13: fire light

On the desolate plain, a giant wolf with gray fur and a tuft of white fur on its head roared as it charged towards Base 0231.

More precisely, it charged towards the group of warriors who had just joined the battle.

From a distance, Chen Fan felt the terrifying murderous aura emanating from the silver wolf.

"Leave the other wolf packs to you all; I'll handle that High-level Beast General."

With that, Chen Fan shot forward like an arrow.

At some unknown point, the four-element Blood Shadow Battle Blade had appeared in Chen Fan's hand, pointing diagonally towards the ground as he rushed towards the wolf pack.

Pfft!!

The Battle Blade in Chen Fan's hand arced, easily slaying a Beast Soldier-level giant wolf that stood in his way.

This time there was no prompt, but Chen Fan still clearly felt a little something extra within his body.

He and the other seventy-nine warriors split up, each heading towards their own opponents.

Dense hordes of wolf-type monsters surged from all directions, blocking Chen Fan's path.

Left with no choice, Chen Fan could only sprint through the weaker points of the monster groups.

Whoosh whoosh!!

Sharp blade light flashed within the monster horde; each of Chen Fan's strikes took down a Beast Soldier-level monster.

At the same time, the extraordinary combat power Chen Fan displayed also brought hope to the others.

Facing the wolf-type monsters, these Senior Warriors each displayed their unique skills, using their seasoned experience to deal with the monsters.

For a time, the crisp sound of Battle Blades cutting through flesh, accompanied by the monsters' tragic roars, echoed throughout Base 0231.

Perhaps it was due to Chen Fan's leadership that morale was soaring.

With a single surge of momentum, the combat power displayed by these eighty-plus Senior Warriors against the wolf pack was actually overwhelming.

At the same time, sporadic gunshots rang out from the tall buildings behind them.

Some warriors looked back, only to see warriors with bandages waving their guns, signaling their desire to fight alongside them.

Their gazes met, everything unspoken.

Whoosh!!

A cold glint flashed from Yan Xiao's hand, and a giant wolf blocking his path instantly had its throat cut, falling to the ground lifeless.

Immediately after, Yan Xiao stomped heavily on the giant wolf's hard skull, leaping high like a white crane spreading its wings.

Clang!!

Gripping his Battle Blade with one hand and striking down forcefully, a second Beast Soldier-level giant wolf had its skull split open, dying instantly.

Although Yan Xiao's strength was not as monstrous as Chen Fan's.

He had been immersed in monster battlefields for many years, having already honed his own combat awareness and reaction speed.

In a flash, Yan Xiao had already slain two Beast Soldier-level giant wolves.

The combat power and movement of an Elementary Battle General were perfectly demonstrated by Yan Xiao.

As an old veteran captain, his first consideration on the battlefield was to survive, followed by killing the enemy.

After all, only by surviving could he slay more monsters and protect more people.

But at present, Yan Xiao had only one goal — to bring everyone out of this place alive.

Whether it was the warriors who came to support, or the soldiers defending Base 0231.

Hoo!!

Yan Xiao's gaze swept towards Chen Fan's position.

For some reason, Yan Xiao had an inexplicable trust in Chen Fan.

It was as if, with Chen Fan around, he could feel completely at ease.

Within Yan Xiao's sight, after Chen Fan slew a Beast Soldier-level giant wolf, he was less than a hundred meters from that High-level Beast General.

And judging by the direction Chen Fan was running, he seemed to want to lure the silver wolf in another direction to relieve the pressure on their side.

What a promising talent!

Amidst his emotion, Yan Xiao's wrist flicked, and his Battle Blade actually stabbed out diagonally.

Pfft!!

The sound of flesh tearing rang out, and then the hand holding his Battle Blade moved, directly severing the life force of the ambushing monster.

Having struck successfully, Yan Xiao continued forward.

Behind him, an ordinary wolf-type monster twitched and fell to the ground, blood gushing from the wound in its throat like a spring.

The battle between humans and monsters had always been a fight to the death.

To survive in this cruel, murderous battlefield, one had to be even more ruthless and decisive.

After successively slaying seven or eight wolf-type monsters, Yan Xiao suddenly felt a shadow creep into his heart.

He followed it, only to see four injured giant wolves glaring at him menacingly.

The next moment, four Beast General-level giant wolves charged towards Yan Xiao, their killing intent fully revealed.

Heh, just in time!

As a captain under the Jingji Garrison, Yan Xiao, like everyone else, never feared being surrounded.

