Chapter 57 Northern Fortress: A Show of Force and the "Strongest Sleeping Posture"
Three hours later.
The transport plane landed amidst violent turbulence.
The moment the hatch opened, a gale mixed with the smell of gunpowder, blood, and freezing frost Qi came whistling in.
"Blegh—"
Several inexperienced freshmen turned pale on the spot and began to retch.
Although Xiao Jian was holding on, his expression was also extremely unsightly.
This was Northern Frontier Fortress No. 3, the front line of humanity's defense against the Beast Race invasion.
Looking out, the sky was a murky leaden gray, and a massive energy shield enveloped the entire steel fortress.
Outside the shield, massive dark shadows could be seen crashing against it from time to time, exploding into bursts of blood.
"Is this war..." Su Qingyue gripped the sword in her hand tightly, her knuckles turning white.
"Chicks from the Imperial Capital Martial Arts University? Move it! Don't block the way!"
A coarse roar came from nearby.
A squad of soldiers in damaged armor, covered in blood, was rushing over carrying the wounded.
The one-eyed burly man leading them looked at Jiang Chen and the others with eyes full of disgust at their slow pace.
"More student soldiers here to pad their resumes? If you're afraid of death, scurry back to your mothers and drink milk! We don't need dead weight here!"
The one-eyed man was named Lei Heng, the garrison Regiment Commander Lei of this fortress and a genuine third-stage Grandmaster Realm expert.
What he looked down on most were these geniuses from the ivory tower; on the battlefield, they often couldn't help and even required others to be distracted by protecting them.
Mu Qingxue frowned, just about to step forward to negotiate.
But at the back of the group, Jiang Chen was dizzily walking out of the lounge, still dragging his signature pillow, hanging onto Mu Qingxue like a boneless koala.
"We're here? This is the Northern Frontier? Why is it so noisy..." Jiang Chen yawned, tears welling in the corners of his eyes.
Seeing this, Lei Heng's temper instantly exploded.
"Bastard! This is a battlefield! What kind of state is that?!"
Lei Heng strode forward, the pressure of a Grandmaster Realm expert erupting without reservation, pressing down on Jiang Chen like a mountain. "Attention! Throw that ridiculous pillow away!"
The terrifying Killing Intent made the surrounding students' legs tremble, and even Xiao Jian was forced back two steps.
But when this pressure hit Jiang Chen, it was like a clay ox entering the sea.
Jiang Chen just lazily lifted his eyelids and glanced at Lei Heng.
"Uncle, I can understand you having Waking Up Anger. But..."
Jiang Chen's voice was very soft, yet it eerily penetrated Lei Heng's pressure. "You're disturbing my preparations for a morning nap."
"Courting death!"
Lei Heng was furious; although he wouldn't actually kill a student, he decided to teach this ignorant kid a lesson.
With a wave of his hand, a fierce palm wind headed straight for Jiang Chen's face, intending to shatter the pillow in his hand.
However, in the next second, a scene that made all the frontier soldiers drop their jaws occurred.
Facing a strike from a third-stage Grandmaster Realm, Jiang Chen actually... closed his eyes and fell backward.
The posture was like a drunkard who could fall asleep anytime, anywhere.
But the moment he fell, his body twisted at an incredible angle, just barely dodging the palm wind.
Immediately after, the pillow in his hand seemed to come to life, giving a gentle flick.
[Passive Triggered: Nightmare Counterattack (Soft Force).]
The seemingly soft pillow at this moment seemed to contain the force of a thousand tons, yet it was as light as a cloud.
Pfft.
A soft sound.
The pillow accurately slapped the funny bone on Lei Heng's wrist.
"Huh?!"
Lei Heng felt his entire arm instantly go numb, and the True Qi in his body was actually disrupted.
Then, a massive recoil force came, forcing him back three steps. He crushed three hard black rock floor tiles before stabilizing himself.
Meanwhile, Jiang Chen had conveniently fallen onto... a wheelchair that Su Qingyue had pushed over just in time (which Little Fatty Chen had found in a pile of supplies earlier).
"Thanks, Fatty. This wheelchair is nice, quite soft."
Jiang Chen found a comfortable position on the wheelchair, propped the pillow behind his head, and closed his eyes again. "Hey, one-eyed uncle, where's the dormitory? I want the best room—south-facing, quiet, and with a big bed."
Total silence.
The veteran soldiers, who originally looked on with contempt, were now looking at Jiang Chen as if he were a monster.
Who is this kid?
Repelling Regiment Commander Lei in one move?
And with a pillow?
The most ridiculous thing was, he didn't seem to open his eyes the whole time?!
Lei Heng's face turned pale and red. Looking at his still slightly trembling palm, the contempt in his heart had long vanished, replaced by a deep sense of wariness.
One knows a master by their first move.
In that moment just now, he had actually felt an aura from this youth more dangerous than when facing a Beast Race Commander.
It was a kind of... fear, as if getting close to him would pull one into an endless nightmare.
"...Arrange for them to go to the Area A Barracks."
Lei Heng took a deep breath and looked deeply at Jiang Chen, who was already snoring lightly. "Those are prepared for special-grade combatants."
"Also, don't disturb him."
After saying this, Lei Heng turned and left, his back looking a bit disheveled.
Xiao Jian, Little Fatty Chen, and the others looked at each other, their eyes filled with admiration.
Badass!
Getting special-grade treatment as soon as he arrived! That's Brother Chen for you. Anyone else would probably have been carried to the infirmary!
Meanwhile, Mu Qingxue pushed Jiang Chen's wheelchair, looking at the youth's defenseless sleeping face, a very faint smile playing on her lips.
"This little troublemaker, no matter where he goes, he's always the most dazzling one..."
But she knew that the real test had only just begun.
Because just now, she had keenly sensed a terrifying aura coming from the beast tide outside the fortress that made even the Ice Phoenix Bloodline in her body tremble.