5: Chapter 5: The Fearless Charge.

My name is Chen Mo. My fans recommended that I play "Warhammer 40k," but as it turns out, I'm either getting shot to death on a charge or blown to bits.

It all started three hours ago.

"Old Li, why don't we see who clears the game first? What do you say?"

"Old Chen, loser follows the old rules and has to cross-dress. You game?"

"Why wouldn't I be?"

Just then, the doors of the transport vehicle opened.

"For redemption!"

As soon as the Political Commissar blew his whistle, the Krieg Soldiers charged out as they always did, rushing toward the battlefield like the wind.

"Brothers, charge!"

Many of them were players.

Unexpectedly, just as Li Pu and Chen Mo were about to make a move, an artillery shell struck. Their vision went black, and they were booted from the game.

Li Pu was still in a state of utter confusion.

"Wait, I'm dead already?"

The livestream's bullet chat was filled with nothing but mockery:

"The streamer's no good."

"Exactly. If it were me, there's no way I'd die before even seeing the enemy."

Li Pu's expression soured, and he said with a flushed face:

"Brothers, that was just an accident. Next time—next time, you'll see me clear the game, just watch."

"I don't believe this. Again!"

Once again, they were in the familiar metal transport carriage.

"Old Chen, we can't embarrass ourselves like that again."

"Exactly, exactly. We can't let our fans look down on us."

This time, as soon as the metal doors opened, Chen Mo and Li Pu charged out immediately. They dodged the first round of shelling and rushed straight ahead.

"Brothers, do you think I can make it across?" Li Pu was charging forward like a madman. When they reached a spot about two li from the enemy trenches, the Political Commissar gave the order: "Dig in!"

Hearing the Political Commissar's command, Li Pu and Chen Mo picked up their Luoyang-made entrenching tools and miserably began digging trenches.

"Old Li, why is this different from what I imagined?"

"Old Chen, stop talking and just dig. Look at how fierce that Political Commissar looks; if we don't dig, there's no telling what he'll do to us."

Once the trenches were finished, the Krieg Soldiers immediately took up their formations.

Li Pu excitedly said to the stream, "Brothers, I'm going in!"

"The streamer sounds a bit weird."

"Totally."

The Krieg Soldiers began fixing bayonets, and the players followed suit.

The Political Commissar's whistle blew, and the Krieg Soldiers began their fearless charge.

But the intense firepower meant that every step forward came at the cost of heavy casualties. By the time they reached the enemy trenches, very few soldiers were left.

Li Pu and Chen Mo fought back-to-back in the trench, but the tide of enemies soon gunned them down.

Ridiculous. Their vision went dark, and they found themselves back in their own trench.

Still confused, the two fixed their bayonets and continued the charge.

"Old Li! I have to be more careful this time."

"Give it a rest. How many times have you said that already?"

"I think I get it now. Every time we reach a certain stage, it's like a save point, and we continue the assault from there. How about this: since we barely feel any pain anyway, why don't we strap bombs all over our waists?"

"Holy crap, you've always got the craziest ideas."

Seeing the two with bombs strapped to their waists, the other players immediately understood their plan and followed suit.

One player immediately shouted excitedly, "Brothers, charge!"

The Political Commissar looked at the players covered in bombs and nodded.

"Brothers, he's nodding at us! That means the AI in this game is actually pretty high."

The Political Commissar's whistle blew, and the Krieg Soldiers began charging once more.

The players braved the hail of bullets, and as soon as they neared the trenches, they ignited the bombs on their waists.

Explosions rang out one after another, and before long, few of the Krieg Soldiers from this wave remained.

By the time Li Pu and the others respawned, they were already in the enemy trench their side had captured. Li Pu looked around curiously.

"Old Li, look!"

Li Pu turned his head and saw a critically wounded Krieg Soldier.

The two immediately rushed over, and Chen Mo helped the wounded Krieg Soldier up.

"Old Li, go find a Medic, quick!"

After Li Pu finally managed to bring a Medic over, the Medic looked at the wounded Krieg Soldier.

"Brother, quick, save him!"

Without a word, the Medic pulled out a pistol and finished off the wounded soldier. The surrounding players were shocked; Chen Mo and Li Pu were completely dumbfounded.

Chen Mo said angrily, "What are you doing?"

The Krieg Medic said calmly and coldly, "He no longer has any value. I am granting him mercy."