"Let's go!" Chen Fan pulled Li Xiang and ran toward the inner part of Shadowstream Fjord. The Dread Ghost wasn't an aggressive Disaster. It had been spreading fear on the battlefield and helping the mutants attack the fortifications. Once they broke through the last line of defense, the two of them would be dead.
Li Xiang nodded silently. He took one last look at the human soldiers who were still fighting bravely and Wei Sangsang, who was standing in the wind with a beautiful smile on her face.
Although he was an entire era away from these soldiers, this didn't stop Li Xiang from admiring this group of cute people.
Even if they died, they still got up again and again to repeat the last battle, continuing to kill the enemy, and waiting for the day when they would be freed from their fate.
"It won't be too far away, I promise you." Li Xiang ran quickly, no longer looking at the projections of the Loulan soldiers.
As if expecting this scene, a fully armed steam locomotive was quietly waiting at the back of Shadowstream Fjord.
Li Xiang jumped into the driver's seat and skillfully started the engine. After Chen Fan got on, the two of them headed inland without looking back.
The sky was hazy, and it wouldn't be long before this base was shattered and swallowed by the darkness.
According to Wei Sangsang, Loulan was the last human base to be destroyed, so they still had a chance to go inland to take a look. After all, the invasion of the Disasters had to start from the periphery.
The steam locomotive also had a similar war map sand table. At this moment, many of the command centers on the periphery had been eroded by the black shadows, and the darkness was still spreading inwards. It would probably reach inland very soon.
With this map, they had a new direction — the ancient capital of Loulan.
It was the core area of this base and was definitely an important intelligence point when Loulan was destroyed. If they wanted to know more about this human era, they had to go there.
"Li Xiang." Chen Fan took out a cigarette and quietly lit it. "Do you think we'll end up like Loulan and end up with nothing?"
"No, because I promised them that everything would end in this era," Li Xiang said indifferently as he drove silently.
Bang!
Chen Fan gently hammered his shoulder and scolded jokingly, "Why didn't I realize that you're so cocky before? You're so conceited and arrogant that no one can refute you."
"This … might be the reason why I'm here." Li Xiang hesitated for a moment. After a moment of silence, he slowly told him about his past life.
This was actually not a big secret, but it was still too shocking to say it out loud.
Reincarnating as a transmigrator meant that one had borrowed the power of time and space.
Chen Fan was scared out of his wits. His hand that was holding the cigarette was trembling.
After a long time, he slowly digested the information.
"You … really came from the Blue Planet?" When Chen Fan heard about the guy with the same name as him and the entanglement with Li Xiang in his previous life, he couldn't quite believe it. If that person was Chen Fan, then who was he?
Reincarnation or reincarnation?
"That's indeed the case. Of course, it could also be a dream that I had when I woke up. Whether that was the Blue Planet, the so-called parallel universe of the Blue Planet in the Seven Continents, or just my dream, I don't know. I can only say that I'm here now, the Li Xiang in front of you. This is something that even the all-knowing Bai Lili doesn't know. "
Li Xiang turned to look at him.
"Everything from my previous life is in the past to me. It's only because I recognized you and chose to become friends with you. Compared to that experience, I cherish my current life more. Ming Xu, Ye Tong, you, and many other friends. "
"Amazing. I don't even know if I should say that I'm envious or that you're crazy. Either way, there's no difference. No matter what you choose, I'll stand by your side as your best friend. I won't be like in your previous life, where I'll watch you kill yourself." Chen Fan smiled casually.
"Me too. I won't choose to run away anymore. If someone wants to destroy my life and hurt the people I cherish, I'll kill them in front of you even if they're gods!"
Li Xiang suddenly raised his head and looked straight at the dark sky.
The steam locomotive moved along the map's sand table. It often passed by the headquarters that had been massacred by the mutants. Countless corpses of human soldiers were lying around, and the stench of corpses filled the air. It was like the end of the world.
There were a few times when Chen Fan wanted to jump off the locomotive to save the soldiers who were still fighting on their last breaths. He worked in the military and studied at the National Military University for a year. He respected these fearless soldiers very much.
Compared to the corruption in the military, he preferred these pure, iron-blooded soldiers.
Li Xiang was very calm. He would always stop the hot-headed Chen Fan at the most crucial moment. The goal of the two of them was to complete the trial and obtain more card fragments. Collecting cards to exchange for rewards and increasing their strength was the most important thing.
After killing the fat mutated ghost, Li Xiang finally collected a Disaster Card.
