7: Ask for help

It was late at night, and the sky was covered with stars.

Southern Military Region base, Jingji Martial Arts Academy.

Chen Fan was undergoing intense and rhythmic training.

Saber techniques, boxing, resistance training, squats, and various combat reaction skills—Chen Fan didn't miss any of them.

Perhaps it was because the foundation he had built over the month since his transmigration was solid, Chen Fan didn't feel too much fatigue even with such almost masochistic training.

Instead, the more he trained, the more excited he became.

After all, every now and then, a "Strength +1" or "Constitution +1" prompt would appear in Chen Fan's mind.

Moreover, during the training process, Chen Fan could clearly feel the tingling, electric sensation in his body and the continuously increasing physical strength.

After experiencing a night of slaughter in Monster Town, Chen Fan's strength was already infinitely close to that of an Intermediate Warrior.

Now, after another night of hard training, Chen Fan was confident.

Wiping off his sweat casually, Chen Fan changed into a white training suit and came before the punching power testing machine.

Without any wind-up, he directly punched the target.

Boom!!

With a dull thud, a string of bright red numbers appeared on the punching power testing machine's display screen—"14850kg!"

Not bad!

Chen Fan only glanced at it, then came to the speed testing track.

Again, without any wind-up, Chen Fan just jumped twice on the spot, then shot out with a "whoosh."

Chen Fan's figure turned into a blur and shot out, instantly kicking up a strong gust of wind on the speed testing track.

"115m/s!!"

"I didn't expect that a night of fighting in Monster Town would bring me such a great improvement. It was worth it!!"

Chen Fan smiled contentedly, while also beginning to look forward to battling monsters in the Wilderness Area.

Slaying monsters, defending his home and country.

These eight characters suddenly appeared in his mind, and Chen Fan inexplicably thought of his parents.

Leaving the testing area, Chen Fan came to an open-air balcony and looked up at the deep, silent night sky.

The moon was bright, the stars sparse, and birds chirped on branches!

And he, too, missed his parents a little.

He hoped his parents were doing well during his absence.

With this thought, Chen Fan took out his phone and directly transferred one million to Chens Father and Chens Mother.

In addition, Chen Fan briefly mentioned that he had become a martial artist and joined the Jingji Garrison, so his parents could rest assured.

As for more details, the military would probably need to explain them thoroughly to his parents.

Chens Father was a retired soldier and understood everything about the army very well.

But his mother... Chen Fan shook his head, his eyes like clear springs, reflecting the bright moon in the sky, many thoughts surfacing in his mind.

Having read "Swallowed Star" countless times, Chen Fan knew very well that the current world was not as peaceful as it appeared on the surface.

In the Wilderness Area, countless terrifying monsters ran rampant, gradually compressing humanity's living space.

And as the mutations continued, powerful monsters were constantly being born—Beast General-level, Lord-level, and even King-level Monsters.

Every King-level Monster posed a huge threat to the current human bases.

In his memory, before the development of super high-frequency laser cannons, humanity only had two ways to deal with high-level monsters—high-level martial artists and high-yield nuclear bombs.

Besides these, there was no other way.

But no country was willing to use the latter unless absolutely necessary.

After all, the pollution and radiation brought by nuclear bombs would accelerate the mutation of monsters, forming a vicious cycle.

His current peace, he didn't know how many martial artists and soldiers had exchanged for it with their blood, and even their lives.

Thinking this, a huge pressure once again surfaced in Chen Fan's heart.

He urgently wanted to become stronger, to use enough power to protect everything he held dear.

Suddenly, Chen Fan thought of the newly acquired guiding technique and immediately began to cultivate it.

"Learned Guiding Technique, Proficiency +100"

In an instant, some cultivation methods related to the guiding technique appeared out of thin air in his mind.

The next moment, Chen Fan closed his eyes according to the instructions and quietly sensed the surrounding cosmic energy.

Before long, Chen Fan entered cultivation mode again.

