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Chapter 234 Emergency Rescue (Two Chapters Combined, 4.3K)

The afternoon sun was slightly off to the west, and the December weather already carried a chill.

Outside an outpost camp deep in the wilderness of Antu City, ten very young faces appeared.

Most of them looked visibly exhausted, and all of them were covered in blood, clearly having recently fought a fierce battle with the ferocious beasts.

After being inspected by the soldiers stationed at the camp gate, the group filed into the camp.

Arriving at the rest area specially designated for them, Li Biao unceremoniously plopped down on the ground. Feeling uncomfortable, he simply leaned back and lay down.

"When will these damn beasts ever be wiped out?!"

Jiang Hao and Su Zhining, who were standing to the side, were a little concerned about their image. Although they were also very tired, they found a place to sit down and rest. They wanted to agree with their old classmate, but they were too tired to even speak.

Hearing Li Biao's wails, Ding Muzhi, who was also lying on his back, chimed in, "Exactly! If these ferocious beasts just roamed the wilderness obediently, no one would bother with them. They're only brought here in droves to be wiped out; wouldn't they just die even faster?"

Li Biao sighed, "I thought it was a purely welfare-oriented organization, but I didn't expect to be so exhausted—"

Ding Muzhi joked, "Is it possible that dogs aren't as tired as we are?"

Li Biao pursed his lips and didn't respond. "The difficulty of the mission has increased so much now—I wonder if the school will be able to handle it later."

"Could you give us a few more points?"

Watching the two bicker, Chen Mochuan felt inexplicably more relaxed.

They had been here for three days.

Just as Li Cheng and Li Biao had guessed, this year, for the first time ever, six people from Antu City were admitted to Yunhan Martial Arts University, including Chen Mochuan, the provincial champion.

Therefore, with the support of the Antu Municipal Government, the military base specially assigned this special mission with a clear purpose in order to provide some indirect assistance to the students who graduated from Antu, so that they could better cultivate and improve after obtaining points.

Of course, this is not considered a violation of regulations, because there were indeed some issues in the wilderness area of ​​Antu City, and it is perfectly reasonable to request the assistance of Yunhan Martial Arts University and to ask students who are more familiar with the local situation in Antu to participate in depth.

Since Chen Mochuan and others have indeed accepted the mission, the garrison will not show favoritism.

After all, most of the soldiers in the garrison were only at the martial arts level. There weren't many elite teams like Chen Mochuan's, where everyone was a Transcendent Realm martial artist. Especially with their strength, they could easily handle even a group of beasts led by multiple late-stage or even perfect-stage first-tier ferocious beasts.

So they designated a sizable area for them to exterminate the hordes of ferocious beasts, and the troops freed up from that area could then be used to support other areas.

With the assistance of drones for reconnaissance, Chen Mochuan and his team only needed to deal with those groups that posed a significant threat and contained high-level ferocious beasts.

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And the group lived up to expectations, clearing out six groups of ferocious beasts on the first day, killing more than eighty ferocious beasts that had not yet entered the rank and nearly forty first-rank ferocious beasts, including nine first-rank perfect ferocious beasts.

Such a level of intensity in the clearing operation was acceptable to Li Biao and a few others in the team who were slightly weaker. At the time, they all thought it was a really good mission, as it not only provided them with practical combat experience but also allowed them to earn two hundred Yunhan Points for free.

However, to the group's utter surprise, something unexpected happened, and starting the next day, the situation in the wilderness changed drastically.

As if they appeared out of thin air, a large number of ferocious beasts suddenly and inexplicably appeared outside Antu City, and small-scale clusters of them suddenly increased.

The area they were responsible for was not spared either.

For the next two days, everyone had almost no rest time, constantly clearing out the ferocious beasts to prevent them from gathering into a larger group and causing serious consequences.

In a short period of time, they worked tirelessly, clearing out or defeating more than thirty groups of ferocious beasts and killing countless beasts.

During this period, the group did not have a smooth journey and also experienced very dangerous situations.

This morning, while carrying out a clearing mission, they encountered a second-tier ferocious beast that was far beyond their ability to contend with.

However, Chen Mochuan, whose senses were extremely sharp, had already noticed it and immediately organized everyone to conceal their presence and hide in a naturally formed rock crevice.

The second-tier ferocious beast seemed to have merely been passing by, not deliberately searching for prey, lingering nearby for a moment before leisurely departing.

Even so, the fierce aura emanating from the opponent still caused the weakest members of the team to break out in a cold sweat.

Once the danger had passed, Chen Mochuan immediately reported the incident and requested assistance.