The greater the pressure and the more dangerous the situation, the calmer Li Xiang became. This was his fighting style. He would find a way out in a hopeless situation and turn the tables in an adverse situation.
The steam locomotive slowly drove into the outer circle of Loulan's ancient capital. Only when they got closer could they see a little of the prosperous human city. Just as they crossed the last border, all the mutant waves were blocked.
The humans here lived a peaceful life. Countless adventurers and soldiers gathered in the outer circle of towns. They rested and rested here, waiting for the right time to go out and fight again.
Other than Loulan's official army, there were also adventurer teams formed by the civilians. Many strong people didn't like the rules in the army, so they formed adventurer teams to help them fight and profit from it.
This kind of living style was very similar to the situation of the human cities in the current Seven Continents.
However, the Seven Continents were much more prosperous and powerful than Loulan. The humans only used the Disaster Wall that stretched across the Seven Continents to completely block the disaster outside.
The humans inside almost couldn't see any creatures from the disaster camp.
In Loulan, if you didn't want to fight, you could only wait for death.
Seeing that it was a motorcycle from the command center, the onlookers all made a path for them to enter the ancient capital.
"Stop the car and check." The guard pointed his gun at them.
Li Xiang and Chen Fan jumped down from the vehicle. A few guards immediately surrounded them while the others checked the motorcycle.
"Hey, which unit are you from?" The guard leader pointed his gun at Li Xiang's chest and said in an unfriendly tone.
This was different from what they had imagined.
"Unit E-1004's commander, Li Xiang."
"Unit E-1987's commander, Chen Fan."
"Tsk, the commanders of two border troops. Why are only the two of you returning from the frontlines? Where's the adjutant? Where's the others? "The guard leader sneered." Don't tell me they ran away. "
"You're the one who ran away!" Chen Fan was furious. His bad temper was easily triggered. Moreover, he usually hated people who didn't work and just ate.
"Watch your tone, Commander Chen Fan!" The guard leader bumped him hard. Then, he suddenly gestured at Li Xiang with his left hand and opened his palm. "Hey, don't tell me you've forgotten the rules of the ancient capital after staying outside for too long?"
He gestured with his hand again.
This time, Li Xiang understood.
He was clearly asking them for money.
Whether they ran away and came to the ancient capital or had something to report, it all depended on the mouths of these people.
Crack!
Li Xiang didn't say much. He broke the guard leader's left arm right away.
"Since this arm isn't used for fighting, there's no point in keeping it."
Chen Fan's anger had just subsided when he saw this scene. He was speechless. This guy's temper was much worse than his.
The guard leader screamed and was about to shoot them. At the critical moment, a girl's shout came from inside the door.
"Stop! All of you, stop right now! "
Ai Yakumo jogged over and scolded the guards angrily. "Why are you surrounding the commander?"
"They ran away. We're just following orders …"
"I'm Ai Yakumo, the staff officer of the ancient capital's garrison. I'm officially taking over the investigation of these two people. What? You don't like it? " Ai Yakumo raised an eyebrow. The origin gun on her back slid into her hand. "Do you guards have the right to convict the commander?"
"No, no, we wouldn't dare!" The guard leader smiled and stood to the side. The ancient capital's garrison was currently the most powerful force. Even the guards under him didn't dare disobey their orders.
"Let's go, commanders." Ai Yakumo kept a straight face. She only smiled slyly when she passed by the two of them.
The steam locomotive could only be parked outside. Li Xiang and Chen Fan followed Ai Yakumo into the ancient capital. They were instantly shocked by the prosperity inside.
"You're shocked, aren't you? When I first came here, I almost thought I'd entered some aristocratic family's home." Ai Yakumo scanned the countless magnificent buildings around her and said calmly, "The facilities and buildings here are comparable to those of the top aristocratic families outside. Unfortunately, this is only a paradise for a very small number of people."
"Compared to the outside world, this is indeed a paradise." Li Xiang sneered. He looked at the towering city walls around them. "If they dare to use human resources like this, why do they have to surround it? Are they worried that the soldiers outside will find out and no one will be willing to risk their lives for them? "
"Hehe, I've seen a proverb from the Blue Planet era in an ancient book. Something about wine and meat at a red door … It's talking about this kind of bastard life." Chen Fan was full of disdain. No wonder even the guards were so weak. This so-called last human gathering place had already rotted inside.
The pitiful soldiers at the command center outside were still fighting for this group of people without knowing anything.
