193: Chapter 193 Top Order! Head to the Front Lines Immediately!

The moment that black token appeared, the air in the entire villa's living room seemed to freeze.

A cold, terrifying will, filled with the scent of iron, blood, and slaughter, emanated from that small token.

It caused everyone present to feel waves of heart-palpitating dread.

Even Instructor Shi Yan, upon seeing this token, showed an expression of being visibly moved for the first time on his consistently iron-resolute face.

"This... this is... the 'Frontier Pioneer Order'?!" Shi Yan's voice became somewhat dry due to extreme shock.

"That's right." The Old Principal nodded, his deep eyes falling upon Wang Pingan, filled with solemnity and expectation.

"Student Wang Pingan, do you know what this 'Frontier Pioneer Order' represents?"

Wang Pingan looked at that black token emitting an ominous aura, then looked at the big shots around him, each with a solemn expression, and his heart skipped a beat.

He had a premonition.

This thing was definitely not something good.

"I don't know." He shook his head very honestly.

"This token represents the highest-level conscription order issued by our Human Federation to the top-tier Seventh-Rank Grandmasters who possess infinite potential!"

The Old Principal's voice became incredibly serious and heavy.

"It also represents the supreme glory and... qualification for you to head to the interstellar front line, to the most dangerous and mysterious 'No. 07 Unmanned Restricted Zone', to conduct 'pioneering'!"

"No. 07 Unmanned Restricted Zone?" Wang Pingan grew even more confused.

What kind of ghostly place was this again?

It didn't sound like a benevolent place.

"That is a primitive star sector that even our Federation Military has not yet fully explored or controlled, filled with the unknown and danger."

The nearby Instructor Shi Yan took the initiative to explain to him.

His voice was full of solemnity.

"The Space Law there is extremely chaotic, filled everywhere with unstable spatial cracks and space-time turbulence."

"At the same time, countless indigenous mutant giant beasts live there, which we have never seen before and whose strength is incredibly powerful."

"More importantly..."

Instructor Shi Yan's gaze became incredibly sharp.

"According to the latest intelligence obtained by our military department."

"The Three-Eyed Clan also seems to have developed a strong interest in that star sector."

"They have already dispatched their most elite 'Holy Judgment Legion', directly under their royal family, to secretly infiltrate that area."

"Their purpose is unknown."

"But it is definitely not a good thing."

The Three-Eyed Clan's "Holy Judgment Legion"?

Hearing this name, Wang Pingan's pupils contracted sharply.

Although he hadn't been to the front line, through various materials on the Campus Star Network, he knew what this so-called "Holy Judgment Legion" represented in the Three-Eyed Clan's military hierarchy.

That was the top-tier, ace legion composed of the royal family members with the purest bloodlines and the most powerful talents in the Three-Eyed Clan!

Every single one of its members possessed terrifying strength comparable to a human Seventh-Rank Grandmaster!

And their commanders were all, without exception, terrifying existences of the Eighth or even Ninth Rank!

For such a "broken" level legion to appear in a so-called "Unmanned Restricted Zone"?

Even thinking with his toes, he knew there must be some incredible, earth-shattering secret hidden inside!

"So, what you mean is..." Wang Pingan looked at the group of big shots before him, each with a solemn expression as if giving their last words, and the ominous premonition in his heart grew stronger and stronger.

"Exactly."

The Old Principal nodded, his voice filled with unquestionable authority.

"We hope you can accept this 'Frontier Pioneer Order'."

"And as a 'Pioneer', also infiltrate the 'No. 07 Unmanned Restricted Zone'."

"Your task is very simple."

"First, survive."

"Second, find out as much as possible what those bastards from the Three-Eyed Clan are trying to pull in there."

"Of course, we won't let you go on this adventure alone."

The Old Principal waved his hand.

A sci-fi, three-dimensional star map appeared before everyone.

"This is a partial star map of the 'No. 07 Unmanned Restricted Zone' that our Federation Military spent countless efforts to map out."

"We have already secretly established a small, temporary forward base on the edge of this star sector."

"Code name: 'Abyss'."

"Once you get there, someone will meet you."

"He will provide you with all the intelligence and support you need."

"As for the rest..."

A meaningful smile appeared on the Old Principal's face.

"It will depend on your own ability."

"..."

Wang Pingan looked at that black token emitting a cold, slaughterous aura.

Then he looked at the group of big shots before him, all smiling mysteriously like old foxes.

He felt as if he had fallen into a giant pit custom-made for him.

"Can I... refuse?" he asked tentatively.

"What do you think?" the Old Principal asked back with a chuckle.

That smile was as kind as could be.

But that gaze was filled with the naked threat of "just try saying no".

"Sigh."

Wang Pingan let out another long sigh in his heart.

He knew he had no choice.

From the moment he chose to ascend to heaven in one step and enter the realm of a Seventh-Rank Grandmaster.

He was no longer his own master.

With great power comes great responsibility.

He understood this principle.

"I understand."

Wang Pingan took a deep breath, and a flicker of firm light reignited in his dark eyes.

He reached out and took the cold, heavy "Frontier Pioneer Order" into his hand.

"Mission guaranteed to be completed."

...

Three days later.

Xuanyuan University, the most classified, non-public Military Starport No. 9.

A small, military special assault ship, entirely black with a ferocious and murderous design, was quietly floating in its berth.

Wang Pingan was wearing a custom-made combat suit, also pitch black and without any identification marks.

He stood before the boarding hatch.

Only one person stood behind him.

Instructor Shi Yan.

"Kid, be careful with everything once you're over there."

Shi Yan looked at him, and for the first time, a trace of complex emotion like that of an old father, filled with worry and reluctance, appeared on his consistently iron-resolute face.

He took out a black, ordinary-looking metal box from his bosom.

He handed it to Wang Pingan.

"Inside is a life-saving item I accidentally obtained on the battlefield in the past."

"Do not open it unless it is absolutely necessary."

Wang Pingan looked at the box, then at Instructor Shi Yan's concerned gaze.

A warm current flowed through his heart.

"Thank you, Instructor."

He solemnly took the box.

Then, he bowed deeply to Shi Yan.

He didn't say anything more.

He turned around, taking firm steps, and without looking back, boarded the black warship that was about to take him to the unknown, distant starry sky filled with danger and death.