Make me leave the team? My beast girl and I can win easily.

Three days later, deep in Changbai Mountain.

Lin Yu's team boarded the Vera warship and landed at the border guard's garrison.

The moment they stepped off the warship, everyone was stunned by the sight before them.

It was a real steel fortress.

The city walls, hundreds of meters high, stretched for tens of kilometers, and were densely covered with magic cannons.

Not dozens, not hundreds, but tens of thousands!

Every cannon was pointed in the same direction—

The enormous spatial rift outside the city walls.

That crack is the entrance to the Starfield Battlefield.

It floated in mid-air, its entire body glowing with a ghostly blue light, and energy surging around its edges like flowing water.

The crack is about a kilometer wide and about five hundred meters high, like the open eye of a giant beast looking down at the fortress below.

What's even more astonishing is that dozens of enormous rune arrays are suspended above the crack.

Each rune array is several kilometers in size, its entire body shimmering with golden light, and its runes are densely packed, layer upon layer.

These are all Heaven-Rank defensive rune arrays set up by the border guards.

Lin Hui nestled in Lin Yu's arms, her mouth agape in an "O" shape.

"Master...it's so big..."

Taotie poked its head out from Lin Yu's arms and was also stunned.

"I've lived for tens of thousands of years, and this is the first time I've ever seen something like this..."

Lin Xue gripped her sword, a hint of seriousness flashing in her eyes.

Lin Ya, unusually, didn't eat potato chips and stared blankly at the magic cannons.

"How many cannons would that take...?"

Lin Shan closed the book and said softly, "Thirty-six thousand doors. I've counted them."

Lin Ya: "...You really counted?"

Lin Shan gave a faint "hmm".

Lin Yu withdrew her gaze and took a deep breath.

"Let's go, let's get the paperwork done."

......

Border Control Office.

It's an unassuming little building, but the guards at the entrance are all level 50 professionals.

Lin Yu led the beast girls inside and arrived at the service window.

A young soldier sat by the window. Upon seeing Lin Yu, he spoke in a formulaic manner:

"Hello, please show your identification and apply for entry."

Lin Yu handed over the materials.

The soldier took it, looked at it, then looked at Lin Yu, and frowned slightly.

"Lin Yu...that name sounds familiar."

"Wait, you're only level 50?"

He looked up, his tone carrying a hint of goodwill:

"Young brother, the Starfield Battlefield is extremely dangerous. The alien races all have ill intentions towards humanity."

"You're only level 50, it's easy for you to get into trouble if you go in."

"I suggest you all level up to 60 before you consider entering."

Before Lin Yu could speak, another soldier next to her suddenly leaned over.

"Wait a minute, you just said his name is Lin Yu?"

The first soldier nodded: "Yes, Lin Yu, class of '50..."

The second soldier's eyes widened: "Which Lin Yu? Is it that Lin Yu?"

The first soldier was taken aback: "Which one?"

The second soldier pointed at Lin Yu, his voice trembling slightly: "That's the one... the national champion!"

"The one where a small team took down the headquarters of the supernatural abilities organization in Japan!"

"That was trending on social media a few days ago!"

The first soldier was stunned.

He looked down at the materials in his hand, then looked up at Lin Yu, and then at the group of girls with different styles behind him.

His lips trembled twice.

"You...you're Lin Yu?"

Lin Yu nodded.

The first soldier's face turned red instantly.

He jumped up and snapped to attention, giving a sharp salute.

"I'm sorry, Captain Lin Yu, I was blind to your greatness!"

Lin Yu waved her hand: "It's nothing, you meant well."

The second soldier stood up and said excitedly, "Captain Lin Yu, we watched all your matches in the national competition!"

"That was amazing! Especially the dragon, the Taotie, and the ghost..."

When Lin Hui heard someone praising her, she wagged her tail happily.

When Xiao Tao heard someone mention her, she shyly buried her face in Lin Yu's arms.

The first soldier quickly processed Lin Yu's paperwork, his movements so efficient it was as if he were a completely different person.

After completing the formalities, Lin Yu was about to leave when he suddenly noticed a soldier next to him looking at him with a hesitant expression.

He was a man in his thirties, with dark skin and a weathered face.

He looked at Lin Yu, his lips moved, then he looked at the captain next to him, as if he wanted to say something but didn't dare to.

The captain noticed his gaze and sighed.

"Xiao Li, what's wrong?"

