. "What about the others?"
"As you can see, there are very few reinforcements that can come to Shadowstream Fjord. Everyone is so busy that they can't split themselves." Chen Fan smiled. He didn't expect this NPC to be so personable. She was actually criticizing her superior for Li Xiang. "Your commander is the strongest in the entire Shadowstream Fjord."
"If he can't do it, who can?"
Hearing Chen Fan praise Li Xiang as the strongest, Wei Sangsang's expression improved. She looked at Li Xiang, as if begging him not to agree.
Killing a Deviant Ghost among so many Deviants was as difficult as ascending to the heavens. There was no return.
"Okay, I'll go." Li Xiang had come here to fight. How could he give up this opportunity?
Hearing him agree, Wei Sangsang stomped her feet anxiously.
"No, you can't go!"
Li Xiang ignored her and went straight back to the command center to prepare for battle.
Wei Sangsang followed him all the way, desperately trying to persuade him not to go.
"Okay, Sangsang, thank you for your kindness, but this is why I'm here." Li Xiang grabbed her shoulders and persuaded her earnestly. "Moreover, I always feel that this matter seems to be waiting for me to do it."
This wasn't nonsense. He vaguely had a similar feeling.
It was very strange.
Just like when he and Ji Yanqing had protected that train of human fire seeds, it gave him a feeling of deja vu.
It was as if these things had really happened.
Hearing this, Wei Sangsang's eyes suddenly lit up.
"Okay, but Commander, you have to take us with you!" Wei Sangsang made the final concession.
"Okay, but the soldiers going must be at least as strong as you. Any weaker will be a burden." Li Xiang nodded.
"Yes!" Wei Sangsang wiped her tears and immediately followed him to change her equipment.
In the end, the suicide squad was decided to have a total of seven people. In addition to Li Xiang and Wei Sangsang, there were five of the most elite soldiers.
Knowing that they were going to stab into the enemy's abdomen like a sharp knife in the vast battlefield to kill a powerful Deviant Ghost, the other human soldiers all paid attention and looked at them with encouragement and admiration.
Li Xiang restrained his aura. With Stinger in one hand and the Daimyo in the other, he passed through the gate, maintaining his best state at all times. He followed this wave of human soldiers to face the Deviants head-on.
There were hundreds of soldiers protecting the seven of them, trying to open up a path for them to reduce physical exhaustion.
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