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Chapter 323 The Three Races Cannot Be United! A Bunch of Insatiable Insects! (Bonus Chapter)

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The young author bows to everyone!

Ba Jin stomped on the goblin's head and shouted gruffly into the communication channel, "Command, you won't let us drink, fine, but why won't you let us interrogate them? Do you know we're interrogation experts?!"

Read with me, so thoughtful!

There was a moment of silence on the communicator, followed by the human commander's calm, unwavering voice: "Friend Ba Jin, besides the interrogation, we also need to conduct some analysis on them. The interrogation team and the biological team will be there shortly. All units, maintain vigilance, clear the battlefield first, and beware of those playing dead."

"Got it, got it!" Ba Jin muttered defiantly, loosening his grip on the ground. "Everyone else, hurry up and clean up the battlefield. Tirant, stop messing around!"

The goblin's screams subsided considerably after that.

Another dwarf, Tirant, standing next to him, was banging his dagger against the helmet of another goblin, filling the ugly goblin's face with terror.

"I really don't understand the point of capturing them alive?" Tirant grumbled. "It's a waste of rope and time. These guys are vicious and cowardly, completely useless. According to our dwarven custom, one swing of the axe is enough, clean and easy."

"Humans are more cunning than we are." Ba Jin spat, took out a piece of military jerky packaged in Sichuan and Chongqing from his waist, tore open the seal, and then stuffed it into his mouth and chewed it.

Seeing Tirant next to him asking for one, he tossed one to him.

"Just complete the task and earn points, don't worry about anything else."

"Ancestors above, how could you—"

"Wait!!!" Tirant looked around cautiously. "Bakkin, be careful Attila and the others don't blame us. I hid this with great difficulty."

"Give me some—a drink, I need to quench my thirst!"

The other dwarf warriors also gathered around.

Tirant's secretly hidden liquor was quickly consumed.

Then other dwarfs took out cigarettes with red skins, such as Xiao Su and Hongqiqu, and lit them.

Some of the more traditional dwarfs took out their pipes and started smoking.

After a bloody and brutal battle, tobacco and alcohol are both good remedies.

After the three races joined forces, they established some military regulations, such as as many as ten prohibitions during marches and battles.

One of the rules is that, in order to ensure operational safety, drinking alcohol is prohibited during combat!

But on the battlefield, in the heat of battle, the dwarves relied on this little bit of alcohol to relieve stress.

Without alcohol, many dwarves complained. Fortunately, they hadn't given up smoking or other vices after completing their combat mission.

Only then did the dwarves smoke and wander around the battlefield, examining the goblin corpses torn apart by bullets.

If they saw any with intact limbs, they would occasionally add an axe or a hammer blow to make sure no one could play dead and hide.

A short while later, the sound of an electric motor could be heard again in the thick fog.

Soon, the outline of a vehicle emerged from the fog; it was the mountain combat vehicle from before.

Several human warriors wearing full-body power armor emerged from the other side, their armor still bearing the marks of battle, and carrying 12.7mm rifles.

[P: The power armor's eyepieces and other details can't be adjusted, so this is the only way. I don't know how the colors were adjusted either! Just get the general idea!]

His expression was obscured by the synthetic bulletproof goggles beneath his helmet.

The dwarves unconsciously stopped what they were doing and looked up at the human commander who was wearing full protective power armor.

This is Tu Ying, the squad commander sent by humans, codenamed Butcher.

Following closely behind him was Annie, an elf dressed in human equipment, who appeared silently with several of her subordinates.

She glanced at the mess on the ground, and her beautiful brows furrowed almost imperceptibly.

The strong smell of blood and gunpowder in the air made her feel physically uncomfortable.

"Friends, this battle was brilliant! You were all amazing! Where are the prisoners?" The Butcher's voice came through an external speaker.

"Here you are, human brother!"

Ba Jin grinned, revealing a set of teeth stained yellow by tobacco, and kicked the goblin at his feet.

Two human soldiers stepped forward and used specially made high-strength restraints to bind the two howling goblins like dumplings, then dragged them away like dead dogs.

"Well done, my friend!" The butcher turned to Ba Jin, his voice from the loudspeaker filled with praise.

"Hahaha, the bullets your iron lumps shoot are pretty powerful!" Ba Jin slapped the butcher's metal waist guard hard, making his own hand go numb from the impact.

The butcher remained motionless.