The soldier named Xiao Li hesitated for a moment, then walked up to Lin Yu and saluted again.

"Captain Lin Yu, I...I need to ask you for a favor."

Lin Yu looked at him: "What is it?"

Xiao Li took a deep breath and began to narrate:

"Last month, our border guards sent a small team into the starfield battlefield to collect a rare resource called 'Source Crystal'."

"This crystal allows professionals to absorb its energy and level up."

"While it can't compare to killing monsters, it's safer and more efficient."

He paused, his expression turning serious.

Five days ago, they sent back a message saying that they had found a batch of source crystals and were preparing to mine them.

"But... two days ago, they suddenly lost contact."

Lin Yu frowned: "Out of contact? What's the reason?"

Xiao Li shook his head: "I don't know. The communication suddenly stopped, and I can't get in touch with them no matter what I do."

He looked at the captain, who nodded, signaling him to continue.

"We originally wanted to send people to search, but the Naga launched a major attack on the entrance position some time ago."

"Although they were driven back, the garrison troops are short-handed."

"We simply can't spare enough manpower to search for them right now..."

His voice carried a hint of pleading.

"Captain Lin Yu, I know your team is strong, could you help us find that squad?"

"There were ten of them in total, all quite young men..."

Lin Yu looked at him and remained silent for a few seconds.

Then they asked, "What information can you provide?"

Xiao Li's eyes lit up, and he quickly took out a map.

"This is a map of the area near the entrance to the Starfield Battlefield, which has already been explored."

"Their last reported location was here—"

He placed a red dot on the map.

"We've already explored this area; it's relatively safe. But we don't know why they've lost contact..."

Lin Yu looked at the map and nodded.

"Okay, let's go find it."

Xiao Li was stunned for a moment, then her eyes reddened.

"Thank you! Thank you so much!"

The team leader walked over and said earnestly, "Comrade Lin Yu, if you can find them, we promise to give you 50 Source Crystals as a reward."

Lin Yu waved her hand: "Let's find the person first."

He took the map, then turned and left with the beast girls.

Behind him, Xiao Li gave a standard military salute, which he held for a long time.

……

The moment they stepped into the spatial rift, everyone felt a strange sense of weightlessness.

It felt like sinking into water, yet also like floating in the air.

When their vision cleared again, they found themselves standing on completely unfamiliar land.

The sky was grayish-purple, there was no sun, but there was a faint light everywhere.

The ground is covered with grayish-brown rocks and sand, with the occasional glimpse of strangely shaped plants.

Some were glowing, some were wriggling, and others shrank into the ground when they saw people.

In the distance, the continuous mountain ranges are faintly visible.

Further away, some buildings can be vaguely seen—

It's not architecture in the style of humans, but rather that of a different race.

Lin Hui nestled in Lin Yu's arms, looking around curiously.

"Master, this place feels so strange..."

The Taotie poked its head out, took a deep breath, and frowned.

"The energy here... tastes weird, it doesn't taste good."

Lin Yu chuckled and ruffled her fur.

Lin You's illusory figure emerged from the void, her transparent fingertips drawing streaks of light in the air.

"Master, I have scanned the surrounding area using the warship's radar system."

"However, the spatial structure of the starfield battlefield is unstable, and there is a delay in the signal."

Lin Yu nodded: "Can you pinpoint our current location?"

Lin You pulled up a map and marked a green dot at the entrance.

"Okay. We're here now."

Lin Yu looked at the map—

The border guards have only explored a tiny area, about the size of a palm, near the entrance.

It's probably less than one ten-thousandth of the entire starfield battlefield.

"Let's go, let's head to the target area first."

......

The group began to move forward.

Along the way, they encountered several groups of clueless alien races.

The first wave consisted of a group of lizard-like creatures, about a dozen of them, around level 40.

They saw humans and excitedly rushed over, shouting something as they went—

Although I couldn't understand what they were saying, I could tell from their expressions that it wasn't anything nice.

Then they were killed by the mechanical hunting dogs sent out by Lin Hui.

Lin Hui squatted beside the group of lizard corpses, directing the hunting dogs to scavenge the spoils.

"Kids, check them up to see if there's anything good on them!"

The mechanical hounds howled as they searched the corpse.

Finally, they found more than twenty Star Domain Coins and three shiny crystals—those were "Source Crystals".

Lin Hui ran back with the Yuanjing in her hands and handed it to Lin Yu.

