23: The blood boils and the fear burns away

Crack!!

With a crisp shattering sound, the scene abruptly stopped.

On the screen, the figure of this nameless warrior was forever frozen.

Without needing to think, everyone knew his fate.

The war between humans and monsters has always been filled with blood and fire.

“I’m sorry to make you watch these scenes,” Feng Ying said.

The hall was silent, some recruits trembled, choked back sobs, and soon their cries merged into a chorus.

Although they had been prepared, facing such a horrific scene of human purgatory, many recruits were instantly overwhelmed.

Even though they all possessed the strength of quasi-warriors, they lacked experience in actual combat with monsters.

No one is born strong; they are only armed through one setback and trial after another.

The fundamental reason they came to the 492nd recruit camp was—

Not only because they were filled with patriotic fervor, but also to familiarize themselves in advance with the war between humans and monsters... so that they could grow faster and become the backbone of the army.

Warriors and the army have always been the first line of defense against monsters.

Chen Fan was also affected, looking up at the ceiling, silently.

In the pitch-black darkness, Chen Fan couldn’t help but recall the many heroic spirits of Base 0231.

Even though he had transmigrated here, he was still, after all, just a person, with his own joys, sorrows, and emotions.

And the war between humans and monsters has always been full of brutality and savagery, with no room for emotion or innocence.

The victor lives, the vanquished dies!

On the screen, the playback continued.

This time, unlike the foreign scenes shown previously, the footage appeared within China.

The background was a patch of tender green pasture that had just sprouted from the ground, looking like a grassland.

In the footage, a large number of fully armed China soldiers and armored vehicles appeared.

They looked solemn, standing ready for battle.

Directly ahead, a dense, dark, misty mass was rushing towards them, covering the sky and earth.

The incessant buzzing of wings was deafening, making people’s heads feel heavy.

“Monsters... they’re praying mantis monsters!!!”

In the auditorium, a recruit whispered in surprise, but no one responded.

Everyone was silent.

At this moment, their gazes were all focused on the many herdsmen behind these soldiers and armored vehicles.

They were bent over, supporting each other, and moving very slowly.

The leading officer glanced at the many civilians behind him, and his raised right hand immediately swung down.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!!

A large number of high-powered bullets shot out from the fighter jets, pouring down on the black mist formed by the praying mantis monsters ahead.

The turrets of the armored vehicles also adjusted their angles, locked on, and fired, launching large-caliber howitzer shells without hesitation—

Boom boom!!!

The great battle began in a dazzling blaze of gunfire.

Da da da!!

Boom boom boom!!!

Waves of bullets swept towards the flying mantis swarm like waves.

Clang, clang, clang!!

Sparks flew, and deafening sounds erupted.

The flying mantises continued to charge forward.

Even the armored vehicles and the fighter jets flying low did not cause much deterrence to these flying mantises.

They continued to dive rapidly forward, their hideous beast faces carrying terrifying killing intent.

A sense of fear grew in the hearts of the recruits; even through the screen, they felt no sense of security.

Were these monsters, or demons!?

Da da da da!!!

High-low caliber machine guns roared, and streaks of fire shot towards the mantis army.

However, the number of praying mantis monsters was too great.

Only a few praying mantis monsters were shot down.

The birds and beasts that survived the rr virus were not only enhanced in intelligence.

They also had their strength and defense elevated to an almost terrifying level through the survival of the fittest in nature.

High-speed bullets striking the mantis scales still couldn’t break through their defense.

There were even some super-large mantises rolling and warping in the air, using their neural reactions and speed to dodge bullets.

Twelve armored vehicles and eight fighter jets circling at low altitude were struck and exploded by the swarming giant mantises, turning into dust in the sky along with the soldiers inside.

Immediately after,

Large swathes of giant flying mantises leaped over the firepower net, their two sharp, cold scythe-like claws mercilessly harvesting the lives of the fleeing people.

Countless herdsmen fell like stalks of wheat.

Children, elders, men, and women were all slaughtered, none spared.

Blood stained the early spring grass, flowing into the gurgling stream.

The chill of early spring.

The cold permeated through the screen, enveloping every recruit in the auditorium, including Qin Xianzhen.

Everyone’s hearts felt as if they were tightly gripped by a large hand, a pain so intense they couldn’t breathe.

At this moment, all the recruits, including Chen Fan, wished they could personally enter the fray,

Fighting alongside these warriors to save these tens of thousands of innocent civilians.

Unfortunately, they were not gods; they had no chance to reverse life and death.

In just five short minutes, tens of thousands of fleeing innocent civilians were slaughtered by the praying mantis monsters.

Among them were hundreds of fully armed soldiers, all of whom died on the spot.

In plain sight, they were massacred on the early spring grassland.

The cold wind howled, unable to disperse the congealed blood.

Pain!

A terrible, heart-wrenching pain surged into the recruits’ hearts like a tide.

“This... this isn’t real!!”

“I don’t believe it!”

Some recruits couldn’t believe the scene of rivers of blood before their eyes, rubbing their eyes vigorously, again and again.

Through their blurry vision, there were still scattered limbs and broken bodies everywhere.

“Ah... ah...”

A wail of unbearable grief echoed throughout the auditorium, reaching the ears of every recruit.

At this moment, sorrow and pain intertwined into a large net, tightly enveloping all the recruits.

Immediately after,

Crying and sobbing erupted from every row, every section.

Intense and profound.

A surge of passion, yet powerless in the face of reality.

Chen Fan’s five fingers clenched tightly, his knuckles white, and even when his fingernails dug deep into his palm, drawing blood, he felt no pain.

At this moment, he was completely immersed in immense sorrow.

A feeling of powerlessness filled Chen Fan’s entire heart.

Suddenly, Chen Fan felt a sting in his nose, and he tried to lift his head.

Amidst the cries and wails in the hall, Feng Ying’s voice was firm and resolute:

“We failed to protect the people before, so we can only continuously train, strive to improve ourselves, and protect the remaining people.”

“Alright?”

A soft voice echoed through the auditorium.

All the recruits nodded heavily, involuntarily.

At this moment, they all seemed to have grown a lot.

In the darkness, no one noticed the slight curve of Qin Xianzhen’s lips.

Beside Chen Fan, Fang Yan trembled violently, and Xiao Han tried his best to suppress his sobs.

Meanwhile, Ling Chen and Chen Fan were already crying their hearts out, low whimpers emanating from between their knees... The scene continued to switch.

High in the sky,

A mysterious bald powerhouse, wielding a Battle Blade, transformed into a streak of light, cleaving a massive eagle-like monster soaring in the sky into two, blood raining down... On an unknown plain,

A man in a black robe stood with a spear, behind him lay numerous giant wild boars with their heads pierced through.

Blood dripped from the spear tip... As the scenes switched, one powerhouse after another displayed extraordinary crushing power when facing monsters.

After experiencing fear and despair, these magnificent and domineering battle scenes and repeated victories uplifted the spirits of all the recruits in the hall.

Blood boiled, burning away all fear... PS: Xiao Chen has passion, dare I ask the esteemed readers if they have any recommendation tickets?

Ling Chen and Yun Feng were already crying, their heads buried in their hands, low whimpers emanating from between their knees... The scene continued to switch.