Anise approached, her self-glow sweeping over the Butcher and then over the surrounding human soldiers. She was unfazed by Bakin's rudeness, simply nodding slightly to the Butcher: "This is the third wave of enemies in the vicinity. Judging by the magical energy density, there should be a goblin gathering point nearby!"

The butcher looked around and confirmed that the battlefield had been cleaned up: "Then let's find them and completely eliminate these invaders who want to settle here!"

Annies heard a translation in her earpiece; it was speaking Elvish.

This is the I-language synchronous translation and interaction system used by the three-race allied forces during combat. During battle, warriors from the three races who do not speak the same language can use this equipment to quickly complete communication.

Although the I-Synchronous Translation Interactive Software can only perform short and medium-length sentence translations when it is away from the supercomputer, it has already adapted to high-intensity operations.

During a battle, people don't talk much.

It's dangerous, don't go!

Safety is assured; the battlefield has been thoroughly cleaned up.

An unarmed enemy. An unknown entity carrying weapons!

Be vigilant.

These incredibly concise military terms can be expressed with ease.

This communication method was still a bit awkward, but after three days of getting used to it, everyone had become accustomed to this mix of translators and...

A communication pattern using gestures and slightly footwork.

Yes, all three races are represented by human characters and Chinese characters.

While the University of Tokyo respects the customs of the other side, it will absolutely not grant them much autonomy in these areas of culture and discourse.

Later, the three-race allied forces will also include written language and communication in the mandatory assessment.

Even if someone is extremely fierce in frontline combat, they probably won't get a high rank if they don't know these things.

The butcher turned his gaze to Annie and his dwarf comrades: "Gentlemen, this is no place to stay any longer, let's retreat."

The group quickly left the blood-stained woodland.

After finding a place free of dense fog, we arrived at a command post converted from a medium-sized dry cave.

Everyone then relaxed.

After the disinfection was completed, the butcher signaled to Hong Mingxu, the technical communications soldier, to project the latest collected and organized data onto the screen in front of him.

Besides the constantly fluctuating information, there is also a gradually improving forest topographic map.

"Based on the reconnaissance and operations of the past two days, the situation of this spacetime rift caused by the celestial convergence is extremely serious." The Butcher's voice was a few decibels heavier than before. "This is likely not the minor rift that everyone thinks it is, nor an unstable celestial convergence anomaly; it is at least close to a medium-sized celestial convergence!"

The other world classifies the spacetime rifts caused by the convergence of the heavens into multiple levels.

The first level is microscopic, unstable, and almost harmless.

The second level consists of small, relatively stable organisms, but they do not exist for long.

The third and fourth levels are medium-sized, and there are also large-scale spacetime rifts.

These spatial rifts of various levels have existed for a relatively long time; some are dangerous, while others present opportunities for the development of the Holy Star race.

The Holy Star accurately recorded several instances where large rifts appeared during celestial convergences, after which the forces of the Holy Star united and occupied the records of the other world.

There are also special levels of danger within this category.

For example, there are extremely dangerous, world-ending entities, or very dangerous alternate universes. Powerful beings, upon discovering spacetime rifts, will attempt to tear them open and invade. Extremely dangerous worlds, on the other hand, harbor entities capable of altering the very life of the sacred planet.

Among these levels, small cracks that become medium cracks are likely to persist for a long time if they encounter large celestial convergence phenomena.

A medium-sized spacetime rift typically exists in this world for ten years or even longer.

Medium-sized cracks cannot be resealed and then dissipated in just one or two years.

It may take decades, or even longer, to dissipate.

According to the records of the elves and dwarves, the spacetime rift they were exploring was located in a Western fantasy world with a large number of monsters.

Strange creatures such as goblins, ghouls, fog demons, and water demons often rush out of that world.

Of course, there are also many humans from other worlds.

However, they are more commonly found in the southern kingdoms. The far north of the Holy Star is home to many bloodthirsty and ferocious dark creatures.

By the way, the unicorns that the elves had before were actually magical creatures that the elves had obtained through crossbreeding.

Bloodthirsty, powerful, highly aggressive, and with great endurance!

"Is it about to become a medium-sized rift? Not too bad, human friends. With your powerful firepower and the cooperation of our two races, we can definitely wipe them out easily." Eleanor Dalit Lagost, the elven leader and frontline commander among the three races, asked meaningfully.

"That's right, human friends, it's just a medium-sized rift. We'll play the support role, and you provide the main firepower support. By then, all the monsters will be wiped out!" Liers said with a smile as he drank his carbonated cola.

