On his own island, Luo Feng sat cross-legged on a huge stone slab atop the stone house, waiting.
“A catastrophe-level mission… I wonder how difficult it will be,” Luo Feng murmured to himself. “It seems dangerous, but actually it’s a great opportunity to earn a huge amount of military merit.”
Within the barracks, everything depended on military merit.
To live idly and wait for death? That would only lead to certain death.
Before going on a mission, people usually exchanged military merit for some treasures—such as treasures that quickly restore one’s divine body, or escape artifacts, or mechanical artifacts—but Luo Feng himself didn’t have even a single point of military merit. He couldn’t exchange for anything, so naturally, he didn’t have to worry about these things.
…
At the same time.
At one of the Eastern Army’s supply depots—the same depot where Luo Feng and Wuhe had obtained the Manghe Battle Armor.
“Captain, among the eighteen of us, we only have over two hundred and sixty thousand military merit points. What should we exchange for?”
“This is a once-in-ten-thousand-epochs catastrophe-level mission, Captain. We must prioritize exchanging for life-saving treasures.”
Outside the supply depot’s main hall, a group of eighteen soldiers from the First Squad’s Sixth Subsquad, led by their captain, were discussing their exchange options.
“A bunch of idiots.”
Six figures sneered as they walked past, directly entering the supply depot. The eighteen soldiers led by the captain couldn’t help but feel furious.
“It’s Yuluo and them.”
“Let them enjoy their smugness. I don’t believe they’ll still have such good luck this time.”
“Right, Captain. We’ll get them when it matters.”
Many among the eighteen soldiers led by the captain were filled with resentment.
…
In the blink of an eye.
“Form up!” A voice rang out across the islands of all the soldiers from the First Squad’s Sixth Subsquad.
Luo Feng, who had been sitting cross-legged on the roof of the stone house, opened his eyes.
“Has it begun?” Luo Feng smiled slightly.
Swoosh!
He immediately flew into the air, and once he left the island’s range, he instantly teleported directly toward the “Basic Inheritance Island.”
The entire Manghe Army’s camp was extremely vast. The usual gathering point for missions was the Basic Inheritance Island.
“Galaxy.”
“Wuhe.” As soon as Luo Feng appeared near the Basic Inheritance Island, he saw a distant beast figure. Wuhe’s pair of wings on his neck trembled as he quickly flew over.
Luo Feng glanced at the island and found that many soldiers had already arrived.
“Galaxy, I’ve already found out the details,” Wuhe transmitted mentally as he flew over. “Including us, there are a total of 39 soldiers in our Sixth Subsquad. The original 37 soldiers aren’t united. They’ve split into three smaller groups: one led by the captain with 18 soldiers, another led by Kufa with 10 soldiers, and the last one led by Yuluo with 9 soldiers.”
“Oh?” Luo Feng looked at Wuhe in surprise.
Wuhe, being the child of the master of the Northern Zhen Sea, had clearly come prepared. He had figured out the internal relationships within the Manghe Army shortly after joining. Compared to him, Luo Feng was far behind.
Swoosh! Swoosh!
As they spoke, the two of them quickly flew toward the island.
They landed on the island, where more than 30 figures had already gathered. Luo Feng glanced around and could easily tell from the way the soldiers were grouped that they had divided into three circles. The captain he had met before was in one group, the more amiable Kufa was in another, and the third group appeared sinister and frenzied.
When Luo Feng and Wuhe arrived, the soldiers within the three circles all looked at them with unfriendly gazes, clearly warning them not to approach.
“The captain is relatively fair,” Wuhe transmitted mentally. “Kufa has the best temperament, while Yuluo… Yuluo is that one with the emerald green body and eighteen hooves. He is bloodthirsty and insane. Most of the beast forces in our Subsquad are under his command. Normally, they might try to recruit us, but with a catastrophe-level mission about to begin, we’ve never fought alongside them or practiced combined attack techniques together. Therefore, for their own safety, none of the three groups will accept us.”
Luo Feng nodded.
It was very normal. These three small groups had fought countless life-and-death battles together, had great coordination, and knew each other’s strengths well. Suddenly accepting new recruits would only disrupt their teamwork. Even the kindest among them wouldn’t accept them.
“Galaxy, Wuhe,” the captain said coldly, “in this catastrophe-level mission… you can only rely on yourselves. Understand?”
Wuhe grinned and rasped, “Of course we understand.”
Luo Feng nodded.
“Good.” The captain nodded but said no more. In his view, in a catastrophe-level mission, these two new recruits hadn’t even had enough time to cultivate their inheritance techniques, nor did they have any military merit to exchange for treasures or more powerful inheritances. Unless they were extremely lucky, their fate was sealed.
…
Swoosh! Swoosh! Swoosh!
One by one, figures landed and joined their respective groups. Soon, all three groups were complete.
“Let’s go, we’ll go to receive the mission.” The captain ordered.
Boom! Boom! Boom! Boom!