"Master, master! We've found a sparkly stone!"

Lin Yu took it and looked at it.

The source crystal is about the size of a thumb, completely transparent, with pale golden energy flowing inside.

Holding it in your hand, you can feel a warm energy slowly flowing into your body.

"Good stuff." He put it away. "Let's keep going."

The second wave consisted of a group of rat-like creatures, but larger than humans, also around level 40.

They fared even worse; they were blasted away by Vera's cannon as soon as they appeared.

The third wave consisted of a group of bird-like creatures that could fly, and were around level 50.

They tried to launch a sneak attack from the air, but were instead bombarded by Lin Ya's artillery fire and turned into roast chickens.

Looking at the charred corpses of the birdmen, Lin Ya said regretfully:

"It's a pity we can't eat it..."

Lin Hui whispered, "Sister Ya'er, they don't look appetizing..."

Lin Ya thought for a moment and nodded: "That's true."

......

After walking for half a day, Lin Yu felt that the pace was too slow.

"That won't do." He looked at Vera. "Switch to warship mode and fly over there."

Vera nodded.

A flash of silvery-white light appeared, and the 14.7-meter-long floating warship hovered in mid-air.

The crowd filed in.

Inside the bridge, Lin Hui leaned against the porthole, excitedly watching the ground below rush past.

"So fast! So fast!"

Little Tao nestled in Lin Yu's arms, also looking curiously out the window.

Vera's voice rang out: "Creator, the radar is activated and scanning the ground."

On the holographic screen, terrain data is updated rapidly.

Lin Yu looked at the data and nodded slightly.

"Maintain this speed and proceed towards the target area."

......

The warship flew for about half an hour.

Along the way, they encountered several more waves of alien races, but the warships detected them in advance using their radar and easily bypassed them.

Lin Yu was looking at the map when he suddenly heard Vera's voice:

"Creator, something's wrong."

On the holographic screen, a dozen red dots are rapidly approaching.

"What is it?"

Vera zoomed in on the image—it was a group of winged humanoid creatures.

They have the heads of eagles, the bodies of humans, and a pair of enormous wings on their backs.

Each one was over two meters tall, wielding a spear or bow and arrow, with sharp eyes.

"The Eagle People." Lin Shan closed the book and said calmly, "A common flying race in the Starfield Battlefield, their level is generally between 50 and 60."

"Its main characteristics are high speed and its ability to launch aerial attacks."

Lin Yu frowned slightly as she watched the group of red dots getting closer and closer.

"We were just passing by, why were they chasing us?"

Lin You pulled up the information: "They probably feel that the warships have violated their airspace."

"The Eagle People have a strong sense of territory and show no mercy to intruders."

Sure enough, the group of eagle-men quickly caught up and circled the warship.

The eagle-man who was leading the group looked a size larger than the others; he was probably the leader.

It roared and yelled at the warship.

Although I couldn't understand it, it certainly wasn't anything nice.

Then they began their attack.

A dozen arrows and spears flew toward the warship, each carrying a different color of light.

The impact hit the warship's energy shield without even creating a ripple.

Vera asked calmly, "Creator, shall we retaliate?"

Lin Yu sighed as he looked at the group of eagle-men who were still attacking frantically.

"A warning will suffice."

Vera nodded.

The ship shuddered slightly, and one of the secondary guns changed direction.

"Bang!"

A pale blue beam of energy shot out, hitting an eagle-man precisely.

The eagle-man let out a miserable cry and fell from the sky.

The other eagle-men were stunned.

Then--

But they launched an even more frenzied attack!

Lin Yu: "..."

Vera: "Creator, warnings are ineffective."

Lin Yu said helplessly, "Then let's fight."

Vera was waiting for these words.

All four secondary guns opened fire simultaneously!

The energy beams poured down like rain, each shot hitting a single eagle-man with pinpoint accuracy.

The eagle-men tried desperately to dodge, but no matter how fast they were, they couldn't outrun the energy cannon. One after another, they fell from the sky.

In less than three minutes, of the thirty-odd eagle-men, less than ten remained.

The eagle-man who was in charge finally got scared, gave a whistle, and led his remaining troops back in retreat.

Lin Yu looked in the direction they fled and suddenly said:

"Chase after them."

Vera paused for a moment: "Chase them all the way to their tribe?"

Lin Yu nodded: "Since we've already offended them, let's resolve this completely. To prevent them from retaliating against the border guards later."