"Wine and meat at a red door stink, bones frozen to death on the road."
"Yes, yes, yes, that's the saying. If this is the Reincarnation Projection, then the Goddess of Calamity is too kind to this bunch of vermin. "Chen Fan spat.
"I thought so too at first." Ai Yakumo sighed and slowly explained to them.
It turned out that for this trial, everyone was given a different identity. Li Xiang and Chen Fan were the frontline commanders, while Ai Yakumo was a staff officer of the Ancient Capital's guards. She also learned the truth about the Reincarnation Era from the people in the Ancient Capital.
"In other words, the Goddess of Calamity didn't deliberately hide the truth from us when she set up this scenario. She was more inclined to let us move around Lou Lan as trial-takers," Li Xiang analyzed. "After all, our primary goal is still to fight the Goddess of Calamity."
"Yes, that's why we were very troubled at first. We can't even enter and leave the Ancient Capital as we wish. How are we going to fight the mutants?" Ai Yakumo frowned and then smiled bitterly. "It's only been a day, but we knew we were wrong. Because the mutants don't just exist outside, they also exist in the Ancient Capital of Lou Lan. "
"They can disguise themselves as humans here?!" Li Xiang was horrified. He immediately recalled the group of mutants he met in Hou City. Under Gui Wuqi's control, they had gained a certain level of consciousness and could already blend into the human population.
"Yes, and our targets are these xenogeneics. Now, Loulan is divided into two major factions. The aristocratic faction, led by the cabinet ministers, is the backbone of the current Ancient Capital. The rising faction, led by the princess of Loulan, hopes to rebuild Loulan. "
Speaking of the Princess of Lou Lan, Ai Yakumo's expression became strange.
"You said 'we' just now. Are there people we know here?" Li Xiang asked.
"Yes … Xiao Lie is in the guards. He's the boss of those bastards who stopped you. Just like me, he's part of the aristocratic faction on the surface, but in reality, he belongs to the Princess' rising faction. However, there are also Trial Takers who chose to join the aristocratic faction." Ai Yakumo shrugged and said helplessly, "Or perhaps most of the Trial Takers will choose the aristocratic faction."
"Of course. The destruction of Lou Lan is a certainty. Our goal is just to get the card fragments. There's no benefit in going against the aristocratic faction. No matter how you look at it, the aristocratic faction has the upper hand in the Ancient Capital." Chen Fan shrugged. He was not stupid. This kind of power struggle was common in the military. "Speaking of which, why did the two of you choose the Princess of Lou Lan? This princess sounds like a little girl who is still wet behind the ears. She's a dreamer, although I do admire her … "
"Princess of Lou Lan … It's Ji Yanqing." Ai Yakumo suddenly opened her mouth and rolled her eyes at him. "She's the Princess of Lou Lan. Of course, those Trial Takers don't know that."
No wonder Ai Yakumo and Atsushi Amakusa would choose to help the Princess without looking back!
Chen Fan was speechless. He wanted to swallow back his words.
"I'll tell Wanqing. You think she's an immature and dreamer." Li Xiang laughed. Chen Fan's face darkened. He quickly spoke nicely to the two of them, afraid that Ji Yanqing would find out.
Ai Yakumo raised an eyebrow. She knew that this hot-tempered guy would be tamed by Ji Yanqing.
"Alright, once we're in the palace, don't talk anymore. The aristocratic faction doesn't like soldiers from the frontlines. After all, they always bring the worst news. " Ai Yakumo gestured at them to keep quiet. "I'll arrange for you to meet Wanqing personally."
.....
At the same time, in the ultimate trial.
The ultimate trial was arranged to be held in the Northern Lands where the Shield King lived. It was organized by the Gomo family.
Outside the judging panel, in the Nidri family.
Dale Nidri sat among the crowd in a red dress, quietly looking at the big screen in front of her.
"Miss Dale, isn't it inappropriate to arrange for Miss Poyes to enter the ultimate trial directly?" asked a servant with his head lowered. He was wearing the Nidri family's uniform. He was one of the rare councilors with a different surname.
"She's my daughter. Is there a problem?" Dale took a sip of red wine. "I promised her that as long as she killed Oglo, I would fulfill one of her requests. The original bet was for a year, but she only took a few weeks to do it. How could I refuse such a small request? "
That night, Yu Zhitong held Oglo's head and bathed in the rain. It was one of the most beautiful scenes she had seen in recent years.
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