20: Chapter 20 Winter City! The Real Battlefield!

That was a real battlefield, where there were not only exotic beasts but also the possibility of encountering martial artists from enemy nations.

Generally speaking, in the history of The Military, there had never been a precedent for sending recruits to the battlefield during their training period.

Even veterans who had finished their Recruit Camp training still needed to undergo further training within The Military for a period before entering the battlefield.

This period was about half a year; most recruits only went to the battlefield after six months.

As for martial artists from Martial Arts University, they might not even encounter exotic beasts until after graduation!

In the eyes of an average recruit, this would probably scare them half to death.

But for Li Mo, it was different.

Li Mo not only felt no fear, but he was actually somewhat excited.

Because one of his fastest sources for obtaining devour points was killing exotic beasts.

According to the system, the amount of devour points gained from killing exotic beasts was the highest.

However, apart from the frontline battlefield, there was simply no place in the entire Great Xia where exotic beasts could appear.

Those exotic beasts within Great Xia had basically been domesticated over the last three hundred years, and killing them yielded no devour points whatsoever.

Therefore, this practical combat assessment, which was a life-or-death crisis for others, was a rare opportunity for Li Mo.

Relying solely on killing virtual robots was just too slow.

Killing from morning to night every day probably didn't compare to a single hour on the frontline battlefield.

After his talent was upgraded to S-rank, the devour points required to raise each level were astronomical.

Thinking of this, Li Mo asked Zhang Ruxue, "Company Commander, have the candidates for our battalion's practical combat test been decided?"

Zhang Ruxue laughed and said, "Does that even need selecting? The higher-ups stipulate that each Recruit Camp can only send three people for this practical combat assessment. In our battalion, besides you, Zheng Jiahao, and Xu Feng, who else do you think could participate in this assessment?"

In the entire Recruit Camp, these three people from Li Mo's dormitory were leading by a wide margin; the other recruits were at most at the fifth grade of the Hidden Edge Realm, so they were naturally unsuitable.

At this moment, Zhang Ruxue said, "For the next few days, you three don't need to attend Recruit Camp training. Prepare for this practical combat test instead."

"Let me give you a reminder: although it is a test, you are going to a real battlefield. If any accidents happen, you might not receive timely rescue. You understand what I mean, right?"

Li Mo nodded solemnly. Zhang Ruxue's meaning was very simple: they could possibly die!

Going to the battlefield, how could there not be casualties?

Li Mo had long been mentally prepared for this.

Moreover, the two people in his dormitory—leaving aside Xu Feng, who was a brute by nature—

Zheng Jiahao was someone who wished he could linger between life and death every moment; he was purely a monster who loved seeking thrills.

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In the following few days, the three of them did not attend the recruit training, but instead honed their talents and combat styles together.

This practical combat assessment required each Recruit Camp to send three people, and these three would form a squad. The assessment would use the squad as the operational unit, and the final score calculation would also be based on the squad's performance.

Therefore, the three had to coordinate with each other to act better on the battlefield.

Among them, Li Mo was proficient in both offense and defense, making him clearly the most suitable to be the squad leader, and also the best fit to hold the center, commanding the other two.

Zheng Jiahao had extremely high agility and, because of his talent, Danger Perception, he was best suited to be the squad's vanguard. Tasks like pathfinding or reconnaissance were most appropriate for him.

As for Xu Feng's task, it was quite simple: one word—charge!

Given Xu Feng's brain, he couldn't complete high-difficulty tasks, so the most suitable thing for him was just to fight!

Li Mo's analysis was almost flawless, making Zheng Jiahao and Xu Feng both convinced and willing to acknowledge Li Mo as their captain.

"Captain! When the time comes, just tell me who to beat up! I, Old Xu, don't have other skills, but I just love to fight!"

Xu Feng smiled foolishly, his expression sincere.

Zheng Jiahao and Li Mo exchanged a glance, and the two nodded in mutual understanding.

It was clear that regarding strategizing, only Zheng Jiahao and Li Mo had to worry more.

At this moment, Zheng Jiahao suddenly said, "Li Mo, we've been training together for so many days now, we should have some tacit understanding by now."

"I've been thinking, our squad doesn't have a name. When we get to the practical combat battlefield, how are we supposed to refer to ourselves?"

Li Mo was stunned upon hearing this. These days, he had been honing talent skills and combat techniques with the two, and hadn't thought about the team name.

Thinking about it carefully, what Zheng Jiahao said made sense. If this squad didn't have a name, it would be hard for Zhang Ruxue to report it up.

Fortunately, Zheng Jiahao had already thought of this point, so he said, "Since you haven't thought of one, why not try the name I came up with? How about calling it the Moyu Squad?"

It was obvious that this team was led by Li Mo, so Zheng Jiahao based the name on Li Mo's name.

The three didn't care too much about this aspect, so Li Mo nodded and said, "Fine! Then let's call it the Moyu Squad."

As it happened, the very next day after the three decided on the name, the practical combat assessment officially began.

Because the frontline battlefield was still some distance from the Recruit Camp, the three had to board a train to head toward the front line.

"Moyu Squad, good luck!"

"You are the hope of our Recruit Camp, don't lose face!"

"You must bring back first place and make us all proud!"

Under the expectant gazes of everyone, after traveling hundreds of miles by train, the three finally arrived at the border frontline battlefield.

As soon as they arrived at the front of the battlefield, it felt as if the atmosphere had changed; even the sky turned gloomy.

The soldiers here were different from the veterans or instructors Li Mo had seen in the Recruit Camp; each one was filled with an aura of killing, making one feel a bit terrified just looking at them.

"Name?"

"Li Mo."

"Another recruit here for the practical combat assessment? Hah, I don't know what the higher-ups are thinking, sending one-month recruits to the front line. Do they really think the exotic beasts here are vegetarians?"

Regarding recruits like Li Mo, the veterans on the frontline battlefield naturally held some disdain.

However, Li Mo didn't care; everything would be proven by strength.

If one couldn't kill enemies on the battlefield, no amount of arguing would be useful.

Next, after the receiving veteran finished registering the three, he sent them to a high-class conference hall in the city.

It is worth mentioning that the city they were currently in was called Winter City, which was the closest city to the frontline battlefield.

There were no ordinary civilians in this city; there were only martial artists and personnel from The Military.

This was also the only supply point of the Great Xia Alliance within a radius of several thousand kilometers.

Once outside this city, it was either infested with exotic beasts or it was the territory of enemy nations.

After arriving at the conference hall, Li Mo discovered that there were already quite a few people inside.

These people, like them, were elite recruits who had come to participate in this practical combat assessment.

Li Mo just took a slight glance and discovered that quite a few of them had impressive strength; there were hidden talents everywhere.

Just among those at the ninth grade of the Hidden Edge Realm, there were no fewer than ten people!