Vera: "Understood."

The warship changed course and chased after the eagle-men who had fled.

......

The Eagle People tribe lives on a huge stone mountain.

The cliff face was riddled with caves, and outside the caves were simple wooden platforms.

In the center of the tribe stands an altar made of stone, upon which stands a tall stone pillar, topped with an ever-burning flame.

The eagle-men who had escaped landed in a panic in front of the altar and chirped to report to the chieftain.

The chieftain was a larger eagle-man with golden feathers all over his body and sharp, piercing eyes.

After hearing the report, it flew into a rage.

"How dare you, mere humans, trespass on my territory and kill my people?!"

"They even dared to chase after us?"

"Notify the clansmen to activate the defensive rune array immediately!"

Around the tribe, several simple rune arrays lit up.

That was a defensive array that the Eaglemen bought from other races at a high price; it was said to be able to withstand attacks from level 60 powerhouses.

Then, the silver-white warship appeared on the horizon.

The clan chief sneered, "Activate the rune array! Let them taste our power!"

The rune array was operating at full power, and a layer of pale golden shield enveloped the entire tribe.

The warship hovered in mid-air.

Lin Yu looked at the shield and shook her head.

"Shanshan".

Lin Shan nodded and raised her hand.

Golden chaotic energy surged from her palm, transforming into a beam of light that shot towards the shield.

The shield trembled violently, and then—

"Bang!"

Broken.

The eagle chieftain's smile froze on his face.

Before it could react, the warship had already landed on the open ground in front of the altar.

The hatch opened.

Lin Yu, carrying the Taotie, led the beast girls out.

The clan leader looked at the group of people and felt the unfathomable energy fluctuations emanating from them, and his legs went weak.

But it is, after all, the clan leader, and it cannot back down in front of the entire clan.

"Humans! You have trespassed on my territory and killed my people. Today you must pay the price!"

It waved its hand.

Four elders stepped out from the crowd and stood behind it.

Five powerful individuals, all over level 70, simultaneously unleashed their auras!

Lin Yu looked at them, then at the Taotie.

Are you hungry?

Taotie was taken aback for a moment: "Huh?"

Lin Yu pointed at the five eagle-men: "Can we eat them?"

Taotie's eyes lit up: "Yes!"

Lin Yu smiled and said, "Then let's go."

The little glutton jumped down from his arms and landed on the ground.

The body began to swell.

one meter.

Two meters.

……

Sixty meters!

When the expansion stopped, what appeared before the Eagle People was a giant fur ball that was over sixty meters tall!

It lowered its head and looked at the five dumbfounded eagle-men with its big, bright eyes.

Open your mouth.

"ah--"

The five eagle-men, including the chieftain, were all sucked into his mouth.

The little glutton closed its mouth and chewed.

His brows furrowed.

"It's hairy, and it doesn't taste good..."

She spat out a bunch of feathers.

The remaining eagles, witnessing this scene, all knelt down.

It's not that I want to kneel, it's that my legs are too weak to stand.

Lin Shan raised her hand.

"The trees are lush and abundant."

Countless vines sprouted from the cracks in the rocks and bound all the kneeling eagle-men.

Lin Ya raised her hand: "Master, should we kill them all?"

Lin Yu shook her head: "Let's ask about the intelligence first."

He looked at the trembling eagle-men and asked:

Have you seen any humans recently?

The eagles looked at each other in bewilderment.

One of the bolder ones said, trembling:

"Yes, yes... a few days ago, we caught two humans..."

Lin Yu's eyes sharpened.

"Where?"

The eagle-man pointed in the direction of the altar.

"In...in the dungeon beneath the altar..."

Following this direction, Lin Yu found the altar of the Eagle People—

A simple stone temple built with huge stones.

There is indeed a dungeon beneath the altar.

It was also built of stone, dark and damp, and filled with an unpleasant smell.

Lin Yu led the beast girls down to the deepest cell and found two unconscious people.

They were wearing the uniforms of the Dragon Kingdom's border guards, covered in wounds, and barely breathing.

Lin Yu walked over quickly and squatted down to check their injuries.

"Xue'er".

Lin Xue stepped forward, took out the healing potion made by Lin Su, and fed it to the two people.

The pills melted instantly upon entering their mouths, and the two people's complexions visibly improved.

A few minutes later, one of them slowly opened his eyes.

He saw Lin Yu, paused for a moment, and then tried to struggle warily.

