Exploding God

When the bracelet vibrated again, Lu Ze closed his book and, like a student who had just finished studying in the library, calmly walked towards the gate.

"Those without combat privileges are prohibited from passing," the guard said, frowning.

What's wrong with this guy? Why did he come here? Has he forgotten what he said just twenty minutes ago?

"He's our Hibiscus Squad's tactical advisor!" a loud shout suddenly rang out from behind.

The tall and strong Han Zhen jumped off the armored vehicle and ran to the other side of the gate like a whirlwind.

The guard was taken aback and turned around to look.

The few evacuation pilots who had just disembarked from the armored vehicle were stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Hey Han Zhen, get serious. This isn't a hunting camp, hahaha. You guys have been fighting here for half a month and I've never heard of the Hibiscus Squad having a tactical advisor."

Upon hearing these words, anger flashed in the guard's eyes; joking was forbidden in this serious setting.

However, Han Zhen didn't pay any attention to what was behind him. With admiration, he stuck his head and arms out of the gate and said, "Sorry, sorry, this armored vehicle is driving a little slowly. I'm sorry to have kept you waiting."

After saying that, he casually tossed a pass to the guard, "This is the authorized pass for the A-level Hibiscus Squad. The captain's certification has been completed."

With a beep, as the pass was swiped across the gate, the words "[Authenticated Pass]" instantly appeared in green, with the name of the person in the small queue below.

[Name: Lu Ze]

Age: 17 years old.

[Identity: Student at Shangnan High School.]

[Special Identity: Tactical Advisor for the A-Rank Hibiscus Squad.]

The gate opened, and Lu Ze calmly walked through it, ignoring the somewhat bewildered looks of the guards.

Isn't this clearly a student from Shangnan High School...? How did he suddenly become a special advisor for an A-level squad?

Doesn't the Hibiscus Squad know that tactical advisors cannot be authorized arbitrarily?

The entire team is responsible for the issuance of every authorization pass. If nothing goes wrong, all is well, but if something happens to the consultant, the entire team will face extremely severe punishment.

This is also a regulation specifically formulated by the Combat Association to prevent tactical squads from abusing this method.

The qualification to hire consultants, which is only available to teams at level B or above, and the opportunity to change consultants for level B teams every 12 months and level A teams every 6 months, was given to a high school student...

The guard glanced at Han Zhen, who was already impatiently waiting on the other side of the gate. The 1.85-meter-tall guy was rubbing his hands and chuckling. He wondered if it was just his imagination, but he felt that there was more than just a smile in the eyes of this Hibiscus Squad pilot; there was also flattery and... unease?

Could it be that I really misjudged him?

Impossible. The most powerful student at Shangnan High School is Moonlight White Knight, who ranks high on the hunting list.

Besides these, there are a few other outstanding students, but the guardians know all of them. They've never heard of such a person before.

In the distance, the men who had just stepped out of the armored vehicles were stunned.

"Holy crap, it really is." A pilot wearing a combat vest said in surprise as he lit a cigarette.

"What's gotten into the Hibiscus Squad?!"

"I don't know, maybe he's gotten too cocky. But that young man looks extraordinary, maybe he's some rich kid. After the Hibiscus Squad became famous for hunting down the Ghost-Eyed Moth, I heard a lot of people want to see it up close. This pass must be quite expensive, tsk tsk." A ranger pilot said while being checked at the edge of the safe zone, but there was a hint of sourness in his words.

The permit, issued every six months, looks like it sold for a good price.

Han Zhen led Lu Ze toward the armored vehicle, and amidst the surprised gazes of many people around them, he subtly lagged behind Lu Ze by half a body length.

This silenced most of the discussions, but it only intensified people's curiosity.

Han Zhen, a notoriously unruly fellow in the hunting camp, was surprisingly willing to lag behind.

Sure enough, that boy was of extraordinary status.

They must have paid a hefty price!

Thinking they had figured everything out, these rough men immediately forced a smile, as if they were looking at a sugar daddy, and called out as if introducing themselves, "Young man, are you interested in becoming an advisor for other teams? Our Birch Squad is also A-level, and our operational area is in five cities along the Yangtze River, a truly unique place."