It was just that he was missing a hand, making the fight a bit unfair.

Gazing at his empty left sleeve, a faint bitter smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Since his left hand was gone, he could only use his right hand to kill more monsters.

With his Battle Blade held horizontally in front, just as Yan Xiao was about to face the five injured giant wolves alone, preparing for a desperate struggle.

Thump thump!!

Two dull thuds sounded as Yan Xiao looked in the direction.

He saw Major Yuan Ye and Battalion Commander Chen Chu, covered in blood and with bandaged arms, walking side-by-side, stumbling towards him.

"These two brats, still as eager to show off as they were in the recruit camp."

Muttering a low curse, Yan Xiao's gaze instantly sharpened.

In his eyes, cold flames were faintly burning.

The soldiers of the Jingji Garrison have never been inferior to others!

Especially when their combat power is nearly matched.

Three Battle Generals VS Four Beast Generals!!

Just as Yan Xiao and the two others were fighting four Beast General-level giant wolves, the remaining four Beast Generals also couldn't hold back and charged directly into the battlefield.

At the same time, the formation of the seventy-plus Senior Warriors also changed, with twenty naturally splitting off.

They formed teams of five, as if pre-arranged, each facing a Beast General-level giant wolf.

When fighting together, the Jingji Garrison was famously powerful throughout the Great Xia.

From generals to privates.

From the recruit camp onwards, they had always practiced combined attack formations.

The five-man battle formation could be said to be ingrained in the bones of every soldier.

Other units might not be so clear,

But Yan Xiao understood very well that the greatest advantage of the Jingji Garrison was its long-term offensive and defensive drills and actual combat.

Whether it was the conventional five-man battle formation or the twenty-person Strangulation Formation (strangling formation), they could maximize their combat power.

The purpose was to fight the strong with the weak, and win!!

The moonlight was cold.

In the wilderness, the battle raged.

In the melee with the monsters, everyone was fighting to the death.

A young warrior, after slaying a giant wolf, had just stood up when danger suddenly descended.

Not far away, another Beast Soldier-level giant wolf ambushed him, intending to pounce and kill this human.

"Get out of the way!!"

A loud shout came from behind.

A short old man with a Battle Blade pushed him aside, then his back hit the ground, and he powerfully kicked with both legs.

Like a rabbit kicking an eagle, he directly slammed a huge shadow towards a nearby spot.

The giant wolf shook its dizzy head, struggling to get up from the ground.

Chen Buer, the Sergeant Major of the 357th Regiment of the Ninth Army, arrived.

The short old man gently wiped the crimson blood from the corner of his mouth, looked around, and cursed in a strong Southwestern accent:

"Damn your ancestors, so many monsters! If only I had two more arms!"

With that, the short old man lunged forward, his Battle Blade pointing directly at the dazed giant wolf monster that had been slammed.

Puff!!

The sound of ripping cloth rang out; the giant wolf's throat was completely pierced, its life extinguished!

On the blade, the blood deepened.

An old man, a Battle Blade, after slaying an ordinary monster, the short old man directly charged into the beast horde, slaying several monsters in a row.

After cleanly and decisively slaying the giant wolf, this short old man did not stop at all,

He continued to fight monsters while pushing deeper into the encirclement, until he was out of sight of the young warrior.

Dense hordes of giant wolf monsters swarmed from all directions, enveloping him like a thick city wall.

At the same time, the pressure on his comrades around him greatly reduced.

The young warrior vaguely heard the old man's voice:

"You little ones should live well, and see the arrival of the Great Xia's prosperous age for us old geezers."

"The future belongs to you!!"

"Heh... you hateful monsters, just come to hell with me, hehehe..."

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!!

Amidst the wild laughter, mingled with the sound of burning fuses and monsters running... the giant wolves around the old man grew more numerous.

In his hazy vision, the old man seemed to see his two children and his wife.

"Yingzi, my son... my daughter... your old man is here to join you, though a few years late..."

As his voice faded, the old man, with a satisfied smile on his face, pounced towards the largest of the giant wolves.

Boom boom!!

Flames shot into the sky, and the giant wolves within a dozen meters were instantly overturned, their fates unknown.

Accompanied by the painful howls of many giant wolves, the flames continued to spread, engulfing more giant wolves within the ever-growing fiery barrier.

The young warrior did not stop, continuing to fight the enemy, two lines of clear tears silently falling from his eyes.