Lin Yu held him down: "Don't move, we are from China, we've come to rescue you."

The man was stunned for a moment, and when he saw Lin Yu's appearance clearly, his eyes instantly reddened.

"Comrade..."

The other one woke up too, equally too excited to speak.

Lin Yu waited until they calmed down a bit before asking:

"Are you members of that missing team?"

The first person nodded: "Yes... My name is Zhang Qiang, and his name is Li Yong. We are from the third collection team of the border defense forces."

Lin Yu asked, "Where are the rest of your team?"

Zhang Qiang's face turned deathly pale.

"They...they're trapped..."

Li Yong took over the conversation, his voice hoarse:

"We finished mining the source crystals and were preparing to transport them back when we were suddenly attacked by the Flame Leopard Clan's army."

"The Flame Leopard Clan?" Lin Yu frowned.

"They are a powerful race from the Starfield Battlefield, far more powerful than the Eaglefolk," Li Yong explained. "They used some kind of magic to cut off our communications."

"We're trapped in a mountain pass and can't get out."

"The captain ordered the two of us to break through and return to the border guards for reinforcements."

"As a result, we encountered these eagle-men halfway through the journey and fell into their trap..."

Zhang Qiang clenched his fists, his eyes red-rimmed.

"We were detained for two days, I wonder how they are doing now..."

Lin Yu remained silent for a few seconds.

Then stand up.

"Are you still able to leave?"

Zhang Qiang and Li Yong struggled to their feet and nodded.

"able!"

Lin Yu looked at Lin Huan.

Lin Huan understood and gave them a few more recovery pills.

Then, Lin Yu turned around and led them out of the dungeon.

......

On the ground, the eagle-men were still bound and trembling.

Lin Yu looked at the eagle-man who had just spoken.

"Who is ordering you to capture humans?"

The eagle-man said in a trembling voice, "It's...it's the Flame Leopard Clan...they said there would be a reward for capturing humans, and they asked us to help intercept them..."

Lin Yu sneered.

really.

He waved.

Lin Shan retracted the vines.

The eagle-men lay prone on the ground, too afraid to move.

Lin Yu looked at them and said calmly:

"From this day forward, this tribe belongs to me."

The eagles looked at each other, not daring to refute.

Lin Yu continued, "From now on, you are not allowed to attack humans. Otherwise—"

He pointed to the stone pillar on the altar.

Lin Ya understood and fired a shell.

The stone pillar was blasted into powder.

The eagles trembled even more violently.

Lin Yu picked up the Taotie and turned to walk towards the warship.

"Let's go, let's save them."

The hatch closed.

The warship slowly rose into the air and flew in the direction Zhang Qiang pointed.

Behind them, the Eagle People tribe was in complete disarray.

The eagle-men knelt on the ground, watching the departing warships, not daring to utter a sound.

From today onwards, they will never dare to provoke humans again.

……

On the warship.

Zhang Qiang and Li Yong sat on the sofa in the lounge, holding hot tea in their hands, their expressions still somewhat dazed.

Lin Hui leaned against the back of the sofa, watching them curiously.

"Uncle, does it hurt?"

Zhang Qiang couldn't help but smile as he looked at the adorable little dragon girl.

"It doesn't hurt anymore, thank you."

Lin Hui nodded and ran off to distribute snacks to Xiao Tao.

Lin Yu walked over and sat down opposite them.

"Tell me about the Flame Leopard Clan."

Zhang Qiang took a deep breath and began to speak.

"The Flame Leopard Clan is a powerful race in the eastern part of the Starfield Battlefield."

"Their chieftain is said to be over level 80, and he has several thousand warriors under his command."

"The army we encountered had about two hundred people, and the leader was probably an elder, around level 70."

"They possess a special technique that can isolate communication."

"Our radio, magical communications, and even mental links have all failed."

Li Yong added, "That mountain pass is very strategic, easy to defend and difficult to attack."

"The captain and everyone are hiding inside; they should be safe for now."

"But their supplies are limited, and they won't last long..."

Lin Yu nodded.

Where is that mountain pass located?

Zhang Qiang pointed to a point on the map.

"Here. Not far from where we were last trapped."

Lin Yu looked at the distance; it was about two hundred kilometers.

"Vera, full speed ahead!"

"Yes, Creator."

Two thicker jets of light shot out from the stern of the warship, instantly increasing its speed.