Subsequently, a martial artist at the Innate Realm from the nearest outpost camp arrived in time and took over the clearing operation in that area, thus sparing the group from danger. They then moved on to other areas to continue their mission.

Fortunately, their hard times are almost over.

Following yesterday's unexpected situation, the troops stationed in Antu are on unprecedented alert, fearing that they may lose control of the situation and risk a beast tide.

In response to this sudden change, the garrison urgently requested assistance from Yunhan Martial Arts University and coordinated the arrival of many students to provide support. Among them were quite a few senior students with the combat power of the Innate Realm, and it was even said that some teachers with the Inner Realm and the Core Formation Realm also came.

The intervention of numerous high-end combat forces has rapidly reduced the intensity of the beast surge, and the situation in the area under their responsibility is gradually improving.

So they finally got a little time to catch their breath, and since most of the team members were exhausted, they decided to return to the outpost camp to rest.

Coincidentally, the outpost they were currently staying at was the very one that Chen Mochuan had frequented after breaking through to the Transcendent Realm, in order to venture deeper into the wilderness.

After greeting everyone, Chen Mochuan called Li Cheng and Zhong Xu to be his witnesses and entered the purchasing station at the outpost camp.

The spoils from the three days of hunting ferocious beasts were all gathered at Chen Mochuan's place.

Even his two-meter square storage space was almost full, filled with all sorts of items, and needed to be emptied out immediately.

The head of the military procurement station had a deep impression of Chen Mochuan and recognized him at a glance.

After exchanging greetings, Chen Mochuan found a slightly open space and dumped all his spoils out at once.

"Splash—"

The mountain of ferocious beast materials instantly covered the ground, and the stench of blood filled the air. The person in charge of the purchasing station and several staff members couldn't help but gasp.

Because the clearing mission was very demanding, apart from the first day, the group simply didn't have time to do delicate tasks like skinning animals, which required a lot of time.

They couldn't get the most valuable animal hides from the ferocious beasts, and only collected some small spoils that could be quickly dismantled, such as the beasts' claws and teeth. In addition, they didn't encounter any particularly valuable ferocious beasts like the brown-skinned horned rat.

Therefore, after all the spoils were packaged and sold, the total gain was only over 3.9 million Blue Star Coins.

According to the agreement before departure to divide the spoils equally, each person can receive nearly 400,000 Blue Star Coins.

Because the spoils were too numerous and varied, even with the help of a few more people, it still took the person in charge of the purchasing station some time to count and account for them.

After leaving the purchasing station, Chen Mochuan found that Li Biao and Ding Muzhi were already asleep.

Li Biao lay on his back on the ground, his mouth slightly open, emitting soft snoring, completely unlike his usual playful and smiling self.

Ding Muzhi was in no better shape; his eyes were tightly closed, and his breathing was even and deep.

The others were in a similar situation, all finding something to lean against and rest. Some closed their eyes to relax, while others had already entered a light sleep.

Currently, apart from Chen Mochuan, Li Cheng, and Zhong Xu, who are in relatively good condition, everyone else in the team has suffered some injuries.

Although the special medicines provided by Yunhan Martial Arts University and the Antu garrison meant that this injury was not a big deal for a Transcendent Realm martial artist with strong recovery abilities, the almost non-stop running and fighting for two consecutive days still left everyone feeling deeply exhausted.

That kind of exhaustion wasn't just physical, but also mental.

The continuous battles, the constant tension, and the ever-present dangers are far more grueling than mere physical exhaustion.

After exchanging glances with Li Cheng and Zhong Xu beside him, the three of them found a place to rest.

Since the cleanup mission is not yet complete, and it is unknown when everyone may have to be mobilized again, we need to adjust our condition as much as possible now.

Chen Mochuan chose a sunny spot, sat cross-legged, and closed his eyes.

During his rest, he recalled the situation in the wilderness over the past two days, and couldn't help but think of the guess he had made a few days earlier.

He suspected that a spatial rift must have appeared in the wilderness area of ​​Antu City, otherwise there was no way to explain this anomaly.

Under normal circumstances, the distribution of ferocious beasts in the wilderness follows a pattern. They move within specific areas based on factors such as their strength level, territory, and food sources, forming a relatively stable ecological structure.

Even when clustering occurs occasionally, it is usually traceable, such as migration caused by seasonal changes, or a sudden abundance of food resources in a certain area attracting a large number of ferocious beasts to gather.

But the situation in the last two days is completely different. Ferocious beasts suddenly appeared in large numbers without any reason. If the Antu garrison had not reacted quickly enough, a beast tide might have already formed.