The Butcher chuckled. "Gentlemen," he said, "if this is truly to evolve into a medium-sized celestial convergence phenomenon, then we'll have many things to be careful about. Although our race is very powerful, this spacetime rift is located at the border between us all!"

"Haha, we believe we can handle all of this under human leadership!" Elena said with a laugh.

"Yes, yes, yes!!" The dwarf nodded in agreement.

The butcher looked at the two men and sighed inwardly.

This damned three-race alliance, seemingly cooperative, is actually full of backstabbing and probing, which is really not good.

I really don't understand why my superiors made me the vanguard commander and put me in charge of the other two races in battle.

After working for a few days, he wanted to quit.

I'm so fucking tired.

The three-race allied forces fought for several days, but no one had completely opened their hearts to each other, nor could they actually do so.

However, we should seek cooperation even amidst differences.

This is normal.

Elene was a staunch opponent before, and even after seeing that humans had controlled the dragon, she did not have a firm mindset. After being released by humans, she was investigated and confirmed to be a loyalist of the elves. She was then promoted several levels and became the commander of this thousand-strong team. She also regained the most basic right to communicate with the Sacred Tree of the Mind.

Instead of recalling her to the rear, the elves kept her on the front lines, which Elene took as a test from the High Priest and the Archon.

That's why she's been working extra hard lately, seeing the big profits to be made.

As for Anis and the other elves who felt good about humans, they had been told by the other elves to hide their thoughts and observe their own kind more closely.

Aside from this, Lillis, who was promoted from deputy envoy to commander to communicate with humans, had a different mindset among the dwarf commanders.

They all approached humanity with the intention of observing, learning from, absorbing, and integrating into it.

Of course, the idea of ​​testing the human's combat capabilities as much as possible and assessing the gap in strength between the two sides was something that Bellegas and the dwarf elders secretly told him before he left.

Therefore, the three groups are all scheming and have their own agendas.

"Alright, everyone, let's discuss this! Because this crack is gradually evolving into a medium-sized crack, the magic field and electromagnetic field are interfering with each other, forming a huge shielding zone. Even with our department's scanning equipment running at maximum power, it can only detect a range of about 500 meters around it."

In fact, human probes can detect an area within a radius of five kilometers.

As for the 4,500-meter difference, it's all just error!

They're hiding their true strength.

Their pioneering team is also very skilled!

He paused, then pointed to a red dot on the map.

"We just took down an outer goblin outpost. The real problem is that small celestial convergence point that we haven't been able to find."

Liers's trusted subordinate, Ba Jin, leaned over and glanced at it: "Human friend, who cares where it is, just find it and blast it to pieces."

"The problem is we can't find it. Some of our reconnaissance methods are not working well due to the special environment." Elena's eyes flickered. "According to the clues from our human friends' magical equipment, there are only two possibilities. Either it's above us, but the fog is so thick, hiding high above this fog that never seems to dissipate. Or—"

She pointed downwards, her voice carrying a hint of coldness.

"Deeper beneath our feet, in some underground cave that we have yet to discover."

Three more days have passed!

Time-Space Gate Base, Operations Summary Conference Room.

On the large screen at the front of the conference room, densely packed data flashed, along with red and green tactical markers, enemy and friendly situation maps, and unexplored areas. Video recordings of ongoing combat were also displayed.

Non-combatants processed information, while the air was filled with the rich aroma of coffee and tea.

"Report!" The logistics commander stood ramrod straight, his voice booming. "In the past seventy-two hours, the three-race allied forces have engaged in a total of thirty-six battles. They have eliminated four hundred and seventeen alien invaders, one hundred and nine dangerous creatures, and cleared twelve dangerous zones." He paused, a hint of helplessness in his voice.

"Supplies have been consumed thirteen percent more than anticipated. The dwarf troops have consumed the most ammunition, and our medical alcohol is frequently going missing without explanation."

"In addition, the elven forces are also making a high demand for arrow enchanting materials, citing the need to ensure the efficiency of purifying evil creatures."

As soon as he finished speaking, a suppressed chuckle rang out in the conference room.

Commander Man held a cup of hot tea, blew on it, and didn't even lift his eyelids.

These alien allies use flashy and elaborate tactics in their battles, and they kill more monsters than they kill.

This is nothing more than a way for them to test the strength of humanity!