"Our Viper Squad possesses unique combat experience from the North..."

"And us..."

Han Zhen's eyebrows furrowed, and he quickly waved his hand, "Everyone disperse, everyone disperse, this is our Hibiscus Team's exclusive consultant!"

"Lu Shen, don't listen to their nonsense. The guys in the armored vehicles don't have as good a record as us."

Lu Ze smiled and nodded, ignoring the others, and entered the armored vehicle under Han Zhen's feigned guidance.

"Sorry for the cramped space, please bear with it." After Han Zhen and Lu Ze sat side by side, the armored vehicle roared and drove towards the hunting camp.

"Are you fighting at full strength today?" Lu Ze asked, unfolding the Star Mist Atlas and flipping through it.

"Yes, all five members of the team are here. You know Qi Yuan, and there are three other people waiting for me to introduce them to you."

"Where is your hunting ground today? What is your combat area? What is your main objective?" Lu Ze turned to the detailed map of the southern part of the Yangtze River basin in the booklet and continued to ask.

"The hunting area is the Bitter Forest Wetland, 11.2 kilometers northeast of the camp, and the combat area is 5 kilometers. The primary target group is the 5-star threat, Red Sunflower Claw, and the secondary target is the 4-star threat, Wasteland Swamp Serpent."

Red Sunflower Claws is a misty flying creature that was only discovered by humans ten years ago.

They possess sharp claws comparable to those forged from alloy steel, and their crests resemble giant red sunflowers, filled with densely packed short thorns that can be fired like bullets during attacks, achieving initial velocities of over 750 meters per second. When they unleash their full firepower, they are comparable to mobile Gatling guns.

If it weren't for the Red Sunflower Claw's small size and limited "ammunition capacity," this guy would already be classified as a 6-star threat.

Lu Ze paused for a moment after flipping through a page in the thick Star Mist Atlas. There was a brief introduction to the Red Sunflower Claws on it. He nodded and replied, "Hunting the Red Sunflower Claws requires air combat. Its destructive power is not yet enough to pose a threat to a fully equipped fourth-generation and a half mech. The one in front of us is a very good test subject."

"Yes, but this battle requires us to go deep into the Bitter Forest Wetland. The vegetation there is lush and the terrain is complex and varied. Both the Wasteland Swamp Serpent and the Red Sunflower Claw have relatively stealthy attack methods and possess potent venom. Even so, we can only rely more on high-frequency air combat."

"So, for your safety, we'll have to make do with having you observe from inside the transport vehicle using a short-range drone for now."

"Our team hasn't been able to apply for a spare construct mech yet, please don't mind."

Han Zhen carefully considered his words, explaining the pros and cons. After all, both of these mist creatures were poisonous. Construct pilots were fine with their armor, but gene warriors without armor protection would face life-threatening danger if they were to come into contact with the poison in the wilderness where medical care was limited.

"I understand." Lu Ze looked down and carefully examined the Star Mist Atlas. The Bitter Forest Wetland was a light gray area in the atlas, which meant that the Star Mist Atlas Society's exploration of this area was not thorough.

Han Zhen breathed a sigh of relief; thankfully, God Lu was easy to talk to.

……

Hunting camp, Hibiscus Squad's preparation area.

"Qi Yuan, is that gene warrior really that strong? Apart from the tower last time, have you seen him again? This is the Misty Wilderness, which is quite different from the edge of the tower." Ranger pilot Lü Geng was adjusting the parameters of his mecha when he suddenly looked up and asked curiously.

Upon hearing this, Ye Tianming and Suo Qiang simultaneously stopped what they were doing and looked at Qi Yuan.

They also had doubts, after all, this was the first time the Hibiscus Squad had added a combat advisor since its establishment, and apart from their accidental encounter last time, they didn't seem to have seen that boy show any amazing abilities again.

Qi Yuan's hand, which was wiping the sniper rifle, suddenly trembled.