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Chapter 101 Once Upon a Time There Was a Military Camp

The white light dissipated, and Su Qing regained her vision after a while.

I cursed under my breath; I forgot to buy sunglasses on Midway. I'll definitely remember next time.

He rubbed his eyes and saw a desolate wasteland overgrown with weeds. The edge of the wasteland was a range of mountain peaks, and in the middle of the peaks was a military camp. Grayish-white clouds floated in the sky, and the rare sun was in the afterglow of the setting sun.

A desolate scent permeated the air, a scent that made one feel as if something was weighing heavily on their chest.

Su Qing was followed by Wang Yao, Selena, Li Daniu, and more than twenty new crew members at the initial peak level.

Hell difficulty, this is the first time there have been so many people.

Wang Yao sniffed. "Why does it smell like blood in the air?"

Su Qing did not answer; his gaze was fixed on the military camp in the distance.

The walls were made of wood, with a watchtower at each of the four corners, but no one was standing on the towers.

There was a heavy wooden door on the front of the wall, and a few wooden barricades were placed sparsely outside the door.

From a distance, the military camp looked abandoned.

Based on her experience, Su Qing guessed that the information for this instance should be in this seemingly abandoned military camp.

But out of caution, he turned and gave Agu and the others a secret command in the indigenous language.

Upon hearing the order, Agu quickly led the others to hide, and the whole process took no more than two minutes.

Li Daniu crossed his arms, watched Agu and the others' actions, and nodded.

"How about it? Do you like these great young men of mine?"

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Su Qing nodded as well.

"I never expected Brother Niu to be able to train such good soldiers."

Brother Niu shook his head. "It's not me, it's the natural environment on the island."

The two did not continue on this topic, and the group headed towards the military camp.

The group bypassed the barricades and arrived at the city gate, but there was no movement from the military camp.

Su Qing frowned. Could it be an empty village?

He knocked on the wooden door as usual. "Is anyone home?"

At this moment, an old soldier with gray hair stood up on the corner of the city wall, weakly leaning out half of his body.

Upon seeing Su Qing and the others, his cloudy eyes suddenly lit up, and he shouted excitedly with all his might.

"support!"

"The reinforcements have finally arrived!"

Upon seeing that there were indeed living people, Su Qing took two steps back and waited for the city gate to open.

The heavy wooden door slowly opened from the inside, the hinges making a screeching sound, indicating that the door had not been opened for a long time.

The scene behind the door surprised Su Qing.

A group of soldiers stood weakly inside the door, visibly exposed to the wind, yet they were dressed in armor and stood in neat rows.

To Su Qing's surprise, all the soldiers had white hair and beards, and their dark faces were etched with deep wrinkles.

There wasn't a single young person among them.

The leading old man was tall, and his entire body was covered in exaggerated claw marks on plate armor.

His lips were dry and chapped, and his cheeks were sunken, but he exuded a calm and composed aura. His slender body gave him the air of a mountain.

He walked steadily to Su Qing and patted him on the shoulder.

"Good job, young man!"

His voice was contradictory; it sounded very weak, yet it conveyed a sense of determination.

"Twenty-three years."

"Twenty-three years have passed, and the kingdom has finally remembered this outpost that once stood guard against the alien beasts."

Su Qing did not respond immediately, pondering the meaning behind those words.

It seems that our side is the one providing support, since we haven't had any reinforcements for the outpost in 23 years.

Behind the old man, a veteran approached, his right eye covered by a dirty red cloth.

The other single eye glanced at Su Qing and the others, its gaze somewhat gloomy.

"General, we only have a few men, we can't hold out for more than a few days."

The old general remained silent.

The one-eyed veteran sighed, his tone devoid of complaint, but rather conveying a sense of relief.

"It seems the kingdom isn't having an easy time either."

"But it's alright, we can hold them off for as long as we can."

"Those damned things wanting to cross this door will have to ask these old bones for permission first!"

The veterans behind him didn't respond; they were too weak. All they could do was grip their weapons tightly to show their agreement. Their eyes conveyed the four words: fight to the death.

Su Qing took in all of this.

He already had a guess about the mission in the instance.

It seems they are relying on these veterans and military camps to withstand the monster attacks for a certain number of days.

The difficulty lies in the fact that these veterans are very weak and lack supplies, so the main force of resistance has been placed on the captains and crew members who have entered the instance.

However, a smile appeared on Su Qing's lips.

He discovered something interesting right at the Nightmare difficulty level.

More than twenty people came in, and the Nightmare difficulty remained the same as last time, with only two bosses.

The intensity did not increase with the number of people entering.

What about Hell difficulty?

What if the difficulty of Hell difficulty dungeons only increases in stages, instead of being dynamically adjusted based on the number of players?

In addition to the few of them who already possessed extraordinary combat power, he now has more than twenty people with initial peak combat power.

Su Qing looked at the old general, suppressing a smile from the corner of her mouth. After all, the atmosphere on the other side was one of certain death, and it wouldn't be good to laugh at this moment.

"General, it's not just a few of us who came to provide support this time."

The old general frowned slightly; he was well aware of the kingdom's situation.

Su Qing turned her head and glanced at Li Daniu.

Li Daniu understood immediately, put two fingers in his mouth, and let out a sharp whistle that pierced the sky.

Just a few seconds later, more than twenty young men emerged, carrying makeshift weapons.

Although their equipment was rudimentary, everyone stood there with upright posture, their eyes fixed on their divine messenger, awaiting instructions.

The air in the military camp was quiet.

The old general stood still, staring at the suddenly appearing army before him, his Adam's apple bobbing.

The one-eyed veteran's mouth was wide open, and he couldn't close it for a long time.

Behind them, some of the gray-haired veterans began wiping their eyes with their sleeves.

The old general's eyes reddened. He was not a fragile person; someone who could guard such a place for twenty-three years was not so fragile.

"I..." The old general opened his mouth, his voice hoarse, and for a moment he didn't know what to say.

Su Qing smiled slightly as she observed his reaction.

"Although it's not a lot."

"But I wonder if the old general is satisfied?"

Under the greyish-red sunset, a smile finally appeared on his aged face.

That smile carried the weight of twenty-three years.

"Satisfied." His voice regained its composure, even taking on a sharp edge. "Very satisfied."

He turned to face his subordinates, his voice booming.

"We've all seen it! The kingdom hasn't forgotten us!"

The veterans stood tall, the sounds of armor plates clashing echoing throughout the room.

He patted Su Qing's shoulder hard and spoke in a low voice.

"Kid, you're their leader, aren't you?"

"This military camp is more vulnerable than you think; you need to be prepared."

Su Qing looked at the old general who was taller than him, and there was a pleading look in the old general's eyes that shouldn't have been there.

"Prepare to take your men and take over our defense!"

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