As he was pondering, Chen Mochuan heard a communication ringtone with a distinctive rhythm suddenly ring out.

It was a short, sharp electronic sound that sounded particularly jarring in the relatively quiet camp.

During the past two days of clearing out ferocious beasts, when he returned to the outpost camp to rest, he had heard this communication bell ring many times. Each time, it indicated that an emergency had occurred in a certain area, and the outpost camp would send a team of soldiers to provide support.

But this time, things seem to be different.

"Wasn't the beast tide supposed to be suppressed? How come there's still an emergency?"

Puzzled, Chen Mochuan paid extra attention to the situation over there.

Although the location of the call was quite far away, and there was noise interference from various machines operating in the camp, Chen Mochuan's hearing, enhanced by his innate spiritual power, was still able to pick up some fragmented information.

"Students from Yunhan Martial Arts University who came to provide support are surrounded and need rescue—"

"The location is in area 17."

Then, he heard a name that stirred something within him.

Han Hao—

Chen Mochuan felt a sense of familiarity with the name.

He subconsciously searched his memory for the name and soon remembered who "Han Hao" was.

During the first semester of his senior year of high school, his homeroom teacher, Han Zhen, gave him a notebook for practicing boxing.

The notebook's title page bears the signature "Han Hao." Many students from Yunhan Martial Arts University have come to provide support in the past two days, and it's unclear whether the "Han Hao" mentioned in the current rescue communications is the same person.

Teacher Han Zhen was a great help to him, and that boxing manual helped him avoid many detours in his practice of Peiyuan Boxing.

Moreover, the other party was the teacher's son; if he were in danger, it's unreasonable and morally inexcusable that he didn't offer help.

At this moment, the officer in charge of the outpost walked out of the command room with a solemn expression. He had just finished receiving a rescue communication and looked preoccupied.

Since the sudden outbreak of the ferocious beast yesterday, in addition to maintaining the most basic operations and guarding forces, the outpost has been gradually dispatched to patrol the surrounding area or support other areas.

Even the only martial artist at the Innate Realm who was stationed there left the camp in the morning to carry out a mission and has not returned yet.

The camp is currently in a very awkward situation where there is no one available. Most of the soldiers left are logistics personnel and wounded, and very few are truly combat-ready.

He quickly remembered that there was a ten-person team from Yunhan Martial Arts University in the camp, whose performance in the past few days had been quite remarkable, and perhaps they could be deployed.

Looking around the camp, his gaze lingered for a moment on the area where Chen Mochuan and the others were resting.

Seeing that most of the students were in poor condition, with bandages wrapped around their bodies and tired faces, and even two of them lying on the ground fast asleep without any regard for their appearance, he sighed inwardly and slowly withdrew his gaze.

These children are still young, and they have already been fighting at a high intensity for two days. It is simply unreasonable to ask them to complete such a difficult rescue mission.

Just as the officer was quickly calculating in his mind which personnel to allocate for the rescue, he suddenly noticed someone walking towards him.

He looked up and saw that they were three students from that group of students.

The young man at the head of the group stood tall and straight, with a calm gaze. Although he was stained with some blood, he was in excellent spirits and showed no signs of fatigue.

The two boys following behind him were the same, with steady steps and clear eyes, clearly in good condition.

"Sir, we can carry out this aid mission!" Chen Mochuan said, his voice not loud, but unusually firm.

The officer frowned but did not directly reject Chen Mochuan's request to join the battle.

After a moment's thought, he asked, "There are five first-tier peak ferocious beasts over there. Given your team's current condition, are you capable of handling them?"

His original intention was to discourage the three of them, since such a lineup of ferocious beasts might not even be able to handle a ten-person team in their prime, let alone now.

Unexpectedly, Chen Mochuan immediately replied, "No problem at all!"

"Don't gamble with your life!" the officer said sternly, looking directly into Chen Mochuan's eyes, trying to find a trace of hesitation or retreat.

But Chen Mochuan's eyes were clear and firm, without any hesitation.

"I cleared the seventh level of the Beast Hunting Trial at Yunhan Martial Arts University two months ago, and the two of them cleared the sixth level a little over a month ago." Chen Mochuan directly presented his "achievements," believing that the officer would understand the meaning behind them.

Sure enough, the officer's eyes lit up.

He was well aware of what the three teenagers' performance in the beast-hunting trial meant, and after a moment's thought, he finally agreed to let them carry out the rescue.

Just two minutes later, under the watchful eyes of everyone at the outpost camp, a small flying car slowly took off, its engine emitting a deep roar, and then sped off in one direction.