Strands of cosmic energy drifted from all directions, burrowing into Chen Fan's acupuncture points, silently enhancing his physical constitution.

"Constitution +5"

"Constitution +5"

"..."

August 5th, four in the morning.

Southern Military Region, a certain supply base.

At the edge of the human base, on several steel giant towers, black, gaping sniper scopes constantly monitored movements ahead.

Teams of soldiers conducted routine patrols around the base, and thick searchlight beams swept across the distant wilderness.

The moonlight was dim, and the cold night wind howled past.

"Major Major Yuan Ye, three kilometers to the left front of the base, there are ten Bloodthirsty Tanks roaming."

The voice of his teammate in his ear made Major Yuan Ye's expression stiffen.

"Received, dealing with it immediately!"

Major Yuan Ye, on night watch in the high tower, gently adjusted the muzzle of his high-precision sniper rifle and skillfully pulled out an armor-piercing round.

Loading, aiming, firing, all in one smooth motion!!

In the distance, a pig-like monster looking around had a splash of blood bloom on its forehead, finally stumbling and falling to the ground.

Suddenly attacked, the remaining nine pig-like monsters immediately ran wildly.

But how could their speed compare to armor-piercing rounds and Major Yuan Ye's hand speed, honed over twenty-six years of being single.

Thump thump thump!!!

As several dazzling splashes of blood bloomed on the foreheads of the pig-like monsters, a faint scent of blood was added to the night wind, drifting far away.

However, Major Yuan Ye knew very well that even with armor-piercing rounds, even if he found a good angle, the damage to Beast General-level monsters was very limited.

Let alone the stronger Lord-Level Monsters, which would basically be like a tickle.

Major Yuan Ye put away unnecessary thoughts and began to carefully observe his surroundings.

Monsters in the Wilderness Area have extremely keen senses of smell; even a tiny bit of blood scent can attract scavengers from far away.

Hope it doesn't attract other beast packs!

Major Yuan Ye thought to himself.

"Commander, all targets have been eliminated. Confirmed no other monster activity in the vicinity. Prey can be harvested."

Holding an infrared imager, Chen Fan quickly scanned the surroundings and, finding no other monsters in his field of vision, immediately reported the information back.

"Well done! Third squad, depart to dismember the prey. Fourth squad, provide cover!"

As a series of commands were issued, silence once again fell in Major Yuan Ye's earphone.

Putting down his high-precision sniper rifle, Major Yuan Ye gazed at the darker Wilderness Area further in the distance.

Suddenly, in the infrared imaging of his binoculars, dense red dots appeared.

The sheer number made Major Yuan Ye shudder.

"Searchlights, extend the range by another three kilometers! Everyone, be on alert, prepare for battle!!!"

A sudden shout startled the personnel on the surrounding giant towers.

Major Yuan Ye lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, the sensation of smoke swirling helping his brain quickly calm down.

Soon, searchlights from various positions alternately probed, extending their vision to the further reaches of the wilderness.

"They're there! Southwest direction, a monster pack!!"

"It's a wolf-type monster, led by a Silver Moon Giant Wolf!!"

Under the sentinel's hoarse shouts, the wolf pack appeared in the searchlights' view. The vast pack of wolves, like horses in size, made the soldiers' scalps tingle just by looking.

Within sight, there were two to three thousand wolf-type monsters following four exceptionally large Silver Moon Giant Wolves, slowly approaching the human base.

The cold moonlight spilled onto the earth, and a shadow instantly enveloped everyone's hearts.

"Nearly two thousand wolf-type monsters, and about ten Beast General-level Silver Moon Giant Wolves. We can't hold them off for long with just us. Send an urgent request for reinforcements to the Southern Military Region headquarters."

"Hopefully, we can hold this supply base until our brothers from the Ninth Army arrive!!"

"Everyone prepare! First, suppress them with firepower. Make sure to expend all ammunition, inflict maximum casualties on the monsters, then..."

"Follow me to our deaths!!"