The four groups—the captain’s group, Kufa’s group, Yuluo’s group, and the pitiful new recruits Luo Feng and Wuhe—quickly flew out and then collectively teleported outward.
…
A massive, sinister black palace loomed ahead, its surface adorned with numerous carvings of powerful figures.
After nearly a day’s travel, the entire Sixth Subsquad of 39 soldiers arrived as streaks of light at the palace’s domain.
“Boom!”
A beam of light shot directly at all the soldiers of the Sixth Subsquad.
Immediately, a voice echoed in their minds, clearly detailing the military mission.
Military mission location—Jiuyan Marsh!
Mission objective—Earn 10,000 military merit points. Killing a True God grants 10,000 points, while killing a Law Sovereign grants 1 point. Proof for killing a True God must be the ‘True God’s corpse’; proof for killing a Law Sovereign must be their remaining weapon.
Mission duration—Must be completed before the next mission. Failure will result in military punishment.
…
The mission description was simple.
But it made Luo Feng and Wuhe’s faces immediately change.
Go to Jiuyan Marsh and kill True Gods or Law Sovereigns?
“This is a big problem. Jiuyan Marsh, although not as strong as my father’s Northern Zhen Sea, is still a very powerful force. There are countless True Gods there, and even more Law Sovereigns. Going there is practically suicide?” Wuhe was truly panicked. Before accepting the mission, he had been confident, thinking that his strength was formidable enough that, although it would be difficult, he could probably complete the mission with enough time and effort. But now, knowing the mission details, he was completely overwhelmed.
Luo Feng also grew anxious.
What should they do?
Accumulate 10,000 military merit points!
Jiuyan Marsh… Luo Feng had seen it on his way to joining the army. It was a vast marsh covered in mist. When he had passed by earlier and looked down, he had vaguely seen many True Gods. If it was a one-on-one fight against a True God, with nearly an entire epoch (before the next mission) to do so, and with the strength he had cultivated over 8 million epochs, he might have a chance to wear down and kill a single True God.
Of course, this was only if the opponent didn’t hide inside a supreme treasure palace!
But…
To go to Jiuyan Marsh to kill a True God, the other True Gods there wouldn’t just stand by and watch. Once they intervened, Luo Feng and the 39 Law Sovereigns would be easily wiped out by a group of True Gods dispatched by Jiuyan Marsh.
“This is too reckless. Accumulating 10,000 military merit points…” Luo Feng thought to himself. “Even if we kill Law Sovereigns, we would need to kill ten thousand of them.”
“Law Sovereigns in Jiuyan Marsh would definitely be heavily protected. Killing ten might be possible, but once we kill more, it would definitely attract some True Gods. Once surrounded, especially by a large group of True Gods, even with the Mausoleum Boat, I might not be able to escape.”
Luo Feng was deeply worried.
In the Cosmic Sea… he had indeed been attacked by many Cosmic Overlords before, but first of all, there weren’t that many Cosmic Overlords back then, and their powers were all suppressed.
But in the Jin World’s Jiuyan Marsh, hundreds of True Gods could easily be summoned, and their powers would be unrestricted. His Mausoleum Boat might not be able to escape.
“This is too reckless.”
“Fortunately, fortunately, the military mission… won’t involve Void True Gods.” Luo Feng thought. “Otherwise, there would be absolutely no hope at all.”
Military missions…
There were some unwritten rules between the army and beast factions, tribal factions. For example, sending a squad to attack a certain faction was clearly a “training exercise.” Luo Feng’s squad posed no threat at all to Jiuyan Marsh as a whole, so the three Void True Gods of Jiuyan Marsh would definitely not participate in the battle. However, the True Gods could join the fight!
“It’s hard to succeed, but if we fail…” Luo Feng was worried.
Failure meant military punishment—execution!
With the authority of the army throughout the entire Jin World, once an order was given, all tribal factions and beast factions in the entire Jin World would become their enemies. There would be no escape!
Of course, if one had 100,000 military merit points, one could use it to save their life, through the principle of “offsetting merits and demerits.” But 100,000 military merit points? Not only Luo Feng and Wuhe, but even the veteran soldiers couldn’t afford that. If anyone had that much, they would have already used it to enhance their own strength.
…
The entire squad remained silent for a moment outside the sinister black palace.
Each of them felt the pressure.
“You all know the mission now,” the captain swept his gaze around. “The mission has a designated location, which means the True Gods and Law Sovereigns we must kill must be those from Jiuyan Marsh. After the battle, when we return, the army will contact Jiuyan Marsh to confirm our achievements.”
“If it wasn’t specifically Jiuyan Marsh, we could easily kill a True God by working together. In that case, killing them one by one, even if it takes time, we could definitely succeed. But since it must be Jiuyan Marsh, we would easily be surrounded and attacked by many other True Gods from Jiuyan Marsh. Once surrounded, we wouldn’t be able to escape. We would certainly die,” the captain looked around. “So I think… this time, we must cooperate.”
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