"In short, after the initial chaos, the allied forces are on the right track." The logistics officer cleared his throat and concluded, "Although everyone has their own agenda, at least when it comes to killing monsters, everyone is working very hard."

That's very true.

After all, they were only facing some minor enemies, so they could cut them down like vegetables, with a very low casualty rate.

If you run into a tough nut to crack, and a few more of those elves and dwarves die, they'll probably give you a friendly fire show on the spot.

"It's just normal wear and tear during the break-in period." Commander Man tapped his fingers lightly on the table, his gaze fixed on the screen in front of him. "The dispute resolution team is doing a good job. Continue to optimize the coordination plan and squeeze out all their strengths. Don't let them be idle, just thinking about how to squeeze more out of us."

He looked up at another officer: "Intelligence Department, tell us about our own situation."

"Yes, Commander!"

The intelligence officer immediately stood up, his voice filled with an irrepressible arrogance.

"Our pioneering legion of 30,000 men, using the southern forest base as a base, has begun a carpet-bombing advance towards the Devil's Sea in the east!"

He gestured, and the technicians immediately adjusted the situation diagram!

On the map, a large area that was originally scarlet was instantly covered by green, representing safety, creating a strong visual impact.

"As of early this morning, all invading individuals within a 1,500 square kilometer area have been completely eliminated! We anticipate that within half a month, we will establish a secure route directly to the Devil's Sea and complete the initial construction of the transportation network and defensive outposts along the way!"

1,500 square kilometers!

Compared to the twelve-kilometer linear area that the three-race allied forces painstakingly cleared over three days, this number was like a heavy hammer blow to everyone's heart.

This is the efficiency of human warfare! Regardless of cost, without resorting to trickery, crushing the enemy with absolute power!

The atmosphere in the conference room was instantly ignited, and everyone felt a surge of pride.

Commander Man nodded in satisfaction, but his expression remained unsettled. He extended his finger and tapped a stubbornly flashing red dot at the edge of the huge green area on the screen.

That place was the spacetime rift where the celestial bodies converged, which was under the jurisdiction of the Butcher and his men and was rapidly expanding.

"The cleanup was excellent, but this area needs to be dealt with more quickly. According to intelligence, those places are teeming with evil creatures, and none of them are worth contacting or interacting with. They must be completely eradicated!"

"Yes, mission accomplished!"

After the combat mission and other primary tasks were completed, reports were then given on soldier casualties, equipment and supplies maintenance and replenishment, and a series of other issues.

During recent operations, we haven't encountered many formidable enemies; the main issues have been various strange and unusual non-combat damages encountered during the exploration process.

So far, more than 30 soldiers have been temporarily withdrawn to the rear to recuperate due to a series of minor injuries.

Next came the matter of replenishing supplies.

When the logistics commander read out the list of supplies requested by the combined forces of the elves and dwarves, his voice trembled, and he subconsciously slowed down his speech.

"—In summary, the total amount of supplies requested by the Elf and Dwarf races for the next cycle is—three times the estimated standard."

The meeting room fell silent instantly.

Commander Man was drinking water from his teacup when he heard the number. He paused, almost spitting out his tea.

He slammed the cup down on the table with a loud thud.

"Three times the standard amount of supplies? Are you sure you didn't misread the decimal point?"

"Reporting to Brigade Commander Man, confirmed! The joint request from the rear command of both tribes is exactly this much!" The logistics officer stood at attention and answered, sweat already beading on his forehead.

Commander Man was so angry at this move that he laughed out loud, but there was no warmth in his laughter, instead it was as cold as ice.

"Is it the frontline commander or the rear command post?"

"From behind!"

"Thank goodness it's not the front lines! Otherwise, we'd really be in trouble."

"But—damn it—do they really think we're easy targets?" He tapped his knuckles on the table, one tap after another. "Are the people in their rear command the Nationalist army? Between the two races combined, there are less than three thousand men fit for combat, and now they're asking for supplies for over nine thousand. Do they think our logistics department can't even count?"

The three races will unite to fight against the invaders from the converging heavens; this is written in the agreement.

In order to show their sincerity and to stabilize the front line as soon as possible, the humans agreed to advance the initial supplies and provide them uniformly.

I thought this was the beginning of cooperation, but who would have thought that the other party would pull this stunt right from the start!

Insatiable greed!

They're nothing but a bunch of traitors disguised as allies!

How can we possibly clear the sky's intersection and properly manage our defenses while fighting alongside these insects?

besides-

Do you really think my blade is not sharp?