Those who reincarnate must die.

Seeing that the insects had retreated, the reincarnators all breathed a sigh of relief.

Although the battle was brief, there were several opportunities to come into close contact with the insects. Fortunately, thanks to Liu Xingwei's strong physique, the heavy shield was never breached.

However, the sight of the soldiers fighting the insects from both sides deeply shocked them.

After all, they were ordinary people who had never experienced combat and rarely even had the chance to see dead people in their lives. Now, witnessing the bloody scene of humans being dismembered by insects, several new reincarnators even vomited on the spot. Now that the battle was over, many people sat down on the ground, trembling all over.

"Stand up, everyone!"

Fang Tianhua pulled a crossbow bolt from a nearby insect corpse and wiped off the disgusting slime. He had also managed to steal a few kills in the chaos of the battle.

"This is just the beginning! The impact on our battlements this time was minimal; it's likely that the altar is giving us time to adjust."

As he spoke, Fang Tianhua walked over and helped up one of the reincarnators:

"If you continue to be this spineless next time, it will be your death day!"

After the battle ended, there was no need to station so many soldiers on the city wall. With enough men left for vigilance, most of the soldiers went down from the city wall to the camp to rest, eat, and prepare for the next battle.

The reincarnators returned to their barracks. This time, they were pleasantly surprised to find that the men's and women's barracks were only a few dozen meters apart. The women simply came to the men's barracks and held a small meeting organized by the senior members.

First, a headcount was taken. Originally, there were twenty-five people who climbed to the top of the city wall. One was taken away by flying insects, and in the ensuing melee, another was killed by insects because he was scared and ran around aimlessly. Only twenty-three people remained: fifteen men and eight women.

"After the battle just now, you should have a deep understanding of all this!"

Fang Tianhua snorted coldly:

"You have truly entered a death game. There is no turning back, no mercy. The only hope for survival is to fight. The main mission is to defend for six days. The first day is only halfway over. You need to survive the next five and a half days. You know what to do!"

The newlyweds fell silent for a few seconds. Then, a young man wearing glasses, who looked like a student, raised his hand and said, "But what are we supposed to do now? Even those well-trained soldiers can't defeat those insects. How can we, these defenseless modern people, possibly win?"

"Nobody said we had to win!" Shang Xue pushed up her glasses and said, "The mission only requires us to defend. Holding out and winning are two different things. As long as we survive six days, even if this fortress falls on the seventh day, we'll consider our mission complete and we can leave!"

Hearing this, the newlyweds relaxed considerably, and someone immediately suggested, "Then why don't we just try to avoid fighting? There are hundreds of thousands of troops here; defending for six days shouldn't be a problem!"

"This? It's definitely a problem!" Fang Tianhua sneered.

"Since the altar has given us a mission, it means that without our intervention, this fortress definitely won't last six days! To complete the main quest, we must do something!"

"Main quest..." Construction engineer Luo Zhonghua frowned. "I heard you say that completing the main quest will reward you with up to 500 points. But what if you fail? Will you die?"

Fang Tianhua shook his head: "No way? As far as I know, failing a main quest will clear all your points."

Upon hearing the punishment, the newcomers breathed a sigh of relief: "That makes no difference to us!"

Fang Tianhua sneered: "No points, no equipment? Let alone escaping the altar! Here, I feel death is a relief. Besides, given the nature of this mission—failing the main quest means I'm basically doomed anyway!"

Indeed, the mission this time is to defend the city. If the city falls, those insects will swarm in, and who can escape?

"Then aren't we doomed?" a middle-aged woman cried, "How can these few dozen people possibly control such a large-scale war? No matter how hard we try, we can only kill a few insects at most—it's a drop in the ocean..."

"We can't say that..." Ye Peng tried to boost morale: "The altar certainly won't issue an impossible task! There's always a way. As long as we stay optimistic, we'll always find a solution!"

Although it was all nonsense, Ye Peng's seniority and tall, handsome appearance made his words very persuasive, and his words reassured the newcomers somewhat.

"There's one more thing!" At this moment, Yue Xinyi, with her hair tied in a high ponytail, carrying a compound bow, and exuding a dashing air, suddenly stood up and pointed to a corner of the barracks:

"I need this newcomer to give an explanation!"

Everyone looked in that direction and saw a tall, strong man leaning against the corner—it was Zhang Lang!

This guy was taciturn and hardly interacted with others. Most of the newcomers didn't pay much attention to him. This time, the city gate that Zhang Lang was guarding was far away from the veterans, so most people didn't notice his fighting posture.

But Le Xinyi saw it!

"One of my thousand-point bonuses is enhanced eyesight. As an archer, I must always be aware of the situation on the battlefield, providing timely support to my comrades and sniping the enemy!"

Le Xinyi looked at Zhang Lang: "And I just happened to see you at a city gate in the distance, killing an insect with your bare hands, and then guarding the breach!"

"What?!" These words shocked everyone in the room! Even the other senior members couldn't believe it!

Killing insects with bare hands?

These creatures weigh three to four hundred pounds each, are covered in sharp spikes and hard shells, and are fearless and painless—more dangerous than lions and tigers! Even Fang Tianhua, who has redeemed the thousand-point reward four times, wouldn't dare go for it bare-handed, let alone a newcomer!

"Xinyi, are you telling the truth?" Ye Peng looked at Le Xinyi, his eyes filled with disbelief.

"Absolutely true!" Le Xinyi stared intently at Zhang Lang, while several other newcomers raised their hands: "I...we saw it too..."

The few of them were the same people who guarded the same city gate as Zhang Lang. Because they were close by, they also noticed Zhang Lang's unusual behavior.

Zhang Lang knew he couldn't hide it anymore, but he didn't intend to explain further. He simply leaned against the wall, looked at the senior members, and remained silent.

"Speak quickly, who are you!" Le Xinyi unfurled her longbow, staring intently at Zhang Lang: "Your performance is definitely not that of a newcomer!"

"I advise you to put that thing away!"

Looking at this stubborn girl, Zhang Lang realized that after learning the truth about the destruction of his hometown, he no longer harbored any hostility towards human reincarnators, and even felt a little guilty.

He understood the veterans' suspicions, so he calmly replied, "Believe me, I mean you no harm. I'm just here to complete tasks and earn points!"

Seeing his arrogant attitude, the other veterans also drew their weapons and became wary, while Zhang Lang remained seated casually, watching them. At the same time, Xu shouted in his mind, "Hey, your kindness has been taken for granted! Why don't you just kill them? Even if they're weak, at least you can earn a thousand points..."

Just as the two sides were at a stalemate, footsteps suddenly came from outside the door, and then a group of officers entered the barracks. The one in the lead was none other than Feng Xi, the golden-armored female general whom Zhang Lang had rescued earlier.

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